>>53873912Yeah, the episode following Ash's loss to Roark was half-training and half-TRio. If the TRio did this kind of shenanigans more often and appeared less often, they'd be much more manageable. The fact that Ash seems to be taking hints from Dawn's training directly is also a good sign. We'll see how much bullshit he has to use to pull off his later wins, I guess.
>>53873999There isn't much filler in Battle Frontier, but the stuff that's there is pretty boring, yeah. I think the orienteering one and the Mime Jr./Bonsly ones were the only fillers that were remotely memorable.