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Pokemon - Friends and Rivals (Vol. 26)
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0013023126831
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Label: Viz Video
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Dubbed),
Manufacturer: Viz Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Viz Video
Release Date: January 23, 2001
Running Time: 70 minutes
Studio: Viz Video
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Editorial Review:
The virtues of friendship, like loyalty and trustworthiness, are put to the test in this trio of Pokemon adventures starring Ash and his new confidant, Richie. In the first episode, "A Friend in Deed," the menacing Team Rocket pulls off "the biggest poke-haul of all," kidnapping the trainers' pokeballs in order to rig the Pokemon League in their favor. Pokemaniacs Ash and Richie join forces to thwart the deceptive scheme. In the end, however, a twist of fate pits friend against friend when Ash learns that his next Pokemon match will turn Richie into his opponent. This cliffhanger continues in the second episode, "Friend and Foe Alike," when Ash wonders if his friendship with Richie can survive their upcoming match. A funny thing happens on the way to the stadium though, as Team Rocket's shenanigans continue. Winning and losing gracefully is the theme of the final episode, "Friends to the End," when Ash and Richie discuss the lessons they have learned from defeat. But wait, a calamitous crater dug by Team Rocket traps the friends, giving them a chance for a final dual, this time as cohorts. In the end, viewers realize that the Team Rocket duo, in their attempts to win at any cost, are the real losers of these tales. While there are some worthy moral messages sprinkled throughout Friends and Rivals, be warned that they come mostly by way of violent showdowns between pocket monsters. Parents concerned about imitative behavior should remain cautious. --Lynn Gibson
Serial run on Cartoon Network and Warner Brothers Television network!
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Hmmm . . .
I don't know about you, but Ash's new friend Richie seems too good to be true. And to me he's sort of flat; I ean he has like no personality aside from the fact that he's a great trainer and friend. I just think that Richie was a rather dry character. And while I liked the previous Indigo League battle episodes, I didn't find these to be as good. The episodes aren't boring in the least, just a little dry, I guess. And this is really picky but Richie's laugh is SO annoying!
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Rating:  - Absolutely Awful
Looking back on the days when me and me chums watched pokemon, I realise how mentally sick we all were. The show is pathetic. Its about a series of random 'adventures' in a 'pokemon' 'world'. ahem. These episodes hardly tie in together at all, with the same scenario repeated in a thousand different ways. I would have thought that by episode ten million in series eight thousand that they would have given up, but oh no! There are still lots of weirdos out there. And to mister "a veiwer", what you wrote ... Read More
Rating:  - The end for the Indigo League
Three five star episodes round out this, the last video for the Indigo League series. First, in "A Friend In Deed", Ash meets Richie, a fellow Pokemon trainer, and they both team up when Team Rocket manages to shanghi all the Pokemon in the competition! Ash and Richie save the Pokemon (of course), and become good friends, only to discover that they will be facing each other in the fifth round! In "Friend and Foe Alike", Ash and Richie promise to make their battle the greatest ever, ... Read More
Rating:  - Friend vs. Rivals
In the first show,A friend in need,Ash met Richie, another trainer, who seems much better than Ash. Team Rocket(TR) steals all trainer's poke balls and Ash and Richie team up with a chase and try to get the poke balls back. In the end, Richie uses Butterfree and Ash uses Pidgeotto to land safly from a very high cliff. (Buy it to see how they got on a cliff...it's pretty cool since you get to see the smartness of Richie and 2 other Pokemon. In Friend and Foe Alike, Brock tells Ash that Richie is winning ... Read More
Rating: - Friends & Rivals
Okay, here's the inside scoop of this video. It's about Ash, Richie, & their Pokemon. In "A Friend In Need", we see how Ash first meets Richie & how he has a Pikachu just like Ash. Jessie makes an announcement that everyone must cash in their Pokeballs. Ash goes but is shocked to see Richie there. Jessie sees Pikachu & takes it. James accidently says Jessie & Ash & Richie find out it's Team Rocket that is causing all this. They chase after Team Rocket & get the Pokemon ... Read More
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