>>27592614Pikachu vs Aegislash was also top quality if the complete divorce from game mechanics doesn't bother you.
>>27592619I like the video games for what they are, which is a video game. It's hard to do a direct comparison. The games are about self-inserting as this child sue who everyone instantly loves, who is utterly competent and faces zero danger or real conflict as they sweep their way across the region and ultimately become king champion of the universe but with no real responsibilities to go with the title. No one ever challenges you for the title either, so you can sit pretty once you're on top and waste time with contests or your eevee eugenics program.
The breeding and competitive portions of it, the actual fighting and stuff, is something you can't get out of the anime since you can't participate in it though.
