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Wormow August 14th, 2009 2:56 PM

5th Generation
 
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I think it was last year, or some while ago, I had an interview with the master himself, Satoshi. Me and my friends got first information on the 12th movie and other things. We confirmed that Arceus was in the movie and that a special form of Pichu. He also told us that there are upcoming remakes and a Pokemon WiiWare spin-off, which has all happened. Some were posted on PokeCommunity, but not many people believed me. Just last week, my friend got to go to Japan with his class. Because he were learning about Arts and Animation, so he got a tour in the place where they draw the episodes and all that. When Satoshi was there, somehow, he gave me a call and I told him to ask him questions. Well, the whole class was allowed to ask him questions. My friend, let's call him Jake, didn't go to depth yet. When the question time ended, he went over to him and asked in the Pokemon questions, which was sorta like an interview. I'm not going to rush into things but, he confirmed that there will indeed be a Johto Battle Frontier and 5th generation. He says the Battle Frontier will be located in the Johto region, with the frontier brains from the one in D/P/Pt. However, he didn't reveal much about the 5th generation except that it still kept the whole grass-fire-water starters and that it was still in production. He stated that Pokemon will continue and live on forever. He also promised that 5th generation will be a generation that we won't forget, and possibly one of the bests. They are currently slating for the 14th movie to be first 5th generation based movies. I'll get more information soon.


So there. Read it. :]

Vernikova August 14th, 2009 3:27 PM

Ew, Jake. What an ugly name. You should've named him Rebecca which is an awesome name.

Well, a 5th Generation was obviously going to be created so that checks off I guess. I'm not going to say that I don't believe your friend but I'm skeptical about it. That does sound how I thought the animé would go though so that's nice for me.

Someone is going to come in and claim you're lying though. I just know it.

Jolene August 14th, 2009 3:36 PM

He should have got a photo of himself sitting with the guy. Surely, an arts and animation class must have a camera with them somewhere...

Nyjil da Kid August 14th, 2009 4:19 PM

LIAR LIAR LIAR!!!!!!!!!
kidding but there thinkin of the 14th movie already? They havent even finished the Sinnoh saga yet!

Satoshi wastes no time...

weedle_mchairybug August 14th, 2009 4:31 PM

Well, they should have at least shown a sihlouette of a Generation V Pokemon in Corocoro (similar to Munchlax), yet they never showed us anything.

However, even IF there's going to be a Gen V, that doesn't mean the Anime will end up doing it, or that Ash will. To be honest, considering how it's got some bad ratings now, I won't be surprised if they DON'T do a Generation V.

Jolene August 14th, 2009 4:40 PM

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Originally Posted by weedle_mchairybug (Post 4986491)
However, even IF there's going to be a Gen V, that doesn't mean the Anime will end up doing it, or that Ash will. To be honest, considering how it's got some bad ratings now, I won't be surprised if they DON'T do a Generation V.

You're kidding, right? The ratings are really good. I'm fairly certain that it gets more views worldwide than any other anime series at the moment.

Vernikova August 14th, 2009 4:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Nyjil da Kid (Post 4986444)
LIAR LIAR LIAR!!!!!!!!!
kidding but there thinkin of the 14th movie already? They havent even finished the Sinnoh saga yet!

Satoshi wastes no time...

The writers plan the animé well ahead. If I remember correctly, they plan ahead by a year or so.

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Originally Posted by Weedle McHairybug
His usual ramblings that I agree or disagree with at times.

You know there's going to be a 5th Generation animé series Weed-ley. Everyone who knows that the animé advertises the games, is a Top 10 animé property in America, and does great in Japan's theaters does. There's no need to deny it at this point but you can start on the 6th Generation though.

Wormow August 14th, 2009 4:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Vernikova (Post 4986264)
Ew, Jake. What an ugly name. You should've named him Rebecca which is an awesome name.

Well, a 5th Generation was obviously going to be created so that checks off I guess. I'm not going to say that I don't believe your friend but I'm skeptical about it. That does sound how I thought the animé would go though so that's nice for me.

Someone is going to come in and claim you're lying though. I just know it.

This is what happened last time when Lash posted this. I have the real Japanese recording but his teacher won't allow us to post it due to privacy reasons. And they are currently working on the 13th movie.

Vernikova August 14th, 2009 5:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Wormow (Post 4986562)
This is what happened last time when Lash posted this. I have the real Japanese recording but his teacher won't allow us to post it due to privacy reasons. And they are currently working on the 13th movie.

