This installment in the Japanese animated franchise offers elaborate nonsense seemingly designed to torture parents. The animation remains rudimentary – most of
the characters look like they’re only half-drawn – while the hammering music and sound effects probably would alarm Amnesty International. As for the overriding concept of the Pokemon universe, in which kids train various creatures to partake in vicious battles, it seems to me to be a lovely way to introduce children to the sport of dogfighting.
