Twilight-Kun
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Not sure why this series despises any Gigantamax that isn't Charizard
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I suppose Gengar isn't real to youNot sure why this series despises any Gigantamax that isn't Charizard
Genuinely don't think that matters here, considering that even mons like Larvitar and Solgaleo were shown in that scene. The point of that vision was to showcase Pikachu's companions supporting it, and I'd say Mr. Mime absolutely deserves to be there.My only gripe is that they again threw in the Mimey retcon of saying it’s one of Ash’s Pokémon despite them pulling it out of their asses this series.
Difference there is Larvitar and Solgeleo are both Pokémon that Ash cared for for an extended period of time. Mimey is a Pokémon associated with his mother who the writers retconned into being Ash’s for literally no reason. And the point isn’t just Pikachu’s companions but his companions who had been his teammates and family through his time with Ash. Considering Mimey lacks this shared dynamic, it’s kinda the odd man out for being there.Genuinely don't think that matters here, considering that even mons like Larvitar and Solgaleo were shown in that scene. The point of that vision was to showcase Pikachu's companions supporting it, and I'd say Mr. Mime absolutely deserves to be there.
IMO that's one of the things that set the battle apart and made it unique, plus in some sense it shifts the point of view towards Pikachu's (who was on the edge of passing out, so his lack of awareness after the final clash is conveyed through this time-skip). The jump does feel weird when watching a raw version of the episode but have in mind there's an ad break at this point so this device actually takes advantage of that momentum break (and honestly I can't think of any other place where the ad break could've been placed had it not been like this).The finale clash between Pikachu and Charizard is incredibly hype, the animation was stellar and they were playing the Japanese opening of season 1, it was hype and near perfection, but...then in the middle of that, the episode just cuts to Ash and Pikachu in a pokemon center and then the outcome of the battle is shown to us via a flashback. I really didn't like this, It seriously broke the momentum of the fight to me and it made the ending feel slightly anti-climactic, which isn't exactly the type of feeling you should get in the finale of a fight as big as this.
That is a good point, but I still thought the cut felt weird and broke my excitement for a minute. I watched this on gogoanime, so it probably would've felt less jarring with the commercial break.IMO that's one of the things that set the battle apart and made it unique, plus in some sense it shifts the point of view towards Pikachu's (who was on the edge of passing out, so his lack of awareness after the final clash is conveyed through this time-skip). The jump does feel weird when watching a raw version of the episode but have in mind there's an ad break at this point so this device actually takes advantage of that momentum break (and honestly I can't think of any other place where the ad break could've been placed had it not been like this).
To be fair, Mimey has the family dynamic with Pikachu in Journeys.Difference there is Larvitar and Solgeleo are both Pokémon that Ash cared for for an extended period of time. Mimey is a Pokémon associated with his mother who the writers retconned into being Ash’s for literally no reason. And the point isn’t just Pikachu’s companions but his companions who had been his teammates and family through his time with Ash. Considering Mimey lacks this shared dynamic, it’s kinda the odd man out for being there.
Not only that, but it lost without beating any Pokemon. I still wouldn't call this a true jobber moment, though, because Charizard made Pikachu sweat for that win. This was more like how Sirfetch'd went down last episode: duck may not have knocked anyone out, but he dented Rillaboom so hard that Dracovish was able to finish it off cleanly and likely prevented another sweep ala Diantha.Let's be honest, though, as happy as most of us are Ash won we're overlooking the second most important part.
Charizard lost.
True, but I think we can say this is the closest we'll ever get to the feeling of a series finale for pokemon. Nothing they ever do can come close to this again.Based on his episode with Leon, seeing what new the world has in store for him. He may have won the PWC that was fought between Kanto to Galar but with the Pokémon world always expanding, there’s always something new to find.