Review DP114: Pokémon Contest! Akebi Tournament!!

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- We see Urara, a Coordinator with curly red hair and a really fancy dress.

- Pachirisu looks *pissed*

- Someone has a Minomadame

- Hikari's shown in her boring pink dress again. No surprise, really.

- We see Mimirol skating on a road made of ice.

- Next, we see Pachirisu getting buffeted by Gabite. So I guess Mimirol's doing the Appeals while Pachirisu does the battle portion.

- We see Mimirol spinning around in midair.

- Finally, we see Pachirisu headed toward the camera, about to attack with a glowing fang attack...Super Fang, maybe?
 
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I like how Pachirisu uses Super Fang, it looks a bit like gyro ball.
 
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Urara has ties to the Mikuri Cup? That just made me want to watch this episode a whole lot more :D
 
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It sounds like it'll be good, and from what I've read, Ulala and her Gabite are apparently fairly antagonistic. It's about damn time.
I honestly would have prefered Mammoo to be used here in order to prompt Hikari into actually training the damn thing (and come on. Girl irritated with Hikari's 'fluke victory'? Out of control Mammoth? Character development potential, right there.), but Pachirisu getting it's time to shine isn't so bad. I'm not exactly the biggest fan of Pachi, but it's in dire need of some proper focus regardless.

The appeals from Hikari's pokémon have all become fairly mundane thanks to the lack of any real variety in her team (whoo, sparkling CG projectiles and tackles), at least imo, but Mimirol's are just irritating. You'll have to forgive me for not being at all interested in seeing yet another redundant ice appeal.
 
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So, are they developing with new attacks?

If so, Mimirol needs one considering it only has 3 attacks from what I know.
At least they're giving Pachirisu a new one, so it's an improvement.
 
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As long as its not another beam of any kind, I am happy!
 
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So we get to watch the billionth ice appeal in Pokemon Contest history, huzzah.

Has anyone actually counted how many ice appeals there are in Pokemon contests? I'm convinced we've seen almost 20 of them now.

Anyway looks like a good contest and its always great to have another one-shot coordinator. :D
 
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So Urara hate Dawn and think she didn't deserve to win the Wallace Cup? I so hope Dawn lose now and she'll return as Dawn's version of Harley... but I guess that isn't so likely as we have more than enough rivals already
At least Pachi exist again! I hope it'll continue to live at least a little more after this Contest...
 
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So Mamoswine still isn't being used in a contest.
 
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How's this for useless trivia: That flamenco outfit Ulala is wearing during the contest is identical to the one Jessie wore in that awful, awful Bellossom filler of early Johto.

Oh god. I need to get out more.
 
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EDIT: What happened to Scott's post? 0__0 I'm sure it was there when I wrote this...

No Scott, Dawn has 3 rivals since Nando exist even if you don't like it
And no you can't decide who are one shots and who will return... you also thought Nando won't return and that was proved wrong
I even said myself it isn't likely but it's still possible

Anyway... WTF with using Bunny twice in a row for the performance round? it even didn't learn any new attack since then
I really think it could be much better with Pachi doing the performance (and this time without screwing up like it did previously) and then Mamoswine losing the battle
And then it should have been:
Ribbon 4 - Ambi for performance, Bunny for battles
Ribbon 5 - Pip for performance, Pachi for battles
This way all of her Poké (except Mamo) together won her the Aqua ribbon and then each would have won her one ribbon with performance and one with battles...
Oh well... I'll probably enjoy it anyway but I really think it should have been like I said
 
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Urara seems really simular to that rival with a grumpig she had in Lilycove I forgot what her name was
 
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Magmaster12 said:
Urara seems really simular to that rival with a grumpig she had in Lilycove I forgot what her name was
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Her name was Kelly.
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And is there a sceencap of this Urara person, I wanna see what she looks like.
 
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How is Dawn winning the Wallace cup a fluke? Maybe she thinks the judges felt sorry for her and gave her the pity vote? Looks like Gliscor will go another episode trapped in its Pokeball.

Oh Lord why'dja have to bring up that P-O-C Bellossom filler? That was an example of how making a show for kiddies really hurts the plot potential =(
 
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Piplup said:
Anyway... WTF with using Bunny twice in a row for the performance round? it even didn't learn any new attack since then
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When did Buneary last do an appeal? The Contest with Yuri? I don't remember.
 
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Scott85 said:
When did Buneary last do an appeal? The Contest with Yuri? I don't remember.
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Yes and that was the last Contest we saw... so why use it AGAIN for the same round? if she used it for battles I could understand...
And I find it so funny people used to say Bunny is neglected while now it's really Dawn's second-to-Pip Poké... it was second to Pip since its capture and until Dawn got Pachi and then since after the Solcaeon Contest it's got this place back... I like the bunny but poor Pachi was really neglected lately and if it's not Pip than it's always the bunny...

And Scott, did you just deleted your post? now my post seems out of place XD I should have quoted...
 
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Lady Marie said:
And is there a sceencap of this Urara person, I wanna see what she looks like.
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Her Contest outfit:
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I'm loving how Pachirisu is battling in the next episode. Super Fang is a good attack for it, and I really like how its being used.
 
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