The latest Pokémon anime series is simply called Pocket Monsters, a direct reference to when the anime first began back in 1997. The setting takes place in all Pokémon regions to date, including Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos, Alola, Unova and Galar. Ash and Pikachu have returned and are joined by a new trainer named Go and his partner Scorbunny. The new series officially premiered on November 17, 2019. It turns out that Go is beating Ash when it comes to training in the new anime, as explained by the folks at Comic Book:
“With Go taking his first steps into becoming a Pokemon trainer, it seems like he’s had a much easier go at things than Ash once did. Episode 6 of the series sees Go go on a Pokemon catching spree now that his first Pokemon Scorbunny caught his eye, and now he’s on the journey to catching every single one. But it was a great example of just how much easier things are coming to Go than Ash, and he might just be better at training.
“Episode 6 sees Go fail at catching his first Pokemon, but he soon gets over this hurdle pretty quickly. Go quickly catches a Caterpie, then moves onto a Weedle, Metapod, and before Episode 6 is over, Go goes on to catch every Bug Pokemon from the Kanto region. This includes the tougher Pinsir and Scyther, which were a complete surprise as Go had to only really battle Scyther with Scorbunny in order to completely get the Bugs in the region.
“Seeing Go quickly catch on to how catching Pokemon is done, and Ash sit back and watch it all without catching any himself, is a good example of how Go is more adept at training than Ash in these early days. This is surely just Ash sitting back as he’s done plenty in the Kanto region thus far, but he soon needs to expand his team for this new series beyond Pikachu. The same goes for Go, who needs to learn the next step in being a trainer so he can truly outmatch Ash. After catching the Pokemon, he needs to make them great members of a larger team.”
Source: comicbook.com
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