Team Plasma and Pierce to potentially return?

[Bisharp]

Maybe the first TP-plot ended with them retreating because TR was too strong of a force for them to handle at that point? Sure we're not getting a full build up that spans 20 episodes or so, but it would make some sense.

Lmao if Team Plasma would retreat. They would be the worst evil organization in the Anime therefore. And i don't think N or Ghetsis would retreat just like that.

Heck, i even wonder if the Anime Team Plasma had any leader at all >__>. I just CAN'T imagine N/Ghetsis with Ash in one picture.

[Locormus]

Lmao if Team Plasma would retreat. They would be the worst evil organization in the Anime therefore. And i don't think N or Ghetsis would retreat just like that.

Heck, i even wonder if the Anime Team Plasma had any leader at all >__>. I just CAN'T imagine N/Ghetsis with Ash in one picture.

You have to remember that Team Rocket meant business during that arc. They had everything planned out, caused a massive tremmor that went throughout Castelia City, and I could see a point where the three forces went for some common goal (the meteor that was glowing), and that Team Plasma came out with the shortest stick:

- Team Plasma couldn't reach it.
- Team Rocket was going to get it.
- Pikachu was the fastest rat out there and blew it all up.

Then they decided to bide their time some more and wait until Team Rocket and Ash made a mess so they could come in and sweep.

[knux-the-killer]

Let's face it, Team Plasma will never ever be mentioned again. Just like Porygon. Banned cuz little kids would remember teh earthquake like the anime had any fault.

[Locormus]

Let's face it, Team Plasma will never ever be mentioned again. Just like Porygon. Banned cuz little kids would remember teh earthquake like the anime had any fault.

And like Porygon was blamed wrongfully, it wasn't even Team Plasma that caused the scene in the animé..! -.- Team Rocket caused another ban if it did happen to be that way.

I don't think it is banned though. Left out, yes, but banned I don't think so, the preview is still shown during reruns.

People tend to forget that there is a big difference between the Porygon-episode and this one.

The Porygon-episode hospitalized hundreds of children. The TP-episodes feature stuff that still happens in every other childrens animé. Heck, One Piece continued their Whitebeard War arc, even when said pirate has the power to CAUSE earthquakes and by extension Tsunami's!

[00poke_maniac]

Hey you know I just thought of something. :/ What if Ash was to play the part of the B2W2 protagonist? And meet N...and different things. N wouldn't be as messed up as he was and he'd be a good guy. And Ash could still battle Team Plasma too. Just a thought. :/

[1rkhachatryan]

Honestly I'm thinking Pierce went undercover in TP which is why he vanished after the two parter we'll never see.

[Pepsi_Plunge]

Hey you know I just thought of something. :/ What if Ash was to play the part of the B2W2 protagonist? And meet N...and different things. N wouldn't be as messed up as he was and he'd be a good guy. And Ash could still battle Team Plasma too. Just a thought. :/

Kinda think that was their intention all along.

[Royal_Qeca]

And like Porygon was blamed wrongfully, it wasn't even Team Plasma that caused the scene in the animé..! -.-

It wasn't Porygon fault either. It was Pikachu's fault... It's exactly the same situation even though Team Plasma didn't hospitalized hundreds of children.

[CyberCubed]

Since the TRio are going after Meoletta and the Kami trio, I imagine if we see Gio again they'll have to air the 2-parter right before.

I think after the tournament ends we'll know for sure...because the Unova league probably won't be too long after that.

[Endoplasmic Reticulum]

Who says they're going after the Kami Trio again?

[_Taidow_]

Who says they're going after the Kami Trio again?

The poster says so.

[1rkhachatryan]

The poster says so.

That's not even the original poster lol.

[Pepsi_Plunge]

That's not even the original poster lol.

Since when?

[Chomper4]

I just can't see Team Plasma appearing anymore.

[AceDetective]

I just can't see Team Plasma appearing anymore.

if they went going to appear why keep the previews for their episodes? why just not say there banned and be done with it?

[Locormus]

It wasn't Porygon fault either. It was Pikachu's fault... It's exactly the same situation even though Team Plasma didn't hospitalized hundreds of children.

Read the post again:

"And like Porygon was blamed wrongfully, it wasn't even Team Plasma that caused the scene in the animé..! -.- Team Rocket caused another ban if it did happen to be that way."