A posting of a recording would be good but since you can't do that then another way of showing proof like a video or a picture of the meeting would due. If that can't be supplied then an announcement would have to be released on the Japanese website to confirm it.

You see, since evidence other than your word and Lash's can't be posted then it really can't be taken as fact until evidence is provided.

zuniga325 August 14th, 2009 5:19 PM

Actually I think that the next season will be in Johto again. Think about it. The Anime started in Kanto and that was when R/B/G/Y was out. Then GS/C came out and they went to Johto. After that R/S came and Ash went to Hoenn then FR/LG came out and they back to Kanto but with Emerald Battle Frontier scattered thoughout Kanto. Now there in Sinnoh for D/P/Plat and since HG/SS is coming out they might go back to Johto.

weedle_mchairybug August 14th, 2009 5:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Vernikova (Post 4986545)
The writers plan the animé well ahead. If I remember correctly,they plan ahead by a year or so.

If they truly plan that far ahead, please explain to me why Masamitsu Hidaka did NOT know about Platinum being in development despite it being heavily covered in Corocoro, Pokemon Sunday, and even advertized in Movie 11, which, if I must remind you, was released shortly before the interview between him and WPM happened?

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You know there's going to be a 5th Generation animé series Weed-ley. Everyone who knows that the animé advertises the games, is a Top 10 animé property in America, and does great in Japan's theaters does. There's no need to deny it at this point but you can start on the 6th Generation though.
The only thing that it's ranking Top Ten in ANN that I checked last was "Most overrated shows", and it ranked number one, which is a bad thing.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/ratings-anime.php

Thankfully, Pokemon went down to number two on the Top Ten Most Overrated Animes (was beaten by DBGT), but even still, it's not on the other Top Ten Lists, and heck, it's not even on the Top 50 of the other Lists. In fact, the only time where it would have been great if it wasn't on any Top Ten List is ironically the same list that it's top ten in (which is most overrated.).

I also heard a few weeks ago that Pokemon actually dropped below sixth place.

Jolene August 14th, 2009 5:35 PM

Now, this is only a hunch - be sure to tell me if I'm barking up the wrong tree... Weedle_mchairybug, I'm assuming you don't much like the Pokemon anime?

Vernikova August 14th, 2009 5:47 PM

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Originally Posted by weedle_mchairybug (Post 4986786)
If they truly plan that far ahead, please explain to me why Masamitsu Hidaka did NOT know about Platinum being in development despite it being heavily covered in Corocoro, Pokemon Sunday, and even advertized in Movie 11, which, if I must remind you, was released shortly before the interview between him and WPM happened?

Because he didn't know? Why should I know why he didn't know? Anyway, wasn't he removed from Storyboard Director before Diamond and Pearl anyway?

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The only thing that it's ranking Top Ten in ANN that I checked last was "Most overrated shows", and it ranked number one, which is a bad thing.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/ratings-anime.php

Thankfully, Pokemon went down to number two on the Top Ten Most Overrated Animes (was beaten by DBGT), but even still, it's not on the other Top Ten Lists, and heck, it's not even on the Top 50 of the other Lists. In fact, the only time where it would have been great if it wasn't on any Top Ten List is ironically the same list that it's top ten in (which is most overrated.).

I also heard a few weeks ago that Pokemon actually dropped below sixth place.
My, my Weedle. An overrated list? Just because something is overrated doesn't mean it's not selling. The latest Top 10 Animé Properties list was released for Spring 2009 in June. It placed #8 on the list. Not bad for an overrated show right? If they release the Summer 2009 list then I'll post it as well. Outside of Ouran High School Host Club and Code Geass the rest are not a surprise. Okay, maybe Cowboy Bebop too.

Jolene August 14th, 2009 5:56 PM

Also, back on topic - I guess I believe you, Wormow. It's really cool that your friend got to meet Satoshi Tajiri. You should have maybe asked for some questions from the people on this board, and then told your friend to relay them to him. Obviously, Tajiri wouldn't have been able to answer all of them, but it would have been nice.

Redstar August 14th, 2009 6:05 PM

What's so hard to believe? There's going to be a fifth generation and it's going to have a Fire/Water/Grass starter trio? Yeah, that's so unbelievable.

Spinor August 14th, 2009 6:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Jolene (Post 4986531)
You're kidding, right? The ratings are really good. I'm fairly certain that it gets more views worldwide than any other anime series at the moment.

