The Pokemon Broadcast
Snafu
Excluding Pikachu because we see it all the time, now I bet were going to gradually see more and more past gen Pokemon in the show from this point on.
I wasn't happy seeing Satoshi challenge the Tachiwaki City Gym here because I had always wanted him to duke it out with Shaga in Souryuu City.
I figured that Ash challenged Virbank's gym cuz it was a way of promoting B2W2 at the time.
That's exactly why we got Ash versus Roxie, though it was one of BW's worst decisions since this Gym match didn't have enough intensity...
I disagree about the Virbank gym lacking intensity. To me it was full of action especially how we saw Roxie's Koffing outmaneuvering Ash's Pokemon and proving that Roxie was a tough gym leader despite her rock band priorities. ^^
I mean, Koffing was strong sure, but it made no sense since it was un-evolved. Roxie should've had a Weezing, which would've been better. :/
I think she was given a Koffing instead of having a Weezing cuz Koffing was in her B2/W2 team. Still, I liked how we saw a gym leader relying on a Pokemon that would've normally seemed weak. It was a refreshing change of pace.
I didn't see it as good, because Ash had faced James's Koffing in Kanto, so naturally, he should have had no issues dealing with this one.
James' Koffing was much different however. His was weak cuz he never trained it, but clearly Roxie's Koffing here had substantial training as seen when it defeated two of Ash's Pokemon before finally getting taken down by Ash's Leavanny. :]
Daizy said:I liked the set-up the writers went through with the first half of the episode by having the kids talk about how powerful the Virbank Gym Leader was and about Roxie's battling style which gives you a sense of power from her.