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Post by Donkarasu on May 25, 2015 12:38:52 GMT -4
Valerie has a skill in speaking to Fairy-type Pokémon by talking just like them. It's cute when she is imitating their voices. There's going to be an episode about a festival for Flying-types? I smell one Talonflame coming up. No you can't, nobody should be speculating this. Because you all saw the poster for the new mini movie long before that:  Also it would not make sense because Jessie's Pumpkaboo hasn't evolved yet and it's a Gourgeist in the new ending. It's very obvious from the title and summary Noibat is the main focus of that episode (with it still learning how to fly). |
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Post by SeriousJupiter on May 25, 2015 13:38:40 GMT -4
For some reason, I forgot about the new credits when I wrote that comment, but I wasn't being 100% serious anyway. However, it certainly would have been logical for Fletchinder to evolve in that episode, because ALL of Ash's bird Pokémon have evolved in episodes about Flying-types before. Well, except Pidove. She evolved in an episode about bugs.
I just saw the latest episode and it was adorable. I agree with you, Valerie is cute when she's talking to fairies and of course she's cute all the time anyway. Two of the Furisode Girls looked oddly sinister when they were spying on Serena and Bonnie, but luckily they just wanted them to model at the fashion show. Scottie was an adorable rookie and for once I'm glad that a battle got interrupted, because imagine how embarrassing it would have been if Ash had beaten both of Scottie's Pokémon and then he couldn't have accepted Valerie's unexpected challenge right in the middle of the fashion show. (Of course, it was still pretty embarrassing for him to use a Dragon-type against a Fairy-type, but it's not like he had any choice.)
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Post by Donkarasu on May 26, 2015 5:33:53 GMT -4
I want to say I'm happy that Ikue Ōtani got her first human role in Pokèmon as Shouta (and he's a recurring one)· Previously she has only voiced Pokèmon in the show, we all mainly knowing her as the voice of Satoshi's Pikachu. I sure hope so, it'd be so disappointing if Ash meets Alain and gets nothing out of it beyond gushing over Charizard X. I'm not saying he needs get Charizardite Y right away (or even keep it with him during his main journey, he could send it back to Oak's), but at least start his journey for it. Something I forgot; Why only get excited for this? Why not the obvious outcome with a certain man Alain is working with appearing along with a certain team? |
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Post by Donkarasu on May 27, 2015 6:21:58 GMT -4
A new title- XY082: A Fierce Fight at the Ball Factory! Pikachu VS Nyasu!!The main thing people will ask is "Will the Flare Gang be there?" |
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Post by SeriousJupiter on May 27, 2015 7:44:32 GMT -4
And the sad answer is "Probably not." It looks to me like they're doing the same mistake they did in BW by saving all the Team stuff until after the League. And even if I'm wrong and Team Flare appears before the League, it'll still be too late. Lysandre is interesting and all, but I've wanted to see his crazy minions in tacky red suits for ages, dammit!
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Post by Donkarasu on May 27, 2015 18:15:29 GMT -4
Summary and voice cast for XY075- Shouta knows Daigo? I thought Shouta might be from the Houen region (with him having a Kimori/Juptile and Tatsubay) and now it seems to be possible. And the sad answer is "Probably not." It looks to me like they're doing the same mistake they did in BW by saving all the Team stuff until after the League. And even if I'm wrong and Team Flare appears before the League, it'll still be too late. Lysandre is interesting and all, but I've wanted to see his crazy minions in tacky red suits for ages, dammit! You would have noticed that they have been going by these Gym Battles rather fast, except this won't happen with Wulfric as he's not in the current intro. This means the gap between his Gym battle will be longer and before that the opening hints at Ash and Alain meeting which could lead up to.... you know. (Reminder that the fourth part of The Strongest Mega Evolution will air this Autumn in Japan, the question is if Ash and Alain will meet before or after that) |
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Post by Donkarasu on May 28, 2015 7:54:24 GMT -4
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Post by SeriousJupiter on May 28, 2015 15:40:02 GMT -4
So, how'd you like the latest Gym Battle? I was very impressed with Ash once again. Of course, one could argue that he had a huge advantage from the beginning, since he used a Fire-type with a Steel-type attack against Fairy-types and also because Valerie's main Pokémon was a puny Spritzee, but he beat her fair and square and used some creative strategies during the battle to boot. If I have something bad to say about the battle, it's the fact that it was only two-on-two and I really have no idea why the writers decided to make a frickin' Spritzee Valerie's "strongest" Pokémon. It reminded me of Ash's awful battle against Elesa and her Tynamo, but thankfully Spritzee at least used more than one move and didn't go down from one attack.
