The Tower of Terror! (023)

[Gillachu]

Ash being a ghost was kind of morbid and if I was him I would've taken Gengar with me instead of Haunter, just because it seemed stronger.

 

[Mrs. Oreo]

While I liked seeing the ghost pokemon goof around inside the tower I do kind of wish more of Lavender town had been shown ha ha. But Ash turning into a ghost was fun and I'm glad Haunter decided to follow him. ^^

 

[JudySpell]

If I were Ash I would have taken Gastly & Gengar with me too not just Haunter. More Ghosts means a bigger chance of beating Sabrina. 9/10

 

[Moonstardust]

Lavendar Town deserved more focus than just the Pokemon Tower being shown. I liked the part when we saw Ash as a ghost flying however.

 

[Wednesdayz]

Okay so this was the very first episode that got me into Pokemon. I loved Haunter's childish sense of humor, but I think it would've been better if Ash would've gotten Gengar to come with him.

 

[Leonhart]

Shion Town was awfully small in the anime. I enjoyed when we were introduced to the Ghos, Ghost, and Gangar that were living at the Pokemon Tower. Their antics were amusing, and I felt sympathetic towards them since they seemed lonely. I was glad that despite everything, Ghost followed Satoshi.

 

[KyogreThunder]

Great episode. I liked the Ghost Pokemon playing pranks on Ash and Pikachu out of loneliness. The end of the episode shows that Brock and Misty really do care for him, especially Misty being about to cry when she couldn't wake him up.
10/10

 

[Alloutℯ]

To this day, I'm still not sure if Ash actually died when he became a ghost, or if it was just the power of Gastly and the others.

 

[Wednesdayz]

To this day, I'm still not sure if Ash actually died when he became a ghost, or if it was just the power of Gastly and the others.

He didn't "die" lol. He had a near-death experience at most.

 

[Mrs. Oreo]

If I were Ash I would have taken Gastly & Gengar with me too not just Haunter. More Ghosts means a bigger chance of beating Sabrina.

I did kind of wonder why Ash decided to take Haunter with him instead of him taking Gengar at the very least, which seemed more dependable hee hee. I mean it's not like Ash bonded with Haunter more than with Gengar here.

 

[Wednesdayz]

I did kind of wonder why Ash decided to take Haunter with him instead of him taking Gengar at the very least, which seemed more dependable hee hee. I mean it's not like Ash bonded with Haunter more than with Gengar here.

Eh, my best guess is that maybe Gengar would've made Ash seem "too strong", and he needed to seem like the underdog against Sabrina and her creepy doll...?

 

[Mrs. Oreo]

Eh, my best guess is that maybe Gengar would've made Ash seem "too strong", and he needed to seem like the underdog against Sabrina and her creepy doll...?

But Ash didn't end up battling Sabrina after this Lavender town episode any ways, so I don't think that strength played a part in the writing staff's decision of which ghost type Ash would take from the Pokemon Tower here.

 

[Wednesdayz]

But Ash didn't end up battling Sabrina after this Lavender town episode any ways, so I don't think that strength played a part in the writing staff's decision of which ghost type Ash would take from the Pokemon Tower here.

Eh, who knows then. It's not like it mattered much anyway since as you said, Ash didn't get a chance to properly use Haunter, regardless.

 

[Alloutℯ]

He didn't "die" lol. He had a near-death experience at most.

If it was meant to be a near death experience, he wouldn't have become an actual spirit though.

 

[Pokegirl Fan~]

This episode is one of my all-time favorites. I love watching the whole arc this episode is part of around Halloween time and I also loved how funny and creepy it was. The ghost Pokémon trio were also hilarious as well.
10/10

 

[DarkLeviathan]

This has to be one of my other favorite episode because ash desides to scare misty which also shows that he likes her

...How does Ash scaring her even imply that he liked her?

 

[TheWanderingMist]

...How does Ash scaring her even imply that he liked her?

Well, you could base it off the fact the anime was only supposed to last through the Indigo League and it's pretty much a trope to pair up the leads. You could easily take it as playful teasing. Also, anything and everything is a hint to the Senshi.

 

[SinnohEevee]

If this episode was made in 2017, it wouldn't have passed the TPCi censors.

 

[Leonhart]

...How does Ash scaring her even imply that he liked her?

I guess we're meant to think that Satoshi pranking Kasumi here was his way of flirting, not that I agree. But she did seem worried when Satoshi "died" here.

 

[Shayuin]

I wasn't happy with how most of Lavender Town wasn't shown, except in the background as a skyline.