I hated how Pikachu tied with Elekid given how he had recently beaten a legend, but I guess he was reset again. ^^;
Paul was experienced himself, so it's not like his Elekid was weak anyway.
I remember being so intrigued by Paul's character at this stage, he was brilliant, fantastic episode.
In hindsight, I wish that Shinji had been from Futaba Town or Masago Town so that he'd know Nanakamado-hakase already in this episode. It would've been neat if they had known each other, and also if Shinji's Hikozaru had belonged to Nanakamado-hakase originally.
Would Paul knowing Prof. Rowan personally have changed much? I was glad that Paul wasn't a typical beginner trainer.
gentwoer said:Not sure why him releasing Pokemon back into the wild is treated as some inhumane thing. He's not leaving them to die or anything. And it's far more humane to let your Pokemon free than to leave them in the storage system.
keepitsimple said:There's a difference between releasing a Pokemon that wants to go VS insulting it and releasing it right after catching it.