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I have a lot of very strong opinions about this baseball themed filler episode of a children's anime and I'm subjecting people to them.
First of all, yes, I get that Pokebaseball is structured that you're allowed to use Pokemon abilities to play the game, but using Turtonator's spikes to block any legal path to homebase seems like cheating on Kiawe's part. Only Ash was hurt by it, so it's not a big deal, but poor sportsmanship still needs to be called out. Secondly, why was Lana not on Ash's team against Team Rocket, but Kiawe was? Lana managed to catch a fly ball and throw another runner out by teaming up with her Poplio. She also hit the only out of the park homerun -- off of Kiawe's pitch no less! Kiawe on the other hand kept throwing bad pitches and can't hit for shit. Why the fuck did Ash and Kiawe represent Team School, they're the worst players! Third, using z-crystals seems like bullshit. Literally steroids. Awful, awful sportsmanship from 'Olu'olu.
Great episode. Absolutely filled to the brim with great faces and animation.