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 ==In Pokémon==
 In the case of [[Pokémon]], the [[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|Orange Islands episodes]] are a filler arc, mainly used to delay the beginning of the Johto saga until {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} had been released.
-Infamously, the [[Pokémon: The Johto Journeys|third]], [[Pokémon: Johto League Champions|fourth]], and [[Pokémon: Master Quest|fifth]] seasons set in the [[Johto]] region are comprised of seemingly endless amounts of filler episodes with formulaic plots based on previous episodes.  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|useless plot device}}. It is sometimes thought that the Johto seasons have led to decline of the Pokémon anime itself, often referred to as the point when the series "{{wp|Jumping The Shark|jumped the shark}}".
 When the {{series|Advanced Generation}} started, filler episodes were reduced due to the introduction of [[Pokémon Contests]], causing many fans to declare it the best of the anime's arcs. As with the Kanto saga, however, Hoenn was followed by a filler arc, ''[[Pokémon: Battle Frontier]]'', which built up for the arc corresponding to {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}.