So I've been meaning to talk about this for a little while and I'm finally getting around to it. No this isn't the chapter I mentioned two chapters ago. I'm still too lazy for that.

No I'm explaining why Gen 7's anime changed up the art style drastically. No it wasn't Disney, Pokemon simply switched over to them for reasons I don't know. Instead I will be providing you with what I think is the reason for the change, DISCLAIMER: NONE OF THIS IS CONFIRMED, JUST HIGHLY PROBABLE. 

So why is Pokemon going from awesome anime badassary to... ALOLA!

Well you see folks, Pokemon has a rival in Japan. One that is giving it a run for its money. And that is Yo Kai Watch. Yeah that game with the weird commercials that nobody played, well its an extremely popular RPG in Japan. We don't understand a lot of the Yo Kai since they're based off Japanese myths of Yo Kai. We Americans aren't exactly well educated in those myths. Minus Kappa. Everyone knows about the kappa.

So Yo Kai Watch also has a TV show, and its also incredibly popular in Japan. So guess what Game Freak did, they changed the art style to make it more similar to Yo Kai Watch. What about that map at the bottom screen you had in gen 7 with the flags? Yo Kai watch did that years ago. 

Personally I think a lot of the things we've been wanting like the removal of HMs happened because Sun and Moon needed to win people back from Yo Kai Watch 3, which launched in summer of 2016  in Japan. America had also gotten their first taste of Yo Kai watch in the first game, which was localized in 2015. Then the sequel localized in 2016. So Game Freak had a lot to keep up with, I haven't played Yo Kai Watch 3(LOCALIZE IT!) but I think Sun and Moon beat them. 

So basically, our detailed art style was sacrificed to make the show more likable, since silliness is the big thing in Yo Kai Watch. So the anime became Ash getting attacked by EVERYTHING!

In the end it wasn't Disney who ruined the anime, it was Japan's love of Yo Kai Watch. So that's all, bye!