Pokemon: Evolving Strategies
IT IS 8AM. I COULDN'T SLEEP CAUSE MY BODY CLOCK IS ALL MESSED UP, AND FINALLY GOT TIRED AN HOUR BEFORE POKEMON TIME SO I DIDN'T BOTHER. I'M TIRED NOW, BUT I CAN NOT SLEEP UNTIL I PICSPAM ABOUT THIS EPISODE!
WARNING: THIS IS HUGE.
OKAY SO WE RETURN TO THE EPIC BATTLE...
Pikachu is animated awesomely in this episode. Heck, everybody is, but Pikachu stood out today in that respect. He was battling so hard and was totally adorable.
Ash, chill out hun. You're starting to act like your Kanto self again. Ash has the right idea putting faith into his Pokemon, but he's letting it be a free for all; he's forgetting his job is to control them to help them battle better. If they are calling the shots on who battles there's little point. 8( I wanted to hug Ash so much over all this.
And so, the episode starts off pretty even, and then...
URSARING. OUCH.
MORE OUCH.
Then ouchy-bear gets a break and Electrabuzz comes out, so Ash sends...
...Chimchar! Like it's a perfect match Uh... alright... Yeah, I guess of the guys on hand Chimchar was the best suited, but Ash's decision was rather fast. Did he really figure types that quickly or is he aware of the rivalry here and still letting it hold him? :/
I. AM. NOT. AFRAID. OF. YOU. ANYMORE. Chimchar has grown up so much. <3 And Paul is just all "*GLARE*"
Then both side switch, Paul only having brought Buzzy out to Light Screen things. Jessie is getting rather annoyed with this. xD
GLISCOR DIDN'T EVEN GET A CHANCE. I BLINKED AND IT WAS OUT. ;_;
Heck, PIKACHU got pwned pretty badly. And then remaining was...
....CRAP.
"NO GUYS DON'T WORRY WE CAN WIN THIS" Oh Ash I wanna hug you, but it's out of pity. ;_;
*CHIMCHAR FAN SPAZZING* It's sad that I can relate to these guys so much on this.
...Okay, so, I held back spazzing through this so far to be my normal semi-thoughtful/commenting on animation self.
But all bets are off from here. Those offended by heavy all-caps should RUN. FOR. THEIR. LIVES.
AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! <333333
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! <333333333333
YES, I KNEW THIS WAS COMING. SO? I STILL FELL OVER ON THE COUCH FROM AN EPIC FISTPUMP. YES!!!! HECK YES!!!! ABOUT TIME MR. 129 EPISODES!
HE POSED WHILE EVOLVING! POSED! POSED!!!! I CAN'T GET OVER HOW AWESOME THAT IS!
OH MY GOSH GUYS MONFERNO IS ADORABLE AND I WAS SO WORRIED THEY WERE GONNA USED THE SUMMER CAMP!MONFERNO VOICE WHICH TOTALLY DOESN'T FIT BUT THEY USED A VOICE THAT IS LIKE HIS OLD ONE BUT A BIT MORE MATURE AND IT'S ADORABLE AND TOTALLY PERFECT!!!!!
AND HE US SUPER FAST AND DOES FLIPS AND DOES AN EPIC MACH PUNCH THAT'S SHOCKWAVE BRUSHES PAUL IN THE FACE!
YEAH PAUL. GO ON, GLARE. THAT'S THE FIRE TYPE YOU THREW OUT LIKE IT WAS GARBAGE YOU JERK, AND IT DOES NOT GIVE A CRAP ANYMORE WHAT YOU THINK OF IT.
AND THERE WAS MUCH PWNAGE. PAYBACK IS A JERK, ISN'T IT PAUL?!
FLAME OF TRUST AND FRIENDSHIP ACTIVATE!
Okay, kinda cheesy? Yeah, but... I'm glad it didn't turn out to be Blaze. As awesome as that would have been in the moment, I don't WANT Ferny to get over all his issues in one fell swoop via evolving. After opening up a plot like that, pulling an "I EVOLVED AND GOT BETTER" just does not fit. I hope to see Blaze come up again in the future. This won't be Paul and Ash's last fight, after all, and what Brock said about Chimchar being the cornerstone for their rivalry is pretty darn accurate. Not like we don't have a chance to bring this back up in the future. I'm glad they noted Blaze, cause that means they are not done with it. They can't be. Everything in this season is too well connected for that to slide.
But in the end... double crap.
Oh Ash, that scream. That was just... ;_; Ash was DEVASTATED. He got beat HARD. Paul had 4 POKEMON LEFT. Yiiikes.
Dawwwww, I really loved and hated this part. Ash is the saddest I've seen him in a LOOONG time, but at the same time, this was a major "PHEW" moment for me. Unless a Pokemon outright has a Charmelion moment, it's hard to judge personality in a heated battle. But in the end, Monferno feels sad, Ash tells him he did great while picking him up, and Monferno appreciates it. It's the same dynamic in their friendship as it has always been. I'm so glad they didn't totally change Chimchar's character or anything. I was worried about that.
BUT POOR ASH. ;_; Ash's pain here resonates with me. Paul is like the school bully who always gets their way and people treat fairly kindly or even admire, despite that you know how terrible a person they really are to people they feel are under them. I was on the victim end of people like that in high school and it's just... just ugh. Seeing somebody like that win over you when you try your best to be kind to others SUCKS.
So, that's all for today. I need sleep. ^^;