The Episode Face-Off! (probably spoilers)

[ChaosMage]

OK, this is something which I've never seen here before. I put up two randomly chosen episodes and you guys vote on you favourite of thw two. There is no saying which two there will be and there will never be any intentional similarities between them. Hopefully, this will lead to finding what is truly the ultimate episode!

OK, here's the currently active faceoffs;


Episode 4: Challenge of the Samurai! 4 Votes
VS
Episode 425: Mudkip and Flaaffy! Wonder Drug of Love? 4 Votes


Episode 258: Just Add Water!
VS
Episode 183: A Ghost of a Chance! 4 Votes


Episode 65: Holiday Hi-Jynx! 4 Votes
VS
Episode 301: A Mudkip Mission! 1 Vote


Episode 153: The Totodile Duel! 3 Votes
VS
Episode 96: Snack Attack! 2 Votes


Episode 255: Great Bowls of Fire! 1 Vote
VS
Episode 430: Battle Dome! Combination of Fire and Water! 2 Votes


Episode 238: Rage of Innocence! 3 Votes
VS
Episode 374: The Scuffle of Legends!


Episode 122: Roll On, Pokemon!
VS
Episode 307: Just One of the Guysers!


Episode 42: Showdown at Dark City!
VS
Episode 329: Game Winning Assist!


Episode 71: Lights, Camera, Quacktion!
VS
Episode 150: No Big Woop!


Episode 228: Espeon Not Included!
VS
Episode 413: The Symbol Life!

First in a face-off to get five votes wins!


And if anyone would like to offer their services as assistants, I'd much appreciate it. If this face-off proves successful I shall start adding two or three face-offs at a time, and possibly more if it's REALLY successful, as actually finding the Number 1 episode as I would like to discover in this thread I don't want it to take too long. All first round winners shall proceed to the next round and so on. Enjoy!

Assistants:
~Celebi~
NarutoUzumaki94
1 more required

Episodes Continuing to Round 2:
Pokemon Shipwreck
Abra and the Psychic Pokemon
The Legend of Dratini
Riddle Me This!
It's Mr. Mime Time!
The Ancient Puzzle of Pokemopolis!
Misty Meets Her Match!
Good 'Quil Hunting!
Turning Over a New Bayleef!
Better Eight Than Never!
Get the Show On the Road!
A Hole Lotta Trouble!
A Togepi Mirage!
Going, Going, Yawn!
Disguise Da Limit!
That's Just Swellow!
Do I Hear a Ralts?
The Scheme Team!
Grovyle VS Tropius! Grass-Field Duel!
Pokemon Contest! Yuhizara Convention!
The Red Inazhuma Skyscraper!
Decisive Game! May VS Brock!

Eliminated Episodes:
Mystery at the Lighthouse!
Pokemon Fashion Flash!
The Purr-fect Hero
Fourth Round Rhumble!
Wherefore Art Thou, Pokemon?
For Cryin' Out Loud!
A Way Off, Day Off!
The Stun Spore Detour!
Once in a Blue Moon!
Foul Weather Friends!
Tunnel Vision!
The Big Balloon Blowup!
Hatching a Plan!
Whichever Way the Wind Blows!
As Clear as Crystal!
Love, Pokemon Style!
In the Knicker of Time!
Watts With Wattson!
Dragonair's Lake!
The Breeding Centre and the Pokemon Egg!
May Travels Through Time!

 

[Blizzard]

Disguise, for it is the only one of the two I have seen, and have been shown in the UK.

 

[ChaosMage]

Episode 434: May Travels Through Time! 1 Vote
VS
Episode 338: Disguise Da Limit! 1 Vote

I voted for May Travels Through Time, simply because Disguise Da Limit is one of the worst handled episodes in history, and I know how many people here agree.

Anyway, here's a second face-off to keep me occupied.

As Clear as Crystal!
VS
A Hole Lotta Trouble!​

Two very different episodes here, one being a mid-late Johto effort to show the old legendaries again, and one being the rather shaft-like only appearance of Steven. You decide, I vote for As Clear as Crystal personally.

 

[Torkoal Stu]

Got to vote for Disguise Da Limit this time round, I mean May Travels Through Time was alright I guess but Dusclops, Contests and Combo's won me over.

