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Also you shouldn't let your interactions with fans affect how you objectively judge a series' quality.
Best Wishes. Sun and Moon may follow suit. I know its not over yet, but I miss humor that wasn't forced, gyms, contests, and even showcases (rather I really enjoyed Serena's development as a character).
4. BW/SM (IDK it's like a tie)
I don't entirely agree with this, so long as someone isn't basing their opinion on a series solely based off of interactions with others.
I've almost always thought XY was an awful series. Other people's opinions, positive or not, and my interactions with said people doesn't change the fact that I think it's bad quality. That's just another very, very small point as to why XY bothers me. But it's the most miniscule one.
I don't think anyone was saying that opinions that you disagree with should be ignored or anything like that. It's when people start insulting you for your opinions, belittling you or acting like you're wrong for enjoying a series is when it can become frustrating. Granted, this hasn't happened with me over Pokemon, but it has with other shows and it can be really awful. Disagreements can be fine and can result in some interesting conversations. But insults are another matter entirely. That can taint how someone sees the fanbase or the show itself. In my experience, it's not a matter of ignoring opinions you disagree with. It's a matter of distancing yourself from awful people who can't be respectful when having a disagreement or act like their opinions over a subjective topic is a fact.
While I do generally like XY, I think that calling it DP without the substance is pretty fitting. I don't think I'd agree with XY lacking substance completely, but that comparison might explain one reason why I never got quite into the XY hype compared to DP.
Ash Lost to bloody Team Rocket, Something that he never even did in the Original Series, when he was just starting, which basically means, He's even WORSE Now than he was when he first started!!
People often complain about Johto's fillers, but at least they were memorable to me. I seriously enjoy rewatching those. DP had just as much fillers as Johto, but for some reason, the fandom doesn't like to talk about that.
- Ash felt boring and bland, the personality he had in OS was gone.
- Piplup hogging the screen with its annoying voice...
- Brock got shafted completely and deserved better. Dawn was treated like a co-star, Ash was the main character, so Brock became the third wheel. Being in the shadows of just Ash is already hard enough, but being in the shadows of two characters makes it really impossible to have a proper role.
Champion Bayleef said:- Dawn's rivalry with Zoey wasn't very good. They clearly weren't equals, Zoey was more like a mentor and Dawn never even defeated her once. There's nothing wrong with mentorship, but when a much stronger and more experienced coordinator is your rival, it's not a fun rivalry. I mean, compare it to Ash and Gary. Gary was often presented as more mature, but Ash beat him in the Johto League and reached further during the Kanto League, so there was tension in that rivalry. With Dawn and Zoey, you just knew Dawn could never win.
Champion Bayleef said:- People often praise DP's battles, even OS fans get mad at me when I say DP's battles weren't that good. But they were almost all the same. They all followed this pattern: Ash and opponent fight until both have only one Pokemon left, Ash has trouble with a game mechanic, Brock explains the game mechanic to Dawn, Ash finds a way to get around it and wins. Of course not every single battle was like that, but the majority of them were. At least OS battles had some tension and originality, they were all different and weren't overly game-like. 'Aim for the horn' in Ash's Pikachu vs. Blaine's Rhydon might've been weird, but at least it was original. In DP's strict, game-like battle formula, there was not much room for originality.
Champion Bayleef said:- Talking about originality, the OS had more originality and creativity. DP strictly follows the games and didn't have many creative things that weren't in the games, like the Whirl Cup in Johto. Some people like it when the anime follows the games, others like it when the writers take some creative liberty. That's up to personal preference. But I prefer the more creative approach that doesn't follow the games too much. Think about the Orange Islands. Not in the games at all, and very creative, even the fillers.
Champion Bayleef said:- People often complain about Johto's fillers, but at least they were memorable to me. I seriously enjoy rewatching those. DP had just as much fillers as Johto, but for some reason, the fandom doesn't like to talk about that.