OH NO James was depressed about giving up Cacnea so Jessie and Meowth tried to steal a Pokemon to cheer him uuuuuup 😭💖I am never going to get through this season if Pokemon keeps straight murdering me every episode.

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I thought I'd break for a couple days but they've got me doing mindless clean-up projects at work, so

Hey ho to the Season 11 thread we go!

3/7/2019, 12:46:13 PM

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OH COOL we're starting with the wee abused monkey realizing he's part of a loving and supportive family now, THAT'S FINE, not like I was using my tear ducts for anything else today

3/7/2019, 1:09:34 PM

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This is gonna be me now that my little nephew's getting into Pokemon, isn't it

3/7/2019, 1:24:19 PM

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Welp guess I have to go lie on the floor and cry about what a good dad James is for the next, oh, three hours or so

3/7/2019, 1:43:43 PM

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OH NO James was depressed about giving up Cacnea so Jessie and Meowth tried to steal a Pokemon to cheer him uuuuuup 😭💖

I am never going to get through this season if Pokemon keeps straight murdering me every episode.

3/7/2019, 2:09:59 PM

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Mary Brockpins

3/7/2019, 4:25:52 PM

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I don't have a clever caption for this one, I just thought the doofy beaver might brighten someone's day

3/7/2019, 4:34:11 PM

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aaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY GIRL DID THE THING

3/7/2019, 5:54:58 PM

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It took Jessie a dozen contests across LITERALLY HUNDREDS of episodes but SHE KEPT AT IT and SHE GOT THAT DANG RIBBON

DON'T YOU EVER GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS KIDS

3/7/2019, 6:13:25 PM

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In other news, Zoe came running over to Solaceon the very next day to drag Dawn out of bed and cheer her up after her loss, A+ girlfriend.

3/7/2019, 6:35:48 PM

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oh ffs, Brock took them to a maid cafe

3/8/2019, 9:30:15 AM

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Okay, the maid cafe episode is actually pretty cute? Ash and Dawn fill in at the cafe while Brock helps a young trainer with the world's sassiest Miltank.

(...Tho how you gonna do a maid dress-up episode and NOT get James in on that action, I will NEVER know.)

3/8/2019, 9:51:37 AM

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TRASH THIEVES SQUAD B
PUTTIN THE "SIN" BACK IN SINNOH
IN THE HOUSE

3/8/2019, 11:25:08 AM

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[whispers] he's training for the featherweight title

3/8/2019, 1:20:05 PM

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Jessie doesn't get a lot of backstory episodes because if she did the audience would curl up under their covers and never come out

3/8/2019, 2:11:38 PM

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accurate representation of my heart rn

3/8/2019, 2:12:55 PM

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"Crossing Paths" is "Bye Bye Butterfree" but with the added weight of Jessie's ten-odd years of complicated emotional baggage and I may never recover from it

3/8/2019, 2:28:58 PM

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James's tragedy is that he thinks he deserves to be a failure.
Jessie's tragedy is that she knows she doesn't.

3/8/2019, 2:53:08 PM

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ANYWAY SORRY this is supposed to be a lighthearted livetweet but sometimes those 20 years of Team Rocket feelings just come bursting out.

Here's a gif of the good soft boy cuddling a Chingling to get us back on track.

3/8/2019, 2:55:24 PM

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Pokemon Centers in the Game: *magic machine heals entire party in five seconds*

Pokemon Centers in the Anime:

3/9/2019, 8:30:23 AM

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YAAAAAAY (Sinnoh Edition)

3/9/2019, 8:53:43 AM

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Oh wow, this is low-key heartbreaking: Jessie thought she won her first ribbon because James and Meowth bribed the judges. Sometimes I forget my girl's confidence is 90% bluster ;_;

(Fortunately, the good boys are quick to set her straight.)

3/10/2019, 1:14:32 PM

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Have I ever mentioned how much I love the "devastated character literally turns to dust" visual metaphor? Because it's magnificent.

3/10/2019, 2:38:39 PM

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Pokemon has stealthily become a top-tier lady-led sports anime and I am extremely here for it

3/10/2019, 3:52:43 PM

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Let's Go! Piplup game when

3/10/2019, 10:28:42 PM

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oh this joke is terrible I love it

3/11/2019, 9:15:54 AM

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Pokemon fashion show episode, and you know what that means:

The boys get to bond over clothing and accessories.

3/11/2019, 10:43:44 AM

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Jessie screwed up James's design by adding a bunch of gaudy makeup, but it's okay 'cause he made a new friend 💖

3/11/2019, 11:02:40 AM

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I LOVE THESE FASHION BOYS

3/11/2019, 11:19:32 AM

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Also, while Supportive Softboy Dad James is a joy and a delight, I gotta admit I've kinda missed Sassy Paggro Artiste James these past few seasons. Nice to have him back for an episode.

3/11/2019, 11:28:06 AM

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Oh BRA-VO, they worked a meta-joke AND a musical reference into a single motto variation.

It took some growing pains, but I think the new localization team has officially hit their stride.

3/11/2019, 2:15:30 PM

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I love Dawn, so very, very much.

3/12/2019, 11:39:50 AM

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OH GOODY I reached The One Shitty Episode they're contractually obligated to spit out once per series.

I'm not gonna bother w/ screenshots but suffice to say Team Rocket gets fat and it is, uh, not sensitively handled. 😑

3/12/2019, 12:24:16 PM

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...Okay I guess there are a few good things about this episode, too.

3/12/2019, 1:50:19 PM

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Roses: What the hell CAN'T they do?

3/12/2019, 1:51:36 PM

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Shout-out to the coordinator draining a glass of wine the size of her head right before the contest. I see you girl.

3/12/2019, 2:51:47 PM

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Swinub is doing its best

3/12/2019, 3:08:19 PM

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A+ character development

3/12/2019, 9:07:11 PM

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On a similar note, it says a lot about DP's character work that a cool gal like Angie can have a crush on Ash and my first thought is "oh yeah I can see that" instead of "why tho."