Tag: pokemon

whimslcott:

NO BUT THIS SCENE AND THIS WHOLE EPISODE WAS FUCKING GOOD. BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH YOU COULDN’T UNDERSTAND WHAT PIKACHU AND DEDENNE WERE SAYING TO EACH OTHER THROUGH LIKE HALF THE EPISODE, YOU COULD STILL UNDERSTAND THE EMOTIONS INVOLVED. LOOK AT DEDENNE. DEDENNE IS FUCKING DISTRAUGHT AND CRYING. PIKACHU IS CLEARLY SHOCKED BUT TAKES CHARGE OF THE SITUATION ANYWAY JUST LIKE HE’S TAKEN CHARGE OF SO MANY SITUATIONS IN XY ALREADY. IT’S BECAUSE OF SUBTLE ANIMATION QUIRKS LIKE THIS THAT YOU START TO UNDERSTAND PIKACHU AS A CHARACTER. HE DOESN’T JUST TRUST IN ASH BUT HE TRUSTS IN HIMSELF TO DO THE RIGHT THING IN DELICATE SITUATIONS. HE CHASES AFTER DEDENNE IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT HESITATION AFTER THIS HAPPENS. 

I JUST LOVE HOW IN XY YOU GET A GRASP OF PIKACHU’S CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AND HIS TRUST IN ASH AND HIMSELF. PIKACHU *IS* A SUPER EXPERIENCED POKéMON. AND IT’S NOT NECESSARILY PORTRAYED AS SOMETHING THAT ALLOWS HIM TO BEAT EVERYONE IN ONE HIT LIKE IN THE GAMES, BECAUSE THE ANIME ISN’T THE GAMES, BUT IT’S PORTRAYED AS SOMETHING THAT HAS EFFECTS ON HIS PERSONALITY AND DEVELOPMENT.

I *PUNCHES A HOLE IN A MOUNTAIN*

LOVE *BUILDS A CITY IN THE MOUNTAIN*

PIKACHU!!!!!! *FLIES THE MOUNTAIN OFF INTO SPACE!!!!!!!!!!!!*