He's saying it was the decision they felt was right for that game, that doesn't take away from the fact that they are taking criticism. The decisions they made for Let's Go they felt were the right ones for that game and they are still using that criticism in the development of future games.Yet the paragraph after that:
So, with regards to the Pokédex issue in particular that you've mentioned, that was something that was a really hard decision internally, there were a lot of discussions about which direction we should take that in, and ultimately we felt that, for the overall game, focusing on creating the richest experience we could within that game, leaving the Pokédex as we did was the best solution overall.
The Pokédex removal was not a decision they like, they are well aware that fans don't like it, but it's just inevitable. They know there's no other option, they are not asking for feedback about that.
The implication is pretty clear, they made this choice for this game feeling it was the right one but they will likely take the criticism of said decision into account when planning future games. He would not have brought up them taking criticism at all if it wasn't something they were thinking about.