Review SM112: Discovering a New Species! Get, Meltan!!

[Gengarzilla]

Wow, so much salt for such an insignificant Pokémon. The Meltan species isn't even worth getting angry over if you ask me, they're just such bland creatures with little to them when you don't consider the evolution. Surely there's better things to hate on?

 

[UxieLover1994]

I wonder if it will be Oak'd or released: 1. Is it good to have a Mythical rot in a lab? 2. Fans will wonder why Ash won't use it at the Galar League

Meltan would be released after Ash loses the Alola League (or even beforehand), because Greninja was released at the end of XY. And no, the anime goes through a semi-reboot for each region, which pretty much means SM will be forgotten quickly, and Ash will only take Pikachu with him to Galar anyway unless a late-region catch has a new evolution in SWSH.

 

[RetroPokeFan]

Seeing that one moment involving Bewear and Stufful made my heart melt in joy.

 

[BigDocFan]

Seeing that one moment involving Bewear and Stufful made my heart melt in joy.

Small but lovely mother/child moments, really hope we see more between them other than rescuing Team Rocket, Stufful in the drivers seat was fun

 

[MegaGreninga]

Did anybody edit in Triple Battle - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia that Ash vs Kiawi was three vs three battle anybody???????????

Seeing that one moment involving Bewear and Stufful made my heart melt in joy.

It’s funny I always knew she was female made a lot of sense but Pikachu ep she had male tail could be possible their only male tails I guess

 

[Gabo2oo]

It was cute and all but Stufful and Bewear with their mouths open is going to my cursed screencaps compilation

 

[Alola]

After all these years and we still can't animate a decent Triple Battle.

 

[KyseL]

I'd be happy for Ash catching Meltan, if I wasn't thinking that Meltan will be basically Poipole 2.0. If he doesn't start training it or actually using it in battle, then catching it is practically pointless.

To be fair, Meltan at least knows attacks it can use in combat right off the bat.

After all these years and we still can't animate a decent Triple Battle.

It's not like triple battles were decent in the games, tho.

 

[MegaGreninga]

To be fair, Meltan at least knows attacks it can use in combat right off the bat.


It's not like triple battles were decent in the games, tho.

But did anyone edit the triple battle in the website of bulb

 

[FinnishPokéFan92]

But did anyone edit the triple battle in the website of bulb

Yes. I did. Geez, no need to freak out over it...

 

[TheAerialAcer]

All in all, this episode gave us some of the best rowlet moments so far

Spoiler

 

[FinnishPokéFan92]

Where did it appear?

In the background while Rowlet was left to sleep alone in the classroom.

 

[Twilight-Kun]

What a waste of an episode, reusing the same plot from 111

Meltan Shenanigans
Clefable Exasperation
Team Rocket Humiliation
Rowlet Abuse
Ash Being Ash

 

[ZDaemon09]

Watched the thing with subtitles and I will say that I am impressed.

Getting this out of the way, this episode has similar vibes to the Poipole and Eevee capture episodes in that the new pokemon bonds with the trainers pokemon. While knowing the students are battling each other was cute, we only saw Ash and Kiawe fight and felt like a bit of padding.

However, Meltan was adorable and Rowlet had his moment of being awesome when he took those fury swipes for Meltan. Rowlet was actually funny as well with how he tried to help Meltan.

Team Rocket... were actually kind of threatening in this episode. James acting like Mimikyu and having a sudden demonic voice actually creeped me out. Not to mention, Meowth dodging the razor leaf... that prompted Meltan to get mad and let loose the beam.

Bewear and Stufful were cute in this episode, especially with mama Bewear teaching her cub how to drive.

Then we had Ash catching Meltan, that ball getting stuck on Meltan's eye was bleeping hilarious....

We also have this to consider... though predictable with the set up.

Ash has caught his first steel type and has caught his first mythical pokemon, that deserves a round of applause.

 

[Twilight-Kun]

It's not even "his" pokemon

It technically belongs to Rowlet, who's the one who wanted Ash to catch it so it could stick around

 

[FinnishPokéFan92]

It's not even "his" pokemon

It technically belongs to Rowlet, who's the one who wanted Ash to catch it so it could stick around

Being friends does not equal ownership. Hawlucha and Noivern were a similar case.

 

[marshiyanmisuta]

It's not even "his" pokemon

It technically belongs to Rowlet, who's the one who wanted Ash to catch it so it could stick around

It's similar to how Clemont catch a pokemon for Bonnie. Technically belongs to Clemont but used by Bonnie.

 

[TheAerialAcer]

It's not even "his" pokemon

It technically belongs to Rowlet, who's the one who wanted Ash to catch it so it could stick around

1. it was captured with Ash’s pokeball, therefore making it Ash’s Pokemon.
2. while rowlet did want meltan to stick around, it was ultimately meltan’s decision to be captured and travel with ash.
3. we’ve only seen meltan under Ash’s ownership for about 1 minute. We have to wait and see what role it plays before we can say that it’s only being used to play with rowlet. For all we know, meltan can become a strong battler who forms a great bond with Ash.
4. Lana’s eevee and Ash’s poipole were both caught because they had formed a good relationship with one of the trainer’s Pokémon, but Eevee doesn’t belong to Brionne and Poipole doesn’t belong to Pikachu, so I don’t see why this situation would be different.

 

[Twilight-Kun]

1. it was captured with Ash’s pokeball, therefore making it Ash’s Pokemon.
2. while rowlet did want meltan to stick around, it was ultimately meltan’s decision to be captured and travel with ash.
3. we’ve only seen meltan under Ash’s ownership for about 1 minute. We have to wait and see what role it plays before we can say that it’s only being used to play with rowlet. For all we know, meltan can become a strong battler who forms a great bond with Ash.
4. Lana’s eevee and Ash’s poipole were both caught because they had formed a good relationship with one of the trainer’s Pokémon, but Eevee doesn’t belong to Brionne and Poipole doesn’t belong to Pikachu, so I don’t see why this situation would be different.

Ash wasn't catching it for himself or because he wanted to. He caught it because it had formed a bond with one of his pokemon

That's the distinction I'm making here

 

[Srebak]

Now that Ash has captured a steel-type (one that I hope he actually keeps, instead of giving it the same type of treatment as Nebby and Poipole, with the reasoning behind this time being that it’s a Mythical Pokémon), how many other Pokémon types has he yet to capture as of this point?