theviolenttomboy:
This kinda hurts to say, and this is def due to the dissonance between gameplay and story, but Kieran telling the villagers the truth about Ogerpon…doesn’t really do anything.
The village head is a money-grubbing sellout. Japan does have an issue in real life in which their rural villages are becoming ghost towns due to everyone moving out to the cities, but some are getting by via appealing to tourists with their unique products and attractions. All Mossui Village has besides their orchards and rice paddies is the legend of the three heroes that sacrificed themselves to stop the rampaging ogre, and the village head isn’t willing to let the false story die if it means the revenue goes with it. He pretty much explicitly says so to your face.
So who cares if the locals know the truth? The false story is the one still being advertised to outsiders, with the sign boards still up, the Loyal Three monument rebuilt, and Ogre Oustin’ continuing. No wonder Ogerpon wants to go with you.
Carmine also admits her hostility is fueled by not wanting her home being reduced to a tourist trap, so uh, it’s probably good that we never tell either of them this.
theviolenttomboy:
Lol, art goof. Helmet went from long sleeves to short sleeves.
That said, kinda hoping Helmet keeps the fall uniform with the short sleeves in the volumes. I like the look.
Also, unless they transferred schools, that’s the wrong uniform. Note the lack of stripes.
personally, who’s your favorite Pokédex holder and who’s your least favorite?
the-falcon-of-the-fall:
My absolute favorite would be X. The two behind him are Y and Lack-Two, in that order. XY arc was my first Spe arc so it holds a special place in my heart. I also wrote a lot about Y and X over the years, which helps. I actually thought Lack-Two sucked based on earlier fandom reaction, but I grown to like him because he’s really neat to me and a tragic character whose journey seems to span over multiple arcs.
My least favorites are Black and White. I can go on a long rant why I don’t like them, but basically: I don’t find Black engaging and I blame him for screwing up White’s development, and White in BW2 remaining stagnant with her two unevolved Pokemon and actually losing her core character goal of being a successful businesswoman to finding Black (even if she couldn’t) for Agency shiptease, which is horrible writing in so many ways. The fandom hype around them also contributed to my dislike of them. They also took the spotlight from Lack-Two and Whi-Two, the official protagonists of the arc that I actually am more invested in, leaving them underdeveloped too. I’m glad Whi-Two shows up in XY epilogue and Lack was in SM, but I wish more was done with them.
“and White in BW2 remaining stagnant with her two unevolved Pokemon and actually losing her core character goal of being a successful businesswoman to finding Black (even if she couldn’t) for Agency shiptease, which is horrible writing in so many ways.”
That is quite literally the opposite of what the story says, but okay.