Pokemon Best Wishes!

I think this is one of the best pokemon seasons. Many people don't like it because it is a soft reboot.

I think their nostalgia is blinding them. I watched it in 2010 then rewatched it again in 2021 with all of the other seasons. The first pokemon season is the worst in my opinion because they are trying so hard to appeal to the western audience. The world is still a lot like the real world. But the game world is a lot alien. They were afraid that an alien world might weird out the audience and that's why the first season is so bad.

But ... here they are just presenting the real world of pokemon. They not trying to please the western audience. It is alien and different. That's why people don't like it.

Writing has gotten better with each season of pokemon. It shines very well in this season. Episodes are funny for me. I love Oshawott and Emolga. I like the new art style.

Ash's brain is reset and it might displease some but I don't care. Every new game gives us a mute protagonist and the entire game mechanism is introduced again. They did the same thing in the anime. I like the changes made to the team rocket. Because of these changes we got two season finales. One here and next one in the next season. These season finales feel great because of the entire build-up. Most of the previous seasons just ended anywhere. Team Rocket was the most annoying part of season 1. They did the same thing in each episode and dumb people enjoyed it for some reason. Now they are part of the story seriously and people are complaining. This season has a better structure than any of the previous ones.

Each episode is well written and something new happens. Each character and pokemon have so much more personality. I just love the cottonee episode.

Attack animations are changed. I saw some people complaining. This has been done first time in the anime but in the games, each new console has different attack animation.

Music from games is used more than in previous seasons and I like that.

The episodes where Meowth joins our crew are so fun. Iris even tries to capture Meowth.
In the Purrloin episode, Meowth and Oshawott fall in love with the Purrloin but it turns out to be a guy. So there are subtle jokes here and there in this season and I like them.

There is a lack of fillers. All eight badges are acquired in just 84 episodes. The travels between each town are small. Instead, more focus is given to battle competitions that happen in each town.

Many people dismiss this series because they changed many things that people loved over the years. I don't like to watch the same stuff again and again. That's why I like this. They did something new this time. Give this season a try. Yes, the next seasons of Black and White suck but this one is very good.

The more I grow and get older, the more I realise how much I've 'outgrown' Pokémon. This doesn't mean that Pokémon can't be enjoyed by older audiences, in fact, Pokémon has always been a show that is incredibly easy to watch and enjoy - and the new series actually have some really great art, sound and story direction.
However, even when I saw the Black and White anime when it first aired, I knew something wasn't right. Within the first episode, despite all Ash (Satoshi) had learnt, he loses to a lvl 5 Snivy, owned by a trainer who is clearly a knock-off Gary Oak. I ... remember being so confused why Ash always needed constant reminders about Pokémon type matchups, what specific moves did and how they worked, how many Pokémon he was allowed to carry - when at this point, Ash had already visited 5 separate regions, and learnt all the basics a million times. I understood that this was simply to guide new audience members into the world of Pokémon, and explain the basics; but for some reason the writers made Ash seem like a total moron. In the Sinnoh series, Ash had an amazingly strong team, and even had a really well written and fleshed-out rival, in the likes of, Paul. This was all thrown out of the window when this series rolled around.
I've been back to watch this series since, and even compared to the original Pokémon series, Ash appears to be a mindless trainer who hardly puts any strategy into the fights, and is even surprised when one of Pikachu's electric attacks has no effect against a ground type Pokémon. Although the series EVENTUALLY picked up its pace, this is definitely the worst iteration of Ash.

Pros:
- First part of season 1
- Team Rocket storyline at the begining of Season 1
- artstyle sometimes is good
- somewhat Iris character have some good development

Cons:
- Team Rocket starting from mid season 1
- Ash had a hudge nerf at the begining,
- game story adaptation into anime,
... - were is Team Plasma???,
- Ash doesn't win neither Unova League,
- A lot of battles are ridiculous,
- Team Rocket appearance get's to annoying from mid season 1,
- The story development is being held up by corporations policy it's a tradition

Overall it's one of the most weakest Pokemon generations, the characters have little development. Ash character has suffered really the most in this pokemon generation. I am not sure why did anime writers shifted from really interesting plot, to just a shell of its former self.