Were we WRONG about this?! 😲

I might just be a purist but I liked when Pokemon was more about the Pokemon part, less reliant on meme character expressions and made use of more kabuki-esque dramatic body responses to situations. Like don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with Sun and Moon, the series is great and some of the animations are peak (like the tooth brushing scene) and the story is as good as ever. But idk, I feel like changing the art style changed part of what I enjoyed about Pokemon. I liked that it still relied on a lot of 80s and 90s inspired designs, just with a more modern coat of paint. End of the day though, it’s Pokemon and I’ll love it regardless 😋

When I 1st saw the art style for Pokémon Sun and Moon, I thought it made sense

Pokemon Sun and Moon was the first series I've watched and fast forward years later, I know 1,025 pokemon by heart

I just think the hate was due to us having ended off XYZ easily a top anime series of Pokemon and one of ash's strongest so most it felt a drop I believe wtv they released it would of felt disappointing and like a quality drop

Honestly I thought this was an insane thing to complain about the whole time, but I'd also checked out of the Pokemon anime hard by then so I wasn't exactly the target audience lmao

Sun and moon was like the first Pokemon anime I truly watched since it was the only one on Netflix as a kid

The best season of the pokemon anime, such a fun and emotion ride. Also our Boi Ash finally became champions in his second home

It was the only Pokémon anime that made me come back

A close friend keeps me up to date on the Pokémon anime since I stopped watching it around Gen 3. Homie really grew to love Sun/Moon and it’s his favorite. Also is it a hot take to say X/Y had the best group? I love Brock but I feel like the X/Y gang had a fun dynamic overall.

I still TO THIS DAY cry at eps from sun and moon. It’s my comfort show and game it makes me very happy. Cause it also introduced me to my top favorite Mimikyu and I wouldn’t change it for anything.

I think it fits the series so well! I enjoy the art style

I'm still kinda hit or miss on the art style because when they want it to it looks so fucking good but other times it looks like a low budget children's cartoon (maybe because it is lol) but also back then the whiplash from XYZ to Sun and Moon was so drastic

Sun in Moon was the last good pokemon anime in the Ash era... Journeys ruined it

The only thing I was mad about was that Ash got tiny. I think the wacky animation should have come sooner. Way more fun than whatever they thought would sell the Pokemon anime originally.

I felt like sun and moon had an odd regression on ash's personal growth, I know there's some level or reset going between each Gen, but going from the x&y series to sun and moon felt more awkward than previously and that coupled with the art syle change put a lot of people off.

Honestly…

In my case I thought Studuo Ghibli took over the animation so I never really had a problem with the change.