#favorite pokemon episodes

[platin-amide]

Penny but with different styles of glasses

[soni-dragon]

my two favorite ponies :)

[cocosnowlo-drawings]

How it all began 😍

[trelinha9]

Every time I see a Friede x Amethio post, ten of my neurons die. I know these posts come from new fans who only watched the episodes released on Netflix (which goes up to 13 if I'm not mistaken), and he's only appeared in 6 episodes at this point (which is a crime against my mental health. What the hell is he doing in that time offscream? I WANT ANSWERS!!!) I remember in the first episodes of Horizontes, that Tumblr and AO3 were full of posts and fics about Friede x Amethio, and they disappeared over time as the episodes went on.

It's funny, because nowadays, almost a year after Horizons officially started, fans who watch the subtitled episodes are all worried about the mental health of this teenager and wondering why the heck they are in Exploradores, while the new fans are in the same boat as most of the old ones were and abandoned, shipping the poor guy with Friede.

I personally never shipped them because:

1: Amethio is, canonically, and confirmed by his original voice actor, a teenager (on bulbapedia it said he was between 13 and 19, but now they removed that part and only added the fact that he is a teenager, without mentioning a possible age) I headcanon him as 16, because, for me, it's the age that makes the most sense for his behavior and mannerisms, but that's just me. You can imagine him as 18 or 19 if that makes you feel more comfortable shipping him with Friede, but it doesn't change the fact that he's still a young and emotionally immature person, with no apparent emotional support base other than his Pokémon and his subordinates (Zir and Conia will get there someday, I know they will), while Friede is a fully grown adult, and clearly more mature than Amethio (there's even a line about it in episode 25). Friede had already been a Pokémon teacher for probably a reasonable amount of time when Liko was around 5 to 7 years old (we find out about this in episode 18), and honestly, Amethio doesn't look that much older than Liko. The clear age difference between them makes me uncomfortable. There are a lot of adults in the Horizons cast to be shipped with Friede, leave the traumatized teenager alone.

2: The way Friede, especially in the first arc, keeps teasing Amethio, even though he's clearly irritated and on edge, makes me want to punch him. I love Friede. But the way he interacts with Amethio, one minute he's having a good time taking care of Liko and Roy, and the next he's ready to annoy the shit out of a teenager make me so angry. I love this idea that Friede is a complete social disaster who doesn't really know how to pick up cues (scareing a deaf girl, for example, is definitely something he would do by accident 👀), but there's no way he can't see how negatively his actions and words affect Amethio. Amethio wants to prove himself. He wants to fulfill the mission ordered to him, and this idiot adult, in addition to getting in the way, bothers him every chance he gets (ep 5, ep 22 and ep 25 are the best examples). I'm amazed at how Friede either doesn't really realize the harm his actions cause to Amethio, or he does and simply decides to keep doing it.

This post may make it seem like I don't like Friede, which isn't true. I love Friede. I think he's a very funny character, but he also has a lot of flaws, and bullying a teenager is one of them.

I don't want to start fights about ships, because I'm not in Horizontes for the ships, but for the story and the characters. The only ship I really like is Friede with a certain Explorer who erased a child's memory (because for the love of god, they couldn't have made their battle in the last episode any less gay, could they) I don't want to offend anyone who ships Friede and Amethio, I just wanted to give my opinion on the matter and why I, with my interpretation of the story and characters, hate this ship. (Hate is a strong word, but I feel uncomfortable whenever I see this ship somewhere)

I'm really sorry if I offended anyone at any point in this post, I just don't like seeing a teenager and an adult being shiped.

[porcelain-rob0t]

thinking about absol again

do you think in the pokemon world, there are absols trained to detect health problems in their trainers since they can detect bad events? i like to think there are emotional support pokemon. there are absols who can alert their trainers that they are about to have a panic attack or any other mental health issue. absols who can detect possible dangers to their trainer. a little friend that can alert you of someone wrong and comfort you afterwards

[pokemon-leggins-arcoos]

𝗚𝗢 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗣𝗢𝗞𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗡 𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗭𝗢𝗡𝗦!!! 𝗜𝗧'𝗦 𝗦𝗢 𝗖𝗨𝗧𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚!!!

[everyday-pokemon-headcanons]

Uncle Drampa and Cousin Rowlet is a long-running cartoon featuring the pair going on adventures all over the world. They include a "Let's Talk" segment of actual people talking about the places they visited.

