Explorers of the Hero's Ruin! (725)

[yeminied]

Ah my bad I thought you meet him in the 7th gym city and he has something to do with Dragon spiral Tower.

You're right but you meet him at Mistralton City along with Skyla first.

[MidnightMelody]

You're right but you meet him at Mistralton City along with Skyla first.

ooh my bad

[AuraChannelerChris]

The Hero in the Zekrom legend has crazy black hair. Want to bet that will start some new speculation about Satoshi's ancestry?

God no. I hate this idea so much.

[Masterge77]

So for an episode that was supposed to be devoted to Zekrom and stuff, it was pretty much a filler. No plot development whatsoever...

Sounds like nothing much of substance happened. If they're reducing the legend to the background, I don't think we're going to see it adapted.

That said, this does sound like a very good episode nevertheless, definitely better than the last two. I'll have to seek it out right away.

Idk, with the mythology they appeared to go into, they didn't really do much. I mean what's the point of introducing the damn Dark stone an essential part of the games, just to be apart of a filler?

I noticed that too. Damn it, the Japanese just keep on having to remind us......

I'm really starting to think that the writers are trying to troll us about Team Plasma and the Unova legends, it's like they are deliberately ignoring the plot of the games completely just to troll us....

[XXD17]

I mostly liked this episode for the attacks it showcased...

Cofagrigus: it had telekinesis and will-o-wisp, both pretty cool and now we now how to tell telekinesis and psychic apart

Sigilyph: it had psybeam, meh but it also used MIRROR MOVE!!! when it used that electric attack, I thought it was charge beam at first but it was actually mirroring pikachu's thunderbolt...

[Haunter227]

I looked forward to this episode a little more than I should have, it barely focused on Zekrom at all which is a shame.

It was a fun episode, but I was expecting it was gonna have some form of storyline to it. It was pretty much a filler even though it had one of the most valuable objects of the games in it.

The flashbacks when the gang thought they were gonna die was pretty cool to see, it'd have been nice to see ALL of Ash's life flash before him, but eh obviously BW is aimed towards the newer audience.

It was a fun episode and had nice Zekrom references etc, it could have been a lot better though.

70/100.

[G50]

This episode was ok... It was cool to see Desukan and Shinbora for the first time. The Dark stone and what it displayed on the wall was very interesting. Dent was so funny in this episode when he kept setting off all of the traps, like the statue, the coffins, with one of them actually with a Desukan inside, the broken bridge, the fire, and the closing-in walls. The flashbacks, and the Ash+Pikachu dead vision was great to see. The gang looked hilarious with their frightened reactions. Cedric was definitely an odd character in this episode... Waruvile showed up in the end, and again there was a cliffhanger.

40/100

[Spider-Phoenix]

Decent episode. The writers are really improving their pacing and timing with the episodes now they don't resort to TR's or Brock's gags. I'm also noticing some attempting at making humour by using all the characters, which is always a nice thing.

Another good point is seeing that these week, we get to see Cilan and Iris using their pokemon to solve things instead seeing Ash throwing all he has. I like seeing the other gang members' pokemon doing something in standard episodes.

The whole flow of the story is also pretty decent. Unlike some of the previous episodes, the resolutions and how the story "walks" didn't feel all that rushed. And I like how they are trying to "bridge" episodes by putting something near the ending. It's a nice change of the old (and boring IMHO) scene with the departures during the sunset.

As for bad points, I'd say Sigilyph's and Cofagrigus' attacks at the gang felt a bit... random. But maybe it was stated in the episode and I didn't catch it. Also, I missed some proper farewell to Juniper (daughter). I mean, she just bids goodbye in Chargestone cave and that's it? Not saying it should have had a party or a heartwarming goodbye but still....

Good episode anyway.

[1rkhachatryan]

Is it wrong that the best part of this episode was Krokorok popping up at the end??

[stanleysmith]

Iris getting trapped was absolutely hilarious!! I would have prefered her getting out on her own by maybe having Axew use Scratch to cut the stuff off or maybe Dragon Rage? Anywho, Sigilyph was great!! I hope we see more Sigilyph throughout BW. But just because I said that, we probably won't. -_- And, lastly, I love Krokorok scaring the crap out of them at the end. I can't wait to see next week's episode with Krokorok.

80/100

[Shneak]

This episode was basically what I expected (a showcase for Sigilyph and Cofagrigus), but I enjoyed it just for that. Two of my favourite Pokemon in a comedic exploration episode. It's a bit upsetting that this had nothing to do with the overall legendary plot though.

[KirbyRider]

This episode makes for the debut of my favorite Pokémon who WREAKS HAVOC ON FIGHTING POKÉMON USING STAB MOVES!

[gliscor&yanmega]

Finished watching the video version.

Cedric is horrible to go on adventures with haha. Love how he doesn't finish his sentences right away sometimes. Also love how he took the Dark Stone even though he said they shouldn't.

It was a pretty enjoyable episode for me, funny and adventurous. Krokorok appearing at the end is great too.

[G50]

Cedric really was a pain to everyone, playing tricks on them by taking awhile to finish his sentences. The timing was priceless!

[Bulba the Great!]

Cedric really was a pain to everyone, playing tricks on them by taking awhile to finish his sentences. Anyone else see the mistake in the episode? The screen said Deathkarn is only weak against Ghost and Dark, but fails to mention Psychic.

Why...would it be weak to Psychic?

Cedric Juniper = win on SO many levels. I really really want him to come back.

"Turning Venipede to the left. ...should never be done."

I laughed out loud a few times. Good form, writers.

[gliscor&yanmega]

Why...would it be weak to Psychic?

Cedric Juniper = win on SO many levels. I really really want him to come back.

"Turning Venipede to the left. ...should never be done."

I laughed out loud a few times. Good form, writers.

I hope he comes back as well, and I expect he will, I mean Fennel came back, I wouldn't put it past the writers to have Ash and the gang go through some other ruins or whatever.

[A writer]

One espisode leading to the other,my my what happened to the writers? They have suddenly gotten better put of the blue.

[_Taidow_]

Cedric Juniper was so hilarious. He is a troll.
I like that Iris is so skeptic of these bizarre characters. First it was her annoyance with Charles and now Cedric. She behaves like I would.

[gohan5]

Cedric Juniper was so hilarious. He is a troll.
I like that Iris is so skeptic of these bizarre characters. First it was her annoyance with Charles and now Cedric. She behaves like I would.

I agree, I've often said that Iris is the voice of reason on this show. I mean just look at how many crazy people show up. It's ironic given how bizarre Iris herself looks and is.

[Janovy]

I agree, I've often said that Iris is the voice of reason on this show. I mean just look at how many crazy people show up. It's ironic given how bizarre Iris herself looks and is.

That's so true. Although being childish herself, her voice of reason is one of the things I enjoy about her. Whenever Cilan gets too fabulous and she gets snarky or annoyed, it's like she's expressing my own emotions on that matter. ^^