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DP is really overrated. Don't get me wrong, it was 'good,' for Pokemon anyway, with things like the rivalry, Hunter J, and Ash actually becoming competent. But there was a LOT of shit filler, shit pacing, budget animation, and the characters weren't very well grounded.
XY is already by far the best season. You can't really compare it to the DP finals, it hasn't gone long enough to form that emotional attachment, but everything has much more care put into it, from the animation, to the writing, to the pacing. To me it's the first time the show has been like an actual anime as opposed to a plain toy commercial, aside from, you know, the literal toy commercials segments.
Unless they royally fuck it up at some point, it's already the best season.