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Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future! (762)

Janovy

Banned
I guess I was wrong.
I originally predicted that Iris didn't want to return to Opelucid city because then Ash would learn she was the gym leader and her and Ash would have to battle together.
I honestly never expected the reason to be because she dropped out of the academy and wa afraid of what Drayden would say should she return.

It was nice to get some more background on Iris and (sort of) see how she became the person she is today.
I think their original intent was to have Iris be revealed as the gym leader but then B2W2 came out and they changed the whole thing.
 

KyogreThunder

Call of Fate
I expected Iris to finally defeat Drayden,so I was disappointed to see her lose.However,I liked seeing more of her backstory,especially Iris failing to make any friends in Opelucid Academy.Haxorus' moveset was generic and boring,but at least it did put up a good fight against Excadrill.
5/10
 

Mrs. Oreo

Banned
So Ash's group reached Opelucid city and we saw how Iris had studied there after leaving her village. Iris vs Drayden was cool cuz of how Excadrill managed to tie with Haxorus. Too bad Iris still lost however.
 

Leonhart

Imagineer
In my mind, I had imagined that Souryuu City would resemble one of its in-game layouts with either ancient or futuristic buildings. However, it looked like any standard anime town. Shaga was sublime however, as was Iris's flashback. I had a feeling that Iris would lose to Shaga, but their match was still good.
 

Wednesdayz

Meowth fanatic
Idk why Dragonite vs. Druddigon was so controversial. Like, Drayden was more experienced. And there is no such thing as stats and levels in the anime: Druddigon was just stronger than Dragonite naturally by experience and training. :/
 

Alloutℯ

Banned
So Iris was the only child at the school who could actually play like a child? When you think about it, that's almost creepy. Druddigon came perilously close to screwing the rules against Dragonite.
 

Wednesdayz

Meowth fanatic
So Iris was the only child at the school who could actually play like a child? When you think about it, that's almost creepy. Druddigon came perilously close to screwing the rules against Dragonite.

It's messed up how she was put down for having fun. Now I get why she left to travel on her own and didn't stay in Opelucid for long.
 

Leonhart

Imagineer
In hindsight, since this episode helped foreshadow Iris's future as a potential Gym Leader, I figure that this episode should've been postponed and used as her departure episode later in the saga.
 

AshxSatoshi

Ice Aurelia
In hindsight, since this episode helped foreshadow Iris's future as a potential Gym Leader, I figure that this episode should've been postponed and used as her departure episode later in the saga.
I'm kinda glad they didn't force Iris into Misty's depature and had her continue her journey. While Misty had a decent send off, forcing her to run the Gym seemed rushed and cheap. I like her traveling and challenging different Dragon specialist
 

Leonhart

Imagineer
I'm kinda glad they didn't force Iris into Misty's depature and had her continue her journey. While Misty had a decent send off, forcing her to run the Gym seemed rushed and cheap. I like her traveling and challenging different Dragon specialist

That's a good point I guess, although I thought that the idea of Iris running the Gym would've been carried out much better than when Kasumi became a Gym Leader.
 
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WaterTypeStarter

Well-Known Member
Nice episode. Iris is quite a relatable character, particularly if you never really were into formal education and preferred living your life and exploring. Drayden is a nice guy too, understanding her rather than being offended. Frankly like Iris' character arc in Best Wishes.
 

Sham

The Guardian of Ruin and Birth
It's very strange how people use this episode as saying Iris should of been a Gym leader first when specifically showed apprehension about taking over Drayden's spot. Not to mention despite the events of Black and White (one where she is not the Gym leader) she still becomes Champion anyway (BW2).


Journeys please bring Iris back as a gym leader, she deserves it
This aged like fine wine!
 

SerGoldenhandtheJust

Deluded Dreamer
This aged like fine wine!
OLM literally flexed on me and one upped me lol. I thought seeing Iris return as a gym leader and a Dragonite vs dragonite with maybe a fraxure evolution would have been too much, amazing and something I wanted but didn't think we would get, and here they are returning her as a champion with Haxorus lol
 
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