Review AG170: Battle Tower! Telepathy Battle!!

[FabuVinny]

Team Rocket use Mecha Wobbuffet, Tauros stampedes into Ash and Anabel and then Ash has another shot at getting the Ability Symbol.

 

[PPK]

Here are the battles:

○Corphish VS Alakazam×
×Corphish VS Metagross○
×Tauros VS Metagross×
○Pikachu VS Espeon×

Location of Battle Pyramid revealed: Near Pewter City (Brock's hometown!)

 

[FabuVinny]

No posts in preview mode? That's a first.

Here are the battles:

Corphish VS Alakazam
Tauros VS Metagross
Pikachu VS Espeon

I suspected Tauros would be used against Metagross. Pikachu did well last week and fainted Tyson's Metagross, but Ash wouldn't be able to rely on the past here. I'm surprised that it is the same order, though. I'm intrigued on what stategies Ash used.

Location of Battle Pyramid revealed: Near Pewter City (Brock's hometown!)

So that continues the circuit. It would be nice to see Brock's family but "near" seems to imply that Ash won't actually go there in this saga.

Do we know where the Kanto Grand Festival is yet? I can see May's last contest being on the route but not the festival as well.

 

[Pie]

Location of Battle Pyramid revealed: Near Pewter City (Brock's hometown!)

!!!

Well, that makes sense, I guess - given the whole adventure thing and Mount Moon and such. It makes sense to me, anyway.

But anyway, my interest in the Battle Pyramid just spiked way up. They denied us a Brock episode when he went home and gave his family Ludicolo, but with any luck we could get one before or after the Battle Pyramid - or maybe even have him involved in the plot of the Battle Pyramid episode? Aaah, time will tell, I suppose.

Also, where is it in relation to Pewter City? Because if it's to the east, close to Cerulean City... well, it's really a long shot, but maybe there'll be another Misty episode coming up soon as well? Or would that be assuming the writers love us more than they do? ^^o

 

[Jo-Jo]

Near Pewter City? I hope that isn't a sign that they're going to drop Brock off for good at the end of this saga. [/paranoia]

Ash uses the same team in his rematch? That's funny, I thought his new strategy would involve different Pokemon. No Noctowl, then... shame.

Corphish VS Alakazam
Tauros VS Metagross
Pikachu VS Espeon

Does that mean Ash and Anabel's rematch operates in the same way as the Ash/Rudy gym battle? E.g. both of them have to switch Pokemon after every round, and the best two out of three wins the match?

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Also, where is it in relation to Pewter City? Because if it's to the east, close to Cerulean City... well, it's really a long shot, but maybe there'll be another Misty episode coming up soon as well? Or would that be assuming the writers love us more than they do? ^^o

Ooooh, I hope that happens! Maybe Misty and co. will come along to watch Ash at the Battle Pyramid?

 

[doodler243]

Hmmm at least corphish didn't evolve which I was dreading a lot and I think the whole thing with the pyramid being near pewter is very intriguing I think they might drop brock off and pick misty up I hope not though. By the way is veridian close to pewter?.

 

[Kasumi]

Why would they get rid of Brock now that he has a marketable D/P pokémon? That doesn't make sense.

 

[doodler243]

NO offense but bonsly could easily be marketed by another means or by just taking foucus away from it and introducing another d/p pokemon after all it's not the only one..... besides they've done loads of things that doesn't make sense so it wouldn make much of a differencs.

 

[Unregistered]

If the new opening proved anything, it's that the current cast will stay as is until this saga ends. In other words, Brock's not going anywhere and Misty isn't returning.

Likewise, Brock having Bonsly means nothing however. Tracey had a Marill, and he didn't go to Johto you know.

 

[Kasumi]

The thing is, thinking that Brock is going to leave just because the Battle Pyramid is near Pewter is just plain silly.

 

[doodler243]

First of all if that's in relation to me I have more reason than 'just because the battle pyramid is next to pewter' to elaborate on and if you read I said it was intriguing not 'this is what's going to happen'. And if you read on you will also see I said I hope that won't be the case, and as for it being 'plain silly' you could argue dropping misty was 'plain silly' if i had mentioned it b4 it happening. Misty has no other reason to follow anymore and what's brock's reason?.

 

[FabuVinny]

Brock might leave after the Battle Pyramid but he would hardly leave right before Ash's big battle just because it is near his hometown. Bonsly is very important to this since even if the writers plan to have Brock leave before the D/P saga, they would want to show off Bonsly as much as possible beforehand.

 

[doodler243]

Who said he was gonna leave before ash's battle?.

 

[Argy]

Does that mean Ash and Anabel's rematch operates in the same way as the Ash/Rudy gym battle? E.g. both of them have to switch Pokemon after every round, and the best two out of three wins the match?

The match actually went like this:

○Heigani vs. Foodin×
×Heigani vs. Metagross○
×Kentaros vs. Metagross× (simultaneous KO)
○Pikachu vs. Eifie×

 

[Mozz]

Kazam got taken out by a fucking Corphish?

Everything I know is wrong.

Fuck.

 

[Cybersai]

Corphish kicks ass, there's no reason why it couldn't take down an Alakazam.

I'm really starting to hate these double KO's, poor Tauros. ;/

 

[Lankan]

Brock might leave after the Battle Pyramid but he would hardly leave right before Ash's big battle just because it is near his hometown. Bonsly is very important to this since even if the writers plan to have Brock leave before the D/P saga, they would want to show off Bonsly as much as possible beforehand.

I think were going to see an appearence of the family...

or it would be cool to see Brock's Bro who was given most of Brock Pokemon...to vs. May/Ash/Brock...it'd be totally cool

 

[Cybersai]

Remember how we all thought we would see Sabrina because May's first Contest was in Saffron?

Sadly, we may not get to see Brock's family even if they pass by Pewter. The writers are disappointing like that. :/

 

[Lankan]

Remember how we all thought we would see Sabrina because May's first Contest was in Saffron?

Sadly, we may not get to see Brock's family even if they pass by Pewter. The writers are disappointing like that. :/

it's because they are rushing things now...like u noticed the gap of the first symbol to the 2nd...but then all of a sudden it speeding up....there should have been at lesat 2 more eps in each gap...to make it truly perfect..and each of those 1 ep was about old important characters.

 

[Mozz]

Corphish kicks ass, there's no reason why it couldn't take down an Alakazam.

Alakazam = One of the most powerful Psychics, if not the most powerful non-legendary in the PM World.

Corphish: Unevolved water-type with not much agility.

I imagine Corphish took advantage of Fudin's weak physical defense. I swear to God if it lost to numerous bubble attacks....