Pokemon: Best Wishes

I'm rather disappointed at Pikachu becoming weaker, but at least they got a reason why Pikachu got weaker instead of stronger (being that Pikachu has been with Ash since the beginning).

I'm excited for the next battle between Team Rocket and Ash! For once I'm not ticked off that they pop in out of nowhere and fail...it's beginning to sound like a cliche every time they appear in the past series...

But I praise them for a whole different change for everything, from Ash's party to his companions to Team Rocket.

Yea, you have a good point.

The battles are not about level, more about skill and the use of terrain (like you mentioned), even some luck here and there. That balances everything out so that Pikachu is like not level 100 after the whole entire Pokemon series.

It's interesting how Ash has captured nearly a full party early, which makes it exciting for evolutions in the future. Though, it also means there won't be much Pokemon to be captured by Ash (and it's not likely he'll release one soon). Though, the next episode is promising, being that it's Ash's first type owning a dark type. I don't think Ash will be holding that Pokemon based on rumors and such (and instead Iris will have that Pokemon), but it'll be awesome if he did. But that means no more Pokemon capturing.

That'd be awesome if old characters return back for a bit.

There's gonna be a special episode where they check out Brock and Dawn after they departure from Ash from the Sinnoh series.

I think there will be times that Ash needs to send Pokemon back to the lab, but then it means less training for the Pokemon unless he consistently switches back and forth.

Most likely Pokemon that will be captured will be by Iris or Dento, though I'd like to see more Pokemon battle action from those two than Ash really.

Also, it's good that Ash's Pokemon have basic moves to start with, rather than the common Flamethrower for his fire Pokemon, for example. It'll follow the path in the games in a sense.

I think the last episode was a great one, being that they showed two new moves taught AND a gym rematch right after (the transition from the training area to the gym was pretty funny). But yeah, promising future for the series so far!

I watch it and so far loving it.
Finally Yes. Team Rocket are not Failures. lmao

Misty comin back ?! omg yay shes sexy C:

But Yeah. its not much of a disappointment to me i actually like it and cant wait to watch it all >: D

You know, one thing I'd like to see them do in Pokemon (but I doubt they'll do) is have Ash get older; and I mean have it actually reflect in his character, both physically and personality-wise. It seems like every season, he's still the same kid, just a smidgen wiser and more experienced in the ways of Pokemon. But he's gone through Kanto, Orange Islands, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh and the Battle Frontier (and now this new area) and he still looks and sounds like a 10-year old. He should be, what... 15-16 at least by now if not older?

Same goes for Misty and Brock; if they do decide to have them make an appearance, they should be older by now. Brock especially; since he was older than both Ash and Misty, he should be an adult by now. (Sure, he can keep the bumbling love-struck idjit shtick for all I care, but make him an adult bumbling love-struck idjit, since he should be in his very late teens if not his 20s by now)

But since Pokemon is primarily a kid series, I doubt they'll do anything in that regard. (But that's just me; I like to see character progression in a long-spanning series, kinda like how in Digimon 02, the previous season's characters were older teenagers)