Welcome to the Pokémon Anime Discussion Thread. Talk about new episodes, old episodes, upcoming episodes, anime Pokégirls, sub releases, discuss, speculate, bitch and moan, etc., etc.
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Next episode:
>PM2019 020 - Go Towards Your Dream! Satoshi and Go!! (April 5th) https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/pocketmonster/episodes/ Future episodes:
>PM2019 021 - Hit Your Mark, Wave Guidance! Satoshi and the Mysterious Egg!! (April 12th) >PM2019 022 - Farewell, Rabbifoot! (April 19th) >PM2019 023 - Massive Panic! Sakuragi Park!! (April 26th) Summaries, voice cast, etc.:
https://pastebin.com/pRWCDSsU >Previous episodes: https://pastebin.com/CGSd907r >Pokémon Twilight Wings subs: https://pastebin.com/UNkLmwKv Movies:
>M21: Everyone's Story [1080p SUB]: https://nyaa.si/view/1107174 >M22: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution [1080p SUB]: https://nyaa.si/view/1208687 >M23: Coco (July 10th, 2020) http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/ Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ_7ZcklO9k >Music, manga, and more: https://pastebin.com/BHx4G3Eb Old thread:
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>>43205178 I guess XY and SM fans arguing with each other is more entertaining than everyone coming to a consensus that Iris is the worst companion
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>>43205231 Consensus means no drama, and drama is why everybody is here for. That's why you see a spike in activity on the thread (even crossboarders) when something relevant happens in the anime.
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Why does that guy intentionally spell the word League wrong
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>Koharu in the egg episode She's going to be a great mother to Ash's Riolu!
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I think people just forgot that next episode in months where Koharu gets to appear in back-to-back episodes.
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I think people just forgot that next episode is the first time in months where Koharu gets to appear in back-to-back episodes.
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>>43205806 "Filler" means something that doesn't exist in the source material, the games in the case of Pokemon. By that logic, the only canon stuff are the Gym Battles and the half assed obligatory villain plot, and in game events/locations like Contests/SS Anne/Battle Subway style episodes. The Ashnime Leagues are also filler in this regard.
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>>43205890 Maybe anime-exclusive content is the more accurate terminology
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>>43205948 Filler was always a fuzzy and inaccurate term when it comes to the Ashnime. People started widely using the term "anime filler" in the first place because of Naruto PreShippuuden filler hell as an indicator to show that it wasn't a part of the manga which had all the juicy Akatsuki stuff going on at the time.
Pokemon the Ashnime isn't based on any manga as opposed to sth like Naruto so people just intuitively use the term filler for anything arbitrary they deem unimportant. The problem is that people usually disagree on what counts as filler and what doesn't in the Ashnime. There isn't really any set criteria for this stuff due to the Ashnime being an original production so it really just gets confusing more than anything. Well, that's just my opinion.
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So I just binge watched the last four episodes to get caught up. PM2019 016 - They reused the abandoned Charmander plot. The episode was alright, but it was strange there was no final conclusion between Gengar and its old trainer. PM2019 017 - This episode was critical in showing character development between Go and Koharu. They both showed similar character traits -- Go acting all "Why should I even try?" and Koharu acting all "Why should I go catch Pokemon with you?". This shows one possible common bond they have and why they are both friends -- they both have confidence issues, so they find comfort in each other. I think people doing summaries about Go and Koharu's character growth throughout the series will look back on this episode. Also, the bune's personality change was a nice twist. PM2019 018 - Don't get me wrong, the battle was pretty good. However, this, THIS THING. I never thought they could surpass the Rotomdex, and then...Rotom DRONE? I thought to myself, "What's next, Rotom Illuminati Pyramid?" and then, lo and behold, the final end shot of the episode was a freaking Illuminati Pyramid. THANKS A LOT JAMES TURNER PM2019 019 - A repeat of the "Ditto can't transform" from OG. Strange how they didn't mention Duplica, but I guess she's not as important as Lt. Surge. The episode was alright although a little boring at the start.
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>>43205890 should ash catching something be filler than
since captures are never canon to the games beside 3 starters and pikachu in yello
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>>43206028 >the final end shot of the episode was a freaking Illuminati Pyramid what? where?
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>>43206037 This actually isn't the first time they've done it, but it's a bit ironic that the second I saw the drone, I thought of that. I understand drones are all over the UK so it make sense contextually, and I'm not blaming James Turner since I know he didn't write the episode.
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>>43206047 >This actually isn't the first time they've done it where else?
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>>43206054 A lot. I'm not going to point out all the times they've done it, but here's a basic screencap.
