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Pokemon - Poke-Friends (Vol. 4) by Kunihiko Yuyama, Masamitsu Hidaka
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DVD Cover InformationActor: Ikue Ootani, Inuko Inuyama, Megumi Hayashibara, Rica Matsumoto, Shinichir? Miki Director: Kunihiko Yuyama, Masamitsu Hidaka DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Format: Animated, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Picture Format: Academy Ratio, 1.33:1 Running Time: 75 minutes DVD Release Date: 1999-05-14 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Viz Video
Movie Reviews of Pokemon - Poke-Friends (Vol. 4)Movie Review: The plot progresses in an odd way. Still good though. Summary: 5 StarsSo, our "hero" Ash got lost on his ay to the 3rd gym.Doesn't really surpise me.. Anyway, after stumbling through a bunch of traps, he finds the Hidden Village (TM), a spa for abandoned pokemon. It's protected by a Bulbasaur since pokemon thieves would certainly like to catch all these injured pokemon. Of course Jessie and James show up, and Ash decides to help Bulbasaur to beat them. Melanie, Bulbasaur's trainer, asks Ash to take Bulbasaur along on his journey so he can grow stronger. So there we have another pokemon. Later, the group finds a Charmander on a rock in the woods. It's waiting for it's trainer, so Ash can't really catch it. A bit later, at the pokemon center, he overhears Damian, Charmander's trainer, brag about how he abandoned his pokemon. After Brock beats up Damian, Ash and the others save the pokemon. The next morning, Charmander is gone again, but it returns to save Ash and Pikachu from Jessie and James, who have appearantly used their heads for a change, and donned electric-proof suits. They weren't fireproof though. Damian returns and want Charmander back, but Charmander burns him and goes with Ash instead. Even later, the group meets a gang of Squirtles who are terrorizing a nearby town. After teaming up with Meowth, they kidnap Ash and the others so Jessie and James can get Pikachu. Jessie has other plans, and decides to bomb the Squirtle Squad to death with a lot of bombs dropped from their balloon. Meanwhile, Ash tries to save Pikachu by getting a Super Potion, but is knocked out by Gary. When he returns, Jessie and James have started their attack. Ash saves the leader Squirtle when he breaks his leg in the battlefield (and is unable to run from the bombs) and together they destroy the balloon and puut out the fire. The Squirtle leader decides to go with Ash.Well, certainly a decent batch of episodes, even though it seems a bit silly that Ash catches all three starter pokemon at once. But if he didn't, I'm sure we would've gotten a bunch of crappy filler between these episodes, so it's okay. But he really should get to the 3rd gym soon. In the Charmander episode it appears he's headed North of Cerulean, which means he's been walking in a circle for 3 episodes. Hm.
Summary of Pokemon - Poke-Friends (Vol. 4)Ash and his friends discover a spa for wounded Pokemon that is guarded by a brave Bulbasaur. Can Ash and Bulbasaur protect the spa from Team Rocket's evil plans? Ash finds an abandoned Charmander and both of them learn a lesson in loyalty. Finally, Ash runs into a gang of delinquent Squirtle that have united with Team Rocket to cause trouble... Will Team Rocket ever go straight? Want to get at the heart of the Pok?mon craze? Fast-forward to the end of this video to see the video exclusive Pok?rap, a music video that lists all 151 collectable Pok?mon. That's right: 151 creatures to collect. Think of them as the starting lineup of all the NBA teams. Instead of knowing a player's stats, Pok?mon fans have to memorize creature types and a Pok?mon's certain strength. This video contains three episodes from the animated Pok?mon TV series. Our intrepid heroes Ash and his friends continue their quest, collecting Pok?mon along the way. In "Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village," the heroes stumble on to a Pok?mon health spa where injured Pok?mon creatures can take in a little R&R. The courageous Bulbasaur that defends the spa does not take kindly to Ash's desire to be his trainer (and keep him in his Pok?ball storage container). "Charmander--The Stray Pok?mon" finds the cute title character abandoned on a rock awaiting a new owner. The poor critter will die if his tail light ever goes out. What will he do in the upcoming thunderstorm? The title characters in "Here Comes the Squirtle Squad" are water-spouting beasts with Jack Nicholson sunglasses and a one-word vocabulary ("squirtle, squirtle" is heard in a dozen different variations). Of course, Team Rocket is there to foil our heroes and steal Ash's valuable Pickachu. --Doug Thomas
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