[perenlop]

eve’s making me wanna rewatch best wishes… but i just finished my rewatch project so i shouldnt…

[pokemonfrommemory]

Joke abt self cooking bacon here

[vivedotpng]

Puppies :)

[scootersscooter]

People who try to get new people to watch pokémon by being like "you can just skip all the filler" are so annoying because first of all, what are you defining as filler? There are so many "filler" episodes that have major emotional/character development that you definitely should watch for the plot episodes to actually be impactful and live up to it's full potential. And they're also just boring because like so many of the filler episodes are actually so fun and well written. To act like they're lesser than just because they don't actively move the plot along is fucked up actually

[sage-nebula]

Excerpt from "An Evolution of Trust", an Alan & Lizardon fanfic that I wrote in January of 2017:

“I—I’m all right!” Alan called, but even as he swallowed to try and force more strength into his voice, his voice cracked, as brittle as the rock around him. He dug his nails into the little handhold he had, and his heart throbbed painfully in his chest as he felt pieces of dirt and stone come loose beneath his fingertips. “Just . . . just hold . . .” He wasn’t sure whether he was speaking to Lizardon or the little sliver of rock that was the only barrier between him and death, but he also knew it didn’t matter as he cast his eyes along the wall for something else to grab onto. He could try getting onto the failed foothold again, but he didn’t think he could get good enough balance on it for long enough to find a proper handhold. If anything, he would just fall again, and this time there was no guarantee that he— His fingers slipped, and as he tightened his grip with his other hand to make sure he wouldn’t fall, the weak little piece of rock crumbled beneath them. Alan was too taken by the sudden drop to scream, but Lizardon wasn’t. His scream echoed against the canyon walls and brought Alan’s attention up instead of back at the wall, and what he saw when he turned his eyes skyward was enough to rip a scream of his own from his throat. “LIZARDON!” Lizardon had jumped. He had jumped and was diving, his claws outstretched toward Alan even though there was nothing, nothing he could do, because as a charmeleon he didn’t have wings, couldn’t fly, and they were both going to die, both going to die because Alan was careless, unprepared, stupid— Alan scrambled at his pocket, fumbling for Lizardon’s pokéball, because maybe, maybe if he recalled him then the fall wouldn’t kill him, maybe he would live— A brilliant light suddenly flashed through the canyon. Despite his rapid descent toward the bottom, time seemed to freeze. Alan watched, too transfixed to be afraid, as Lizardon’s form shifted and changed—as great wings sprouted from his back and his scales washed from deep red to vivid orange. Two horns crested Lizardon’s head now instead of just the one, and the flame that tipped his tail blazed more furiously than ever. Charizard. He had evolved into charizard. Realistically, time had never frozen, but the second that realization snapped in Alan’s mind, time felt like it snapped back into place as well. Lizardon gave three strong beats of his new wings to propel him faster toward the bottom, his weight carrying him the rest of the way. Feeling dazed, Alan lifted both of his arms up as Lizardon reached down. It only took another second for Lizardon to reach him. Lizardon’s arms snapped around Alan in a tight embrace, holding him close as Alan wrapped his own arms around Lizardon’s neck, and in another few powerful beats of his wings Lizardon pushed his flight trajectory horizontal and then vertical, carrying them both up to the top of the canyon. He didn’t release Alan until he had landed safely back on the plateau, yet when he did and Alan’s feet hit solid ground, Alan still felt himself shaking all over.

Pokémon Horizons Episode 52 that aired on May 31st, 2024:

Studio OLM, I will accept reparations in the form of a writing position on the team, or royalties directly deposited into my bank account. Otherwise, I'm afraid I will have no other recourse but to report you to hbomberguy. I'm sure you understand.

[sleepycicada]

[knightofspades]

bro i just realized you have a Waccha Primagi banner

oh wow, someone actually noticed haha! I LOVE WACCHA PRIMAGI 🫶💕

i wish so bad that it got a season 2, but alas, i get aipri instead (not that it's bad... but it's not primagi and something definitely happened to the cgi budget 😭)

i'm actually an avid pretty series fan i just don't usually draw them so i never rlly.. post them

[nerdinsandals]

Since this is the 10th anniversary of Conway Day, I wanted to pay homage to all the different versions of him that exist around the world! But since I don't speak every language on the planet, I was "only" able to find 19 versions (so far 👀 the hunt never ends).

Though I think that's more than enough to see how much a character (and our perception of him) can change from country to country just by listening to the kind of voice they choose for him and his inflections. That's super cool imo!

I tried to identify as many voices as I could, but I still wasn't able to find all of their names and there's a chance I may have gotten some wrong. So if you're from any of these countries and know who voiced Conway in your dub, please feel free to let me know!

Happy Conway Day, everyone! 👓✨💚

[chaoticdazefire-new]

1997 2023

This episode has my heart.