Jumping the Shark - TV Tropes
Jumping the Shark is the moment when an established Long Runner series changes in a significant manner, ranging from a contrived gimmick to a full Retool. This can be the result of circumstance, though it is more often a desperate attempt to …
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"Jumping the Shark is the moment when an established long-running series changes in a significant manner. This can range from something relatively small, like the introduction of a new gimmick, to something that totally changes the show, like a Genre Shift." - TV Tropes
As the thread title asks, do you think that, regardless of the outcome of the next episode, the Pokemon anime has finally "jumped the sharpedo"? Or has that moment already occured earlier in the Pokemon anime?