Preview JN068: A Rival for Go!? The Road to Mew!!

[KenzeyEevee]

I wouldn't be surprised if that was episode 70.

And then we got everything from the special preview

 

[nickdt]

I wouldn't be surprised if that was episode 70.

Would be weird not making it a 2-parter then and have a filler in-between the 2 episodes (Unless Grookey evolves in episode 69)

 

[FinnishPokéFan92]

Would be weird not making it a 2-parter then and have a filler in-between the 2 episodes (Unless Grookey evolves in episode 69)

Episode 68 is just setup, episode 70 could be where the arc starts in proper.

 

[Jewel the Quaxly]

Episode 68 is just setup, episode 70 could be where the arc starts in proper.

...so it would be like the Unova league? That's pretty bad pacing if that turns out to be true.

 

[FinnishPokéFan92]

...so it would be like the Unova league? That's pretty bad pacing if that turns out to be true.

There's been multiple cases of an arc being set up in an otherwise disconnected episode.

(Unless Grookey evolves in episode 69)

It won't. We saw it unevolved in the special preview at the Crown Tundra.

 

[Jewel the Quaxly]

There's been multiple cases of an arc being set up in an episode otherwise disconnected episode

Yes, but majority of previous arcs in the anime have been set up throughout episodes or multiple episodes before. Sometimes they don't build to it and just start the arc immediately. The fact that there is a filler right after what is supposed to be the Project Mew arc is not a good sign if the episode right after is also about the Project Mew arc.

Actually, we don't even know what Episode 70 will be about. For all we know, it could be another filler.

 

[FinnishPokéFan92]

Yes, but majority of previous arcs in the anime have been set up throughout episodes or multiple episodes before. Sometimes they don't build to it and just start the arc immediately. The fact that there is a filler right after what is supposed to be the Project Mew arc is not a good sign if the episode right after is also about the Project Mew arc.

Actually, we don't even know what Episode 70 will be about. For all we know, it could be another filler.

Why do you think it's a bad sign?

The evidence points towards episode 70 being the start of the arc, as it's the only bit from the special preview we don't have a title(s) for yet.

 

[Unireon]

Who knows?
The series has repeatedly proven its episodic nature; if the filler in the middle ends up being weird/boring, the emotion generated by the set-up will be wasted.

I lean towards the belief that we'll have a barrage of fillers before the Project Mew.

 

[Jewel the Quaxly]

Why do you think it's a bad sign?

I suppose we won't really know until the episode actually airs, but the fact that this kind of episode airs right after an episode that should be longer than one episode isn't a good thing. Why? Because if we think about how much will probably happen in the episode before this one, there's no reason why this episode can't be taken out of continuity for a two-parter. This gets worse if Episode 70 is part of Project Mew, because if that was the case, then it should've been a direct continuation instead of sandwiching potential filler in between. The change is just far too jarring and doesn't make much sense.

 

[Sobblelelle]

Zapdos -> Marshtomp -> Darkest Day. Zapdos wasn't part of DD, but the break was still there. 'Relax' episodes just pace and create anticipation for the 'hype' ones.

 

[Unireon]

The Numacraw silly and random thingy.
That wasn't even a relax/filler episode, it was a stupid plot full of nonsense.
A joke, an insult to the audience.

The worst episode in all anime, period.

 

[FinnishPokéFan92]

The Numacraw silly and random thingy.
That wasn't even a relax/filler episode, it was a stupid plot full of nonsense.
A joke, an insult to the audience.

The worst episode in all anime, period.

The point is, it was a filler episode in between more important episodes and before the start of a major arc.

 

[swiftgallade46]

The Numacraw silly and random thingy.
That wasn't even a relax/filler episode, it was a stupid plot full of nonsense.
A joke, an insult to the audience.

The worst episode in all anime, period.

This is…a rather harsh take. I thought the episode was cute. It was also half of the Pikachu dub episode which was hilarious.

 

[PkmnTrainerV]

The point is, it was a filler episode in between more important episodes and before the start of a major arc.

It happens, but that doesn’t mean that it’s good.

 

[SammyW27]

The Numacraw silly and random thingy.
That wasn't even a relax/filler episode, it was a stupid plot full of nonsense.
A joke, an insult to the audience.

The worst episode in all anime, period.

We've had worse...

 

[cricketlaxwolvesbandy]

The Numacraw silly and random thingy.
That wasn't even a relax/filler episode, it was a stupid plot full of nonsense.
A joke, an insult to the audience.

The worst episode in all anime, period.

HOW DARE YOU INSULT MARSHTOMP

 

[KenzeyEevee]

Is it too much to ask for flashbacks of the teams (example Kalos) so all the pokemon can be included who arent there (example Pidgeot /Butterfree?)

 

[cricketlaxwolvesbandy]

This is going to be rushed. The Pokemon Journeys special.

 

[FinnishPokéFan92]

This is going to be rushed. The Pokemon Journeys special.

Don't judge it before it's out. They could do the exposition in a good way.

 

[Unireon]

Most of the time when people say that an episode is going to be rushed, they're right.

We're just used to it.