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Pikachu losing to a Snivy that has Leaf Tornado with a disability is nowhere near as shameful as Pikachu losing to a Panpour that knows Scratch and Water Gun. Only Ash. Kodomo ne~?
Two observations based just on shot choice. First, they seem to like showing a lot of close shots of Iris' face reacting to something Ash has done, generally a lot of stuff that shows her regarding him with more respect/liking him more. They're the type of shot that, a gen before or after, would've made it into every tumblrina's episode mosaic to prove that Negaishipping was canon. I doubt that was the case much in BW discourse though. Second, they've begun using some of the 3D photography that XY is best known for to make the battles more dynamic. The main difference thus far is they tend to use abstract, Windows Media Player visualizer-esque backgrounds. I'm not a huge fan, but it's clear they thought it was a graphical upgrade to DP's animation, and maybe at the time it was for the audience.
