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I always thought it was a shame that we never saw Elesa's redesign in the Best Wishes series.
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I feel that they could have used the gold and silver rival for the johto saga. His personality and character would be a great contrast to Ash. Sure they kind of did that with Paul in the diamond and pearl saga.
Plus, Gary kinda needed to be salvaged after how shallow he had been in Kanto. As soon as he reappeared at the end of the Orange Archipelago arc, it was clear that Gary had grown far less arrogant than before, and Ash's loss to him in their first-ever battle started the buildup to the culmination of their rivalry in the Johto League.I figure that they didn't introduce him since they had Gary around already and they couldn't be bothered to juggle two rivals in one saga.
I find it was such a missed opportunity that when Ash travels back through Kanto that at least some of the gym leaders don’t show up. Like how is it that May had a Pokémon Contest in Saffron City and they didn’t visit Sabrina? Imagine just how big of a change she would have gone through thanks to Haunter and having her family together again.I always feel a little sad when a game location is omitted in the anime. Arguably the worst region when it comes to this is Kanto, since Ash traveled through the region twice, and while the second visit covered some locations the first trip through the region didn't cover (like the Fighting Dojo), there were still a lot of locations that were not visited during either journey, like the Silph Co.
I figure that they didn't introduce him since they had Gary around already and they couldn't be bothered to juggle two rivals in one saga.
Even had they had Horsea evolve, it would have been just as big of a waste considering that she left it at the gym after that and hasn’t used it since. Not even sure the last time we saw her Horsea at this point.Why was Seel the Pokémon to evolve in The Misty Mermaid? Horsea was set up as the main Pokémon of the episode since the first scene, only for Seel to suddenly jump in out of nowhere during the climax, evolve, and save the day. Why couldn't Horsea have been the one to evolve and save the day?
That's another thing: why did she have to leave those two at the Gym? Misty's sisters say that they wouldn't have enough Water Pokémon for their underwater balette otherwise, but I call baloney on that. Besides, those two were (and still are) some of the least developed Pokémon Misty has ever had. If she had to leave something, why couldn't she leave something like Staryu, instead of poor Starmie that has never gotten to live up to its status as a competitive beast from the games in the anime and could've used some development to take at least a step in that direction?Even had they had Horsea evolve, it would have been just as big of a waste considering that she left it at the gym after that and hasn’t used it since. Not even sure the last time we saw her Horsea at this point.
Why was Seel the Pokémon to evolve in The Misty Mermaid? Horsea was set up as the main Pokémon of the episode since the first scene, only for Seel to suddenly jump in out of nowhere during the climax, evolve, and save the day. Why couldn't Horsea have been the one to evolve and save the day?
Even had they had Horsea evolve, it would have been just as big of a waste considering that she left it at the gym after that and hasn’t used it since. Not even sure the last time we saw her Horsea at this point.
At least it's supposed to be the strongest of the two, but the anime overall has mistreated Starmie a lot. In most of the battles one has been used in, it has been defeated in one or two hits, constantly getting overshadowed by its pre-evolved form.Horsea was just the catalyst to get Misty to return to the Cerulean Gym anyways, so I'm not surprised that it didn't evolve in The Misty Mermaid episode. I don't know why Starmie was ditched in that episode though, because it would've made more sense for Misty to leave Staryu behind than Starmie who was obviously the stronger of the two.
It really feels like the writers were afraid to give Misty a powerhouse back then. Of course, I question a lot of their decisions back in Kanto especially when they didn’t know the anime was going on beyond that series.At least it's supposed to be the strongest of the two, but the anime overall has mistreated Starmie a lot. In most of the battles one has been used in, it has been defeated in one or two hits, constantly getting overshadowed by its pre-evolved form.
True. And I wasn't referring to just Misty's Starmie. Just look at any Starmie from seasons 1 or 2: they are always beaten in one or two hits.It really feels like the writers were afraid to give Misty a powerhouse back then. Of course, I question a lot of their decisions back in Kanto especially when they didn’t know the anime was going on beyond that series.
That's another thing: why did she have to leave those two at the Gym? Misty's sisters say that they wouldn't have enough Water Pokémon for their underwater balette otherwise, but I call baloney on that. Besides, those two were (and still are) some of the least developed Pokémon Misty has ever had. If she had to leave something, why couldn't she leave something like Staryu, instead of poor Starmie that has never gotten to live up to its status as a competitive beast from the games in the anime and could've used some development to take at least a step in that direction?
Yeah. Horsea could've used more screentime. And while I agree that Starmie was pretty redundant, I'm just saying that it shouldn't have been. I've really grown to dislike how Misty's ace from literally every other canon got treated like garbage in the anime and instead gave the spotlight to its pre-evolution. So it staying with Misty could've given it a chance to improve at least somewhat.I never had a problem with them dropping Starmie. It was pretty redundant with her having Staryu (which was her signature battler even when Starmie was on her team). However, I would have flipped Goldeen with Horsea. Horsea at least should some personality, Goldeen was always just "there".