I have to admit, when i first saw the artstyle change after xyz, and saw ash in the new school setting, i was furious. i thought it was the ultimate middle fingeer from the writers to long time fans of the show like me
"OH YOU THOUGHT HE WAS GONNA WIN THE KALOS LEAGUE? WELL GUESS WHAT? HE DIDNT AND NOW WE ARE GONNA TREAT HIM LIKE A STUPID BOY. AGAIN"
I wanted to leave the show and leave pokemon. i didnt want another BW
I'm SOOO happy i was wrong.
true, its filled with fillers, but sun and moon is at its core, a character based series. and thats what makes it special.
Mallow, lana, kiawe lillie saphocles and ash all grew along with the series. the things ash got from his time in alola are things he will never forget. its the first time he has a father figure! he raised and commanded a legendary, he was the commanderof the ultra squad (even tho i didnt like those episodes) he got his own exclusive z move that even defeated the legendary tapu's z move. he helped so many people and cherry on top was him becoming a champion. those are things no other pokemon series has ever done.
I even started to like the artstyle (but only by the kukui battle)
even though i thought the xy group was better as a group (and im an amourshipper) i smiled so hard in that final alola surprise scene in the last episode.
such a special series. (but be patient with it. its not gonna be easy if you came from xy)