New Bark Town

All right, going on to this week's episode.

This week's episode was titled Don't Touch That Dial, or as it was known in Japanese, New Bark Town, the town where winds tell of a beginning blow.

I don't think that was enthusiastic enough, Jeff.

Let me try

again.

We've got some exclamation points in there.

New Bark Town, the town where winds tell of a beginning blow.

Okay, much better.

Candace Ogawa is scared of Amphy.

"Uh, I, I came here from Goldenrod." Goldenrod? Connie had been assuming Ecruteak, but Goldenrod? You're from Goldenrod? Well, I'm, I'm from New Bark Town, but Goldenrod's my home, yeah.

Is Whitney okay? Candace Ogawa looks really concerned.

Whitney's fine.

Who's That Pokemon?

Back in the episode, we find out that the way to Kurt's place is conveniently on its way to Johto, since they have to go to New Bark Town to sign up for the Johto League, which seems cumbersome, but, you know, what are you going to do? It really makes you wonder about the logistics

of Pokemon Leagues.

It seems everyone has to start at New Bark Town.

So does everyone do the gyms in the same order? Maybe.

Because are gym leaders like not allowed to let their Pokemon get to a certain level? Because, you know, like we'll meet Falconer, the first gym leader, and he's going to have to always battle, you know, people first.

So, yeah,

it's just logistics of the Pokemon world that makes no sense.

Hanako shrugged.

Oh, well yeah, I'm from New Bark Town.

That information jogged something in Violet's memory, and she recalled when they had first met.

So then that fire Pokemon that burned me and that bug Pokemon you had, they must be Pokemon from over there? I mean, that's where I got them.

There was also mention of a strange woman with a pink Pokémon that Hanako didn't know.

When Violet asked her to describe it, it didn't sound familiar to Violet either.

And then the woman tried to force me to go back to New Bark Town and deliver the incubator to Professor Elm.

Why would she do that? You won't believe this, but she claimed that she was from-