So today I felt like doing something a bit different and wanted to start doing some reviews and recaps of the Pokemon XY anime series, beginning of course, with episode 1!
Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!
So this is the first episode of the XY series! So exciting to see the characters from the X and Y games translated into TV characters. The episode opens up with none other than a Fletchling perched on a windowsill. Apparently it's Fletchings job to wake up Serena, which her mother has already tried to do once (she obviously doesn't realise that it takes at least 3 tries to get a 10 year old out of bed), but of course Serena is still snoozing away. Fletchling is much more successful than her mother and Serena is woken with what I assume to be, a peck on the head. Success! Serena is finally up and ready for training much to the delight of her mother. What sort of training you may ask? Well it has got be Rhyhorn Race training, which Serena does not seem too pleased about. However with a look outside and a hello to Rhyhorn, the prospect of jumping on a Rhyhorn and trying to stay on while it's speeding along (I don't know how fast Rhyhorn's run but I'm assuming they're super speedy if you ride them in races), no longer seems to phase her.
We then pan out to have a little look at this new Kalos region, with Mr Pokemon voice over guy telling us that Pokemon and humans reflect each others thoughts and feelings and that a certain young man is about to arrive. Ooooo so exciting! I wonder who this young man might be?! Could it be Gary Oak? No. Could it be our beloved Brock? No. It's none other than our still 10 year old Ash Ketchum and his level 1000 Pikachu!
Ash, Pikachu and his journalist pal Alexa arrive in Kalos by plane. Ash is so exicted to be in Kalos, that he stands on the top of the steps of the plane and shouts "Hellllloooooo!!" He can't wait to get down the steps because he'll finally be here! In Kalos. Wait what? Ash I think you are in Kalos already. You landed. In a plane. In Kalos.
We then find that Team Rocket appear, as always, with the plan to catch Ash's Pikachu, which they have never succeeded in doing, yet they keep attempting. Okay now back to Ash.
On the way to the lobby to meet Alexa (who is calling her sister to organise a gym battle for Ash), Ash and Pikachu see a strange shadow of a Pokemon on the roof. This shadow is of course a Mega Blaziken! We don't get to see much as it runs off straight away but Ash and Pikachu are really excited! Inside the lobby, Ash finds out that Alexa's sister isn;t at her gym right now and won't he won't be able to have a battle. But that's okay! Ash is so pumped up he's going to go challenge the Lumiose City gym instead!
Ash arrives at Prism Tower in an attempt to challenge the Lumiose City Gym. Walking through the gym, it looks like an electric type, due to all the, you know, electricity and stuff. However Ash is shocked to find out (see what I did there?) that you need to have accumulated at least 4 Kalos region gym badges to challenge this gym. He and Pikachu are shafted out of the gym but are saved from landing on cold hard ground by Clemont and Bonnie. Bonnie is shocked to find out that Pikachu didn't want a hug (ha! I'm on a roll!), introductions are made and it looks like Ash has found new travel buddies.
Who's that Pokemon?! It's Spritzee!
Now, because Ash can't have a gym battle, he wants to battle Clemont. I'm excited to see how this first battle of Kalos pans out. Here we go!
Clemont sends out Bunnelby and Ash sends out, none other than his level 1000 Pikachu! Pikachu begins with a thunderbolt which Bunnelby blocks by using it's ears to stir up the sand. 10 points to Clemont for turning sand into a defense mechanism! Ash and Pikachu are surprised by Clemont's sand wall thunderbolt blocking skills. Woh.... Bunnelby then proceeds to use dig, with Ash and Pikachu attempting to use speed to confuse them. Clemont and Bunnelby seem to be prepared for this and Bunnelby's dig is a direct hit. Pikachu comes back with a quick attack and Bunnelby hits back with a double slap. Pikachu then proceeds to use irontail but of course Bunnelby catches it with it's ears. 10 more points to Clemont for innovation! Ash then one up's Clemont by stating that now Bunnelby can't use it's ears, it can't move. Pikachu unleashes a mighty electroball! 20 points to Ash for thinking on his feet! Of course this battle is then interrupted by the one and only Team Rocket! Ba Ba Ba!
"Prepare for trouble..." Okay, okay. You all probably know those words of by heart.
Team Rocket attempt to catch Ash's Pikachu once again, but Pikachu is saved by a random little Froakie and it's Frubbles. I'm totally jumping on the team Froakie bandwagon.
With Team Rocket blasting off and Froakie badly hurt, the episode leaves us with the new trio making their way to Professor Sycamore's Lab. Will Froakie be okay? We will find out next episode, when, you know the words, "the journey continues..."
Casey
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