The Drifting Snorunt (584)

[S.Suikun]

Jup, I don't think you're given enough credit around these parts for your episode run-downs. Probably because everyone is so much more attentive to random Thunderblade lists or protests against the penguin. Just know that I actually read them, as I feel people who post more than "Kewl epi! 8/10!" actually deserve some attention.

Didn't mention it earlier due to me being so focused on cramming as many U2 lyrics into my sentences as possible, but this was one of the lamest poachers in the entire series. The guy with the captive Ekans and Koffing was a real dick who would have basically killed J&J at one point, the Mama Tyranitar guy was also pretty good, and of course there's Hunter J. This guy, on the other hand, came off his snowmobile and was all like, "Hey dudez! I gotta NHL goalie on steroids here and he's just gonna deflect crap while I steal this worthless snow hat thingie!"

[chimchar19]

Is'nt it always that some wild pokemon screws with the group or team rocket.

[dman_dustin]

I doubt he would stand there thinking about his own Glalie while getting attacked by a crazy one.

Poacher: Glalie! Hyper Beam!
*Everyone runs for their lives except Ash*
Ash: Oh yes, I remember my Glalie. What an amazing Pokemon. Maybe one day I can teach it Hyper Beam.

Um.. there was plenty of time for Ash to mention his. Since Glalie showed up as a wild one before the Poacher came onto the scene and Glalie turned out to be the poachers.

-How did Ash know what Froslass was without looking at his Pokedex? Or did I just mishear what he said?

It was Brock.

[j1y2n4x]

I was really hoping that the house could look more Japanese.

I mean, the house looked so western, it does not feel like Froslass at all!
Or was it meant to be like every other house in Snowpoint City?

Also, that battle was quite boring.

Anyway, I think the pictures were very beautiful, and the ice in the background was very well illustrated.

PS: I haven't seen any episodes since Diamond Pearl, so I don't know what they are normally like. Are the pictures normally that beautiful? Are they normally that boring and battle-orientated? I only searched for this because I like Froslass.

[Torpoleon]

Like some people said, the battle was boring. I thought Chimchar might evolve or something and there wasn't even any mention of Ash's Glalie. It was just your average boring filler.

[Korobooshi Kojiro]

Watched the sub...

No mention of Ash's Glalie, no mention of the Dawn stone, and no one commented on the fact Glalie and Froslass bothevolved from Snorunt oddly...they usually do. The Pokedex said they both evolved from it, but no explanation was given.

The guy after Snorunt was a Pokemon Hunter...well, he was called a Poacher, but he sold them for money just like J did.

[Anyone 4 Buttons?]

I was a little astounded by the non-mention of Ash's Glalie tbh. The other thing was when Ash said something to Chimchar like 'you're the only chance'. He didn't seem to take this approach during his battle with Candice, did he, using mainly types weak to ice?
I liked the reappearance of James' dex info cards, and how of the few he currently had, Froslass was one of them!
This episode was of much lower quality (story-wise and humour-wise) than previous fillers of this series (Rotom and Wild Junsa come to mind), which was a bit o' bad.

[STICKTOPIA]

I doubt he would stand there thinking about his own Glalie while getting attacked by a crazy one.

Poacher: Glalie! Hyper Beam!
*Everyone runs for their lives except Ash*
Ash: Oh yes, I remember my Glalie. What an amazing Pokemon. Maybe one day I can teach it Hyper Beam.

if ash was good friends with the guy then yes but hell no that would be stupid lol.

[STICKTOPIA]

i totally thought chimchar was going to evolve in this episode.

[Shadow XD001]

I thought this episode would be a little more interesting. Like a mention of Ash's Glalie after seeing Snorunt, or maybe a flash back of Ash's Snorunt? This episode was boring and bleak and I wish Chimchar maybe evolved in this episode.

[Torpoleon]

I really enjoyed this episode. Chimchar sure can take loads of hits! TR battling alongside Ash and Co.(pretty much just Ash and Dawn, mainly Ash) was very awesome. Too bad we never learned the poacher's name. He has a Glalie, so why can't he just breed it with that Froslass? His Glalie was probably Male, and Froslass are always Female, I believe.

[Sparkleo]

I liked it when Dawn was imitating Meowth.

[lucario750]

why didn't Froslass just ask them to help look for her child instead of kipnaping pikachu and meowth

[FlameRose]

^ Because Snorunt had been kidnapped by a human and she wasn't sure if she could trust people. Also, she kidnapped Piplup, not Pikachu.

Anyway...OK episode. Not the worst filler out there, and it was nice seeing one of my favorite Ice Pokemon, but nothing much happened. I agree with whoever said Glalie was way too strong. Atleast the hunet got what was coming to him...

