The Great Eight Fate! (387)

[Mrs. Oreo]

Wow Sootopolis city looked great, just like in the games. Juan was an interesting gym leader with his water show, plus I liked the idea of a 5 vs 5 gym battle. Grovyle getting hit by Luvdisc's Sweet Kiss at the end was hilarious.

 

[JudySpell]

Luvdisc's Sweet Kiss to Grovyle was silly but what I disliked the most was that Juan was the GL here and not Wallace. 6/10

 

[Gillachu]

but what I disliked the most was that Juan was the GL here and not Wallace. 6/10

Err, Juan was Emerald's last Gym Leader, so that's why he was the Gym Leader here too.

 

[Wednesdayz]

I know that Juan was a champion coordinator but honestly, he has to have better things to do than impress people with Water Gun. Still, the battle was awesome.

 

[Mrs. Oreo]

Err, Juan was Emerald's last Gym Leader, so that's why he was the Gym Leader here too.

Yep and I personally didn't mind Juan's gym leader role myself, although I wish we could've seen Wallace make a cameo here via flashback or something hee hee. :3

 

[Wednesdayz]

Juan being a Coordinator and winning the Grand Festival was a nice way to tie him into both Ash and May's goals, I guess. Too bad he didn't battle May here. :x

 

[Leonhart]

What made me enjoy this episode the most was seeing how the animators did Rune City justice by making it resemble its in-game counterpart. I thought Adan's performance was amazing, and I was intrigued that his Gym looked like a mansion. Pikachu and Heigani versus Todoggler and Azumaou was a fun match, too.

 

[Wednesdayz]

and I was intrigued that his Gym looked like a mansion.

Well, so did Clair's Gym in Johto. I loved how Juan gave Ash and Co. a ride to his Gym via boat, though.

 

[Leonhart]

One thing that made this Gym match spectacular was the creative liberties that the writers took with the Rune Gym's battle structure. The fact that they added a segment for a Double Battle made this Gym seem much more invigorating from my viewpoint.

 

[Daizy]

I was glad to see that the writers showed restraint on the jokes this time around with Juan. I was afraid he'd become all flamboyant like James. I loved Jessie's Don Juan comment.

 

[Leonhart]

Adan's mannerisms made me respect him since he was such an elegant gentleman, although I still would've preferred seeing Mikuri as the Rune Gym Leader here.

 

[FullmetalJackie]

Sootopolis City looked so glamorous and we were introduced to Juan, whose showmanship and skill as a fancy battler out-shined anything Misty or her sisters could ever give us in terms of Water type specialists. I liked how this was also another chance to go outside the standard 3-on-3 battles. We get instead not only a 5-on-5, but it started off with a 2-on-2 battle.

 

[cricketlaxwolvesbandy]

Juan is so fancy and I love his accent.
Great start to the battle so far. Poor Snorunt.