Yeah, it's pretty high, but some big anime website also says it's overrated @[email protected]

I don't doubt you. It's kinda obvious the Japanese always plan very ahead. And logically it's gonna be 4 movies already, like the 3rd generation.

But you should have asked him if they are gonna get rid of Dan or WHERE THE HELL DID THE GS BALL GO?

Redstar August 14th, 2009 6:34 PM

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Originally Posted by cookie ☆ (Post 4987046)
lmao. You're so stubborn as to jump to conclusions. Yeah, that's totally logical to do.

Nowhere in my post did I say anything about fifth gen. Someone needs to read posts a lot more carefully, because what I actually meant was the interview itself.

Read before you type. It helps. A lot. :|

Someone needs to follow their own advice, because I wasn't talking to you.

Vernikova August 14th, 2009 6:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Redstar (Post 4987017)
What's so hard to believe? There's going to be a fifth generation and it's going to have a Fire/Water/Grass starter trio? Yeah, that's so unbelievable.

It's not confirmed whether Movie 13 will be the last of the series, where the Battle Frontier will take place or even if there will be a Battle Frontier included.

Redstar August 14th, 2009 6:54 PM

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Originally Posted by cookie ☆ (Post 4987189)
The quote button is useful for this exact reason: To prevent misunderstanding. Now that this has happened, please take the quote button into mind next time. :D

I use the quote button when I'm quoting someone specific. I wasn't talking to anyone in specific. I was speaking in generalities, which is what not using the quote button means.

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Originally Posted by Vernikova (Post 4987203)
It's not confirmed whether Movie 13 will be the last of the series, where the Battle Frontier will take place or even if there will be a Battle Frontier included.

I seriously doubt Movie 13 will be the last. I don't think "confirmation' is really needed to assume there's going to be more movies, especially since two new games are coming out with ripe potential for movie-plots. And no idea what a "Battle Frontier" is.

Vernikova August 14th, 2009 7:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Redstar (Post 4987275)
I seriously doubt Movie 13 will be the last. I don't think "confirmation' is really needed to assume there's going to be more movies, especially since two new games are coming out with ripe potential for movie-plots.

Movie 13 will certainly focus on the Heart Gold and Soul Silver releases. The thing that needs conformation is whether or not Movie 13 will be the last of the Diamond and Pearl series that the alleged information states.

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Originally Posted by Opening post spoiler
They are currently slating for the 14th movie to be the first 5th Generation based movies.

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And no idea what a "Battle Frontier" is.
When the show went back to Kanto, Ash participated in a Battle Frontier. It's in Emerald and Platinum after you defeat the Pokémon League.

cerulean15 August 14th, 2009 7:20 PM

Well if all this is true, though I'm positive of it, but my stepbrother does know a kid who got to help with whole The Rise of Darkrai, so if possible I could even ask him about it. The kid is sort of famous in his little place in Texas recieving letters from the president here and still letters from the creators for his help. Plus just last year when we had some student transfers from Japan there was one who told me a lot about the upcoming of Platinum before its huge release so they usually get more before they really want to let out to the world. Anyway, my assumption would be correct then. I mainly just looked back to the released of FR/LG and thought wow with HG/SS we're so going back to Johto just for some Battle Frontier..which I kind of think as lame, but I do miss Johto a lot so I couldn't say I won't watch it.

But seeing how it is, they will probably make it a very big deal with kids who weren't around during the time of Johto so they will be absolutely lost and of course they will have to have a season in Johto for those kids. Then I'm sure they'll continue on with the big deal of generation 5...fire starter, water starter, and grass starter...now all I need is a re-release of PokemonYellow and my wishes will be complete for the Pokemon World cause come on! There are still many missing links in the Pokemon world and generation 5 is just going to open up more..Think about Tauros, Seviper, Ditto(maybe not ditto...), Kangaskan (xD probably bad example), Heracross, and all those other Pokemon who don't have a pre-evolve form or evolve form. Don't we still want to know the answers to them too?

weedle_mchairybug August 15th, 2009 3:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Vernikova (Post 4986904)
Because he didn't know? Why should I know why he didn't know? Anyway, wasn't he removed from Storyboard Director before Diamond and Pearl anyway?

