The GREATEST Pokemon Series Nobody Watched...

Was it the GREATEST Series? (I think so)
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Today I talk about how we might Enter Pikachu and talk about every pokemon anime series. Sometimes there are 10 Silliest Pokémon Anime Moments that we love like The Complete Pokemon Anime Timeline! I find Why Pokémon Anime Fans HATE Goh interesting.
There's also sometimes Pokémon Original Series Anime Review as well as Every Death in the Pokémon Anime! I love the Pokémon Horizons: The Series 🌅 | Official Trailer
🛑WARNING🛑 Some footage is owned by myself and that some images or music may be used from their respectful owners. No copyright infringement is intended my purpose is to educate my viewers in my videos.
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[@gooey448]

👇How many of you guys want me to continue this style of video, or do you prefer the faster-paced, ranking type videos?

[@Wynautcuteer]

I'll build a time machine then fix pokemon and get rid of digimon and palworld for reasons and re-designs?

[@jammerjab]

continue this

[@darklegend1145]

Bro im fine with anything as long as u upload lmao

[@michaelreadling6130]

Continue

[@Sebastian62608]

@@darklegend1145 Why hello there

[@Mr.Freeze420]

Weird how xy games weren’t the best but the anime was top tier.

[@falleman]

Let’s hope Legends Z-A is peak

[@TheOscar401]

And vice versa for black and white

[@KINGDREX24]

I know men

[@destroylonelyxkenkarsonlvu1783]

I love the games it’s just the story that’s kinda ass and a pretty bad villain

[@drixiyy]

@@destroylonelyxkenkarsonlvu1783 Yea, the story of pokemon X&Y is bad but AZ and his pokemon floette backstory made me cry at the end of the game bro. FR T_T

[@Azzymar173]

Sun and moon was amazing because it gave Ash a chance to be a normal kid instead of going from gym to gym and that’s what I love about sun and moon Edit: I did not expect this Comment to get this many likes

[@KINGDREX24]

Make a sense

[@dk4kja8]

pokemon journeys combined pokemon adventures with everyday stuff instead of gym battles

[@Azzymar173]

@@dk4kja8 True but it wasn’t as compelling to me especially when one of the main travel companions was A bit lackluster I mean Chloe Wasn’t really that compelling

[@dk4kja8]

@@Azzymar173 it was mainly goh tho and he was good idk why everyone hates him

[@Azzymar173]

@@dk4kja8 yeah but they did advertise Chloe as another travel companion and she didn’t start joining with them until like the series was half over

[@WLDaniel]

Sun and Moon animation is one of my favorites. As an animator myself, I can see the pure emotion poured into it. That's not just with the character's emotions, but every aspect from the movement of the elements and all of the line work shows just how much effort was put in. X and Y has its moments like that too but Sun and Moon shows it in more burst (just without ash-greninja lol) and it's amazing!

[@goeshamo3791]

same. the faces they make made me laugh many times

[@gladionlover]

EXACTLY

[@kodaofthelunari9165]

Exactly this! It breathed the same kind of animation joy like Nichijou, Eizouken and One Punch Man to me, I loved to see the change

[@saberiandream316]

I prefer the original styles and always will. They turned Ash into Luffy! SMH

[@tridungta9151]

@@saberiandream316luffy? I thought ash turn into an uncle💀

[@conniewrixon1511]

Genuinely I do think it was the best series It dove into serious topics like death, pregnancy, marriage, abandonment, mental breakdowns, it wasn’t shy to stray away from characters crying like- heck even Hau breaks down crying after the final battle & gave him a character. They dove more into Ash’s character too, training his Pokémon & showing it/the effort of it, and it all pays off because he becomes champion for the very first time! It’s genuinely perfect. And the english voice actors sound amazing, they genuinely sounded like they were having a fun time voicing the characters & their line delivery is hilarious at times in a good way. They gave the side characters episodes & characters, and the backgrounds/landscapes are stunning too. I’m so happy they made Team Rocket comic relief because they understood how annoying they were in the previous series. I wish it got more attention because I don’t think people realize how much effort Pokémon really put into this generation, it’s got to be my second favorite generation of all time.

[@Riciliz]

ok i hear you but tbh its tied with XYZ

[@thefalconking1311]

Here me out, ash Greninja, I do prefer XY and XYZ but this is a close 2nd

[@crossifix2143]

Bro, this is a show for kids, they don't need to see that or learn about that, pokemon is still a show for little people who haven't finished grade school, can't forget that, we may be adult ass nerds who geek out about this franchise cause we grew up with it, but we gotta remember we grew up with as kids, and this will be shown to kids in the future, yes the serious topics are nice spice up to the story and all but the main demographic of pokemon are little children who have yet to start first grade, so I don't know about all that death, pregnancy or stuff in that regard. I do think it's a much improvement on story, and characters than previous generations but heck we cannot forget that this show is for children lol.

[@oceanicninjayt7712]

@@crossifix2143 if the implementation of the themes of death, pregnancy, etc is done right then it might actually be better for kids. If its done in a respectful and understandable manner for little kids then exposing them to this for the sake of awareness wont end the world. Also a good 60% of the population of pokemon fans grew up with pokemon meaning the anime also needs to grow up in a way, of course the change doesnt have to be crazy but showing a bit of maturity shows that the anime can grow. Of course i can see how tackling these themes for a kids show can be bad because if its done wrongly then it might skew what the kid thinks it means vs what it actually means.