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>>43206031 Well, Ash is definitely an interpretation of Red, not an arbitrary player character. So whatever Pokemon Ash has that overlap with Game!Red's canon Pokemon team should count as canon.
It's really easier to say that the whole Ashnime is canon and there are no filler episodes at all because the Ashnime is it's own thing.
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>>43206028 The stuff of nightmares
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Why is Ash using Pikachu against Meganium? Electric attacks are no good against grass pokemon. I wonder how he'll win.
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>>43206132 Didn't he beat a Serperior using Pika?
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is now a good time to get back into the anime? i was keeping up with the current season but i found the first couple of episodes to be aimless and boring. Does ash finally have a goal now?
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>>43206197 I suppose. The saga starts off slow but it picked up recently.
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Somewhat random question but what’s Ash’s win / lose rate for tourneys? Doesn’t he usually get BTFO by some literal who background character?
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>>43206208 He lost all 3 Don battle tournaments in BW, but BW Ash was handled terribly.
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Action Koharu when?
>>43206063 I don't remember this character. What episode was she from?
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Anyone know why they decided to not use characters from SWSH to be Ash's companions? I'm finally caught up and while I think the new series a little bit i don't care about Go at all.
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>>43206260 There's nobody to use. Gloria isn't really a character (you never see her as a rival if you pick the male) and the customization feature makes them not want to use the game female leads anymore. Besides that all the other females like Sonia, Nessa, etc. are too old for companions.
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>>43206260 Because this isn't a SwSh anime, it's a general Pokemon anime. It would be stupid to use Galar people when the show isn't even Galar focused.
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>>43206266 Dumb answer.
>>43206302 Good answer.
There's a chance there will be Galar characters in a future Galar-focused episode.
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>>43206260 gloria already appeared in an episode though
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I wonder if all the other baby pokemon here will appear in the Riolu ep, in addition to the Tyrogue/Munchlax in the other scan
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>>43206340 I'm expecting it the pokemon in the egg scan to be teases for future episodes, like I think the Sakuragi park episode with food missing could be a munchlax that's on the loose
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>>43206357 I've seen people say the mystery pokemon could be the Eevee we keep seeing, which is a pretty good guess if it's going to appear pretty soon.
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Anyone want to color this?
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Oh, I almost forgot to mention I made this transparency of Koharu sipping on juice.
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>>43206028 Nice blog post fag
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>>43206145 Nice anon, honestly their friendship is underrated.
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>>43206266 Sonia easily could’ve been a companion. If Cilan is fine so is she.
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>>43206416 I have no art skills whatsoever. I don't even know how to use microsoft paint.
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>>43206423 look up "paint bucket tool"
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>>43206423 Then where did you find that image?
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>>43206369 Sobble looks so upset at the fact that it hasn't debuted in the anime yet
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>>43206047 what's the big deal with piramids
>drones are all over the UK what a shitshow, you can shoot them down in USA
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>>43206432 It's the official art for May from the Lucario movie. They have it for everyone.
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>>43206438 No, I mean WHERE did you find it? What website? Reverse image search is finding nothing.
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>>43206113 I don't watch subs that much, is it me or did the rotom have an american accent? Also, fuck Gou's dex voice.
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does this holds up? if so, what does it mean?
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>>43206436 There's nothing wrong with pyramids by themselves. It's when you combine pyramids with a circle in the middle (usually an eye) that you get those dumb "Illuminati Pyramids" you see spammed all over the place. There's literally a Wikipedia page about it:
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>>43206473 Weren't they from the movie DVD extra features?
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>>43206503 You don't seem to be understanding my question. I'm not saying what form of media it's from. I'm asking where the picture ITSELF is from. Is it from a Pokemon website? Where was it downloaded? Did you take it from the DVD extra features yourself?
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>>43205647 >INB4 the Riolu hates her like Yamper hates Ash Anonymous
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>>43206583 Imagine if this happened with a female protagonist. I bet most of the animators are girls and find this stuff to be hilarious.
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>>43206491 It means we could be seeing Sirfetch'd soon. The starters and maybe Marnie might be appearing next month. The one with the black circle is Eternatus, and given that there's a G-Max Pikachu and a G-Max Charizard, it could mean that there's going to be a Galar arc by July.
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>>43206491 Looks like it's mostly stuff that's coming like Riolu next week and Raboot recently, don't know about that Sirfetch'd and everything else is a little ways away.
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>>43206639 Sirfetch'd might be the troublemaker at the Lab.
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>>43206627 Marnie likely isn't appearing anytime soon. They'll showcase her pika-clone without her for now.
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>>43206944 >Marnie likely isn't appearing anytime soon What makes you say so?
