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Jan 12, 2017 11:37 AM
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he has a lightning one and what is the other?
Jan 12, 2017 12:21 PM
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Predictable but it was a great battle.
Not to mention the superb animation!
Jan 12, 2017 12:35 PM
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So Ash swept Hala.And here I thought he would lose.Really liked for Rowlet beating Crabrawler but it took a nap while it was flying lmao.Pikachu though came out straight from Kalos League and beat Hariyama despite it took a knock off,arm thrust and All-Out Pummeling after Belly Drum.Breakneck Blitz looked awesome as well.Nice episode and next week a Kiawe focused episode.
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Jan 12, 2017 1:14 PM
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"at the current level of your pikachu, you will only able to use z-move once"

yo dawg, im pretty sure that pikachu is at least level 861 already
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Jan 12, 2017 3:30 PM
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LouM said:
THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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he has a lightning one and what is the other?


Normal.

That was an awesome battle. Seeing the Z-moves animated was really cool and the animation was great XD!


Jan 12, 2017 3:54 PM
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MonkeyDMike said:
So Ash swept Hala.And here I thought he would lose.Really liked for Rowlet beating Crabrawler but it took a nap while it was flying lmao.Pikachu though came out straight from Kalos League and beat Hariyama despite it took a knock off,arm thrust and All-Out Pummeling after Belly Drum.Breakneck Blitz looked awesome as well.Nice episode and next week a Kiawe focused episode.
he was able to survive the all out pummeling becouse he avoided most of it thanks to his quick attack
Jan 12, 2017 5:19 PM
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The Sinnoh Gym Leader theme played at one point in the match. Gen 4 remakes confirmed?
Jan 12, 2017 5:49 PM
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elior1 said:
MonkeyDMike said:
So Ash swept Hala.And here I thought he would lose.Really liked for Rowlet beating Crabrawler but it took a nap while it was flying lmao.Pikachu though came out straight from Kalos League and beat Hariyama despite it took a knock off,arm thrust and All-Out Pummeling after Belly Drum.Breakneck Blitz looked awesome as well.Nice episode and next week a Kiawe focused episode.
he was able to survive the all out pummeling becouse he avoided most of it thanks to his quick attack


Exactly, that complaint has been expressed on a few boards already but it's exactly what you said. 2 palm strikes hit instead of the 15+ hits of the combo.

Anyway, Mukuroh was great again, actually being awake at the start of the match and then sleeping... whilst flapping XD Briliant.

Animation looked solid too or at least fluid, wonder how they will progress from here.
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Jan 12, 2017 6:14 PM
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I was wondering in the previous episode if Ash would use all Z-Crystals at least once and I think he will use the majority from what I see :P

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yo dawg, im pretty sure that pikachu is at least level 861 already


That's exactly why Pikachu destroyed Hariyama even if the latter used Belly Drum lol Pikachu's agility is still intact from Kalos League and not downgraded like it happens in every region's start (the only exception being XY surely)
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elior1 said:
MonkeyDMike said:
So Ash swept Hala.And here I thought he would lose.Really liked for Rowlet beating Crabrawler but it took a nap while it was flying lmao.Pikachu though came out straight from Kalos League and beat Hariyama despite it took a knock off,arm thrust and All-Out Pummeling after Belly Drum.Breakneck Blitz looked awesome as well.Nice episode and next week a Kiawe focused episode.
he was able to survive the all out pummeling becouse he avoided most of it thanks to his quick attack


Still though it managed to get out unscathed despite it had received damage already and after Hariyama used Belly Drum as well.
Jan 12, 2017 9:56 PM

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finally a legit trainer battle happened in this series but it was one of the most boring pokemon battles I have ever seen in Pokemon.
I'm just hugely disappointed by this slice of life pokemon series compared to XYZ i guess.


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Jan 12, 2017 10:35 PM

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I wish he spent more time on Melemele but it seems like next episode he's moving on to Akala island. I hope Lana, Kiawe, and Mallow judge their trials and I want Ilima to show up at some point!

Also Ash needs to catch a new Pokemon.
Jan 13, 2017 1:12 AM

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z moves is cool.

sorry if this obvious or what, why the z moves that ash doing is different from ep 1? is that because that stone?
Jan 13, 2017 2:07 AM
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z moves is cool.

sorry if this obvious or what, why the z moves that ash doing is different from ep 1? is that because that stone?
yes it deiffrent becouse in episode 1 he used the electrium stone which used by electric pokemon and here he used the normalizum stone
Jan 13, 2017 2:09 AM
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elior1 said:
he was able to survive the all out pummeling becouse he avoided most of it thanks to his quick attack


Exactly, that complaint has been expressed on a few boards already but it's exactly what you said. 2 palm strikes hit instead of the 15+ hits of the combo.