[@taco_captain5139]

@@HydrogenElfin2 wdym "what"? What they said made perfect sense and if you wanna argue with them you may as well make an actual argument.

[@eiquebitumin9445]

the litten and stoutland episode unironically made me cry. as an 18 year old.

[@_.arvensmabostiff]

i mean same like at first i didnt get it cause i was just 10 at that time but i rewatched it and it made me cry. the characters are so h̶o̶t̶- i mean nice and the series is just good overall.

[@TheGooseisComing]

@@_.arvensmabostiff lol

[@Michael-fd1gx]

Invoked emotion without dialog.

[@eiquebitumin9445]

@@_.arvensmabostiff what?

[@at-bazelgeuse]

same with that one mallow episode its sooo god damn good i honestly wish we got to spend more time with her to make it even more impactful

[@damienburroughs2119]

the professor is NOT the dad of the series...he's the cool uncle you can get to sneak you beer and no one would figure it out because...well no one would over-look the 'uncle' who drinks.

[@Feurigel1806]

But Kukui is like a adopted dad to Ash, Burnet even called Ash an older brother, when Ash met Lei (Kukui and Burnets son) kind of shows how she also considers Ash part of the family ^^

[@moonbased7796]

I mean with Kukui, technically speaking yeah he isn't a biological dad to Ash (cause if that was true I bet that would raise a lot of questions) but Kukui was more of a fatherly role to Ash and Brunette (Kukui's wife) sees him apart of the family and was willing to help him if he needs it

[@NAMANTHEGAMER-NTG-]

Even in one of the episodes when poipole drew the picture of 4 of them they called it the alolan family and when Ash was bidding farewell burnett was crying as to show how she will miss ash just like ashs real mother Also a great example can be that as pokemons have alolan forms ashs alolan form family is kukui burnett and lei 💀💀💀

[@Chaoskingdonovan]

I heavily disagree in the sub he is quite literally in the sub out here all do once his boy literally calling him his son everything they do is son and dad stuff it was very wholesome but not a fun uncle

[@user-vi4xy1jw7e]

He's a daddy

[@gdottothegamer1001]

Also, I like that they didn't shy away with a darker theme such as death. We get tons of them here. First with Stoutland where we see his last moments before his off screen death; Second with Mallow's mom, where it was similar to Stoutland but we also get to see her spirit trying to comfort Mallow; Third with a Trevenant in the episode where Ash got transported to the past and meet him and when he's back to the present time we see Trevenant's dead body; Lastly a Minior is dying right in front of Mamane/Sophocles and it triggered his PTSD because when he was younger he also saw a Minior dying right in front of him.

[@thefinaldasher]

The episodd where ash got transported to an alternate dimension where slola was in ruins do to guzzlord

[@gdottothegamer1001]

@@thefinaldasher oo yeah. There has to be tons of dead people and pokemon under those rubble

[@Powerhouse08]

I actually loved those goofy animations. It was perfect for Alola. My favourite aspect of the series was the dark moments. I never thought that Sun and Moon would overtake Diamond and Pearl to become my favorite Pokémon series!

[@jennisgurung2760]

It’s funny how Sun and Moon is the most goofy series yet it has some of the saddest episodes in the entire anime. Also, I love the theme of family in this series hence why Ash winning the Alola league felt much more impactful since Alola was essentially his 2nd home

[@gdottothegamer1001]

Saddest and darkest. In some episodes, we get to see pokemon dying. Like the one where Ash was transported to the past and met a Trevenant and when he's back to the present time we get to see Trevenant's dead body. Most def die from old age. And then in the Minior eps, Sophocles saw a dying Minior right in front of him which triggered his PTSD because he already saw a dying Minior when he was younger. And probably the darkest one is when Ash got to a different universe where Alola has turned into a post apocalyptic country thanks to Guzzlord. They didn't show it but tons of people and pokemon most definitely died there during the invasion.

[@Quizzicalotl]

@@gdottothegamer1001That's not even going into Stoutland, who had multiple episodes where we got to know him before he passed away.

[@nechocat1234]

I think being the goofy series allowed the sad moments to hit harder, also having his non pikachu main pokemon backstory not being about being abandoned by his trainer helps

[@jennisgurung2760]

@@Quizzicalotl Exactly, yet ppl say the storytelling of Sun and Moon sucks

[@gladionlover]

exactly. wut a phenomenal series

[@coolofthedude8345]

Deiciduye was so weak for Rowlet that bro fell asleep mid match it doesn't get more disrespectful than that.

[@LittleBall863]

Meanwhile another mon made Ash lose pokemon League

[@Mr.currybruh]

Gigachad rowlet vs virgin charizard@@LittleBall863

[@dudesayshi2191]

Honestly rowlet is perfection in the Pokemon galoe machine In Singapore one random rental rowlet I got did 3 crits killed 2 Blastoise (fights are all 2v2) and got me a masterball

[@Mr.Eggthreal]

Fr the disrespect from Rowlet was insane. Man fell asleep midmatch against a Pokémon at its final evolution and still won.

[@hopepierrot5893]

As a kid I remember watching sun and moon on netflix and I was IN LOVE!! This series will always have a special place in my heart. I loved all the characters, pokemons, episodes, plots and sub-plots, the fillers and so on and so on. Like you said it felt so dreamy, relaxing and you could just binge it all at once. By now I've rewatched it 3 or 4 times and it never gets old.

