Question
- Why this episode is called special, not XY078?He doesn't possess any difference from a filler episode of the regular series.--Hikaru Wazana 03:50- 18 June 2015
- Yeah I'd really like to know why the decision was made for this to be a Pikachu special when it has pretty much everything it needs to be labelled an actual episode of Pokemon XY anime. It had a cohesive XY plot, had the main characters of the XY anime, had HUMAN characters, would be considered an actual episode of XY anime, if there wasn't the decision to make to it a little more stylized than normal. I heavily vote or suggest it be moved XY078. --Dman dustin (talk) 04:21, 19 June 2015 (UTC)
- Except that most episodes don't have 4 parts to them, with separate titles for each part. Playerking95 (talk) 04:42, 19 June 2015 (UTC)
- Stylized preference of the director of the episode. You honestly couldn't just watch ONE of these parts and get the whole point. The first segment introduced the setting, and the characters, the 2nd segment was about making the film, and finally the third segment was for the movie as well as end the episode, the final segment was just a fun behind the scenes segment taking place during the 2nd segment and before the third segment, but could be done without. The other 3 are vital. --Dman dustin (talk) 04:53, 19 June 2015 (UTC)
- We're aware of these comments, and are considering options regarding this article. Please be patient. - Kogoro - Talk to me - 05:09, 19 June 2015 (UTC)
- Not sure what's going on here, but just wanted add further thoughts. I always thought the criteria for something to be a special had to fit at least three points. 1). It doesn't air on TV Tokyo 2). Lack of human characters within the episode/special like the Pikachu shorts and 3). If there are human characters they can't be the main characters within the current series. So an episode about Misty would be a special, but how in the world is an episode revolving around Serena, Clemont, Bonnie, and Ash, actually has a consistent plot, aired on TV Tokyo considered a special just because it's stylized differently than the normal episode.--Dman dustin (talk) 19:20, 20 June 2015 (UTC)
- On VOD platforms such as hulu, it's considered completely a normal episode, it even also has its own ordinary opening, its own ordinary ending, its own ordinary Oak Caster, and completely ordinary previews linking it in-sequence with the previous/next episodes, which is something that Mega Evolution episodes, and the TV airing of one of the ANA shorts don't even have. If the dub airs it without any issue at all completely in-sequence, will you consider it an ordinary episode then? Bluesun (talk) 05:15, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
- Well, it seems like the dub has skipped this episode, which I think helps to prove that this is more of a special. So I don't think this episode should be moved to XY078 in the future. I know the dub usually changes things, but they wouldn't skip a normal episode for no reason and I don't see why they would skip this one. Playerking95 (talk) 05:50, 23 August 2015 (UTC)
- XY078 (SS033 now) is the "movie episode", which is not considered a special. It also has the preview for XY079 (XY078) at the end of the episode. Seiya Loveless (talk)
- Well, it seems like the dub has skipped this episode, which I think helps to prove that this is more of a special. So I don't think this episode should be moved to XY078 in the future. I know the dub usually changes things, but they wouldn't skip a normal episode for no reason and I don't see why they would skip this one. Playerking95 (talk) 05:50, 23 August 2015 (UTC)
- On VOD platforms such as hulu, it's considered completely a normal episode, it even also has its own ordinary opening, its own ordinary ending, its own ordinary Oak Caster, and completely ordinary previews linking it in-sequence with the previous/next episodes, which is something that Mega Evolution episodes, and the TV airing of one of the ANA shorts don't even have. If the dub airs it without any issue at all completely in-sequence, will you consider it an ordinary episode then? Bluesun (talk) 05:15, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
- Not sure what's going on here, but just wanted add further thoughts. I always thought the criteria for something to be a special had to fit at least three points. 1). It doesn't air on TV Tokyo 2). Lack of human characters within the episode/special like the Pikachu shorts and 3). If there are human characters they can't be the main characters within the current series. So an episode about Misty would be a special, but how in the world is an episode revolving around Serena, Clemont, Bonnie, and Ash, actually has a consistent plot, aired on TV Tokyo considered a special just because it's stylized differently than the normal episode.--Dman dustin (talk) 19:20, 20 June 2015 (UTC)
- We're aware of these comments, and are considering options regarding this article. Please be patient. - Kogoro - Talk to me - 05:09, 19 June 2015 (UTC)
- Stylized preference of the director of the episode. You honestly couldn't just watch ONE of these parts and get the whole point. The first segment introduced the setting, and the characters, the 2nd segment was about making the film, and finally the third segment was for the movie as well as end the episode, the final segment was just a fun behind the scenes segment taking place during the 2nd segment and before the third segment, but could be done without. The other 3 are vital. --Dman dustin (talk) 04:53, 19 June 2015 (UTC)
- Except that most episodes don't have 4 parts to them, with separate titles for each part. Playerking95 (talk) 04:42, 19 June 2015 (UTC)