Review S12 EP20: Battling a Cute Drama!

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Here's where we get to see that cute creepy girl.

That tunnel looked unusually nice.

I like her voice heh.

heh, Piplup got the reaction it deserved.

lol at Piplup's reaction.

Quite obsessive about the boss today Meowth, aren't we.

.....The boss wouldn't be caught dead looking like that...hearts in his eyes....cute Meowth and friends?
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Is it just me or is the music low

Cherubi surely isn't looking vailent.

I love Marilyn. and her warped reasoning.

Bunary fainted after hearing her talk lol.

Aww, Meowth actually said something nice.

Jessie's dress is odd and simple

Poor MimeJr, you're cute when you come out heh.

She sounds like a drug addict looking for more cocaine.

Wow James, you can't be more obvious.

rofl at Sudowoodo's Mimic attack.

Chingling is adorable indeed.

awww, poor chingling. Heh at the whatever thing.

Wow Dawn, don't be so bossy to James.

drug-induced boxing scene....

lololol at Meowth's and Jessie's reaction.

You're right Jessie, you're the cutest heh.

Their outfits look nice heh.

This was a very good episode, though the music seemed lower than usual.
 
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More like "review thread."

- It seems the location of this anime-only town for the episode is "Shelter Town?" I got to listen in closer.
- So Dawn just walks in a random Pokemon Center and asks for a package? It's as if they have been expecting her arrival.
- Buneary's ears are like cotton candy. Also Marilyn keeps her name in the dub.
- Piplup emotionally bashed.
- Dawny?
- Did Dawn just call Marilyn a "dixi?"
- Boss fantasy FTW
- To sum this up, Marilyn is a sadist.
- Brocky?
- Buneary faints, Dawn loses.
- A gleam in the eyes. Brock's about to do something worthy of mention.
- Valiantly adorable? Cutesy game? James, we'll never understand you either.
- Jessielalin?
- Mime Jr. emotionally bashed.
- Dawn, we'll never understand.
- So Brock finally acts like a breeder in this episode?
- If one does not count the Team Rocket battles as "battles."
- Finally some music. Happiny emotionally loved.
- So anybody does not question how a pokemon referee just HAPPENS to be at the right place and the right time? Man, our group's clueless.
- The music does not fit with the emotional scene. Sudowoodo "acting valient."
- So Dawn, who has judged Marilyn's preferences, has one of her one? Bias I see?
- And the cuteness just keeps on coming.
- Chingling is Croagunk bashed.
- So Marilyn finally decides to attack? And with Confusion?
- Croagunk is Rocky Balboa.
- Brock sums up the moral of this episode. And Croagunk defeats Chingling.
- Shellder? I'm surprised Marilyn hadn't release it by now.
- Swing with a Shellder?
- Jessie is the mega cutest!
- Shellder's "cute eyes" look weird...
- Finally Platinum's winter clothes!
 
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Che-RU-bee? I liked CHE-ru-bee.
 
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Jessirilyn.

Dawny, Brocky. Shelter Town.

Word up on the new opening. NO CRIES, YAY!

Okay, discrepancy time. The CC isn't matching up with the spoken script in a few places. Where Brock was going on about Sudowoodo's act after Mimic and Fake Tears, he says, "Isn't that valiant?" But the CC says, "Isn't that admirable?"

Another place is when Marilyn's gushing over Happiny when she first means her, saying, "and isn't taller," where the CC says, "and is shorter." Bloody odd.

...I'm crying, this is painful. Brock, way to turn up the exaggeration.


omg, SHELLDER IS ADORABLE~!


Wait, I forgot. Cherubi is a haxx! XO Solar Beam without Sunny Day on the first turn? My left eye!
 
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Piplup got pwned. ...Destroy her now! What? How? Grrr... Good idea, Brock. What's going on? o.o It just went Rocky all of a sudden. Actually, I do think it's cute. Yay for Happiny. Platinum outfit get. That was some demented ep, but pretty good.
 
