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this clip has me in hysterics. Tupp going “YOYOYOYOYOYO WAITWAITWAIT I CANT CLIMB THAT FAST” and Rapp just GLIDING effortlessly up the cliff is SENDING ME

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Ngl, since I'm rewatching Pokemon Sun and Moon now, I can't help, but feel stupid, because of how much I didn't want to watch this series at first. And sadly it was, because of the artstyle. I'm gonna say it right now, even tho it's been a while since this season first aired. I'm late. I know that. But Pokemon Sun and Moon is the PERFECT example of "don't judge a book by its cover". I totally understand why people thought and may still think this show's artstyle is a disappointment. Pokemon S&M is happening right after Pokemon XY&Z, a series where everything looks so amazing and the characters not only look more mature, but also act more mature. Meanwhile in S&M, Ash looks much younger, goes to school and acts more "childish". But to be honest? What's wrong with that? When you're watching Pokemon S&M, you see that it has much different vibe than other seasons. Ash isn't really travelling there. He lives in Kukui's house, goes to school and he's just having fun. And here's the important word: fun. It's not that Ash is childish in this series. He's still mature, but he allows himself to just have fun and be a normal kid. After reading some fanfictions, I totally headcanon that the reason Ash came to Alola in the first place was to take a little vacation and heal after what happened in Kalos. Because it was a little weird to see him come to Alola not on his own, but with his mom. Normally when Ash comes home from his adventures, he's ready to go to the next region next day. With Alola it wasn't like that. Alola is a region where Ash could finally rest and have fun being a normal kid. Where he could just hang out with his friends in school and go with them on silly little adventures. Even when there was something serious going on, it didn't have the same impact as in the other series. And even when Ash had to save the world, he wasn't alone. His friends were there with him and they all saved the world as Ultra Guardians. And he found a second home in Kukui's and Burnet's house. Not to mention the father figure he found in Kukui. So what if Ash has a father? What kind of father he is when he literally won't wait for his own son and literally leaves before Ash can even see him? Yup, Kukui is Ash's real dad and that's that. And some would say, oh S&M is just for kids, there's nothing heavy in it. WRONG. It's such a wrong thing to say, because I literally cried on some episodes. Litten's story broke me, Mallow's backstory broke me. There's just so much of difficult topics there. Pokemon Sun and Moon is really amazing. I just feel the need to say it, because I'm still ashamed of how disappointed I was when I first saw the artstyle, even tho artstyle is not everything. And honestly? I'm actually very fond of this artstyle now. I think it's really cute and it fits the Alola's vibe! I'm also protective of this series, because S&M really helped me when I was battling my depression. It's kinda a reminder for me that sometimes it's okay to just stop and take care of yourself. Maybe Ash needed that too! So if you've never watched Pokemon Sun and Moon and maybe left the anime after Pokemon XY&Z, I really encourage to check it out, because in my opinion, it's really worth it!!

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Impulse

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...why are you blushing?? WHY ARE YOU BLUSHING???

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It is really late here but I have to say..

Nihilego is a great Ultra Beast, one of the best in fact and it's about time people realised that.

:)

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Slams Pokémon handbook down on the table. "We're doing this by the book."

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Normally I'd be fine with any good character catching any Pokémon, HOWEVER if anyone from project mew catches Kyogre I will actually lose it because if ANYONE should catch Kyogre it should be Lana.

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LOVE THIS POST.

Sun and moon was truly the best

I wanted to send an ask with some positivity, so I'll ask you if you feel Sun and Moon was really good for Ash as a character. From letting him learn more outside of battling to giving him a family and letting him win a league, I think SM Ash is best Ash. What do you think? (BTW any other SM appreciation is also welcome, let's talk about our fave together)

SM's take on Satoshi is absolutely the best imo. Like, overall.

He has is fun child-like personality, great strategic battle style, love for Pokémon, etc etc etc. And his love for Alola is, ah, *chef's kiss*.

Sun & Moon is a series that taught Satoshi to not rush to battles, enjoy the scenery around, learned things at school he normally wouldn't during his travels. His episodes in Sun & Moon are super good too. Never gonna stop loving SM020 ♥ Or any of the capture eps. Really shows how sweet of a boy he is.

