To catch them is my real test, to train them is my cause! Given the success of the games, this series managed to make it to America as part of the marketing push, and, combined with the concurrent American airing of Dragon Ball, helped keep the new wave of Western anime adaptations (which started after Power Rangers) going. It features the tale of Ash Ketchum and his pals (who change every saga), as well as the perennially ubiquitous Team Rocket trio of Jessie, James, and Meowth, who attempt to steal Pikachu or another rare Pok! Season 2 (Episodes 8. Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N (Episodes 1. Best Wishes! Season 2 Da!

Save all character tropes there, not here. A list of the various movies can be found here. A Light Novel is also written for this series. For more information, see here. This show provides examples of:    A- C Abandoned Catchphrase: Early English dub episodes tried to translate Meowth's Japanese Verbal Tic as . By the end of Kanto they scrapped it. Aborted Arc: The original series conclusion to the anime was meant to be a climactic final battle between Ash and Gary..

Abandoned Catchphrase: Early English dub episodes tried to translate Meowth's Japanese Verbal Tic as "meow" or "Meowth". Watch Sleeping Beauty Download Full there. By the end of Kanto they scrapped it.

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So I just saw the two English dub episodes of Sun & Moon thanks to the UK users, who were kind enough to share it with the rest of us, and I have a LOT to say about. Pokémon (

The unopened GS Ball that appears in the original series is built up to be important, but after it's dropped off at Kurt's place it's never brought up again. It was originally going to contain Celebi, but it was decided to be the star of Pok. Speaking of Kurt, Ash, Misty, and Brock each received a special Apricorn Pok. In the beginning of Black & White, Team Rocket were collecting meteorites for one of Giovanni's plans. Watch No Place On Earth Online Facebook. The meteorites are never brought up again after . Many, most notably Lt.

Surge, Erika, and Skyla, are egotistical Jerkasses with a condescending demeanor towards their challengers (or, in Erika's case, towards those who don't appreciate the perfume her gym makes). Pryce is a Jerk with a Heart of Gold who is cold towards Pokemon due to a misunderstanding with his Piloswine long ago, although he does get better when the Piloswine is found and the situation explained. In particular in the games, Pryce is a perfectly pleasant and decent man, Erika is a laidback Ojou, and Lt.

Surge, while cocky in the games, isn't nearly as mean about it as he is in the anime (being a Type 2 Eaglelander instead of a Type 1). All of them make friends with the heroes in the end.

Misty downplays this more than the others, as her anime counterpart is a tsundere with a temper (though she calms down once Togepi enters the picture) while her game counterpart doesn't seem to be that way. The English dub also toned down her narcissism compared to the Japanese version.

Iris in the games is very peppy and nice; however in the anime, while heroic, her Catch Phrase is telling Ash that he is . Inverted with Gary in the English dub. In Japan, he and Ash are friendly rivals and Gary is respected. The dub has Gary be far more hated in general and he is a jerk towards Ash. This makes him more in- line with the games. Adaptational Nice Guy: Clair's anime personality is far nicer than her game one. This happens with Gladion: In the Pok.

While his counterpart in the Sun and Moon series has shades of these traits, he is also shown to have a more noble attitude towards his relationships with people; such as treating Ash in a more friendly manner and fighting off Team Rocket and the recurring Team Skull grunts. He also doesn't seem to have any relation to Team Skull and may have a different reason for running away from home, which may imply the anime version of the character may be an even more morally- gray rival than his video game counterpart. Adaptation Distillation: Most of the time, only one element of a dual- typed Pok. Often times, circumstances where the secondary typing would have an impact would not be encountered by the Pok. Poison Immunity but increased damage taken by Psychic attacks in the case of Bulbasaur, whose secondary type in the games in Poison.

Similarly, Abilities are not mentioned unless applicable to the plot. If an applicable circumstance does come up, either the encounter plays out per game logic and we learn about the secondary factor then, (or not,) or the encounter plays out as though the secondary factor isn't there at all. Normal- typed Pok. This was particularly handy back when the games had more of an Excuse Plot. Conversely, any adaptations of the anime (such as The Electric Tale of Pikachu) inevitably suffered from massive. Compressed Adaptation. Of special note is the Pok.

There's a Trainer's School on Route 1, but it doesn't have much story focus. Here, it's the main location of the region. Adapted Out: Leaf,Hilda, Hilbert,Nate, Rosa, and Calem do not show up at all despite being Player Characters from some of the games. Both sets of Black & White protagonists being absent was particularly noted by fans of all ages, as their total absence broke a multi- generation tendency of having the female lead of a generation be Ash's traveling companion, or at least making a significant appearance. Gary doesn't have a sister like his game counterpart, since Ash doesn't need the Town Map she provides. Game rivals. Wally and (again) Hugh are completely absent. Silver cameos briefly in the intro of the Raikou special, under the name .

Koga's daughter (and Gym Leader successor) Janine from Pok. The part of the game she's in requires visiting Kanto to get the region's badges, which Ash didn't do since he'd already gotten them all. While their existence is acknowledged, some Elite Four members from Hoenn, Unova and Kalos are never shown. Sinnoh's Frontier Brains bar Palmer don't appear.

Despite being integral to Pok. For example, here's the original opening. For those who don't read Japanese, . The 5. 0th time it turns out the Pok. Ritchie lost after beating Ash in the Indigo League, Misty lost in the Whirl Cup after beating Ash, and Harrison lost in the Silver Conference finals after beating Ash. Ambiguous Gender: Probably an artifact from The Indigo League saga, but most Pok. Even Pikachu's gender was debated for years until it was finally settled as male.

Debates are often conducted in the fandom on whether certain Pok. If it works, then the Pok. One episode dealt with a trainer who lost her Pok. If Ash and friends hadn't rescued it, who knows how much longer it would have stayed there.

Animation Bump: Battles are usually the recipients of this trope, but as the show went on, Animation Bumps began to occur for certain non- battle- centric episodes as well: Several battles are much better animated than others, especially Gym Battles and battles against important opponents. If you see Masaaki Iwane listed in the credits as the animation director, expect a damn good looking episode. XY's animation is notably different from the previous anime incarnations, and for a good reason; The people who animated Origins took over the animation work of the main series anime. This is welcome news to a lot of people.

A notable Bump occurred in the XY episode, . Before the episode ends, the animation had bumped up to near Pok. One of the most noted things people said was that . Prior to that, the Johto seasons (starting from .

In general, each era also becomes increasingly crisper and more detailed. Sun and Moon switched to 2. DCG style animation, causing a design change for Ash's character model but also increasing the quality of action scenes in the Japanese version, which were inexplicably slowed down in the English dub.

The Anime of the Game: Probably the most successful adaptation of a game to another media. Animorphism: A witch turns Ash into a Pikachu for a short time at the end of the episode . The later Johto League, however, ties up loose ends with Ash and Gary's Full Battle which ends in the victory of the former. Team Aqua and Magma's two- part finale suffered from a rushed pace and horrid animation. In Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles, Team Galactic is thwarted by Cyrus disappearing into a portal after he nearly succeeds in his plans to remake the universe.

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