Sylveon versus Fletchinder was rather straight-forward. I knew for sure that Fletchinder would win based on all the previews, but when Sylveon wrapped its feelers around him and spun him around for like five minutes, I couldn't help wondering how the hell didn't Fletchinder get so dizzy that he would be unable to continue the battle. I suppose Flying-types simply are able to recover quickly from things like that thanks to their great sense of direction or something. Still, I think Ash was lucky that his plan worked when he ordered Flame Charge.
Spritzee versus Fletchinder was much more interesting. For a moment, I feared that Ash had completely forgotten how Trick Room works, so I basically fell for his plan just like everyone else in the episode. Ash knew that Spritzee's attacks wouldn't KO Fletchinder before Trick Room ended, so when it did, Fletchinder was faster than ever. So it's really too bad he lost, but at least he got one good hit in and that's all that counts.
Finally, Spritzee versus the Forest Champion. Hawlucha's winning record is not quite as impressive as it should be, but come on, he's a badass wrestler and his opponent was a cute, pink, nice-smelling baby bird. I could end this battle's analysis right there, but I choose not to. After Hawlucha took Spritzee's first Moonblast like it was nothing, I knew there was no hope for Valerie and her pet bird anymore, even with Trick Room. Sure, Trick Room might have made things harder for Ash, but he actually found a way to break through it by attacking its walls with a super-effective attack against the Psychic-type. Naturally, it's impossible to do that in the games, but that doesn't matter at all, because as far as I'm concerned, it makes sense and it was a brilliant strategy. Judging from the look on Valerie's face, I'd say she had never seen anyone else pull it off before and that just makes it even more awesome. (I wonder when did Hawlucha learn X-Scissor, though. I must assume that Ash taught him that move off-screen, because otherwise it would have been an asspull like the ones in the Original Series where the main characters' Pokémon learned new moves out of thin air whenever they wanted and never used them again after that.) After the one thing that might have saved them was destroyed, Valerie and Spritzee had no choice but to receive the asskicking of their lives and it was glorious. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against Valerie, but she kind of had that coming, just like Elesa and her Tynamo. Enough with the Gym Leaders' first stage main Pokémon!
I'm looking forward to the next episode with great expectations. I'll most likely write a proper comment about it as well. Scottie is an awesome character, much better than most other rookie Trainers we've seen. He's from Hoenn and he basically is to Ash what Wally was to Brendan/May in the games and I love it. I trust he'll eventually become just as powerful as Wally did.