One thing I definitely miss from pre-SM (or more like, pre-BW) is him using counter-shield tactics. Was that what it's called? Memory is being hazy. But it also kinda just shows he loves thinking on the fly. Which absolutely shows in Sun & Moon! SM043 being one of my fav examples of this ♥♥

One thing that was a repetive aspect was his that he always rushed to gym battles and had to time and time again be taught to take things slow and not be too eager to get to the battles. In Alola, it shows he's finally taking things slow. One time he's a bit pestering is with Hapu'u, which is kinda understandable because he LOVES battling against strong people, and he saw how strong Hapu'u is :D But outside of that, he's pretty chill in Alola, and I love how much he truly loves Alola. I resonate with it ♥

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HHH,, I, MISS ALOLA

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Hau deserves the world, no I will not elaborate.

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THEM ALL!!!

THE ALOLA GANG IS FINALLY BACK TOGETHER AGAIN!!! (PART 2)

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AAAAAA I LOVE THEM

THE ALOLA GANG IS FINALLY BACK TOGETHER AGAIN!!! (PART 1)

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How do I move on?

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— Today is a most joyous day for Mohn has returned to Alola! Welcome back home! ☆

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aaaaa I love this

It makes me so happy that Hala stayed true to his word from SM116.

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IF MY GOD I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING IN THIS POST

HI I JUST REWATCHED THE ALOLA LEAGUE AND I AM IN MY TRUSTEDPARTNER F E E L S I WILL BE SCREAMING ABOUT THEM RN IGNORE THIS IF U WANT

oh my god oh my god oh my GOD THEY ARE IN LOVE YOUR HONOUR AHJSAHJSHAJSHJASHJASHJHSA

i love?? how they keep impressing each other???? like melmetal's appearance, zoroark acting as lycanroc, night daze, breakneck blitz vs never ending nightmare, using electroweb to bounce back, using stone edge as a stepping stone, fucking counter against counter like UGHHH THEY'RE SO IMPRESSED BY EACH OTHER IT'S SO CUTE I CANNOT HANDLE

AND LIKE THEY ALWAYS HAVE SO MUCH FUN LIKE !!! they just LAUGHED for a good FIFTEEN SECONDS BECAUSE THEY'RE HAVING SO MUCH FUN AND I ADORE THEM I ADORE THEM SO MUCH,,,

AND EVEN EVERYONE ELSE CAN SENSE IT LIKE!!!!! WICKE !!!!!!!! she straight up called them romantic in the sub AND YEAH. YEAH WICKE UR SO RIGHT AND I AM SO MAD THAT THE DUB REPLACED ROMANTIC TENSION WITH EPIC DRAMA. COWARDS. JUST SAY IT THEY ARE IN LOVEVEVEVEVEVVE

and GODDAMIT even after the battle gladion's like let's do this again and ash is like YES and like THEY ADMIRE EACH OTHER SO MUCH?? LIKE EVEN DURING THE BATTLE THEY WERE STILL YELLING COMPLIMENTS AT EACH OTHER. THATS SO GAY FAM.

and WOWOWOWOOW when ash beat guzma gladion was like :) I WANTED TO CRY HE IS SO PROUD. HE IS SO PROUD OF HIS BOYFRIEND.

how the anime went:

ash: ???

gladion: time to wake up, my friend

how it SHOULDVE went

ash: ???

gladion: time to wake up, my love

HJHFJDHFJDHFJDFHJDHFJHJSDHFJFHSJKDFHSJKDFH THEY MAKE ME SO HAPPY THEY ARE SO CUTE THEY ARE SO FUCKING CUTE

what's gayer? being gay, or whatever the FUCK these two have going on??

