Summary
“Rotom’s wish!” The Pokémon XY episode revealed the existence of underground Pokémon battles with high stakes and few rules. Underground battles take place in a graffiti-covered hotel, where the winner takes possession of the loser’s Pokémon. Ash and his friends change the future by helping Rotom defeat Krookodile, leading to the end of the underground battles at the hotel.
The Pokémon Anime isn’t known for dealing with dark themes, but a Pokémon XY episode provided a glimpse into the underground world of Pokémon battles. These are not regular Pokémon battles but high-stakes battles with few rules, complete with the winner taking possession of the loser’s Pokémon.
In “Rotom’s Wish!”, Ash and his friends find their way into a nearly abandoned hotel. Inside, they discover a Pokémon battle going on, but it soon ends and the winner declares his intention to take the loser’s Pangoro, which has been his Pokémon partner for decades. Ash of course walks in and finds this absurd, but it turns out it is. whole round The underground war is going on here, winner takes alland the guy who runs the place, Mantle, happens to be the latest winner.
Witnessing this injustice, Ash and his friends are taken back in time by Rotom, who shows how the hotel got into this situation in the first place, giving them a chance to change. change it.
Underground Pokémon battles are difficult
The battle shown takes place on a battlefield inside the hotel, where prying eyes cannot easily find it. The area is covered in graffiti, and Mantle has many henchmen surrounding him to help him enforce his “winner takes all” rule. It appears to be a popular hangout for normal people, who are also seen watching the battles and giggling at the departure of the Pangoro trainer, and this activity has existed for at least 10 years. In the past, it was revealed that Ash went to that Mantle had a battle with the owner Rotom, fighting over ownership of the hotel, and Rotom ran away, causing him to lose and make it clear that the hotel How the hotel became an underground fighting site. right from the start.
This scene is in many ways similar to the scene at an underground fighting ring in the movie Detective Pikachu, although the movie was released long after this episode and was a bit more difficult in its depiction of the dangers of such a place. Ash and friends can eventually help Rotom defeat Krookodile using its different forms, which will eventually change the future and make Mantle an employee at the hotel instead of running it . The hotel is no longer the site of such underground battles in the new future, and Mantle is said to have learned his lesson, now a grateful employee at the hotel.
Pokémon has given fans a glimpse into the dark side of its battle-based world
While the episode doesn’t provide a detailed look at the Pokémon underworld, it does demonstrate that such a thing exists and that people can bet big on Pokémon battles. It is unclear how illegal such underground struggles could be; The battle itself isn’t particularly more intense than a regular Pokémon battle, but Gambling on Pokémon battles can be frowned upon in the same way as betting on real-life animal battles..
The episode was interesting in showing a different side of Pokémon world that fans are used to seeing, and certainly makes them wonder what other dark activities might be going on in that usually cheerful world.
Pokemon
Summary: Spanning over 25 years, Pokemon, also known as Pocket Monsters in Japan, is a multimedia franchise co-created by Nintendo, Game Freak and Creatures. Conceptualized by Satoshi Tajiri in conjunction with Ken Sugimori and Junichi Masuda, Pokemon is set in a fictional world where humans live alongside tameable creatures called Pokemon. People who catch, raise, and battle these creatures are called Pokemon Trainers. They embark on cross-continental journeys to raise their Pokemon with the ultimate goal of competing in tournaments to become champions. Pokemon spans a massive range of properties, from a long-running animated series to a successful card game to the medium that started it all, the video game. Additionally, Pokemon started the “two games” trend, where two versions of a game would release and include different Pokemon/features between versions, encouraging players to meet others and trade so they can “catch them all.”
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