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DarthWeeaboo said: Thrashinuva said: that could only mean that some of it exist maybe everything past jhoto is gone i have yet to see electroball or volt tackle from pikachuNope. He stated he had already caught a Tauros before. All of his past adventures still happened. I saw a preview with Mimikyu hitting back an electro ball back at Pikachu, with Pikachu dodging it whilst in mid air. That part should be shown during the upcoming 1hr special this week. |
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| Ash sure is a good sport. I wouldn't have been so positive if i was challenged to a "rigged game" |
| Wow, this is hands down the best start of any Pokemon season so far for me. Everything is great PLUS MORE WAIFUS! |
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| Dang, Kaki was bitter at first when Satoshi got a Z-ring without having to earn it xD |
| It's alright(besides Ash and his face). I like the green-haired girl. I feel like he's been BW, forgetting the whole "bonding with your Pokemon thing". Ash's face looks like Steven from Steven Universe though. Oh well. |
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SymphoniacTippy said: I watched this raw so, just in case if I got things wrong here >__< then sorry. Surprisingly this episode still stayed as consistent with its quality of animation along with the entertainment value, as far as I have gathered it seemed like Ash can't really use properly his Bracelet or there needs to be something to activate it, moreso like a trigger of sorts in a way. In the end it seems more of what it was, and along with the characters just doing these usual trials I think for either entertainment or just to help him out on that. Which I am not going to lie I actually enjoyed the trials here. It was pretty hilarious seeing how Ash would try to win yet despite that he still loses to it (inb4 someone says he's a loser even though I don't really think so). My favorite part of the episode was pretty much the trials, and still the Alola Professor is still hilarious with the comedic facial structure of mimicking the Pokemons. Along with the Guardian Deities wanting to play around (at least one of them). It felt likely when the series puts a lot of effort through the battle points, and even the running segments, its pretty nice and lively. The Z-Move was probably the best part, so much fluidity and motion to it that it just brings variety to it, hoping to see more of these in the near future in all honesty. A note: I might assume we might see some bit of background with Lillie, a little bit through or some development for her since she's apparently scared of touching Pokemon or being near Pokemon (this actually reminds me of I think the Deoxys movie, I think people might get that reference through) But unlike that boy, Lillie will be forgiven by most fans because the "cute factor" while getting the impression guys are supposed to be brave at these things, especially young boys I got the reference but I didn't like the boy in that one myself. Kinda bland and very uninteresting as a whole but that's my opinion. |
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SymphoniacTippy said: TheHatredDMC said: But unlike that boy, Lillie will be forgiven by most fans because the "cute factor" while getting the impression guys are supposed to be brave at these things, especially young boys I got the reference but I didn't like the boy in that one myself. Kinda bland and very uninteresting as a whole but that's my opinion. Understandable, I just wanted to kind of make the reference because of the similarities, in a sense for me. But then yeah, opinions are here and there and its cool. c: It's nice to know that you're not one of those "you got a different opinion, go kill yourself" types that plague MAL. You're alright with me. |
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| Exxegutor Alola, cool!!!! Come Ash, now you have your pokedex!!! xD |
| Pikachu and it's cool Z Move the same as the one in the game demo! It was sad that because he hadn't done the trial that meant for some reason his Z crystal broke. Ironic they have Z moves now and not in XYZ LOL! I guess this is the thing that will replace Mega Evolution, will they start adding a new gimmick like this every season now? I wonder. Mega Evolution was pretty dope, Z Moves seems cool too but maybe not quite as cool. I dunno, I can't decide between the two. New Oak and his weird faces LOL! Of course Ash would want to stay and attend school and do the Island trials, he's a curious boy who wants to be the very best, like no one ever was! lol. Lillie is such a sweet girl but I wonder why she doesn't want to touch Pokemon, I wonder if there is some back story to it. It was really lovely to see them throw a surprise welcoming party for Ash full of party games, the balloon one lol. I can't wait to see more of what will happen but as these two dubbed episodes were just a preview apparently and they have to finish dubbing XYZ (which I would kinda prefer to finish first anyway) then I guess I will most likely have to wait until the new year and watch the end of XYZ before they dub the rest of this and show it here on TV in the UK on CITV. |
