1. Pokemon doesn't have filler episodes.
2. Even if it WAS filler, that's no excuse. It is still a canon episode of XYZ that acts as a point of development for the characters on their journey. You can't just say "this one doesn't count" to excuse poor writing.
#anipoke
This is a nitpick from a filler episode. Fillers in Pokémon have been characterized as episodes that don’t usually matter to the rest of the story.
This one off episode that’s never mentioned again isn’t strong proof of character regression.
The Serena cosplaying as Ash episode directly contradicts this notion though.
It's an extremely weird episode for Serena that makes her feel like she's regressed to an even less mature spot she was at the start of the series happening dangerously close to the end of it.
if fictional characters cause you REAL emotional distress pls take a break bc that’s not healthy at all and i don’t mean it in a mean way, fandom spaces are for having fun and i think we all deserve it
mind you, greninja saved the world from dictatorship and had to leave ash because he decided that he wanted to protect the people, and yall are calling him israeli?
Iris managing to get in the Masters 8 without using Dynamax or a mega evolution is so based
Showing real skill as a trainer no need for any fancy gimmicks to win matches just pure power