Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying these were great episodes, it's just that I thought they were better filler than most of Sun and Moon's filler. Sun and Moon had it's thing it would do were it would just put one or two of the main characters into some random situation and watch it play out, without any sort of real plot, action, or climax. They also were reluctant to use characters and Pokémon of the day, which, in my opinion, made things less interesting, as I wasn't a giant fan of Sun and Moon's main cast. These two episodes at least had some plot and action to them, making them more tolerable to me. I still would say they were relatively mediocre filler episodes, but at the same time, I don't necessarily mind filler episodes, so long as they provide me with some actual plot and action. Oh, and Team Rocket goes a long way towards me enjoying a filler episode.
In short, I'd take these two episodes over "let's play Pokémon baseball" or "let's go to the mall" any day.