Look at how the Pokémon series has evolved over the past decade(s)
Look at how these titles are performing commercially
And then ask yourself: would Game Freak really throw out their way of doing things in order to appeal to vocal older fans who are asking them to basically re-define the series from the ground up? Would such a paradigm shift make sense for a series like Pokémon, an IP with a large target demographic? Right now?
Don't get me wrong: I too love to imagine how certain games might end up after major changes in design and production, but in the case of Pokémon, this whole idea of a "BOTW Pokémon" is just not realistic in my opinion and considering I see this sentiment more and more, I think it's time to get realistic again. And no, this is not me commenting on Gen 8 in any shape or form - I do have not a single clue of what that game will be even though I expect it to be a clear step up from the LG games
I dunno what to expect from gen 8 but I hope that they've learned how much fans loved the Pokémon following trainers and – if possible – the LGPE way to encounter wild Pokémon would be welcome ( Yeah, I'm bored of random wild battles tbh)