I would like if the next show would focus more on continuous story parts.
I will use SM and example.
PART 1 (Meet New friends) - 12 episodes
- First two episodes introductory to introduce the setting and characters
- There are 5 companions this time so use 2 episodes each to explore their characters and goals.
- Also have Tapu Koko slowly stalk Ash through this and next arc observing him before he appears in Arc 3.
- Show Rowlett as a background character
PART 2 (First Pokemon) 2 episodes -
- Ash encounters Rowlet, first episode is a meeting rowlet and finding a solution to the problem, second solving the problem (through battling of course)
- Ash will encounter TR here (why they are here and how they got their Pokemon will be explained in part 5)
- Establish litten as a background character
PART 3 (Enter Tapu koko) 2 episodes -
- Ash encounters Tapu Koko battles it get ass handed to him has training
- Next episode he rechallenges and battles Koko but Koko after a few minutes stops it and flies off leaving a Z-Ring with the crystal.
PART 4 (Learning about Z-Crystals) - 2 episodes
- Ash here learns of the Z-Crystals mechanics from Kukui and Kiawe and spends 1 episodes training
- Next episode challenging Kukui to a battle (establish Kukui as a bad ass battler here) to test out the Crystals power but it fails like in the anime leaving Ash a little depressed
- Ash says he won't give up till he succeeds and Kukui tells him maybe to try out the trials
- Introduce the Vuplix egg here don't focus too much on it and occasionally show the kids taking care of it in the background.
PART 5 (Flashback TR episode) - 1 episode
- Flashback of TR coming to Alola and establish their reason to come there (foreshadow Giovanii's intrests in Ultra Worm holes and UB
- They meet beware who was show in the first arc
- They encounter Ash during a trek through forest and you know what happens next. (Reached part 2)
PART 6 (The Kahuna and the Trial) - 2 epsiodes
- Ash encounters Hala in episode 1 where his character is established, same way as in the anime
- Ash says he wants to challenge Hala but he refuses telling he is a little busy and as offers to help
- And defeating gumshoos
- Next episode show Ash using a computer to study the Normalium Z and have the battle with Hala and defeat him. Same as in the anime
Part 7 (Lillie and the Egg) - 1 episode
- Have Lillie have to take the egg to the school having to go through renevations.
- Mallow is busy so Ash reluctanly (Because he want to train to use the Normalium Z with Rowlet) accompanies Lillie till Mallow gets back from the cafe.
- She feel bad that Ash had to abandon training and tells Ash to training with her butler.
- The rest is the episode is the same events from the anime
Not going to do the whole series but my point is continue each story part from Each other and atleast have one reference from the previous episode to establish continuity, SM does this a lot more than previous gens but not enough IMO.
Also if you want to establish plot points add them into and episode before you get to the episode where that plot point is addressed and explored and have them appear in some episodes