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Post by mew151 on Dec 12, 2014 18:37:00 GMT
Might as well make this one. Even with the Vault in quiet stance due to school, work and other things being total Naggers, I'm still opening this.
Try to keep this as discussing only the XY series without drawing ANY attention to other series. Spoilers are welcome here.
XY 52
We got Frogadier! God, I wish they used some other music for Froakie's evolution. Since last episode, I got tired of Volt being used in episodes. I will crack if they used Volt for the next episode.
I like how Bonnie asked Frogadier to revert back to Froakie. She just gets cuter every episode.
Wonder if Barbacle is 1 of the masked heroes (or something) like Clemont's dad is?
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Post by NovaStorm on Dec 12, 2014 18:50:56 GMT
There's probably no doubt that Frogadier is going to become Greninja eventually. The question is whether or not it will before, during, or after the league.
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Post by satohika on Aug 7, 2016 22:55:17 GMT
The summaries of the Team Flare episodes are just released.
League Victory! Ash's Ultimate Match!! (Aug 18th)
>Ash and Alan's fierce battle finally concludes!! But those guys from Team Flare have been doing something fishy behind the scenes!?
XY&Z39: Team Flare Attacks! The Zygarde at the Prism Tower!! (Aug 25th)
>Lumiose City falls into shambles due to the attack of mysterious plants that suddenly appeared. Ash and the others head to the Prism Tower to try finding out the truth behind this incident, but are met by a surprise attack from Team Flare, and Ash ends up captured. And then, Lysandre, Alan's boss and representative of Lysandre Labs, finally unleashed his ambition on the entire world.
XY&Z40: The Shocking Zygarde VS Zygarde! The Breaking World!! (Sep 1st)
>Clemont and the others decide to split into several groups in order to stop Team Flare's plans. Bonnie follows Squishy as it confronts Z2, which has transformed into its 50% Forme. But then the evil clutches of Team Flare strike! And just like Z2, Squishy also ended up getting controlled by Team Flare.
XY&Z41: Attack on Lumiose Gym! The Citroid Forever!! (Sep 8th)
>As he attempts to retake the Lumiose Gym, Clemont challenges Team Flare scientist Xerosic to a battle, staking their pride as scientists.
I suspect what they could do is that they promote geekchicshipping. Now that Ash is not with the group for now. There isn't anything else but they are possibly setting something up for a Dawn, Cynthia and Looker (maybe even Gary) return. Serena, Clemont and Bonnie split up and Serena is most likely about to rescue Ash then they see some strangers rescuing Ash. Serena might notice Ash is unusually friendly with one of the strangers (Dawn). This is why, given that Dawn would have been keeping up with Ash, comes to Kalos at the last story arc. This is how I think Tomioka will bring back Dawn as an XY cameo because so far we had no main character cameos in XY at this point. But other possibilities are there as well. I honestly don't think they should have that chicken hat girl or Lillie, she has to be better than Dawn but Dawn was basically stabilizing the show from decline. Their marketing is also going to be focused on kids again like they did for DP. They need to bring Dawn back, it's the perfect opportunity for all of this. I can't wait to see the story unfold and witness Amourshippers in tears. Serena could be better and people could turn to Amourshipping. But the truth is Serena isn't popular, people want her to 'die' and they hate Amourshipping. Somehow I think the producers knew in advance and Serena is a means to an end, they've realized that Dawn is the best Pokegirl main protagonist ever. But Dawn will be back when most of the fans don't know that she's returning except for us because we knew all along. For SM not to echo DP would be a waste. The Alola starters don't look as marketable as Piplup. Except Rowlet but I think Rowlet is going to be Ash's Pokémon, like how he got Turtwig in DP. Otherwise if they don't, the new protagonist girl is going to end up like a May/Dawn clone, as in similar to Serena but worse. I mean there were generations of people who grew up with Dawn and Pearlshipping and when BW and XY came, they still remained unfazed by all those new girls. They need to consider the reality.
1) Dawn doesn't come back
2) Dawn returns at the end of XYZ as a cameo but leaves
3) Dawn doesn't have a cameo for XYZ and ends up in Alola
4) Dawn returns as a cameo and travels with Ash to Alola for SM.
5) Dawn gets a cameo for SM instead. Maybe Serena gets a cameo too.
What is the fate of Serena?
