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Something I remember coming up at the time, but it's too bad they didn't introduce Return in DP; having Infernape use it in the final battle with Paul could have been a way of working the game mechanics into the arc around showing that Ash's methods can produce results.

It's funny how annoying that is. I mean, among Kanto Gym Leaders I think she's less horrible than everyone but Brock and Misty (Koga had dangerous traps in his Gym, forgot to mention that) but I guess it's because Celadon City's banning is relatable--being the sort of petty power-play you see in...

It's weird when you think about some of the implications behind the "pity badges"; Gym Leaders seem to have a lot of leeway in giving badges. Kanto alone also shows how little oversight they have: *Surge keeps sending challengers to the ER *Sabrina turns people into dolls *Erika's junior...

Nope, but he should lose to worthy opponents. Ash has done the following as of the start of Sun and Moon: *Entered seven different Pokémon leagues (I'm including the Orange Islands in that count). *Participated in the Battle Frontier and won *Defeated several Legendary Pokémon--Articuno...

Why demote Ash down so much from his canon outcome, though? He got runner up in Kalos, why do another BW drop?

Aside from Ash's lengthy stunned reaction the League win felt a bit more muted in reaction (in universe, it was big in the real world) than I'd expect. Delia and Professor Oak didn't really react much, and I thought Pikachu felt off when they received the trophy (maybe it's just me but Pikachu...

I was hoping the dub of the Pokéball factory would have Meowth refer to Pikachu as a "pikablu" after he got painted by the machine. No such luck, sadly.

The XY anime had a number of oddities when you look back. Aside from Ash never using proper Mega Evolution, the Malamar's plot never got entirely resolved (if I recall correctly they just fled and promised to succeed one day like Doctor Claw), Alain was a blend of the "Gary" and "Harrison"...

Yeah, it's really odd they got Mega Stones while Ash didn't despite him traveling through Kalos. I've previously thought that ending Ash's badge quest with a win in Johto would have fit pretty well with the next generation of games not having transfer capabilities and would have given us the...

Honestly, rather than giving Pikachu more starring roles I'd have done closer to the opposite--have Ash put more focus on the whole "fresh start" idea from AG onward and use Pikachu very sparingly (and when he does come in performs very well thanks to all his experience). This way Pikachu...

Yeah, I'm not nearly as fond of the DP series as a lot of people and that's one of the reasons; the Infernape shilling just got obnoxious. See the Lake Acuity battle where even Pikachu's vast experience can't get a single win but Chimchar can (although honestly Pikachu just performed badly in...

Personally, I disliked Tyson on principle, so to speak, and was a bit bothered by that scene of TR's Meowth warning his about Pikachu, gets blown off, and then Tyson's Meowth beats Pikachu anyways (it relates to my complaint that Ash gets disproportionately punished compared to other...

Yeah, Tyson won the tournament but he just barely won against Ash. Tyson was probably the last mostly uncontroversial trainer to stop Ash in a league, actually: He wasn't overpowered like Tobias, an idiot who showed Ash had gotten worse as a trainer like Cameron, or surrounded by hype for a...

I think Harrison is second best. I put Tyson a bit higher because he won his league and his Meowth had a bit of interesting backstory and his little relation with TR's Meowth.

I think the Hoenn league itself was where the pacing felt really off. We had two six on six battles that both lasted about one episode each, and they failed to really establish a decent rival (I actually like Morrison but he came way too late). I will give it credit that I think Tyson was the...

Honestly, even if the only continuity element we get is the reserves being used like the Battle Frontier I'd still consider that a win at this point.