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Review AG180: Raising the Curtain! Pokémon Contest - Grand Festival!!

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The Hoenn Grand Festival only ended yesterday over here and now Japan has made it to May's Kanto Tournament.

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  • The preview concentrates on the appeals which is what this episode will presumably focus on.
  • Drew releases two Pokéballs at the same time.
  • There's a new coordinator who owns a Lapras.
  • Caroline appears on the phone.
  • Harley isn't in the preview but his Banette is.
 
I'd assume the attack Lapras is using in the preview is Sheer Cold. We've seen Blizzard and Ice Beam in the anime, but not SC.
 
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The girl looks like a blatant Robert replacement.

Ha, why must the writers always create a new version of Richie/Harrison/Tyson/Robert every single league?

There's always this new powerful trainer/coordinator who comes out of NOWHERE just for the tournaments, and the only reason they show up is just so the main character can lose.

She's already shown to be an uber in the preview with her Lapras, jeez. As if the episode titles didn't already make this tournament predictable enough.
 
My first impression of her was this saga's Anthony.
 
She seems to be a bit too focused on to just be a throw-away trainer like Anthony.

I knew that if Robert didn't return, the writers would have to replace him with someone, so I guess that's her. Whenever there is an older, more refined trainer, that usually means they're all-powerful.

Heck, the audience looks stunned during her appeal with Lapras, which reminds me of the way everyone loved Robert's Milotic when he appealed.

Since according to the episode titles it doesn't look like May faces her, so I assume she was created to take down Drew...because otherwise Drew might win the whole thing. (He came in 2nd place in the Hoenn GF, and would have won the whole thing if Robert wasn't around, so I assume this girl is here to do the same thing)
 
Titles have been misleading before. May will have the final battle in that episode but there is nothing to say that she won't beat Drew and then lose to this trainer at this stage.
 
Normally I'd declare Ms. Lapras trainer a shoein for May's final opponent, but unless they're going to rush in an extra match after the May vs. Drew battle, it looks like we're either dealing with the new Robert or the new Anthony instead.

If she's going to win the whole tournament, she could make a good rival for May, even if they don't end up battling. May could be inspired by her or something. If Lapras-girl beats Drew, it could encourage May to try to beat him next region.

Alternately, she could just be a tough opponent that May faces and defeats before the battle with Drew. I dunno, the preview made her look a bit uber, but previews only contain a very limited amount of information.

Or May could beat Drew and lose to the new gal, but that seems to be playing rather fast and loose with the words "Final Battle".

I wish the preview had been longer. Is it just me or did it seem shorter than usual?

It was nice to see Caroline, though.
 
Speaking of Caroline, what the heck was going on!? Looks like that could've been some spiritual reinforcement--spreading her karma to May for good luck--before the start of the Grand Festival. Or maybe she had a special surprise from behind and had to brace herself... Who knows!!
 
The animation in the preview looked great. Looks like the new director/team will be a welcome addition.

It would be neat if that new trainer would, after the GF, become sort of a mentor to Haruka.
 
I think they may pull a "whirl Islands" and have May beat Drew and then lose to this new girl. The 3rd GF title could be misleading, just like the old Whirl cup title was. Remember? the Japanese title for "The Perfect Match" was "Ash vs Misty, Whirlpool cup final match". Ash and Misty battled, but the real final match was Misty vs that girl with the gyarados.
 
And then we had ANOTHER macth between Trinity and some guy with Feraligatr.
 
I wonder if May will use Bulbasaur, Butterlfy or Skitty...
I hope so.
 
Some new information, thanks to Pitchi on SPPF:

The Lapras girl is namd Saori. She's a very tough trainer - a Robert, not an Anthony. I'm betting she wins the GF. She and Drew apparently know each other from way back, and he really wants to beat her. The most popular speculation right now is that she's a family member of his, most likely a sister or a cousin.
 
Jo-Jo said:
Some new information, thanks to Pitchi on SPPF:

The Lapras girl is namd Saori. She's a very tough trainer - a Robert, not an Anthony. I'm betting she wins the GF. She and Drew apparently know each other from way back, and he really wants to beat her. The most popular speculation right now is that she's a family member of his, most likely a sister or a cousin.
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Apparently the person was lying about knowing info. ZoraJolteon translated and found this out.
Aipom in opening now wears Ash's hat.
May appeals with Combusken
The new girl's hometown La Rousse
Aipom shows up and steals Ash's hat.
Drew appeals with Absol
Harley appeals with Banette
Harley battles with Wigglytuff and ???, May with Munchlax and Eevee.
 
Wigglytuff fits perfectly actually. It's the bitchiest Pokemon possible. Suits him to a tee.
 
This, right here, is why Harley is the greatest character to ever come out of Pokemon:

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LOL! If this is just the beginning, this Grand Festival is going to rock! :D
 
Kasumi: It's not a mistranslation. It says clearly on Pokeani: "Harley's Pukurin."

EDIT: (just saw above pic) Oh.. my... god...
 
Any mention if May asked Caroline about her other Pokemon? (Skitty, Beautifly and Bulbasaur)
 
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