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Gou says a Pokemon, grabs a Pokeball
Me and Raboot: Welp, there we go again.
Me and Raboot: Welp, there we go again.
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It's not; Suicune used Roar against Eusine in Johto and I have vague memories of it being used in other episodes as well. I'm thinking maybe Team Magma's Mightyena used it at some point in Hoenn.Wasnt this the debut of the move Roar?
Houndoom, actually. Not Mightyena. And there was also an Arcanine that used it during the Battle Frontier, Entei in Johto, and Steven's Aron in Hoenn.It's not; Suicune used Roar against Eusine in Johto and I have vague memories of it being used in other episodes as well. I'm thinking maybe Team Magma's Mightyena used it at some point in Hoenn.
Well, they can always bring in a powerful trainer like a champion or a E4 member to beat him and force him down the ranks.- Ash's PWC battle was nice but pretty rushed at teh same time. What somehow left a bitter aftertaste was the fact that after winning only two (!) battles, Ash already climbed up the ranks from 10.000th to the 1251th place. Really?? Sure, his first opponent was very strong, but this time he climbed up too quickly. I'm afraid the writers are planning to rush through the different classes and I don't know if it's such a good idea...
But that wouldn't make it any better if you aks me...rather reminds me of good old deus-ex episodes ...Well, they can always bring in a powerful trainer like a champion or a E4 member to beat him and force him down the ranks.
Team Rocket weren't really necessary, existing only to provide a conflict which didn't need to be there and could easily have been excised to give screentime to showing Gou actually battling his catches so his half could have been not awful.
I like to think that the Normal class mostly consists of hobby trainers and low skill upstarts trying their chance to become World Champions, which is why Ash climbed so quickly, since he already outclasses everyone else in his rank range. I expect the climb to slow down the further he moves up in rankings.What somehow left a bitter aftertaste was the fact that after winning only two (!) battles, Ash already climbed up the ranks from 10.000th to the 1251th place. Really??
They could have done anything else like extending Ash's battle, having Gou battle a few captures, have a raid battle with Lugia, have Gou iterate in how his path helps him to his goal (like how Ash did in this very episode), give Koharu more development etc. instead of throwing TRio down the drain just to add some cheap conflict which was executed in a poor manner.You know just as well as I do that that's not what would have happened. A Rocket-less episode would have just meant that Gou would have chucked more Monster Balls at more Pokémon, or we would have gotten more shots of Rabifuto being all moody, or we would have gotten a longer explanation about Pokémon Orienteering (an explanation that wouldn't have affected the storyline whatsoever), or something other than what we'd actually want.
Y'all need to stop pretending that removing the Rocket trio is the secret to magically making every episode good.
Your points about Gou makes sense, except in regards to this. After catching a Pokemon, they automatically accept him and are completely fine with no issues, which makes it a Deus ex machina.while Go believes in bonding with them by just catching them).
Usually, that is true. But in this episode, you can see that Pidgey and the Nidoran clearly felt a little alarmed when Go just suddenly started hugging them like old friends.Your points about Gou makes sense, except in regards to this. After catching a Pokemon, they automatically accept him and are completely fine with no issues, which makes it a Deus ex machina.
True, I did notice that and I hope that they go somewhere with it instead of instantly having those three be all goody goody two shoes buddies with Gou. If you noticed something else, those very three started swarming and cuddling with Koharu much to her discomfort so there's a possible sub-plot for her right there.Usually, that is true. But in this episode, you can see that Pidgey and the Nidoran clearly felt a little alarmed when Go just suddenly started hugging them like old friends.
This episode highlights to me how much more exciting the battles are this series compared to Sun and Moon, albeit brief, it was enjoyable
Mostly 'cause they don't always end with a Z-move, like a majority of SM's battles did before the Alola League happened.
True, I did notice that and I hope that they go somewhere with it instead of instantly having those three be all goody goody two shoes buddies with Gou. If you noticed something else, those very three started swarming and cuddling with Koharu much to her discomfort so there's a possible sub-plot for her right there.
It was kind of embarrassing when Gou's pokémon CHOSE Koharu.