Hmm... close. But I think it'll be in the 3rd Episode of the Arc
Rose' status as a villain being less of a secret could explain his weird look here and in Twilight Wings.Man, Rose and Oleana look really bad IMO.
Tbh I always expected Ash to bond with Zacian and Goh with Zamazenta because the wolves respective combat styles match Ash and Goh's goals: it only makes sense for the kid with the goal to become the best battler to bond with the more offensively-oriented wolf while the one more focused on capture and research gets the defensively-oriented one.
I hope that Goh being the one to bond with both wolves isn't the case, though, because the entire point of the Galar Legend was that there were two heroes instead of one. One hero per wolf. Not only would Goh being the one who gets to bond with both wolves go completely against that plot thread, but it would only further validate accusations of him being a "Writer's Pet" and a "Gary Stu" and it's already tiring enough to deal with those arguments as it is. And it doesn't help that Goh is getting a lot of hate in some circles for effectively replacing Hop as the second hero of the Darkest Day plot, and I can assure you that the hate would only be multiplied tenfold if he ended up overshadowing even Ash.
Bruh you even lookin at the preview? Ash encounters Zacian and Goh encounters zamazenta. Also I think Riolu and raboot will evolve before the third episode of the arc because it’s shown in the opening that they are evolved fighting eternus. And episode 44 is called eternus
Actually, there is one way Gou could get both wolves and it wouldn't increase the backlash.
It could be attacking because the involuntary transformation is making it lose control.
If it's Poké Ball has broken.
That’s because that’s pretty much exactly what they’re doing. Not only have they skipped the entire buildup given that they’ve barely covered Galar this resulting in a total lack of context but they’ve also lost out on how the overall plot had personal points for both Hop and Bede. You can’t just remove all of that an expect it to have the same impact especially since the repercussions also carried weight into the post-game story. This is a rush job pure and simple and it’s terrible that they chose to do it this early without letting the plot unfold first.
Bede is literally the one who, in his obsession with gathering more wishing star pieces for Chairman Rose, causes the mural to be destroyed and uncover the statues hidden behind it. That was a major plot point that tied into the Darkest Day plotline. On top of that, Bede was the catalyst for Hop’s character development which also was a major part of the climax of the story and post-game.
Which means he's not going to appear and Goh's probably going to be causing some good ol' monumental destruction because why use interesting characters when you can use bland OCs?
I think it's far more likely that they'll skip over the mural's destruction entirely and just make it so that Rose already collected all the Wishing Stars he needed for his plans. There's even a chance that the whole "there were two heroes instead of one" twist will already be common knowledge in the anime's version of the Galar legend.
That would be a huge disservice to the plot of the Darkest Day story especially considering the plot point of there having been a coverup with the legend having been both a major plot twist to the story and a major event that affected the story and post-game plot. Of course the anime doesn’t seem to be doing it much service anyway so I suppose pat for the course.
