#spinel explorers

[aurelicar]

Pokemon horizons characters pokemon ver🏃‍♀️

You can see more in here and here

Anyway, ameowstic design by @potacas

[munna-sato]

[spookyshooti]

Made GSC sprites of Friede, Spinel, Orla, and Agate! I absolutely love how they turned out.

Who is your favorite adult in Horizons?

[jadeazora]

I feel like I could have used Coral for "pissing everyone off", but Spinel has shown himself to be more effective there imo 😂

[l00rem]

Pokemon Horizons characters summarised in a few points

(keep in mind that this isn’t a serious take on the characters and doesn’t genuinely reflect how I view them for the most part)

RVT:

Explorers:

Extras/couldn’t fit:

[chocokano]

what a guy

[inc0rrectmyths]

They aren't beating the gay allegations...

[gemsbian]

waiting for the explorers to return

[potacas]

WAKE UP BABE, NEW OP JUST DROP‼️

This is so so ✨STUNNING ✨

Some of my favorites!

[ballonleaparadise]

Family, Blood Ties and Redemption in Pokemon Horizons

I really felt for Amethio in episode 65. Spinel will do anything to get rid of him, huh? I can definitely see Amethio joining forces with the rvts in the future, either as a member or as an ally.

I want to call this a 'redemption arc' but I don't even know if that's the correct wording. Amethio is not being redeemed because he was never bad to begin with. He is a kid who has been manipulated by his own grandfather. I think this really showed during his conversation with Liko, where he said that his goal is to simply fulfil Gibeon's wishes. In addition to this, Amethio has shown numerous times to care for other's safety, regardless of whether they side with him or not (ie. When he saved Liko from Rayquaza's attacks in episode 45, and when he subsequently teamed up with Friede.) In other words, Amethio is a good person who has been taught to do bad things.

In this sense, Pokemon Horizons highlights both the importance of family and the dangers of blood ties and manipulation. The rvts are a family who care for and trust each other. Meanwhile, the Explorers are built from selfishness, deception and greed. Amethio does what Gibeon demands because he is his grandfather. When someone close to you treats you badly, it can completely bypass you because you care about them and their behaviour becomes normalised. Amethio seems to have been raised with the Explorers, so it's no wonder why he has been so loyal to them. As a result, Gibeon has been able to use Amethio for his personal gain. It reminds me of N's dynamic with Ghetsis in Pokemon Black and White.

Out of context, I found it funny how the plot of this episode was Liko and Amethio trying to get out of a cave. Whether that was a reference to Plato's analogy of the cave or coincidence, who knows. Either way, Amethio has seen the light (literally). He has seen Gibeon's true colours, Spinel's real intentions, and gained insight from Liko.

If Amethio does switch sides, I don't think this will be immediate. As he said to Liko, he is on a different path to her. Even though he is banished from the Explorers, he has still been loyal to Gibeon for so long. It makes me wonder what really happened to his Dad- did he willingly leave the Explorers or did he 'disappoint' them in the same way that Amethio did? For now, Amethio needs to decide whether he's prepared to join the other side, even if it means completely betraying his grandfather.

[birbborrower]

My two baby girls

They're actually the same person. I only started watching Pokémon horizons because that man looked like Sunday. (Also it's actually so well written?? There's character development and the fillers don't feel like fillers??) The hyperfixation is not healthy. I am mentally not ok.

[aurelicar]

English or Spanish? Galar or Paldea?

[munna-sato]

[spookyshooti]

Memes! More memes!

[jadeazora]

The one person who would make them set aside their past history with each other, just out of mutual "Fuck this guy."

I think Liko is still too nice to put the rocks in herself, but Floragato? Nah. Cats remember your past wrongs. Look how MAD she is there. As many rocks as she can stick in there.

[cocosnowlo-drawings]

Not gonna lie, that lab coat was looking quite nice on him 👀