Pokémon XYZ was highly anticipated by the fandom. With the first episode, I had really high hopes. Although the XY arc isn't the best, XYZ proved me wrong. However, this is when the season starts to fail. You see, Pokémon has way more episodes than The Simpsons, (which premiered in 1989, Pokémon premiered in 1997), so some episodes may get stale. This includes filler episodes, which I've always despised. I was relieved when they removed Pokémon Contests, which were just a waste of time. But when they decided to bring them back as Showcases, I was furious. Another major flaw is that Ash finally got to the finals of the Pokémon league, only for his Greninja to lose against a Charizard. And mind you, his Greninja took down a Sceptile and could stand Thunder Punches. Greninja clearly had the upper hand with his giant shuriken, but Charizard tanked him. This was when the series started to go downhill. And after Team Flare was defeated, Ash decided to release his Greninja. That was the final nail in the coffin. So, Pokémon XYZ was good, until the writers decided to troll the fandom.