Ah, good episode this is. I just love the whole prequel to the Indigo League and this episode elaborated that thoroughly. What I also find interesting is that with the increasing appearance of Gary, you, the viewer, can feel that rivalry sparking between them. That makes thus more enjoyable to watch.
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Showdown at the PokeCorall! (067)
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agreed this episode made me excited for the league
Tuskie Tyrant Yoko Kurama
Fancy footwork
Ooooh. A Starmie and Staryu. Okay Misty, you take one on the count of three. One. Two. Three! Okay, run run. Hearing what Gary said should be a wake up call for Ash. He slacks off, and he doesn't catch Pokemon. He attempts to do it, but fails most of the time.
Mr.Munchlax
Great Ball Rank Trainer
Here's a question: If Ash had a bed above his shelves, why was he sleeping on the floor in the first place?
NPT
Just a member
This episode finally showed Ash's 30 Tarous that he caught in the episode "The Legend Of Dratini", but sadly that episode didn't air in US. But this left a plot-hole in the english dub of the Kanto saga.
Gary annoyed me in this episode ....... he collected 10 (2 unneeded)badges just to show-off in front of Ash. Rewatching this episode reminded me how much I disliked Gary back then. Gary having 200 Pokémon didn't make sense to me ....... that particular part of the episode was badly writing, there's no way a trainer can catch that many Pokemon in that amount of time.
I did like the scene where MEWTWO destroys Giovanni's headquarters and leaves, that was the best part of this episode in my opinion. Prof. Oak mentioned about the two other trainer who left Pallet Town with Ash and Gary, didn't succeed as trainers.....but sadly he never said who were the trainers. I guess it'll remain a mystery forever.
it was either a mistake or Ash was used too sleeping like that after his Kanto journey.
Gary annoyed me in this episode ....... he collected 10 (2 unneeded)badges just to show-off in front of Ash. Rewatching this episode reminded me how much I disliked Gary back then. Gary having 200 Pokémon didn't make sense to me ....... that particular part of the episode was badly writing, there's no way a trainer can catch that many Pokemon in that amount of time.
I did like the scene where MEWTWO destroys Giovanni's headquarters and leaves, that was the best part of this episode in my opinion. Prof. Oak mentioned about the two other trainer who left Pallet Town with Ash and Gary, didn't succeed as trainers.....but sadly he never said who were the trainers. I guess it'll remain a mystery forever.
it was either a mistake or Ash was used too sleeping like that after his Kanto journey.
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The Pokemon Broadcast
Snafu
I just assumed the reason Gary had/caught 200 Pokemon was because, maybe, he caught more than one of the same Pokemon over time.
Ugh, Mr. Mime vacuuming Ash's face was annoying. To this day I wish Delia hadn't gotten him. Anyway, Mewtwo's cameo was cool; I like it when the writers tie the anime with the movies. In general though, I disliked Professor Oak's constant lectures throughout the episode. I liked seeing Oak's Poke Ball room though; Gary's collection was impressive.
I assumed the same thing since there were only 150-ish Pokemon known at this point.
Moonstardust
Banned
I don't remember, did we ever see Gary's Kingler before? My favorite part was when we heard how many Pokemon Gary had.
Yup we saw Gary's Krabby when Ash caught his own Krabby in the 'Mystery at the Lighthouse' episode. It was shown in a tank at Oak's lab. :3
Moonstardust
Banned
Thanks I forgot. But did they explain why Gary's Krabby was so huge in the first place while Ash's was mini sized?
Leonhart
Imagineer
It was good seeing Masara Town again, best of all Okido-hakase and Shigeru as well. I didn't know that Shigeru had caught so many Pokemon, and Okido-hakase's explanation of his daily routine was oddly fascinating to me. I also liked Sakaki's brief cameo when his hideout blow up due to the armored Mewtwo.
Wednesdayz
Banned
I had this episode on VHS and I remember being so pissed off that Gary and Ash didn't battle, because it was the last episode on the tape and I made my mom buy the tape because I thought they battled in it...
I liked that Gary had such a large selection of Pokemon in his collection, but I think the writers went overboard by giving him two hundred ha ha. He didn't need multiples of the same Pokemon, so I wonder why he went on such an extreme catching spree.
Wednesdayz
Banned
Gary catching so many Pokemon was reasonable, though. He obviously wanted variety and catching many of the same kinds of Pokemon gave him that.
I don't think its size was explained, so my guess is that Gary's Krabby was just bigger to make Ash's Krabby seem weaker by comparison hee hee. Gary's Pokemon tended to seem stronger than Ash's in general in the Kanto saga.