March 1999

March 29, 1999

Finally! A new episode I actually LIKED! YES! Can you believe it? I actually liked a new episode! I thought this episode was very entertaining. TR's great plan at stealing the egg, Meowth being a mother, the gang fighting over Togepi (they'll regret it later), Muk's attack on Prof. Oak, the tournament! I loved that Meowth finally battled! He's got some skills! Though I wish he did his Pay Day attack and didn't command himself. I thought that was stupid. He gave away all his attacks. Not commanding himself would have given him a considerable edge! That's my only complaint though. It was great that TR was disqualified from participating in the tournament. This reestablished Meowth's role as Top-Cat! It's been a while since Meowth has been shown as the leader. Seems like the writers forgot every once and a while and made Jesse the leader. THAT I hated. I hope Meowth STAYS Top-Cat. I know what you're thinking... the answer is YES! I DID vote for Meowth in my own poll! Anyway, the guy at Pokémon Forest X says that Togepi will be worse than Magikarp. He says it's a Grass/Psychic Pokémon that will only have Cry attack until 40 episodes later when it learns Barrier. Oh yeah! 1 more gripe about this episode. Togepi? I thought it supposed to be Topegi! Topegi just plain sounds better in my opinion.

The tournament... I just have to comment more on it. It was too good! Meowth outsmarting Brock's gambit of using a Rock Pokémon against him, but I thought the buckets of water there were too convenient. They should have shown TR putting them there and whispering to Meowth or something. It was still cool though. Ash vs. Misty was funny and smart, but it left me wanting more. I wanted to see a real rematch. When will Misty buy some tape to keep Psyduck's Pokéball closed? Well, at least he's getting LOTS of experience. He should evolve into Golduck soon. I doubt it though. Seems the writers like to defy the laws of evolution in order to keep the character of the Pokémon.

Oh yeah! 1 hole (sorta) in this episode. Since when do Pokémon hatch EVOLVED? Lots of those Pokémon the gang were dreaming about were evolved forms. Oh! Another one! Where'd Lickitung go? And for that matter when did they get Lickitung? TR must have gotten it in a cut episode between Farfetch'd and Growlithe.

March 20, 1999

Seems the writers are getting tired, huh? How the heck did Team Rocket open ALL the PokéBalls at once? Where the heck did that guy hide Misty's bag when he ran off? Did Team Rocket get their Pokémon back? This might be a translation error, but didn't Farfetch'd's agility look like the Rage attack? And for that matter, why the heck was the battle 2 trainers and 2 Pokémon against ONE?!?! Why the heck didn't the guy try to steal Meowth? These episodes are making less and less sense! What the hell! And what the heck does training a Farfetch'd have to do with surviving? I understand that he stole the Pokémon to sell, but why would that change if his Pokémon is able to battle? Is he going to sell all the Pokémon he catches? Wouldn't Ash & The Gang object to that? Wouldn't they say something like... "Real trainers should catch their own Pokémon! Not BUY THEM!" and "You shouldn't SELL your Pokémon! You're supposed to love them! Blah, blah, blah!"? These story holes are getting ridiculous! Isn't Farfetch'd supposed to have a twig in his mouth, not holding some vegetable in his wing! On that note, why the heck would Team Rocket want to EAT such a valuable Pokémon!?! THEY would sell it OR give it to their leader for dinner.

Anyway, Ash and James were tied for a while in the poll, but now Ash has come out on top. Seems hardly anyone likes Misty. Should I replace her spot with Psyduck? E-Mail me with suggestions for the next poll and vote more!

Also, I'm looking for a well translated Pokémon Yellow ROM. I have one, but it's poorly done. And if anyone has a NO$GMB key, please contact me.