and it's so nice that gladion's the rival that ash won against. like they're not just awesome rivals but also AMAZING friends and they never doubt each other ever and they've watched each other grow and WOWOW YALL'S RELATIONSHIP BLOSSOMED SO NICELY I HSHA,JskjadggsgKJASDAHKJ

also! when gladion and kiawe were battling and they were like: one of us will battle ash in the finals. and that will be ME

idk fam,,, that was gay as fuck

I JUST. I JUST LOVE THEM. THEY'RE ALWAYS SO PROUD OF EACH OTHER AND THEY'VE NEVER ONCED PUT THE OTHER DOWN BUT NEITHER HAVE THEY PLACED THE OTHER ON THE PEDESTAL AND WORSHIPPED THEM AND I JUST,,, THEY'RE ALWAYS ON THE SAME LEVEL AND THAT'S SO BEAUTIFUL

LIKE WHY CANT PEOPLE SEE THEM THEY ARE SUCH A GOOD COUPLE BOTH PLATONICALLY AND ROMANTICALLY,, THE POTENTIAL. POKEANI I AM ON MY HANDS AND KNEES PLEASE MAKE THEM CANON

do u know the pain?? of going through fanfic and fanart crying about these two?? bc same

and oh my GOD their league battle just makes me SO HAPPY can u guys tell i really love them yet. CAN YOU.

i'm just. they are the reason i live and it's honestly concerning.

AND THEY ARE BOTH SO PASSIONATE ABOUT BATTLING EACH OTHER LIKE GLADION WAS PROBABLY READY TO TRAIN THE NIGHT AWAY IF LUSAMINE AND LILLIE DIDNT APPROACH HIM. HE WAS ALL LIKE: it's a very important battle i want to be as prepared as possible AND HELL YEAH IT'S IMPORTANT. YALL HAVE COME SO FAR IT IS EVERYTHING

godddddd everytime gladion SMILES just WATCHING ash it makes my heart <3333333 FUCK NOW I WANT TO WRITE A FIC ABOUT HIS THOUGHTS WHEN ASH WAS BATTLING FABA HAU GUZMA AND EVEN PROF KUKUI I JUST... THEY ARE IN LOVE

how many times do i need to reiterate this? THEY ARE IN LOVE IN FUCKING LOVE YOUR HONOUR

ash: *does something cool*

gladion: :)

ash: fuck im gay

THATS HOW IT GOES I TAKE NO CRITICISM

also lillie and wicke highkey ship them together and i will DIE on this hill. AND THEIR POKEMON TOO. i cant decide if i like their lycanrocs being the biggest shippers, pikachu and silvally, or umbreon. bc lets be real they all notice anyway

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I LOVE THEM SO MUCH

THANK YOU

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ALOLA FRIENDS AND JUST TURN YOUR FEARS INTO TRUST GOD I LOVE THOSE FICS!!!

gonna have to check out those other fics too I am starved of trustedpartner content rn

Hello! Do you have any SatoGlad fanfiction recommendations?

hello!! and absolutely omg,, i'm naming all of these from ao3 but i'm sure there are more :')

- alola friends by pokemuffin

this one is a BIG favourite and it's one of the first fics i've read! it's a chatfic and it has three chapters but GOD the satoglad content is SO GOOD especially in chapter 3. great for giggling your night away

- just turn your fears into trust and bright like the sun, i like you by cosmiccrossing

these are both SO GOOD they're written by shima aka trustedpartner queen and UGHHH THE FLUFF IS SO GREAT.

- adventures in alola by silentwhisper002

i'm warning you first, this fic is incomplete but it's ADORABLE. it has ash taking care of his kukui and burnet's child (not lei) and gladion pops by occasionally and they are the sweetest

- father's day by calebskingdom

also incomplete and this one has ash/kukui/burnet family dynamics too but every time i read him and gladion meeting up at the airport i cry tears of joy

- memory by thesilveregg

read this recently and it's SO GOOD,,, there's only crumbs of trustedpartner here and there but if you're as crazy as me then it'll satisfy your needs LMAO

- it's the heartbeat, the center by ritovillage

this one's a restaurant au where ash works at a restaurant and omg,, i was and still am obsessed with this fic. one of my favs

- any fic by impaige

THEY ARE ALL SO CUTE I LOVE THEM SO MUCH GO READ

- surprise, i'm home! by gladiolusflowers

this is a wip too but vinny i LOVE your fic,, go check this out. please