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Alright, let me start off by saying, the Diamond and Pearl Saga, with full honesty, was the best developed and most promising series of all of its previous titles. Don't really depend on those nostalgic views of "the original being best" and all, all Pokemon Sagas were awesome, all in different ways. For me however, Diamond and Pearl ranks #1.

For the story element, Pokemon still sticks with the repetitive pattern except for some minor diversions. That is to say, if I would rate the story, I would down rate it for the repetition BUT I would still over rate it for the enjoyment. I ... mean, everyone else is demanding the same old classic Pokemon...and well...it is still here, and still delivers. It is still enjoyable and never gets old (to certain extents. So, 8/10 its pretty decent backed up with furthermore awesome elements.

I didn't notice A HUGE and Dramatic difference in the art since the advanced generation, but that doesn't mean the art is bad. In the contrary, it's just perfect as always. Pokemons look great and so does the characters and that is a 10

Sounds as well never lets you down. I don't see getting rid of the 4Kids Dub as a wrong approach. In fact, the new dubbing group are doing pretty well, the sounds were just great and so were the music. Rating it 9 though since some Pokemon voices...were really disturbing...

Characters are definitely the reason I am urging people to watch the DP saga over all the others. The characters were well made. We finally get to see a well developed Ash, just look at him at the Sinnoh League! He has never done better. He might have been notched down a bit but he recovered very soon and went on as a really cool experienced trainer. Besides Ash we have his female companion Dawn. And trust me, she is one of the most lovable characters you are gonna meet. She receives a huge spot light and she gets tons of development. The interaction between both Ash and Dawn is what makes their character quite lively. Brock thankfully stuck with Ash with his usual funny thoughts. Never gets old, in fact, he always gets new ways of being handled by the girls. Team Rocket were funny as hell as well so..can't really comment more on these guys. But most importantly, we get to witness a ferocious rival. And extremely well handled rival. Basically, a meanie, he is a skilled trainer who gained much of experience. His background story also is revealed, allowing us to witness more of his depth. He was literary the toughest and thorough of all rivals. Pure excellence, and the best rivalry ever.

As for the Enjoyment: I personally couldn't wait to watch every single episode of the series. I loved every single one of them and juiced out all the enjoyment out of them. Such an Enjoyable show backed up amazing characters and decent storyboard. Never seen better.

As overall, I give it 9/10, however I am probably rating this relative to all Pokemon Generations rather than Animes in general. Diamond and Pearl, a good story, EXCELLENT characters, Great sounds as always..and the result: Another promising generation with a different flavor, Huge thanks to the developers of this series and for the effort they have put on it.