>>59354191
they dont do episodes like this in the main anime, the closest thing are poketoons

Pidge

godspeed pidge

>>59354196
The last few movies had high-impact emotional moments, but granted it's not part of the TV series.

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>>59354191
I wouldn't give a damn about that Pidgey, but I'd kill to have a Pudgy.

>>59354196
Unironically true. IDK why or how the anime became so souless and too sweet. You don't have stuff like this and instead play it like straight shounens.

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>watching Orville inspires the pudgy pidgey to fly again
They don't make em like they used to

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>>59354191
Waching Uma Musume season 2 gave me a similar feeling. Something about going beyond the limits even when it's unreasonable.
I recommend it.

>>59354263
>>59354239
yep even nips says this reason the anime and the movies are dead and not popular anymore, they are tired original characters too

>>59354409
To be fair, the OP posted an episode from when Pokemon as a whole was at an absolute low point in popularity. The anime never reached the popularity that the Indigo League had ever again.

>>59354196
The anime is made to advertise new forms/mons, plot is a distant afterthought.