Re: Battling a Cute Drama episode guide

-Why does Dawn want a package?
-Oh wow that girl's creepy.
-Aww, Pikachu's cute too!!! Doesn't Pikachu fit those qualifications???(Ok, then, don't worry Pikachu, you're still adowable in my eyes *huggles*)
-Cuteness isn't everything freak.
-Lol Piplup got PWNED.
-OOOOOOOOOOOOOH WOW PIPLUP GOT REALLY PWNED.
-Dawny? WTF is wrong with this girl?
-And Piplup is still in shock...
-OH God, what's Team Rocket gonna do?
-Aww, Ashy's sitting cute to watch the match...
-Marilyn reminds me of Rena from Higurashi, spinning around calling everything cute...
-Oh great, now Jessie's gonna flip out about cuteness?
-You know, I've only been watching for 5 minutes and this episode already scares me...
-Marilyn is a freak.
-She's happy her Pokemon fell over???
-It's AGONY is cute???
-Thank you Brock.
-Marilyn, STFU.
-She gets warm and fuzzy from seeing a Pokemon taking an attack? What a freak. She's like Paul as a girl...
-YOU'RE BEING INAPPROPRIATE!!! lol.
-WTF? LEAVE BROCK ALONE!!!
-Finally, some actual battling...
-I just realized Ash can't reach the floor when he sits ^-^ so cute...
-This girl is making me facepalm so hard my face is turning red.
-AWW, ASHY LOOKS SO CUTE IN THAT SHOT!!!
-lol, close up of Brock's eyes.
-Commercials.
-You know, just because that girl is even there is going to make me give this episode a low score...
-These commercials are long...
-I woke up at exactly 8:57 this morning. The creepy part is I predicted that yesterday, saying I'd get up that early on a Saturday to watch Pokemon. Either my internal clock is a stalker or I really care about Pokemon. Probably both...
-So they're gonna steal her Pokemon?
-Jessie looks like she's pregnant in that disguise.
-Ok, so how'd Buneary get on there, anyway.
-Aww, poor James.
-No one will, Dawn, no one will.
-Lol, Brock's angry voice.
-I just realized the whole time Brock's talking, Ash is looking offscreen at the cameraman XD
-Croagunk and Sudowoodo ARE as cute as they can be...
-I somehow knew she'd go straight for Happiny.
-lol. Can't Ash just referee for once? He never gets to.
-*facepalm* Brock, set her straight please.
-Thanks, Brock.
-lol at mimic.
-OH WOW THAT'S CREEPY.
-OH GOD THAT'S EVEN CREEPIER.
-At least Ash can reach the floor this time...
-SINCE THIS MATCH IS GOING NOWHERE...XD.
-More commercials? Wai???
-They have a video game for everything, don't they...
-Oh god, ANOTHER KINGDOM HEARTS???
-Can we go back to the show nao?
-Yayz, we're back...
-Yay, it's Croagunk! ^-^
-ASHY IS CUTE THERE!!! Heck, Ashy's always cute...
-Can she at least attack for once?
-Dude, she made it cry and then called it cute.
-At least she's attacking now.
-Come on, Croagunk!
-XD at the wrestling arena thingie.
-Wow, took her a whole episode to learn her lesson...
-ASHY IS-you know what, I've said it so many times you should know what's coming by now...
-Oh wow, who's this Pokemon?
-So we're gonna have two Pokemon who never battled before battling each other...
-SHELLDER!!! Of course they're cute! ^-^
-lol at Ash's face...
-Dunsparce is still cuter than Shellder though. No really...
-I knew they were gonna but in at the right time.
-Why does that look so wrong the way he picked up the Pokeballs?
-They're playing Team Rocket's Battle Theme in the background. ^-^
-Alright, I just realized something that made me angry. They didn't go after Pikachu instead going after cute Pokemon? GOOD GOD, DOES NO ONE THINK PIKACHU'S CUTE??? T-T
-Sweet, new outfits.
-YAYZ, SHE SAID ASH LOOKS CUTE!!! AND BROCK TOO!!! ^-^
-Good ending at least. I'm not sure if this was a filler or not considering the outfits at the end, but overall, 6/10, because it creeped me out and that girl pissed me off for most of the episode.



P.S. just realized something else. Dawny, Brocky, but no Ashy? T-T *huggles Ashy*
 
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I really liked this episode! I also like the girl character (even if she was a bit annoying) because I can totally relate to her! My friends think I'm weird for thinking that Giratina is the absolute CUTEST pokemon in the WORLD...along with gulpin and swalot.

