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[Chrono.]

Yaaaaas Ringabel, Yaaaas

and pokemon Z

That's what I implied with the XY part.

 

[Burruni]

Ringbel is pretty much the only case that a "gag pervert" character in a cast has worked well imo.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

So, today I stayed home sick from work...I have a horrible stomach ache

So...what do you do when your making a texture pack for Minecraft based on inside the human body, am out of ideas what to make Hardened Clay since it has like 18 blocks associated with it, and have a stomach ache?

Pepto Bismal blocks!

 

[Aetheri]

So you guys realize it's been nearly a year since Bayonetta, Cloud and Corrin were announced?

Where. Are. Their. Amiibo?!

This makes me really think Sakurai is working on a NX port even more, why wouldn't you finish the Smash Line? Why is it taking so long for these 3?

I'm pretty sure the other DLC amiibos were released more or less a year after their respective releases...Cloud was released in December and Corrinetta if I remember correctly in February...I don't expect to see their amiibos get released until colder to these timetables...Although I can see all three being released during December so Nintendo can at least make some money during the holidays...

The lack of an announcement at this point is rather surprising, though it is likely we may see something regarding those three soon...

 

[Chrono.]

Ringbel is pretty much the only case that a "gag pervert" character in a cast has worked well imo.

II usually can't stand these types of characters, but he seems decent.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

II usually can't stand these types of characters, but he seems decent.

He's the best character in the game IMO, but it took me a while to warm up to him

 

[A Distant Demon]

Ringbel is pretty much the only case that a "gag pervert" character in a cast has worked well imo.

Ringabel's constant lovable sass is honestly the one thing that makes it so i can't say without a doubt second has the more enjoyable party.

Yew and Magnolia are fun and Tiz is way more interesting this time and Edea continues to be Edea (even if it's pronounced differently). . .but Ringabel was such a severe loss.

II usually can't stand these types of characters, but he seems decent.

Ringabel is either the best or 2nd best character in the game depending on who you ask.

He also has the best theme of the 4

 

[Ura]

So you guys realize it's been nearly a year since Bayonetta, Cloud and Corrin were announced?

Where. Are. Their. Amiibo?!

This makes me really think Sakurai is working on a NX port even more, why wouldn't you finish the Smash Line? Why is it taking so long for these 3?

I ate them all.

 

[Depressed Gengar]

I ate them all.

First that nonsense about Emily being your waifu, now you claim that you have eaten figurines.
... I-I'm pretty sure you're turning insane, mate.

 

[Coricus]

I ate them all.

You do know you are what you eat, right?

 

[A Distant Demon]

First that nonsense about Emily being your waifu, now you claim that you have eaten figurines.
... I-I'm pretty sure you're turning insane, mate.

Prolonged exposure to smashboards does that to someone

Visitig nintenzone and "speculating" only expedites the process.

 

[Ura]

You do know you are what you eat, right?

My anger towards Corrin's reveal made me eat all his amiibo's as a form of revenge. I ate all of Cloud and Bayonetta's amiibo's as well whilst still in a state of rage.

First that nonsense about Emily being your waifu, now you claim that you have eaten figurines.
... I-I'm pretty sure you're turning insane, mate.

Me insane? Ha what a joke.

*goes to finish eating the last Corrin amiibo that I forgot to eat*

 

[Tree Gelbman]

You do know you are what you eat, right?

"Big brother is now big sister!"

 

[Ura]

"Big brother is now big sister!"

Forgot to mention I ate all of the female Corrin amiibo's as well. No one in that wave of amiibo was spared.

Emily told me where to find them of course.

 

[Coricus]

My anger towards Corrin's reveal made me eat all his amiibo's as a form of revenge. I ate all of Cloud and Bayonetta's amiibo's as well whilst still in a state of rage.

Me insane? Ha what a joke.

*goes to finish eating the last Corrin amiibo that I forgot to eat*

You brush it off now, but one of these days one of these days the plastic from several thousand Amiibo all at once is gonna do some serious magical crud to you.

One morning you'll just wake up and realize you turned into ten foot tall dragon.

And your tail will have knocked over all of your GBA games.

Trust me, I'm absolutely not a medical doctor.

 

[Ura]

You brush it off now, but one of these days one of these days the plastic from several thousand Amiibo all at once is gonna do some serious magical crud to you.

One morning you'll just wake up and realize you turned into ten foot tall dragon.

And your tail will have knocked over all of your GBA games.

Trust me, I'm absolutely not a medical doctor.

I have become what I hate.

 

[Swamp Sensei]

Jokes on you Ura

I ate all the data IS had for the new Advance Wars.

Twice.

 

[AreJay25]

Ura

So, hypothetically, if someone were to place you on a Wii U Gamepad, which amiibo would it register?

