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==Purpose== | ==Purpose== | ||
In manga-based anime fillers have been used to put distance between the anime and its source material, preventing an overlap which would cause trouble for both forms of the series. Filler episodes may follow a formulaic (and often predictable) plot, loosely based on a main episode, which will either enter the backstory of a certain aspect of a show or tell a completely new tale involving the main or supporting and even one-shot characters from previous episodes. Fillers also may introduce aspects that may complement or contradict the canon of the original source. It is not uncommon | In manga-based anime fillers have been used to put distance between the anime and its source material, preventing an overlap which would cause trouble for both forms of the series. Filler episodes may follow a formulaic (and often predictable) plot, loosely based on a main episode, which will either enter the backstory of a certain aspect of a show or tell a completely new tale involving the main or supporting and even one-shot characters from previous episodes. Fillers also may introduce aspects that may complement or contradict the canon of the original source. It is not uncommon for filler story arcs to be used within a series in order to fill an episode count and subsequently build up to a main story arc. | ||
==In Pokémon== | ==In Pokémon== | ||
''[[EP008|The Path to the Pokémon League]]'' is the first episode considered a "filler" episode in the Pokémon anime. The [[S02|Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands]] season is sometimes thought of as a filler arc. Despite this, {{Ash}} and {{an|Misty}} both obtain Pokémon they continue to use, though Ash's team is back to what it was at the end of Kanto when he travels to Johto. Many other important events also occur during this saga, for example {{AP|Charizard}} beginning to obey Ash. | ''[[EP008|The Path to the Pokémon League]]'' is the first episode considered a "filler" episode in the Pokémon anime. The [[S02|Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands]] season is sometimes thought of as a filler arc. Despite this, {{Ash}} and {{an|Misty}} both obtain Pokémon they continue to use, though Ash's team is back to what it was at the end of Kanto when he travels to Johto. Many other important events also occur during this saga, for example {{AP|Charizard}} beginning to obey Ash. | ||
Infamously, the [[S03|third]], [[S04|fourth]], and [[S05|fifth]] seasons set in the [[Johto]] region | Infamously, the [[S03|third]], [[S04|fourth]], and [[S05|fifth]] seasons set in the [[Johto]] region contain the most "filler episodes" of any saga. The arcs also served as a way to buy time for the releases of {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} and were possibly used after the [[GS Ball]], which was planned to consume a large portion of Johto's story, became a {{wp|MacGuffin|canceled plot device}}. | ||
When the {{series|Advanced Generation}} started, filler episodes were reduced due to the introduction of [[Pokémon Contests]]. As with the Kanto saga, however, Hoenn was followed by what some consider a "filler arc", ''[[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]]'', which built up for the arc corresponding to {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. Despite some considering ''Pokémon: Battle Frontier'' a "filler arc", many important events took place within the season, similarly to ''Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands''. | When the {{series|Advanced Generation}} started, filler episodes were reduced due to the introduction of [[Pokémon Contests]]. As with the Kanto saga, however, Hoenn was followed by what some consider a "filler arc", ''[[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]]'', which built up for the arc corresponding to {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. Despite some considering ''Pokémon: Battle Frontier'' a "filler arc", many important events took place within the season, similarly to ''Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands''. | ||