Ahh, the pokémon animé. Essentially a cavalcade of attacks from the games that are used over and over again to the point of outright frustration or just pure boredom. The drudgery of Focus Punch, the absolute torment that is Water Gun, the horrendously generic yet omnipotent Hyper Beam and the ever confusing Solar Beam.
Yes, the show is infamous for neglecting a large array of interesting moves found in the games and people often take the chance to complain about it. But surely, underneath all the groans and face palms produced by this repetitive mess, there is but one overused attack that never fails to make you smile? Just one move that, no matter how often it's used, will raise your interest slightly when watching a battle?
A personal favourite of mine is as old as a Stegosauruses' walking stick; Quick Attack.
Quick Attack is nothing flashy. It's not a super death beam of destruction, a ground shattering blow of chaos nor a catastrophic explosion of pure power. It's a simple run and barge technique, no more, no less. But still, I find it difficult to grow bored with this technique. It may sound and look simple, but it's one of the more interesting moves to watch in motion. It can be used both offensively and defensively in a number of ways, from ricocheting off pillars to propelling a pokémon into the air. There is a seemingly endless amount of ways this attack can be pulled off, and I find that it never gets old. I sure as hell know that watching Swellow weave in and out of an onslaught of Ice Beams like a speeding bullet, before ramming into the opponent with full force is never going to bore me~
So go ahead! Waste a few minutes of your life, to write about your favourite over-used fictional techniques in a children's TV show!
It's either this or 'The AJ Poll'.
Yes, the show is infamous for neglecting a large array of interesting moves found in the games and people often take the chance to complain about it. But surely, underneath all the groans and face palms produced by this repetitive mess, there is but one overused attack that never fails to make you smile? Just one move that, no matter how often it's used, will raise your interest slightly when watching a battle?
A personal favourite of mine is as old as a Stegosauruses' walking stick; Quick Attack.
Quick Attack is nothing flashy. It's not a super death beam of destruction, a ground shattering blow of chaos nor a catastrophic explosion of pure power. It's a simple run and barge technique, no more, no less. But still, I find it difficult to grow bored with this technique. It may sound and look simple, but it's one of the more interesting moves to watch in motion. It can be used both offensively and defensively in a number of ways, from ricocheting off pillars to propelling a pokémon into the air. There is a seemingly endless amount of ways this attack can be pulled off, and I find that it never gets old. I sure as hell know that watching Swellow weave in and out of an onslaught of Ice Beams like a speeding bullet, before ramming into the opponent with full force is never going to bore me~
So go ahead! Waste a few minutes of your life, to write about your favourite over-used fictional techniques in a children's TV show!
It's either this or 'The AJ Poll'.
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