The battle with Drayden itself, the build-up it had been given throughout the series, and the payoff that was also heavily foreshadowed (Drayden and the Village Elder setting Iris up to become the apprentice Opelucid Gym Leader) is all excellent. Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future! Lastly, this episode proved that even back in white, Team Rocket was still awesome in BW.ġ6. Aside from that, it’s a very good Iris-focused episode that really does a better job explaining what a Dragon Master is and what Iris has to do to become one, kick-starting her character arc in earnest. And sure enough, the problem gets resolved here, at exactly the right moment. 20 episodes and 4 months later, we’re at the point where this cannot drag out any further lest the audience lose all interest in it. This episode is a good example of good pacing: Axew’s problem with mastering Dragon Rage was introduced in episode 9, in November. The Road to Become a Dragon Master! Kibago VS Crimgan!! This is also a great episode for Georgia, and for the Iris-Georgia rivalry / frenemy relationship in general. Iris, however, actually gets this episode where she has to confront her irrational fear of Ice-type Pokemon, and via a Pokemon that belongs to her rival Georgia, no less. The previous Poke-girls had phobias of particular Pokemon (Bug-types for Misty, Tentacool for May, Plusle and Minun - kind of - for Dawn), but there was never any episode where they really had to grapple with their fear at close-range and resolve it. Tesseed Research Institute! Iris and Baivanilla!! His passion for science and admiration for Professor Icarus actually have real dramatic weight in the plot. ![]() That’s why I appreciate this episode in the first year where Cilan and his interests are shown to also be taken seriously and not just as a joke. And Luke is one of the most endearing CotDs (sort of) in the whole series.ĭuring BW’s second and third years, the writing for Cilan often pigeonholed him as “the zany, wacky one” of the group, maybe to overcompensate for Brock being so bland beyond his horniness gag for so long. Ash’s stagefright-based acting, Cilan’s hammy bombast as the villain, Iris’ sudden need to adapt to the situation by changing what character she’s playing, Team Rocket’s confusion when Cilan incorporates them into the movie’s plot - it’s all hilarious. ![]() Zorua The Movie! The Legend of the Pokémon Knight!! Movie Time! Zorua in “The Legend of the Pokémon Knight”! In honor of it, I wanted to share my thoughts on my favorite episodes (and many honorable mentions) that really made the show great.Ģ0. The general Pokemon anime fandom who want different things out of the anime than I do loathed it and still do to this day, but I loved it and still do to this day (for the most part, that is - the Unova League and Decolore Islands can fuck right off). Pokemon: Best Wishes premiered on Septemexactly 8 years ago.
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