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Seems Entei acknowledged their determination and is willing to hear them out.
(Also, I like how strong they portray it. Their attacks don't really do jack to it, it just shrugged everything off. But even if they're weak, they still tried hard enough to earn its respect.)
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Before I go to sleep for the night.
It's kinda creepy how Spinel's taken over Amethio's life. Generally, Gibeon has shown much more favor towards Spinel, to the point where Gibeon even refuses to hear Amethio out about the whole trapping incident (like, and this episode shows Crave didn't even fully abandon his family, he really just emotionally checked out on them) and even seems to have a more personable relationship with his father, who wouldn't even look his own child in the eye. (And tho he wouldn't know about this, Spinel had tried to kill his son! Do you think Spinel cares if Amethio was unable to escape? I don't think he did!)
Seriously, the family situation for Amerhio is so shit 😣
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Bro, he's trying, if you'd just let go of him 😂
#lol#seeing Johto in Horizons gave me flashbacks of the OS and playing hgss 🥲#anipoke#pokeani#ludlow
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The way Sodayo had receipts for what he was saying about Mollie, he definitely earned that blast off 😂
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Liko as a Female Protagonist
I really respect the route that Horizons took with Liko as a protagonist. Her core strengths are her sensitivity and empathy. I feel like in modern media, being gentle or sensitive is often presented as a weakness. I think this is partially because it can be seen as a lack of integrity or courage. However, gentleness and vulnerability are also stereotypically feminine traits. For many 'strong female characters', there's a fear of highlighting 'feminine' traits like sensitivity, in case the character is perceived as a 'damsel in distress'.
Liko's gentle nature and attunement to the feelings of others are the qualities that make her such an amazing character. She is able to understand the emotions of people and pokemon in unique ways. She is also incredibly caring and worries for the wellbeing of others. There are too many examples of this to fit into one post, but the first that comes to mind is Hatenna's premier episode. Liko is the first person to sense that something is wrong with Hatena, and immediately takes it into her care. This leads to Hatenna bonding with the rvts and joining Liko's team.
Like all protagonists, Liko has her share of flaws. However, this does not take away from her core strengths. There are times when Liko's overthinking traps her, such as when she attempts to martyer herself to the Explorers in episode two. Despite this, she always overcomes setbacks and is self-aware enough to take advice from others. The earliest example of this is the same episode I just mentioned, where Sprigatito prompts Liko to not back down and face the Explorers head on.
So while Liko is not faultless, her kindness and empathy is what sets her apart from other characters in the show. As the series progresses, Liko develops the confidence to play to her strengths more: She raises a nervous Hatenna into a badass Hattrem, forms a deep bond with Dot, and shows the importance of compassion. Through her emotional intelligence and maturity, she has a sixth sense for the needs of people and pokemon. Recently in episode 75, Liko was able to fully gain Terapagos' trust despite its tragic past, showing how far she has come as a trainer.
Liko's sensitivity does not make her weak, nor does it make her a damsel in distress. Ultimately, she will sacrifice anything to help others, which is what makes her heroic. Of course, I'm not suggesting that all female characters should be like Liko. Variety is so important. However, she acts as a reminder that sensitivity or 'feminine' traits in general are just as important as 'masculine' traits like boldness or rationality. She is so much more than a 'strong female character' in my book.
#pokemon liko#sprigatito#floragato#hatenna#hattrem#the rising volt tacklers#pokemon horizons#anipoke#pokeani#pokemon anime
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arc suit leon
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I find it funny how my two favourite shows are so different, but they're both about an 'ordinary' person, surrounded by an eccentric found family who love creatures or animals.
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So, thinking Spinel might end up being our main villain now, since we know Gibeon didn't really betray Lucius, he just fell under the influence of Laquium, and that's really why he became a villain. He's mostly just looking for his next fix. (He's kinda more like how Lusamine was with Nihilego, rather than being like Ghetsis like I had thought.)
But Spinel is wholly rational. He can use Gibeon to his own ends, and he doesn't have the excuse for his villainy. He's already manipulated Gibeon into tossing aside the person who would care the most for Gibeon's wellbeing. (Speaking of Amethio tho, are we gonna see him again soon? Maybe after next month's episodes, since none of the ones that have been announced sound like they would involve him?)
Also, I assume Zygarde carried Gibeon out of Laqua, since it kinda disappeared after Gibeon fell.
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Liko catches Pagogo! :D After she's bonded for it for so much of the series, it's nice they made it official!
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Nooo I cried when Rystal left and Terapagos started sobbing. Horizons why do you do this to me 😂
#10/10 episode#I haven't been able to access the subs yet but I really liked this backstory for her Lucius and Gibeon#anipoke#pokeani#pokemon horizons#anipoke spoilers
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Clever use of Hattrem here, trying to get a read on Kleavor's emotions.
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It took me a sec to think on it, but given we see Lapras and Kleavor fighting in the episode preview, perhaps those scars came from Kleavor?
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Here's Heath encountering Terapagos in Area Zero! (I'm definitely leaning to the RVT gang going to Area Zero at the end of this arc in pursuit of "Entei" and perhaps checking out to see if there are other Terapagos there.)
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