I said that it wasn't Porygon's fault, and that it was wrongfully blamed. I know that it was Pikachu that caused the seizures, but it was TR's shenigans that made it happen, dragged everything into cyberspace, you know

It's not like Team Plasma as Team Plasma isn't officially banned, been removed from (preview)-reruns, or caused the animé to go on a six month lasting hiatus.

The fact that the BW23 preview still airs after the reruns of BW22 means that they aren't banned.

Since the TRio are going after Meoletta and the Kami trio, I imagine if we see Gio again they'll have to air the 2-parter right before.

I think after the tournament ends we'll know for sure...because the Unova league probably won't be too long after that.

It depends, we still have Seigaiha City (Marlon) to go to as well. There's enough places to go to and reasons to believe that they will stretch this series a little bit before going to the league. Like I've said, there's the Marlon thing, there's Iris and Drayden that needs to be resolved (presumably in Opelucid City), and there's quite a few places left to see, and if the opening is anything to go by these days, then Dragonspiral Tower could still be shown.

The poster says so.

About that poster, I just noticed something odd. Look at the spot between Oshawott's right foot, and Piplup's cape. Oh.. Forget it, I thought I saw Stunfisk, because it's the only thing that is that brown and yellow, but apparently it matches with Cilan's foot... Who knew that Cilan's shoe and Stunfisk share the same colorscheme?

[The Great Butler]

It's not like Team Plasma as Team Plasma isn't officially banned, been removed from (preview)-reruns, or caused the animé to go on a six month lasting hiatus.

The fact that the BW23 preview still airs after the reruns of BW22 means that they aren't banned.

They're not Porygon, they're more like the GS Ball. No longer relevant to anything the writers want to do anymore, so they quietly put it aside and don't say anything explicit about the subject anymore so nobody pays too much attention to it anymore in the hopes it will eventually be forgotten.

Sure, the BW023 preview still airs on reruns. But turn that around for a minute: don't you think for even one moment that if the preview suddenly disappeared, that in and of itself would be explicitly addressing the subject, and thus cause an uproar among fans?

I'll believe Team Plasma will appear when I'm seeing them actually appearing.

[Honeyichigo]

Sure, the BW023 preview still airs on reruns. But turn that around for a minute: don't you think for even one moment that if the preview suddenly disappeared, that in and of itself would be explicitly addressing the subject, and thus cause an uproar among fans?

This is what I've been thinking this whole time. Even if the episodes were coming back, you'd think they'd at least update the preview to say "this isn't actually the next episode" or something, but instead they're just quietly ignoring the whole thing.

[AgentPierce]

No longer relevant to anything the writers want to do anymore, so they quietly put it aside and don't say anything explicit about the subject anymore so nobody pays too much attention to it anymore in the hopes it will eventually be forgotten.

They are relevant to Giovanni returning to the show, which we know he will be some time after the Junior Cup.

Not to mention with all the TR hype and promotion (they're doing a 15th anniversary special now?), airing the episodes at the end of it all isn't out of the question.

This is what I've been thinking this whole time. Even if the episodes were coming back, you'd think they'd at least update the preview to say "this isn't actually the next episode" or something, but instead they're just quietly ignoring the whole thing.

They don't update the preview because each time it airs and then BW025 follows, the message that the two-parter will air on a later date is re-posted on the channel's website.

Bottom line: nothing's been retracted, the promise to air them is still intact, there's no backup but impatience for the claim that they're cancelled.

[The Great Butler]

They are relevant to Giovanni returning to the show, which we know he will be some time after the Junior Cup.

Giovanni has already been directly brought up regarding this plot and may very well be directly involved offscreen. There is no actual necessity to air those episodes to reintroduce him, because you know as well as I do how this series handles things that cause problems.

Not to mention with all the TR hype and promotion (they're doing a 15th anniversary special now?)

That special and the radio show are nothing more than pandering to people who hate what TR is in Best Wishes!. Those episodes weren't going to have them acting like idiots.

airing the episodes at the end of it all isn't out of the question.

Really, now it's after the Meloetta plot? After they may very well be dropped from the series permanently?

They don't update the preview because each time it airs and then BW025 follows, the message that the two-parter will air on a later date is re-posted on the channel's website.

Bottom line: nothing's been retracted, the promise to air them is still intact, there's no backup but impatience for the claim that they're cancelled.

You're ignoring the fact that if anything of this situation is changed, fans will notice and an uproar will start.

They're doing the same thing here that they do with every other problem that comes up - ignoring it altogether and hoping it goes away.