[@Mincraftfox2]

Literally, nobody talks about how amazing this show was, which is why I was devastated when Ash retired

[@Dusxio]

On thing I did like about SM is that we actually see Ash training his pokemon more, rather than just the 'we need to win the rematch' type training. It's a nice change to see training tackled as personal growth, like with rockruff and litten, rather than just objective achievement.

[@jellycore1316]

That's a good point, true! ^^ Yeah, agreed!

[@alexwiley7595]

I love shinx so I like your profile pic

[@alexwiley7595]

Also good opion

[@Shravan-nc8pb]

Bro the first like 5 episodes of xy has this 💀, but every one has their opinion but urs is wrong

[@jeremiahgreen5632]

​@@Shravan-nc8pbYeah, the first freaking episodes. That series slowly just went to "Gotta just rematch and win."

[@JasLamArr91]

Sun and Moon was exactly how it was supposed to be. The feeling of XY wouldn't fit the environment of Alola and I appreciated that. And the message of family was so good, they gave Ash a second home. Plus, no shame, Sun and Moon was the ONLY series to make me shed tears. Especially the freaking last episode......that plane scene.

[@after1if3_]

The plane scene had everyone in tears 😭

[@VNLA_VGC]

I cried when stoutland, my favorite pokemon, was shown again with Mallow's episode. That whole backstory is insane, for both characters.

[@53Spawn]

Between Stoutlant and Tapu Fini making everyone see their loved ones again, i was losing it lmao. And Team Skulls final appearance had me happy crying. Theyre my favorite team for a damn good reason and I still want them back XD

[@Snt1_]

Thats so true dude

[@F1guRas]

bro I grew up with sun and moon because I never watched pokemon before and that scene had me in tears..

[@CandyThePuppy]

My little sisters watched it, and they simped the HECK out of that one fire Pokemon trainer guy.

[@jamesrobson8308]

The bass boosted distorted stand tall everytime got me lmao. Great vid. Love your stuff dude

[@WATS_PLAYS]

In all honesty I saw a picture of Ash in this series and I was like “that looks bad” then I watched the whole sun/moon series and liked it and when Ash was leaving Alola I felt a bit emotional

[@user-sk3ir1gh4j]

Same

[@GameBreaker1055]

The biggest diservice the marketing for this show did was not showing the style in full use

[@agentpuggles]

Same!

[@ShimmeryKaylaAce]

I might have seen Sun and Moon before. The rematch of Ash Ketchum and Pikachu and Tapu Koko was absolutely fantastic! 💙🏝🔥

[@user-eb6yc8df3s]

Well, I know I have, and it’s amazing.

[@Voidveon.]

Same

[@samuelbushway1054]

Same

[@redguard1607]

As someone who watched the entire Sun/Moon anime, my opinion of it is mostly "there were too many food-eating scenes." Also, my BIGGEST gripe with the series was the atrocious choreography for the fight sequences. Generally, every high-stakes battle could be boiled down to, "Opposing Kahuna/Rival uses their Z-Move (an animation which takes 20 seconds to watch and was probably already re-used 5 times before to save budget), Ash/whoever survives it and does the exact same thing, GG battle over"

[@JamesBarnes0327]

I saw all 3!

[@jetspeedsthejetstreams]

SM was a genuinely great pokemon series in itself, because the storyline and the sad episodes were just great. Each episode hyped me up after i rewatched it.

[@calebscuborochannel1661]

Fun stuff. Sun and Moon was the first Pokémon anime I watched and was and still is my favorite one. It's really cool to see people who appreciate what is probably the best one out of them all.

[@paxtonpowerranger]

I love the Pokémon Sun and Moon anime, it’s still my favorite Pokémon anime. The ending almost made me cry after being with those characters for so many seasons, Ash leaving made me so sad

[@after1if3_]

Oh I cried so much the final episode 😂

[@Disney4Life722]

Well, I’ll let you know that Ash will return thanks to me. Cause I’m going to fix the Pokemon series by making Pokemon the Series: Sword and Shield when I work at Disney. It will not only start with the real Season 23 and take place in the Galar Region, but it’ll also focus on Ash once again and the animation will be the same as it was for the Black and White series and the XY and XYZ series. Ash will have a new adventure in the Galar Region when he arrives with Serena in the first episode. And they’ll be joined by their childhood friends, Goh and Chloe, in the third episode. Ash will have a Galar team when he has 19 Pokemon with him. Including Pikachu, who’ll always be by his side. Cause he’ll need them to challenge the Gym Leaders and win all 8 gym badges so he can participate in the Galar League. And during his time in the Galar Region, Ash will have new rivals. Except for Gary cause he doesn’t count as a new rival. Especially since he’s going to participate in the Galar League as well. I’m also going to revive Pokemon Chronicles for new episodes so the characters can have new adventures on their own and do things by themselves. I’m also going to have the banned episodes dubbed and edited so you and everyone else can see how they go. I’m also going to make the real Pokemon Movies 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24. Cause the real Pokemon Movies 20, 21, and 22 will take place in the Sun and Moon series. And the real Pokemon Movies 23 and 24 will take place in the Sword and Shield series. I’m also going to have the original voice actors return so they can reply their roles as the characters once again. Meaning that Veronica Taylor will once again play as Ash, Delia, and May. I’m also going to have the entire Pokemon series and movies re-dubbed so the original voice actors can catch up from where they left off. Starting from Season 9, the last season of the Ruby and Sapphire series, and Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, Pokemon Movie 9. And with the original voice actors like Veronica Taylor playing as the characters again, I’ll have the current voice actors like Sarah Natochenny continue playing as the other characters: Tucker, Solidad, Johanna, Nando, Conway, Skyla, and Ghetsis. Ash will remain as the main protagonist of the Pokemon series forever and ever.