 

[Chrono.]

Ura

So, hypothetically, if someone were to place you on a Wii U Gamepad, which amiibo would it register?

At this point, Kirby.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Ringbel is pretty much the only case that a "gag pervert" character in a cast has worked well imo.

Ringabel was the best Charater in BD. Derosa could learn from him

 

[AwesomeAussie27]

Bloodstained has been delayed to the first half of 2018.

Sucks, but hopefully the end product will be worth it.

Please don't be the new Mighty No. 9, please DON'T be the new Mighty No. 9...

 

[Coricus]

Jokes on you Ura

I ate all the data IS had for the new Advance Wars.

Twice.

. . .I'm starting to question how that went down.

Just what else has everyone here been eating?

. . .I really hope I don't have to go grab the chariot. It took a week to scrub the smell off of that thing last time.

 

[Ura]

Jokes on you Ura

I ate all the data IS had for the new Advance Wars.

Twice.

You will know no peace Swamp.

Ura

So, hypothetically, if someone were to place you on a Wii U Gamepad, which amiibo would it register?

Clourinneta.

 

[Yomi's Biggest Fan]

Please don't be the new Mighty No. 9, please DON'T be the new Mighty No. 9...

Unless there's going to be an ad that makes fun of anime fans on prom night or have plenty of pizza explosions, it won't be the new Mighty No. 9.

 

[Chrono.]

Please don't be the new Mighty No. 9, please DON'T be the new Mighty No. 9...

Like a thousand things have to go wrong before it ends up like Mighty No. 9.

 

[Burruni]

Please don't be the new Mighty No. 9, please DON'T be the new Mighty No. 9...

Have you SEEN the Demo for Bloodstained?
Even giving it to KONAMI wouldn't be able to turn it into MN9.

 

[AreJay25]

Please don't be the new Mighty No. 9, please DON'T be the new Mighty No. 9...

The demo build of Bloodstained already looks more promising than MN9's final build.

Doesn't necessarily mean it won't go down that path, but I've got some faith.

Clourinneta.

Wow, Sakurai sure has a way with his unlock conditions.

Eat a bunch of amiibo and create a brand new character.

 

[Ura]

For realsies though. When you think about the reveals of all the DLC characters and when their Amiibo's were released...

Mewtwo: Revealed in October. Amiibo released in October of the following year.
Lucas: Revealed in April. Amiibo released in January.
Roy/Ryu: Revealed in June. Amiibo released in April
Cloud: Revealed in November.
Corrin/Bayonetta: Revealed in December.

Going by that time frame Cloud should/should have been released in August-November and Corrin/Bayo should be released in September-December. That gives another 2 months for Cloud and 3 months for Corrin/Bayonetta at max. If the 3 don't have their Amiibo's released by the end of the year than it's a lock that they're all being saved for Smash NX.

The demo build of Bloodstained already looks more promising than MN9's final build.

Doesn't necessarily mean it won't go down that path, but I've got some faith.


Wow, Sakurai sure has a way with his unlock conditions.

Eat a bunch of amiibo and create a brand new character.

Still a Marth clone though.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

LOL, Nostalgia Critic is making (Has already made, just not released) a review of the 3rd Titanic movie after all these years

I've seen it tackled by lots of animation reviewers. It's insane, and kind of creepy

and oddly, it contradicts the first movie

 

[Chrono.]

For realsies though. When you think about the reveals of all the DLC characters and when their Amiibo's were released...

Mewtwo: Revealed in October. Amiibo released in October of the following year.
Lucas: Revealed in April. Amiibo released in January.
Roy/Ryu: Revealed in June. Amiibo released in April
Cloud: Revealed in November.
Corrin/Bayonetta: Revealed in December.

Going by that time frame Cloud should/should have been released in August-November and Corrin/Bayo should be released in September-December. That gives another 2 months for Cloud and 3 months for Corrin/Bayonetta at max. If the 3 don't have their Amiibo's released by the end of the year than it's a lock that they're all being saved for Smash NX.

Still a Marth clone though.

But why would they need to be saved for Smash NX is my question.

 

[Ura]

But why would they need to be saved for Smash NX is my question.

Potential new characters I guess. Granted if it even happens of course.

 

[Jaedrik]

Greetings, good people! What's the outrage of the day?

 

[Erureido]

Just watched the newest episode of Pokemon XY&Z.