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Post by Donkarasu on May 28, 2015 18:51:44 GMT -4
I'm not good at discussing fights, so I'll just say it was a good battle and I like that they played Luchabre's Forest Champion theme during his shining moment. So Satoshi's main rivals all have names starting with "Sh": Shigeru, Shinji and Shooty. And now we have a kid called Shōta who is showing signs of becoming Satohis's next rival, if Shōta is the main rival he'll be first one who doesn't act like a jerk to Satoshi. Although if that ends up being true, then it's disappointing TPCI gave him the common "English name which contains the first letter from the Japanese name" in the English dub, because Ash's previous main rivals have English names with no similarities to their Japanese ones (okay, Shooty and Trip are kind of similar; both of those names have something to do with cameras). I like Shōta, but people on the Serebii forums almost put me off him for only comparing him with that one Best Wishes rival who they can never shut up about. Enough with the Gym Leaders' first stage main Pokémon! Why? This is not the games. If having a strong basic form Pokémon works for trainers and early Gym Leaders in the anime, then it does for later Gym Leaders. A reminder that Millefeui will have a new voice actress in Japan due to the problems which concerned her original VA, Saori Hayashi, whom retried from voice acting. |
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Post by Donkarasu on May 30, 2015 12:08:28 GMT -4
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Post by Donkarasu on Jun 3, 2015 16:26:14 GMT -4
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Post by SeriousJupiter on Jun 4, 2015 16:39:29 GMT -4
The new episode was certainly action-packed and had lots of great moments. Poor Scottie, he simply was no match for Ash yet. I actually had no idea what his third Pokémon was before I saw it in the episode, and once I saw it was a Slurpuff, I thought Scottie might at least have a small chance with one of Ash's Pokémon in their battle. How very wrong I was. Sure, Slurpuff is fully evolved, but that means jack shit if it's slow and at a low level against a fast and highly powerful Pokémon with much more battling experience. Hawlucha has really stepped up his game lately, I love it. I guess I have to give Scottie some credit for somehow managing to teach Slurpuff Electro Ball, though. Treecko's evolution was another thing that I sort of expected to turn things around for Scottie right at the end of the battle. I'm not sure if I should be happy or disappointed that I was wrong. I've said many times that I'm tired of Pokémon gaining superpowers right after evolving and instantly winning the battles they were in when they evolved, but this time I think I actually wouldn't have minded. Of course, even if Grovyle's attacks did gain an unnatural power boost, it didn't matter because it didn't land a single hit on Frogadier after its evolution. Frogadier's victory was well-earned after a long battle and a couple of super-effective hits, that's for sure, but I'm afraid that the rivalry his victory sparked between him and Grovyle will come back to bite him in the ass later. Unless Ash teaches him Ice Beam at some point, I just don't see Greninja defeating a Mega Sceptile at the Kalos League. I really like Scottie and I want him to get stronger, but I don't want him to beat Ash at the League because Ash has done so well in Kalos and he deserves to win the League. Yes, I know it's just wishful thinking because the writers must be dicks to him in order for the series to continue. *sigh* Oh well, I suppose I'd much rather have Scottie beat him than another Tobias or Cameron. So Satoshi's main rivals all have names starting with "Sh": Shigeru, Shinji and Shooty. And now we have a kid called Shōta who is showing signs of becoming Sato his's next rival, if Shōta is the main rival he'll be first one who doesn't act like a jerk to Satoshi. Although if that ends up being true, then it's disappointing TPCI gave him the common "English name which contains the first letter from the Japanese name" in the English dub, because Ash's previous main rivals have English names with no similarities to their Japanese ones (okay, Shooty and Trip are kind of similar; both of those names have something to do with cameras). Wow, I never even noticed that "Sh" thing before I read this. I like the name Scottie, though - I think it's cute and it suits him. However, Shinji is close to Shinju (pearl) and Paul sounds a bit like pearl, so there is a connection between that rival's Japanese and English names, even if it's not very obvious. I like Shōta, but people on the Serebii forums almost put me off him for only comparing him with that one Best Wishes rival who they can never shut up about. Let me guess... Cameron? If I'm right, then I don't see why anyone would compare those two. Scottie is inexperienced but pretty smart and will most likely become a respectable rival by the time the Kalos League kicks off. Cameron had strong Pokémon, but he was a complete dumbass and his battle against Ash was a travesty. Those two have nothing in common so far. (You did mean Cameron, right?) Why? This is not the games. If having a strong basic form Pokémon works for trainers and early Gym Leaders in the anime, then it does for later Gym Leaders. I suppose so... Btw, there really are no such things as "early or later Gym Leaders" in the anime. Trainers are free to challenge any Gym in whichever order they like because they don't necessarily need lots of Badges to make their Pokémon respect and obey them. Naturally, some Gym Leaders are stronger than others, but that goes for all Trainers as well. Nobody is invincible, and with enough training and clever strategies, I don't see why someone couldn't beat Wulfric first and Viola last. Heck, Viola might even beat some of those Trainers who challenge her Gym last - we all remember what her Surskit did to Pikachu. |