And I thought no one agreed with me, until I saw this:
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I seriously almost cried when I saw this. Also, the artist draws more cutesy giratina junk. Awesome meter just broke the charts.

I feel like this whenever I enter amity square:
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In terms of power, her pokemon really pack a punch. I mean, solar beam with like a one second charge? The aura of her pokemon seem to change when she's being serious XD
 
The cute girl is actually a Lolita, which Pokemon needs more of.

I need to remember to watch this episode this morning, I recorded it pretty much just for the Lolita.
 
The character design for the girl makes me think the writers are more and more changing the theme of the series into a certain other type of show.

Funny episode. Nice to see Dawn get to wear her Platinum clothes. What's she to wear in her Gen 5 cameo though?
 
-Yay, snow!
-That girl is weird
-Haha! Poor Piplup! That cracked me up! :lol:
-Dawny? xD
-"You're being inappropriate!" Haha!
-Now Brocky?!
-Poor Mime Jr! And what the heck is Jessie wearing?! xD
-James is the ref
-Wow, that thing with Brock and the girl was kinda creepy.
-Chingling is pretty cute! :3
-Lol, this episode is so weird...
-Shellder? Well, I think it's cute...
-Now they got the Platinum clothing!
Pretty good episode. Better than I thought it would be. 7.5/10
 
Notes as I come to them:

-I like that tunnel. It looks cool.

-Hahaha, I love how Piplup stays in his black-and-white outline shock expression for the entire scene.

-Where'd they find an indoor arena so easily?

-I'm guessing Cherubi will evolve. Cherrim is cute too, and she specifically mentioned how evolved Pokémon aren't cute.

-This girl is a psychopath.

-"...Man."

-That was a fast Solarbeam.

-Meowth keeps mentioning how he can't afford robots, but in other episodes he can. Where do they get money suddenly like that?

-She needs to stop saying "valiant."

-"Pish-posh. What-ev-er." She's so unlikable. I understand that's the point, though.

-Brock is being such a BA.

-Her third Pokémon is not going to be cute. They built it up too much.

-I was kinda right. I think Shellder is fairly cute though.

-Winter clothes! Ash looks kinda weird.

-I guess my Cherim prediction was wrong.


It was an alright episode, but I did really like Brock doing something in it. He was cool in this episode.
 
This is a pretty wtf kind of episode. But in a good way because Brock gets to do stuff!

I love all these overly dramatic scenes in the episode. Great animation.

Ha! In your face Piplup! YOU'RE NOT CUTE!

I agree with whoever in the thread said Pikachu is cute. Poor ignored Pikachu. :-(

James needs to calm the hell down. It's not like Jessie put Mime Jr. in danger or anything. Sheesh. Did Junki Takegami even pay attention to the last few episodes?

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You're right Jessie, you're the cutest heh.
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Totally. But Meowth is obviously the cutest Pokemon! How could no one mention his cuteness?! :crush:

Oh yeah, no pants will keep Dawn really warm. :rolleyes:

We really need more Brock episodes. He's such a cool character when he gets to act like a Breeder. The only bad things were two stupid lines from James/Meowth, but those were Junki Takegami's fault. So no PCI bashing from me today! They actually did a good job!
 
Sleet said:
-Where'd they find an indoor arena so easily?
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All Pokemon Centers in the anime (or at least Sinnoh) have indoor arenas. Probably a nod to the fact you can battle people inside the Pokemon Center in the games (well at least one person).

As I said when this first came out, I was regretting the day I'd be watching the dub. And I was right. I think the problem is Marilyn is so annoying, that the highlights of the episode are washed over, making me dislike the episode. Onto the next episode.
 
I agree with whoever said that this episode turned out to be better than expected!

Today's episode was good mainly because it was so weird. I don't know why, but this unique mixture of weird and freaky scenes on the one hand and hilarious scenes on the other made it something special.
My initial fears that the episode would end up being a childish "girlie" story were soon allayed when I realized that the fuss Marilyn made about cute Pokemon was meant not to be taken all too seriously but rather ironically.

My favorite scenes this time were:
- Marylin bashing Piplup and Mime Jr. ( Although I still think that Jessie's "level-headed thinking" as Meowth called it, was really good and would pay off)
- That kitschy scene in which Marilyn was lying on the grass, mimicing a suffering Pokemon. Great show! Drama, drama!
- Brock as some kind of boxing trainer, cheering Croagunk up! Although this was meant to be kind of ironic again, it was nevertheless a cool and above all heroic scene. These are the moments I like the most!