Damn, this episode will probably go down as having one of the most emotional scenes in all of Pokemon anime history. The action still delivered as the previous episodes as well

Spoiler: Thoughts on the episode

Lysandre seems to have the upper hand against Ash and Alain. Mega Gyerados knocks out four of Ash's Pokemon, leaving only Greninja and Pikachu left. Alain's Charizard also takes some heavy hits in the process. Serena, Team Rocket, Mairin, and Sycamore make it to Lysandre Labs, only to be ambushed by Mable and her Weavile. Serena tries to fend her off, but it isn't much use (though that part was my favorite moment animation-wise because of slick the helicopter was moving). Luckily, Steven Stone arrives, and dear lord, he was such a badass throughout the episode. His dialogue toward Team Flare and the way he handled them made me squeal. My favorite Pokemon champion shows how awesome he is.

As they proceed deeper into the Labs, Celosia attacks them with Drapion. Team Rocket decides to take care of her, so Serena, Mairin, and Sycamore get to proceed further into order to fetch Mairin's Chespin. They eventually obtain Chespin while Serena tries to fend off more grunts. Steven Stone arrives to and orders Mega Metagross to use Psychic on all the Team Flare members to send them flying away.

Back at the battle with Ash and Alain vs Lysandre, Malva intervenes with her Mega Houndoom, and we get a pretty shocking reveal. You think she'll join Lysandre's side because she's a member of Team Flare, and she got mad at the player in the games for bringing the team down? Nope. She joins Ash and Alain's side. I didn't expect that at all for reasons previously stated. Turns out she joins the good guys' side because she is convinced that their are good people in the world who would be able to improve the world to a better place (Ash and his pals among them), so she thinks destroying the world won't achieve that. I doubt the anime will explore exactly made her change her mind like that, but if they do, it would be a pretty interesting.

Meanwhile, Bonnie is chasing after Squishy as it ravages through Lumiose City. She almost gets killed again, but Blaziken Mask saves her once more. He even takes a hit from one of the vines following it. As Squishy gets closer to Bonnie (who is now standing in its path), she starts to sing the Squishy theme song as tears come down her eyes. It was pretty emotional to watch. Bonnie has a hard time singing at the top of her lungs due to all the emotions built up inside her, and it seems like things aren't working since Squishy continues to move closer with vines ready to launch. Blaziken Mask arrives and tries to take her away, yet she still continues to sing, and Squishy's begin to flash. It's attack fires, but just as it is about to hit the group, it hits a building instead. It's at this moment Squishy regains its mind. Overall, it delivered really well, one of Bonnie's best moments in the series.

And now the best for last: the highlight of today's episode. I'm going to post it here for all to see. Be warned, you might need to prepare some tissues.

For those that want to know what's going on, Clemont and Clembot arrive at the location where Team Flare's device is being used to control the Zygardes. Clembot senses another scientist inside the machine (probably Xerosic). Clemont than orders Luxray to use Discharge, electrocuting the two Flare grunts. Xerosic then comes out of the machine (called it) and confronts Clemont. The two exchange in a pretty interesting ideology clash regarding what inventions should be used for. This then leads into their battle, where Xerosic uses his Crobat and Malamar against Clemont's Pokemon. As the two fight, Clembot sneaks behind them and manages to insert its hand into the machine in order to begin the shut down. Clemont manages to beat both of Xerosic's Pokemon, and when Xerosic hears that Clembot broke through the machine's security system, he tries to run after it, but he ends up falling through a ditch that suddenly opens. This was what a great throwback to the first episode where that same operating system was used to kick Ash out of the Prism Tower when he tried to challenge the Gym Leader.

Clembot then tells Clemont that in order to destroy the machine, he will have to destroy Clembot since the it and the machine are now synced, and it will lead to a system overload that will wipe out Clembot's memory. However, Clembot begs Clemont to do it anyway because it is the only way the world can be saved. Clement's reaction is pretty realistic. He doesn't want to destroy his prized robot in the process despite Clembot pleading otherwise. Clembot reminds Clemont of all the good memories they had, doing its best to give Clemont the courage to do what's necessary.

Clemont screams out of sadness as he presses the button. Upon doing so, Team Flare's machine is destroyed, and with it, so does Clembot. Clemont continues to cry afterward as we see Clembot's destroyed body. Yep, this is the first time in a really long while we watch a character die on screen in an episode of the anime (not counting the movies). This scene was pretty emotional too. Admittedly, I didn't tear up watching it like I did in FE: Fates Birthright Chapter 26. I still felt pretty moved by watching it, but I've been following other people's reactions, and I can understand why they felt that way. I'd even say this could go down as one of the most emotional moments in the Pokemon series, probably more emotional than the final episode of DP where Piplup cried (Misty's goodbye and Pikachu's initial goodbye still take the cake though).

