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yup, we got XY which is better.
XY still lacks in some departments though. The major rivals were added onto the very end of the series. DP actually did rivals better with a more significant ideological conflict. Alain’s more comparable to Tobias than an actual rival.
And for being a ‘battle oriented’ series DP still defeats it when it comes to the actual amount of times where improvised moves, move combinations, and major and consistent strategies like counter shield were created.
I also find Contests better handled than Showcases.
In the end, a ‘better series than x’ is a highly subjective question. For some fans SM might be better than XY and DP, for someone XY might be the best series of all time and so on. So I find OP’s question biased and strange in itself.