>people claim that DP is the best anime saga
>people claim that SM is the worst saga and claim it's boring and has terrible pacing.

>DP127: Ash battles Candice
>DP166: Ash battles Volkner, but it gets interrupted by Team Rocket's shenanigans
>DP179: Ash battles Volkner, for real this time

That's a 52 episode gap between gym battles right there. Nothing can match up to that.

And it took 16 episodes for Ash to even battle Roark, the first gym leader.

I don't want to hear any more bitching about SM.