>>34867322It's fun. The comedy actually works with the art direction, which I cannot say about previous seasons. The fights are pretty nice when they do happen, and the more frequent slice-of-life segments are really chill and nice to see. One of the episodes features a Charjabug race where they put them in little go-karts, for reference. The characters are less robotic, so even the more uneventful episodes/scenes are still entertaining to watch. Team Rocket is great this time around.
Gladion isn't a new Paul, new Ash is fun and less Gary-Stu-ish; His team isn't anything to write home about but I legitimately enjoy how cute and strong Rowlet is.
It's not aiming to be a half-baked shounen this time around, which is actually a good thing.