while i think swsh was extremely linear, SV was less linear than most previous pokemon titles, due to two things.
the game doesnt push you to go clockwise nor counterclockwise, so which way you go about playing the game changes.
and
theres functionally 3 journeys youre doing simultaneously with the games rivals, hunting rare ingredients/large monster, classic gym run, and stopping student organization, which you can do out of order (game doesnt enforce it). Imo the least on rails pokemon title because of that.
while i think swsh was extremely linear, SV was less linear than most previous pokemon titles, due to two things.
and