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Now they travel to different regions.
The Pokegirl and Chef Partner roles are eliminated, with Goh acting as a second Ash, Chloe is an occasional companion, and the chef is now Mr. Mime at Professor Cerise's facilities.
A world ranking is introduced.
The series doesn't focus on the plot of the current video game; it appears briefly for only a couple of episodes, but that's not the focus.
Cameos aplenty.
The main protagonist's retirement is announced with a 10-episode special.
This, along with Horizont, was what killed the remaining anime fandom. No, Horizont isn't a bad anime, and yes, it has its fandom base. What I'm trying to say is that as a mass phenomenon, this was the end of Pokemon anime. Now it's just a niche anime, and I doubt its popularity will ever return. Even during the Johto-Hoenn transition, the audience drop was massive.
