Pokemon: Best Wishes (Discussions)

[River26]

Thanks to ANN, they've confirmed that Pokemon: Best Wishes will be the next flagship series of Pokemon. States TV Tokyo

Best Wishes will take place on Isshu. The region of Black & White DS game

Discussions welcome .

[simpsonsfan]

So is Best Wishes the American title or what the Japanese title translates into? Serebii.net mentions the new female character will be named Iris and will replace Dawn. http://serebii.net/index2.shtml I can't wait to watch the new series and play the new games.

[Gokou Ruri]

So is Best Wishes the American title or what the Japanese title translates into?

Japanese title, it's a double pun of the first letters of each word as well as Wishes being able to be romanized as "Isshu"

[simpsonsfan]

So that means we don't know the American title yet right?

[Jacob T. Paschal]

So that means we don't know the American title yet right?

Yes. That usually isn't revealed until the series is ready to be brought over, which shall be a while.

[zoombie]

Do we know the american name for the new main female character, is Iris the Japanese name like Hikari is Dawn's Japanese name?

I am excited about the new girl character, I have liked all of the main female characters that they have had, I am sure I will like this one.

But Ash's new rival on the other hand has really big shoes to fill. Paul was a great rival, and it is going to be hard to top that. Gary and Paul they both got me emotional involved in Ash's plot of beating them, Advanced Generation didn't have a great memorable rival for Ash in my opinion. Who was Ash's rival in AG? Seriously it is blank to me. But I will give them the benefit of the doubt that AG introduced the brand new contest aspect and we so focused on that, that all of the energies as far as creating interesting memorable rivals were used on the cordinators. And they tried to make up for the Battle Frontier brains.

So I don't think we have to worry about that this time.

I have a great idea over what to do with Brock's role. I know it is a great idea so the writers would never do it. But why not replace Brock with a girl, an older mentor that is boy crazy and provide comic relief. That would be a great wrinkle and change of pace. Someone with the personlaity a mixture of Nurse Joy as far as the big sister motherly serous part of the personality and Misty's sister Daisy as far as being boy crazy and comic relief.

[Dragonpiece]

Pretty sure North America hasn't even legally seen gameplay of Black and White yet, so I doubt we will get americanized news anytime soon.

Anyways,I'd bet the series would be called Pokemon: Glorious Friendship in America.

[River26]

They'll, probably add Pokemon Black & White. Something that caters to overseas watchers.

[RonDrakenfan17]

I think that older man in the sketches will be Brock's replacement.
He'd be perfect, take over what Brocko could do yah know? Cook, take care of there Pokemon do nothing but give useless info. The new girl, kind of looks like shey'll have spunk. I just hope, she doesn't have a mascott like Dawn. I liked Dawn, but that Pipulp, boy will I be glad that thing leaves.

[Jacob T. Paschal]

Do we know the american name for the new main female character, is Iris the Japanese name like Hikari is Dawn's Japanese name?

Why would we know Iris' American name if we don't know the American name of the series itself? This was just announced in Japan.

[PC!]

I think that older man in the sketches will be Brock's replacement.
He'd be perfect, take over what Brocko could do yah know? Cook, take care of there Pokemon do nothing but give useless info. The new girl, kind of looks like shey'll have spunk. I just hope, she doesn't have a mascott like Dawn. I liked Dawn, but that Pipulp, boy will I be glad that thing leaves.

Why would a grown man travel around with a bunch of ten year olds? He'd be known the region over as the Poke-Pedophile.

[RonDrakenfan17]

Why would a grown man travel around with a bunch of ten year olds? He'd be known the region over as the Poke-Pedophile.

Well Brock's a bit older than them who goes gaga over any girl he sees, its creepy either way I assume, the man is her father. It'd be different if the father decided to travel with the gang.

[Innagadadavida]

Hey! Look! A new Pokemon series. Maybe it won't be a lame, unoriginal, cash-in that recycles plots from the first season, introduces hollow, one-dimensional characters, and has an interesting story to tell wit...

Haha! Who am I kidding?

[Light Lucario]

But Ash's new rival on the other hand has really big shoes to fill. Paul was a great rival, and it is going to be hard to top that. Gary and Paul they both got me emotional involved in Ash's plot of beating them, Advanced Generation didn't have a great memorable rival for Ash in my opinion. Who was Ash's rival in AG? Seriously it is blank to me. But I will give them the benefit of the doubt that AG introduced the brand new contest aspect and we so focused on that, that all of the energies as far as creating interesting memorable rivals were used on the cordinators. And they tried to make up for the Battle Frontier brains.

Well, there was Morrison, who felt like a fun rival, but he wasn't introduced until near the league, so there wasn't much time to build the rivalry before that. At least it seems that they'll give Ash some kind of rival in this new series.

I have a great idea over what to do with Brock's role. I know it is a great idea so the writers would never do it. But why not replace Brock with a girl, an older mentor that is boy crazy and provide comic relief. That would be a great wrinkle and change of pace. Someone with the personlaity a mixture of Nurse Joy as far as the big sister motherly serous part of the personality and Misty's sister Daisy as far as being boy crazy and comic relief.

