Armagon Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Hello, this is you're friendly neighborhood Armagon and today i just learned that Pikachu fucking talks in the new movie. See, i was just minding my own business when a friend over at a Discord server i'm in sends me this Like.....i don't know whether to feel amazed or upset. It's like when they announced that Han Solo isn't Han Solo's real name, as stupid as that is. Hearing Pikachu fucking speak fluent English is the most unreal thing that has happened to me in my entire life. How do you feel about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slumber Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 I think my brain just caved in on itself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punished Dayni Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 I've heard about this movie. Enough that I am just thinking Nope about the whole thing. More 20th anniversary nostalgia-bombing is one thing, but then the climax just seems awfully familiar in a bad way, with this being the wtf cherry right on top of it. That and something about a dream sequence where Ash lives in a pokemonless world. The cynic in me can't stand it. I mean I wasn't interested in the movies, but it's still somewhat bizarre this is a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonLord Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 I haven't touched Pokemon since HG/SS but this still somehow ruined Pokemon for me. Just no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gift of Jericho Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 It simply doesn't work, at all. Especially for what is clearly meant to be an emotional moment, you'll never get the reaction you want because going against twenty years of expectation takes the audience out of the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azz Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 I'm just gonna go wash me ears with some bleach don't mind me. But seriously, holy fuck why is this a thing. The only pokemon that should ever speak is Meowth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florete Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 The audience reaction made this. Does Pikachu speak in the Japanese version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The DanMan Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 8 minutes ago, Florete said: The audience reaction made this. Does Pikachu speak in the Japanese version? Yep. Heard the outcry then as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Von Ithipathachai Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 (edited) What What am I even hearing Edited November 13, 2017 by Von Ithipathachai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucarioGamer812 Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Oh.....my......god....... I hope this is just like a neurological connection/bond or through Ash's aura or something like that, I still like the original Pokemon episodes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ertrick36 Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 (edited) I will say that the audience reacting probably did have some effect on how I viewed this... But it's still extremely jarring. And this comes from a man who hardly plays Pokemon. And it's a shame, because this seems like it's supposed to be a really touching moment. Edited November 13, 2017 by Ertrick36 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etrurian emperor Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Its actually kinda sweet. But yeah, its probably connected to something like Aura rather than it being a regular occurrence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightchao42 Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 That can't be Pikachu talking, he doesn't sound like Danny DeVito. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron the Shining Blade Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 '_' That......wow. Literally made the whole theater go "what!?". Which admittedly made me chuckle. I'm reminded of an episode of one of the first seasons of Pokemon that showed some pokemon acting on a stage and actually speaking English, via some sort of trick, but I can't remember how exactly that was explained. Like some sort of magician's trick or something. That at least was a one-time thing and justified by some sort of trick. I haven't touched Pokemon since Sapphire, but I'm willing to believe Pikachu is pulling a Lucario here with the whole Aura thing. All the same, that's quite a shock. So what next, make Kirby speak fluent English? (Granted, he did speak fluent Japanese in a few 90's Japanese commercials such as for Kirby's Pinball Land, but he never spoke fluently since.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 (edited) I don’t know why, but i always thought that if pikachu spoke a human language, he’d have an extremely deep voice so yeah, i’m disappointed for this reason Edited November 13, 2017 by Nobody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heptade Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Next we'll learn that Kim Jong-Un is an unidentified Pokémon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magical Glace Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 1 hour ago, Nobody said: I don’t know why, but i always thought that if pikachu spoke a human language, he’d have an extremely deep voice so yeah, i’m disappointed for this reason Detective Pikachu has a really deep voice fwiw. Either way yeah this is really weird. There's no logical reason for it made apparent in the clip, added to the fact I don't like Ash and his Pikachu much in general... yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interdimensional Observer Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Nanananah not listening! Well as long as they don't try pulling this on Kirby, I'm okay. 2 hours ago, Baron the Shining Blade said: So what next, make Kirby speak fluent English? (Granted, he did speak fluent Japanese in a few 90's Japanese commercials such as for Kirby's Pinball Land, but he never spoke fluently since.) They were smart to drop the idea. MK and KD3 getting awful anime English was bad enough. Pokemon speaking audible intelligible language is a no to all but the smart ones like many legendaries and some Psychic types. Maybe you could make an exception for PMDs, but that is it. Pokemon are cute/cool creatures based around charm, intelligible language can get in the way of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 (edited) Just saying, but, when I went to see it, most people in the theater clapped. Yes, they clapped when he spoke. Just saying... for the record, I didn't. I wasn't sure how to react on that, to be honest. Edited November 14, 2017 by Acacia Sgt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nym Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 That was an odd decision by the movie's writers. In events where pokémon could speak human for some strange reason, Pikachu never talked human. You can look at the episode from the X and Y series when there's a Darkrai giving a nightmare to the gang: Pikachu was the ONLY Pokémon who didn't speak human unlike the staters and Bunnelby. I get the idea but that kinda ruined the magic. The best they could do is say that Pikachu talking was Ash's imagination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen the Great Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 (edited) You know, I don't see why people are so worried - but it does break a precedent in a bad way. Please don't say your world's been shattered when the only problem is a talking Pikachu... Edited November 14, 2017 by Sigismund of Luxemburg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SullyMcGully Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Well... he can say "Pika!" can't he? Maybe we should be expecting Pokemon to be getting smarter, after all these years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Glacies Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 ... I... uh... ... 8 hours ago, Armagon said: It's like when they announced that Han Solo isn't Han Solo's real name Wait, what? ...! uhhhmmm... My life is a lie. Two mind-blowers in one post. I am dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badatfireemblem Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 I think I just died. The audience reaction was pretty amaze though haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flee Fleet! Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 I'm pretty sure it's just Ash's imagination or some kind of connection, or the Aura thing you guys were talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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