Preview HZ039: Kanuchan and its Special Hammer

[BigDocFan]

Set to air February 9, 2024

No further information at present

 

[SammyW27]

Though here's a thought...what if Tinkatink ISN'T caught, but pops up every now and then as a recurring Pokemon?

At the very least she doesn't join anyone's team, but hangs out on the Brave Agasi like all those other Pokemon that don't belong anyone.

 

[Poke Trey]

Dot, capture that thing, please.

 

[Die-Hard Dragon Devotee]

Dot, capture that thing, please.

See, of all the episodes featuring potential captures, this I think is the episode with the greatest chance of a capture actually happening.

 

[BigDocFan]

Summary and staff list courtesy of Dephender at Serebii

Liko, Roy and Dot are shopping in Tetsuron Town, a town famous for its industrial products, when Dot gets separated from the other two. While going around on her own, Dot encounters a Kanuchan, a Pokémon said to pounds iron scraps together to make a hammer. And it seems the Kanuchan is interested in a certain something Dot got......?

Screenplay 福島直浩 (Naohiro Fukushima)
Storyboard 矢嶋哲生 (Tetsuo Yajima)
Episode Director アベユーイチ (Yuichi Abe)
Animation Director 忍田雄介 (Yusuke Oshida)
Animation Director 中矢利子 (Toshiko Nakaya)

 

[Poke Trey]

Wonder what Dot has that makes Tinkatink so curious. Other than that we have another interesting staff list of Yajima as our storyboarder, Naohiro writing his 3rd HZ episode, our animators and a new Pokémon director Yuichi Abe who has done work for Ultraman, Buddy Daddies and Make My Day Netflix series.

 

[RetroPokeFan]

Sounds like this particular town they're visiting is also an anime-exclusive place as well.

 

[Eitarou]

Wonder what Dot has that makes Tinkatink so curious.

A microphone.

 

[Die-Hard Dragon Devotee]

A microphone.

Oh no, Jigglypuff's reincarnation?!?

 

[BigDocFan]

Oh no, Jigglypuff's reincarnation?!?

Tinkatink, Tinkatink, TinkaTINK!!!

 

[Sakuraa]

Very excited to see more focus on Dot and Quaxly!! And it's part of Tinkatink's debut; I'm so hyped!

 

[BigDocFan]

 

[SamurottMan]

This screencap doesn't really suggest Roy commanding her and surely they wouldn't give him a 3rd Pokemon when his 2nd has been MIA.

It's also likely a Dot focused episode, so if Tinkatink is captured, it's likely Dot who catches her.

 

[Poke Trey]

Roy is just helping it out. Dot will get it for sure.

 

[Articfoxgamez]

You can see Liko coming down the stairs on the left too. Pretty sure Liko and Roy just happened to walk in on something happening.

 

[Eclipsical]

Honestly I haven't really expected Dot to capture anything outside of Quaxly so her catching Tinkatink would be a surprise.

 

[Eitarou]

They’re two completely different scenes that come from this preview.



I really wish people would stop jumping to the conclusion that someone standing a few inches next to a Pokémon means they’re catching it.

It’s reminding me of BW when people assumed Iris would get Scraggy.

 

[SamurottMan]

It looks like a chase tbh

I like how Kanuchan seems like a battler. Further proof that Dot can sweep Roy and Liko in a battle with Tink and best duck if she wanted to.

 

[Poke Trey]

So Dot will get it for sure then, right?

 

[Karakuri18]

So Dot will get it for sure then, right?

I believe Tinkatink won't be caught at all.
However, if I'm wrong, I think it will go to Dot:

• this is an episode focusing on her
• unlike Liko and Roy, he only has one Pokémon