Honestly I can’t speak on pet battles at all. M+ has been at least an A- this season though in my estimation. Some of the dungeons are a bit annoying but there is nothing I can say that I outright hate.
It’s been a much better lineup and experience than S1 was despite the preseason doomsaying.
So I dig your season-in-review here and would only add that to it as my anecdote. Like you don’t jive with the M+ vibe I don’t dig the PvP vibe so it’s interesting to see a review from someone just casually touching on it.