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| The battle with Giovanni was nice. Red should have prepared some Water Pokemon for this battle haha. |
 "Your sight, my delight. Will you marry me?" |
| That was an intense battle. |
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| Loved the battle against Giovanni, he has always been my favourite Kanto gym leader. Man, I really wish this was a full series so we could see these battles fully developed instead of rushed because of time... |
YunoleffOct 4, 2013 2:16 PM
| He used 3 Pokemon that had a type advantage over Ground Types: Victreebel - Grass Type Kabutops - Water Type Hitmonlee - Fighting Type Yet the only one that put a challenge besides Charizard was Hitmonlee. Well for Red from here on out comes Victory Road and Elite Four. Let's see how much Red improves. |
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| I find it kind of weird that Giovanni became that moved by the battle when he easily beat the first few. |
| Hell yeah Charizard did the earth throw! |
| LOL. Red's Charizard uses the moves that are taught by the two Black Belts, and the guy in the Pewter Museum. I was also thinking, how are they gonna battle inside the room of the Silph Co? They wrecked the building. Didn't disappoint. Also, they quite deviated the story of Giovanni. I really love the nostalgia, remembering storming through the Silph Co building like a badass! |
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| LOL? Pokemon battling in an office... But anyways, alright match. Nice dodge of that horn drill~ |
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| Wish that the battle would have been longer instead of three one-hit KOs. T_T Kind of lame IMO. But otherwise, enjoyable episode! elegantgeisha said: I find it kind of weird that Giovanni became that moved by the battle when he easily beat the first few. ^ |
| Rikiya Koyama voiced Giovanni? That's so awesome! I immediately recognized his voice as well. Giovanni was so ruthless at the beginning. Fighting in the Silph Co. building was pretty funny though, breaking furniture and even parts of the building. xD I laughed so hard when the Fighting Dojo Master cried 'Choose whichever one you like!' Wow, Giovanni even got some character development. The battle was so fun to watch even if they were rushing straight to Red's Charizard. Why can't this be the actual ongoing Pokemon anime series? D: 5/5 |
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| Dat battle!!!!!! |
| They gave Giovanni quite a personality. The battle in the building was interesting, then there was the gym battle itself. Seeing "#uck" in Pokemon is hilarious. Darned subs..lol. Cheapest Rhydon and Nidoqueen ever; KUNG FU FIGH-TING! Looks like they have more than four moves? Ah well, that's okay. Nothing that bugs me. I think the animation took a slight drop. |
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Undim said: I recognized Giovanni's voice immediately. You're not the only one! When he spoke right away...I knew who it was. That voice is soo good! Either way, this episode was really good, and I did not expect to see a Pokemon battle inside of an office! Awesome stuff. |
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| Awesome battle and awesome ending, really like how Red actually beat Team Rocket! Great episode I must say lets see what the last episode has to offer! |
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| I like how they portrayed Giovanni, even though most of it wasn't really true to the games. Looking forward to the PokΓ©mon league! |
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| I still love it even though they skipped parts. We get to see Erika, Koga, Sabrina, Blaine, and Giovanni! There's a new species! Red vs Giovanni, part 1. Giovanni was badass. Nidoqueen was OP during that time. Red vs Giovanni, part 2. Red was badass, in the end. Charizard defeated Rhydon. Red's becoming more badass. Lapras joins Red's team. Red's current lineup: Victreebel, Kabutops, Snorlax, Jolteon, Hitmonlee, and Charizard. |
I’m always searching for something, for someone. This feeling has possessed me I think, from that day… That day when the stars came falling. |
| That was pretty good. Even with the fast pace |
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| Amazing episode! |
"What has two arms, two legs, and is alive? Not your favorite character lol! xD" |
| Great episode!!! |
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| This episode was the best so far :3 |
| I can't help but wonder how confusing this show might be to anyone who isn't particularly familiar with Pokemon or the original games already. I suppose no one who fits that description would want to watch this... but still! You're introduced to the main villain, then witness that villain's defeat and redemption all in one episode! Again, each episode just makes me wish for a full series. I would have loved to see an entire episode dedicated to Red storming the Silph building, the little that we did see was pretty cool. Giovanni has always been one of my favorite characters from the franchise. His change of heart was a bit laughable, and would have had a lot more impact if given the time to understand him a bit more. We don't have that time, so I'll have to settle for what we got. Red's collected all of the badges in three episodes... what will he accomplish in the finale? |