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>>43206944 marnie is not even appearing in those twilight shorts lmao
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>>43206980 There's a chance she will, the website says "and more" which means there are still characters they're hiding right now.
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>>43206657 Yeah that's a possibility, would be cool.
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>>43206390 Pikapika piiika pikaika chu pikapi
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>>43205470 based wholesome Kaki/Maoposter saving this boring thread
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>>43206983 Not too likely though. So far, TW hasn't added anyone who doesn't have an official art, and the next chapter is going to be focused solely on Nessa. The only "absent characters" right now are Sonia and Allister, who are likely going to have their own episodes as well.
Right now, Twilight Wings only exists to remind me that the anime needs a better art style and better designs, because there's a clear superiority between this angry puppy and the ugly-ass wanpa wanpa.
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>>43205161 why are her hips so big?
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>>43207102 Explain this then. Also I have the feeling that Sonia will be in Nessa's episode much like how Milo was in Hop's.
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>>43207154 Afaik, that promo was before episode 3 came out. Hence why I don't trust it, since that one didn't introduce any characters that haven't been announced already.
That said, if episode four includes Sonia or Allister in, then maybe more characters stand a chance.
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>>43207105 Birthing my kid.
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>>43205161 >yamper you just KNOW
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>>43207234 boring girls FUCK dogs
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>>43206477 >Also, fuck Gou's dex voice. What, you don't like a screaming girl narrating with an ear-raping voice at max volume at all times??
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>Ash gets a Riolu after 10 fucking years >after the initial leak nobody cares anymore What killed the hype?
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>>43207255 Give it some time, once the episode airs, social networks will make the real noise. And if they don't, they will when Riolu evolves.
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>>43207255 Because it's too little, too late. Nobody gives a shit now. Just like if Ash won a league back in Kalos or Sinnoh before that it would have been great, now it just feels like, "eh, too little too late."
The fandom has been beaten into submission one too many times. Liking the Pokemon anime feels like, "battered wife syndrome." It's like the wife who stays with the abusive husband instead of leaving his ass.
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>>43207195 I can imagine that Allister will get his own episode (probably after Nessa's), but Sonia is the real wildcard. She could get her own episode, or she could be in Nessa's. That would leave us with one or two episodes where we don't know who's showing up.
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What does "twilight wings" mean. Is it referring to the stupid-ass "bird taxis" that are in every single fucking episode.
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>>43207268 Yeah, I'm expecting an even bigger reaction on twitter than when he got Dragonite.
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>>43207332 It's referring to Corviknight taxi, yeah.
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>>43207352 Why did the recurring character have to be a fat old man who boils my blood every time he's onscreen because he uses the same character-design as the faggot with the Wobbuffet from the in-game raids?
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>>43207350 I doubt it. Genwunners know Gen1 pokemon like Dragonite, something like Riolu is "after their time."
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Besides Leon I wouldn't expect any Galar characters for awhile. Would be cool if we at least see Sonia next time Ash goes to Galar, but even then she probably won't appear yet.
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>>43207394 I would love to have been in the meeting that planned this series so I could hit these idiots every time they made a shit suggestion, like no Galar stuff, no main girls and the PoGo integration.
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>>43207358 Because said faggot IS Corviknight taxi guy
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Dub Go will be named "Gé" (Pronounced as "gay")
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>>43207420 Hopefully we get to see him impaled onscreen in the last episode when he calls his Wobuffet to do something useless during a raid.
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>>43207360 Dude are you retarded? The day that Ash finally gets a Lucario there will be a social media uproar.
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>>43207409 So you'd punch Masuda and Ohmori? Not sure if they'd suggest shit like no girls, but I could definitely see them being the defining factor towards Go's (the game, not the character) influence on the anime.
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>>43207431 He's getting a Riolu first, and most people don't even know what a Riolu is. Lucario is obviously more well known due to being revealed first, being in Smash Bros, etc. So maybe when it evolves, but even then Lucario isn't as mainstream as Gen 1 pokemon.
In the anime, Dragonite was treated almost like a legendary pokemon during Kanto and Orange Islands.
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>>43207445 They both deserve to be punched anyway for cutting off XY early and fucking up the pacing.
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If Ash gets another Kalos pokemon, Aegislash is like the only popular pokemon there he doesn't have. But the writers usually don't give Ash pokemon without faces, so...
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How come Ash only starts getting into spanking his companions when Go comes up.
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>>43207255 Ash will not catch Riolu. Instead, Riolu will either be forgotten forever or some other random catches it. Maybe even Go. Either way there is no proof that Ash will actually catch Riolu.
