It'll probably show up in the Sobble episodeMorpeko not being in this episode surprised me and has me wondering how it'll factor into a later episode.
Finally new Pokemon episodes again! Man it sure feels great!
What at first looked like a typical filler, turned out not to be that bad after all. On the contrary!
Sure, the plot was predictable but what made this episode remarkable were the various Pokemon interactions. Just like Professor Sakuragi pointed out it was quite intriguing to see the Pokemon's different social behavior.
Also, I think it's noteworthy that it was only Go's Pokemon who got involved as opposed to Ash's Pokemon who seemed to be much more mature. That brings me to the point that's been around for a long time: Go "catching" Pokemon after Pokemon without being able to handle them properly if problems arise. The logical consequences could be seen in this week's episode..
Nevertheless, an entertaining Pokemon-centered episode with a nice climax!
As a side note: Is it me or might Riolu become a second Pikachu? Ii seems he loves being around with Ash. And... oh yes, Ash, you shouldn't use Mr.Mime as a training partner for Riolu. He still has to become much stronger and Mr. Mime's strength might perhaps be a bit discouraging, don't you think?
It was just what many of us assumed due to Morpeko appearing in the trailer about future episodes.
You know, the sad thing is that in spite of this episode showing the consequences of Go rapid capturing Pokémon and just keeping them at Sakuragi Park as opposed to Ash having his Pokémon together with him allowing them to bond as a pseudo family, it’s gonna turn into a missed opportunity for real character development for Go because the writers set out with the goal of Go rapidly catching Pokémon left, right and center logical consequences be damned.Finally new Pokemon episodes again! Man it sure feels great!
What at first looked like a typical filler, turned out not to be that bad after all. On the contrary!
Sure, the plot was predictable but what made this episode remarkable were the various Pokemon interactions. Just like Professor Sakuragi pointed out it was quite intriguing to see the Pokemon's different social behavior.
Also, I think it's noteworthy that it was only Go's Pokemon who got involved as opposed to Ash's Pokemon who seemed to be much more mature. That brings me to the point that's been around for a long time: Go "catching" Pokemon after Pokemon without being able to handle them properly if problems arise. The logical consequences could be seen in this week's episode..
Nevertheless, an entertaining Pokemon-centered episode with a nice climax!
As a side note: Is it me or might Riolu become a second Pikachu? Ii seems he loves being around with Ash. And... oh yes, Ash, you shouldn't use Mr.Mime as a training partner for Riolu. He still has to become much stronger and Mr. Mime's strength might perhaps be a bit discouraging, don't you think?
Yes, I agree. Frankly, I don't care about Go anymore. He's just there so that Ash is not alone. But I certainly wouldn't call him a companion of Ash's like all his previous "real" companions who contributed something meaningful to the plot. I pity his Pokemon that are trapped (yes I call it trapped) in the park for no obvious reason. Pokemon shouldn't be treated as mere trophies if their trainer is not able to work with them properly and regularly (Of course, Ash has oak-ed most of his Pokemon as well, but at least he actually did something with them and treated them as friends and battle partners).
Yea, while I don’t hate Go, the anime really hasn’t done anything to make me care about him either. With him being the duel protagonist, you’d think the writers would make him feel a bit more meaningful to the overall dynamic. Like in the case with May and Dawn, they had goals that allowed them to show off and develop their Pokémon in meaningful ways over the course of the series while also learning from and rubbing off on Ash. You don’t really get that same kind of feeling with Go. His Pokémon never really get to be presented in meaningful ways to the point that an episode like this is less a reward of seeing the different Pokémon personalities mesh like the Oak’s Lab episodes and more creating personalities on the spot and giving an episode to remind us that they exist.
Yes, but unlike Sakuragi's park, Oak has to manage a lot more. Pretty sure there's more than just Ash's Pokemon namely the ones caught by the other Pallet trainers like Gary. There's also an abundance of wild Pokemon as seen in JN001. And he only has Tracey and Bulbasaur, yet they manage to get the job done.
