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I am certainly disgusted. Awful episode.
So many cliches.
- A weaker foe gains the stronger's respect due to TR.
- An evolution that wasn't deserved.
- Sudden winner traits which are based on absolute NOTHING. Fletchling wasn't nohwere near of being a winner. It wasn't even capable of chasing TR properly for god's sake!
- Ash's opponent uses great tactics in the 1st fight and awful tactics in the following one. I mean who would attack an opponent in a sky-battle (while there are up and down) from such close range while thinking he gained the upper hand.
- When Fletchling lands a hit, Talonflame (which weighs nearly 15 Fletchling) seriously suffers. But Fletchling hangs on in a flamethrower?! Yeah. Sure. Right. Get out.
That humiliating attitude of Talonflame was the only proper thing for Fletching, in this episode.
I'm truly getting sick of XY series.
~Hawlucha battle was just sad. I mean, sad. I understand it can't physically fly as Talonflame, bird Pokes can, but still. After the episode we just came from, it getting the "whorf effect" is not appreciated.
Yes, that is why this episode was so amazing. The writers managed to incorporate Bonnie into an episode that would be normally be all about Ash and even allowed Serena to have a piece of action. We need more of this stuff happens more often!Even though the title card featured Ash, it seems like Bonnie was the real star in this episode. After being told that she was too small/short to wear a Wing Suit, Bonnie was upset that she couldn't participate in the Sky Battles like everybody else. Bonnie soon saw Fletchling being ignored by Nami's Talonflame for a similar reason, which convinced her to look after Fletchling while Ash fought Nami.
During that battle, Bonnie told Fletchling that being small can help it; Fletchling was convinced soon after to analyze Talonflame's aerial movements. And once Hawlucha lost to Talonflame, Bonnie asked Nami to battle Fletchling.
Essentially Bonnie made Fletchling's evolution possible. All Ash did was give Fletchinder the attacking commands it needed to win.
I rewatched the episode and still not satisfied with Fletchling which proved nothing to deserve its evolution. Still there is no explanation for the evolution other than 'Ash's bird has to be a winner' concept. The last fight made me disgusted even more compared to my first try. Assuming there was just 10 level difference(pretty optimistic) between Talonflame and Ash's Fletchling, Steel Wing and Fire Blast, both moves nearly 1 hit KOs. But Fletchling managed to survive after getting hit by both moves.I am certainly disgusted. Awful episode.
So many cliches.
- A weaker foe gains the stronger's respect due to TR.
- An evolution that wasn't deserved.
- Sudden winner traits which are based on absolute NOTHING. Fletchling wasn't nohwere near of being a winner. It wasn't even capable of chasing TR properly for god's sake!
- Ash's opponent uses great tactics in the 1st fight and awful tactics in the following one. I mean who would attack an opponent in a sky-battle (while there are up and down) from such close range while thinking he gained the upper hand.
- When Fletchling lands a hit, Talonflame (which weighs nearly 15 Fletchling) seriously suffers. But Fletchling hangs on in a fire blast?! Yeah. Sure. Right. Get out.
That humiliating attitude of Talonflame was the only proper thing for Fletching, in this episode.
I'm truly getting sick of XY series.
Edit: Thanks for correcting me p96822.
It would be helpful if you tried separating the two in your head; anime always had a different kind of logic from that of the games. In terms of anime logic, this win made sense. There are no levels, so who knows what level Fletchling was but it is certain that its endurance was strong. Its small size and speed were of a huge benefit and after evolving, the continuous use of Flame Charge greatly increased its speed as Fletchinder kept moving towards its opponent with great power which is something Talonflame could just not deal with.I rewatched the episode and still not satisfied with Fletchling which proved nothing to deserve its evolution. Still there is no explanation for the evolution other than 'Ash's bird has to be a winner' concept. The last fight made me disgusted even more compared to my first try. Assuming there was just 10 level difference(pretty optimistic) between Talonflame and Ash's Fletchling, Steel Wing and Fire Blast, both moves nearly 1 hit KOs. But Fletchling managed to survive after getting hit by both moves.I am certainly disgusted. Awful episode.
So many cliches.
- A weaker foe gains the stronger's respect due to TR.
- An evolution that wasn't deserved.
- Sudden winner traits which are based on absolute NOTHING. Fletchling wasn't nohwere near of being a winner. It wasn't even capable of chasing TR properly for god's sake!
- Ash's opponent uses great tactics in the 1st fight and awful tactics in the following one. I mean who would attack an opponent in a sky-battle (while there are up and down) from such close range while thinking he gained the upper hand.
- When Fletchling lands a hit, Talonflame (which weighs nearly 15 Fletchling) seriously suffers. But Fletchling hangs on in a fire blast?! Yeah. Sure. Right. Get out.
That humiliating attitude of Talonflame was the only proper thing for Fletching, in this episode.
I'm truly getting sick of XY series.
Edit: Thanks for correcting me p96822.