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A Jolting Switcheroo! (819)
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the1stpkmnfan
Your Big Buff Bro
That's what I'm hoping for, too, since the Kalos dex isn't all that large. It gives more oppritunity for other Pokemon to appear. Like Pichu in this episode for example.
Not a bad episode, just not an exciting one. Bonnie's marriage gag is just as great and not fleshed out like Brock's flirting.
Not a bad episode, just not an exciting one. Bonnie's marriage gag is just as great and not fleshed out like Brock's flirting.
Hero of Truth
Lillie Fan
This. A realistic yet funny solution of the mystery behind Team Rocket's not so frequent appearances between episodes.
But the true solution is one: writers' decision.
Lady Umbreon
Well-Known Member
Edit: Strange as this sounds, my favorite part of the episode was when Lena was chit-chatting with her friend on the street. They were talking about gym badges the way real women talk about work, men, and shoes. Little touches like that add a level of believability to this world of lightning mice and fire-breathing chickens.
An interesting idea. James' family had houses in every region before Unova. So maybe he had some familiarity with those regions' geography and could guess Ash's destination.
Yeah, they pushed it back to 8 am. They still show the previous week's episode on Sundays so you can catch it next week.
An interesting idea. James' family had houses in every region before Unova. So maybe he had some familiarity with those regions' geography and could guess Ash's destination.
Yeah, they pushed it back to 8 am. They still show the previous week's episode on Sundays so you can catch it next week.
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MidnightMelody
Hopeful for Gen 8
Was this the Kira Buckland episode? The little girl sounded like Christine Marie Carbonos at times and other times she did not. So not sure who did the girls.
On a side note! PICHU IS SOOO DAMN CUTE!
On a side note! PICHU IS SOOO DAMN CUTE!
AuraChannelerChris
Easygoing Luxray.
And here lies the crux of why the "heroes" never get to evolve all their Pokemon.
Blood Red
【推しの子】
Team Rocket, lose track of Pikachu? Trust me, we ain't that lucky yet.
AuraChannelerChris
Easygoing Luxray.
*Guffaws for a whole day*
If that ever happened, it'd be the same day I admit the anime is the best thing ever since sliced bread.
Zoruagible
Lover of underrated characters
This episode was okay, I didn't enjoy it though but that's mostly because I don't like Bonnie.
I got that too, luckily my friend recorded it though.
I got that too, luckily my friend recorded it though.
Blood Red
【推しの子】
PokemonNation2000
Banned
Awful episode. Bonnie was pretty unbearable in this one for some reason to me, and on the English dub side of things...good god, was this one just plain bad. Alyson Rosenfeld's "crying" at the end in particular was some of the lousiest, most fake acting I've ever heard in anything, Sarah Natochenny's voice for Ash was so rough and deep at times and it was even more grating than usual, and the woman with the Green Hair sounded more like a man than a woman at several point. Easily one of the worst episodes in the XY Series-- this is what I hope we don't see more of from Bonnie.
47.5/100
47.5/100
NPT
Just a member
A Jolting Switcheroo!
Bonnie was adorable in this episode, as she always is. The issue of her constantly feeding Dedenne and Clemont advising her not to. She's certainlly learning to take care of Pokémon skills, and one day she'll be able to use when she becomes a trainer. The same could be said for Serena sincet since she was feeding Fennekin a twig. Bonnie's proposal to Lena was kind of cute. It's nice how she mentioned Clemont's Gym Leader status to try to make Lena go for him. I still find it funny how Bonnie thinks she takes care of Clemont needs someone else to do the same. That's kinda cute in a way.
After a while, the whole switcheroo mess happened. I think that Lyn is the real problem here. I felt bad for Bonnie when she said Dedenne going missing was her fault when it was Lyn who took the wrong bag without checking it first. Then she runs off without telling Lena about her problem when she clearly could have helped her. And later just stares into the sky and doesn’t even notice Dedenne running off. Oh and don’t forget that she wanted to take Dedenne with her for a moment. Luckiliy Lyn realized it won't be fair if she takes Dedenne away from Bonnie. I mean, I know she’s just a little kid and all, but she seems really absentminded. But at the same time, she’s cute. I like how she put the ribbon on Dedenne and liked how they matched. It was nice to see Bonnie sad over Dedenne's being lost and Pichu cheering her up. Meanwhile, Dedenne ran off on its own and Lyn lost sight of it. Geez, How in the world did Dedenne get in that store anyway? In fact, why is Dedenne running off so much? That's something Iris's Axew used to do in XY.... so I don't want writers to give Dedenne the same character trait. Though I must say, I like how they use Pikachu and Dedenne's electricity communication as means of locating each other. With this, it was great that Dedenne got to battle the Beedril. The writers once again reminded us that Dedenne is Clemont's Pokémon.... but I think it would've been better if Bonnie could have commanded Dedenne rather than Clemont.
I liked the scene where Bonnie and Lyn were crying and Clemont and Lena were comforting them. It was nice to see how much they missed their Pokemon and were sorry for not being more attentive. Lyn seemed to like Dedenne a bit too much, even to the point of wanting to keep it for a moment, but at least she realized that it would have been selfish to do something like that. It was also kind of weird to see Dedenne running away so much, even falling asleep inside a store, given how it's been close to Bonnie.
