The parting ways scenes at the start were good and emotional, but not super sappy. Everything at Team Rocket's headquarters was hilarious. Ash's battle with Agatha was excellent and had some cool moves and animation. All the build up for the Battle Frontier was good, and Team Rocket's appearance at the end was great.
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Wednesdayz
Banned
They seemed so irrelevant at the same time lol, since we were going to see Brock, Max, and May again in a few episodes anyway.
Pokegirl Fan~
Good riddance serebiiforums
What I loved about this episode was Ash's battle against Agatha and the introduction of the Battle Frontier and its arc. I also enjoyed seeing Misty make a return near the end of the episode and I think Max returned at the end as well if I'm not mistaken.
Leonhart
Imagineer
Seeing Satoshi pass through Tokiwa City again confused me, because based on Kanto's geography, he should have reached Masara Town before Tokiwa City, but I guess it was simply a way to get him to meet Kikuko and Enishida. I appreciated the match between Gangar and Pikachu however, as well as when Satoshi saw Kasumi again at his house.
JigglyKirby
Active Member
I need a higher resolution screenshot of this please:
Leonhart
Imagineer
Enishida set up the whole Battle Frontier challenge if I remember right, so he needed to make an appearance during this arc eventually. This episode seemed like the right time given Satoshi's match with Kikuko, which impressed Enishida and made him take a liking to Satoshi.
Zamin
Well-Known Member
What an incredible episode! I am so hyped for the rest of this new saga now. I was kinda dreading the battle frontier but this episode has made it look awesome.
It was great to see Jessie, James and Meowth visiting the headquaters and running into Cassidy and Butch again. I was wondering what had happened to those two so it was good to see them again. I feel like the boss's voice has changed a lot though.
It was really sad when they all parted ways and said good bye.
It was amazing seeing Misty at the end and I was surprised to see Max show up at the end!
It was great to see Jessie, James and Meowth visiting the headquaters and running into Cassidy and Butch again. I was wondering what had happened to those two so it was good to see them again. I feel like the boss's voice has changed a lot though.
It was really sad when they all parted ways and said good bye.
It was amazing seeing Misty at the end and I was surprised to see Max show up at the end!
Leonhart
Imagineer
Kikuko wasn't weak from my viewpoint. Rather, it was a testament to Satoshi's development and growth throughout the Houen saga that he and Pikachu were even able to keep up with Gangar for a few minutes before being defeated. Anyone else would've struggled worse than they did.
FullmetalJackie
Banned
Max and May's small goodbye was good and even though I grew to like Max and May, they do represent the Hoenn region so they should have been left there. Jessie and James visiting TR headquarters was very fun also and too bad Giovanni didn't get to say much. Nice to see Viridian City again and Agatha finally appearing six years late.
cricketlaxwolvesbandy
Summoning...
ITS BATTLE FRONTIER TIME!!!! HYPE HYPE HYPE!!!!!!
Ash and the gang part ways even though we'll see them together again in a few episodes. Dumb.
Team Rocket's gotta new motto and it's eh. Just the original with added stuff. Lmao how they go off on pogo sticks
A POLIWAG? THE AMOURSHIPPING POKEMON APPEARS!
Scott drives up in his limo and tells Ash about the Battle Frontier, which is on the level of Elite 4. Speaking of which, Ash battles Agatha and Pikachu holds his own against Gengar, very impressive. Wish he didn't get knocked out in one hit though. Agatha being the temporary gym leader isnt fair. Speaking of which, who was Giovanni's replacement gym leader in the anime?
Ash goes back home and is greeted by Misty, and he seems not thrilled but shocked to see her. Misty has an Azurill that apparently is the offspring of Tracey's Marill WTF?
And Max and Professor Birch show up in his jeep at the end of the episode like clockwork. So much for going separate ways.
Ash and the gang part ways even though we'll see them together again in a few episodes. Dumb.
Team Rocket's gotta new motto and it's eh. Just the original with added stuff. Lmao how they go off on pogo sticks
A POLIWAG? THE AMOURSHIPPING POKEMON APPEARS!
Scott drives up in his limo and tells Ash about the Battle Frontier, which is on the level of Elite 4. Speaking of which, Ash battles Agatha and Pikachu holds his own against Gengar, very impressive. Wish he didn't get knocked out in one hit though. Agatha being the temporary gym leader isnt fair. Speaking of which, who was Giovanni's replacement gym leader in the anime?
Ash goes back home and is greeted by Misty, and he seems not thrilled but shocked to see her. Misty has an Azurill that apparently is the offspring of Tracey's Marill WTF?
And Max and Professor Birch show up in his jeep at the end of the episode like clockwork. So much for going separate ways.
Ash Ketchum!
Pokemon Trainer
And she came across as a nice grandma instead of how crabby she was in thee games.
Too bad we never got to see Oak/Agatha interactions in the anime.
vondecayle
Holy Cow!
It was cool to see Ash fight against an elite four for the first time! This episode also jumpstarted the frontier saga, which was the strongest point of advance generation! Good episode!
RafaSceptile
Well-Known Member
The real start of AG because Hoenn was better than Johto mainly for May having an actual goal and Grovyle