Frankly, the obvious thing is that this animé had its fair share of filler episodes. What isn't obvious is that people see one episode as a filler, whilst another one would think otherwise, & vice versa.
To be honest, if any of these things happen in an episode, it requires my full attention:
- Gym Fights
- Contests
- Any other piece of competitive sport
- Full out war-zones
- A familiar face appearing, even if it is from the games
- A main character of the series aquiring a Pokémon for whatever reason
- One of the characters' Pokémon learning a new move &/or evolving
- The main characters get schooled on something, which is something that may not grab my attention
If none of these things happen in an episode, I label it as a filler.
Of course, there are some people here that beg to differ, & that's fine with me; you people are entitled to your own opinions as to what is a filler & what isn't.
Which goes to say, which qualities (or lack thereof) are present in a filler?
To be honest, if any of these things happen in an episode, it requires my full attention:
- Gym Fights
- Contests
- Any other piece of competitive sport
- Full out war-zones
- A familiar face appearing, even if it is from the games
- A main character of the series aquiring a Pokémon for whatever reason
- One of the characters' Pokémon learning a new move &/or evolving
- The main characters get schooled on something, which is something that may not grab my attention
If none of these things happen in an episode, I label it as a filler.
Of course, there are some people here that beg to differ, & that's fine with me; you people are entitled to your own opinions as to what is a filler & what isn't.
Which goes to say, which qualities (or lack thereof) are present in a filler?