[@deondrex18k]

Same 🥲❤️

[@GameFoolJuelz607]

I'm glad I'm not the only one

[@Disney4Life722]

@@GameFoolJuelz607 Well, I promise you that Ash will appear again thanks to me. Cause I’m going to fix the Pokemon series by making Pokemon the Series: Sword and Shield when I work at Disney. It will not only start with the real Season 23 and take place in the Galar Region, but it’ll focus on Ash once again and the animation will be the same as it was for the Black and White series and the XY and XYZ series. Ash will have an adventure in the Galar Region when he arrives with Serena in the first episode. And they’ll be joined by their childhood friends, Goh and Chloe, in the third episode. Ash will have a Galar team when he has 19 Pokemon with him. Including Pikachu, who’ll always be by his side. Cause he’ll need them to challenge the Gym Leaders and win all 8 gym badges so he can participate in the Galar League. And during his time in the Galar Region, Ash will have new rivals. Except for Gary cause he doesn’t count as a new rival. Especially since he’s going to participate in the Galar League as well. I’m also going to revive Pokemon Chronicles for new episodes so the characters can have new adventures on their own and do things by themselves. I’m also going to have the banned episodes dubbed and edited so you and everyone else can see how they go. I’m also going to make the real Pokemon Movies 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24. Cause the real Pokemon Movies 20, 21, and 22 will take place in the Sun and Moon series. And the real Pokemon Movies 23 and 24 will take place in the Sword and Shield series. I’m also going to have the original voice actors return so they can reply their roles as the characters again. Meaning that Veronica Taylor will once again play as Ash, Delia, and May. I’m also going to have the entire Pokemon series and movies re-dubbed so the original voice actors can catch up from where they left off. Starting from Season 9, the last season of the Ruby and Sapphire series, and Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, Pokemon Movie 9. And with the original voice actors like Veronica Taylor playing as the characters again, I’ll have the current voice actors like Sarah Natochenny continue playing as the other characters: Tucker, Solidad, Johanna, Nando, Conway, Skyla, and Ghetsis. Ash will remain as the main protagonist of the Pokemon series forever and ever.

[@phoenixfire6433]

That episode where Mallow reunites with her mom reduced me to a mess, and this is coming from someone who has seen at least 6 anime moms die in tragic ways (I’m a One Piece fan if you hadn’t guessed, so…yeah.)

[@R44F1_G4M1NG]

I was more sad about litten and stoutland

[@WindyWooshes]

Olivia😢

[@naymratkyaw3740]

hold up, lemme guess um Nico Olvia- Robin's mom Vinsmoke Sora- Sanji's mom and um well I'm sorry I haven't got too far in One Piece

[@ABlandName]

​@@naymratkyaw3740 Bellemere Ussop's mother Portgas D. Rouge Big Mom

[@phoenixfire6433]

⁠@@ABlandNameThanks, I forgot Rouge. Correction: 8 then (Scarlet and Otohime. 9 if you count Ginny but she’s only in the mange so far)

[@MarcyblightUniverse0421]

I watched this show so much when I was younger on Netflix but I can’t find it anymore

[@asimhusham6808]

sun and moon anime is what got me into pokemon so it has always had a special place in my heart

[@mob2524]

Despite being the goofiest looking series, S&M was quite mature in its tone sometimes. Stoutland and Litten story, then Mallow meeting her mother in the mist was quite emotional. It is maybe the only Pokemon series that talk about death and regrets, hell it even had a marriage

[@BananaR777]

I wasn't a fan of the art style at first but it later grew on me. Also love the comedy they grew in there.

[@josiahvaldez1330]

Yeah the art style was different but it fit the more light hearted and more comedy focused show

[@No0neDude]

Sun and Moon got me into pokemon , its always gonna have a place in my heart

[@GenshinNoir]

Sun and Moon will always be my favorite Pokemon series it was so good such a shame how many people didnt watch it bc of the art style

[@Lemmy1536]

It grows on you the more you watch it

[@Dark399]

Aint gonna lie, Sun and Moon has got to be my personal favourite pokemon series, I mean I love XY, but I remember watching Sun and Moon and just enjoying it, and ofc they have the best boy Lycanroc! And Litten later Torrocat and later Incineroar, and Rowlet. I love it Personally and It's great to see other people giving Sun and Moon the respect it deserves! Great Video!

[@DawningMoon]

"i still watch and prefer XY" *XYZ MUSIC STARTS KICKING IN*

[@R44F1_G4M1NG]

So relatable (before u say I’m biased I’ve watched both seasons)

[@DawningMoon]

@@R44F1_G4M1NG ey, ive also watched both, if your biased im biased

[@Jblbluetoothh]

⁠@@DawningMoonif your biased and he’s biased, I’m biased

[@anistudios2463]

​@@JblbluetoothhIf all of you are biased, then i'm biased too

[@Josh_Wen]

SM was the first game I really got into, and since I didn't have the long connection, the animation shift didn't really bug me as much. I loved SM, because the characters all had their own development, the pokemon were great, the pacing was fresh, and the fact that I had played the game. After watching most of DP, BW, XY, Journeys, and SM, SM is likely my favourite. To be fair, it was the only one I watched all the way through in order, besides Journeys, which I'm still working on.

