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Well I can say that I enjoy this episode for what it was because I am trying each week to enter with no expectations. It was a fun episode for the most part, if not a bit slow. It this were the 4th episode in the Galar region, and set in some filler non-game city (after we already experienced a lot of game locations the previous 3 episodes) I think it would have been received a lot better.
Since Nickit is one of my favorite Galar Pokemon, I was very happy with their portrayal in this episode, they were very cute, fun, and I do hope we see more of them. Hoping to see more of them is probably too much at this point, considering with the style of this series most Galar Pokemon (and locations for that matter) aren't even going to get this level of exposure, which is very concerning to me.
I agree with others that Ash is extremely out of character here when he cares more about food than new Pokemon/new region. It just goes to show that they will do whatever they want to make the episode they want to without worrying about what has been previously established, which is very disappointing.
The worst thing about this episode is just how little of Wyndon and Galar is shown. The train stations look like they do in the game, and that's about all that was recognizable. I didn't know Shoot city was Wyndon, and in the beginning of the episode I was thinking about pausing and checking Bulbapedia, but then I thought "I'm sure I'll be able to recognize what city it is based on the episode" since I've already played the entire game, but no, there were no landmarks of any kind. Its pretty unbelievable, think back to the first several episodes of XY and how much Lumiose was showcased, this is a really stark, disappointing difference. It is even more troubling when thinking about the exact premise of this series, showcasing every region. If this is their idea of showcasing a region, then it really won't matter if we're in Hoenn or Unova or Johto, because we won't be seeing landmarks or native Pokemon so the series could pretty much exist anywhere except for some detail from the minor quest of the day, rendering much of their promotion moot (just like their idea of appealing to older fans is a complete whiff).
I still hold out some hope that they are saving Galar for some longer return later, but its a little late to add to the new game excitement that we normally get from the anime. Anyway, I will continue into next week and beyond with limited expectations, which make the episodes enjoyable in an episodic sense, but the series doesn't seem promising to me on the whole.
Side note: This is the first time I have ever played through the entire game of a region before seeing the region in the anime (although I kind of feel like I still haven't seen Galar in the anime). I wonder if this is true for others as well since we got to Galar so late?
Since Nickit is one of my favorite Galar Pokemon, I was very happy with their portrayal in this episode, they were very cute, fun, and I do hope we see more of them. Hoping to see more of them is probably too much at this point, considering with the style of this series most Galar Pokemon (and locations for that matter) aren't even going to get this level of exposure, which is very concerning to me.
I agree with others that Ash is extremely out of character here when he cares more about food than new Pokemon/new region. It just goes to show that they will do whatever they want to make the episode they want to without worrying about what has been previously established, which is very disappointing.
The worst thing about this episode is just how little of Wyndon and Galar is shown. The train stations look like they do in the game, and that's about all that was recognizable. I didn't know Shoot city was Wyndon, and in the beginning of the episode I was thinking about pausing and checking Bulbapedia, but then I thought "I'm sure I'll be able to recognize what city it is based on the episode" since I've already played the entire game, but no, there were no landmarks of any kind. Its pretty unbelievable, think back to the first several episodes of XY and how much Lumiose was showcased, this is a really stark, disappointing difference. It is even more troubling when thinking about the exact premise of this series, showcasing every region. If this is their idea of showcasing a region, then it really won't matter if we're in Hoenn or Unova or Johto, because we won't be seeing landmarks or native Pokemon so the series could pretty much exist anywhere except for some detail from the minor quest of the day, rendering much of their promotion moot (just like their idea of appealing to older fans is a complete whiff).
I still hold out some hope that they are saving Galar for some longer return later, but its a little late to add to the new game excitement that we normally get from the anime. Anyway, I will continue into next week and beyond with limited expectations, which make the episodes enjoyable in an episodic sense, but the series doesn't seem promising to me on the whole.
Side note: This is the first time I have ever played through the entire game of a region before seeing the region in the anime (although I kind of feel like I still haven't seen Galar in the anime). I wonder if this is true for others as well since we got to Galar so late?