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>>43207431 >This is what Game Freak actually believes Anonymous
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>>43207434 >>43207450 >>43207452 >>43207522 Do you guys not realize how extremely popular and well known Lucario actually is, and how many people, especially hardcore anime watchers, have been waiting for Ash to get a Lucario after being constantly teased for the past decade?
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>>43207538 >have been waiting for Ash to get a Lucario after being constantly teased for the past decade? But that's not Dunsparce.
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>>43207498 All previews imply Riolu is going to be part of Ash's team or at the very least a prominent pokémon. He's just been hyped up that much.
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>>43207538 >popular yes
>waiting for Ash to get one Lol no. If you went and asked 30 Pokemon fans “heyy man are you hyped Ash is finally gonna get a Lucario!!” they’d probably just look at you funny
Lucario’s cool, I like him. But he’s not the sort of once-in-a-lifetime event you’re making it out to be
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>>43207543 How do egg captures work? Seems odd to just capture a Pokemon right after it has been born.
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>>43207551 It's either an immediate catch or it takes the rest of the episode to bond so the capture works out. That's pretty what's happened with all the MC pokémon who debuted as eggs (Ash's Donphan, Scraggy and Noivern, Togetic, May's Glaceon, Brock's Chansey and Lillie's Vulpix). Only exception was Larvitar, but that's because Ash and co. were tasked to leave it in the wild to begin with.
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Boy, those twins sure are close. Also what the hell kind of name is Sirknight?
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>>43206028 >This shows one possible common bond they have and why they are both friends -- they both have confidence issues, so they find comfort in each other My love for this pairing is growing each episode. It has the potential be as cute and wholesome as SatoSere but we'll see about that.
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>>43207958 Hell nah. Goharushipping is lame.
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Ditto is a genderless blob, Musashi
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>>43205161 Why does Yamper like her so much it doesn't even belong to her or does it they weren't really ckear on who Yamper owner is
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>>43208047 Dogs are weird
If you don't love them they will MAKE you love them
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Team Rocket have now and always will be the best characters in this damn series. Ash can fuck off, I'm fed up of him always thinking he saved the day.
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>>43206028 You know the Rotom drone is in the game, right? It's not something new.
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>>43208095 Largo is a vampire?
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>>43208148 Not to my knowledge.
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>>43208095 Is there more for her?
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>>43208172 Not that I know of, just that sheet. If there is more it wasn't on the DVD.
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does Twilight Wings exist because they cut the story out of the new game?
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So after XY there was a bunch of people who left, how many left after SM?
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>>43208178 Damn, what a shame. I want to see this cut part of her.
Or better yet have her show up again.
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>>43207948 Sirknight is a name that fits Gallade better, I agree.
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>>43208286 I imagine not a lot. It seems like the same posters who were here when SM ended are still here, and if anything I think some of the XYfags who had left before came back for the new series too.
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>>43208297 I was actually talking more about the staff who works on the show.
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>>43208301 I think there were some who left but I'm not sure exactly who. SM's director got promoted to Executive Director so he's still around. If I recall correctly most of the writers now are relatively new.
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>>43208288 >the ban-evading Largofag is still here and still forcing his loli down everyone's throats Anonymous
>>43208317 He's not exactly SM's director. Tomiyasu has been working on the anime before that. iirc Yajima started working on AniPoke with XY which is why many refer to him as the XY director. If anyone should be associated with SM and how it was handled, that would be matsui who came back for that one XY episode and became the head writer for SM.
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>>43208376 Tomiyasu is still credited as the director of the SM series, much like Yajima was for XY and Yuyama was for OS. So he's SM's director.
And if you're saying that SM's handling should be associated with Matsui instead of Tomiyasu, by that logic shouldn't it be the case that XY should be credited to Tomioka instead of Yajima?
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>>43208288 We need a timeskip with a JK largo.
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>>43208383 Largofags confirmed for being pedos
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>>43208383 Somebody once suggested that Largo looked like a young version of Maki from Love Live, so I made a mock-up of what a future Largo might look like.
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>>43208382 >Tomiyasu is still credited as the director of the SM series, much like Yajima was for XY and Yuyama was for OS. So he's SM's director All I'm saying is that tomiyasu worked on the anime way before SM. He was the episode director and storyboard for XY as well.
>And if you're saying that SM's handling should be associated with Matsui instead of Tomiyasu The anime went to shit after they put matsui as the head writer so I don't think you can blame tomiyasu for that.
>by that logic shouldn't it be the case that XY should be credited to Tomioka instead of Yajima? No because tomioka has been writing since OS and also wrote for BW. It was Yajima's directing that made XY the success it is today.
