technickal
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I'll agree with the majority that this was a pretty disappointing debut for Gladion. But it had its moments.
First of all, I don't know what the deal was with the Skull grunts at the beginning. Was it just to show that Gladion wasn't working with Team Skull like he was in the games? At any rate, for some reason they chose to make Team Rocket the antagonist of the episode later on so their inclusion feels pointless.
(I'd be lying if I said Bewear "singing" during the blastoff didn't make me grin a little though.)
Basically, my overall beef with this episode is if we didn't know Gladion was a recurring game character and thus likely would reappear in the anime, this could pass for your average "unbeatable Trainer" CoTD episode, where the TRio tries to steal both their Pokémon and Pikachu, and they work together to defeat them, gaining newfound respect in the process. I feel like it would've been better if the episode began with Gladion ditching Team Skull, and they showed up later instead of Team Rocket to steal his Lycanroc as "revenge". Or something. Just anything but that cliché CoTD plot. He also barely interacted with Lillie, when I feel she should've watched the battle, giving a greater sense of tension between the three.
Also, has Disney XD gone back to the practice of crushing the credits so they can show more ads? C'mon, guys, I thought you were better than that. Even if it's restored on home video releases, it might discourage TPCi from using and updating the Japanese ending animation in the future.
First of all, I don't know what the deal was with the Skull grunts at the beginning. Was it just to show that Gladion wasn't working with Team Skull like he was in the games? At any rate, for some reason they chose to make Team Rocket the antagonist of the episode later on so their inclusion feels pointless.
(I'd be lying if I said Bewear "singing" during the blastoff didn't make me grin a little though.)
Basically, my overall beef with this episode is if we didn't know Gladion was a recurring game character and thus likely would reappear in the anime, this could pass for your average "unbeatable Trainer" CoTD episode, where the TRio tries to steal both their Pokémon and Pikachu, and they work together to defeat them, gaining newfound respect in the process. I feel like it would've been better if the episode began with Gladion ditching Team Skull, and they showed up later instead of Team Rocket to steal his Lycanroc as "revenge". Or something. Just anything but that cliché CoTD plot. He also barely interacted with Lillie, when I feel she should've watched the battle, giving a greater sense of tension between the three.
Also, has Disney XD gone back to the practice of crushing the credits so they can show more ads? C'mon, guys, I thought you were better than that. Even if it's restored on home video releases, it might discourage TPCi from using and updating the Japanese ending animation in the future.