>>37490410They did put a lot of effort in Pokemon Performers and decided to just drop it as if they never happened. The reason why I liked the performers themselves was because they stand out more than compare to regular content contestants that were not apart of the show/arc.
>>37490422Yes but those were very short and rushed for each episode. If it was made into a series and more story was put into it like the actual games game-play like Chronicles then more people could have gotten into it. But like Anon
>>37490359said, Japanese kids have the final say. They like big exciting stuff and it seems that Ash fills their likes and dislikes.