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Review DP023: Roaring Haganeil! Protect the Bippa Village!!

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Japanese: 爆走ハガネール！ビッパの村を守れ!!
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Here it is: The evil Jiang Shi Bidoof! Reanimated by the great Bidoof Taoist Priest, they serve only one purpose: to innocently fool random passerbys into falling into a trap, so they can EAT THEIR FLESH!

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Unfortunately, the gang falls prey to it...and end up as virgin sacrafices to the great Biidaru Lord Gazbriellax!

The trio watches helplessy as they are engulfed in a pool of blood, as those sick mothers watch with joyess grins and glaring red eyes!

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Apparently, there is also a Steelix in this.​
 
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Apparently the Steelix is attacking everyone, including Team Rocket.

It is enraged...because it has two shovels stuck in its head...0.o
 
Jiang Shi Bidoof FTW!!!

Yeah, Doesn't look too special. Seems like your average Run-of-the-mill Filler.

I'll watch the preview soon.

Starlylicious said:
Wonder why Meowth is with the twerps in the first pic.
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I wonder that too 0_0
 
Jonouchi said:
Yeah, Doesn't look too special. Seems like your average Run-of-the-mill Filler.
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Looks like some nice action scenes, at any rate.

But yeah, it does seem like the D/P fillers are finally kicking in full-force. Now all those people who said that D/P was the anti-AG, (whatever that meant, since they both have the same format of Ash and a female coordinator), may have to rethink their views.

Not counting legendaries, the writers have 67 new Pokemon to debut in episodes. Much less than I originally thought.
 
Whee! BIPPA!!!
And it doesn't make any sense for Steelix to have shovels stuck in it. Defies logic...

Not counting legendaries, the writers have 67 new Pokemon to debut in episodes. Much less than I originally thought.
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OOOH. Let's work this out here:
Piplup
Turtwig
Chimchar
Mukkuru
Mukkuhawk
Budew
Croagunk
Mimirol
Glameow
Kolink
Bonsly
Weavile
Chatot
Mime Jr.
Mukkubird
Zugaidosu
Rampard
Pachirisu
Drapion

And ones that are confirmed for the team, or will be obtained through evolution:
Happini
Buizel
Floatzel
Etebossu
Grotle
Torterra
Moukazaru
Goukazaru
Muumage
Mimilop
Pottaishi
Empoleon
Donkrow
Dokuroge

Uhh...I say 59...
 
58, since there's no way in hell PorygonZ will appear. Since as far as the anime is concerned, Porygon and everything related to it NEVER HAPPENED, since no one in Japan makes mistakes, EVER. That would be very dishonorable.
 
I guess it is not unlikley that we´ll have some filler about an evo of one of the team´s pokemon. Just look at Hoenn where it happened all the time.

Floatzel, Etebossu, Grotle are gym-leader pokemon anyway.

Torterra,Pottaishi and Empoleon will most likley appear before one of the team´s pokemon evolves into those.
 
Its in a major contest later on.

I repeat, not counting legendaries, (since most will be in movies), the writers have 67 new Pokemon to debut. 66 if you don't count PorygonZ.
 
Don't forget, Daylight Savings. It just started to air in Japan.
 
Team Rocket starts the episode being busy digging some holes to trap Ash and co. However their shovel got stuck. It appears that the shovels got stuck onto Steelix head and it makes the steel-Pokémon go beserk.

Ash and co encounters a injured Bippa and Brock help the little Pokémon. They run into Team Rocket while being chased by Steelix. They all end up into the Bippa village with is surrounded by rocks, so Steelix can't get in. Steelix is trashing the entrance. If this goes on then the entrance will be breached. So Hikari and Pochama keep Steelix busy while Ash, Brock and the Bippa's are re-enforcing the entrance. Team Rocket goes into a "not our problem"-attitude and takes a nap. Meowth on the other helps Ash and co out.
But even with the entrance enforced Steelix eventually gets in. Then Hikari remembers that there where three shovels stuck on Steelix head and tells everyone that they need to pull them out. She points to a crack in the rock floor. If Steelix would fall into it, Steelix will be uncontious for few seconds, enough for Ash and co to pull the shovels out. Since TR put those shovels onto Steelix head in the first place, Meowth can act as decoy.
The whole plan works and while Ash and co rushes to Steelix head. Meanwhile Meowth yells to Steelix for being stupid to fall for the plan. J&J joins Meowth in insulting Steelix. After Ash told TR to shut up they perform the motto (¬_¬) which eventually wakes up Steelix. TR got hyperbeamed. Ash orders Mukkuru to take out the shovels, but only managed to get one out. Pikachu iron tails the second one, but Steelix is going berserk again and trashes Pikachu into the rock wall. Steelix is going straight towards a small lake and if that keeps up it will fall into it. The Bippa eventual decided to step in and they all rushes to the last shovel and pulls it out. Naetle uses it's razor leaf to slow Steelix down, but eventual has to dodge away for Steelix's hyperbeam. The Bippa manage to pull the last shovel out. Steelix return to normal and leaves the Bippa's village.

I've noticed that the writers are trying their best to avoid the standard spoiler episode plot that they used to recycle like no tomorrow. Meowth ending up with Ash and co is basically to understand what the Bippa are talking about. An ok filler episode imo

Seriously, after a zillion times you'd think they would gave up with the hole digging trap by now.

Sudowoodo is back in the opening, but the ending is still missing Pachirisu.

Some screenshot while deciding that Meowth should be the decoy. Ever seen Brock looking that sinister?

Edit: there were no 10th movie clips in this episode. Too bad, I was really looking forward to it. But it seems they're making that up next time.
 
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