#lots of interesting stuff piling up with amethio and onyx tbh

[amelikos]

Kind of curious that they specifically showed Amethio and Onyx's main Pokemon lines in this episode (or at least their first stages). It always stood out a bit to me that they are the only ones in the Explorers who have gen 9 Pokemon as their main partners. Kyojiohn and Soublades are even next to each other in the Pokedex (Kyojiohn's line is listed first, before Soublades's).

Raifort and Friede mentioned the past in regards to these Pokemon, which also made me think about how Onyx's second Pokemon is a Ptera (who is a prehistoric Pokemon).

We got a glimpse of Kojio and Carbou's personalities, which also reveals a lot about both Amethio and Onyx imo. Carbou is a Pokemon who accompanied nobility and knights, which is self-explanatory when it comes to Amethio since his character is very much knightly. His two Pokemon are associated with knights and Amethio himself is chivalrous and always tries to be honorable when it comes to battles.

Kojio was also interesting. The small scene he was featured in showed that Kojio is kind (easily approachable and not scared of humans, let Liko pat him) and helpful and protective (used to help humans perform rituals such as exorcism). Kind, helpful and protective are adjectives which really fit Onyx imo. We've seen Onyx protect others (mostly Sango) multiple times by now. His recent battle against Chili in HZ055 also showed that he has values as he didn't want to sacrifice his teammate for a victory, and went down protecting his tag partner's Pokemon.

Also, the part about Kojio helping humans perform exorcism rituals makes me wonder if it has to do with the fact that Kojio's line is known as the Rock Salt Pokemon and how salt is believed to have purifying powers and to keep evil spirits away in Japanese culture. Which, in turn, gives an additional layer of depth to Sango and Onyx's dynamics since Sango's main Pokemon is Onigohri (who is based on oni, demon). Sango and Onyx's Pokemon fit each other on a thematic level too.