Pokemon (2019) Episode 17 Discussion

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Mar 15, 2020 5:07 AM

Because123

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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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As expected, Scorbunny evolved. That poster was indeed real.
Despite being a Scorbunny-focused episode, I think TRio's part was really good. All of their scenes feel really warm and wholesome.

Mar 15, 2020 1:46 PM

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Scorbunny evolving into Raboot went from Naruto to Sasuke real quick. feels like another Ash-Charizard 2.0 deal....i feel its kinda too early for it tho

im still not used to Ash and pokemon in a Japanese City-ish setting

Mar 15, 2020 2:04 PM

aro_s

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I'm glad Go finally got some training in instead of just catching pokemon all the time. raboot looks so cool!

Mar 15, 2020 2:49 PM

rafi160

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Raboot turned into ash Charmeleon lol

Mar 15, 2020 3:41 PM

Fayrin

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Hibunny really wanted to use a fire move, and I don't think Gou was "wrong" per se. He just wanted to focus on Hibunny's strong points, but the fact is that they were out of sync like Satoshi said. Until they battled Team Rocket for the second time and Gou helped Hibunny to use the fire move he wanted so badly. Hibunny even evolved, but now I guess he is going to go through a rebellious phase or something. I gotta admit that the way Hibunny kicked Gou, for what, the first time? Instead of kicking Satoshi was funny and unexpected. xD Oh, and Team Rocket's hideout was lowkey pretty cool, and those chips looked tasty. lol A pity the gacha Pelipper gave their location away like that. Their nasty plot shiritori was also funny and cool. xD And I wish they could just keep that Kamukame. And it really seems that telephone booths are a thing from the past. lol

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Mar 15, 2020 7:34 PM

Floyd

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Oof Go will have to go through "that phase" too xD Ash should tell him his story with Charizard before it's too late :P

I loved the Team Rocket scenes, they were so amusing! Specially when they summoned Pelipper from the base lol Next week we finally see something related to the WC. That'll be a nice showcase of Ash's experience and much better if he uses Gengar :P

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Mar 15, 2020 7:51 PM

Because123

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Btw, Aina cafeteria was featured on the newspaper Jessie was reading. Yay for some Alola continuity ^_^
The official NicoNico website has updated the poster after this episode. But we have already seen that poster anyway lol
https://ch.nicovideo.jp/pokemon_anime

Mar 16, 2020 6:21 AM

janiwolf

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This was a good episode. Yayy we finally got to see Koharu again! Gou's Darmanitan is such a jerk. And lol the Chewtle actually came back. The trainer and pokemon disagreeing was such a cliche lol but this episode did it well. Though I wonder why is Raboot suddenly so cold. I hope it returns soon. And to be honest. I miss Gou catching pokemon every episode. I hope he catches something soon. The next episode seems to have an awesome battle! 7/10 for this episode.

Mar 17, 2020 9:14 PM

Chazea

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I'm pretty tired of seeing Pokemon with the whole modern aesthetic of our world. Also did we really need two team rocket battle's in the same episode seemed sloppy. While we're in it make team rocket capture permeant Pokemon instead of them rotating them.

Mar 18, 2020 1:39 AM

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Seylord

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agreeing with the com above, i kinda miss the caracter development of the TR, now they just came in as a joke and that s quite frustating. Also kamekame was kinda cute(i hate his design but he became cute idk why) i wish he stays with them and pikachu using thunderbolt when they are congratuling kamekame was kinda unfair. This season is the first where i feel like the main cast isnt that nice with gou neglecting his pokemon and that free violence from ash agaisnt TR. I feel like it was necessary for scorburny(his evo but i forgot his name) to be rebellious bcs gou wouldnt have change to better. Anyway solid episode (#StopBullyingTR) 7/10

Mar 19, 2020 5:57 AM

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MegamiRem

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Nice Go's Scorbunny evolved into Raboot but ehh this route again huh. Looks like it's gonna stop listening to Go like Ash's charmeleon did.

May 31, 2020 11:14 PM

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Dull_Lull

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Nooo... Scorbunny evolved and is now acting like Charmeleon did to Ash. Hope he gets over his edgy phase soon.

Dec 7, 2020 4:20 PM

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Kaiz-

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Well, that was already predictable. It was a good episode, but am I the only one that feels like this series is lacking something?

Feb 8, 2021 12:22 PM

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GrimriperV

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Gou's Scorbunny evolving into Raboot reminds me when Ash's Charmander when he evolves into Charmeleon

Oct 5, 2021 11:31 AM

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didn't liked goh all this episode alone, i get him wants to take scorbunny strong points, but he just did it in the wrong way ignoring scorbunny feelings.

team rocket here haven't done any trouble and still got blow up, seems they are here for most of comedy propose.

sorbunny sure evolved fast only by learning...ember? did it really was ember?
at any rate, here we have another charmilion case, and i fell goh kinda deserve it, unlike ash at the time.

oh and we got some chloe, still waiting for more of her.

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Mar 30, 2022 12:28 PM

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progkos

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I am so sad the Scorbunny era is finished. I loved it so much, somehow I really wished it stayed for longer on its basic stage.

Aug 27, 2022 8:17 AM

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1Ducktape

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Scorebunny 1 - Team Rocket 0

And Lo and Behold we get Da Flamey Boot with Raboot

Nov 26, 2024 8:06 AM

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leanrv

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I think the series is trying to portray Goh as an inexperienced, immature trainer who needs to learn some lessons, but I kinda hate how they sometimes make him an a**hole for that purpose. Especially towards Scorbunny, just like the first time they met and he rejected it saying he wanted Mew as his first Pokémon.
Of course on the other side we have the super experienced Ash who helped Goh reach some sort of realization regarding battles and partnership. Too little too late, as Scorbunny evolved into Raboot, looking like it had enough of Goh not being considerate of what it wants. Now that escalated quickly...

As a millennial, I fully identified with Team Rocket's indignation when the centennial Goh didn't recognize a phone booth.

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