I haven't played them but this is what I've been hearing.

play them

I will when I get money. But am I correct?

eh... kinda, people overreact honestly, the glitches aren't that severe, lag is the only real issue

For some reason, lag hasn't been an issue for me, really.

I've heard of people getting into wild pokemon battles that get them stuck in walls.

how recent was this

I don't know
It was something Mandjtv said something about. It could've been the first one discovered or the most recent one discovered.

*Internal pain*

I said I want to catch bug-types, not have my game contract bug-types!