munchlaxboy
Catching up on XY
Climbing the Walls! depicts the Gym Battle between Ash and Grant. While the battling itself was pretty cool, the dialogue felt way off. There were a lot of cliches and awkward phrasings that really took a lot out of the air of an otherwise epic battle. The animation was quite stilted as well--everyone seemed a bit more stiff than usual. The 2 vs. 3 Pokemon gimmick was odd and didn't really come to much fruition (as Fletching lasted a whole 30 seconds) so it is hard to understand why the writers even tried to incorporate it.
Gym Battle episodes are always a blast, but this one was underwhelming. The XY saga definitely started out strong with its first dozen or so episodes, but it appears to be on a disappointing streak. Hopefully it picks back up, because even a Gym Battle episode like this one struggled to keep my interest.
Grade: C+
Gym Battle episodes are always a blast, but this one was underwhelming. The XY saga definitely started out strong with its first dozen or so episodes, but it appears to be on a disappointing streak. Hopefully it picks back up, because even a Gym Battle episode like this one struggled to keep my interest.
Grade: C+