The position of the Rockets in Pokemon Sun and Moon animation is much lower than before, and the number of appearances (only half in the early years) and quality are greatly reduced. The reason is that the function of the rocket is being replaced by new characters in the sun and moon animation. Although I am also a fan of the real protagonist trio, I still have to admit that their scenes are constantly squeezed and their roles in the plot are far less than before. First of all, let's talk about the decline of the plot status and scene shrinkage of the Rocket Trio: The decline of the Rocket Trio in Sun Moon Animation is really unprecedented, which is embodied in the number and quality of appearances: As for the number of appearances, as of July 20th, 20 17, Sun Moon Animation * * * has 34 episodes of animation, of which the rocket only appeared 18. Let's sum up what can happen to all generations of rockets in the first 34 episodes. Let's compare the gap: 1. Wuyin (EP) comes from Bao! I bet it's you! From "Pocket Dragon's Lullaby" to ***34 episodes, the Rockets appeared in 33 episodes. Since the first appearance of "The Battle of Baokemeng Center", no animation episode was absent, and the appearance rate was as high as 97%. 2. "New Land! New adventure! From "The First Treasure Dream" to ***34 episodes, Rocket * * * appeared in 34 episodes, all of which appeared, and the appearance rate was 100%. 3. Pearl Diamond (DP) starts from "Depart! Shuang Ye Town to Zhensha Town! " "Buizel here! The strongest road! " ***34 episodes, the rockets appeared in 34 episodes, all of them appeared, and the appearance rate was 100%. 4. Super Wish (BW) comes from Go to He Zhong! The figure of Zekrom! ""Roggenrola has arrived! Fire a shiny electric cannon! ! "***34 episodes, 23 episodes of rocket appearance, is the lowest episode of Sun Moon animation in past dynasties, and the appearance rate is still 67.6%. 5. The 5.XY article comes from Arriving in Carlos! The beginning of dreams and adventures! "to" Super Lucario vs Super Big Mouth Frog! The shackles of super evolution! " ***34 episodes, the rocket appeared in 26 episodes, and the appearance rate was 76.5%. 6. Sun and Moon (SM) from arora! The original island and the original pockmarked dream! ! "In order to" the war of flames "! Quack, quack, appear! ! ***34 episodes, the rocket appeared 18 episodes, and the appearance rate was only 52.9%. At present, Sun Moon animation is the Pokemon animation chapter with the lowest rocket appearance rate and presence. No one. I don't know if it will last forever, but it is absolutely unprecedented. In the Sun and Moon animation, the appearance words and pictures of the Rockets have become cool, but they can't change their declining position in the plot and the fact that they are occupied by other plots. Musashi, Kojiro and Meow appeared in almost every episode of the first three generations, but their activity began to decline in BW articles, but they were still the most important supporting roles. But in the Sun and Moon animation, only half of them appeared, far less than other supporting roles, and even less than Dr. Kukuy's role in promoting the plot. In the sun and moon animation, the participation of rockets in the plot is very low. 52.9% of the appearances, there are many appearances that leave, and the sense of existence is much lower than before. Put it into a table and you can see a bigger gap. However, the low sense of existence comes not only from the number of appearances, but also from the quality of appearances: in the few appearances in Sun Moon Animation, the rocket is rarely active, and many appearances are "invalid appearances" that are not helpful to the plot and plot; in Sun Moon Animation, the rocket appeared in the rolling hills and other plots just to show his face, and then was quickly taken away by the bear, which was neither funny nor promoted, and the importance of the plot was far behind the previous one. After Wuyin, the rocket basically no longer assumes the role of a pure villain, but a "functional" supporting group, playing a variety of "plot lubricants" and playing a huge role in adjusting the plot before Sun Moon Animation. In addition to the villain, there are several aspects: first, create an enemy with the same * * * to reconcile the elves/humans who have had misunderstandings and conflicts. While the rocket acts as a villain, it can reconcile the original conflict between elves and human beings by confronting the rocket. In Yin Mu, there are serious misunderstandings and conflicts between Xiao Zhi and the Rockets, between DP, Koda Duck and the leading group, and between AG, Sunstone and villagers, but they have all been clarified in the confrontation with the Rockets. The second type, commonly known as "transmitting experience", allows elves and humans who could not have evolved or had growth restrictions (such as knots) to overcome themselves at the critical moment against rockets. In fact, the evolution of countless elves and the