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I wish subbed Pokemon was available on some subscription service.
>>43208294 Soon, I hope.
>>43208363 There's more than one Largofag here, despite your belief, and posting a character isn't ban-worthy whether you like said character or not.
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>>43208407 Here we go again with the Yajima worship. Yajima is special, Yajima can do nothing wrong, Yajima is the best because he was new to the series and the others weren't.
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>>43208412 There are rumors that the new series could end up on Netflix, so if the dub ends up there there might be a chance that it will include the subbed version as well.
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>>43208402 I don't know much about maki since I don't watch love live but is she a ditz/airhead? If yes then it's pretty accurate. In my opinion a future largo would be someone like maple from Bofuri
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>>43208418 Maki is a tsundere.
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>>43208412 >posting a character isn't ban-worthy You're right. Posting a character doesn't warrant such thing. Being a sick fuck about it like you on the other hand...
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>>43208427 You really can't read can you?
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>>43208427 I wouldn't have minded Largofags if only they could have shut up about wanting to see her underwear. And it's only ever Largofags or Hoshifags (probably the same people) who do that, back during XY I never saw people talk about wanting to see Bonnie's underwear or anything like that.
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>>43208413 >Yajima is special, Yajima can do nothing wrong, Yajima is the best because he was new to the series and the others weren't. I mean he was promoted to directing the movies which is a very prestigious position because movies bring revenue which is why they need a good director. Also iirc yuyama complimented Yajima personally and passed him the torch. So he's obviously more successful than tomiyasu
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>>43208431 One obnoxious Largofag sperging about her underwear =/= Largofags who just want to see her again
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>>43208427 >Being a sick fuck about it like you on the other han Unfortunately you can't ban someone for being a sick fuck so you're stuck with me forever, shitposter-kun
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>>43208434 It's funny that only Yajima seems to have a cult here. You never see people worshiping Yuyama or any of the other directors here even if the series they were involved in were good. Yuyama was director for DP, perhaps the best-received season of Pokemon, and yet Yuyamafags don't exist at least not here on /vp/.
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>>43208447 >perhaps the best-received season of Pokemo Along with XY
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>>43208450 And yet Yuyama doesn't have a cult worshiping him. Explain that.
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>>43208453 Isn't worshipping DP the same as worshipping Yuyama? Rise of the dakrai is my favorite movie to date
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>>43208447 Yuyama neglected the anime while Yajima had an attention to detail in the scripts and included many fanservice things for fans. He was also open to communicating with fans because of his youth and grasp of technology.
Yajima is literally everything you could ask for in a content creator. XY was as much a passion project as a job and it oozes with his vision.
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>>43208456 No one was ever claiming that Yuyama was a "based" director back when DP was airing. In fact, I'd bet that most people didn't even know he was the director without looking it up.
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>>43208457 XY was like a wish fulfillment for many people which is why he gets a lot of praise, I guess. Dunno if Team flare and the 3d camera were his inventions but these are the best thing to ever happen to AniPoke.
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>>43208434 >he was promoted to directing the movies which is a very prestigious position because movies bring revenue which is why they need a good director. I wouldn't call that a "promotion", movies don't have to compete for timeslots or meet ratings metrics for advertisers. It's a less stressful job for someone with a family, since you're only producing 70-80 minutes in a year's production time, versus 22 minutes weekly.
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>>43208468 The internet wasn't as big during DP as it is right now. It's not Yuyama's fault, the online fanbase just wasn't as massive back then.
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I'd love to see Ash and Koharu interacting for more than 10 seconds,and without Go in the same space
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>>43208470 >XY was like a wish fulfillment for many people I've noticed that for years, ever since XY was airing. A significant portion of XY's fanbase, and perhaps the most vocal portion, was viewers who had dropped the anime during BW or earlier and had long wanted a more "mature" series with more sakuga. Online, they were the ones who praised XY the most, and perhaps because of that viewpoint, they also became some of SM's biggest and most vocal critics. Many of them dropped the anime after XY ended, and only a few of those who dropped the anime again seem to have come back for PM2019.
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>>43208474 >Muh ratings They don't mean jackshit today. AniPoke doesn't care about their ratings at all, why do you think they shifted their timeslot? The overall quality of a season doesn't affect the anime at all. On the other hand you need a good plot/storyboarding and director for the movies or else they can flop. Don't forget that movies along with merchandise is what has kept AniPoke still alive
>It's a less stressful job for someone with a family, since you're only producing 70-80 minutes in a year's production time, versus 22 minutes weekly >implying having to work less and get payed more isn't a kind of "promotion" in itself It's a promotion no matter how you look at it. Yajima's career is better than tomiyasu's by a wide margin
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>>43208494 Imagine if XY was the exact same show and turned out the exact same way, but the director was Tomiyasu or Odaira instead of Yajima. Would you still say the same things?