While the idea of two girls in the main group does sound cool, I doubt that they would have Ash being the only guy in the group. They would probably keep it as the boys outnumbering the girls. I think having an equal number of male and female characters in the main group sounds more likely to happen than having two girls in the group.

Well Brock's a bit older than them who goes gaga over any girl he sees, its creepy either way I assume, the man is her father. It'd be different if the father decided to travel with the gang.

Considering it's suppose to be used for comedy relief and he doesn't go in a love daze for any girl whose younger than he is, such as Misty, May and Dawn, I don't think that he's behavior is creepy. As far as I know, he isn't that much older than the other people in the group, so I think he still would be labeled as a kid himself. He's a teenager and I would label most teenagers as still being kids, but that's just me.

I definitely wouldn't want the man, who most likely is Iris' father, to be traveling around with the group. Even though it would be different, it would also feel really weird. Most kids respond better with protagonists who are about their age, not those who would be adults. Despite the whole rebirth theme/vibe from these new games, they'll still be aimed at the same audience.

I'm actually surprised people are asking for American names. The title and name were just announced today. There was a sketch featuring Iris, along with Ash, Team Rocket, the possible father and new Pokemon a few days ago, but a lot of people, including myself, thought that it was fake until today. We won't know until the new series is dubbed, which most likely won't be until after the new games come to the U.S. I could totally see PUSA/TPCI keeping the Best Wishes title as part of the subtitle for the new series. They've kept Diamond and Pearl as part of the title in all of the seasons in the Sinnoh Saga. Though, considering how many episodes are left with the gang in Sinnoh, I wonder how they'll handle the change to the new series.

Anyway, I actually like the name Iris for the new female character. Yes, her hair is weird, but I've seen so many people, not here but in another forum I go to, bashing the girl just because of her hair. Considering that we've just seen her sillhouette and we don't know how she exactly looks like, I think it's too early to bash her. All I hope for is that she has a nice personality, some cool Pokemon and that I like her more than Dawn.

The title itself is okay. I like it more now that I understand the pun. Plus, it does sound more creative than just having it Pocket Monsters Black and White.

[Daxdiv]

I got the title pun in 10 seconds, BW and that it almost sounds like Isshu. Though I still stand by my statement that Best Wishes sounds like a dub season title than anything else.

I'm still curious about that old guy that looks like Sig Curtis from FMA and his Umbreon. I also wonder if Iris is going to be darker skin, considering the model sheet she was darker than everyone else. Some of those new Pokemon look great, though please, I hope that Ash gets Mijumaru, and the girl gets Smugleaf.

[Marvin Tikvah]

Hey! Look! A new Pokemon series. Maybe it won't be a lame, unoriginal, cash-in that recycles plots from the first season, introduces hollow, one-dimensional characters, and has an interesting story to tell wit...

Haha! Who am I kidding?

Thanks for that thought-provoking and valuable post.

Best Wishes sounds a bit silly, but I guess its better than something as generic as Advanced Generation or Diamundo Peruwa. I wonder if TPCI will keep that title or give it something new.

Iris (the new girl) has an incredibly wild design, and while I'm disappointed that she is being used as the main girl instead of White, I'm going to give her a fair chance before writing her off. I still can't shake the feeling that her design is basically a black Jasmine and the rival looks like a Galactic grunt.

I do hope the adaptation stays as close to the games as possible, just as DP did. still, the use of an original character over the in-game character makes me skeptical.

[KPTitan]

Hey! Look! A new Pokemon series. Maybe it won't be a lame, unoriginal, cash-in that recycles plots from the first season, introduces hollow, one-dimensional characters, and has an interesting story to tell wit...

Haha! Who am I kidding?

Actually, from what I understand the games themselves are supposed to have a more in-depth storyline... even going as far as saying it'll "stray away from the usual Gyms/E4" part... not by much, but a little. So if that's true, it makes me wonder how the plot in the anime is going to be handled. The games are looking really, really awesome so far, so I'd like to see what the anime's going to be like... despite the whole "anime =/= games" thing anyway.

The title "Best Wishes" is kinda interesting... I know it's a pun on Black and White, but I'm wondering if there's a little more to it. Maybe it might have something to do with the overall plot, and maybe Reshiram's and Zekrom's abilities?

[PC!]

I'm wondering if they're saving the trainer from BW for another character role. Maybe a rival for Ash or something.

[KPTitan]

I'm wondering if they're saving the trainer from BW for another character role. Maybe a rival for Ash or something.

That might happen... especially if the older guy in the sketch ends up being your rumored Father from the games. I'm really curious as to who the boy, next to the anime-exclusive girl in the silhouette shot with the Legendaries, is supposed to be... like if he's supposed to replace Brock or be another rival. I remember seeing a picture of Ash, Dawn, and Paul together, and it excluded Brock. I imagine that when that pic was first seen, there were a few people who speculated that Paul might have been Brock's replacement.

[Daxdiv]

I'm wondering if they're saving the trainer from BW for another character role. Maybe a rival for Ash or something.

I'm hoping for that as well, and maybe seeing the in-game rival as well. I thought they did a good job transferring Barry over from the games to the anime myself, I just hope that, along with everything else, that it will be a step up from DP.