Shelgon: "Hello, mouse. Remember when I shrugged off your attacks like nothing and then proceeded to steamroll you? Good times."
That face looks like Pikachu is trying to hide his pain by being macho
Drake makes sense here IMO, given that 1) he's a sailor, so he can believably assist in an ocean-related task, and 2) the target Pokémon of the Trial Mission is Kingdra, a Dragon type, which matches Drake's specialty type.
While JN has its own problems, other people are pretty capable of adding to Project Mew. It’s not only Ash who can stumble into past characters while achieving his goals… Drake can make sense here, and I don’t think he was contending for a PWC spot anyways, compared to the trainers writers want to use.
Yes! I knew it would be happening, what water episode wouldn’t have Dracovish. He’s been coming out of his pokeball more now, so I think Journeys might be changing a bit
Right?
That would unironically be a pretty fun dynamic.
Possibly a Pokédex entry for Shelgon, since the anime has yet to give us one.
Dracovish learning a new move (preferably Dragon type, either Dragon Rush or Dragon Pulse, or maybe even Outrage.) Water Gun should definitely get replaced one of these days, too. Hydro Pump seems like the obvious answer.
I don’t think they should retroactively qualify go for Project Mew. It would feel more like a plot contrivance, and I get flashbacks of how Serena's performances also involved stuff she was coincidentally skilled in. Specially since the series already had a huge issue of giving Go things without him doing anything or facing any struggles.
