So Frustrating

[KingKaos]

I know it may not be much, but this just keeps bothering me. Has anyone noticed how bad Team Rocket is being treated in the Pokemon department. When you think about it Team Rocket have not really had any new Pokemon added to their team during the Diamond and Pearl series. Yes James, did Carnivine, but what happened next? He gave away his Cacnea and now has two Pokemon on his team. Now let us look at Jessie and we see that she had to release her Dustox, but the writers try to make up for it with a Yanmega. I just think that Team Rocket, even though they are the bad guys, shouldn't have their Pokemon taken away from them so harshly. Team Rocket has not even come close to adding any new Sinnoh Pokemon to their team. I just thought after that Dustox episode this was unfair. Team Rocket has not really obtained any new Pokemon to their team that belong to the Sinnoh region or any Pokemon at all. They haven't really captured Pokemon in a very long time. Their teams used to have up to four or five Pokemon each and now they are down to two or three Pokemon each. Now, look at Ash and you see his roster is full, Brock has three Pokemon, and Dawn has five of her own. If this is the fifth gym badge we are on, how come Brock hasn't captured any new Pokemon? I thought he was trying to be a breeder? If you don't catch and raise different Pokemon I don't think breeding will go very well. Why is Ash's team full, when he is supposed to be capturing new Pokemon in this new region? He has a Staravia, Turtwig, Chimchar, Buziel, and Gliscor. Now that roster is good and all, but this is the fifth gym. ash should be catching more Pokemon and sending them off to Professor Oak. That way he can call on them later if he wants to switch out for a certain battle in the Pokemon League. This is just too frustrating to me. Pokemon is supposed to be about showing off the new Pokemon of that region and capturing them so we can see them again. However, all we get is a short cameo and never really get to see just how good that Pokemon was. Pokemon like Bidoof, we could have had a chance to see what moves a Bidoof can learn that make it unique. I am sure you guys could think of some more examples. I am just stating what i feel.

 

[DonRoyale]

Wrap spoilers around events that haven't occured in the English anime yet, please. This way, readers don't figure out information they aren't supposed to know yet.

Yes, I agree; I think Brock and Team Rocket haven't caught enough Pokemon. (And frankly, I can't see him keeping Happiny.) They should catch more.

 

[Necromancy]

I'd like to see Brock's Happiny evolved to a Chansey or a Blissey, then ditch him for a Nurse Joy. XD

I do agree though, seeing the same old Pokemon for Team Rocket does get a little boring. If they had, say, 4-5 each, they wouldn't need to use the same ones for every battle they have with Ash and the gang. Battles would be much more exciting, and I'd definitely watch it. I also think that Brock doesn't have enough Pokemon. Another one or two would do fine, but he definitely needs some more as Happiny looks a little hopeless, and while Croagunk is reasonably good, Sudowoodo is only fairly decent. I'd prefer to see Brock take more of an active role in battles as well, like he did back in the day with Forretress and, before that, Geodude.

 

[Shedinjareese]

Yeah, even though Jessie caught Yanma (now Yanmega), I can't help but think, "OK, what's going to happen to it?" Since it evolved it won't pull a Butterfree and I can't see a repeat of Dustox's or Chimecho's demises (so to speak), but the writers never fail to come up with new ways to strip Team Rocket of their Pokemon. And, since Yanmega's in its last stage so soon, I have a feeling she won't have it for long. :-(

It might be nice for James to get his Cacnea back as a Cacturne, as long as Gardenia hasn't fled to the Orange Islands with it or something.