>>38311105It's unbearable. Ash doesn't travel and has no goals or aspirations. He has his weakest team to date, and is completely unskilled. A dozen or more episodes can pass without a single battle. Nothing happens, ever. No characters of the day anymore, yet the main cast who all get copious amounts of screentime have less development than any of Ash's previous companions. The animation is abhorrent, the budget seems to have been crippled compared to XYZ. No more poignant, mature stories like in Kalos, literally EVERYTHING is a joke in Alola. Whenever Team Rocket seems like they're going to do something fun or exciting, it gets ruined by a running joke that stops being funny the second or third time and just ends up frustrating. Also Ash is now a Power Ranger and it's played straight.
If you have any love for the franchise just skip SM entirely. It's legitimately the worst the anime has ever been.
