After the viral success of the first Pokemon anime Honest Trailer, Screen Junkies, in cooperation again with the Association of Shunned Helpers, released a follow-up video. And there is no stopping with overall reception of the first video.
Thus, an involved party hold the guts to watch the upcoming video.
This parody trailer starts with the typical print-screened requests and the Honest Trailer title card.
And that opening, the Honest Trailer voice guy starts his opening spiel:
"You love the first season. Now, get ready to experience Ash's adventures in a summer island where nothing much happens but the occasional wows."
Just to emphasize that point, a montage of clips showing Ash's Alola adventures are shown, making the narrator comment about it, "Hmmm…kind of getting into something."
"Pokémon: Adventures on the Orange Islands"
After dictating the title in an epic way, the epic voice guy starts riffing, with the help of clips from the show, "Get ready for another adventure from our favorite Pokémon gang...as they slog on the unreached Orange Islands for meeting more people and more padding. Because if there's one thing we looked forward for a Pokémon episode, it is meeting more and more padding. "
But instantly, he briefly recaps where Indigo League dropped off, "After Ash lost the finals to his carbon copy Richie, his next journey begins…by delivering a powerful Pokéball to another plant-named scientist named Professor Ivy. And she's a…"
Unintentionally catching a glimpse of the attractive Professor Ivy, the narrator slowly falls for her but tries to concentrate on the trailer. "Snap out of it, man! You should not be distracted. You don't fall for me, hot woman." Then a screenshot of Professor Juniper is flashed.
But he moves on, "But after they finished their task, the producers think Brock is a squinty-eyed racist stereotype and make him ditch his best friends for this hot professor and nerdy daughters…
In his usual habit, the voiceover narrator side-comments about Brock's moves,"…at least, there's that…"But then he recalls Brock getting petrified whenever someone mentions Professor Ivy to him, as emphasized by an accompanying clip,"…no wait, never mind…"
Sooner, he gets back on track, "…in favor for his bland replacement, Tracey. He's a Pokémon trainer who…draws. And he…draws. And he draws more...Oh, and he is good at caring for Pokémon. And he…draws again." After realizing Tracey's not-so-fleshed-out character, the epic voice guy emphasizes, "Yeah, there's nothing much from this guy. Sheesh, now you made me pine for your 'racist stereotype'."
"Embark on a quest that pits Ash against four generic gym leaders to become the Orange Islands Champion, which pretty much inspired the Battle Frontier. And keep waiting for more generic battles until he is pitted against the champion himself, Drake and his most powerful Pokémon, Dragonite. And Ash wins?"At this point, the narrator finds himself disappointed at the turn of events within the Orange Islands Adventure. "That's it? That's it for this season? Come on! I mean, where's the Pokémon league? I'm expecting cool stuff from the games? Where's "Surfing Pikachu"? And why am I having problems with this?"
Nevertheless, he continues with the script comically, "But it is not just the battles. It is also about friendship, which is why you should never have ditched Brock. And it is also about romance where Misty gets wooed by this creep named Rudy, who had initially prepared to court her; but don't get to worried because Ash gets wooed by this creep named Melody, who had initially prepared to court him." Getting the parallels, the narrator remarks on Ash's and Misty's relationship,"Oh, now I get why fans call it Pokéshipping…because they stir their feelings in a wrong direction."
"So, strap in for the second season, which you actually can skip towards the Johto episodes. And unravel on the pointless directions that leads to one revelation: Pokémon Go still exists."
He emphasizes this point by actually having the video show a clip of him playing Pokémon Go. "Is someone still playing this game? 'Cause I am.And as he goes to his skirmish, it is abundantly clear that he is the only one playing."Look, I caught a Rattata. Fun, right?"
After that awkward interlude, the epic voice guy proceeds to the best part of every Honest Trailer.
"Starring:
Pikmin (Pikachu)
Tracey Sketchy (Tracey)
Tai Kamiya (Ash)
Redheaded Express (Misty)
Cruella de Velvet (Jessie)
Whinier Pegasus (James)
Anger Translator (Meowth)
What's Inside of a Kinder Egg (Togepi)
The One That Got Away (Melody)
Lapras Lazuli (Lapras)
Poison Ivy (Professor Ivy)
Blue Eyes, White Dragon (Gyarados)
Slo Pro (Slowbro)
Dragontales (Dragonite)
And Hard as a Brock (Brock petrified when asked about Professor Ivy)"
After summing up that, he gives the Honest Title:"Pokémon 2: On Stranger Tides".
But before the video ends, the epic voice guy reacts to a particular clip when Ash and Misty witnesse two Nidoran mating and Misty remarks about she and Ash getting married, causing Ash to be surprised."Subtle."
One of the people who just saw the video are none other than Misty and Tracey. While Tracey is nonetheless enjoying it, Misty has the extreme opposite reaction.
"Well…that was something, but it is really a fun concept," Tracey comments. "What do you think?"
Though she is speechless, she is more aggravated with the content. "What do I think? What do I think?!"
"You gotta keep it down!"
"Keep it down?! Someone just mocked us. They mocked us! Someone had the audacity to mock us!"
"Well, I wouldn't call it mock but making fun."
"Still the same! I'm going to get to the bottom of this! And hunt down those who are responsible for this!"
But abruptly, a smoke gas explodes behind them. And out of the smoke emerges two figures.
"You better vent at your own contempt." A female voice utters.
"You better complain but you won't attempt." A male voice utters.
"To infect the world with devastation."
"To blight all people within their nation."
"To denounce the goodness of truth and love."
"To extend our wrath to the stars above."
"Cassidy!"
"And it's Butch, don't forget it!"
"We're Team Rocket, circling around the world, all day and night."
"Surrender now or prepare to fight, fight, fight!"
After recognizing the figures to be their foes, Misty and Tracey position themselves to defend. "It's you guys, Cassidy!"
"And Bert!" Tracey utters.
But Butch does not take that easily. "I told you twerp! It's Butch! I told you not to forget it!"
"What do you want, you two? Haven't Ash defeated you many times?" Misty strikes.
"Well, it was hard. We were designated to desk posts because of that twerp!" Cassidy remarks.
"At least that's fair," Tracey says.
"So, we took our time to assemble those who were oppressed by that twerp. And offer membership to his friends," Cassidy explains.
"No, thank you," Misty rejects.
But Tracey realizes something. "Wait, that makes you the Association…?"
"…of Shunned Helpers. Or A.S.H. for short," Butch finishes, "A league of those whom Ash forgotten every season."
"Haven't you noticed that at his time at Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos and now at Alola that Ash never acknowledged you?" Cassidy intervenes.
"Yeah, and how he never even has to worry or even mind about you and the rest of you?" Butch adds.
"What's your point, Boots?" Misty asks.
"I told you, you twerp! It's Butch! Now, this is getting out of my nerves!" Butch rants.
"Calm down there Butch. We'll settle everything, once the dust has settled," Cassidy promises.
"It's Butch…Wait, that's what you said."
"Now, twerps, this is an act for that Z-faced twerp to remember you. Or at least noticed your presence. Join us because there's more like you. We're handing you an offer you can't refuse."
Given that choice, Misty ponders of how deep her relationship with Ash was, he never acknowledges her as he goes farther on his journeys. She indeed realizes that Cassidy made a point. But to if she should make action onto this, it is still up to her…
To be continued…with the Johto Honest Trailer.
