Daniel31
HopingGaryReturns
Definitely one of the better episodes in the series and a personal favorite.
Had a few comedic scenes; Lana trying to look like Mimikyu and making Sophocles nervous in class, the whole Bewear scene with Bewear realizing the TRio weren't actually there, the interactions between Nanu/TRio and Nanu/Ash (Nanu setting up the battle in the abandoned Megamart was a nice touch, btw). The reactions by James and Meowth, when they realized Bewear was behind them during the battle, and the end was funny too, with Bewear taking the TRio away in a shopping cart, I liked that exit.
The battle was pretty good too. I actually liked the fact, that Jessie didn't command Mimikyu at all really. I mean, Ash and Pikachu having to defeat that particular Mimikyu, made it seem more like a real Trial, almost like defeating a Totem Pokemon in a sense. Pikachu learning a new move, was definitely unexpected! I'm okay with Electroweb, I like it a lot more than Electroball. Bewear letting the battle be finished was a bit unexpected as well, but it HAD to be done, because it would've ruined the episode big time (if Bewear scooped up the TRio before the battle was completed). This is a showdown that I've been wanting to see for quite some time, so I'm glad it turned out the way it did. Seeing 10,000,000 Volt is always cool too.
I liked this episode so much, that I didn't even care that Ash didn't get a Z-Crystal or anything for winning the battle. All in all, there were quite a bit of unexpected things that happened in this episode, and I feel it was pretty balanced in a lot of aspects, which is why it became one of my favorites for this series. 10/10
Had a few comedic scenes; Lana trying to look like Mimikyu and making Sophocles nervous in class, the whole Bewear scene with Bewear realizing the TRio weren't actually there, the interactions between Nanu/TRio and Nanu/Ash (Nanu setting up the battle in the abandoned Megamart was a nice touch, btw). The reactions by James and Meowth, when they realized Bewear was behind them during the battle, and the end was funny too, with Bewear taking the TRio away in a shopping cart, I liked that exit.
The battle was pretty good too. I actually liked the fact, that Jessie didn't command Mimikyu at all really. I mean, Ash and Pikachu having to defeat that particular Mimikyu, made it seem more like a real Trial, almost like defeating a Totem Pokemon in a sense. Pikachu learning a new move, was definitely unexpected! I'm okay with Electroweb, I like it a lot more than Electroball. Bewear letting the battle be finished was a bit unexpected as well, but it HAD to be done, because it would've ruined the episode big time (if Bewear scooped up the TRio before the battle was completed). This is a showdown that I've been wanting to see for quite some time, so I'm glad it turned out the way it did. Seeing 10,000,000 Volt is always cool too.
I liked this episode so much, that I didn't even care that Ash didn't get a Z-Crystal or anything for winning the battle. All in all, there were quite a bit of unexpected things that happened in this episode, and I feel it was pretty balanced in a lot of aspects, which is why it became one of my favorites for this series. 10/10