A Hot Water Battle! (169)

[Moonstardust]

I liked seeing a tropical paradise in Johto + the Master Ball beach ball seemed very familiar, as if we saw that before.

 

[Mrs. Oreo]

the Master Ball beach ball seemed very familiar, as if we saw that before.

Well that's because we saw one just like it in the 'Beauty and the Beach' lost episode from Kanto. ^^

 

[UmbrionKnight]

Ash's pokemon are adorable this episode!

 

[Wednesdayz]

It was a nice change of pace to see an episode that featured the Pokemon more than Ash and Team Rocket. My favorite parts were the fights throughout the episode. I also really liked how the Aipom acted towards Chikorita.

 

[Leonhart]

Those wild Eipam seemed very irksome, but I'll admit that I chuckled when an Eipam buried Waninoko in the sand. The fact that Satoshi, Kasumi, and Takeshi had such small roles compared to Chikoriita, Hinoarashi, and Waninoko was great, because the Jouto Starters needed this kind of carefree interaction for once.

 

[Vipsoccermaster]

Good filler episode featuring the Johto starters. It's nice to see them settle differences aside and retrieve the lost Master Ball beach ball. It was funny seeing how the Johto starters planned to get Snorlax to move and then thinking Meowth was the one being responsible.

 

[Leonhart]

It was funny seeing how the Johto starters planned to get Snorlax to move

Their dilemma here vaguely reminded me of how Satoshi's group once had to move a sleeping Kabigon in Kanto, which was a nice callback.

 

[Alloutℯ]

I didn't get this filler. Why was it needed and why did Aipom get such little attention compared to Johto's Starters?

 

[Leonhart]

Looking back, it now seems utterly strange that a tropical paradise existed in the middle of Jouto in this episode simply because of some hot springs. I don't think hot springs would change the landscape that way in reality.

 

[FullmetalJackie]

This episode was pretty relaxing since Ash, Misty and Brock decided to take a break instead of just rushing to their next destination. I liked seeing the Johto starter Pokemon and Pikachu get into all kinds of trouble with those wild Aipoms and the fact that this episode was one of the few filler episodes from the Johto era that felt satisfying proved to me that the writers still had a lot of creative ideas.

 

[Firefo×Fennekin]

A great episode to show the human characters relaxing while the Pokemon got themselves a whole episode to do wacky things without their trainers getting in the way. I really liked that the Aipom in the hot springs were crafty and interested in messing around with the starter Pokemon. My favorite scene was when Totodile's dancing came in handy since it freed him from the sand and I also liked how Meowth kept getting the short end of the stick. 7/10

 

[cricketlaxwolvesbandy]

Cute episode. Cyndaquil is so sweet!!!!