Clembot's death was handled pretty well, even if its death flag was raised since the preview. Right before it died, they flash back to the scene where Clemont finishes repairing as he tells him that they will become happy together. We've known Clembot for 3 years, and while he may've not been the most frequent recurring character, he still had plenty of great moments throughout the XY series where we see how likable it is and the bond it has with its inventor.

There's a chance that Clembot will be revived by having Clemont rebuild it once the Team Flare arc is over, and that would take away the emotional effect of Clembot's death. I'd say the best to keep the emotion of Clembot's death while still having it rebuilt it with new flash memory, thus erasing all memories it had with Clemont prior.

Even then, this scene was still pretty great. With Team Flare's machine shut down, the other Zygarde has been freed from mind control. Looks like Team Flare controlling the 100% Forme is out of the question, but we hear that Lysandre has other plans despite losing control of the Zygardes. The episode ends there.

Next week's episode will actually be two episodes combined into a one-hour special that will conclude the Team Flare arc. Can't wait to see it.

It comes early because of the subscribber copies.

And I just watched the latest XY episode

Spoiler

WOW! It was really good! Emotional and animated well! TR revealing themselves was neat cool. Steven was bad ***. Zygarde and bonnie's scene was sweet and done well! Clemont's arc was pretty good and nice to see. Sad that Clembot dies though. That was actually pretty sad considering it's a robot and was forshadowed.
Lysandre and ALain are stupidly OP. And I don't get how Ash's team are losing in one hit. But Greninja will change that.

I also have no idea why Malva is joining the heroes. That was unexpected. Looking forward to the conclusion next week and everyone coming together to stop Lysandre once and for all!

I also wonder what this big news for the anime is. Might be the Sun and Moon anime announcement. Perhaps Ash Greninja clarification finally?

I'm pretty sure the big news will have something to do with the upcoming Sun and Moon anime. We just recently received news about the title logo for the upcoming generation 7, so it wouldn't surprise me that we receive an official trailer for that anime soon.

 

[Coricus]

But why would they need to be saved for Smash NX is my question.

Potential new characters I guess. Granted if it even happens of course.

Pretty much that. To elaborate, if they had new characters then they could put all of the Amiibo in 1-2 new waves instead of just a small batch.

And while whether or not a port happens is up in the air, the Smash Ballot said that the data might be used for future Smash titles, so at the very least the idea of another Smash game existing was a lock even during the Ballot. And if we did see new characters, one or two might very well be from the Ballot.

Granted, due to the massive fandom infighting people shouldn't expect their favorites just because Nintendo might use second or third place out of the viable Ballot results next time. Bayonetta proves that the majority of people that can actually agree on something may not be the majority of people who talk about their characters all the time.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Just watched the newest episode of Pokemon XY&Z.

Damn, this episode will probably go down as having one of the most emotional scenes in all of Pokemon anime history. The action still delivered as the previous episodes as well

Spoiler: Thoughts on the episode

Lysandre seems to have the upper hand against Ash and Alain. Mega Gyerados knocks out four of Ash's Pokemon, leaving only Greninja and Pikachu left. Alain's Charizard also takes some heavy hits in the process. Serena, Team Rocket, Mairin, and Sycamore make it to Lysandre Labs, only to be ambushed by Mable and her Weavile. Serena tries to fend her off, but it isn't much use (though that part was my favorite moment animation-wise because of slick the helicopter was moving). Luckily, Steven Stone arrives, and dear lord, he was such a badass throughout the episode. His dialogue toward Team Flare and the way he handled them made me squeal. My favorite Pokemon champion shows how awesome he is.

As they proceed deeper into the Labs, Celosia attacks them with Drapion. Team Rocket decides to take care of her, so Serena, Mairin, and Sycamore get to proceed further into order to fetch Mairin's Chespin. They eventually obtain Chespin while Serena tries to fend off more grunts. Steven Stone arrives to and orders Mega Metagross to use Psychic on all the Team Flare members to send them flying away.

Back at the battle with Ash and Alain vs Lysandre, Malva intervenes with her Mega Houndoom, and we get a pretty shocking reveal. You think she'll join Lysandre's side because she's a member of Team Flare, and she got mad at the player in the games for bringing the team down? Nope. She joins Ash and Alain's side. I didn't expect that at all for reasons previously stated. Turns out she joins the good guys' side because she is convinced that their are good people in the world who would be able to improve the world to a better place (Ash and his pals among them), so she thinks destroying the world won't achieve that. I doubt the anime will explore exactly made her change her mind like that, but if they do, it would be a pretty interesting.

