Pokemon Best Wishes! 25 Pokemon Best Wishes! Episode 25

Ash, Delia and Professor Oak went to new region of Isshu. After they arrive, Team Rocket again stole Pikachu from Ash. In the midst of the battle, Zekrom appears, and its huge lightning bolt zapped Pikachu, freeing him. Professor Araragi shows up and escorts them to her lab, where Ash meets his rival named Shooty.

After a losing battle against him, Ash noticed that Pikachu is unable to use its electricity due to Zekrom's thunderbolt. Zekrom appears once again and he gave Pikachu back his electricity. Now seeing a Legendary Pokemon again, Ash decides to go on a journey and compete in the Isshu Pokemon League. Later on, he met a Jungle girl named Iris and one of the leaders of the Sanyou Gym named Dent. Now...the three of them travel together in a world filled with mysterious creatures known as Pokemon.

Genres: adventure, comedy, tournament
Themes: monsters


Curvy bishoujo artwork is about the only thing this series does decently, and even then, there's plenty of better material in the same genre. Again, this is the quick hormone fix we're talking about, with essential parts of the female anatomy strategically placed for visual consumption. (Perhaps the layout deserves some credit as well, then.) As to the quality of the draftsmanship—it's passable, but not outstanding; the impossibly round breasts, swimsuit-model waists and pouty baby faces are only drawn "good enough." The bold, thick lines outlining the characters add a bit of stylistic flair, but everything else is straight out of the romantic comedy how-to book, from the mostly rectangular paneling to the suburban backgrounds to the nondescript male characters. It's the artistic equivalent of mushy, tasteless comfort food, liked only for its familiarity and not because it's doing anything special.