Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon have made a rather expansive entry into Pokémon Go over the course of the last season and changed the battling scene in many ways. With such an entry, a consideration arises regarding whether they should be pursued. The answer to the question posed by the consideration might be obvious to many, but it seems that it can be fleshed out further into a respectable discussion - and I feel that it has to be done, also with consideration of the experiences of mine and others.
Some other considerations tie into this. Both of these "gargantuan" forms are graphics-intensive from a technical standpoint, which may explain the lockups that some Trainers have experienced. For this reason also, they're likely to stay confined to Power Spots, further explaining why they were created in the first place, aside from being specified points for these battles. The graphics intensity might also indicate that unlike Mega Evolution, they're likely to be kept out of PvP, and even if that is somehow shattered, it might only be for Master League.
Given these considerations, along with the (current) situation of this phenomenon being only applicable to new Pokémon, there is an incentive of not pursuing them - in particular the Gigantamax ones, which (sadly) still requires many people and great power to battle and then catch - as their use at present is also limited to Power Spots by the considerations above. Some may also have missed the limited windows for battling and catching them, including the recent Wild Area event, and thus the situation applies regardless.
Yet of course, one can at least use up their Max Particles on the less powerful one-star and two-star Dynamax battles, aiming to get the best Pokémon possible from them, and (slowly) building up Pokémon for use in difficult and more powerful battles. Then, when the chance comes, they can be used. Still, if one is a collector, any other consideration is obviated and one will pursue them regardless to be added to one's collection - although other factors may just make it hard for doing so.
Having said all that, Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon are still a thing to behold even in Pokémon Go with their appearances here. Granted, some of them may not be for everyone at the moment due to one limitation or another, but there may still be some things to be pursued while leaving others up to the chance of an opportunity to battle them properly and/or reasonably. Many aspects may still need to be considered, along with the simple one of the Pokémon being there to be pursued.
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