I don’t think the franchise is DYING, per say. Sure the starters aren’t great, but as a competitive player I care more about how they fair in the battle department and sprigatitos evo is actually really good competitively.
guys i think the franchise is dying; like the new starter evolutions are so bad, the grass one doesn't even look fully evolved and the other ones are just ugly
i had so much hope for gen 9 but now, not so much...