I haven't done an episode review for Pokemon in a while, huh? Now's as good a time as any to get back on that.
Complete with a picspam!
And Chimchar spazzing!
Huh? The later's nothing new?
Candice is pretty cool, no pun intended. I like how she ties her sweatshirt around her waist when it's time to get serious. That kinda sounds like something I'd do. xD Come to think of it, aside from how girly she is, I can kinda relate to her.
Poor Gliscor, getting beat pretty quick again. I'd like to see them do another character development arc with it. Vs. Paul's Gliscor needs to happen at some point. Seriously. And speaking of poor pokemon, I winced at Grotle getting PWNED. Seriously, that looked like it hurt. Just look at it! Yikes.
MY BUTT SENSES A DISTURBANCE.*shot* Geez, Chimchar, it's like every time we see you you've learned some new trick. I mean, sensing your opponent's movements? Are you turning into Antauri Yoda or something? You win epically. xD Seriously, this character's development arc is just... just... my inner writer loves this just as much as my monkey fan does. Widdle pokemon ish gwowin up. <3 I was kinda surprised to see Chimchar being Mr. save the gym battle AGAIN. The fact that he's still like
"OH HAY I WON?!" after all this is hilarious, but that's Chimchar for ya. I seriously thought they were gonna knock him out before Ash returned him that first time. I guess the fandom probably has some people complaining over on the "overused pokemon" thread via serebii by now, but I'm too horribly bias to care, I have to admit. <3 Then again, aside from gym battles, all he's done lately is come out for a moment to fail at starting a fire, thaw everybody out of ice, or get chased by a lawn mower. xDDDD
Who was his animator today, anyway? Cause they totally cuted him up. It rocked hard. Plus, points to the storyboarder for any posing that wasn't improv'd by said animator, cause this episode had some nice stuff in that area. Except they got his flamethrower wrong, unless they're trying to imply he has better control over it now, which wouldn't surprise me much. Yeah yeah, I'm babbling about him again. But I have the right today, because this...
...IS ONE BIG CROWNING MOMENT OF AWESOME. Seriously, ICE BOARDING?! I love how even Chimchar, who is like the friendship version of a yes man, was looking at Ash funny when he was giving him orders for a second there. xD BUT HE WENT WITH IT AND DID WELL ANYWAY. IS THERE NOTHING THE ADORABLE LITTLE ANGST BUCKET CAN'T DO?
DARNIT. THE EPISODE WAS GOING SO WELL TOO.
Oh, and one last random note: Anybody notice that Chimchar likes to cling to Ash's leg? Like, all the time? That's totally cute. xD
TL:DR = THIS WAS THE CUTEST GYM BATTLE EVER AND I LOVE IT. I was grinning from ear to ear in my own little world of cuteness. xD
HA. CHIMCHAR ACTS LIKE HE'S IN A CONTEST. MORE MONKEYSHIPPING SIMILARITIES GUYS <3.