What I didn't like, though, was the fact that Dawn's Buneary lost to a tiny, unspectacular "Cherry-Pokemon"... I mean, it has already won contests and now such a bad fight?? But I'm not so sure whether we can solely blame Buneary for it, as Dawn didn't show her true battling skills today either. I was also a little bit disappointed that Ash didn't have to do anything at all today. Ok it was supposed to be a Brock-episode, but, nevertheless, if you ask me Ash was too passive, quite apart from Pikachu.
And Jessie...that dress was uuugly...where did you get that from? From an old clothes collection? From a rummage sale? XD


All in all, a surprisingly good and entertaining episode which I enjoyed very much and which was really worth watching!

7 out of 10 points
 
OK, this is just bugging me. I gotta know what Marilyn's other Pokemon is! She was gonna send out something else before deciding on Shellder (which is teh maximum cuteness, BTW), and I just gotta know what it is! Now, based on her criteria for determining cute Pokemon (2 feet or under, unevolved), and based on the Pokemon she already has and the ones she deemed uncute, I have compiled the following list. Also, I've obviously neglected to include any legendaries in this list.

Diglett
Natu
Azurill
Budew
Burmy
Caterpie
Weedle
Pidgey
Rattata
Spearow
Paras
Magnemite
Ditto
Eevee
Pichu
Cleffa
Igglybuff
Togepi
Sunkern
Wurmple
Taillow
Castform
Starly
Kricketot
Combee
Shellos
Rotom
Nidoran♀
Meowth***
Geodude
Krabby
Exeggcute
Cubone
Horsea
Omanyte*
Hoppip
Wooper
Swinub
Smoochum
Torchic
Mudkip
Zigzagoon
Ralts
Shroomish
Aron
Plusle
Minun
Gulpin
Cacnea
Swablu
Barboach
Clamperl
Turtwig
Pachirisu
Drifloon
Buneary**
Stunky
Finneon
Phione*******
Squirtle
Nidoran♂
Oddish
Mankey
Voltorb
Kabuto*
Cyndaquil
Spinarak
Chinchou
Murkrow
Unown****
Qwilfish*****
Phanpy
Treecko
Poochyena
Lotad
Seedot
Surskit
Nincada
Sableye
Torkoal
Baltoy
Chimchar
Bidoof
Shinx
Shieldon*
Glameow
Bronzor
Bonsly
Chatot
Charmander
Sandshrew
Vulpix
Poliwag
Koffing
Goldeen
Totodile
Mareep
Pineco
Snubbull
Shuckle
Teddiursa
Corsola
Remoraid
Houndour
Elekid
Larvitar
Wingull
Whismur
Skitty
Mawile
Meditite
Electrike
Illumise
Corphish
Feebas******
Shuppet
Wynaut
Luvdisc
Bagon
Beldum
Happiny**
Munchlax

*Somewhat less than likely, given the rarity of extinct Pokemon.
**Somewhat less than likely, as if Marilyn had owned one of these, she might have sent it out in the presence of Brock's Happiny/Dawn's Buneary.
***Somewhat less than likely, given that she didn't even seem to notice Meowth at all, despite it being in her presence multiple times.
****Unown are rare in the anime, and thus not too likely.
*****One can only hope....
******Not too likely. This is Feebas we're talking about here, after all.
*******The first person to start with that "Phione is legendary" crap will have their eyeballs shoved up their nostrils and out their ass! Unless it's a Bulbagarden staff member, in which case I will respectfully acknowelege their opinion without harming them at all. [/SUCK-UP]
 
Marilyn. Most annoying cotd ever? I think so.

Music is awfully quiet.

Jessie's disguise looks really odd for some reason.

Poor Mime Jr. :(

Hey, is Brock going to do something? That's fantastic! And Happiny, too.

LOL at random Hajime no Ippo reference.

I bet Marilyn's next Pokemon isn't very cute. Yep.

No motto. Thank Jesus.

"valiant" = word of the day

I wonder how Johanna knew Ash and Brock's measurements?

TPCI kept eight pieces.
 
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