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Mar 15, 2012 3:53 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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The most fascinating part of this episode is the fact that the twerps actually considered having Team Rocket take snorlax, in the hopes that it would restore the river. It's funny watching that now, considering they've never let Team Rocket get away with anything again.
Jul 7, 2012 7:24 AM
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I actually cried when he had those flashbacks about Pikachu.
Sep 15, 2012 10:50 PM
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One of my favorites. I cried too. Yay Pikachu!
May 22, 2013 9:07 AM
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Still the best emotional Pokemon episode of ALL TIME! :'D
Aug 3, 2014 2:32 PM
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Wow this episode deserves more comments lol
Oct 8, 2015 1:52 PM
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Awesome episode!
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Jul 6, 2017 2:50 AM
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So 5 bucks on there being a Pikachu switch out and a different Pikachu has been with Ash ever since.
Jul 30, 2019 2:49 PM
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Many tears were shed ;__;
Jun 22, 2020 12:10 AM
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For me, the episode 39 (which would air in December 23) is about Jynx, Lapras and Santa Claus as shown in the last episode (Porygon) preview. lol
Well, nice episode. Here we go to a unorganized series of Pokemon episodes...
Jul 10, 2020 8:28 AM

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It was a very emotional and nostalgic episode ;)
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Jul 17, 2020 1:43 PM

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Was a sweet episode, but it was sadder when I was a child.

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Sep 29, 2020 4:49 PM

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The one time Pokemon almost had Satoshi get rid of Pikachu. I sorta love how it's all set up; after Butterfree, you know none of his pokemon are off-limits, so this feels all very possible at the time then to subvert it...

I wish we got more of these where you'd think Satoshi's pokemon is gonna leave him forever but doesn't. After this, they almost always do (and even then it's a leave then return).
May 11, 2021 10:44 PM

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lot of people here is mistaking the wrong episodes.
ep38 - the banned polyogn episode
ep39 - holiday hi jynx (have it dub, so it probably aired?)
ep40 - snow wa
ep41 - pikachu's goodbye
this is the thread for ep38 - christmas special

anyway, this episode is probably the stupidest, not the fact they went to the north poll, but the fact that they knew that boot is senta's, like, how do you know how he looks like? ><
May 12, 2021 10:44 PM

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"pikachu's goodbye"
numbered as 39 but chronically is 41.

very cute and sad episode at the same time.

borck said couple of weird things:

*pikachu's drawning*
brock: ash i think you should try and save it
no, because ash thought about leaving it to die.

*pikachu singing with other pikachu*
brock: pikachu's best with it's own kind
why don't you just tell ash to leave him?
and what happen to that when ash tried to real leave pikachu?
May 22, 2022 2:20 AM

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Chronologically this is "Holiday Hi-Jynx" with "Snow Way Out" coming after which screws up the episode number by 2 episodes until episode 67 "Showdown at the Po-ké Corral"
- So whoever is watching it in chronological order be wary of posting spoilers regarding these 2 episodes.

Silly of Ash to assume Pickachu would rather stay with the other Pickachu's than to stay with it's friend.
Really sweet episode though.
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Of course Ash can't leave Pikachu like he did with Butterfree, but that was really emotional
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Oyasumi... pikachu

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