>>33199284>since Ash does have a league to enter then its just filler since he doesn't winWith that logic every series so far has been filler since Ash hasn't won a League yet.
We also don't know what USM has to offer the series. A league CAN be built/started in the anime, we just don't know if anything of that nature is going to happen. Ashs goal in SM is to graduate, collect Z-Crystals, and fight the Kahunas. With how Ash is progressing through the region in his battles and training, gaining the attention of both Tapu Koko and Tapu Lele, we're probably looking at a Battle Frontier type ending to the series. With Ash being offered role as Island/Alola Champion since he's impressed the Kahunas, people of Alola, and has the Guardians blessings. But Ash being Ash turns them down saying how he wants to keep travelling and learning, and to become a Champion the proper way by winning a League, the Elite Four, and eventually the Champions League.
SM feels like a direct continuation of SM but with Ashs character more expressive and fun rather then the serious mature Ash we saw in XY, which is actually better given how he's competent in battle but also able to give us moments like we saw in yesterdays battle with how he cheered up Rockruff.
People who continually hate SM are XYbabies who want the high octane fights and "mature" feeling to the series and can't accept that SM is not that kind of show. You'd think after a year people would stop bitching about the art style, but I guess we can't be that lucky.
