Preview JN073: Captain Pikachu! Advance, Tairetsu!!

[Keith]

I have a feeling Goh is going to catch Eiscue first, and then the storyline for Falinks is going to kickoff for the remainder of the episode (with him catching Falinks by the end of the episode as well).

 

[CyberMonsterTrainer]

You know how you prepare yourself as much as possible for disappointment, but you're still hit with an unbearable amount of it?

 

[FinnishPokéFan92]

You know how you prepare yourself as much as possible for disappointment, but you're still hit with an unbearable amount of it?

The episode hasn't aired yet, and doesn't seem boring. Let's not start painting dark images.

 

[CyberMonsterTrainer]

The episode hasn't aired yet, and doesn't seem boring. Let's not start painting dark images.

I'll be frank duder, you and I have very different opinions on what makes or breaks an episode

 

[PkmnTrainerV]

Well, it’s a standard filler for me. It lost me on the premise when they decided to make it a Pikachu focus episode. Hyperbole trigger warning: Gengar got abandoned for a second time.

 

[Twilight-Kun]

You know how you prepare yourself as much as possible for disappointment, but you're still hit with an unbearable amount of it?

Even worse when there's the potential for a good plot that's teased and then they quickly push it out of the way for something infinitely less interesting

 

[VetProf]

On that sidenote, Fighting specialists need a bit more variety imo. I know Fighting's kind of a difficult type to work with due to how specific its elemental motif is, but for literally all but one Fighting specialist being martial artists is a bit ridiculous.

Brawly's a martial artist but he's primarily known for surfing, which helps to differentiate him from all of the other Fighting-type specialists. Also, I don't know if Hala is also an expert martial artist or not, but he's mostly known as a wise-old mentor kind of guy, so that also helps him to stand out.

 

[Ghost Diplocaulus]

Brawly's a martial artist but he's primarily known for surfing, which helps to differentiate him from all of the other Fighting-type specialists. Also, I don't know if Hala is also an expert martial artist or not, but he's mostly known as a wise-old mentor kind of guy, so that also helps him to stand out.

I suppose that's true. I guess I just don't see those as standing out much compared to how different other type specialists tend to be. Take the Electric-type, for example: while its specialists do lean a bit on being inventors or mechanics, it was also allowed to have some truly out there reps like a freaking war veteran, a model, and even the Fourth Hokage (...jk, jk)

 

[Eitarou]

Hala is a hobbyist sumo wrestler, for what it's worth. The anime made it more obvious.

 

[BigDocFan]

Found these on Twitter

 

[nickdt]

So its more a case of the Falinks choosing Pikachu rather than Pikachu taking the leadership role upon himself because he wants to. He basically has too. That makes it a little better imo.

 

[FinnishPokéFan92]

So its more a case of the Falinks choosing Pikachu rather than Pikachu taking the leadership role upon himself because he wants to. He basically has too. That makes it a little better imo.

I think th Falinks choose Pikachu because it's close to their size and also yellow, like them.

 

[Unireon]

So its more a case of the Falinks choosing Pikachu rather than Pikachu taking the leadership role upon himself because he wants to. He basically has too. That makes it a little better imo.

Then that would make harder to determine who could get it, since they're showcasing that Tairetsu values its capacity to take their own decisions.

 

[Jewel the Quaxly]

So its more a case of the Falinks choosing Pikachu rather than Pikachu taking the leadership role upon himself because he wants to. He basically has too. That makes it a little better imo.

Honestly, I would hate that even more since they can't even get that trait right. I'm definitely skipping this episode now.

 

[CyberMonsterTrainer]

Spoiler

Hey so no one is catching Eiscue, and Goh gets Falinks and G.Stunfisk. It's a pointless episode too.

 

[dawn dusk]

Unsure about the episode having a good plot but I'm certainly sure that we'll get some heartwarming segments.

 

[BigDocFan]