Hypno's Naptime (027)

[NES]

-Hop hop hop town?
-Scary Brock making children talk
-Seel Seel Seel...
-Bulbasaur Bulbasauuur1
-haha the Magikarp girl is the best.
-Ash Ketchum master detective
-Psyduck!

Very wacky moments of the first Pokemon season, it's the charm of it.

[munchlaxboy]

Being that I'm re-watching the entire first season (I'm up to this episode), I am a bit disappointed that Misty got another Pokemon without EVER using Horsea since its debut episode.

However, that doesn't mean I didn't like the episode. I have yet to watch one episode that has disappointed me thus far. But, this episode made me realize how much some Pokemon are getting ignored:

- Brock has not used a Pokemon since Episode 6, "Clefairy and the Moon Stone", I believe, except for Geodude in the "Pokemon Scent-Sensation" episode where he used it to put out the fire. That also means we have not seen his Onix or Zubat since Episode 6.

- Misty has not used Horsea since its debut episode (Episode 19, "Tentacool and Tentacruel").

- Ash hasn't used Pidgeotto since... Hm, I can't even remember! I think he has used it once in the past ten episodes, I just can't remember when... No wonder why it took Pidgeotto until the end of the season to evolve. He never uses it!

I'll keep posting reviews on every few episodes I watch. I'm ordering Part 2 of Season 1 right now.

EDIT: The last time Ash used Pidgeotto was in "Beauty & The Beach", which didn't even air in the USA until two years later. So technically, as a little kid in America, I would have last seen Pidgeotto in Episode 16 "Pokemon Shipwreck". He mentioned Pidgeotto in "Bye Bye Butterfree" and "Pokemon Scent-Sation", but ultimately decided not to send out it for specified reasons.

[King_Kittan]

I love how Jesse and James talk about how they have to fill 30 minutes.

[SkatingPikachu]

I don't think any one should say this ep was bad or that they should have this or discluded that. This is one of the funniest ep I watched. If you compare it with the sinnoh saga, your talking almost perfect for this ep.

[KGB13]

Psyduck is so funny, I'm glad Misty got it. Hypno and Drowzee putting all those kids to sleep and having them go missing was pretty creepy, especially since I seen this when I was a kid. Overall, this was a good episode.

[CrippledShadow]

The little boy that thought he was a Weedle while crawling on the tree was really funny and so was Magicarp girl, hahaha. This episode, "Pokemon Scent-Sation", and "Pokemon Fashion Flash", bring back good memories because I had a vhs of these episodes when I was little.

[Hikari Paradise]

Misty acting like a seel was enough to make this episode great. Unfortunately all of the kids were annoying.

[G50]

1 of my least favorite episodes of Kanto. I did however like seeing - 1. Misty pretending to be a seel, 2. the way Psyduck was caught, and Misty's reaction to it, and 3. Seeing Drowzee and Hypno.

10/100

[Aquarelle]

Hypno was pretty freaky...I mean, it hypnotizes little kids and then they all gather in that garden area...pretty creepy if you ask me. :o

But seeing Misty and those kids act like Pokemon was funny, mostly because they all looked ridiculous doing so. I loved how Psyduck was caught by just pressing on the Pokemon and going in. And it was neat being able to see Psyduck inside the Pokeball, that's something I had always wanted to see. ^^

[Vern]

This episode had Psyduck being captured in it. That alone made it really bad. Psyduck is one of the worst Pokémon ever to be caught by one of the main characters and it's a shame that it went to Misty. The kids being hypnotized into acting as different kinds of Pokémon was pretty funny but that's about it. The only other thing that this episode did was show how ****ing creepy Hypno is.

[Calamity™]

I really liked this episode. Although similarly to the Sabrina Gym battle, it makes Psychic Pokémon seem way too overpowered. If a Hypno / Drowzee could do all of that then any evil organisation could do major damage to the public just by keeping a few Psychic types. Anyway I loved seeing the kids act like Pokémon, especially Misty. I absolutely loved the fact that Misty got Psyduck, and the way she caught it. It's probably one of my most favourite Pokémon from the animé.

[Kutie Pie]

Although similarly to the Sabrina Gym battle, it makes Psychic Pokémon seem way too overpowered. If a Hypno / Drowzee could do all of that then any evil organisation could do major damage to the public just by keeping a few Psychic types.

Weren't they like that in the games anyway at first? And when you think about it, couldn't they be overpowered? They use mental powers, and the mind can be a powerful thing--after all, the mind can't be controlled easily in the beginning, you know? Sabrina didn't seem to have control with her powers well at first as a child, but as she got older, she learned to suppress it until needed. Wouldn't it be the same with regular Psychic Pokémon?

And why else did Butch and Cassidy use a Drowzee in the Orange Islands? Of course, they had to hook it up to some nifty device, but it worked.

Anyway I loved seeing the kids act like Pokémon, especially Misty. I absolutely loved the fact that Misty got Psyduck, and the way she caught it. It's probably one of my most favourite Pokémon from the animé.

Shame it's been years since I saw the episode, but I do remember it being on top of a building, and all the kids were rich kids. I don't remember why the Psyduck was there, though I think Nurse Joy originally had it in her care. But yeah, Psyduck's capture was funny.

*Psyduck follows the gang*

*Misty's PokéBall drops*

Psyduck: *walks up to it, pokes it with beak and gets captured*

Misty: NOOOO--

*credits roll*

And thus, Mom's favorite Pokémon turned out to be Psyduck.

Wait, was Psyduck's powers revealed in this episode? I remember something about Dexter mentioning headaches. Eh.

[Calamity™]

Wait, was Psyduck's powers revealed in this episode? I remember something about Dexter mentioning headaches. Eh.

They didn't reveal it's powers in the episode. The Pokédex just mentioned that it always has a headache, and then Misty got one too after she realised she captured it.... or that it captured it! lol
I can see why Psychic Pokémon would be really powerful but it just seems odd that they would make them out to be like an unbeatable type. And if they really are supposed to be that strong, why is Sabrina merely a Gym Leader? It doesn't make sense. D:

[AquaMilotic]

Funny seeing Misty act like a Seel. Original episode, and the mirror idea of Team Rocket was pretty smart. And the debute of our big friend, the great Psyduck! 10/10.

[Misty#1]

Love how Misty 'caught' Psyduck! And Misty's Seel impersonation is hilarious!

[7threst]

The fourth wall breaking is just so lame it becomes funny even. Anyway, I think this is not one of the best episodes. It even at some instances became quite monotonous but I did enjoy the introduction to some Pokémon and the capture of the famous "headache-Pokémon"

[Angel~]

A funny episode, I liked when Ash and Misty said "Hop Hop Hop?" while hopping too, it was cute. I didn't like when Misty was under a spell of acting like a Seel. It was funny nevertheless though. It was great to see Psyduck join Misty's team, I love that duck so much.

[AhTreyYou]

Psyduck had a fleshed out personality considering this was the first saga where almost every Pokemon was heavily ignored