Just rewatched this episode. It was great to see Gardenia again since she's one of my favourite Gym Leaders. I just love how obsessed and crazy in love she is with Cacnea...it's always funny to see.
I really liked how this was an episode in which Team Rocket did more than just try to steal Pikachu, it's a nice change of pace. It was great seeing James working hard with Cacnea in order to get it to master Drain Punch. I also liked how this episode showed how much James cared about Cacnea and how he realized that it was best to let Gardenia train it.
I'm not a very emotional person, so I didn't feel overly sad about Cacnea's departure, but it was a bit of a bummer to see it go after so long. Though, it's good that it will become stronger with Gardenia.
I really liked how this was an episode in which Team Rocket did more than just try to steal Pikachu, it's a nice change of pace. It was great seeing James working hard with Cacnea in order to get it to master Drain Punch. I also liked how this episode showed how much James cared about Cacnea and how he realized that it was best to let Gardenia train it.
I'm not a very emotional person, so I didn't feel overly sad about Cacnea's departure, but it was a bit of a bummer to see it go after so long. Though, it's good that it will become stronger with Gardenia.