User:FinnishPokéFan92/Suede's Pokémon Journey

Suede's Pokémon Journey is an ongoing YouTube review series of the Pokémon anime by the anime reviewer known as Suede (real name William DuFresne) from New Zealand, started in August 2016 in celebration of Pokémon's 20th anniversary. Its original objective was to review one episode per week for a year from the first season of the anime, which it succeeded in, but has also continued well past that point. This is a list all the episode reviewed by Suede so far and the ratings he has given to them.

At the end of each review, Suede credits Bulbapedia and Dogasu's Backpack as his main sources of information.

Rating system

From Pokémon - I Choose You! to Make Room for Gloom (including Holiday Hi-Jynx, Snow Way Out!, and the Pokémon Origins episodes), Suede rated the episodes with a grade ranging from A to F, with pluses or minuses added when necessary. From Lights, Camera, Quack-tion onwards, he has adopted a new rating system, mostly based on different kinds of Poké Balls. Older ratings were subsequently converted to match this new rating system.

Poké Ball rating	Old rating	Definition
Master Ball	A	The flaws are nonexistent, the episode is almost perfect.
Ultra Ball	B	The flaws exist, but are easily ignorable.
Great Ball	C	It takes a conscious effort to ignore the flaws, but it's still enjoyable.
Poké Ball	D	The flaws outweigh the good points, but the episode can still be enjoyed.
Rock	E	The episode has no redeeming qualities whatsoever.
File:Dark Ball anime.png Dark Ball	F	The episode contains a harmful message that corrupts it entirely.

Indigo League arc reviews

Episode	Screenshot	Release date	Rating	Notes
Pokémon - I Choose You!		August 5, 2016		None
Pokémon Emergency!		August 16, 2016		None
Ash Catches a Pokémon		August 24, 2016		One of Suede's personal favorite episodes.
Challenge of the Samurai		August 31, 2016		None
Showdown in Pewter City		September 8, 2016		None
Clefairy and the Moon Stone		September 15, 2016		None
The Water Flowers of Cerulean City		September 23, 2016		None
The Path to the Pokémon League		September 29, 2016	File:Dark Ball anime.png	Original rating was "Rock".
The School of Hard Knocks		October 7, 2016		None
Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village		October 14, 2016		None
Charmander – The Stray Pokémon		October 22, 2016		None
Here Comes the Squirtle Squad		October 28, 2016		None
Mystery at the Lighthouse		November 5, 2016		None
Electric Shock Showdown		November 21, 2016		None
Battle Aboard the St. Anne		November 25, 2016		None
Pokémon Shipwreck		November 25, 2016		None
Island of the Giant Pokémon		December 2, 2016		None
Beauty and the Beach (BANNED)		December 10, 2016	File:Dark Ball anime.png	Suede's least favorite episode.
Tentacool & Tentacruel		December 22, 2016		None
The Ghost of Maiden's Peak		December 28, 2016		None
Bye Bye Butterfree		January 6, 2017		None
Abra and the Psychic Showdown		January 14, 2017		None
The Tower of Terror		January 21, 2017		None
Haunter versus Kadabra		January 28, 2017		None
Primeape Goes Bananas		February 5, 2017		None
Pokémon Scent-sation!		February 12, 2017		None
Hypno's Naptime		February 18, 2017		None
Pokémon Fashion Flash		February 25, 2017		None
The Punchy Pokémon		March 5, 2017		None
Sparks Fly for Magnemite		March 11, 2017		None
Dig Those Diglett!		March 18, 2017		None
The Ninja Poké-Showdown		March 25, 2017		None
The Flame Pokémon-athon!		April 2, 2017		None
The Kangaskhan Kid		April 8, 2017		None
The Legend of Dratini (BANNED)		April 15, 2017		None
The Bridge Bike Gang		April 22, 2017		None
Ditto's Mysterious Mansion		April 29, 2017		Original rating was "Dark Ball".
Dennō Senshi Porygon (BANNED)		May 6, 2017		None
Pikachu's Goodbye		May 13, 2017		None
The Battling Eevee Brothers		May 20, 2017		None
Wake Up Snorlax!		May 27, 2017		None
Showdown at Dark City		June 3, 2017		None
The March of the Exeggutor Squad		June 10, 2017		None
The Problem with Paras		June 17, 2017		None
The Song of Jigglypuff		June 24, 2017		None
Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon		July 1, 2017		None
A Chansey Operation		July 8, 2017		None
Holy Matrimony!		July 15, 2017		None
So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd		July 22, 2017		None
Who Gets to Keep Togepi?		July 28, 2017		Review guest star: TheCartoonGamer8000
Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden		August 5, 2017		None
Princess vs. Princess		August 12, 2017		This episode completed Suede's original review goal.
Holiday Hi-Jynx (BANNED)		August 19, 2017		Also reviewed earlier in December 2012.
Snow Way Out!		August 26, 2017		None
The Purr-fect Hero		October 1, 2017		None
The Case of the K-9 Caper!		October 14, 2017		None
Pokémon Paparazzi		October 21, 2017		None
The Ultimate Test		October 28, 2017		None
The Breeding Center Secret		November 11, 2017		None
Riddle Me This		November 19, 2017		None
Volcanic Panic		November 25, 2017		None
Beach Blank-Out Blastoise		December 2, 2017		None
The Misty Mermaid		December 16, 2017		None
Clefairy Tales		December 23, 2017		None
The Battle of the Badge		January 13, 2018		None
It's Mr. Mime Time		January 20, 2018		None
Showdown at the Po-ké Corral		January 27, 2018		None
The Evolution Solution		February 10, 2018		None
The Pi-Kahuna		February 17, 2018		None
Make Room for Gloom		February 24, 2018		None
Lights, Camera, Quack-tion		March 10, 2018		None
Go West Young Meowth		March 17, 2018		None
To Master the Onixpected!		March 24, 2018		None
The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis		March 31, 2018		None
Bad to the Bone		April 28, 2018		None
All Fired Up!		May 5, 2018		None
Round One - Begin!		May 12, 2018		None
Fire and Ice		June 11, 2018		None
The Fourth Round Rumble		June 16, 2018		None
A Friend In Deed		June 23, 2018		None
Friend and Foe Alike		June 30, 2018		Otherwise the rating would be "Rock", the way Ash loses lifts it to "Poké Ball".
Friends to the End		July 7, 2018		None
Overall rating		July 15, 2018		Given during the full review of season 1.