Meanwhile, Bonnie is chasing after Squishy as it ravages through Lumiose City. She almost gets killed again, but Blaziken Mask saves her once more. He even takes a hit from one of the vines following it. As Squishy gets closer to Bonnie (who is now standing in its path), she starts to sing the Squishy theme song as tears come down her eyes. It was pretty emotional to watch. Bonnie has a hard time singing at the top of her lungs due to all the emotions built up inside her, and it seems like things aren't working since Squishy continues to move closer with vines ready to launch. Blaziken Mask arrives and tries to take her away, yet she still continues to sing, and Squishy's begin to flash. It's attack fires, but just as it is about to hit the group, it hits a building instead. It's at this moment Squishy regains its mind. Overall, it delivered really well, one of Bonnie's best moments in the series.

And now the best for last: the highlight of today's episode. I'm going to post it here for all to see. Be warned, you might need to prepare some tissues.

For those that want to know what's going on, Clemont and Clembot arrive at the location where Team Flare's device is being used to control the Zygardes. Clembot senses another scientist inside the machine (probably Xerosic). Clemont than orders Luxray to use Discharge, electrocuting the two Flare grunts. Xerosic then comes out of the machine (called it) and confronts Clemont. The two exchange in a pretty interesting ideology clash regarding what inventions should be used for. This then leads into their battle, where Xerosic uses his Crobat and Malamar against Clemont's Pokemon. As the two fight, Clembot sneaks behind them and manages to insert its hand into the machine in order to begin the shut down. Clemont manages to beat both of Xerosic's Pokemon, and when Xerosic hears that Clembot broke through the machine's security system, he tries to run after it, but he ends up falling through a ditch that suddenly opens. This was what a great throwback to the first episode where that same operating system was used to kick Ash out of the Prism Tower when he tried to challenge the Gym Leader.

Clembot then tells Clemont that in order to destroy the machine, he will have to destroy Clembot since the it and the machine are now synced, and it will lead to a system overload that will wipe out Clembot's memory. However, Clembot begs Clemont to do it anyway because it is the only way the world can be saved. Clement's reaction is pretty realistic. He doesn't want to destroy his prized robot in the process despite Clembot pleading otherwise. Clembot reminds Clemont of all the good memories they had, doing its best to give Clemont the courage to do what's necessary.

Clemont screams out of sadness as he presses the button. Upon doing so, Team Flare's machine is destroyed, and with it, so does Clembot. Clemont continues to cry afterward as we see Clembot's destroyed body. Yep, this is the first time in a really long while we watch a character die on screen in an episode of the anime (not counting the movies). This scene was pretty emotional too. Admittedly, I didn't tear up watching it like I did in FE: Fates Birthright Chapter 26. I still felt pretty moved by watching it, but I've been following other people's reactions, and I can understand why they felt that way. I'd even say this could go down as one of the most emotional moments in the Pokemon series, probably more emotional than the final episode of DP where Piplup cried (Misty's goodbye and Pikachu's initial goodbye still take the cake though).

Clembot's death was handled pretty well, even if its death flag was raised since the preview. Right before it died, they flash back to the scene where Clemont finishes repairing as he tells him that they will become happy together. We've known Clembot for 3 years, and while he may've not been the most frequent recurring character, he still had plenty of great moments throughout the XY series where we see how likable it is and the bond it has with its inventor.

There's a chance that Clembot will be revived by having Clemont rebuild it once the Team Flare arc is over, and that would take away the emotional effect of Clembot's death. I'd say the best to keep the emotion of Clembot's death while still having it rebuilt it with new flash memory, thus erasing all memories it had with Clemont prior.

Even then, this scene was still pretty great. With Team Flare's machine shut down, the other Zygarde has been freed from mind control. Looks like Team Flare controlling the 100% Forme is out of the question, but we hear that Lysandre has other plans despite losing control of the Zygardes. The episode ends there.

Next week's episode will actually be two episodes combined into a one-hour special that will conclude the Team Flare arc. Can't wait to see it.

Oh man, that crying the VA did sounded so good

 

[Z25]

Bloodstained has been delayed to the first half of 2018.

Sucks, but hopefully the end product will be worth it.

It's better then nothing!

Just watched the newest episode of Pokemon XY&Z.

Damn, this episode will probably go down as having one of the most emotional scenes in all of Pokemon anime history. The action still delivered as the previous episodes as well

Spoiler: Thoughts on the episode

Lysandre seems to have the upper hand against Ash and Alain. Mega Gyerados knocks out four of Ash's Pokemon, leaving only Greninja and Pikachu left. Alain's Charizard also takes some heavy hits in the process. Serena, Team Rocket, Mairin, and Sycamore make it to Lysandre Labs, only to be ambushed by Mable and her Weavile. Serena tries to fend her off, but it isn't much use (though that part was my favorite moment animation-wise because of slick the helicopter was moving). Luckily, Steven Stone arrives, and dear lord, he was such a badass throughout the episode. His dialogue toward Team Flare and the way he handled them made me squeal. My favorite Pokemon champion shows how awesome he is.