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Post by Donkarasu on Jun 4, 2015 17:01:18 GMT -4
I like Shōta, because he proves my repeat complaining that Kotetsu would have gotten better treatment if he had appeared earlier in Best Wishes. Such a shame people can't seem to understand Kotetsu's character is supposed to represent how you should never give up if you make a mistake. Jeez, people were going way to over-the-top with the complaining in that battle. All I saw is proof that Kotetsu is a strong trainer despite his errors. Wow, I never even noticed that "Sh" thing before I read this. I like the name Scottie, though - I think it's cute and it suits him. However, Shinji is close to Shinju (pearl) and Paul sounds a bit like pearl, so there is a connection between that rival's Japanese and English names, even if it's not very obvious. Yeah and "Gary" might be taken from Shi geru. So yeah, I messed up, there are similarities. But with Shōta to Scottie there's none, only same first letter. Shōta might be my new favourite rival/recurring character along with Jun, Kotetsu, Kenyan, Cabernet and Bel. Tierno may also fall into that category too. |
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Post by SeriousJupiter on Jun 4, 2015 17:01:36 GMT -4
I like Shōta, because he proves my repeat complaining that Kotetsu would have gotten better treatment if he had appeared earlier in Best Wishes. Well, I can't argue with that. Such a shame people can't seem to understand Kotetsu's character is supposed to represent how you should never give up if you make a mistake. Yes, but there's a difference between "never giving up" and "asspulling an undeserved win with a notoriously overused asspull to boot." I still don't see the big deal with that battle. All it showed me was Kotetsu's Riolu/Lucario was so strong that five Pokémon were enough for him to win. Maybe, but it was still cheap writing and insulting to Ash. Then again, the entire BW series was one huge insult to Ash and his fans, so yeah. Yeah and "Gary" might be taken from Shi geru. So yeah, I messed up, there are similarities. But with Shōta to Scottie there's none, only same first letter. And that's fine with me. |
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Post by Donkarasu on Jun 5, 2015 4:58:11 GMT -4
 At first you're confused at Musashi gaining a crush on Daigo, because she has already met him in the Advanced Generation series. But then you compare Daigo's designs from then and now and...  Uuuh....  Yeah, now you fully understand. By the way, Daigo is actually not way taller than Musashi, like shown in her fantasy. Yes, but there's a difference between "never giving up" and "asspulling an undeserved win with a notoriously overused asspull to boot." I have no idea what you mean... When Kotetsu found out he forgot that full battles are six Pokémon and not five he was horrified, but then quickly got over it. He showed that you shouldn't let a mistake get to you, just keep on moving forward and you might succeed. You're more prone to failing if you get depressed. Also Kotetsu is not completely dumb. He's able to pinpoint the cardinal direction by using the constellations in the night sky, something like that takes a lot of skill. And that whole Chevargo can't prevent repercussions from the inside, this came to himself, after failing to get a brainwave from snapping his headband. So everybody who didn't like Best Wishes only cares for Satoshi? Reminds me;- Satoshi versus Citron, some were upset with the way Citron was handled in it. By the way, I actually do know what you mean in your first quote. Evolving in the middle of a battle is NOT an "ass-pull", the point of it is because the Pokémon has a determination not to lose and so this desire, along with encouragement from its trainer, causes it to evolve. And if they succeed or not, it depends on the power of the Pokémon and skills of the trainer. Kotetsu's Lucario already had great speed, strength and dexterity when he was a Riolu and that is why he won, as well as Kotetsu himself being a strong trainer (also because Pikachu had lost some strength against Daikenki and Swanna) however Shōta was still learning how to better his skills as a trainer and still had a long way to go when his Kimori evolved into Juptile, that is why it still lost against Satoshi's much more skilled Gekogashira, along with Satoshi's more experienced trainer abilities. It's a very beautiful and cool moment whenever evolution happens in the Pokémon anime. You especially get that feeling of awesomeness in the Japanese version, when upbeat and epic music plays as the Pokémon is evolving or after it has evolved. |
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There's going to be an episode about a festival for Flying-types? I smell one Talonflame coming up.No you can't, nobody should be speculating this. Because you all saw the poster for the new mini movie long before that:
