>>53246892Just checked the archive for when the ep first aired. The response was mixed. You had people:
Asking what the point was
Calling it filler
Calling it bait and switch
Shitting hard on Journeys
Praising the "XY art style"(not OS style reee)
Shitting hard on SM
Calling it "comfy"
Saying it was the best ep since XY ended
People calling the above comment Adamant for some reason(sounds like some offsite mod faggot)
Dreading the upcoming miniseries being nothing but Kanto filler(lol, started early)
But no one directly mentioned lack of battling
In fact, those that praised it liked that pokemon themselves weren't the focus but were just sorta there
...and most people not talking much about the episode at all. Then in later threads you have even less talking about it and a few more people praising it and calling it a "human story", which has now evolved into it being above reproach. I wonder if the same will eventually happen with this series. The biggest buzz for a long time was simply the old art style and a burning hatred for Journeys.
My conclusion? People want more human character focus and less pocket monsters.
https://arch.b4k.co/vp/thread/52761977/#q52762078