Yes, he was (Well, he was technically demoted from Director to Storyboard Artist [WPM's statements implied that he was the actual Director of the show, not merely the Storyboard director], but still). But the fact is, even a Storyboard Artist would have been able to know about it due to CoroCoro Magazine, Pokemon Sunday, and even the Shaymin Movie

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My, my Weedle. An overrated list? Just because something is overrated doesn't mean it's not selling. The latest Top 10 Animé Properties list was released for Spring 2009 in June. It placed #8 on the list. Not bad for an overrated show right? If they release the Summer 2009 list then I'll post it as well. Outside of Ouran High School Host Club and Code Geass the rest are not a surprise. Okay, maybe Cowboy Bebop too.
For the record, the fact that it sank from Sixth Place to Eighth implies that it actually IS doing worse. Heck, Nickstr can explain it clearly to you. In order for it to actually be doing better, it has to rise to fourth or even second place on the list, not sink down further.

Someone even noted that the worst episode in terms of ratings to date is "Queen of the Serpentine", and going by how every saga starts with slightly higher ratings than before, and then begins to drop, well, it will only be a matter of time before "Queen of the Serpentine" is usurped in terms of lowest episode ratings (If it hasn't been already).

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As for your comment for the Overrated list, "Overrated" implies that the show is getting far more credit than it ever deserved, so it even ranking in the Top 50, much less ranking #2 on the Top Ten list is a very bad thing that pretty much means that it really has low ratings (or at least is no different than having low ratings).

Jolene August 15th, 2009 4:37 AM

This weedle guy is a real drag, isn't he?


Did your friend ask Satoshi anything else, Wormow or was that it?

MiniEggs August 15th, 2009 4:55 AM

I don't really know what to believe, as there is no proof, but the information given wasn't really so amazingly unpredictable. I always thought Nintendo liked to kind of keep secrets. :l

~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ August 15th, 2009 6:51 AM

don't they all say that the next generation is going to be the best and we won't ever forget it?. But the only thing from the OP I do agree with is the battle frontier being in Johto for some odd reason

Jorah August 15th, 2009 7:30 AM

I believe this, but only because it seems to be the obvious thing. I would've thought they would have the 14th movie based on, or at least including the 5th gen, otherwise that's 5 movies with no new Pokemon, assuming the 13th doesn't include any.

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Originally Posted by Jolene (Post 4988942)
This weedle guy is a real drag, isn't he?

You're learning fast.

cerulean15 August 15th, 2009 3:19 PM

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Originally Posted by MiniEggs (Post 4988969)
I don't really know what to believe, as there is no proof, but the information given wasn't really so amazingly unpredictable. I always thought Nintendo liked to kind of keep secrets. :l

Its not really Nintendo that going to be keeping the secret, but the creators themselves.

Inferno1 August 15th, 2009 3:45 PM

Pokemon is still making the people who make it a crap load of money so why would they stop something that is making them money its like mario they wont stop making them even though most of the games a pretty Crappie but it still, makes them money so they will just keep going

Vernikova August 15th, 2009 6:36 PM

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Originally Posted by weedle_mchairybug (Post 4988825)
Yes, he was (Well, he was technically demoted from Director to Storyboard Artist [WPM's statements implied that he was the actual Director of the show, not merely the Storyboard director], but still). But the fact is, even a Storyboard Artist would have been able to know about it due to CoroCoro Magazine, Pokemon Sunday, and even the Shaymin Movie

Well, he didn't so that's that.

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For the record, the fact that it sank from Sixth Place to Eighth implies that it actually IS doing worse. Heck, Nickstr can explain it clearly to you. In order for it to actually be doing better, it has to rise to fourth or even second place on the list, not sink down further.
I don't get it Weedle-y. You claim that the animé is doing terrible in America but it was sixth in Fall 2008. Why? It was fourth in Spring 2008. Why? There's no reason why it was third in Fall 2007. Why? Why does Cartoon Network rerun the 10th movie and 11th movie? Why not get rid of the series like they did with Naruto? Cartoon Network doesn't get money from the series' profits like they do with the Bakugan franchise so there's no point in keeping it around, advertise its new episodes, rerun its episodes and movies, and such right? Why keep it around?

Anyway, explain to me what you're trying to get through people again. For fun.

Mitchman August 15th, 2009 10:41 PM

Just a random question but is the 14th movie a true 5th generation movie as in its the first one for the generation or the first one to show it? And the frontier thing same thing for the game as well?

weedle_mchairybug August 16th, 2009 3:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Vernikova (Post 4991838)
Well, he didn't so that's that.

It still proves that they don't plan that far ahead into the future, games or otherwise.

