before anyone bitches at me, yes, I use Japanese names. Got a problem? Look it up.
actually, you're one of SEVERAL retards who do nothing but worship this "nostalgia" like the second coming and never give any of the newer Pokemon a god damn chance. Not to say I hate nostalgia and just bury it behind me to never be looked back on again. Hell, some of the first 151 are still among my favorites (like Kyuukon), and I still fondly look back on the days of Super Nintendo. However, life is about progress, and you've got to accept newer things as well. Put simply, it's about a balance, and unfortunately, several people are ignorant and will just lean towards one side completely.
are you shitting me? Lizard is just some stubby red parasaurolophus with a flame on its tail.... yeah, totally original. At least Dorapion's spikes actually allows its design to differentiate from looking too much like an ordinary scorpion. In fact, that's a kind of trait you'll notice in a lot of newer Pokemon: they're far more radically altered from appearing like regular animals than the first generation did.
Erika, Akane, Lila, Natsune (first encounter, not officially a Gym match). That might not sound like a lot, but considering he only gets utterly wasted by about one or two Gym Leaders per saga, that's actually a lot.
And since you brought up the deus ex win, I figure I'll point out that that's another thing I see nostalgics will constantly gloss over: the early parts of the anime involved a LOT of deus ex moments. Let's not forget about pity badges, the Pokemon hardly ever evolving, and battles that only tended to last a second and were written like ass. Seriously, Jouto may've sucked balls, but Advanced Generation was a major improvement and the show's only gotten better since (though, most people aren't willing to give it that chance simply because a certain character left the cast).
Also, at this point in time, I've kinda accepted the anime for what it is. It's always gonna be episodic, the Rocket Dan are always gonna be comic relief (a lot of which is actually pretty damn good), and there's no escaping that it's an advertisement targeted towards children, just as it's been since day one. Sure, some of the plot and characterization could improve (in fact, the Diamond/Pearl saga's been doing just that), there can be better choreographed battles and more spotlight on real badass mother fucking Pokemon, but overall, it's pretty hard-set on being a tad formulaic. It's pretty good just to see an animated adaptation of an enjoyable video game series, and getting to see all your favorite creatures from said games in action, and you can even get some good laughs out of it, but don't expect some hugely epic action drama anime (much like Digimon, in contrast) out of this. That's what other media (like manga) is for. If you're still not satisfied, you can always make your own fanfiction or, in my case, doujinshi.
Oh, and as for classic episodes I enjoyed.... if you don't mind an answer venturing as late as the Orange Islands, I did enjoy the one where Pikachu and Nyaasu got tied together and lost on an island full of giant Pigeot and Saidon.
well, you are older than me, but someone clearly missed the woman on the previous page who stated she was 28. Is three pages really long enough to justify skimming over a thread before posting?
Anyway, I'm 21, soon to be 22 in about three months. I get the feeling that I'm actually one of the earliest westerners to take an interest in the franchise, because I first got a glimpse of the games way back in 1996, I think. In an issue of Nintendo Power, they showed the covers to Pocket Monsters Green and Red. I didn't know what the hell they were, but the title and the covers both seemed interesting, and I would've liked to know more about these games (and what these different versions were all about) at the time. As soon as it come overseas under the title "Pokemon" (and with a Blue version instead of Green for whatever bizarre reason), I instantly recognized it as this "Pocket Monsters" from back then. It didn't take long for me to get the games and some VHS tapes of the anime (my local station didn't air it, and I didn't get WB for a while). I also plan to be into it for a long time, as I never really lose interest in a game franchise of any sort as I get older. I'm always a gamer at heart, and I enjoy games for being fun, simple as that. Age is completely irrelevant there (in fact, age should be irrelevant to a lot of media).
I gotta say, I'm a bit disappointed in this thread. Given the age in the title, I honestly was expecting a shitload of mature content in here, having all hell break loose and making this as no-bars-held as your average 4chan thread.... except still kinda within the guidelines of no porno and other crap. You know, discussions on the type of Pokemon hentai out there or talk on which chick (or guy) in the franchise you'd most like to bang and whatnot.
