The "anime" seems to be very, very horrible after the first series, I am only a gen wunner when it comes to the show, I swear, at this point it's basically pokemon themed dora the explorer fanfic, where nothing bad/emotional/shocking happens ever, everyone ever is immortal and can jump 300+ feet into a hot airballoon if they "believe in themselves" enough.
Also let's not forget the multiple times dumbash's pikachu has beaten highly trained ground type pokemon through the miraculous power of "reasons".