As they proceed deeper into the Labs, Celosia attacks them with Drapion. Team Rocket decides to take care of her, so Serena, Mairin, and Sycamore get to proceed further into order to fetch Mairin's Chespin. They eventually obtain Chespin while Serena tries to fend off more grunts. Steven Stone arrives to and orders Mega Metagross to use Psychic on all the Team Flare members to send them flying away.

Back at the battle with Ash and Alain vs Lysandre, Malva intervenes with her Mega Houndoom, and we get a pretty shocking reveal. You think she'll join Lysandre's side because she's a member of Team Flare, and she got mad at the player in the games for bringing the team down? Nope. She joins Ash and Alain's side. I didn't expect that at all for reasons previously stated. Turns out she joins the good guys' side because she is convinced that their are good people in the world who would be able to improve the world to a better place (Ash and his pals among them), so she thinks destroying the world won't achieve that. I doubt the anime will explore exactly made her change her mind like that, but if they do, it would be a pretty interesting.

Meanwhile, Bonnie is chasing after Squishy as it ravages through Lumiose City. She almost gets killed again, but Blaziken Mask saves her once more. He even takes a hit from one of the vines following it. As Squishy gets closer to Bonnie (who is now standing in its path), she starts to sing the Squishy theme song as tears come down her eyes. It was pretty emotional to watch. Bonnie has a hard time singing at the top of her lungs due to all the emotions built up inside her, and it seems like things aren't working since Squishy continues to move closer with vines ready to launch. Blaziken Mask arrives and tries to take her away, yet she still continues to sing, and Squishy's begin to flash. It's attack fires, but just as it is about to hit the group, it hits a building instead. It's at this moment Squishy regains its mind. Overall, it delivered really well, one of Bonnie's best moments in the series.

And now the best for last: the highlight of today's episode. I'm going to post it here for all to see. Be warned, you might need to prepare some tissues.

For those that want to know what's going on, Clemont and Clembot arrive at the location where Team Flare's device is being used to control the Zygardes. Clembot senses another scientist inside the machine (probably Xerosic). Clemont than orders Luxray to use Discharge, electrocuting the two Flare grunts. Xerosic then comes out of the machine (called it) and confronts Clemont. The two exchange in a pretty interesting ideology clash regarding what inventions should be used for. This then leads into their battle, where Xerosic uses his Crobat and Malamar against Clemont's Pokemon. As the two fight, Clembot sneaks behind them and manages to insert its hand into the machine in order to begin the shut down. Clemont manages to beat both of Xerosic's Pokemon, and when Xerosic hears that Clembot broke through the machine's security system, he tries to run after it, but he ends up falling through a ditch that suddenly opens. This was what a great throwback to the first episode where that same operating system was used to kick Ash out of the Prism Tower when he tried to challenge the Gym Leader.

Clembot then tells Clemont that in order to destroy the machine, he will have to destroy Clembot since the it and the machine are now synced, and it will lead to a system overload that will wipe out Clembot's memory. However, Clembot begs Clemont to do it anyway because it is the only way the world can be saved. Clement's reaction is pretty realistic. He doesn't want to destroy his prized robot in the process despite Clembot pleading otherwise. Clembot reminds Clemont of all the good memories they had, doing its best to give Clemont the courage to do what's necessary.

Clemont screams out of sadness as he presses the button. Upon doing so, Team Flare's machine is destroyed, and with it, so does Clembot. Clemont continues to cry afterward as we see Clembot's destroyed body. Yep, this is the first time in a really long while we watch a character die on screen in an episode of the anime (not counting the movies). This scene was pretty emotional too. Admittedly, I didn't tear up watching it like I did in FE: Fates Birthright Chapter 26. I still felt pretty moved by watching it, but I've been following other people's reactions, and I can understand why they felt that way. I'd even say this could go down as one of the most emotional moments in the Pokemon series, probably more emotional than the final episode of DP where Piplup cried (Misty's goodbye and Pikachu's initial goodbye still take the cake though).

Clembot's death was handled pretty well, even if its death flag was raised since the preview. Right before it died, they flash back to the scene where Clemont finishes repairing as he tells him that they will become happy together. We've known Clembot for 3 years, and while he may've not been the most frequent recurring character, he still had plenty of great moments throughout the XY series where we see how likable it is and the bond it has with its inventor.

There's a chance that Clembot will be revived by having Clemont rebuild it once the Team Flare arc is over, and that would take away the emotional effect of Clembot's death. I'd say the best to keep the emotion of Clembot's death while still having it rebuilt it with new flash memory, thus erasing all memories it had with Clemont prior.