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I don't get it Weedle-y. You claim that the animé is doing terrible in America but it was sixth in Fall 2008. Why? It was fourth in Spring 2008. Why? There's no reason why it was third in Fall 2007. Why? Why does Cartoon Network rerun the 10th movie and 11th movie? Why not get rid of the series like they did with Naruto? Cartoon Network doesn't get money from the series' profits like they do with the Bakugan franchise so there's no point in keeping it around, advertise its new episodes, rerun its episodes and movies, and such right? Why keep it around?

Anyway, explain to me what you're trying to get through people again. For fun.
For the Cartoon Network reruns, just because a network reruns something doesn't necessarily mean that it's popular. Peachtree TV had reruns of "Still Standing", and yet, it was given a D- for "following the same fatty-has-family routine.". Also, Disney Channel had aired and reaired the "Super Mario Bros." Movie, and the last time I checked, that definitely never did well in the box-office (it was the quintessal "box office bomb".).

Anyways, Nickstr can explain the situation far better than I can. He's stated that DP and AG were doing far worse than before in terms of ratings, and even went as far as to cite the online ratings, so you may have to ask him.

Mew~ August 16th, 2009 3:18 AM

Forget all thgis cartoon network... its not all in the usa you know! uk... jetix.... "disney XD" rating... i think this is on topic...? aw well.... on topic: its a bit of a duh this is real... it all seems the same... but i think the battle frontier is gonna show little bits of of pokemon from gen 5...

Vernikova August 16th, 2009 2:51 PM

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Originally Posted by weedle_mchairybug (Post 4993232)
It still proves that they don't plan that far ahead into the future, games or otherwise.

No it doesn't. People of higher positions could plan ahead while people of lower positions could not know about it.

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For the Cartoon Network reruns, just because a network reruns something doesn't necessarily mean that it's popular. Peachtree TV had reruns of "Still Standing", and yet, it was given a D- for "following the same fatty-has-family routine.". Also, Disney Channel had aired and reaired the "Super Mario Bros." Movie, and the last time I checked, that definitely never did well in the box-office (it was the quintessal "box office bomb".).
First of all, movies shouldn't be compared to episodes since they can't air as often. Secondly, Disney aired the movie when? 2 years ago was the last time, right?

Anyway the rating for Still Standing, was that a critic's rating or an actual number rating? If the former, then it doesn't matter because quality doesn't always transfer to ratings. Cartoon Network has always rerun shows with good ratings. What do they do to other shows that don't? They get cancelled like Chowder is going to be, they air once a week like League of Super Evil, they get screwed over intentionally by the network like Naruto, One Piece, and Transformers: Animated did.

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Anyways, Nickstr can explain the situation far better than I can. He's stated that DP and AG were doing far worse than before in terms of ratings, and even went as far as to cite the online ratings, so you may have to ask him.
I know what ratings you're refering to. The same ratings you always refer to. It was a 5.5 yes?

weedle_mchairybug August 16th, 2009 3:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Vernikova (Post 4996003)
No it doesn't. People of higher positions could plan ahead while people of lower positions could not know about it.

He USED to be a higher up, though, which is the point. Still, you have a point. Then again, even people of higher positions [or even the highest position] may not even know about certain things. For example, in the Movie Iron Man released last summer, Tony Blair (You know, Iron Man) was accused of authorizing the selling of the Jerico Missile platform to a Terrorist faction and aiming them at a village. However, not only did he not authorize it, he had no knowledge of this prior to then, thus leading him to accuse his second in command, Stein, if he did this.

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First of all, movies shouldn't be compared to episodes since they can't air as often. Secondly, Disney aired the movie when? 2 years ago was the last time, right?
Maybe 2 years ago was the last time they aired it. I definitely know that they have aired it a few times. Heck, the first time I heard that they were airing the movie (much less first time I even heard about the movie) was when I was 11. And anyways, the point is, they aired it. They could have easily NOT aired it if they felt it would do poorly on TV, but they aired it anyways, despite full knowledge of the unavoidable risks.

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Anyway the rating for Still Standing, was that a critic's rating or an actual number rating? If the former, then it doesn't matter because quality doesn't always transfer to ratings. Cartoon Network has always rerun shows with good ratings. What do they do to other shows that don't? They get cancelled like Chowder is going to be, they air once a week like League of Super Evil, they get screwed over intentionally by the network like Naruto, One Piece, and Transformers: Animated did.
I got it off of wikipedia, and they sourced it. I made the mistake of even citing it in the first place, so I'm asking Wikipedia to add in sources and intel about critical reception that isn't just one reviewer.

