Rowlett seems like a chikorita but probably showed more character in this episode than Chikorita ever did.
What do you mean? Chikorita's obsession with Ash's lap was such a big plot point in Johto that when she evolved, there was an episode about how she couldn't sit in Ash's lap anymore because she was too big. I would say Chikorita was Ash's best developed Johto Pokémon.
Hey! Maybe there can be a similar episode about how Dartrix can't fit in the backpack!
Did not expect the entire Pikapek line though.
Agreed, and I think that based on that, Ash will not catch any of them. Not saying that
"Because they have debuted, it is impossible for Ash to catch them." NOT saying that
What I'm saying is
"If Ash were going to catch a Pikapek, the writers would not have debuted all 3 in this episode" which I actually do believe to be true, patterns or not, especially since Rowlet can fly.
Well then why is his original trainer Ash and his encounter date October 17, 2013? (which I wish they could have changed to October 19 for the English language games)
I kinda noticed static background "returned" for 5-6 seconds when Grubbin hit Pikachu in the cheek...
I think static background was just there..I just hope it doesn't spread in episodes entirely. I wouldn't mind seeing 10-15 seconds of static background per episode, while rest of it is actually live background.
Yeah especially after XY and XY&Z had (I think) 0 instances of static background
It does look like Mallow is going to be the one closest to Ash, which doesn't surprise me given her debut and how similar the two of them seem. However, I do want each classmate to get his or her own focus episode with Ash. It looks like we'll get that with Lana next week, but I also want that for Lillie, Kiawe, Mallow, and Sophocles.
Based on upcoming titles, it seems Monday will be Lana focus, Tuesday Sophocles, and Thursday Lillie. Friday and Saturday are obviously about Ash's first trial and Kahuna battle, but then next Saturday has Kiawe's name in the title. However, we have more titles after that, going all the way to the end of June, and still no sign of what could be a Mallow focus episode (unless Mallow is somehow the focus of this Litten episode but based on the description it doesn't seem like it) so i REALLY hope that this doesn't count as Mallow's episode just because she spent the whole episode alone with Ash. For example, I want an episode about Mallow's family's restaurant!
That said, I did really appreciate that she was the only one with Ash in this episode because I felt like I actually got to know who she is. For the first three episodes, there were so many characters at the same time that I couldn't really get a grasp on each one's personality and characteristics.
I like Mallow a lot and I hope she travels with Ash when he leaves Melemele Island. In fact, I would like Ash to travel with just the three girls because I couldn't care less about Sophocles tbh (although Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld is great as always!) and Kiawe i don't think will travel with Ash because he is also taking on the island challenge so he is like a rival. I wonder what will happen after both Ash and Kiawe have completed all four islands?
The only part that I didn't care for in Rowlet was when he was interrupting other characters like Mallow, still I see why cuz they kind of have to have Rotom scan every pokemon it sees for the viewers sake.
Do you mean Rotom not Rowlet?
No, I don't expect it to evolve since Ghost is one of the several types Ash has never caught
Really? I actually think that makes it more likely to evolve because Ash has to get a Ghost Pokémon at some point....
I wish he had caught Mimikyu instead of Jessie because then he could have not only gotten a Ghost but also a Fairy
Did they get a new actor or is that just another wonderful direction change?
Yes a new actor Kayzie Rogers retired
why Mimikyu accepted that one over the other Poke Balls it slapped away.
I just rewatched "A Frenzied Factory Fiasco!" since it reaired on Disney XD this morning.
In it, when Meowth almost gets caught in a Luxury Ball, he comes out happy. Maybe Luxury Balls are comfortable on the inside for the Pokémon, so they're tricked into enjoying it before realizing they've been caught