Even then, this scene was still pretty great. With Team Flare's machine shut down, the other Zygarde has been freed from mind control. Looks like Team Flare controlling the 100% Forme is out of the question, but we hear that Lysandre has other plans despite losing control of the Zygardes. The episode ends there.

Next week's episode will actually be two episodes combined into a one-hour special that will conclude the Team Flare arc. Can't wait to see it.



I'm pretty sure the big news will have something to do with the upcoming Sun and Moon anime. We just recently received news about the title logo for the upcoming generation 7, so it wouldn't surprise me that we receive an official trailer for that anime soon.

Spoiler

Ah so that's why Malva joins them. That makes for a pretty good reason actually. The episode was done great. I think Clembot will be rebuilt but have no memory. Also after the 1hr special next week, the next episode is clemont's goodbye. It's about him helping rebuild Luminous city. My guess is he stays to rebuild and help protect the city should something bad happen again. Which leaves just Serena, though I'm not sure if she'll stay.

I saw this poster, didn't know if it directly related to it. The mega Glaile and Slurpuff are from the last movie. Wonder what the snorlax and charziard are. It be interesting if one of them turned out to be Ash's or if the charziard was Alain's but that's probably not the case.

I hope that if we do get a trailer, we get the traveling companions revealed. I'm really curious as to who is joining Ash and how it will be run as a season.

 

[Jaedrik]

Oh man, that crying the VA did sounded so good

I can't hear that team flare baddie who comes out from behind the thing without thinking of Dekapan from Osomatsu-san.

 

[Radical Bones]

Just watched the newest episode of Pokemon XY&Z.

Damn, this episode will probably go down as having one of the most emotional scenes in all of Pokemon anime history. The action still delivered as the previous episodes as well

Spoiler: Thoughts on the episode

Lysandre seems to have the upper hand against Ash and Alain. Mega Gyerados knocks out four of Ash's Pokemon, leaving only Greninja and Pikachu left. Alain's Charizard also takes some heavy hits in the process. Serena, Team Rocket, Mairin, and Sycamore make it to Lysandre Labs, only to be ambushed by Mable and her Weavile. Serena tries to fend her off, but it isn't much use (though that part was my favorite moment animation-wise because of slick the helicopter was moving). Luckily, Steven Stone arrives, and dear lord, he was such a badass throughout the episode. His dialogue toward Team Flare and the way he handled them made me squeal. My favorite Pokemon champion shows how awesome he is.

As they proceed deeper into the Labs, Celosia attacks them with Drapion. Team Rocket decides to take care of her, so Serena, Mairin, and Sycamore get to proceed further into order to fetch Mairin's Chespin. They eventually obtain Chespin while Serena tries to fend off more grunts. Steven Stone arrives to and orders Mega Metagross to use Psychic on all the Team Flare members to send them flying away.

Back at the battle with Ash and Alain vs Lysandre, Malva intervenes with her Mega Houndoom, and we get a pretty shocking reveal. You think she'll join Lysandre's side because she's a member of Team Flare, and she got mad at the player in the games for bringing the team down? Nope. She joins Ash and Alain's side. I didn't expect that at all for reasons previously stated. Turns out she joins the good guys' side because she is convinced that their are good people in the world who would be able to improve the world to a better place (Ash and his pals among them), so she thinks destroying the world won't achieve that. I doubt the anime will explore exactly made her change her mind like that, but if they do, it would be a pretty interesting.

Meanwhile, Bonnie is chasing after Squishy as it ravages through Lumiose City. She almost gets killed again, but Blaziken Mask saves her once more. He even takes a hit from one of the vines following it. As Squishy gets closer to Bonnie (who is now standing in its path), she starts to sing the Squishy theme song as tears come down her eyes. It was pretty emotional to watch. Bonnie has a hard time singing at the top of her lungs due to all the emotions built up inside her, and it seems like things aren't working since Squishy continues to move closer with vines ready to launch. Blaziken Mask arrives and tries to take her away, yet she still continues to sing, and Squishy's begin to flash. It's attack fires, but just as it is about to hit the group, it hits a building instead. It's at this moment Squishy regains its mind. Overall, it delivered really well, one of Bonnie's best moments in the series.

And now the best for last: the highlight of today's episode. I'm going to post it here for all to see. Be warned, you might need to prepare some tissues.

