I think this is supposed to be in Pokémon General...
But to answer your questions, Pokémon Special is set in a completely different universe from the anime, and is more like the games(not entirely, but heavily based on it). It's a lot more violent than the anime as well(as I can tell you saw =P). So there will be a few things that are different from what you know. You're just scratching the surface of the awesome that is PokeSpe :D