History FranchiseOriginalSin / InfinityTrainSeekerOfCrocus

** Due to Professor Cerise's early screentime being mostly dedicated to working with Ash and Goh, with only a few scenes showing him interacting with his family, ''Trail'' interpreted that as Professor Cerise being a [[ParentalNeglect neglectful father]] who never paid Chloe any attention. However, later episodes (including one that aired [[OutdatedByCanon less than]] ''[[OutdatedByCanon three weeks]]'' [[OutdatedByCanon after the fic started]]) showed Professor Cerise being a {{Good Parent|s}} to Chloe; listening to her problems, pushing her to come out of her shell, and giving good advice. Ironically, as Chloe grows more confident, Professor Cerise becomes worried that [[EmptyNest his daughter wasn't spending time with]] ''[[EmptyNest him]]''. Thus, when ''Crocus'' writes him as being unable to help Chloe, to the point of refusing to provide her therapy, it comes across as not just an outdated interpretation, but a malicious one, as they have to [[RonTheDeathEater make up reasons to keep hating him]].

** Chloe took quite a while to become friends with Ash, as opposed to his other female companions, with whom he was often able to connect right away, which ''Trail'' interpreted as Chloe not liking Ash simply because he didn't befriend her, and this was perceived as a character flaw on Ash's part. However, later episodes showed that Chloe was perfectly fine accompanying Ash on his adventures and when Chloe eventually got more focus episodes, Ash was more than willing to accompany her in those episodes, so ''Crocus'' trying to repeat this interpretation just leads to complaints. Also, ''Trail'' eventually concluded that Ash not noticing Chloe's pain was not a character flaw but rather him not being aware of how bad the situation was [[PoorCommunicationKills because no one told him about it]]. So ''Crocus'' trying to put more focus on this [[InformedFlaw "flaw"]], despite everyone acknowledging this as miscommunication, makes it seem like a superfluous idea that the story ''really'' shouldn't pay as much attention to considering how long and complex it already is.

* Quite a few complaints about ''Seeker of Crocus'' that the readers were fine with in older ''Blossomverse'' works stem from the time period that the stories were written compared to how far along ''[[Anime/PokemonJourneysTheSeries Pokémon Journeys]]'' was. ''Blossoming Trail'' started a few days before [[Recap/PokemonS23E29TheresANewKidInTown Chloe’s first focus episode aired]], so there was little known about her and her relationship with other characters, so the story got away with many uncharitable interpretations with the absence of evidence. ''Seeker of Crocus'' meanwhile, started over a full year later, after many more ''Journeys'' episodes aired, and continued well after ''Journeys'' ended, meaning that many old interpretations that this story repeats (or makes worse) are OutdatedByCanon and/or more obviously made due to spite.
** Despite Goh being stated to be Chloe’s friend, most of his early screentime in ''Journeys'' is focused on his relationship with either his Pokémon or Ash. So, ''Trail'' took the interpretation that Goh was a FalseFriend to Chloe, and cared more about catching Pokémon, globetrotting with Ash, and searching for Mew that hanging out with Chloe. However, as ''Journeys'' continued, Goh and Chloe eventually received episodes where they work together, their friendship is shown, and Goh had proven to be capable of calmly listening to her and validating her feelings. Thus, when this story focuses on scenes such as Goh not bothering to attend Chloe’s birthday celebration (especially with the implication that she never even ''wanted'' him there, let alone invited him in the first place), it feels like an outdated, mean-spirited interpretation of the character.
** Chloe took quite a while to connect with Ash, as opposed to his other female companions, who he was often able to connect with quickly, so ''Trail'' took the interpretation that Chloe did not enjoy Ash's company simply because he barely tried to connect with her and not thinking about what she wanted, and this was perceived as a character flaw on Ash's part. However, later episodes showed that Chloe was perfectly fine accompanying Ash on his adventures and when Chloe eventually got more focus episodes, Ash was more than willing to accompany her in those episodes, so ''Crocus'' trying to repeat this interpretation just leads to complaints. Also, ''Trail'' eventually concluded that Ash not noticing Chloe's pain was not a character flaw but rather him not being aware of how bad the situation was [[PoorCommunicationKills because no one told him about it]]. So ''Crocus'' trying to put more focus on this [[InformedFlaw "flaw"]], despite everyone acknowledging this as miscommunication, makes it seem like a superfluous idea that the story ''really'' shouldn't pay as much attention to considering how long and complex it already is.

* The return of the ‘Goh should go to school more’ plotline, already tired in the original continuity where the idea was seen as hackney because it was never for Goh’s benefit, only how it would benefit Chloe’s, returns in Crocus with further problems. While already ignoring the fact that, like Ash, Goh has a job outside of school without ever properly explaining why Goh has to worry about school but not Ash and the other trainers (beyond how it ties into Chloe), the fact that ''Crocus'' doesn’t even given even half the effort ''Trail'' went into suggesting Goh was having grade problems and brings the idea back in later just has the already disliked plot element make even less sense and just seem to be used a way to limit what Goh can do in the future entirely because it ties back into and benefits Chloe.