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I know what ratings you're refering to. The same ratings you always refer to. It was a 5.5 yes?
Yes, and those were the Japanese ratings.

Vernikova August 16th, 2009 3:36 PM

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Originally Posted by weedle_mchairybug (Post 4996091)
He USED to be a higher up, though, which is the point. Still, you have a point. Then again, even people of higher positions [or even the highest position] may not even know about certain things. For example, in the Movie Iron Man released last summer, Tony Blair (You know, Iron Man) was accused of authorizing the selling of the Jerico Missile platform to a Terrorist faction and aiming them at a village. However, not only did he not authorize it, he had no knowledge of this prior to then, thus leading him to accuse his second in command, Stein, if he did this.

Tony Stark. His name is Tony Stark. Also, I don't know how similar the operation of a cartoon is to the operation of a military company so I don't know how to argue that part.

Anyway, the key is "was". Is there any indication that he didn't know about Emerald's inclusion into the animé? If not then you can't use him as a proper example since he was demoted.

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Maybe 2 years ago was the last time they aired it. I definitely know that they have aired it a few times. Heck, the first time I heard that they were airing the movie (much less first time I even heard about the movie) was when I was 11. And anyways, the point is, they aired it. They could have easily NOT aired it if they felt it would do poorly on TV, but they aired it anyways, despite full knowledge of the unavoidable risks.
Exactly Weedle, if they felt that it would do poorly on TV. Disney Channel could've felt as though the movie would do well despite its reputation.

Redstar August 16th, 2009 3:40 PM

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Originally Posted by weedle_mchairybug (Post 4996091)
He USED to be a higher up, though, which is the point. Still, you have a point. Then again, even people of higher positions [or even the highest position] may not even know about certain things. For example, in the Movie Iron Man released last summer, Tony Blair (You know, Iron Man) was accused of authorizing the selling of the Jerico Missile platform to a Terrorist faction and aiming them at a village. However, not only did he not authorize it, he had no knowledge of this prior to then, thus leading him to accuse his second in command, Stein, if he did this.

It's Tony Stark. (EDIT: Vernikova beat me to it)

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Originally Posted by weedle_mchairybug (Post 4996091)
Maybe 2 years ago was the last time they aired it. I definitely know that they have aired it a few times. Heck, the first time I heard that they were airing the movie (much less first time I even heard about the movie) was when I was 11. And anyways, the point is, they aired it. They could have easily NOT aired it if they felt it would do poorly on TV, but they aired it anyways, despite full knowledge of the unavoidable risks.

I found it to be a decent movie. Being an all-time fan of the Super Mario franchise since Super Mario Bros. 1, I can honestly say it was a faithful adaptation of the series as best could be done. And you know what? Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of the game, thinks so too.

But yeah. Just because the Pokemon anime isn't Cowboy Bebop or Neon Genesis Evangelion and lacks any artistic merit doesn't mean it doesn't convey a good message and portray a unique world. Quality =/= Popularity.

weedle_mchairybug August 16th, 2009 4:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Redstar (Post 4996220)
It's Tony Stark. (EDIT: Vernikova beat me to it)

Yeah... I know, I can't believe I didn't get it right.

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I found it to be a decent movie. Being an all-time fan of the Super Mario franchise since Super Mario Bros. 1, I can honestly say it was a faithful adaptation of the series as best could be done. And you know what? Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of the game, thinks so too.
I'm note saying that I think it's a bad movie. Heck, I thought it was good enough for one of the first Video Game movies made in-house. Technically, if it weren't for this movie, people may not even try to do Movie adaptations of video games. However, what my viewpoint believes, or what your viewpoint about the movie is doesn't change the fact that it ranked poorly.

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But yeah. Just because the Pokemon anime isn't Cowboy Bebop or Neon Genesis Evangelion and lacks any artistic merit doesn't mean it doesn't convey a good message and portray a unique world. Quality =/= Popularity.
Unfortunately, quality has gone down ever since they decided to use girls solely for eyecandy purposes than as actual characters. Maybe if they decided to make May and/or Dawn not seem like this "Love Hina" esque Female Stereotype. Also, the book "Pikachu's Global Adventure: The Rise and Fall of Pokemon" indicated that Misty was a vital asset to the Show's popularity, not just to the fanbase, but to the critics as well. Ever since they replaced Misty with that FAS, and started doing this girl switch, the show ended up going downhill even worse than before, and it started having problems in Johto. It had lost not only popularity, but also quality, thanks to those pigs.

