Again, I didn't really bother to watch this episode, but I'm gonna consider it now... especially after what I've been hearing about it.
I doubt Pikachu evolves, but it would be pretty interesting if it did in my opinion, namely, Pikachu itself is (usually) abnormally powerful for its species, so if it evolved, the world as we know it could very well crumble in its wake... for the exaggeration factor, but you get the idea.
Meh, the writers have the unique ability to access this cool dial that tones down Pikachu's power. How else could it take down some impressive Pokémon one minute, and the next to another Pokémon of lesser or equal qaliber?
Well flashbacks make me cry. Its amazing how Ash kept that thing all these years, I thought he through it away during the Kanto saga. Suprised that the writers remembered that episode. Ask Paul, his appearnce sure was random. Guess to give Ash a pep talk about evolving Pikachu, I'm glad the littl guy didn't though. I like its non evolved form better but that's me.
Wait... Ash had the ThunderStone the whole time since he got in the Lt. Surge episode 10 years ago? WTF is up with the writers? I knew the love to be inconsistent, but this thing was with them this whole time and they never made any mention of it afterwards? I could have sworn they just left it at the Pokémon Center when they say it. Or... that could be the bad dubbing not giving me every detail. That or I missed something.
This fandom is stupid, only an idiot honestly thought there was a chance for Pikachu to evolve. It is not going to happen.
And you've been here how long?
If they show the recap of the Lt Surge episode in the dub, could we get a PUSA redub?
That'd be assuming we're not getting a narrational recap from Ash or the like. If we do get a redub (as Maddie Blaustein voiced Surge in that ep), I really hope it's not JZ, as it really wouldn't suit him. I'm certain PUSA has the right guy just waiting to voice the part. Heck, I'm almost certain Bill Rogers could voice him if he wanted to.
- Wow, they even went as far as to reprise TR's role from the Surge match.
- And as a bonus, an entire recap of the aforementioned episode to top it all off. 11 years later, and the hysterically awful stereotype that is Lt. Surge still makes me laugh.
You know when Pokémon is highly inconsistent is when they're willing to go the whole nine yards for their own mascot and not give a damn about any of the other plot points we've noticed go down the drain this entire time. Official proof that this series is nothing more than an advertisement. A very good and well thought out advertisement. But hey, it's all good in the end.
Honestly though, they're willing to go back in time 10 whole seasons to remember an event, yet they're not willing to go back a mere 4 or 5 seasons to make references to other similar events just to go and blank out their memories.
It's official, this show is directed by a dictator...
Yah what's up with that? I thought Ash/Brock forgot every thing that happened in the past. Oh well nice to know they didn't forget every thing, its just the people they meet over the years they forget aboutXD
You just wait, the fans will have become happy that they referenced something that far back, and yet when another upcoming episode does something similar, they'll act as if they never even heard of it before. Just you wait, it
will happen.
I don't know if Ash's Pikachu is gonna evolve in this episode because I didn't watch the screenshots yet. But I know one reason why one Pikachu looked at a Thunderstone.
This
our Pikachu, or the trainer's Pikachu we're talking about here?
I really don't care that the "mascot" of Pokemon evolving would have ticked off every kid in Japan. Only older kids like us are the real fans. This episode was another unneeded Pikachu screener, and I wish it had never been made or announced.
You sir, missed the whole premise of this show. Really, only older kids understand the true mechanics of the game and such. Some of the older kids couldn't care less about this show. It's all about the advertisement for the games that make this popular. Not only that, America isn't the center of this show. Thankfully, the center is in Japan, so America is in the minority my friend.
EDIT: to sort out any confusion, I don't hate the mouse. I like him, I just don't like the way they exploit him at every turn.
~C_L~