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[Exterminieren]

Rocket's leading up to a different plan ATM.

They've swept those episodes entirely under the carpet. Any Plasma references have been edited out, and apparently they've dropped episodes we never even heard about.

I'm half expecting Team Plasma to get the Porygon treatment, and to be completely washed from the anime.

That would suck.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Is the Team Rocket stuff still building up to those episodes that got canned because of the Japanese earthquakes?
I have no idea what they are even doing any more.

I wondered the same thing and checked, but nope, the current American dub episode is way past where those episodes were (current: 44, Rocket v. Plasma: 23 and 24.) So it is probably building to something, it's just hard to care when it's this stretched out.

Rocket's leading up to a different plan ATM.

They've swept those episodes entirely under the carpet. Any Plasma references have been edited out, and apparently they've dropped episodes we never even heard about.

I'm half expecting Team Plasma to get the Porygon treatment, and to be completely washed from the anime.

That would suck.

That would really really suck, but it's my biggest fear right now. The episodes looked like they were entirely finished too. Maybe someday they'll be released... or leaked...

 

[Sneaky Gato]

Rocket's leading up to a different plan ATM.

They've swept those episodes entirely under the carpet. Any Plasma references have been edited out, and apparently they've dropped episodes we never even heard about.

I'm half expecting Team Plasma to get the Porygon treatment, and to be completely washed from the anime.

That would suck.

Wait where did you hear this? I thought that only those two episodes had been dropped. Have they actually been editing out refs to Plasma?

 

[Chet Rippo]

Not using one Pokemon out of hundreds is one thing, but not using important overarching storyline characters is another. It doesn't make sense.

 

[Sneaky Gato]

Yeah it makes no sense for them to edit out Team Plasma.

 

[Exterminieren]

Wait where did you hear this? I thought that only those two episodes had been dropped. Have they actually been editing out refs to Plasma?

I don't entirely follow it, but the popular theory is, due to the order of the Oak Live Casters or something similar, episodes have been quietly dropped before being put into the schedules.

EDIT: 15th Movie Announced; Kyurem vs. the Sacred Swordsmen.

 

[Chet Rippo]

EDIT: 15th Movie Announced; Kyurem vs. the Sacred Swordsmen.

Yes! The best dragon gets his own movie!

 

[Exterminieren]

Yes! The best dragon gets his own movie!

...But Zekrom's movie has already happened, silly.

 

[Gravijah]

reshiram > kyurem > zekrom

 

[Emitan]

Dragonite!

 

[Wiseblade]

Am I the only one excited about Keldeo?

Spoiler

Zekrom > Reshiram > Kyurem

 

[Chet Rippo]

...But Zekrom's movie has already happened, silly.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Kyurem > those other two goobers

Gray will probably say the same thing too.

:bow Ice/Dragon :bow2

 

[Fidelis Hodie]

Yes! The best dragon gets his own movie!

Damn straight.

 

[Kaper]

Dragonite!

Likes Raichu over Pikachu, Jaina Solo, and now Dragonite. With this streak going you'd have to try to be wrong.

 

[Gravijah]

did anyone play the trading figure game? i was checking out the trainer statues, they're really great.

 

[Fidelis Hodie]

did anyone play the trading figure game? i was checking out the trainer statues, they're really great.

jailbait[/QUOTE]

I did for a christmas or so, always tried to help it catch on in my friend group like the cards but they didn't eat it up.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

It was like the Dungeon Dice Monsters of the Pokemon TCG.

 

[Izayoi]

Where can you buy those.

I want them.

 

[Box of Bunnies]

I liked the look of the figures, but I wasn't even playing the card game anymore at that point so I wasn't interested in picking up a new game.

 

[Wiseblade]

Didn't it die out after only two sets?

 

[Emitan]

Where can you buy those.

I want them.

now i know why you have 12 jobs

you just buy everything

 

[Anth0ny]

holy shit do want

 

[Izayoi]

Didn't it die out after only two sets?

Unfortunately, yes. Probably too expensive for the average kid.

now i know why you have 12 jobs

you just buy everything

Feels good.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

holy shit do want

deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrp

 

[Anth0ny]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHG-JO8gIGk&feature=g-all

 

[Wiseblade]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHG-JO8gIGk&feature=g-all

YES

 

[Izayoi]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHG-J...&feature=g-all

He has been on a roll recently. Fucking hilarious.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Hah, I liked it. His designs are getting more and more grotesque though. But I guess that's the point.

 

[Wiseblade]

I have to thank Herman Cain. If it wasn't for him, I would never have discovered how much of a song The Power of One is.

 

[Exterminieren]

I have to thank Herman Cain. If it wasn't for him, I would never have discovered how much of a song The Power of One is.

I love the music in The Power of One.

The orchestra version of that track playing when Lugia is summoned gives me goosebumps every single damn time.

 

[Frost_Ace]

I love the music in The Power of One.

The orchestra version of that track playing when Lugia is summoned gives me goosebumps every single damn time.

As a kid I rewatched that part so many time just to hear that song ;_; sogood.gif

 

[Black-Wind]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHG-JO8gIGk&feature=g-all

... Thank you for posting this.

