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The {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} had less "filler" episodes than the previous two sagas, ''Johto League'' and ''Advanced Generation'', however it is occasionally criticized for the year long gap between Ash's [[DP127|seventh]] and [[DP179|eighth]] Gym battles. It is often alternatively seen that due to the vast supporting cast featured in Sinnoh, and the focus on character development in humans and Pokémon, the episodes which are deemed "filler" are not exactly so. | The {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} had less "filler" episodes than the previous two sagas, ''Johto League'' and ''Advanced Generation'', however it is occasionally criticized for the year long gap between Ash's [[DP127|seventh]] and [[DP179|eighth]] Gym battles. It is often alternatively seen that due to the vast supporting cast featured in Sinnoh, and the focus on character development in humans and Pokémon, the episodes which are deemed "filler" are not exactly so. | ||
The {{series|Best Wishes}} also had less "filler" episodes than previous sagas, mainly due to the speed of the series and the focus on character development, similar to the Diamond & Pearl series. Another "filler season", the [[Decolore Islands|Decolore]] Adventures, was released towards the end of the Best Wishes series. However, unlike previous "filler seasons", this arc had much less major events due to the absence of any kind of League. The only important event that happened during this arc was {{an|Professor Oak}} catching a {{TP|Professor Oak|Rotom}}. Similarly to the ''Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands'', this arc was likely made to buy time for the release of the next games, in this case, [[Pokémon X and Y]]. | The {{series|Best Wishes}} also had less "filler" episodes than previous sagas, mainly due to the speed of the series and the focus on character development, similar to the Diamond & Pearl series. Another "filler season", the [[Decolore Islands|Decolore]] Adventures, was released towards the end of the Best Wishes series. However, unlike previous "filler seasons", this arc had much less major events due to the absence of any kind of League. The only important event that happened during this arc was {{an|Professor Oak}} catching a {{TP|Professor Oak|Rotom}}. Similarly to the ''Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands'', this arc was likely made to buy time for the release of the next games, in this case, [[Pokémon X and Y]]. | ||
The {{series|X & Y}} has had it's fair share of filler episodes | |||
One can argue that there are no filler episodes in the Pokémon anime, as every main story episode is another step on Ash's journey, while every side story episode focuses on character development and showing off new Pokémon caught by recurring or supporting characters. | One can argue that there are no filler episodes in the Pokémon anime, as every main story episode is another step on Ash's journey, while every side story episode focuses on character development and showing off new Pokémon caught by recurring or supporting characters. | ||