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| I wish they kept the same animation quality as last season, however i must say at least so far they've managed to variate the formula which i'm happy about. XY felt like it had the exact same formula every episode, to the point where team rocket would pretty much show up at the same point every episode to ruin something. |
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| I'm loving all those puns. And this series is having some solid starting episodes. But I am a little ready to see Team Rocket, I'm wondering if they'll look different too? |
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| This new Oak make me think about Killer Bee with all his puns, and it isn't bad tbh Most of my thoughts were already said there so I'd not said more I'll just come with a theory Since Ash referred to his Tauros we know that he isn't amnesiac So what about they introduce some timeline indicator later which lead us to a conclusion where this journey is before Kalos I mean, it could justify the new art and most things even if it isn't really needed, but it'd show that they actually care about the show... |
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| When you think Satoshi might be a bit retarded, he ends up meeting way more autistic bunch. I had to laugh when he thought they wanted to battle him and then they challenged him to stupid little games instead of battles. Biggest surprise is Satoshi getting a Electrium instead of a Pikanium, I guess maybe he'll get both eventually. |
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| Disregarding this awful animation, at least Ash has a new hot chic. All aboard the Lillie x Ash pairing. |
| No Idea why so many of you think that Sun and Moon is somehow out of sync with the rest of the Timeline It's not like Satoshi has never reset as a character before. I think this was a good episode, I'm glad that Satoshi doesn't just get to use the Z moves right off the bat I was worried the writers were going to let him keep that crystal. The battle between Pikachu and Tapu koko was well animated as well which is a plus. I'm interested to see where the rest of the story will pan out and whether the whole crew will follow Satoshi or just one or two of them. |
| Pokémon Sun & Moon certainly had an electrifying start with this script by Aya Matsui (but still miss Tomioka in the lead) and it was comforting to know that neither Ash and not even Pikachu were rebooted like happened in Best Wishes. Overall, it was funny to watch those two episodes (not to comment Samson Oak new running gag and characters face reaction hahaha) and how minute details make a difference - it would be annoying seeing Satoshi using the Z-Move if he was not mimicking Tapu Koko's gesticulations. Also, extra points for the new opening and ending XD And that's it!! Alola!! |
| No team rocket or team skull this episode, or did I miss it? I can't remember a episode from XY or XY&Z that skipped the team rocket appearance. But maybe I'm mistaken on that. |
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ButtSlapper said: fking satoshi surrounded by three cuties Wait till he gets to the next island, it'll be another cutie to his list. I'm really liking Lillie as a character. Not sure if May was ever nervous around Pokemon but I sort of feel more reminded of her than Serena. Her character design is very cute. Sun dress, sun hat, hair. I found it funny how Lillie is just sitting down and Sophocles is trying to climb up that log. Them Pokemon challenges were quite enjoyable. Sophocles was clever in using his Togedemaru's spikes. But wow that Z move Pikachu used looked insane. Seems Tapu Koko gave Ash a 1 time use Z-move. |
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| Satoshi stays and enrolls in the school :) Challenges besides pokemon battles and he loses all of them XD His z things broke too since he wasn't ready for it :( |
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| i was expecting Catastropika hoping hot characters in the future as in the game, even the most random characters boys or girls are super hot in alola xd |
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| Bruh why did all of Ash's friends pick events they knew they were gonna bust his ass at!? XD Also that Z-Move was littyyyy |
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| Eh. How convenient the Z jewel breaks when the pokemon that gives it forces Satoshi to try using his Z-move. It's a terrible setup since they could have Satoshi show interest in doing the trials from the get-go and earn it. I mean, I know why he got one, but it comes off as "Satoshi is special! oh, but we gotta nerf him to have a season". |
| Daaaamnnn! That Z-move was actually so good, beautiful animation there. |
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