Pokémon on DVD: The Complete List (Part 3 of 5)

The list author says:
	"A great "mini-movie" with Ash and co meeting up with Mewtwo once again.  This is the first time Ash and Giovanni meet and the feature as a whole is fantastic and a worthy addition to any collection."

The list author says:
	"Ash reaches his next Gym in this collection of 7 reasonable episodes.  The two-parter in Ecruteak City is great with a callback to the first episode.  "Trouble's Brewing" is also a great episode."

The list author says:
	"This set of seven episodes is actually pretty good.  Once again, Wobbuffet steals the show in "The Wayward Wobbuffet".  The mini story arc with Articuno is also very enjoyable."

The list author says:
	"The episodes here range from "average" to, sadly, outright boring.  "The Poké-Spokesman" is a nice episode and "Control Freak" is alright but neither are excellent."

The list author says:
	"Once again, there's nothing really notable here with the exception of the introduction of Kecleon- a Pokémon from a game that hadn't yet been released.  And, at long last, Ash reaches Cianwood Gym."

The list author says:
	"While the fourth movie is thoroughly enjoyable, it seems almost like a "long episode" more than a movie, though it changes the way one may look at one of the secondary characters."

The list author says:
	"Sadly, much of this box set is wasted on a tedious excursion to the Whirl Islands.  The Lugia mini-arc, however, excels as do the various two-parters."

The list author says:
	"Despite some horrible filler, "Will The Real Professor Oak Please Stand Up" is hilarious, and the Silver Conference episodes are brilliant, as is the Larvitar mini-arc.  Recommended."

The list author says:
	"This is a great Pokémon movie with some fantastic and dramatic action sequences and a touching end.  Highly recommended movie."

The list author says:
	"Though Pokémon Chronicles episodes fit in at various points in the main series, I've listed them together here for ease.  Volume 1 is a solid first installment with some great episodes."

The list author says:
	""We're No Angels" and "Training Daze", the episodes starring Team Rocket, are worth the price of this set alone- and the other episodes are all great, too.  Highly recommended."

The list author says:
	"The weakest of the Chronicles sets with a lot of samey Pichu Brothers episodes thankfully saved from disaster by Meowth.  Even Misty and Tracey's episode is a bit of a letdown."

The list author says:
	"This is a great DVD to open up the season.  With only the fifth episode letting it down somewhat, this volume is highly recommended."

The list author says:
	"While the last two episodes on this volume are nothing special, the first three are great.  In particular, "A Poached Ego" is emotional and shows Team Rocket aren't just one-dimensional bad guys."

The list author says:
	"There's nothing much of note here, though it's on this volume that May gets a Wurmple and Brock gets his Lotad, in two good episodes.  The rest of the episodes aren't awful, just not great."

The list author says:
	"Two Gym battles and three other strong episodes make this a very strong volume.  Indeed, here Ash suffers a long overdue loss, adding credibility to the show's other trainers."

The list author says:
	""Which Wurmple Is Which?" is highly amusing and "A Mudkip Mission" gives Brock a new Pokémon.  Also of note, this volume gives us the first appearance of Ash's Corphish."

The list author says:
	"There's not too much of note here.  "Seeing Is Believing" is hilarious.  The rest aren't terrible, they just don't stand out."

The list author says:
	"A solid Gym battle rematch episode and a good Contest episode are here joined by three good-but-not-great adventures.  Worth it."

The list author says:
	"The only episodes worth worrying about here are the Gym battle episode, "Watt's With Wattson" and the very funny "A PokéBlock Party".  Other than that, nothing too great here."

The list author says:
	"Essentially, the the first half of the season.  Not an essential purchase but here for completion's sake.  Very highly recommended."

The list author says:
	"And here's the rest of the season.  Again, very much recommended on the whole."

The list author says:
	"This is the most touching Pokémon movie so far, with the relationship between Max and Jirachi being the cause for the emotion, yet it's still suitably dark in places.  A very good movie, overall."

The list author says:
	"This volume features the first appearance of Misty in the main series since the end of Master Quest.  The other episodes are good, too, but don't quite match up to the two-parter with Misty."

The list author says:
	"Some filler here, an annoying new Pokémon there and a good (and, in parts, very funny) prelude to a Contest episode make this DVD's episodes a mixed bunch."