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Poker anyone?
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Day 5
a song that makes you cry
Lucy - Sequel
lucy has just so many songs that makes me emotional. I just love how wonsang writes lyrics to his songs. they are so relatable and some make you feel deep melancholia. lucy has become my ult for a reason.
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Pokemon Horizons Episode 117 Review - The Ultimate Schooling
It looks like Ult received the ultimate schooling of his lifetime. Get it? His name is Ult, and there’s “ult” in ultimate? Before I send myself out for that bad pun, this episode was good for Ult’s development.
If you noticed, Ult vs Lacey is the first time Ult has battled a Trainer on his own on-screen. His past on-screen battles were usually with wild Pokemon or Trainer battles where he’s paired up with someone or participates in a group. The fact that this is first solo battle and got clobbered by Lacey really does show he needs to stop being such an overconfident shounen protagonist and start listening to advice. It’s crazy that Lacey is the one to finally tame the gremlin, albeit slowly. It makes sense since Lacey is a girl and is smart—both are Ult’s weaknesses, which is quite ironic. Regarding the battle, it’s animated surprisingly well, even for the moments outside of battle. The Pokemon move around a lot in and out of battle, which I liked!
Her advice to Ult is to see and know Pokemon. Like how Ult couldn’t figure out that Pikachu stored electricity in their cheeks or that Tera types can go beyond a Pokemon’s usual typing, Ult needs to know Pokemon that isn’t just Sableye. He needs to study, observe and get to know them. That’s when Dragonite will truly acknowledge him. It was nice to see the two finally starting to bond. Hopefully, Ult will find the answer he is seeking when it comes to strength and fighting for someone.
Liko and Roy mainly take the backseat in this episode as Liko is just helping Briar with Terapagos trivia and being her temporary assistant which upsets Carmine. Roy is trying to learn how to be chill like Drayton by mimicking a Slakoth. Dot, on the other hand, does get some minor spotlight in that she gets into a battle with Carmine. However, the battle is not a serious one at all. It’s just Sinistcha and Gimmighoul using Astonish on each other. I’m surprised no one was laughing in the background because it was mainly comedy. However, this battle is a little upsetting in that Dot got the short end of the stick when it comes to training. How is this going to train her Gimmighoul? Like, Roy got focus by battling and losing to Nemona and Drayton, Ult got majority of the focus in this episode with his 1-on-1 training with Lacey. Liko will get focus next week. What did Dot get? A joke battle. Why is Dot done dirty when she’s basically the best battler of the group?
Other than that, there are also a few things like easter eggs and a funny detail that I want to talk about before I end this review. First off, Clay and Kieran are mentioned in this episode! Lacey mentions her father to Ult when she talks about her Excadrill. Carmine mentions her brother Kieran when after her battle with Dot gets called off; she says that Dot’s hair style is similar to her brother’s. I’m sure Kieran fans are finally rejoicing. It does make me wonder if this means he’ll show up in the future. The last thing I want to talk about is how Lacey broke the fourth wall. She said “Quizzes will continue right after this,” and then the eyecatches for the commercial break show up. I can’t believe they did that…and it’s not the first time this happened in this anime.
To be fair, I am a bit divisive over Ult because his attitude tends to irk me, but I do like that he’s genuine. I just don’t like that his writing, specifically his personality, tends to be a little inconsistent. One moment, he gets overwhelmed and a bit humbled by his opponent, but then he goes back to being hot-headed and arrogant. Hopefully, the writers won’t forget the lessons he learned in this episode and actually start his path to development. Let me know your thoughts on this episode!
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Just realized…
Ult vs Lacey is actually Ult’s first individual Trainer battle.
He normally fights in a Multi/Double battle or against Wild Pokemon.
This is why his individual strength isn’t great and why he lost.