[@Lemmy1536]

I miss the Alola Pokemon

[@slowlylosingsanity-_-]

I loved Sun and Moon, it was great. I loved the Z-Moves too. This show was so good and I was a person who actively watched XY and XYZ.

[@Zistheone2]

Sun & Moon was when I noticed that part of the fandom was getting toxic. The show definitely had its flaws & it wasn’t for everyone, but there were people blindly hating/bashing this series and treating XYZ like it was the greatest thing since the invention of fire I do admit that Kalos is one of the better sagas of Ash’s journey, but it had its flaws too & I’ve started to resent the series after seeing how the XY stans bashed Sun & Moon

[@Feurigel1806]

Yeah a lot of people hated Sun and Moon just blindly. I mean I also loved XY and XYZ, but Sun and Moon is also great. And as a fan who actually watched every episode of the anime, Sun and Moon is such a breath of fresh air. Back when XY/Z aired new I thought it was cool how so many people now watch the anime, cause before a lot of fans didn't even like the anime, XY brought many fans to the show cause it acted so mature, but that also made Ash a bit less Ash, he kind of lost his goofy side and was sometimes too serious in XY, so it was nice that Ash got his goofy side back in Sun and Moon. But then a lot of people that liked XY/Z started to hate on how Ash acts so childish, evnthough that was actually always part of his character, too. And I think it's actually cool, cause it makes him becoming serious even more special. And I also noticed how a lot of XY fans started to complain that Ash got reset again and isn't strong anymore, which really shows that these people didn't really watch SM, cause you can see how skilled Ash still is in battles and some of his Pokemon are training a lot at the beach, so no wonder they are strong if they train daily ^^

[@jjojon7072]

So you didn't notice toxic behaviour from time of b&w or when may replaced misty?

[@Zistheone2]

@@jjojon7072 I wasn’t really on online forums or engaged with the anime community when May first joined, though BW was more of a problem with the generation as a whole than just the anime

[@jjojon7072]

@@Zistheone2 Point is the fandom will always be toxic over things, it didn't start 'getting' anything with s&m.

[@Feurigel1806]

​@@jjojon7072The point is since the Pokemon anime got so popular during XY/Z there were more people overall in the Pokemon anime fandom which also lead to more toxic people. Before there were simply not that many people watching the anime, so sure there were a few people that complained about a few things (anime related), but they just dropped the anime and didn't feel the need to hate on it as much as the toxic people during Sun and Moon, which I'm sure also affected other people in thinking that Sun and Moon isn't good, without them even trying. So yeah it got worse anime wise after XYZ ended and Sun and Moon started, simply because there were way more people and overall more people on the internet than before when the other changes before took place. And the people that complained about Misty being replaced, the BW anime being a soft reboot, etc. were not as "toxic"/persistent about it as the haters of the Sun and Moon anime (at least in my experience). The worst toxic Pokemon fans back then were really the Gen 5 games haters, but at the same time a lot of people suddenly thought they were too old for Pokemon and stopped playing it, so they didn't feel the need to be toxic about the changes, since they thought Pokemon was childish. Overall a lot of teens in that time thought Pokemon was childish and you would get bullied in school for liking Pokemon.... So yeah it was propably not as popular for too many toxic people to assemble as in Sun and Moons era. I've been a Pokemon fan for a long time already and on the internet for a while, so I can talk from experience about this, so it's really true that it got worse with the toxic amount of people (which I think is also thanks to Pokemon overall getting more popular XD) But yeah, there were always people that complained in the Pokemon fandom, that's in every fandom, but that doesn't mean that it's sometimes not worse than before ^^'' If you had other experinces, that are different from mine, feel free to share them.

[@Captain1455]

The expression on the faces is so memeable, the emotions increase pretty well, and the slice of life is really down to earth and gives characters to bond with Ash and Pikachu.

[@arttukettunen5757]

I watched the first season of sun and moon before it got removed from Netflix. I loved it for being different and more laid back with an air of local mystery. Man I should have realised then I could have just downloaded Pokemon TV and watched the rest there, not anymore...

[@SkepticalX8]

You don’t understand how much I love you for this! Sun and moon is in my opinion is the best Pokémon ever and brings so much nostalgia. Even thinking about it makes me extremely happy.

[@LucasOfSunny]

Sun and Moon is my favorite and I don't think that'll ever change. It builds all the characters more and you can appreciate everyone of them. It's slower paced and has a more slice of life feel which many people don't get to have. It really builds the world and you can understand it so well. It's slow, you can like all the characters and has interesting stories that you can relate to

[@HyponMixhog]

One of the biggest changes being that Ash is now stationed to one place being a School, clearly the most controversial changes but the most necessary overall. The Pokemon Anime before has always been travelling making most of the adventure different and easy to get into, but they also make some of the most known pointless fillers since certain towns and characters end up regulated to the episode they appear in. Sun and Moon fixes the Filler problem by introducing characters or locations that eventually revisit, basically world building.

[@natalimoina]

Pokemon doesn't have filler though

[@HyponMixhog]

@@natalimoina if an episode introduces a character or location that only appears that episode, and if the story doesn’t have a significant relevance to Ash or his friend’s significant growth, than the episode is considered a filler.