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>>43208470 I miss 3D backrounds so much.
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Come to think of it, Director Worship has really only been a thing for XY but no other season. Not even Yuyama got much praise for any of the many seasons he worked on, and when he did get praise it was more for the movies instead of the regular TV anime. XYfags keep bringing up Yajima all the time, but I bet that fags of other series couldn't even name their directors without looking them up. Like do people even remember who BW's director was? SM's? PM2019's? Do people even remember that Yuyama was also the director for AG and DP?
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>>43208511 BW director is famous for being fired after a dumpster fire which was BW.
SM /padt/ was mosty matsui.jpg posting.
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>>43208511 DP and BW were directed by the same guy (Sutou). Can't really praise someone who shits on his own work, now can you?
I know some anons used to praise Hidaka, but I suppose they got tired of bringing him up for some reason.
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>>43208519 >XY being good was thanks to Yajima! >SM was bad thanks to Matsui! I never got that logic. Yajima was just the director not the writer. By that logic, XY being good should be due to Tomioka and not Yajima. Either that or whatever faults SM had should be blamed on Tomiyasu not Matsui.
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Here come the kids
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The OP showed Leon instead of an episode clip
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>>43208545 Me at the top right
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Why couldn't Go's Dex have the same voice as Ash's? It's not fair that Ash's Dex which has the good voice isn't used more.
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Is it me or is that Persian colored darker than normal?
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Go master catcher
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Shut the fuck up, Marina.
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>Go catches Pidgey for the first time Based>Ash catches Pidgey for the first time, in the first episode KWAB
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Gou on a Pokemon catching spree again. Shut up Marina.
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Koharu suffering over hugs is the best thing so far. She won't smile, kick ass or tell a good joke, so the least she can do is scream in fear.
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>Gou catching pokeome fine>Gou catching only Kanto pokemon BOOORING
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So Gou tried inviting Koharu again and once again fails. They really seem to be foreshadowing Koharu becoming a trainer in a future. WELCOME! WELCOME!
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>Narrator Rotom Phone WTF Ash
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Well at least this time it's not Ash's Pokedex that's checking the old Pokemon, him having to scan things he already saw before would feel stupid.
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>>43208562 >refusing to be instacaught by Go BASED
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That Fukushima commercial things that just played had a girl named Koharu.
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Man, I'm still not used to Go's dex voice, I fucking hate that girl's voice and accent.
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>>43208575 The Rotom Drone's voice actor is apparently Japanese-American and normally does narrations for different kind of media, and yet he manages to sound a lot better.
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>going up a couple of thousand ranks despite battling a literal who trainer That doesn't sound right.
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>already rank 1512 How is this whole tournament shit going to work if the anime moves at the pace of a bullet?
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>>43208584 It could be like how these things work in real life. It's easy to rise up the earlier ranks but once you hit near the top it requires a lot more effort.
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Gou just got BTFO'd by a Farfetch'd again.
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Sota wants Koharu to battle again.
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>TR literally tricked with cheap cloaks that don't even cover their uniforms Do writers think kids are that stupid or are they just lazy?
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Oh shit the real Lugia
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Even Pelipper seems to be getting tired of the gacha, it looks more pissed and tired with every episode. Skarmory and Crobat.
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Okay, that Team Rocket appearance sort of felt unnecessary. Also seemed like a waste not to have Action Koharu this episode after that foreshadowing.
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That Koharu look at Gou
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You're not nice Marina
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>The Lugia was Mew Oh shit Riolu Oh shit Morpeko Oh shit Sobble Oh shit Raihan
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WTF Korrina is back
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KORRINA IS BACK?! SONIA!!!!!
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KORRINAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA RIAHAN SONIA IM MARKIN OUT HOLY FUICK
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HOLY SHIT KORRINA!!!!
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Holy shit, all that happening
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Wh twas that preview?
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TWENTY TWO WEEKS OF FILLER THE REAL ANIME FINALLY BEGINS
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Oh we got a new ED today. Looks like the next few months are going to be great.
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Second part of the ending?
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>KORRINA >SONIA >MORPEKO >RAIHAN >RIOLU >SOBBLE WHAT THE FUCK AM I DREAMING?!!
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But whose Morpeko could it be? Can it really be Marnie? I'll be so pissed if it isn't.
