A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle! (808)

[Almighty Zard]

Pikachu didn't seem reset this time. I can belive that it lost this time because of Ice on the ground and it not being able to move that will on ice.

Terrain can play a factor in battles in the anime, it's not like this is the first time it has had an effect in battle.

 

[FlyAsADunsparce]

So Bonnie is gonna do the Brock-gag except for Clemont and Clemont is gonna drag her away using his Aipom Arm? That's funny lol.

Anyway Pikachu lost because Viola used clever strategy. Something that Ash isn't used to anymore after BW lol. Nice to see that his first gym opponent's already using some kind of strategy, which Ash needs to counter with another strategy. Just like in Sinnoh, where I think the best gym battles took place. I also really liked that Fletchling took out Surskit and that it'll get some good training too.

Maybe I shouldn't do it but I'm getting my hopes up for once!

 

[yuoke]

If I were clemont I would marry viola.

 

[LightningMaster95]

If I were clemont I would marry viola.

i cant believe clemont denied that opportunity
i thought the battle was amazing atleast pikachu got a hit on surskit before fainting and fletchling got a win before evolving something tailow and starly couldnt do it gives me hope for it
also im glad TR didnt appear in this episode and stop the battle

 

[AuraChannelerChris]

Yes, I do believe Pikachu didn't get reset. He was just taken off-guard real bad.

Or Viola taking a snapshot of Ash and Pikachu was what caused a reset.

 

[SlimeStack]

Bonnie and Clemont seem to be offering quite a diverse set of gags, I'm loving it.

I've seen bashing already from people who don't even watch the show, claiming that Pikachu is level 300 and can therefore OHKO anything, but screw them. The battle was great and the writers did a good job of snuffing out Pikachu and giving Fletchling a win and a decent attempt vs. Vivillion.

The way XY003 and XY004 went combined with the lack of Team Rocket here shows that the writers have a good idea of how to pace out their encounters with Ash so far, which is great. Good pacing is what they need above all else, they don't need to be serious or competent really.

The ending has also changed to include Fennekin, Dedenne and something beginning with "Ba" (Bashaamo/Blaziken? A sign of things to come?) in the lyrics instead of Pikachu, Froakie and Meowth. Would have been nice if there was some animation to reflect this, but it's cool either way.

 

[Sephora]

Has Ash ever dex'd a surskit before?

I don't think it matters. I think the reason Ash looks up Pokemon that he had looked up before in his Pokedex is so that the viewers can know a little bit about the said Pokemon.

Overall, this episode was very well done. The gym battle was amazing and I loved the gag of Bonnie asking Viola to marry Clemont. Haha

 

[BlueDragonfangirl]

That or so Ash can remember what kind of attacks these Pokemon can do to fight against one, I see nothing wrong with that from time to time, with a gym battle most of all cuz people actually try not to lose at these thingsXD

 

[Dephender]

The ending has also changed to include Fennekin, Dedenne and something beginning with "Ba" (Bashaamo/Blaziken? A sign of things to come?)

Baketcha.
Which could be very interesting if it actually means something.

 

[SlimeStack]

Baketcha.
Which could be very interesting if it actually means something.

Aha, Ash's obligatory grass type. Here's hoping that's a thing.

 

[AuraChannelerChris]

I don't think it matters. I think the reason Ash looks up Pokemon that he had looked up before in his Pokedex is so that the viewers can know a little bit about the said Pokemon.

Probably, Serena is going to be the one dexing old Pokémon while Ash dexes new Pokémon.

Baketcha.
Which could be very interesting if it actually means something.

For reference, that's Pumpkaboo's Japanese name.

But a Pumpkaboo? I assure you if it ends up with Ash, it might get traded away.

 

[Umbreon2112]

why didnt ash use froakie in his gym battle?...

 

[Mr.Munchlax]

But a Pumpkaboo? I assure you if it ends up with Ash, it might get traded away.

While I did comment on this, I moved my comment onto one of the spoiler speculation threads so we don't get in trouble

 

[1rkhachatryan]

No, no one used Hidden Power.



She asked if he remembered.

Did he answer??

 

[OceanicLanturn]

Did he answer??

Cliffhanger.

The other times she tried to ask she was interrupted one way or another.

 

[MechaBulba]

This episode looked amazing yet again. X & Y is a real turn around for the series, its great.
Awesome to see a Surskit again, and happy Sticky Web has already been shown AND used as part of a legitimate strategy. Its also great to see a Bird take centre stage over Pikachu and a Starter.

Can't wait for the Dub.

 

[Demonsead]

Oh well, Pikachu has lost worse to than a Surskit.

 

[CyberCubed]

Serena basically spent this entire episode obsessed with Ash. Wow.

 

[Dephender]

Unfortunately, it appears there are some highly inaccurate "translations" floating around again. Please make sure to not trust whatever random translation you stumble across unless you know it comes from a reliable source.

 

[CyberCubed]

Unfortunately, it appears there are some highly inaccurate "translations" floating around again. Please make sure to not trust whatever random translation you stumble across unless you know it comes from a reliable source.

So all those subtitles with Serena excited to meet Ash are wrong? She seems obsessed with him.