US Mall 1 - Pokemon - The Johto Journeys - Squirtle Squad (Vol. 49)

Misty finds a Tortadile But ash wants it because as always He saw it frist. Mistyand Ash use thier lure bals but they hit Totafdile at the same time. Tortadile just Looooves too dance. he's sooooooooo Fuunnnnnnnnnnyyyyyyy!!!! He even defeated Team Rocket with the water Gun. Misy and Ash Battle for the totadilee.
Ash begins with his Pika poweerd Pikachu. Misty sends out her trump crd agiants the Lighting pokemon...............Togapie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Togepie unleashed the deadly Hug Attack. PIkachu is down but not out. Thundershockk...... Pika ingnores it and faints because of Charmm powerr comming from Togep.
Misty uploads her Staruy against Chickorita. Chikorita has the advatage and uses Razer Leafe. Starut evades. Chikorita finnishs with the VineWhip Lash!!!!V
Poliwag is no macth compared to the full dinosaur type BulbaSaur. Just Before the final Blow,Poliwag elvoves to a PoliWhril> Bulbasaur can't compete. He uses SolarBeamm GO!!!@!
Next, ash trains CindaQauil to blast away the Skarmory. But CyndiQauil can't get his flame wroking. Nothing can stand agiants Steelwing.

Tortadile has like three atacks: Water Gun,SCrath and Bite. skarmory is a Steel type and has three attacks: Alility,Furry Attack And Steelwing. Stayu has also two attacks: swift and Tasckle.

The good: the original season of Pokemon. The animation wasn't exactly the best ever, but the plotline was interesting and the characters fascinating. The individual episodes were all unique and unpredictable. Although Ash was obnoxious, it was wonderful watching his relationships with Misty, Brock, and Pikachu develop. The Pokemon themselves were wonderful as well. Each had its own distinct personality, a rarity in a monster of the week show like this. And of course, we can't forget good ol' Team Rocket, the classic goofy, wants-to-be-bad-but-isn't-really villain duo. I found myself really caring about the characters and what happened to them (although several times I found myself wishing Ash would just fall off a cliff...)It was truly heartwarming and interesting, a quality most cartoons I had ever seen lacked. It was the first anime I had ever seen, and I'm glad this was my introduction to the genre.

The bad: Pokemon Orange Islands. Okay, they weren't that bad, but they weren't nearly as good as the original season. The lack of Brock's oversexed disposition seriously hindered the comedy, and Tracy was even more annoying than Ash, if that's even possible. To be fair, about midway, Pokemon was starting to lose its popularity, but I just didn't find this season as fun as the last.

The ugly: Pokemon, the Johto Journeys. This season is awful. Although Brock is back and Tracy is gone (YAY!), something is definitely missing. The new Pokemon, many of which are frankly ugly, are the focus of this season, and I miss all the original Pokemon. Pikachu isn't nearly as dynamic as he once was, with Chikorita taking precedence. And all the romantic tension between Ash and Misty? Completely disappeared. Plus, the plotlines are all VERY formulaic. They go something like this:

Ash-tachi comes upon a town where some trainer (usually a little kid) is having a problem with his/her Pokemon.

Ash-tachi tries to help him/her, to no avail.

Oh no! Team Rocket has stolen Pikachu/sabotaged something!

The messed-up Pokemon saves the day, and suddenly all is well!

Ash-tachi waves goodbye and walks off into the sunset.

Come on, you know it's true. It truly hurts me to see a once-great show decline so sharply. Once, it was a truly creative, fun show for people of all ages, with an almost universal appeal. It *deserved* to be The Next Great Thing. Now it's simply a product of people trying to continue something way too far, trying to squeeze the last penny out of it. I miss the fun character interactions, the interesting plots, the dynamic battle sequences. Hell, I even miss the bad puns that just make you groan. I miss...Pokemon...

"Hour of the Houndour". In this episode, I don't know what it's all about, but I noticed that the Houndour will want to rescue Pikachu from Team Rocket, because they're the midnight heroes, not the midnight villains.

"The Totodile Duel". In this episode, Ash and the gang encounter Totodile, the Water-type funny since he's the funniest of the 3 starter Pokémon you get to choose at the start, by throwing the Lure Ball at Totodile. When they do, Ash and Misty can't get their fair share, so they must battle one-on-one to see who gets to keep the Totodile.

And finally, "Hot Matches!". In this action-packed episode, Ash encounters Skarmory, who is not only a Metal-type, but also a Flying-type Pokémon. However, there's only one drawback. Why did Skarmory use Steel Wing against Cyndaquil, even though Cyndaquil is a Fire-type, and won the battle in one blast? You'll just have to find out.

Now, thank you all once again on your cooperation on what to rank, and good luck to all you Pokemon trainers out there. For volumes 13 and 14 (which is the final volume of the Johto Journeys), I'll see you in Spring Break 2002. Hang in there everybody! You're almost there to the end of the series!

"The Fire-ring Squad". In this episode, it's the Squirtle Squad vs. the Wartortle Squad as they try to put out the fire to see who gets the ultimate prize!

"No Big Woop!". In this episode, a Wooper is missing from the school grounds, and it's up to Ash and the gang to rescue him. However, when Jessie throws the Poke ball at the Wooper, Wooper's body is hard as a rock. Wooper may be small, but he's really tough to beat!

And finally, "Tunnel Vision". In this episode, Ash and the gang encounter an impassible tunnel. This means that they need some light to get through that difficult tunnel. Maybe Cyndaquil can help, because the flame on his back can help our heroes out.

Now, thank you all once again on your cooperation on what to rank, and good luck to all you Pokemon trainers out there. Just be sure to have a torch ready before you go into that tunnel.