#sm052

[smilingperformer]

The whole PetitDogas and KatDogas thing was so god damn awesome svsbsbsb

[xeogran]

Ash and Pikachu getting licked by Solgaleo

[sirikyu]

[lilliepokemonsunandmoon-blog]

CUTEST. POKEGIRL. EVER. ❤️

[soveryanon]

Warrgle is his “aibou”!

[miracleman2]

Z-Powered Ring is finally here and Nebby’s evolving into a Solgaleo. I wonder if Ash gives his old Z-Ring to Lillie?

[rohanite]

THAT ENDING SCENE WAS SO BEAUTIFUL, the music, the animation, the adorable way the Tapus made Satoshi’s Z-Ring “evolve”, how Koko showed him the moves for it just like when they first met and how everyone came together for the “ZENRYOKU DA” when Satoshi did his “This is our full power!” Z-move catchphrase, it really felt like they were embarking onto some grand final adventure. Unfortunately the big emotional Solgaleo evolution scene fell a little flat for me just because I don’t personally care about Hoshigumo/Nebby that much in the anime, it hasn’t done enough in the relatively short amount of time we’ve known it, and it hasn’t established a strong enough bond with anyone, the fact that the scene was pretty much exactly the same in the games but with the appropriate build up doesn’t help, like I HAVE to compare them. Lilie’s part especially felt forced because of it. Thanks to spoilers we know that there’s going to be a dedicated farewell episode for Solgaleo after the climax of this arc, so I’m hoping they’ll manage to somehow make that one feel right. Other points: - My prediction of Kojiro trying to pass off Cosmoem as yet another Koffing pre-evolution stage came through and it was hilarious, though it got busted once Solgaleo appeared, alas. xD - Kukui having a Braviary is cool but the fact that we’ve never seen it is very odd especially in SM where most Pokemon are constantly out of their Balls, I don’t see why Braviary would be an exception outside of “it wasn’t planned/they wanted to save it for a surprise”. Maybe it’s old and prefers to rest most of the time? Kukui called it his “partner” and he’s an adult so I assume he’s had it for a really long time. - Gladio’s emotions felt very real to me, he quickly became impatient and rude towards the Tapus due to their lighthearted nature (understandably so, his mother’s on the line) and his plea to Solgaleo in the end felt desperate, like he was ashamed of his behaviour but still needed to ask for help.  Next episode is looking pretty interesting in terms of the action, lots of chaos and teamwork, hopefully the classmates (and Satoshi’s other Pokemon) get to show off their best~

[smilingperformer]

SM052 preview dialogue is still the best, no doubt!