For those that want to know what's going on, Clemont and Clembot arrive at the location where Team Flare's device is being used to control the Zygardes. Clembot senses another scientist inside the machine (probably Xerosic). Clemont than orders Luxray to use Discharge, electrocuting the two Flare grunts. Xerosic then comes out of the machine (called it) and confronts Clemont. The two exchange in a pretty interesting ideology clash regarding what inventions should be used for. This then leads into their battle, where Xerosic uses his Crobat and Malamar against Clemont's Pokemon. As the two fight, Clembot sneaks behind them and manages to insert its hand into the machine in order to begin the shut down. Clemont manages to beat both of Xerosic's Pokemon, and when Xerosic hears that Clembot broke through the machine's security system, he tries to run after it, but he ends up falling through a ditch that suddenly opens. This was what a great throwback to the first episode where that same operating system was used to kick Ash out of the Prism Tower when he tried to challenge the Gym Leader.

Clembot then tells Clemont that in order to destroy the machine, he will have to destroy Clembot since the it and the machine are now synced, and it will lead to a system overload that will wipe out Clembot's memory. However, Clembot begs Clemont to do it anyway because it is the only way the world can be saved. Clement's reaction is pretty realistic. He doesn't want to destroy his prized robot in the process despite Clembot pleading otherwise. Clembot reminds Clemont of all the good memories they had, doing its best to give Clemont the courage to do what's necessary.

Clemont screams out of sadness as he presses the button. Upon doing so, Team Flare's machine is destroyed, and with it, so does Clembot. Clemont continues to cry afterward as we see Clembot's destroyed body. Yep, this is the first time in a really long while we watch a character die on screen in an episode of the anime (not counting the movies). This scene was pretty emotional too. Admittedly, I didn't tear up watching it like I did in FE: Fates Birthright Chapter 26. I still felt pretty moved by watching it, but I've been following other people's reactions, and I can understand why they felt that way. I'd even say this could go down as one of the most emotional moments in the Pokemon series, probably more emotional than the final episode of DP where Piplup cried (Misty's goodbye and Pikachu's initial goodbye still take the cake though).

Clembot's death was handled pretty well, even if its death flag was raised since the preview. Right before it died, they flash back to the scene where Clemont finishes repairing as he tells him that they will become happy together. We've known Clembot for 3 years, and while he may've not been the most frequent recurring character, he still had plenty of great moments throughout the XY series where we see how likable it is and the bond it has with its inventor.

There's a chance that Clembot will be revived by having Clemont rebuild it once the Team Flare arc is over, and that would take away the emotional effect of Clembot's death. I'd say the best to keep the emotion of Clembot's death while still having it rebuilt it with new flash memory, thus erasing all memories it had with Clemont prior.

Even then, this scene was still pretty great. With Team Flare's machine shut down, the other Zygarde has been freed from mind control. Looks like Team Flare controlling the 100% Forme is out of the question, but we hear that Lysandre has other plans despite losing control of the Zygardes. The episode ends there.

Next week's episode will actually be two episodes combined into a one-hour special that will conclude the Team Flare arc. Can't wait to see it.



I'm pretty sure the big news will have something to do with the upcoming Sun and Moon anime. We just recently received news about the title logo for the upcoming generation 7, so it wouldn't surprise me that we receive an official trailer for that anime soon.

Not that I hate WWE Litten, but look how ****** it is there.

Then it evolves into some crazy energetic muscle head.

 

[Arcanir]

Well, bad news for the Kanto Pokémon on the Sun and Moon site. Famitsu just posted an article about the games and these two scans popped up with the Pokémon on them. According to a user on Bulbapedia, the page reads "along with new Pokémon and Alolan forms, there are a lot of other Pokémon that live in the region, and these are just a part of them", which describes the Pokémon separate of the new Alolan forms. So unfortunately, that severely dents the chances of Pokémon like Dragonite, Crobat, and Arcanine getting Alolan forms (Z-moves and forms are still on the table though).

On the bright side, there may've been a sneak peak at a new Pokémon in the recent trailer. Zeb over at Bulbapedia caught this image from the trailer and you can see an upright grey Pokémon getting thrown around in the whirlpool. It doesn't seem like an old Pokémon, so the common guess is so far that it's a new one, probably an evolution of Salandit. You can see more images here if you want to see a bit more.

Bloodstained has been delayed to the first half of 2018.

Sucks, but hopefully the end product will be worth it.

A bit disappointing (particularly since Yooka-Laylee also got delayed a few months ago), but just as long as it doesn't become a bad habit and the more time it gets shows in the gameplay, I have no problems with it. Plus, they seem to have a good direction for the game so far, so I think it'll be much worth the wait.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

On the bright side, there may've been a sneak peak at a new Pokémon in the recent trailer. Zeb over at Bulbapedia caught this image from the trailer and you can see an upright grey Pokémon getting thrown around in the whirlpool. It doesn't seem like an old Pokémon, so the common guess is so far that it's a new one, probably an evolution of Salandit. You can see more images here if you want to see a bit more.

I cant exactly tell what Im even looking at