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KORRINA IS BACK WE WON XYCHADS
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AAAAAAAA HYPEEEEEE
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Best girl is back holy fuck
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THE CHAMPION HIMSELF LYCANROC
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Apparently there was a Lycanroc in that teaser
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Episode was shit, but that preview was pretty hype.
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Someone post that teaser, we need to see it again
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>>43208624 It's probably not, it looked more like the food thief. It's probably wild.
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Show's over, you can go back to where you came from MKL
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NO DON'T GIVE ME THE SHITTY EGG PREVIEW GO BACK TO THE HYPE PREVIEW
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How much you wanna bet Ash doesnt interact with Korrina
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Everything from Lugia transforming into Mew was balls to the walls insane Am I dreaming?
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>>43208630 I bet Ash will get more pokemon.
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>>43208646 She's literally talking to him in the preview. It's Lucario VS Lucario.
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Leon, Lance and Riahon are 3/8 in the master rank.
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HYPE TRIALERS ARE BACK YES FUCKING YES WE WON! EAT SHIT SoL PUSSIES ACTION ANIME I BACK FUCK YEAH XYCHADS I SUMMON YOU! HYPE IS BACK!
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Raihan's trending on Japanese Twitter
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>>43208630 I hope he doesn’t that shitty Inteleon. He only deserves Chadmons
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>>43208661 He's popular in Japan?
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>KORRINA REMATCH
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So, do y'all think there may be a curveball trainer between these mystery nibbas or they're just the rest of champions?
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Man where the fuck has this stuff been the last 20 weeks.
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>the one time I actually catch the stream we get a hype fucking preview that confirms Korrina, the best XY girl is coming back holy fucking shit, I loved their chemistry in XY so much
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HAPPY ACTION BASTARD
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>>43208665 Subway twins level popular
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>>43208674 Twins? Popular? I even forgot that they existed.
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>>43208667 Rest of the champs probably, Raihan is champion tier canonically so having him, Lance and Leon up there makes me think the rest will be the other champs
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Where's the waifufag sperge? I need a balance ITT
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FAMON ON SUICIDE WATCH I REPEAT FAMON ON SUICIDE WATCH
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>Korina (best XY girl) comes back >all faggots can think about mUh SeRenNanaa will be coming nOoW 100%1!! big yikes
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Does anybody have a video of the new ending?
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>>43208660 Yes she is, she's literally saying "SATOSHI <...>". It's Lucario vs. Gengar from the looks of things.
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>>43208679 The anime has felt so lost without the Galar characters, especially when we didn't see anyone the 1st time.
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>>43208679 She looks just as pretty as the TW one! What the shit?!
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>>43208675 >I Because you're not Japanese.
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>>43208667 Garchomp's in merch rn, so probably Cynthia soon too.
>>43208681 It has the Riolu egg and random mons like Comfey, Chikorita, Cramorant and midday Lycanroc so I wouldn't take it as confirmation that Lycanroc is back, personally.
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>>43208660 "Ash your battles truly are passionate!"
"It's about time you show me, Lucarios real..."
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>>43208679 At least the hunch I had that she would be showing up eventually turned out to be right given that Magnolia already had that cameo early on.
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>>43208667 Tobias will be one of them.
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>>43208676 There's two female silhouettes, which are definitely Cynthia and Diantha.
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new ending had dusk lycanroc
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>>43208680 If Korrina and Lance can come back, anyone is fair game now.
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What is this preview for anyway? The next season?
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>>43208700 Anyone but Gardenia and Caitlin, unless they don't mind recasts.
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That preview was hype specially korrina, she will probably fight Bea i'll just leave this colored drawing that anon requested in the last thread, i should go watch some XY episodes
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>>43208704 It has to be next season
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>>43208669 >Champion battle >Raid battle >Ash vs Pisces Where the fuck were you at?
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I am crying guys. We finally get the hype back. Revival of /padt/ has begun.
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The hecking pupperino of championship is back.
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>>43208704 Upcoming episodes. If we go by the preview and the toys leak, we should be having a Galar arc of some kind within the next few months, possibly as early as May.
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The egg hatching next episode is unexpected for me
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UPDATE YOUR SHIT SITE JOE, I WANNA SEE THAT PREVIEW AGAIN
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>>43208713 Based carrotdog
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>>43208525 >pretending that people weren't praising Tomioka during XY as well Come on, son.
People also faulted Tomiyasu, but Matsui also has a track record. Also, neat. Megas are back.
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>Kalos AND Alola coming back soon
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WHERE THE FUCK IS MY DRUMMER MONKEY
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Looks Koharufags. It's time to face reality.>she clearly hates pokemon >doesn't even go with her own pokemon Yamper to guide the kids instead tags along with Go in this episode >doesn't even show up in the next season preview >has no interests or dreams Why is she still there? Just cut her already.
