Preview JN067: Suspect Pikachu!?

[GrookeyFan77]

That could just be Thunderbolt, if you ask me.

It can be that too. However It seemed like the electricity was flying fro the ground.

 

[JinksChow]

Finally, the long-awaited crossover between Detective Conan and Pokemon

 

[Jewel the Quaxly]

That could just be Thunderbolt, if you ask me.

I agree. I think people might be jumping the gun a bit too much here-I myself am no exception-since all we got were two shots of Pikachu shooting Thunderbolt. One was coursing through his body(weirdly hiding his face for some reason) and the other was him suddenly directing it towards the ceiling with Ash smiling in the background(so, it clearly isn't a dangerous situation...???) and...that's it. I see why there's speculation, but I dunno, I just get "unaired BW two-parter" episode vibes from those scenes since they have the exact same feel as the footage in that unaired two-parter.

 

[Reborn Talonflame]

Maybe Pikachu is in Galar, randomly Gigantamaxes and destroyes hundreds of households, and accumulates massive amounts of property damage, so he has to do community service?

 

[KenzeyEevee]

Ugh. Pikachu filler. What is up with the fillers the last 10 episodes?

 

[CyberKitten05]

When the Pikachu sus!

 

[KenzeyEevee]

Reminds me of the clembot XY one. Two XY like fillers in a row what do you know.

 

[PkmnTrainerV]

I'll join the group who says "Pikachu will not learn any move this episode." It doesn’t seem plausible to me. Pikachu aiming electricity at the ground could be another one of the Thunder armour or aim at the horn moments.

 

[SammyW27]

Finally, the long-awaited crossover between Detective Conan and Pokemon

Actually, I think we got that in a BW episode.

 

[Unireon]

Actually, I think we got that in a BW episode.

Yeah, but that Conan wasn't voiced by Takayama Minami, we got Takeuchi Junko instead.

I still wonder why; Takayama-san had a character, Luke, during BW....

 

[Sobblelelle]

This one and some weird one about Eevee and Grookey, which...are both irrelevant???

There is also the van scene with TRio having been starved by Morpeko, which I think would make more sense here than in the Grookey and Eevee episode if it is a separate episode, and there is the sunset scene between Ash and Goh without their Pokémon which I'm also not sure about. Probably the same episode as Koharu reuniting with scarf Eevee?

Though I do wonder where Goh is in the cop segments (just Ash and Rockets focused episode?), or why Grookey and Eevee are off on their own?

Though given Grookey seems to be directing traffic, maybe they are 1 episode?

 

[Galactic_V]

If Pikachu were to learn a move, I'd like it to relearn Volt Tackle. It was the coolest move it ever had, why they had to get rid of it I have no idea. They should've replaced Quick Attack instead imo, since it's such a basic attack.

 

[FinnishPokéFan92]

If Pikachu were to learn a move, I'd like it to relearn Volt Tackle. It was the coolest move it ever had, why they had to get rid of it I have no idea. They should've replaced Quick Attack instead imo, since it's such a basic attack.

Quick Attack is a mainstay of Pikachu's moveset. It's not going anywhere.

 

[CyberKitten05]

Quick Attack is a mainstay of Pikachu's moveset. It's not going anywhere.

Volt Tackle could literally be used the same way as Quick Attack except cooler-looking and canonically stronger

 

[FinnishPokéFan92]

Volt Tackle could literally be used the same way as Quick Attack except cooler-looking and canonically stronger

Quick Attack is a manifestation of Pikachu's speed and is even more iconic for him than Volt Tackle.

 

[Ghost Diplocaulus]

Also, Quick Attack gives Pikachu some extra coverage. Battles against Ground-types would get boring if all Pikachu could do against them was spam Iron Tail. It also has utility as a speed control move (which is fitting, given its name and increased priority in the games): it can be used to dodge, or as a way to quickly close a huge distance between Pikachu and his opponent. Volt Tackle by contrast was always more of an uber-powerful finishing move, or alternatively a high-risk, high-reward kamikaze attack.

 

[Jewel the Quaxly]

Frankly, I don't see any real reason or any real possibility of Pikachu's current moveset to change. Thunderbolt stays for obvious reasons, Quick Attack for the reasons given in the post above mine, Iron Tail because of the ground type coverage and maneuverability required with it(leading to more visually appealing battles), and Electro Web because it's literally like a Swiss Army Knife(being used for defense, to catch opponents in place, attack, more maneuverability, and there's still much more potential that it would be a waste to replace this move. What move is honestly better than this one?).

 

[Sobblelelle]

It seems more likely than not that this is the episode where Grookey and Eevee wander off.

 

[Jewel the Quaxly]

It seems more likely than not that this is the episode where Grookey and Eevee wander off.

...then why does it say Suspect Pikachu? Did Pikachu kidnap them or something?

 

[Lightning Flame Blast]

...then why does it say Suspect Pikachu? Did Pikachu kidnap them or something?

Pikachu is sick of hacks stealing the spotlight from him.