| I always wondered how trainers get their pokeball back after they throw it |
| The fight with Giovanni was pretty intense, and winning his 8th batch overall. Well lets see what the last episode wrap things up. |
| the stats on reds pokeman are fucking ridiculous, its like his pokemon are dumb , but strong as fak, but i am watching the dubbed version though.... |
| Great job, Red, you destroyed a whole floor at Silph Co. ;P Interesting, an episode focused on Giovanni. It was a cute episode... |
| Koyama voicing Giovanni was great. Fight was pretty intense. As always, Red outnumbers the enemy pokemon with his own. |
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| This episode was simply boring. :P But I didn't expect Giovanni to become a good guy. :D |
| Loved it! I always wondered what Giovanni was thinking while playing the game. |
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| Ahw loved it,it was great :) |
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| Ew what did they do to Giovanni? Yuck, yuck, yuck and YUCK! "Too late to start anew" *barf* The first half he was the awesome villain I love, the second half.... No, just no! Really disappointed. The battle was nice though. 2/5 Hmm. *Looks at episode poll* Apparently everyone LOVES the new Giovanni then... |
| Going up against Giovanni was really great! He made an interesting character in this! |
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| How the hell does a Jolteon get beat by a thunderbolt, I don't care how strong that Rhyhorn is, a thunderbolt does not knock out a Jolteon in one hit and furthermore that Rhyhorn was freaking DOMINANT! I loved that they showed Red getting Lapras!! Endgame time!!! |
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| Dat Giovanni character development. Pretty good. Liked that seismetic toss always. |
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fuven said: I find it kind of weird that Giovanni became that moved by the battle when he easily beat the first few. I think Giovanni had a boy crush on Red ;-) |
| LOL Giovanni's U-turn was fucking hilarious, Why they thought that was a good idea I will never know. |
| I want to cry knowing that this will never be a full show. |
Oh, pitiful shadow cloaked in darkness. Thy actions cause men pain and suffering. Thy hollow soul drowns in thy sins. How would you like to see what death is like? -Enma Ai |
Onyxthegreat said: I like how they portrayed Giovanni, even though most of it wasn't really true to the games. Looking forward to the Pokémon league! Steven15ify said: I want to cry knowing that this will never be a full show. yet another substantial episode, can't wait for the finale. glad that this series also emphasized on pokemon love > pokemon as tools contrary to some reviews i saw here |
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| Nice, they remembered the fighting dojo. Giovanni sees the gym as just a cover? In that case, one has to wonder why he still prances around in a black suit with a big red 'R' on it while he's "undercover". I liked this episode though. This is the first time I have ever cared about Giovanni as a character. |
mintkatJun 1, 2016 9:30 PM
| Giovanni didn't have an Italian accent 0/10 tbh |
| “I love heroes, but I don't want to be one. Do you even know what a hero is!? For example, you have some meat. Pirates will feast on the meat, but the hero will distribute it among the people! I want to eat the meat!” - Monkey D. Luffy |
| Decided to pick this up again after years. Never played gen 1, I started on Ruby and Emerald and never bought FRLG so this is my first experience in Kanto was playing Heart Gold. |
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| Red really made some progress in the span of 3 episodes, from throwing a pokeball at a young kid's pokemon to defeating the leader of Team Rocket and earning his last badge |
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| Giovanni vs Red. Idk why Red always uses his Charizard who's clearly a fire/flying type against ground and rock-type pokemon. Wow, some Giovanni backstory. Anyways great battle. |
 β βββββ β£ βββββ β "Everything I've witnessed... This whole system you have built has always rejected me. Now I'm ready to reject it. That's why I destroy. That's why I took this power for myself. Simple enough, yeah? I don't care if you don't understand... That's what makes us... Heroes and Villains." β βββββ β£ βββββ β |
| God Red going up against Giovanni was cool, I mean I’ve seen Pokemon battles inside a stadium or what you have but never inside an office which is a first for me quite honestly. And I wasn’t expecting Giovanni himself to have a personality which was also very cool. I’m honestly looking forward to the last episode. Otherwise it was a great episode. |
| Só no anime mesmo pra um jolteon com volt absorb perder pra um rhydon com thunderbolt |
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