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I particularly enjoyed Dawn doing something out of her usual field of expertise and having a legitimate Gym battle. The first time one of Ash's friends has done that, not counting those who served as Gym Leaders. I love when a main character tries something outside of their usual goal, like how Ash took on some Contests in Sinnoh.I just watched the Maylene Arc in DP and holy crap it was amazing. Like, the episodes were just so engaging, paced to absolute perfection, filled with character development, and future set-ups, like Ash's battle with Paul at Lake Acuity. Dawn reflecting on her contest battles and using her loss to help Maylene reignite her passion as a gym leader was absolutely amazing to see, and honestly? I love when they bring in messages like this. Some stuff was a little "in your face" sure, in terms of writing, but the overall message of never giving up on something you truly feel passion for was clear as day in a way that didn't feel forced. I could sympathize with Maylene throughout the entire arc, and Dawn forming a bond with her was lovely as well.
Not to mention, these episodes were really easy to watch and weren't egregious to get through. A lot happened within the span of each episode, sure, but the way it was executed didn't make anything feel too rushed. The first episode was the set-up for pretty much everything, the second was Dawn's battle with Maylene, then it was finished off with the third: Ash's battle with Maylene. Each episode had their own purpose in this overall arc, and you could literally see how Dawn helped Maylene by the end of it.
Sure, it was only three episodes and I am exaggerating to some level, but this arc served its purpose while providing development for a gym leader in a well-rounded and interesting way.
Both Ash and Brock dabbled in contests in Kanto, Brock for a girl of course and Ash entered along with May in the Terracotta contest to close out the Battle Frontier saga (where Sceptile and newly evolved Blaziken tied in the finals and Ash and May split the ribbon). The PokeRingers in Hoenn and Sinnoh were great because it was a different kind of challenge for Ash and both times his bird pokemon evolved. Sinnoh's PokeRinger is also where he got his first victory over Paul, Staraptor vs Honchkrow.I particularly enjoyed Dawn doing something out of her usual field of expertise and having a legitimate Gym battle. The first time one of Ash's friends has done that, not counting those who served as Gym Leaders. I love when a main character tries something outside of their usual goal, like how Ash took on some Contests in Sinnoh.
Yup. I know all those cases. The Kanto Contest Ash took part in was unofficial, though.Both Ash and Brock dabbled in contests in Kanto, Brock for a girl of course and Ash entered along with May in the Terracotta contest to close out the Battle Frontier saga (where Sceptile and newly evolved Blaziken tied in the finals and Ash and May split the ribbon). The PokeRingers in Hoenn and Sinnoh were great because it was a different kind of challenge for Ash and both times his bird pokemon evolved. Sinnoh's PokeRinger is also where he got his first victory over Paul, Staraptor vs Honchkrow.
It's hard for me to watch a lot of BF episodes because of this - they sounded horrible, my goodness. I will never forget the change, as a kid; one Saturday morning, over a bowl of Frosted Flakes, I woke to Ash...not sounding like Ash. And the rest of them, for that matter; I was happy at least the Pokémon largely sounded the same. Thankfully, they did a 180 by the time DP started; I think DP has the best VA work following the infamous change, including its successors (although I do really like Koharu's English VA).I think the only time the voice dubbing was bad was when they initially switched them over in Battle Frontier. They haven't found their footing yet for the characters, though over time, they got better.
It's honestly kind of rough to go back to the TAJ/TPCI era episodes in general and yes that also includes some of the first Diamond and Pearl season since it's really clear that most of the actors are trying to get into the roles (funnily enough, I do think Bill Rogers's Brock sounds the most close to Eric Stuart's in BF) and on top of that there's a lot of COTD's that just really sound terrible compared to the later seasons.It's hard for me to watch a lot of BF episodes because of this - they sounded horrible, my goodness. I will never forget the change, as a kid; one Saturday morning, over a bowl of Frosted Flakes, I woke to Ash...not sounding like Ash. And the rest of them, for that matter; I was happy at least the Pokémon largely sounded the same. Thankfully, they did a 180 by the time DP started; I think DP has the best VA work following the infamous change, including its successors (although I do really like Koharu's English VA).
Man, I miss training scenes like this.I wasn't entirely too sure how I felt about Ash's team in AG until I started watching more episodes from that series most recently, and honestly? I like them. A lot. Like, something I always loved about early pokemon that stood out more than other series is how the pokemon were genuinely treated as other members of the cast and had interactions with other humans as well as pokemon outside of their trainers. Just off the top of my head, I can briefly recall Charmander freaking out over Brock yelling at him for accidentally lighting him on fire and May's initial dislike of Ash's Corphish before she slowly comes around. So far in the episodes I'm watching...I've seen the team more than eight times already. I was genuinely shocked when I found out that Treecko and Taillow both helped with Pikachu's training for Iron Tail. Like, hell, why don't people bring this up?!
Or maybe this mini-rant is coming from the fact that I found what I think has to be at least one of the best team shots in the entire series:
YES. Froslass is one of all time favs and I'm so mad Ash didn't got one. No offense to Aipom, but Snorunt should've been taken to Sinnoh instead.What they SHOULD'VE done with Snorunt is NOT evolve it into a Glalie.
Ash should've took Snorunt to Sinnoh instead of Aipom and evolved it into Froslass (It's Gender was never confirmed so it could've worked)
And then traded it to Dawn for Buizel
I also doubt Froslass would've been interested in Ping-pong
What they SHOULD'VE done with Snorunt is NOT evolve it into a Glalie.
Ash should've took Snorunt to Sinnoh instead of Aipom and evolved it into Froslass (It's Gender was never confirmed so it could've worked)
And then traded it to Dawn for Buizel
I also doubt Froslass would've been interested in Ping-pong
Froslass is your favorite Pokemon?How dare you take my favorite mon away from Ash.
Froslass is your favorite Pokemon?
Absolutely. I’m watching that arc right now and one of the best episodes was AG026 when the trainers and Pokemon get separated. Aside from Silcoon being just... there, we get to see all sorts of personalities and interactions which I absolutely love: Pikachu and Mudkip being the leaders and taking a diplomatic approach, Treecko and Corphish arguing but becoming friends by the end, Torchic being a scaredy-cat, and Lotad being a derp. I love episodes like that.I wasn't entirely too sure how I felt about Ash's team in AG until I started watching more episodes from that series most recently, and honestly? I like them. A lot. Like, something I always loved about early pokemon that stood out more than other series is how the pokemon were genuinely treated as other members of the cast and had interactions with other humans as well as pokemon outside of their trainers. Just off the top of my head, I can briefly recall Charmander freaking out over Brock yelling at him for accidentally lighting him on fire and May's initial dislike of Ash's Corphish before she slowly comes around. So far in the episodes I'm watching...I've seen the team more than eight times already. I was genuinely shocked when I found out that Treecko and Taillow both helped with Pikachu's training for Iron Tail. Like, hell, why don't people bring this up?!
Or maybe this mini-rant is coming from the fact that I found what I think has to be at least one of the best team shots in the entire series:
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Eek! I love that episode a lot! The best part had to have been the writing, though. Despite the pokemon taking up eighty percent of the run-time, I was perfectly able to understand what was going on without a narrator having to explain it or for me to overly think hard about it. I could even guess what some of the pokemon were saying, just by the context. Hell, even Team Rocket gets in on the fun when they say their motto to a bunch of pokemon then get embarrassed by it. The pokemon were treated no differently from the humans in this episode, and that's what I loved about it.Absolutely. I’m watching that arc right now and one of the best episodes was AG026 when the trainers and Pokemon get separated.