Review DP016: Zugaidos VS Pikachu!!

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Kind of surprised this thread wasn't already created...

Anyways...when was the last time a Gym Leader's pokemon evolved during the Gym Battle? During the Natsume battle back in Kanto?
 
I don't think it does.

I think it may evolve in the next episode.

Also, Mukkubird goes mentally insane...and possibly kills someone.
 
There's really not much to talk about since we know Ash loses.

Ash gets to watch Shinji beat Hyouta and then when he tries himself, he loses. This episode has got to be humiliating for Ash, and Shinji is going to think of him as even more of a loser after he watches his battle.

I'm glad we have a good proper rivalry for Ash for once. This is far more interesting than the lame "bragging" that Gary did back in Season 1. There's actual depth and hostility between Ash and Shinji, so much so that Hikari has to break them up. Coming off of the excellent characterisation of Drew/Harley did the writers well, and now its Ash's turn to have a well-written rival. I look foward to this episode.
 
Yeah I'm pretty sure the last time it happened was with Sabrina, but I think that it'll happen some time between the two battles between Ash and Hyouta. The battle looks like it should be pretty good in this episode, but yeah since we already know he'll lose there isn't a ton to talk about.

One thing though is do we know that Hyouta's using Geodude and Onix again, cause I think that in the preview we only see Zugaidos.
 
Brawly's Makuhita.

And I want to know the context to Shinji's inner smile:
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As this is currently a preview thread for this ep, just wanna bring up one thing. Anyone else notice we've now had two previews for this one? The preview from the last episode before Xmas didn't even have a single scene from the Shinji ep, it was all this one instead.

I was so confused on Friday when watching the ep and going "Isn't Ash going to even start the battle?.... What happened to those Pikachu vs Zugaidos scenes? o.o".

Wonder why they effectively skipped an episode...
 
Due to the Tvtokyo previews not working on my CPU, I didn't even SEE that preview since evey site put up the `6 one instead.
 
Yeah the past two new epidodes' previews have been for tomorow's ep, they only had the preview for last weeks ep on TVTokyo's site.
 
Naetle got his first victory...against Zugaidosu.

And.....the winner is....Onix? 0.o
 
Ash lost the Gym battle to Onix???

That was unexpected.

On another note, nice to see Pikachu actually lose to an Onix for once, rather than that bullshit "lets turn on the sprinklers" garbage they pulled in Season 1.
 
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The Onix attack is apparently a sceech (that big blast that was in the preview?)

Heard rumours Shinji traded Azu for Murkrow.
 
I see Ash's inner masochist has returned.

Interesting it was the Team Rocket that was played this go around. That probably means this will be a TR centered episode. Though they played Ash's theme for the second contest episode only for him to be slammed by uberchick in the first round.

Shinji has a Murkrow? I see him keeping it considering it has a new evo. to show off.

Pikachu losing to Onix is golden. Of all the Pokemon to get beat and to get beat down by.
 
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