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That was actually based as fuck
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>>43208731 Koharu confirmed chimped.
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>>43208733 Or maybe they just don't want to spoil it yet?
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Jobberfrog return? NEVER. Ash gonna get that Sobble
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>>43208700 Misty and Brock came back years ago
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>>43208725 >Megas are back. >tfw when the anime is finally superior to the games Anonymous
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>Ash is getting Sobble
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>>43208743 I mean that this time returns aren't limited to KANTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO anymore
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>>43208713 >greninja is back (not fully confirmed but we all know that he will appear sooner or later) >carrotdog is back >Korrina returns >today's episode has shown that Ash is still a very experienced trainer despite hot boiled personality >world championship format we were all waiting for so long >all this nostalgia pandering to the old fans >hints of Koharu joining the group Greatest season of all time incoming?
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Korrina "I knew it Satoshi ! the battle with you is really exciting!"
Satoshi "Can you show me Lucario's real power soon?"
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>>43208624 It's a wild Morpeko, probably the same Pokemon that is stealing the food in SS023. Go will probably catch it.
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>>43208733 Is this Lillie Clone #234123?
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>>43208749 >real power Like the thing he already fought? Nice continuity you got there lmao
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>>43208733 I almost feel bad for retarded Koharufags
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>>43208754 Like the thing that trained after he battled it for a badge so its bound to have powered up.
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>>43208713 im so happy he is back, if it wasn't for this dog my gen 7 team wouldn't have had any alola pokemon, i can't wait to get mine back when the dlc comes out
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>>43208733 I'll let them cut her when they give me another girl to fap to.
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>>43208745 Being fair, megas were being implied since let's go and they had that show up there for the phonefags' sake. Z-moves are probably the things that are honestly shafted.
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>>43208729 Will it stop the shitposting?
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>>43208712 it never died we just went on a relaxing alola vacation and it was good
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>>43208747 No one thought they were ever coming back
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>>43208713 MONKEY
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>Raihan VS Leon >Korrina coming back and battling Ash in Galar >Go catching Morpeko and Galarian Farfetch'd >Ash catching Riolu, Grookey and Sobble >Sonia >Lycanroc possibly coming back Apologize, faggots.
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>>43208741 >megas are pretty much back You're getting Greninja and you're going to enjoy it.
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>>43208764 If it ends up being really good, then maybe since it would let the XYfags and SMfags make peace.
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>>43208741 >not getting back Greninja to be Sobble's mentor Famon...
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>>43208765 It died and the "vacation" was ass.
Now it actually revived.
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>>43208764 hell no anon this is gonna increase the shitposting ten times, get ready for the upcoming shitstorm
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>>43208771 I doubt it, just because what's going to happen goes against "SMfag" mentality.
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>>43208765 >one thread every 2-3 days, mostly filled with aurelia spam >good Anonymous
>korrina only appears to job to riolu imagine being happy for scraps
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>>43208780 You mean you're going to try and start shit like you've been for years?
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>>43208771 >then maybe since it would let the XYfags "XYfags" are just Amourshippers false flagging anyway
If the anime goes to Kalos but doesn't acknowledge Serena even existed their seething will be louder than a leak from the Hindenburg
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>>43208768 >XYfags are happy because Korrina comebck >SMfags are happy because Carrotdog comeback >SwShfags are happy because we get Raihan, Sonia and Sobble >OSfags are happy because of LT. Surge mention GREATEST SEASON OF ALL TIME INCOMING
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>>43208790 I think you're missing the implications of Korrina returning.
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>>43208712 Yeah well Ash in the scene where he was against Korrina in the preview looked so weird in the new artstyle. Gosh they could have made him look like XYAsh for at least one episode so that he wouldn't look out of place next to Korrina who didn't change a bit since XY.
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>>43208797 >implying Mate, they basically had Ash miss one camp to make sure it wouldn't interfere with Ash and Serena's summer camp meeting. May and Dawn weren't acknowledged and the only reason Misty and Brock were was because they're gym leaders in the game.
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>XYchads and SMchads win Yeah I think it's based bros.
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>>43208713 >hecking pupperino Kys
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Weird seeing Korina back especially since she didn't get a visual downgrade like most others did.
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>>43208805 Who knew all they had to do to make a good season is to do what disney star wars is doing.
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>>43208857 >downgrade Anyway it was BANK from XY that'll probably be touched up by the time the episode releases
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>>43208789 >one thread every 2-3 days, mostly filled with background idolshit spam >good Anonymous
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>>43207948 >twins >younger one >????