I honestly love this series so much and definitely prefer it over Generations, Twilight Wings and Origins
With Generations there were many episodes that I just felt "this is cool" and was mostly enthralled by seeing game scenes animated then what the episode was showing, which was basically nothing but a cliffhanger
Evolutions ended on cliffhangers too but it told a story, this time by basing it around a character and telling a characters story
It wasn't just me being enthralled by how beautiful the animation looked or that we are getting game scenes animated, it was how good the story and character was. This being character based was the best decision. Darkest day being Galars episode but while we see the spectacle it's a character story of Leon showing his PTSD and how much the champion title means to him as he's losing it all. The Alola episode showing the incredible game writing by showing Lilies story of abuse and how she is ready to step up with Selene. Kalos I felt was weak in its writing in the episode too but it was still a character based episode on Lysandre. Unova on Ghetsis in one of the games best storylines, Sinnoh focused on Barry and putting him in a light which makes me appreciate him more, which is why I like that episode better then most, Hoenn focused on zinna, best girl who finally got animated. Johto was just fully creative, focused on the Kimono girls and the lore. Kanto ofc focused on Green.
Fully thinking about it, this is my ultimate episode ranking
1st is Unova with Ghetsis and just the stellar writing that is Unova
2nd is Alola with Lillie and her incredible story
3rd is Hoenn with the delta episode and Zinnia
4th is Galar with how well they dealt with Leon
5th is Johto for how creative and beautiful it was
6th is Sinnoh for making me care about Barry for once and showing why he's more then just a hyperactive kid, as well as capturing sinnoh perfectly
7th is Kanto for being a fun filled lighthearted episode, but ultimately weak in character writing, esp Green who could have been better
8th is Kalos which I still appreciate for seeing the game climax finally animated but ultimately which failed to give a proper story of Lysandre, it felt all over the place but I still liked it
Series ranking:
1) Evolutions
2) Twilight Wings
3) Origins
4) Generations