[lucario750]

that make,s perfecct senes

[Linkdarkside]

the episode was very entertaiment, i really loved that battle and that Glalie was very good but i did not like the fact that chimchar lasted that long since he suposed to be week in defeces.

and i hated ash comment about on hope because he is the only fire type they had,type never stop him before.

I was really hoping that the house could look more Japanese.

dont be a webo pokemon have multi cultural city,houses and stuff since the begining.

[Torpoleon]

I liked it when Dawn was imitating Meowth.

Same here. Dawn's imitation was pretty good, actually.

Overall, I enjoyed this episode. The writers should have said the poacher's name though.

[Vern]

I always enjoy the Team Rocket-Ash and co. team ups. They're usually quite fun to watch and this episode was no different. The Glalie in this episode seemed unstoppable since it took 5 Pokémon (Yanmega, Buneary, Chimchar, Carnivine, and Froslass) to finally defeat it. I'm surprised that Brock didn't send out a Pokémon to help out against the poacher and Glalie since it would've been nice to see Sudowoodo(?) or Croagunk battle. Overall, it was a nice filler episode even though I was hoping Team Rocket wouldn't try to steal a Pokémon. At least they failed in a funny way.

[Torpoleon]

I always enjoy the Team Rocket-Ash and co. team ups. They're usually quite fun to watch and this episode was no different. The Glalie in this episode seemed unstoppable since it took 5 Pokémon (Yanmega, Buneary, Chimchar, Carnivine, and Froslass) to finally defeat it. I'm surprised that Brock didn't send out a Pokémon to help out against the poacher and Glalie since it would've been nice to see Sudowoodo(?) or Croagunk battle. Overall, it was a nice filler episode even though I was hoping Team Rocket wouldn't try to steal a Pokémon. At least they failed in a funny way.

Well, Glalie was dodging most of the attacks. Only Chimchar never fainted.

[ash_forever]

I really liked today's epsiode! Some folks may call it a filler, but I was quite content with it, except one scene which I'm going to mention later.

I've said it before and I'll say it again...I LOVE Twerp/Rocket cooperation episodes!

So do I! To be honest, this Twerp-Team Rocket-cooperation accounted for the episode being especially good and entertaining!

But don't you think that leaving Meowth and Piplup behind was a little bit "cruel"? I'd say being "on the rocks" isn't the most comfortable or desirable situation you'd wish to be in.
LOL "Meowth on the rocks"... I don't know why, but this thought is somehow cracking me up. Hey, I've got it! That's the name for the latest fashionable cocktail! :lol:
On the other hand, both Pokemon didn't seem to suffer from being frozen at all. Asserting that they enjoyed it may probably be a little bit far-fetched, but let's put it this way: Did you see them shivering? I didn't, which somehow surprised me.

The cooperation-and-looking-for-Snorunt part was awesome and once again created this special adventure atmosphere which for the most part explains the unbroken success of Pokemon.

But now let's busy ourselves with the scene that I mentioned at the beginning and that kind of bothered me: The battle between Ash and the poatcher started so promising, but ended somewhat disappointing.. At first, Ash really came up with a decent and smart strategy, namely dodging Glalie's direct attacks by using Dig and attacking it from behind. But all of a sudden, Ash, who may meanwhile be considered an experienced and advanced trainer, started to order only direct(!) physical attacks against such a powerful opponents instead of super-effective fire-type attacks which of course were doomed to fail. Why do the writers every now and then have Ash fall back into his old mistakes which he made when he was still a greenhorn? That's out of place if you ask me.
Now my suggestion for a possible solution:
Chimchar could have defeated Glalie easily, no matter how stong it was if Ash had kept on using fire attacks cleverly. Of course, his third attempt to dodge was way to predictable and therefore as clumsy as the direct physical attacks, but a well-thought-out combination of digging and fire moves would have finished off Glalie with ease.
Furthermore, had Glalie used Protect again, it wouldn't have been a problem at all either as I've developed the perfect strategy how to deal with that kind of moves: As Chimchar is rather small and light, it could have jumped onto this green-yellow "ball" which Protect creates. As soon as the protective effect has worn off, Chimchar could have fired off a mighty Flamethrower or Flamewheel from above against the helpless Glalie. This ploy, followed by one or two other fire attacks immediately afterwards, would have guaranteed a quick and effortless victory for Ash.
Yeah I know I would be a born Pokemon Trainer! ^^

Despite this flaw it was an exciting, rousing and action-packed episode which deserves

7 out of 10 points