>>57999192
i don't really like most pokemon media because i think they're really boring. i thought origins was okay, but shorter anime like generations or evolutions are kind of a chore to watch, at least not to me but maybe it has its fans

however, there was recently a pokemon short released called "Chimchar & The Newbie Pokémon Researcher". this might not seem like much, but it was honestly the best pokemon media ive watched. it really did make pokemon feel real and mystical and it was explaining pokemon behaviors. i do recommend people watching it because that'll make my point much clearer

i think for a kodomo anime like pokemon, horizons doesn't really work. what i do think could've worked is in journeys, they sometimes had these episodes that were split into two different stories. i think if you have one focusing on journeying/collecting badges and a b story where its just studying pokemon and learning about them, i do think you'd have a formula that would still stick. its not the kind of anime id watch, but i do think it would generally just work for kids

i do think a lot of people especially the writers were sick of ash so have him grow up and hang around with the new kid or some shit like picrel