Overall, this episode was pretty good. the parallels between Bonnie and Lyn were interesting. Both of them love Pokemon and will call almost any Pokemon cute and want to take care of one. I really like the fact that Lena ran into that girl and they had the conversation about the Cyllage gym and how they hoped to battle each other again. That was a good detail showing how other characters also challenge gyms and also have rivals, something we rarely get to see with these minor COTDs. The English dub of this episode was good, but the dub music sucked. TPCi really needs to stop overusing their synthesized dub music in the episodes.
Bonnie was adorable in this episode, as she always is. The issue of her constantly feeding Dedenne and Clemont advising her not to. She's certainlly learning to take care of Pokémon skills, and one day she'll be able to use when she becomes a trainer. The same could be said for Serena sincet since she was feeding Fennekin a twig. Bonnie's proposal to Lena was kind of cute. It's nice how she mentioned Clemont's Gym Leader status to try to make Lena go for him. I still find it funny how Bonnie thinks she takes care of Clemont needs someone else to do the same. That's kinda cute in a way.
After a while, the whole switcheroo mess happened. I think that Lyn is the real problem here. I felt bad for Bonnie when she said Dedenne going missing was her fault when it was Lyn who took the wrong bag without checking it first. Then she runs off without telling Lena about her problem when she clearly could have helped her. And later just stares into the sky and doesn’t even notice Dedenne running off. Oh and don’t forget that she wanted to take Dedenne with her for a moment. Luckiliy Lyn realized it won't be fair if she takes Dedenne away from Bonnie. I mean, I know she’s just a little kid and all, but she seems really absentminded. But at the same time, she’s cute. I like how she put the ribbon on Dedenne and liked how they matched. It was nice to see Bonnie sad over Dedenne's being lost and Pichu cheering her up. Meanwhile, Dedenne ran off on its own and Lyn lost sight of it. Geez, How in the world did Dedenne get in that store anyway? In fact, why is Dedenne running off so much? That's something Iris's Axew used to do in XY.... so I don't want writers to give Dedenne the same character trait. Though I must say, I like how they use Pikachu and Dedenne's electricity communication as means of locating each other. With this, it was great that Dedenne got to battle the Beedril. The writers once again reminded us that Dedenne is Clemont's Pokémon.... but I think it would've been better if Bonnie could have commanded Dedenne rather than Clemont.
I liked the scene where Bonnie and Lyn were crying and Clemont and Lena were comforting them. It was nice to see how much they missed their Pokemon and were sorry for not being more attentive. Lyn seemed to like Dedenne a bit too much, even to the point of wanting to keep it for a moment, but at least she realized that it would have been selfish to do something like that. It was also kind of weird to see Dedenne running away so much, even falling asleep inside a store, given how it's been close to Bonnie.
Overall, this episode was pretty good. the parallels between Bonnie and Lyn were interesting. Both of them love Pokemon and will call almost any Pokemon cute and want to take care of one. I really like the fact that Lena ran into that girl and they had the conversation about the Cyllage gym and how they hoped to battle each other again. That was a good detail showing how other characters also challenge gyms and also have rivals, something we rarely get to see with these minor COTDs. The English dub of this episode was good, but the dub music sucked. TPCi really needs to stop overusing their synthesized dub music in the episodes.
The Pokemon Broadcast
Snafu
More often that not, it seems like Bonnie tries to set up Clemont with women that are a bit old for him.
munchlaxboy
Catching up on XY
There's not really much to say about A Jolting Switcheroo! Bonnie's Dedenne and another little girl's Pichu get switched up by mistake, and the gang's got to bring them back to their respective owners. Since there's not much substance to this episode, I just wanted to mention here that I really like Clemont and Bonnie's interactions--it feels like a real brother-sister relationship. Both characters have plenty of personality and are natural additions to Ash's ever-changing entourage. I don't know how popular this opinion is, but I also really like Clemont's and Bonnie's dub voices and believe that their respective voice actors give the best performances out of the entire cast on a consistent basis. Dedenne is also straight-up adorable and has my favorite dub voice of any Pokemon on the show right now.
The episode itself was pretty boring because of the plot alone. I think the writers made the best episode they could from a rather uninteresting story, for what that's worth. It was nice to see palpable emotions present once again, with Bonnie displaying visible worry and sadness. Adding emotions makes the characters appear be much more than cookie-cutter archetypes, like they have often felt like in the past. XY's done a great job of injecting emotion into many of its 21-minute installments--it definitely makes the episodes and the characters' arcs much more compelling.
Grade: C+
The episode itself was pretty boring because of the plot alone. I think the writers made the best episode they could from a rather uninteresting story, for what that's worth. It was nice to see palpable emotions present once again, with Bonnie displaying visible worry and sadness. Adding emotions makes the characters appear be much more than cookie-cutter archetypes, like they have often felt like in the past. XY's done a great job of injecting emotion into many of its 21-minute installments--it definitely makes the episodes and the characters' arcs much more compelling.
Grade: C+