I LMAO at this and that made my day.

 

[Epic Drop]

I'm not sure why, but I've had a weird desire recently to watch all of the pokemon anime. The last time I watched the anime was the very first season back in middle school. I'm not a pokemon maniac or anything, but I do enjoy the game and put a good 50+ hours in to each generation when it first comes out.

Be honest with me... is it worth watching?

 

[ThatObviousUser]

I'm not sure why, but I've had a weird desire recently to watch all of the pokemon anime. The last time I watched the anime was the very first season back in middle school. I'm not a pokemon maniac or anything, but I do enjoy the game and put a good 50+ hours in to each generation when it first comes out.

Be honest with me... is it worth watching?

All of it? No, it'd probably be a waste of time. But everyone's different. Try to get through the whole Kanto arc and see if you can continue from there.

 

[Exterminieren]

As a kid I rewatched that part so many time just to hear that song ;_; sogood.gif

EVERY. SINGLE. DAMN. TIME.

I'm not sure why, but I've had a weird desire recently to watch all of the pokemon anime. The last time I watched the anime was the very first season back in middle school. I'm not a pokemon maniac or anything, but I do enjoy the game and put a good 50+ hours in to each generation when it first comes out.

Be honest with me... is it worth watching?

All 700+ episodes? It's a big ask.

I'm doing a Sinnoh region marathon at the moment, simply because I missed it at the time. I'd recommend one region at a time, rather than diving headfirst into the whole thing.

 

[ColtraineGF]

EVERY. SINGLE. DAMN. TIME.

My other favorite song using a similar instrument at the beginning:

Star Ocean: The Second Story - The Venerable Forest

DEM FLUTES

 

[Wiseblade]

I'm doing a Sinnoh region marathon at the moment, simply because I missed it at the time. I'd recommend one region at a time, rather than diving headfirst into the whole thing.

How are you finding the pacing?

I don't think I could ever watch a whole region through again. I can only just about motivate myself to watch capture, evolution and Gym/Pokémon League episodes as it is. Sinnoh especially would be a nightmare.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

I had the 2000 CD. So good~

 

[Exterminieren]

How are you finding the pacing?

Not terrible so far.

I'm 28 episodes in, and while there have been fillers, stuff like the contests helps to bulk it out a bit. And, while there are more fillers than, say, Best Wishes, the filler has been of better quality thus far.

The really interesting thing for me is how little the anime was promoting the new fourth gen Pokemon...

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Not terrible so far.

I'm 28 episodes in, and while there have been fillers, stuff like the contests helps to bulk it out a bit. And, while there are more fillers than, say, Best Wishes, the filler has been of better quality thus far.

The really interesting thing for me is how little the anime was promoting the new fourth gen Pokemon...

Oh they get into that later on, it just wasn't a priority.

 

[Exterminieren]

Oh they get into that later on, it just wasn't a priority.

Having watched Best Wishes, and its constant shoehorning of Pokemon debuts, seeing the first episode of Diamond and Pearl centring around a group of Ariados was somewhat of a shock, as was one of the first episodes focusing on a Golduck.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Having watched Best Wishes, and its constant shoehorning of Pokemon debuts, seeing the first episode of Diamond and Pearl centring around a group of Ariados was somewhat of a shock, as was one of the first episodes focusing on a Golduck.

It was reflective of Gen 4 as a whole, which was more retrospective on past generations than 3 and 5 were. (Hence all the cross-gen evolutions in Gen 4, and the older Pokemon having some prominence in the Sinnoh part of the anime.)

 

[Wiseblade]

Having watched Best Wishes, and its constant shoehorning of Pokemon debuts, seeing the first episode of Diamond and Pearl centring around a group of Ariados was somewhat of a shock, as was one of the first episodes focusing on a Golduck.

Sinnoh didn't have that many Pokémon to debut. Gen IV had 94 non-legendary Pokémon, joint lowest with Johto. And considering how many of those are cross generational evolutions, it makes a lot more sense that the anime would muse more Pokémon from older generations as well.

 

[Exterminieren]

Inspired by a conversation in the IRC: is there any bit of Pokemon that is actually better in the dub than in the original Japanese?

The Lugia Movie. Easily.

Oh no, it's raining!

A CHALLENGER APPROACHES.

 

[Wiseblade]

Inspired by a conversation in the IRC: is there any bit of Pokemon that is actually better in the dub than in the original Japanese?

The Lugia Movie. Easily.

Oh no, it's raining!

 

[Professor Beef]

I didn't know vikings still existed...

 

[Firestorm]

Not terrible so far.

I'm 28 episodes in, and while there have been fillers, stuff like the contests helps to bulk it out a bit. And, while there are more fillers than, say, Best Wishes, the filler has been of better quality thus far.

The really interesting thing for me is how little the anime was promoting the new fourth gen Pokemon...

Time spent on the Pokemon anime could be better spent watching One Piece.

 

[Professor Beef]

Time spent on the Pokemon anime could be better spent watching One Piece.

English intro ruined it for me forever.

 

[Firestorm]

English intro ruined it for me forever.

The Funimation English OP is good! Just 4Kids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDfRTfvjuvc