>>49069382the pokemon anime has always been the worst long-running anime in history.
think of it this way: imagine if a legendary trashy anime like ex-arm or garzey's wing was allowed to just keep running... and running... and running... for almost 25 years and counting. it would STILL be better than pokemon just for having a lot of unintentionally funny "so-bad-it's-good" moments. pokemon is a joyless perpetual toy commercial and it will never be allowed to be anything more than that.