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Preview 2021 Episode Previews

To be fair the way Sobble was caught and the everybody cries gag it's primarily used for are both objectively terrible, so literal billions of complaints are to be expected.
 
Yeah But Sobble Is More Popular Elesewhere.
No it isn't. Inteleon actually ranked higher Sobble on the World Wide Poll (meaning these were voted from everywhere around the world)

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Don't let Comments on the internet ever fool you into believing that they are representing of a majority opinion.

They usually never are
 
No it isn't. Inteleon actually ranked higher Sobble on the World Wide Poll (meaning these were voted from everywhere around the world)

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Don't let Comments on the internet ever fool you into believing that they are representing of a majority opinion.

They usually never are
Yeah. Plus I Do Think Sobble Wll Evolve And Hopefully Decide To Go With Ash
 
GALARIAN PONYTA :love:

Seeing my favorite Journeys character (Chloe) with my favorite Galarian Pokémon was such a treat! I don't normally care who catches what Pokémon, but I would absolutely love it if Chloe caught a Galarian Ponyta. I really want a major character to have one, but they'd never give it to Ash and if Goh caught it, we'd probably never really see it. So I am totally Team Chloe Get Galarian Ponyta!

Also, OPAL! I was so excited to see Opal. I'm really excited we're going to be getting more Galarian gym leaders, and I think Opal is one of the most interesting and very full of character, so I can't wait to see her in the anime.

Grookey, what's up you funky little monkey! It's so nice that we're finally getting to see him! I still can't believe how long it took us to get to that point, but it definitely seems that the COVID hiatus drew his debut out even longer, so a little more understandable in that respect.

Very intriguing to see Sobble so enamored with Intellion. I had kind of convinced myself that Sobble was going to be a Pokémon that didn't evolve, but it seems that might not be the case! I actually think it would be pretty cool for Goh to have at least two fully evolved starters, so I'm interested to see what direction that might go in.

I was hoping to see some cameos from characters we already know, but getting to see an Elite Four member who was previously unseen is pretty cool too. I like that this series has also opened up the doors to introducing those kinds of characters, or ones who we have seen in the past but only very briefly. Hoping for a nice combination of all these instances next year!

And possibly the biggest news of them all: Chloe potentially becoming a main character?? I really hope that's not a tease. This series 100% needs that shot in the arm. I mean no disrespect to Ash and Goh; I think they're good characters and I do like their chemistry together, but they're really struggling to carry this series on their own. Any episodes they've had so far that also incorporate Chloe have just had a certain charm to them and tend to be much more interesting to watch. I really think that if she's elevated to the same level as Ash and Goh, Journeys' overall quality will improve.

Cautiously optimistic for what the anime has in store for us in 2021!
 
  • Sweet sweet Galar focus. Hopefully it doesn't get crammed into 2 episodes like last time. I really like the possibility of Chloe becoming Opal's student and to see Ballonlea on its fully animated form.
  • Sobble getting some development...Finally! And I like that they are going the "evolution admiration" route instead of the "evolution rivalry" route which was way too overdone in XY and SM. I hope it doesn't evolve for a while though.
  • Turtwig vs Chewtle sounds cute as I like those two a lot. I think it will form a two-in-1 episode with the Gulpin one.
  • Wikstrom, huh? I was hoping for a returning character but this one sounds interesting, and makes me happy for a personal reason.
 
As Gou has taken Hop's storylines, I believe that Koharu will take Bede's and eventually become the Fairy-type Gym Leader of Galar.
 
I was hoping to see some cameos from characters we already know, but getting to see an Elite Four member who was previously unseen is pretty cool too. I like that this series has also opened up the doors to introducing those kinds of characters, or ones who we have seen in the past but only very briefly. Hoping for a nice combination of all these instances next year!


  • Wikstrom, huh? I was hoping for a returning character but this one sounds interesting, and makes me happy for a personal reason.

He is one, though. He only made a cameo in the Diancie movie, but he did show up.

And possibly the biggest news of them all: Chloe potentially becoming a main character?? I really hope that's not a tease. This series 100% needs that shot in the arm. I mean no disrespect to Ash and Goh; I think they're good characters and I do like their chemistry together, but they're really struggling to carry this series on their own. Any episodes they've had so far that also incorporate Chloe have just had a certain charm to them and tend to be much more interesting to watch. I really think that if she's elevated to the same level as Ash and Goh, Journeys' overall quality will improve.

I think that's mainly because she's been on the down low in terms of appearances. Since she's not around as much, it becomes more interesting when she does get focus.

...Though this probably means that if she's a main character now, that special-ness won't exist anymore.
 
As Gou has taken Hop's storylines, I believe that Koharu will take Bede's and eventually become the Fairy-type Gym Leader of Galar.

Aside from taking his role in the Darkest Day arc, has Goh really taken much of Hop's storylines? Chloe taking Bede's role seems like a pretty huge stretch too. She just became a trainer and the reason why Opal initially chose Bede was because of his pink outfit. Plus, it's a pretty huge conclusion to jump to just because she is with a Galarian Ponyta. I want Chloe to get more focus and become an actual main character, but becoming a future Gym Leader under Opal's training doesn't quite fit with her personality.
 
That was because Rowlet was more marketable than its evolutions. From what I've heard, Inteleon is really popular in Japan.
Popularity charts are useless at this point. People can use it to justify anything they like... I don’t take them into factor now. TPCi clearly has more and different ways of gauging popularity which we don’t have access to.
 
Popularity charts are useless at this point. People can use it to justify anything they like... I don’t take them into factor now. TPCi clearly has more and different ways of gauging popularity which we don’t have access to.
I mean... Even so, the writers clearly have taken notice of Inteleon's Popularity if we're seeing it in the Anime before we even see Drizzile.
Not to mention the writers could've given Sobble literally any other reaction towards seeing Inteleon.
They could've shown Sobble being put off by seeing Inteleon or completely indifferent towards it


But instead they chose to turn Sobble into a complete Fanboy and suddenly deciding to do a complete 180° on training/battling just so it can evolve lmao. This most definitely feels like a straight up Nod to Inteleon's Popularity lol
 
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Just realised if Farfetch'd is evolving in that battle against Wikstrom, all of Ash's pokemon this series (so far) would've evolved by battling Steel-type specialists. That's neat.
 
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