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The Whistle Stop! (130)
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Kinda bland to be honest, Ledyba had a lot of potential in the anime but it was reduced to playing a small role in this Filler episode. I liked the whole "trained with a whistle" concept, it's just that it could've been planned better. Maybe they could've had several Bug-types featured in this episode and not just Ledyba. A 3/10 because it wasn't a fun Filler.
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Jesse GS the II
I was frozen today!
This is my favorite kind of Jouto episode - the kind that makes up for its lack of a decent plot with a lot of funny Rocket-dan stuff. It's got a lot in common with the Kereihana episode in that regard. Right from the beginning, Musashi-tachi steal the show with Nyasu's crude kindergarten drawing-style fantasy of what'll happen to Satoshi-tachi when they cross the bridge (which had me giggling like a fool, I'll admit it). And then they get all the really great scenes throughout the rest of the episode, too. This episode's prerequisite "laugh out loud" moment belonged to them, when the entire swarm of Ledyba buzzes so hard that they spray all their collected pollen onto them, then flies too low through the forest and drags them along the ground.
It's a perfect example of what Musashi, Kojirou, and Nyasu can do to rescue an episode from mediocrity. And this episode was dangerously close to swimming in it, as Mokoto is a rather unengaging character. Though I will give her this, she's got more depth than her Ledyba. Seriously, the six of them act as a single unit throughout the entire episode, and never come close to exhibiting anything resembling a personality. If the aim of each Jouto episode is to take one Generation II Pokémon, show it to the audience, and say "Look how cool this thing is" for 24 minutes, then this episode didn't even come close to pulling it off. Maybe they figured since Ledyba had already been shown off in the Pikachu short from the second movie earlier in the year, they could get away with dumping it in a boring story like this 'cause everyone had already seen it. (That'd certainly help to explain why the Donfan, Kereihana, and Hoho episodes were so dull; I guess the Bull episode was a fluke.)
Still, there was one moment from the Satoshi-tachi stuff that made me laugh. When Takeshi sends out his Zubat to look for the Ledyba, Satoshi says "Zubat?" like he forgot that Takeshi even had one. Again, it's like the show is slyly commenting on itself.
It's a perfect example of what Musashi, Kojirou, and Nyasu can do to rescue an episode from mediocrity. And this episode was dangerously close to swimming in it, as Mokoto is a rather unengaging character. Though I will give her this, she's got more depth than her Ledyba. Seriously, the six of them act as a single unit throughout the entire episode, and never come close to exhibiting anything resembling a personality. If the aim of each Jouto episode is to take one Generation II Pokémon, show it to the audience, and say "Look how cool this thing is" for 24 minutes, then this episode didn't even come close to pulling it off. Maybe they figured since Ledyba had already been shown off in the Pikachu short from the second movie earlier in the year, they could get away with dumping it in a boring story like this 'cause everyone had already seen it. (That'd certainly help to explain why the Donfan, Kereihana, and Hoho episodes were so dull; I guess the Bull episode was a fluke.)
Still, there was one moment from the Satoshi-tachi stuff that made me laugh. When Takeshi sends out his Zubat to look for the Ledyba, Satoshi says "Zubat?" like he forgot that Takeshi even had one. Again, it's like the show is slyly commenting on itself.
Tyranitar Rules
Pokemon Fan =D
It was just about the worst episode in the entire series, It could be a lot better.
TheEpicGoomba
Well-Known Member
Wasn't that interesting. Cool to see Ledyba for the first time.
3\10
3\10
AquaMilotic
yay
Great episode, from a great season, of a great saga! Nothing's wrong with fillers if they are enjoyable! The way the Ledyba defeated Team Rocket was great! Ledyba is one of my favourite Pokemon, and those six baby Ledyba are so f*cking adorable! <3
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CyberCubed
Yeah, ok!
Misty wasn't afraid of many bug Pokemon like Heracross.
Nightlingbolt
AKA Nightlingbolt
Apparently, Heracross doesn't really fall into the creepy category, like, say, Pinsir or Caterpie.
I am aware of that, she is afraid of bug pokemon but is indifferent to the "cute ones" examples of this are buterfree, heracross, ledyba.
I hate this episode, in my opinion it's the worst episode ever.
I literally fell asleep watching it all those years ago, and I really wish they could have introduced Ledyba in a better way.
The episode is just too bland, it just wasn't enjoyable like other Johto fillers such as The Wayward Wobbuffet.
2/10
I literally fell asleep watching it all those years ago, and I really wish they could have introduced Ledyba in a better way.
The episode is just too bland, it just wasn't enjoyable like other Johto fillers such as The Wayward Wobbuffet.
2/10
Tuskie Tyrant Yoko Kurama
Fancy footwork
I don't know why. But, I felt sad when Team Rocket saw the COTD's Ledyba. Maybe because she had short hair. Lickitung performing Supersonic for the first time was good as well.