[@darkdragon7210]

@@HyponMixhog Cries about Larvitar Arc!!!

[@HyponMixhog]

@@darkdragon7210sadly...

[@zephyrias]

easily half of the episodes in diamond and pearl were filler. I only watched gym leaders, pokemon evolutions, the team plasma stuff, and rival battles, the rest i ignored until the champion. I still didnt miss anything important by the time the show was over. @@HyponMixhog

[@evangelineaudet7242]

Honestly, this one has to be one of my personal favourites too. Though i haven’t watched all of the shows because I had stopped for a while as a kid so honestly its a bit biased but i have seen ones like the old show(can’t remember the name, its been too long), Sun&Moon, Journeys, Horizons(japanese version), and I do remember some of Black&White and X&Y. I HAVE WATCHED SUN AND MOON 7 TIMES I WILL NEVER GET BORED.

[@malaksafa4074]

The animation was so good man (even if it wasn't to your taste which I can respect.)

[@carterryans]

I really love sun and moon I like the setting and how ash made many new friends and family and his team and learned how to relax and finally became champion

[@Ninjao333]

Yioooooo

[@Julnz]

It feels refreshing to see the "slice of life" style in Pokemon. Me and many others always would've liked to see just the world coexisting with pokemon and how they live their lives. I have a feeling that Sun and Moon was a pretty good contender for that

[@liliden]

i rewatch this series every year and it is still a classic everytime i watch it (although it may be hard to find it without pokemon tv)

[@ramirondongmba2365]

I can't forget this series. I would literally run back home from my bus just to see this on the TV. Ppl might say it was bad but I loved it so much

[@c-a-t-entertinment7075]

XYZ Japanese OP was Hype. Hype train from Kalos to Alola was a massive change in feel

[@midififaa]

I watched Pokemon Sun and Moon 2 times(all seasons) and I loved it and what made me cry was the story of litten and stoutland😭😭

[@laylabagudu9268]

Me too It’s so sad

[@spectra_the_drago]

BRO THIS SHOW WAS MY CHILDHOOD 😭😭😭 I WATCHED IT SO MUCH AS A KID THAT I KNOW HAVE ALL 3 OF THE THEME SONGS MEMORIZED

[@spectra_the_drago]

Also I watched both this show and xyz but I was satisfied bc I had already watched a ton of other Pokémon shows and was used to whole storylines being dropped after specific shows ended

[@Soccer_Kid10.]

Bro I watched this growing up this exact series sun and moon and I loved z moves and everything

[@Shroomiton_]

Sun and Moon was my favorite Pokémon seris, and I think the art style is a big part of that! Because of the simplicity of the character design, there’s more ability for expressive movement! Also, the vibes were top notch 👌

[@your_local_galaxy_.]

Same! I also love sun and moon! But sadly it got deleted in netflix now i cant watch it :(

[@broski_Editz520]

@@your_local_galaxy_. use animesaturn it may have some ads at the start but then it sends u in another part where it has no ads

[@Fusion150]

Sun and moon is not the best imo but it is definitely underrated 🏖️

[@gooey448]

Love you Fusion! Criminally underrated thus this video ❤

[@Ashketchum12233]

Agreed

[@charleschrisen]

@@gooey448 what tdoes that mean

[@parisazoghi]

w video sun and moon was just such a vibe and a different more chill and humorous atmosphere than the world endingness of xy

[@TYish11Fresh]

Dawg sun and moon was great. The intro had me vibing too

[@pinkywiggler]

this was genuinely my childhood, xyz aswell, but mainly sun and moon and tbh it doesnt deserve the hate. its amazing and spoils us with so much content

[@freshjsmith9616]

Every time one Eevee is in the Pokemon series some god damn girl catch it I'm sick of it

[@GogetaAndVegito]

EXACTLY

[@freshjsmith9616]

You know it why ash catch for once

[@Danpt-5o6gft6]

Did you forget about Gladion’s Umbreon

[@freshjsmith9616]

I meant every female character that followed ash who catch a eevee

[@Danpt-5o6gft6]

@@freshjsmith9616 ohhh wait a minute isn’t gladion considered a companion?

[@PiercerRemixed]

I rewatched it 3 times and the stoutland and litten always made me cry

[@I-likestarz]

Sun and moon was the first pokemon series i watched and i loved it.I always heard other people say it was bad and i was confused about whether me liking it was just my nostalgia talking.This video proved that i’m not crazy for liking the show

[@WereGirl215]

It's great to see someone else share some love on the Sun and Moon anime, because I thought that me and my older brother were one of the few that actually enjoyed it. I fell in love with this series and is actually one of my favorites period!

[@emperorholocron8278]

As someone who was there back on that fateful day in 2018 and LOVED XY’s take on Ash being more grown up and portrayed as an older character and being excited to see where they took that I remember just turning off the tv out of outright contempt once I saw the artstyle and knowing the more childish tone they were setting and leaning further into the “Forever 10” route for Ash’s character. But after watching it fully for the first time this past year there are a couple redeeming features that try to compensate for it.

[@darkdragon7210]

What fateful day in 2018?

