Review DP031: Naetle VS Naetle! Speed Showdown!!

[Argy]

Japanese: ナエトル対ナエトル！スピード対決！！
[bp=DP031]Bulbapedia article[/bp]

[bp=Ash Ketchum]Satoshi[/bp] and friends get lost in [bp=Eterna Forest]Hakutai Forest[/bp] and meet [bp=Gardenia]Natane[/bp], who asks for a battle.

This episode will air April 26, 2007 on TV Tokyo.

 

[Chatsy]

Oh dear, it seems Hikari his finally had enough of Brock's flirting and shoved him away.

Isn't that the first time she did that?

 

[Cybersai]

I think so. I was wondering when Dawn would finally get fed up with him. Now all the girls have stopped Brock from hitting on other girls at some point or another.

I do remember that May pulled Brock's ear and shoved him away a few times too over the course of AG, but most of the time she didn't care. I wonder if Dawn finds it more irritating than May did, but less so than Misty.

Then again we have Greggle around, so he'll take care of everything.

 

[Nando]

I'm more interested in Gardenia

Will be interesting to see what Pokémon she has, since I assume the Cherubi and Nuzleaf are hers (the Mothim has to be Cheryl's, from what I know right now....)

 

[Kasumi]

I'm looking forward to seeing this episode. The preview alone looks awesome, especially Natane's scenes.

 

[Habunake]

James x Gardenia + Big Carnivine/Cacnea Orgy Scene FTW

Also, Oak's Lectures where he gets beat up seems to have returned...

 

[The Incarnation ポケモン]

^ HOLY SHITE. If that ship/those ships ain't named it/they need(s) to be. Desperately. Liek naow. There's more kinky subtext in those shots than almost all of the other D/P ships have so far combined.

Oak getting PWNed by Chimchar's buttfire = awesome lulz.

 

[FabuVinny]

Right off the brilliance of those Natane screenshots... YES! I was hoping the lectures on Pokémon would return. It looks like they've run out of other stuff for Professor Oak to talk about.

So how does the flame get that big? 0_o

 

[Duque]

Hey, who won the battle? Ash? Gardenia? Or get interrupted?

 

[Cybersai]

Wow, it seems like Gardenia is a total nutjob in the show.

Awesome.

 

[Kasumi]

Wow, me wanna see this episode NAO. Gardenia owns.

 

[Argy]

Haha, oh, that is classic!

 

[Habunake]

Oh, the battle?

Well...2chan had no pics of the battle, so it looked like it was pretty short...

PM has pics...

Those Beedrill better savor their role as the DEM Pokemon, cuz Combee might overthrow them next episode.

It looks like Turtwig and Staravia get their butts kicked, definately see their being a training arc coming....which ain't so bad, as the next few episodes look cool.

OMI F'ING GOD! NOW MEOWTH HAS THE WII NUNCHUK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Nando]

Aw man, if I start loving Gardenia any more....

CARNIVINE LOVE FOR THE FREAKING WIN. PERIOD.

The Nunchuk's pretty funny, too.

But this episode also featured....BROCK'S FIRST TIME!

 

[FireEmblemPride]

Why didn't Ash have Staravia use Gust? -_-

Funny episode otherwise. Tons of classic moments, including Meowth's use of a Wii nunchuck, banadaged Team Rocket motto, Dawn stopping a Brock flirt moment, and even Turtwig vs Turtwig!

 

[Habunake]

Victreebel Cameo'd!

 

[Suzu]

Lol @ Wii promoting

This was an awesome episode. Natane had an awesome personality. And she had awesome subtext with Masukippa.

But. I despise the voice they picked for Natane. An awesome Gym Leader like her does not deserve a rlyrly...unsuitable voice. It was honestly more suited for a lolita-like character, like Miru. Actually it would've been better for Miru, and not Natane. I was expecting a bit of a deeper voice for her, since she's supposed to be a tomboy [/pointless seiyuu rant]

 

[FireEmblemPride]

Oh, the Victreebell cameo. James truly does miss it. XD

The only thing missing from this episode was Wobbuffet.

 

[Habunake]

According to Sushi, Gardenia offered to trade James one for his Carnivine...

I hope he doesn't do it...

 

[Zeta]

James exhibits some sort of pheromone that makes Grass-types fall deeply in love with him.