As the title says, what do you think are the 3 best and worst things about each saga so far? Here are mine (not necessarily in particular order):
Indigo
Best:
1. Original series that started the craze.
2. Many memorable episodes e.g. Pikachu's Goodbye, Bye Bye Butterfree, The Path to the Pokemon League, etc.
3. Charizard!
Worst:
1. Ash not earning many of his badges 'properly'.
2. Ash and Gary didn't battle once despite being big rivals.
3. The nature of his loss to Richie.
Orange Islands
Best:
1. A nice short saga.
2. Ash actually winning a tournament.
3. Charizard finally obeying Ash.
Worst:
1. Brock was replaced (even though I didn't mind Tracy that much).
2. The gyms were not that interesting despite being different (I liked the last one though).
3. No evoutions (lol couldnt think of anything else).
Johto
Best:
1. Brock returning.
2. Ash defeating Gary.
3. Charizard returning despite being released.
Worst:
1. Too many boring fillers.
2. Only 1 evolution.
3. Ash starting to lack a true rival as Gary started to change and not appear much.
Hoenn
Best:
1. Misty being replaced by May.
2. Contests were a good addition.
3. More evolutions.
Worst:
1. Ash lacking a true rival.
2. Max was annoying at times and should have got at least 1 pokemon.
3. Ash not using any of his old pokemon (except Pikachu).
Battle Frontier
Best:
1. Some really good battles.
2. Many of Ash's old pokemon used throughout the series.
3. Another 'victory' to go with Orange Islands.
Worst:
1. Max (see Hoenn Worst #2).
2. No sign of Glalie (only Hoenn pokemon not used during the entire saga).
3. Contests weren't as interesting as Hoenn in my opinion.
D/P
Best:
1. A true rival at last with Paul and also a comic relief rival with Barry.
2. Many epic battles including Ash vs Paul in the league.
3. A proper villain with Hunter J.
Worst:
1. A very long saga.
2. Lack of good rivals for Dawn.
3. Ash losing to an overpowered trainer in the league after such a great performance prior to his loss.
Best Wishes (So Far)
Best:
1. Much faster pacing.
2. Ash catching many pokemon.
3. Team Rocket not being annoying.
Worst:
1. Ash being significantly rebooted undoing all the progression made during the past few sagas.
2. No Brock (first time two brand new main characters).
3. Trip an inferior rival to Paul.
And to rank the sagas from best to worst:
1. D/P
2. Battle Frontier
3. Hoenn
4. Best Wishes (So Far)
5. Orange Islands
6. Indigo
7. Johto
Indigo
Best:
1. Original series that started the craze.
2. Many memorable episodes e.g. Pikachu's Goodbye, Bye Bye Butterfree, The Path to the Pokemon League, etc.
3. Charizard!
Worst:
1. Ash not earning many of his badges 'properly'.
2. Ash and Gary didn't battle once despite being big rivals.
3. The nature of his loss to Richie.
Orange Islands
Best:
1. A nice short saga.
2. Ash actually winning a tournament.
3. Charizard finally obeying Ash.
Worst:
1. Brock was replaced (even though I didn't mind Tracy that much).
2. The gyms were not that interesting despite being different (I liked the last one though).
3. No evoutions (lol couldnt think of anything else).
Johto
Best:
1. Brock returning.
2. Ash defeating Gary.
3. Charizard returning despite being released.
Worst:
1. Too many boring fillers.
2. Only 1 evolution.
3. Ash starting to lack a true rival as Gary started to change and not appear much.
Hoenn
Best:
1. Misty being replaced by May.
2. Contests were a good addition.
3. More evolutions.
Worst:
1. Ash lacking a true rival.
2. Max was annoying at times and should have got at least 1 pokemon.
3. Ash not using any of his old pokemon (except Pikachu).
Battle Frontier
Best:
1. Some really good battles.
2. Many of Ash's old pokemon used throughout the series.
3. Another 'victory' to go with Orange Islands.
Worst:
1. Max (see Hoenn Worst #2).
2. No sign of Glalie (only Hoenn pokemon not used during the entire saga).
3. Contests weren't as interesting as Hoenn in my opinion.
D/P
Best:
1. A true rival at last with Paul and also a comic relief rival with Barry.
2. Many epic battles including Ash vs Paul in the league.
3. A proper villain with Hunter J.
Worst:
1. A very long saga.
2. Lack of good rivals for Dawn.
3. Ash losing to an overpowered trainer in the league after such a great performance prior to his loss.
Best Wishes (So Far)
Best:
1. Much faster pacing.
2. Ash catching many pokemon.
3. Team Rocket not being annoying.
Worst:
1. Ash being significantly rebooted undoing all the progression made during the past few sagas.
2. No Brock (first time two brand new main characters).
3. Trip an inferior rival to Paul.
And to rank the sagas from best to worst:
1. D/P
2. Battle Frontier
3. Hoenn
4. Best Wishes (So Far)
5. Orange Islands
6. Indigo
7. Johto