Also A Hole Lotta Trouble gets my second vote, I mean the only appearence of Steven and we saw an Aggron it was just so nice.

 

[Sushi]

As for the first face-off, I don't like either of them all that much, but I guess I'll vote for 'May Travels Through Time'. The story was touching, at least.

And I also vote for 'A Hole Lotta Trouble'. That episode is too funny and one of my favorites =D

 

[Blizzard]

'Holes' for me's second vote btw.

 

[HotSkittyOnWailordAction]

May travels through time! and As clear as crystal.
Episode 434:May travels through time! 3 votes
Episode 338isguise da limit! 2 votes

Episode 244:As Clear As Crystal:2 votes
Episode 298:A Hole Lotta Trouble 3 votes

 

[Gravy]

This was a nice idea for a face-off, fer sure.

I vote for Disguise the Limit, purely for it's infamous reputation. And you've got to love that, right?
My second vote goes to A Whole Lotta Trouble, as it was hillarious.

 

[Medea]

1.) Disguise da' Limits (Timmy was oh so cute)

2.) As Clear As Crystal (I just like the episode)

 

[Infinite Master Sceptile]

Disguise Da Limit, only because it didn't have an abomination hatching.
A Hole Lotta Trouble, because the angry Aron were cute.

 

[ChaosMage]

OK, so we have;

Disguise Da Limit- 5 votes
VS May Travels Through Time- 3 votes

Clear as Crystal- 3 votes
VS
A Hole Lotta Trouble- 5 votes

And today's new face-off (I'll add one new one each day, and it can join the other current ones)

Episode 386: Do I Hear a Ralts?
VS
Episode 13: Mystery at the Lighthouse

So, one of the most popular Hoenn episodes against one of Klassic Kanto's early half-fillers. This could go either way, but I have to vote for the Ralts episode. I love the whole evolution line, and it was just so touching and full of development. But this one was definitely tough!

 

[Sika]

1- May Travels Through Time.

2- A Hole Lotta Trouble.

3- Do I Hear A Ralts.

 

[Komedic Konservationist]

I vote for Do I Hear a Ralts? It's one of the episodes I'm hoping to download over Easter, and all in all sounds and looks like a cool, interesting episode.
I also *hate* all the Kanto episodes. (And Kanto in general)

 

[ChaosMage]

I've updated the first page again. And, just so you know, in future rounds you will have the chance to save a few eliminated episodes so that there are 256 progressing to round 2. Since there are currently 447 episodes (I think) that have aired, that will mean that around about 30-odd episodes can be saved this way. After that, all eliminated episodes stay gone.

Also, the number of votes required to decide a winner will increase each round, and I intend to end with a list of (at least) the Top 16 episodes in order by challenging them all against each other, although I'll try to get to 32 if this thread maintains any longevity.

 

[Medea]

I'm voting for Mystery at the Lighthouse

Sorry I can't stand Max episodes!

 

[lightspeed]

1- Disguise Da Limit
2- A Hole Lotta Trouble

 

[ChaosMage]

OK, we have today's new matchup (and, since it's a weekend, I may have two match-ups each for today and tomorrow, and I can do the same for Easter Holidays to get this thread really going)

Episode 16: Pokemon Shipwreck!
VS
Episode 204: The Big Balloon Blow-up!

I vote for Shipwreck personally, since it's one of the best episodes of early Kanto, and one of the writer's more ambitious ideas. Plus the original Team Rocket/Twerp Alliance episode by far defeats some filler about pokemon-shaped hot-air balloons.

 

[Komedic Konservationist]

I vote The Big Balloon Blow-up! Because as I said before, I utterly despise every single one of those Kanto fillers. There badly-drawn, badly-animated, childish, vapid, two dimentional, and the twerps were even more annoying than ever back then. Plus, the shipwreck one is exceptionally overrated because of all that co-operation crap.

 

[Shadowcat]

Disguise Da' Limit. The Skitty Action was superb.

Pokemon Shipwreck. Because Misty took control in that episode. XD.

Do I Hear a Ralts? because of Gardy and Kirlia appearing in that epi.

 

[Medea]

I'm going to go with Pokemon Shipwreck on a count of I never really liked the Johto fillers.