>>32212385XY/XYZ was my favorite series, I've been in these threads since the first episode of XY aired.
SM isn't XY, it's not trying to be.
Both have their merits, XY was an action shounen series, SM is a SoL comedy. They are vastly different from each other but that's what makes them both great. XY felt like the continuation we deserved after the disaster of BW, then SM - like the games it's based off of - is trying something new after a very defining series for the anime.
Ash has retained his abilities from XY for the most part it seems in SM, he's fought a legendary Pokemon twice in just the first 20 episodes. And while the fights may not be as high octane excitement as XY, people are so blinded by XY's greatness they can't see anything good in SM. SM is doing a lot right in regards to the characters, Pokemon, and setting. A lot better then how XY was handled, but after XYZ everyone is comparing 50 episodes of nonstop action of a series conclusion to the first 20 of a series opener.
XY didn't get it's first real incredible battle until Korrina's Gym Battle where things then started picking up pace very fast. That was 44 episodes in.
People need to stop bitching about not having a Olympia, Wulfric, or League tier battle within the first 20 episodes.
>>32212395Eat a bullet friendo.
