I agree with you about the city guiding, it took too long of a time before I could shop for clothes and spend time in more than the first wild zone.
I’m still not thrilled at how far in the game I have to go before I get some of the Pokemon I want.
I know the tutorial is meant for those who have little to no experience with Pokemon but I was reaching a point of swearing at the phone when it would pop up and stop me from exploring.
I haven’t found a single shiny, the only one I have is from that one sidequest. Feeling kinda cursed seeing how easily others are getting shinies.