Anyway, Mukuroh was great again, actually being awake at the start of the match and then sleeping... whilst flapping XD Briliant.

Animation looked solid too or at least fluid, wonder how they will progress from here.
pepole saying pikachu was supposed to not be able to survive it becouse haryanma power was maxed after the belly drum
Jan 13, 2017 6:26 AM

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elior1 said:
megmica said:
z moves is cool.

sorry if this obvious or what, why the z moves that ash doing is different from ep 1? is that because that stone?
yes it deiffrent becouse in episode 1 he used the electrium stone which used by electric pokemon and here he used the normalizum stone
So, if Ash used water stone, could the moves different too? even it is not compatible with his pikachu/?
or like combination of mukuro with electrium stone?

sorry, i don't have knowledge from the game about this.
Jan 13, 2017 7:27 AM
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i really want ash to catch more pokemon
Jan 13, 2017 10:32 AM

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The Z moves are alot of fun can't wait to see more of them.
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megmica said:
elior1 said:
yes it deiffrent becouse in episode 1 he used the electrium stone which used by electric pokemon and here he used the normalizum stone
So, if Ash used water stone, could the moves different too? even it is not compatible with his pikachu/?
or like combination of mukuro with electrium stone?

sorry, i don't have knowledge from the game about this.


In the games, you win z-crystals from completing trials and beating the kahunas. You can also find a few in the overworld. Each z-crystal corresponds to a type. They are named *Type*ium-Z. There are some pokemon-specific z-crystals like Pikanium-Z.

The z-crystals are hold-items. You can only equip a z-crystal of a certain type, like Normalium-Z, if your pokemon has a move of that type. Pikachu could use Electrium-Z because he has Electro Ball and Thunderbolt, which are electric type attacks. He could use Normalium-Z because he has Quick Attack. Rowlet would not be able to use the Electrium-Z because he doesn't know any electric type attack, but could use Normalium-Z because he knows Tackle.

In the games, only one Z-move can be used per battle, so it's pretty strategic. The attack's power is also dependent on the power of the original move. So a normalium-Z from using Tackle will be much weaker than Normalium-Z from a Giga Impact or Hyper Beam.
Jan 13, 2017 1:34 PM
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The battle was slow and boring. Too much sideline talking, too little action.

Animation was mediocre and worse than the previous episode. You'd think they use the good animation team for the actual grand trial battle, but no...

Ah well, as expected of SM. Really is a step down from XYZ.
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Pikachu survived an Z move powered up by a Belly Drum, Ima go with Ash equipped a focus sash
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So does Satoshi still get the Fightum Z or not???

Yay Akala Island and Kiwae Yay
Jan 14, 2017 4:30 AM
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So does Satoshi still get the Fightum Z or not???

Yay Akala Island and Kiwae Yay


He did not, Tapu Koko switched the Fightrium with an Electrium which was the one Satoshi got, then Tapu Koko returned the Fightrium to the Shima King.
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Elso said:
Pikachu survived an Z move powered up by a Belly Drum, Ima go with Ash equipped a focus sash


He survived a part of a Z move. Contrary to Pikachu's shown Z-moves, Hariyama doesnt put all his power into one strike. Pikachu got by one palm strike of a combo.
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Jan 15, 2017 10:33 AM
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this anime is going surprizingly great. wow
Jan 16, 2017 10:42 PM

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Eh not the best episode, felt quite boring even though it had lots of battles.
Jan 18, 2017 8:15 AM

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really like the z-move animation... really cool, like it...
can't wait for next episode...
Feb 4, 2017 9:22 PM
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GangsterCat said:
"at the current level of your pikachu, you will only able to use z-move once"

yo dawg, im pretty sure that pikachu is at least level 861 already


Haha, someone needs to calculate the approximate XP Pikachu has gotten over these many seasons and estimate it's level!
Feb 28, 2017 11:32 AM
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Great episode, with a nice battle!!!!

Hariyama was a strong rival, but Pikachu was better kekeke
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"at the current level of your pikachu, you will only able to use z-move once"

yo dawg, im pretty sure that pikachu is at least level 861 already


lmao the level system with pikachu if definitely broken

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Lol rowlet is funny, he does represent an owl.. sleeping at day :p

And lol pikachus level can only use 1 z move.. then how are other pokemons able to? Cause pikachu is level 100 xD that many battles he did lol and 100 being the max..

Obviously ash would win.. tho i wish it was more esciting and wanted hariyama to win and let the 3rd battle be the deciding one

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I actually liked this battle.
Z moves look absolutely fantastic!
Nov 25, 2025 9:42 PM

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The Z moves look really cool in the anime! I like this gimmick a lot more than Mega-evolving. The concept is just so much more fun.
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