Pokémon Origins reviews

These episodes were reviewed as bonus reviews for the transitional period between the first two US seasons. As they aren't part of the main series, their raitings have never been officially converted into Poké Balls by Suede.

Episode	Screenshot	Release date	Rating	Notes
File 1: Red		September 2, 2017	B+	None
File 2: Cubone		September 9, 2017	E+	None
File 3: Giovanni		September 16, 2017	C-	None
File 4: Charizard		September 23, 2017	B-	None
Overall rating		September 23, 2017	B-	Given during the final episode review.

Orange League arc reviews

Episode	Screenshot	Release date	Rating	Notes
Pallet Party Panic		August 11, 2018		None
A Scare in the Air		August 18, 2018		None
Poké Ball Peril		September 1, 2018		None
The Lost Lapras		September 15, 2018		None
Fit to be Tide		September 22, 2018		From this review onward, new reviews are made available for Suede's Patreon supporters a week in advance.
Pikachu Re-Volts		October 6, 2018		None
The Crystal Onix		November 3, 2018		None
In the Pink		November 16, 2018		None
Shell Shock!		November 24, 2018		None
Stage Fight!		December 15, 2018		None
Bye Bye Psyduck		December 29, 2018		None
The Joy of Pokémon		January 12, 2019		None
Navel Maneuvers		January 19, 2019		None
Snack Attack		January 26, 2019		None
A Shipful of Shivers		February 2, 2019		None
Meowth Rules!		February 9, 2019		Suede's favorite episode of the arc.
Tracey Gets Bugged		February 16, 2019		None
A Way Off Day Off		June 12, 2019		Suede's least favorite episode of the arc.
The Mandarin Island Miss Match		June 14, 2019		None
Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon?		June 15, 2019		Review guest star: Dominic Noble
Get Along, Little Pokémon		June 22, 2019		None
The Mystery Menace		June 29, 2019		None
Misty Meets Her Match		July 6, 2019		None
Bound For Trouble		July 13, 2019		None
Charizard Chills		July 20, 2019		None
The Pokémon Water War		July 27, 2019		None
Pokémon Food Fight!		August 3, 2019		None
Pokémon Double Trouble		August 10, 2019		None
The Wacky Watcher!		August 17, 2019		None
The Stun Spore Detour		August 24, 2019		None
Hello, Pummelo!		August 31, 2019		Original release blocked due to copyright issues. Rereleased on April 27, 2020.
Enter The Dragonite		September 8, 2019		Original release blocked due to copyright issues. Rereleased on May 10, 2020.
Viva Las Lapras		September 22, 2019		None
The Underground Round Up		October 12, 2019		None
A Tent Situation		November 2, 2019		None
The Rivalry Revival		November 17, 2019		None

Johto League arc reviews

Episode	Screenshot	Release date	Rating	Notes
Don't Touch That 'dile		February 1, 2020		None
The Double Trouble Header		February 23, 2020		None
A Sappy Ending		March 1, 2020		None
Roll On, Pokémon!		March 8, 2020		The first "Filler Double Feature". From this review onward, new reviews are made available for Suede's Patreon supporters a month in advance.
Illusion Confusion!
Flower Power		March 15, 2020		The second "Filler Double Feature".
Spinarak Attack
Snubbull Snobbery		March 22, 2020		None
The Little Big Horn		March 29, 2020		None
The Chikorita Rescue		April 5, 2020		None
Once in a Blue Moon		April 13, 2020		The third "Filler Double Feature".
The Whistle Stop
Ignorance is Blissey		April 22, 2020		Originally meant to be released on April 19, but copyright issues got the original release blocked immediately upon attempted release.
A Bout With Sprout		May 24, 2020		None
Fighting Flyer with Fire		July 11, 2020		None
For Crying Out Loud		July 20, 2020		The fourth "Filler Double Feature".
Tanks a Lot!
Charizard's Burning Ambitions		August 3, 2020		None
Grin to Win!		August 30, 2020		The fifth "Filler Double Feature".
Chikorita's Big Upset