Good thought, but no, the TCG largely ignored BDSP. Star Birth was for Legends: Arceus because it featured Arceus and introduced VSTARs which were inspired by the frenzied Pokemon from the game.
My Pokemon reporting hasn't really changed in 21 years, but people's responses definitely have. Would make for an insightful research article. Along with reader's attention spans dropping.
I've covered any mention of Pokemon in politics and popular media since I started PokeBeach in 2003, with some examples shown in the beginning of the article. It speaks to the franchise's popularity.