A Hurdle for Squirtle
"A beautiful blend of love and high explosives."
Score: 5/10
You know, this feels like a missed opportunity. They could have at least put Sabrina in the stands or something, maybe even made her a coordinator herself.
In the locker room, Harley tries to act nice to May again, but this time, even someone as stupid as she is can see through him.
Harley is up first, and a cotton spore/needle arm combo impresses the judges, and the episode goes out of its way to remind us that although Harley cheats, he's still legitimately skilled. Jessie and Cacnea also impress everyone by using pin missile as fireworks. Finally, there's May, and Combusken uses sky uppercut and fire spin to put May's bandana on her head without lighting it on fire, a trick that must have taken weeks of practice and was never mentioned ever before.
First up in round two: Harley versus Jessie, Ariados versus Wobbuffet. Harley realizes Wobbuffet will just counter anything, so he counters this by doing nothing, thus forcing both contestants to do nothing. Because neither will do anything, the judges dock them both points, declaring this "Not remarkable at all." Harley decides that defensive moves like string shot (which isn't a defensive move, but whatever) can't be countered, and he wins. Surprisingly, May defeats Nameless Dude, and the final comes down to the two of them.
Ariados versus Squirtle, and Squirtle starts off poorly, with Harley telling her that Combusken would have been a better choice, which is completely true. Ariados traps Squirtle in a web, but a lucky superpoweful ice beam freezes Ariados and frees Squirtle. Squirtle ultimately pulls off a comeback, and May wins.
Boring episode.
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Started: July 6, 2005