[@gmaster9943]

Been a minute since I watched this series, but holy did it have some absolute bangers of episodes

[@v.infinity269]

Xy and sun and moon are both amazing, i love them for different reasons! They have different styled and approaches and i appreciate both now time to go back and watch them again

[@molgorp7199]

Pokemon Sun and Moon was actually the last pokemon series I watched as it was on everyday when I got home from middle school and I actually liked it quite a bit

[@Rowlet7897]

Bro I absolutely LOVE the Sun & Moon anime. By far my favorite pokemon series

[@Ishan.patel.]

agreed and the space and wormhole parts were crazy

[@blueblockybirdd]

I watched this series growing up great to see the attention the pokemon series get the attention it deserves!

[@tomkarate1]

My only major complaint with SM is that Guzma did not get a well paced storyline spread out throughout the series. What we got was good, but it was a do and one thing crammed in at the last minute. Guzma was a character that had such a traumatic and extensive back story with Kuku, but we did not see it fleshed out in the anime. Guzma and his golisopod were straight up RUBBED of the tramatic, drama filled story and development they deserved. How come we never got to see Guzma's and Kukui's childhood rivalry? How come we never got to see how Guzma and wimpod met? How come we never got to see glimpses into Guzma's tragic homelife? (I know that would be pushing the limits on what is allowed in a kids anime, but this is the series that had stoutland die, so they come have worked around it somehow). By the way I love golisopod as much as you love goodra. So Guzma only appearing in one episode before the league and then having his entire story squeezed into the league was very disappointing

[@RemLasher77]

I blame Disney for the lack of views. Plus the Passimian episode was skipped for Ash’s face paint to play with the other Passimian. I bet Cartoon Network would have never skipped that episode.

[@Disney4Life722]

Well, it’s a good thing that I’m going to have the banned episodes dubbed and edited when I work at Disney. That way, you and everyone else can get to see how they go. One of the banned episodes is where Passimian make their first appearance and Ash decided to befriend and get along them by disguising himself as a Passimian.

[@autistic_potato1037]

Are you stupid? No cartoon network would never have aired that episode because unlike disney, they wouldn't have the money to pay the lawyer fees when they get 17 lawsuits in the first day.

[@jzpikachu]

i really loved this series and recently i went back to watch it on pokemon tv on my nintendo switch. personally one of my favorites and i rewatched it multiple times.

[@Quizzicalotl]

Pokemon TV is the only reason I started watching the Sun/Moon anime, since I don't have any streaming services, I hadn't watched the anime aside from some miniseries and a few episodes of Indigo League, and I wanted something relaxing to watch after work. And I managed to finish the series a day before Pokemon TV got discontinued on March 28.

[@zaya_void86]

ngl everything you said I did word for word aswell 😅 especially the part of being around the age of ten and hating the series that “ruined” my childhood show (I rlly like both shows now 🎉)

[@118Srd]

Sun and Moon was a pleasant surprise to me! I was in the camp of XY fans that was initially against the direction SM went, and put of watching the show for years! I finally decided to stop procrastinating and binged the whole series this past fall. And MAN it was absolutely worth it! I don't think i can explain my love for this series any better than the points you bring up in this video. In my opinion, XY will always have a special place in my heart due to nostalgia, but SM narrowly beats it as my favorite era of the anime!

[@CRKLoremaster]

Sun and Moon was A MASTERPIECE i rewatched it like 3 TIMES! I’m waiting for it to apear on Netflix again!❤

[@pixelcontent7971]

its on prime as the ONLY pokemon show. they clearly have good taste

[@Whos_this_goober]

There's a page that has all series, including shorts! (Can't remember the name rn, but I'll update this when I find it!)

[@destinywillowleaf219]

sun and moon got to simultaneously have some of the sweetest moments and character interactions and also absolutely rip your emotions to shreds. i will never be over "ash and pikachu have fun on an island with just the two of them!" back-to-back "stoudland fucking dies"

[@SleptOnKaden]

Sun and moons intro slaps though 🙏🏻

[@GameMaster-sh7tr]

YES! Another Kiawe fan! Kiawe is so funny and his rages are the best thing ever. He really puts burning passion into the fire type.

[@Whos_this_goober]

Ikr???? He's one of the coolest characters! And his Inferno Overdrive's Choreography is one of the greatest thing in his characters imo!

[@AstaoftheEclipse]

Sun and Moon was my introduction to the series (I’m a newer fan, so I’m late to everything), and I don’t think I could’ve had a better one. This show was exactly what I needed at the time, and I’m so glad I found it.

[@PhantomTheUmbreon]

sun and moon is my favourite! i absolutely love lunala and solgaleo, they’re probably two of my favourites, i just adore their designs so much! im just glad that the whole series didn’t revolve around ash going to a bunch of gyms, it felt much more natural having him beat the island kahunas (i think that’s the word, i’m not sure though), all the characters had such wonderful designs, i especially love how lily goes from hating to loving pokémon, poor lily had a lot of trauma. it was so fun to watch, i loved the ending episodes, it was so fun to watch, since i didn’t really grow up watching any of the other pokémon shows this was one of the first i watched, so i’m more used to this style, i like how they made it! it was wonderful to watch!

[@Pokemon_lugia-tc9eg]

i love the sun n moon series..even bought all the blue rays to add to my massive pokemon collection...i found it fun and the stories to be hugely entertaining

[@idunnowhatimdoin]

The animation redesign was just unforgivable but story-wise it's the coolest & best-written

[@NRaache]

I may like Lillie as a character, but not as a Pokemon trainer and my biggest gripe is they didn't show all the z moves and not using the pink z crystals is beyond me. I hated the poster where it seemed like Ash was getting Eevee, but it turns he doesn't get one.

