I only loved the first anime.Watch ash releasing pikachu then charizard then butterfree then splitting up with misty , and brock.Try not to cry.
How did an anime do that?One that was marketed to children!Why didn't they bring back misty , and brock?!?Brock is going to spend the rest of his life in the gym , and taking care of his family now.Misty still has regrets about leaving ash.WHY MAKE US FEEL THEY HAVE TO GO BACK TO THEIR LIVES MISERABLY!?!?Brock just got a few time living like the trainer he wanted to be , and Misty just got her bike back.
Ash became stupid.He didn't even get serious any more.He kept talking about how his hat was important , but just like that.He throws it as he travels.Team rocket no longer wants pikachu.Making the point of them encountering ash pointless coincidence.You aren't connected with ashes companions anymore.Not even him.Its like they all died , and these guys are their opposites.I like to think the series ended there , and Misty came back with ash , and so did brock.Butterfree came back with a family , and charizard came back from his training with the other charizards.Mewtwo , and mew fly over the world happily protecting pokemon.The forest pikachus come to join ash , and they all go on adventures IN KANTO.