@Vernikova: About the indication about his knowing about Emerald, we'd probably know if he did or didn't if we had an interview with him around the start of the Seventh Movie. Unfortunately, since the only time the fans have ever directly contacted someone of the writing staff was when WPM asked him about the release of Platinum two years after his demotion, we can't say one way or another, thus we can truly never know.

Vernikova August 16th, 2009 4:49 PM

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Originally Posted by weedle_mchairybug (Post 4996505)
@Vernikova: About the indication about his knowing about Emerald, we'd probably know if he did or didn't if we had an interview with him around the start of the Seventh Movie. Unfortunately, since the only time the fans have ever directly contacted someone of the writing staff was when WPM asked him about the release of Platinum two years after his demotion, we can't say one way or another, thus we can truly never know.

You have to assume that they do plan ahead though. The animé airs weekly in Japan without many breaks between episodes, even between series, so the only conclusion that can be drawn is that the animé is planned ahead.

Trap-Eds August 16th, 2009 6:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Wormow (Post 4986143)
Spoiler:
I think it was last year, or some while ago, I had an interview with the master himself, Satoshi. Me and my friends got first information on the 12th movie and other things. We confirmed that Arceus was in the movie and that a special form of Pichu. He also told us that there are upcoming remakes and a Pokemon WiiWare spin-off, which has all happened. Some were posted on PokeCommunity, but not many people believed me. Just last week, my friend got to go to Japan with his class. Because he were learning about Arts and Animation, so he got a tour in the place where they draw the episodes and all that. When Satoshi was there, somehow, he gave me a call and I told him to ask him questions. Well, the whole class was allowed to ask him questions. My friend, let's call him Jake, didn't go to depth yet. When the question time ended, he went over to him and asked in the Pokemon questions, which was sorta like an interview. I'm not going to rush into things but, he confirmed that there will indeed be a Johto Battle Frontier and 5th generation. He says the Battle Frontier will be located in the Johto region, with the frontier brains from the one in D/P/Pt. However, he didn't reveal much about the 5th generation except that it still kept the whole grass-fire-water starters and that it was still in production. He stated that Pokemon will continue and live on forever. He also promised that 5th generation will be a generation that we won't forget, and possibly one of the bests. They are currently slating for the 14th movie to be first 5th generation based movies. I'll get more information soon.


So there. Read it. :]

Interesting. I'm gonna wait and see before I go believing, though.

moa September 15th, 2009 2:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wormow (Post 4986143)
Spoiler:
I think it was last year, or some while ago, I had an interview with the master himself, Satoshi. Me and my friends got first information on the 12th movie and other things. We confirmed that Arceus was in the movie and that a special form of Pichu. He also told us that there are upcoming remakes and a Pokemon WiiWare spin-off, which has all happened. Some were posted on PokeCommunity, but not many people believed me. Just last week, my friend got to go to Japan with his class. Because he were learning about Arts and Animation, so he got a tour in the place where they draw the episodes and all that. When Satoshi was there, somehow, he gave me a call and I told him to ask him questions. Well, the whole class was allowed to ask him questions. My friend, let's call him Jake, didn't go to depth yet. When the question time ended, he went over to him and asked in the Pokemon questions, which was sorta like an interview. I'm not going to rush into things but, he confirmed that there will indeed be a Johto Battle Frontier and 5th generation. He says the Battle Frontier will be located in the Johto region, with the frontier brains from the one in D/P/Pt. However, he didn't reveal much about the 5th generation except that it still kept the whole grass-fire-water starters and that it was still in production. He stated that Pokemon will continue and live on forever. He also promised that 5th generation will be a generation that we won't forget, and possibly one of the bests. They are currently slating for the 14th movie to be first 5th generation based movies. I'll get more information soon.


So there. Read it. :]



hummmm,
battle frontier in johto---check,
frontier brains from shinou -----check

HeartGold95 September 15th, 2009 5:02 PM

Well I believe its true but you are never sure!=]

Haza September 16th, 2009 1:07 AM

Honestly all the infromation u gave is anthing that anyone can say and has said so Im still left hanging :(

Freak A September 16th, 2009 5:15 AM

Well i know one thing the 5th gen will be like hoenn and hoenn is like the best region of all times and my first and most fav one.

