Well, to be fair, most logical assumption based on the Oak's Live Caster's is that the Maractus, Sawsbuck, and Gothita episodes happened after Driftveil..
But that still means that the gap is ridiculously short:
Nimbasa Gym Battle
1. Subway Battle
2. Alder Episode
3. Deino Episode
4. Charles Episode
5. Kami
6. Kami
Driftveil Gym Battle
1. Maractus
2. Sawsbuck
3. Gothita
4. Chargestone Cave
Mistralton City???
That's the most negative view, there's always the possibility of them adding two episodes of padding.. If we are lucky that is..
That's it, I'm scrapping every prediction I've had for Best Wishes.. I mean, c'mon! Skipping Lostlorn forest (oppurtunity for blatant Zoroark hyping)? Mistralton Cave (would've been an awesome tie in for the movie) ? Ripping out Team Plasma (such a shame, but the first instance was acceptable, however leaving any other reference out is just too much)?
We're what? At episode 63 and we're almost at the sixth gym, no pokemon are truly developed, only reserves have evolved, either at totally random points or in gym battles.
To me the name 'Best Wishes' now is starting to sound as an excuse really..
I know it doesn't belong here, but I might as well do Ash' team by League-Time:
- Pikachu
- Unfezant
- Oshawott
- Tepig
- Snivy
- Scraggy
- Leavanny
- Palpitoad
- Gigalith
Yes, that's three evolutions. I don't see them cramming anymore in the 30'ish episodes that are left..
I'm hoping for something to evolve!
I think the Sawsbuck one might have been there yeah, because it makes sense game wise.
I still don't believe episode were moved to diferent slots, like I've said before I believe in skipped episodes not relocated episodes, besides 1 or 2.
I have no issue there, I think the pokemons have been developed atleast as much as in DP, which was the best series for me before this one(that hasn't finished yet so I can't decide).
Don't really care for Mistralaton cave and the Zoroark thing doesn't really interest me either, doesn't mean I wouldn't like it.
Its going well to me, I'm just whining at the pacing that is going to fast in this gap which I wasn't expecting but lets calm down and wait to see if it really is going to be short.
I was just pointing out something that I am not to please, no need to start panic/bashing post, that wasn't my intention.
Bottom line even though I just said, its just an observation, I don't know the future, for all we know, they can go to the ligthhouse before the gym, have some "Airplane Sommelier" episode(which people will whine) a rival battle since Shooti is most likelly appearing, heck they can make a new tournament in the next city, they can make a filler city before the main city like raimon, they can make evolution/capture episodes before the gym.
I'm just saying I hope those things happen and this gap is a little bigger nothing else, so don't take my post as bashing its just an observation(for now if the next episode title is the gym, you will see me whine).