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19 Aug 2010 01:57 PM
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I enjoyed the 3 episode arc for this battle. It didn't seemed rushed or too long. It seemed to be a good balance for the battle as well as making it more exciting as we had to wait through the month for the final part of the battle.
19 Aug 2010 02:18 PM
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Great battle. Easily better than the lackluster Ash Vs. Gary fight back in the Johto league.

It seemed like Paul left at the end of the episode. There goes the best rival of the show, and he put Gary to shame. I didn't actually realize what a horrible rival Gary was until Paul was introduced. Gary almost looks like a joke now.

Most of the characters from the Kanto/Johto era were handled horribly in the series though, so I can't blame the writers too much for how poorly handled Gary was compared to Paul. They've only gotten better with time, and have learned from the poor treatment of Gary/Misty/Brock/Tracey in the anime.
19 Aug 2010 10:15 PM
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awww, i'm going to miss paul's attitude. he'll probably make a guest apperence, though, and will be all nice, just like gary.
17 Jan 2011 03:37 AM
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The English dub was well done except for Team Rocket's lines. The dub replaced the Japanese music a few times but it wasn't that bad.

Link to edits: http://www.pocketmonsters.net/episodes/1118#Edits

Last edited 17 Jan 2011 03:37 AM by Sunain
23 Jan 2016 03:36 PM
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This was a great battle. I would've liked it better if Paul had a more extreme reaction to losing, but oh well.
-Loyal and true friend to the cartoon's English dub.