Mitchman September 16th, 2009 6:11 AM

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Originally Posted by H☆ZA (Post 5122300)
Honestly all the infromation u gave is anthing that anyone can say and has said so Im still left hanging :(

Meanwhile all that he said has come out true up to this point and so I believe it.

Haza September 16th, 2009 2:09 PM

Because its stuff that many of us have predicted years ago? All Im saying is, he could be lying and he could be telling the truth. With the info he gave its hard to tell.

shining-Celebi September 16th, 2009 6:10 PM

You people are so gullible.

All this "secret" stuff is so predictable.

1) Battle Frontier in Johto: the cloud on the map anyone? He wasn't the first to say there was going to be a battle frontier.
2) 5th gen- this is pretty much a given
3)Frontier brains- same reason as #1

Had you posted something not as obvious or something at least DIFFERENT than what has been speculated for YEARS, THEN I might believe you.

And to those saying "But they all came true!1111shift" ummm, maybe because they were somewhat plausible, especially considering it ran on Platinum's engine?

It's like me saying "I got word from the boss, Satoshi, the next games are going to feature a legendary!". Just because I will be right does not mean I got secret info and am not lying. -_-

Moreover, Satoshi isn't even as involved with pokemon making and such anymore, that is left to Masuda, IIRCC.

Mitchman September 17th, 2009 4:24 AM

So it was speculated years ago before Platinum that the frontiers would be exactly the same and it would involve going back to Johto? I'm sorry but in this case the person is completely believe on all accounts and I will not try to find ways to disprove him/her when its this accurate.

Haza September 17th, 2009 4:28 AM

Mitchman, it was suspected that if the 3rd Installmen (Platinum) intoduced a Battle Frontier then it would take place in Johto and ofcourse the brains would be the same. Just like Kanto/Hoenn. That was speculated on before we even heard about Platinum.

Mitchman September 17th, 2009 12:36 PM

True but it wasn't speculated if Johto would actually literally have the same frontier brains in the remakes which they do. So whatever take it how you want but I call it true the same way I kinda believed the Arceus and Special Pikachu deal he posted a year or so ago.

Masterge77 September 17th, 2009 3:21 PM

Besides the Grass/Fire/Water starters, I already predicted gen 5:

-The hero will wear red clothes and a goofy hat

-The professor will be named after a tree

-there will be an evil team called Team (Insert witty phrase here)

-a bird pokemon at the beginning

-an annoying rodent pokemon that appears just about everywhere

-an electric rodent that imitates the original Pikachu in appearence

-Evolutions and pre-evolutions of existing pokemon

-a random npc with a distinct sprite who somehow ends up as the champion in the end

-A region with a weird, japanese sounding name

-Routes numbered 301, 302 etc.

-games named after minerals/metals/gemstones, followed by the word "version"

-a remake of Ruby and Saphire (since gen 3 remade RBY into FRLG, and gen 4 remade GSC into HGSS, they would have to remake RSE next, then DPPt, and the cycle continues)

-And the anime, well, you can guess that ash will continue his seemingly endless journey, Brock will still be with him, and a new girl will replace Misty/May/Dawn and attempts to be a coordinator

-And then there's Pokemon Special........

moa September 21st, 2009 2:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Masterge77 (Post 5127105)
Besides the Grass/Fire/Water starters, I already predicted gen 5:

-The hero will wear red clothes and a goofy hat

-The professor will be named after a tree

-there will be an evil team called Team (Insert witty phrase here)

-a bird pokemon at the beginning

-an annoying rodent pokemon that appears just about everywhere

-an electric rodent that imitates the original Pikachu in appearence

-Evolutions and pre-evolutions of existing pokemon

-a random npc with a distinct sprite who somehow ends up as the champion in the end

-A region with a weird, japanese sounding name

-Routes numbered 301, 302 etc.

-games named after minerals/metals/gemstones, followed by the word "version"

-a remake of Ruby and Saphire (since gen 3 remade RBY into FRLG, and gen 4 remade GSC into HGSS, they would have to remake RSE next, then DPPt, and the cycle continues)

-And the anime, well, you can guess that ash will continue his seemingly endless journey, Brock will still be with him, and a new girl will replace Misty/May/Dawn and attempts to be a coordinator

-And then there's Pokemon Special........



it is the perfect formula, working for 14 years

Polizard September 22nd, 2009 12:15 AM

There will no doubt be a 5th generation and i have a feeling sooner or later a 5th generation pokemon will make an appearance just like Chatot Elekid Munchlax and Electivire and Blaziken i just think it will be a massive waiting game


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