Ah, I always remember having missed this episode's debut and longing to see it. Well, I got my wish.
LARVITAR. That alone makes this episode worth watching. Poor little guy, overwhelmed by every Pokémon around it.
Screech gets annoying. Not because it accomplishs its purpose, but because it isn't really much of a Screech at all. More like a wail, a cry at best. Not a Screech(a real one might harm the ears of the viewers, though...And I doubt the writers want to repeat that sort of mass injury).
Nelson.....Dang his voice bugged me. Also the standard, cliché, I-need-a-girl dork who devotes his life to some obscure hobby. Didn't help that we had the cliché assurance at the end =(
Pineco's evolution was weirdly touching to me, for some reason. Dunno why.
This episode's voices just bugged me in general, I think. Ursaring was blegh, and so was Nelson.
Mean Look is cool in the animé. Also liked the Legendary hunting tip. It'd help any poor fool who doesn't know how to catch the gerbils.
I'm glad to know Forretress gets a lot more use after this, even if it is just TR thrashing.
Overall rating:
8.2 out of 10
A good episode, though it could easily have been total filler. And I think Entei was introduced a little late in the episode, and not enough, either. It'd seem like your general rare, idolized Pokémon to anyone who just turned on the TV.
~*CB*~
The 8th Champion