[Ape]

It seems like a season that is about 90% filler and 10% plot. Which I suppose does help it tie in when it needs to but the trials feel quite quick and any time there's plot going on, after a few episodes the series is back to how it was before.

That said, the recent episodes (effectively the start of the "new" season) do seem to be changing things up a bit by gradually including new elements. I also think the Bewear that takes Team Rocket back is surprisingly innovative and has yet to show any signs of slowing down. And now we find out this Bewear is actually a female, and it's the mother of a Stufful that was at the Aether Foundation (Stufful playing with the copter to fly them back was so funny).

Out of all the seasons though, I feel in this one especially EVERY Pokemon that Ash has is chosen for promotional reasons, even if they are only temporary like Poipole. But then you've got the Dusk Form Lycanroc which is a walking Ultra ad.

On a different subject, I have skipped Pokemon Let's Go. I have decided that I am better off waiting for Gen 8 on the Switch to come out next year because Let's Go is a Pokemon game that I don't really feel is aimed at someone who has played the series to death.