What is up with the new Pokemon Episodes?

I agree with u 100%! For me Pokemon was never the same after Dawn came into the picture. The episodes seemed to repeat themselves...nothing changed and no one grew throughout out the series :/ With Misty in the picture, it was all exciting and i really got to see her, Ash, and Brock develop and Team Rocket didn't get on my nerves as much :P That was my favorite era pf Pokemon and i also enjoyed it (bt not as much) when May and Max joined in. I haven't been able to catch the new episodes due to the fact that Dawn and Diamond and Pearl killed it for me and now i really don't have a motive to even try and watch it :/ I know its a show made for kids (im 16 right now) bt really...why must they always wonder who's "behind it" whenever something goes wrong?!?! Team Rocket's disguises are totally not convincing and im beginning to think that Pikachu's electric shocks have slowed down Ash's brain -_-