They might give a slight nod to Amour but they'll be going to make the Serena version of Contestshipping have more relevance, which is Geekchicshipping. Serena again is a horribly developed character, they give her an extreme narrow goal, they wave Amourshipping in an effort to boost ratings (it failed). The whole Princess Key bullcrap was boring compared to Dawn's contests. So now they are realizing their error. They are abandoning Amourshipping and probably introduce a new Ash ship (which will backfire on them again) or revive Pearlshipping at the end of XY and start of SM.
But for SM, what is there to do for Ash? If Dawn returns, what is there to do for Dawn? So many questions... The main storyline is about to end, Alola seems to be the last leg of the current Pokémon journey, they can't keep Rika Matsumoto and Ikue Ohtani forever....
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Post by mew151 on Aug 9, 2016 18:39:21 GMT
If Dawn will return, I can only be faithful for Atsuhiro Tomioka to be more involved. Not only did he introduced and create Pearlshipping, but also greatly improved the Pokémon series of DP. As much as XYZ granted us better battle animations and Clemont and Bonnie as great characters after Cilan and Iris, it's just less interesting and focused. Hopefully he still has that spark and not be like the other writers who seem to have been given projects they're inexperienced of, or in the worst case write garbage.
Unsure about Team Flare arc, though I suspect they'll be better handled than Team Plasma but not Team Galactic (due to Team Flare being shown in Specials and the Z series compared to Galactic episodes being spreadout throughout DP).
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Post by satohika on Aug 23, 2016 6:58:35 GMT
Oh my god I am laughing to the point I'm losing my sides Amourshippers must be triggered like crazy
XY&Z41:
>The damages caused by the Team Flare incident keep increasing. And as this is going on, Serena heads to the Lysandre Labs to rescue Hari-san. Meanwhile, Clemont sneaks into the Prism Tower and challenges Xerosic to a battle.
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Post by PikaFUSION on Sept 7, 2016 15:52:07 GMT
New episode title and summary:  Who is the boy? Some ppl think its the SM male protagonist. I think it could be Cilan, but BW was one of the worst seasons. Also Clembot is going to be repiared by Clemont. Questions: 1) Who is the boy that visits the gym before it reopens? |
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Post by satohika on Sept 7, 2016 19:08:20 GMT
NEXT: POCKET MONSTERS XY&Z41: ATTACK ON MIARE GYM! THE CITROID FOREVER!! (SEPTEMBER 8TH)
>Citron VS Xerosicy! Who will win this battle where their pride as scientists are at stake!? And after this fierce battle, Citron is forced to make a difficult choice!
>Summary:
>Serena sets off to rescue Hari-san together with Manon and Platane. They end up in deep trouble when they are attacked by the Flare Gang's Admins, but then a reassuring ally appears! But just who is it? Meanwhile, Citron has snuck into the Prism Tower in order to recover the Miare Gym, and is now finally confronting Xerosicy!
XY&Z42: The Megalith Advances! Kalos' Defense Line!! (Sep 15th)
>Thanks to Clemont and Bonnie, Ash and the others successfully manage to retrieve Squishy. But as the group wonders if this has put an end to the incident that struck Lumiose City as well, something strange happens with the legendary megalith located in the Lysandre Labs. It changes shape and starts moving towards somewhere. With Kalos as the setting, Ash and his friends now end up fighting a battle to save the world.
XY&Z43: Zygarde Fights Back! The Final Battle for Kalos!! (Sep 15th)
>In order to rescue Hari-san, and also to save the world, Ash and the others go up against the overwhelmingly powerful Megalith. With their companions opening the way for them, Ash and Alan succeed in making their way into the Megalith's interior. They succeed in rescuing Hari-san, but...
XY&Z44: We Start at Zero! Clemont's Decision!! (Oct 6)
>As things are returning to normal following the Flare incident, the damaged Kalos region starts its gradual restoration process. Clemont has spent his days hard at work rebuilding the Gym and repairing the Citroid. And finally, on the day before the Gym is going to reopen, a boy comes to visit it. (No, the boy isn't Ash but someone else who lost to Clemont but looking for a rematch)
Does this imply the group splits up at the end of the TF arc finale?
There seems to be a two-week break for some reason. I hope they have some specials planned. There are only 49 episodes of XY&Z in total, so 5 are left untitled as of now.
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need a break from that. I cannot express how much more I appreciate fan-translations of anything now