>>52475577What they really hate was the BW anime and how it regressed Ash's progress from DP.
>DP anime was really battle-focused>Ash's rivalry with Paul being a fan-favorite with all the strategies they pushed (just look up all the Ash vs Paul episodes and give them a watch)>this includes stuff like Ash having a technique called counter-shield, or Ash and Paul differing in their battle-styles like how they consider using abilities like Blaze>Ash is actually competent in this series, to the point where the writers didn't have a good way of making him lose to regular trainers, so they introduced a character with a Darkrai to be too OP for Ash to beat>BW anime comes out>completely resets Ash personality/progress-wise, and has Pikachu nerfed due to a fight with Zekrom at the start of the series>Ash and Pikachu start off their adventure losing to a starter Snivy>Even Team Rocket gives them troubleSo yeah, the series shift was just a kick in the balls, and Iris compounded that by constantly chastising Ash for being "such a kid", with Ash actually making dumb mistakes like not bringing enough Pokemon to Gym Battles, or making type advantage mistakes.
