>>21420646Many fics shoot themselves in the foot when they try too hard to add shit and make themselves deep and interesting, making Ash gets Pidgeot and Butterfree and adding Team Rocket schemes on the first 2 chapters.
But as long as you write those subplots well it should be a nice read.
7/8 got my interest.
Also
>Serena becomes a real trainer and challenges the gyms while Ash is away.Anything is better than full /a/ Serena