acquisition of skills were all defeated by rockets. The third is to act as a strong enemy, create chaos, highlight the protagonist and promote the development of the plot. For example, Musashi will take part in the gorgeous competition, and Kojiro will take part in the Fantasy Ring Competition in the Wind, creating ups and downs in the plot. Therefore, although the attributes of villains have weakened after the rocket was not printed, villains still play an important role in Pokemon's animated stories. The development of the plot needs rockets as "lubricants". However, due to the huge expansion of skull and bones, Lotom picture books and Xiao Zhi, these functions of the Rockets were partially replaced, and their position in the plot further declined. Comparatively speaking, although the appearance rate of Rockets in BW was the lowest before the launch of Sun Moon Animation, its appearance efficiency and quality were much higher than that of Sun Moon Animation. Due to the natural causes of the earthquake in Japan, the appearance time of the plasma cluster was revised (it didn't appear until the second season). In the first season, the main line of BW article was completely taken away by the Rockets. From meteorites to insect disasters in Feiyun, from Dr. Siegel's research to storm planning and Sakaguchi's evacuation, the Rockets played a very high-quality role in the plot. In contrast, the appearance of rockets in Sun Moon animation is really much weaker. In addition to daily appearances, the role of playing an opponent in a baseball game is far from being compared with the original. Objectively speaking, rockets have also played some important roles in the sun and moon animation. What's more important is the episode of meow in When the Fire is gone, and Lillie and Vulpix! The crystallization of courage! "Through persecution, Lillie's customer service is afraid to hug white people, open their hearts and so on. But relatively speaking, the importance and scene of the Rockets have been greatly compressed, far less than those years. Let's talk about the plot position of the Rocket Trio and the reason why the scene has shrunk: after the rocket has no seal, the meaning of the villain gradually decreases, and it has always been a functional role (as mentioned above), but many functions in the Sun Moon animation are being replaced by other roles, which leads to the decline of the scene and the decrease of appearances. On the one hand, as a "coordinator" between humans and elves, Meow Meow was partially replaced by Lotom's picture book. Meow meow has the dual attributes of elves and human beings, and can build a communication bridge between elves and human beings (see various translations for details). While understanding elves, she can also speak human language and act as a commentator and translator for the audience. This Lotom illustration partially meets this demand. It not only introduces the elves to the audience and acts as a commentator, but also explains Xiao Zhi's battle in human language and supplements the plot. On the other hand, the function of the daily villain of the Rockets was partially replaced by skull and bones. It is not exactly the same as the villains such as magma group, flood group, galaxy group and plasma group in past dynasties, but it is slightly different from those groups that are closely organized and have the same "beliefs", struggle program and long-term planning. Skull and bones is more like a used gang organization, which overlaps with the daily villains of the Rockets, and is also in line with the animation style of Sun Moon itself. The reason why the daily villains of Rocket can coexist with the villains of later generations is that their roles do not overlap. Groups such as Galaxy Group and Plasma Group will attack cities, but they won't bully children and do this much ado about nothing because they have bigger plans. However, skull and bones and the Rockets trio overlap in some positions, and they can also play daily villains. Therefore, the decline of the role of the rocket in animation and the decline of the importance of the plot are all caused by the substitution of the role for some of its own functions in Sun and Moon animation. Finally, personally, I think that the position of rockets in the Sun-Moon animation will further decline in the future. At present, most of the appearances of the Rockets are concentrated in the first 20 episodes, and gradually fade out after 20 episodes. Now, especially after 30 episodes, the main story of Sun Moon animation has been obviously accelerated, and the rocket scene may be further compressed. After going to Akara Island, one episode completed the chapter of Ohana Farm, one episode completed the gurgling hills, and one episode completed the Villa volcano. At this rate, the jungle will be finished soon. In the future, rockets are worth looking forward to. Maybe it's just the mystery of part Q. After the launch of Ethereum, the Rocket Trio will further fade out of the plot.