The composition of Ash's teams has changed so much now, that people don't want to see Ash's team with a lot of unevolved pokemon...now that more of Ash's pokemon evolve, many fans think his pokemon that evolve are instantly better than the unevolved ones...there's only certain pokemon of Ash's that will never evolve, but those pokemon don't seem to be too common...bulbasaur, squirtle, totodile, cyndaquil, corphish (for evil team reasons), obviously Pika...etc...
It's all about change with pokemon, but we keep some of the old gags...the TR getups are kinda similar to the past I guess...Pokemon coordinators, what's the next theme gonna be?? And then they throw things like the TR motto, and pika's ten thousand volts to keep up tied to the olden days, as if not much has changed...
A pokemon can't just be a powerful pokemon anymore...it has to undergo some kind of character development in order for it be good, or else it will be boring...Oh, and it must have a personality...to match the trainer, or compliment them...
Pokemon super contests...are nothing like the old ones...and that's all I'm gonna say about that...
IDK...Pokemon isn't something really to get exicted about for one as old as I, seeing it from day one...it's more of a show for younger kids, but I will watch it from time to time...