>>18102822Man, what I'd give for them to change this formula. I love those three, I really do, character wise they're way more interesting than most of the main characters of any season, but they've been handled like shit for years. I'd much rather not see them for several episodes, and then have them back to do something actually impressive than see them every week being useless idiots. Leave those stupid disguises and bribe people to lure Ash and company to a decent trap for once, or just actually steal pokémon worth the trouble (YEARS trying to get a fucking PIKACHU who will never, no matter what, work with any of them), kidnap or blackmail someone important for more than 5 minutes... There are many things they could do without becoming too dark for a kid's show.