Okay, I started to re-wath indigo league, and all I can say is:

>>26502747
It's all nostalgia. It's just as bad as kiddy shounen series are today.

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>>26502772
bruh.

Skip ahead to DP. Then stop when you get to BW.

>>26502801
>Skipping Johto League, AG and Battle Frontier.

>>26502747
100% nostalgia goggles, I can hardly go 5 minutes before I start riffing on it like a madman.
>>26502801
I grew up with the Pokémon anime, and DP is the point where I'd say the show started getting bad. Gen 3's anime wasn't too good because of 4Kids' editing/censoring and questionable dub quality, but it had its moments. DP just felt hollow and empty to me, like the show was just going through its motions. Ironically, DP is my favorite game gen.

>>26502747
Nostalgia. Watch XY for good stuff instead.

>>26502812
If he doesn't like the OS, I didn't think he'd like Johto. But yeah, starting at AG is okay.

Nostalgiafaggotry aside, the dub was always a low budget, low quality production that people mostly like today because of nostalgic affection for the voices and acting.

>>26502798
That was exactly what i was comparing it to. Haha.

>>26502936

Yo-kai Watch has an average score on IMDB.

>>26502747
I don't think you're missing anything. The same thing happened to me, I can't even get any enjoyment out of rewatching the movies, let alone the TV series. It's the most basic form of "monster of the week" show, with little to no development or direction. Maybe all it's charm is lost on me as an adult, but I don't know, the games sure never lost theirs. I feel that even back then, you watched it to see animated pokémon and nothing else.

>>26502857
>DP just felt hollow and empty to me, like the show was just going through its motions

That's how I felt about the actual games, funny enough. Pokémon never felt more stale.

As for the show itself, DP is where I stopped watching, although it wasn't due to any change in quality, I just got tired of following it. People who did watch it say it was one of the best ones, so I don't know.

>>26502952
If pokemon came out today it would likely be comparably reviewed, honestly.

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>Electric Shock Showdown
>Battle Aboard the St. Anne
>Pokemon Shipwreck
>Ghost of Maiden's Peak
>The Punchy Pokemon
>Flame Pokemon-athon
>Sparks Fly for Magmemite
>Holy Matrimony

I found the first seasons to be more creative with how they would introduce new Pokemon in the show. The show got really dull when the writers got formulaic.
>look at this trainer and its Pokemon
>Pokemon has problem
>lets try to fix problem
>problem cant be fixed
>Team Rocket tries to steal Pokemon and Pikachu with Dr. Robotnik style robot usually based on a Pokemon or giant rubber gloves
>Pokemon of the week solves its own problem
>Pikachu thunderbolt
>Our heroes say goodbye to their new friends and make empty promises to see them again
>To be continued

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This guy was what made DP great.