[@Runicphoto-ni8ke]

Ahh yes Pokemon sun and moon The great story line the cool Pokemon we got to see and we just can’t forget the best part THAT GOOFY ANIMATION!!!

[@apestheape7482]

FINALLY THE PRAISE IT DESERVES IS FINALLY HERE

[@Londobelle]

Sun & Moon is what got me back into Pokemon after I mostly dropped out during gen 4. It had so much charm and Alola itself always feels like such a nice region. After finishing it, I tried a few episodes of Journeys with a friend but I dropped out of that after 3 episodes.

[@JrockProject1]

sun and moon , and even journeys was a good change of pace for ashes story. i know people have issues with it but imo fun times

[@LycanMOON]

Sun/moon was a fun change of pace because after many near death experiences why wouldn't he just chill on vacation Journeys was not a fun change of pace because it didn't feel like it respected what came before,and it feels like ash only advances because the plot demands it

[@kannan07]

You are so right and wrong at the same time Sm was great Jn Was garbage

[@jetguy128]

@@LycanMOON Originally I did not like sm series because chilling on vacation after losing to Alain and releasing Greninja put bitter taste in my mouth. But I later realized that Alola gave Ash what he missed in previous adventures. Journeys Ash was fusion of XY and SM Ash, which eventually made him on par with other champions.

[@gentlepeeps3351]

disagree jn was fine@@LycanMOON

[@gentlepeeps3351]

bad take every series is like that journies was great and actually had a good companion in go who actually developed. with more side charactersa and side plot lines ash @@LycanMOON

[@last2799]

I love this anime and I remember watching this every day before school

[@Ian_sussybaka69]

this was the first Pokémon anime a watched. So nostalgic and was the only one on Netflix

[@Lor_Duck]

Imagine how weird it would be if Ash was a sweat in Alola. Imagine he just pulls out a water type starter that randomly becomes a demigod and starts sweeping pokemon after jumping on dust particles. Imagine seeing him exploding the alola stadium with a giant water shuriken.

[@Turtoile41]

Nah I would've loved to see ash deciding that "hmm, I'm tired of losing, hold on let me get some of the best mfs I've ever had to completely destroy the alolan league"

[@Quizzicalotl]

@@Turtoile41Remember that the Alola League wasn't a thing when Ash first went there (which was for a temporary vacation with his mom), so if he was a sweat, he would have never even stayed.

[@Turtoile41]

@@Quizzicalotl If Ash was a sweat he would've probs won Unova league, which might just put a stop to his region hopping

[@laughterclub6449]

This is actually my favorite region tbh And ashs pokemons in alola region are op ... Ik people wanted the mature ash but that dumb but op ash is inevitable ❤😂 Alola is a great region as anime and also as games

[@adi_averbuch1943]

1:15 I SWEAR THE MOMENT I SAW ASH'S FACE IN S&N I WENT BACK AND WATCHED XY ALL OVER AGAIN😭 (I did end up watching S&M afterwards though, and It was pretty good)

[@piemoss1043]

I watched it during lockdown in 2020 and it brought me so much joy! It was so cozy and the sunny beaches made me feel on holiday even though I wasn't allowed to leave the house. It became my comfort anime and I still look at it fondly

[@CornyTheGoob]

BRO SUN AND MOON WAS LIKE THE FIRST POKEMON ANIME I EVER WATCHED THANK YOU FOR BRINGING BACK THE MEMORIES

[@gabusprimus1243]

Bruv, me and my sister ABSOLUTELY LOVED pokemon sun&moon, we watched it twice

[@Whos_this_goober]

*weakling.* *_I have watched it 3-4 times_*

[@gabusprimus1243]

@@Whos_this_goober bruh, i don't really care

[@Whos_this_goober]

@@gabusprimus1243 yeah I don't know what I was thinking, it was way funnier in my head

[@gabusprimus1243]

@@Whos_this_goober nah, its good bruh

[@Sinister_RD]

AMATEUR….I watched it 7 times…U GOT NOTHING ON ME

[@red.laser.]

I actually 100% agree with you.

[@gojoXroman]

its crazy when sun and moon came out and I saw so much hate for it but I absolutely loved it

[@cernanwinterfox85]

As a genwunner... sun and moon is my favourite pokemon series. The art style grows on you, and its delightfully silly most of the time, but also has some really good more serious episodes, and the character arcs are great.

[@days1182]

I remember watching it on vacation and i loved it, it was so good, alola also really matched the vine of the place where i was in

[@Glizzy_beqr]

Man i watched sun and moon AND I ENJOYED it SO MUCH BRO the battpe againts sogela or wahtever that lion thing was and the bat thing (i havent watched sun and moon in a while lol)

[@pokegamerboy17]

I've had the privilege of watching every episode of the Ash era in order, and every season is great in its own way (except for Best Wishes, but hey, it had some good moments)

[@cloadmario3263]

Just because you didn't watch this amazing series doesn't mean nobody did

[@catmanchamp2126]

bro i was'nt scared to try the new series once it came out even after i watched xy

[@bluenexus683]

I think if you just rated Sun and Moon on its own, without comparing to XYZ, you can really appreciate the slower pacing of the series that made it feel like a slice of life at times. The character development was great, topped off with really memorable moments throughout. Overall a really enjoyable watch! 😁