Talk:DP081

Swinub

Do you think the Swinub from the movie 11 previews will be in this episode? Dean

Possibly, best not to change anything until it airs though TheAlmightyChris 16:37, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

It's why I added it in a commented out line. We'll find out as the airdate grows closer. TTEchidna 18:35, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Good call. For all we know, Dawn's never going to have a Swinub, and the Swinub from the movie 11 preview belongs to a movie COTD. Of course, better Swinub than Riolu...--Shiningpikablu252 19:41, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

I hope she doesn't get a Swinub. Another stupid small Pokemon that will never evolve. Porygon-Z 21:07, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Better hers than Ash's. "NO! EVOLVE = BAD! CHARIZARD NO! BULBASAUR SQUIRTLE YES!" AKA Kanto sound familiar? TTEchidna 21:26, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

If Dawn were to get Swinub, I don't see why it wouldn't evolve, since it does have a 4th gen evolution after Piloswine. --Dman dustin 21:10, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

And in fact, this turns out to be an episode about... Chimchar? It might be that Swinub is afraid of fire or something but this doesn't appear to be the capture episode after all. Also, while I am 99% sure that Ash's Chimchar will appear, the title could be referring to a different Chimchar for all we know. --FabuVinny ^{|Talk Page|} 22:51, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

And I've went ahead and put in a dummied-out episode-protect template on Ash's Chimchar as a just-in-case measure. I'm pretty certain that rumors about evolution are going to start coming in with this news, and I'd like to be prepared just in case. --Shiningpikablu252 23:19, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

I want to say that protection isn't necesarry because we know Chimchar isn't evolved in the movie. But then I remember we also knew that Pikachu won't evolve ever and the recent episode still caused problems. If anything happens, it will be the thing it did when Paul caught it. --FabuVinny ^{|Talk Page|} 23:29, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Previews can't reveal everything. If anything, the lack of Chimchar in the previews might help fuel the evolution rumors (similar how those previews disproved the Ash's Pikachu evolution rumors)...

Nevertheless, there's no such thing as too much protection when it comes to evolution rumors (even if they haven't actually started yet). This is why "Ash's Monferno" can't be touched until the episode airs. --Shiningpikablu252 23:34, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Well, I am pretty sure that a strong trainer with a Mamoswine will appear. Ash challenge him with Chimchar but lose for the first time. And he will train with Chimchar and he'll challenge him again. And Ash will win this time.