>>54534799>that they won't come out of the balls if called on?This doesn't fix the execution, where they ALWAYS come out to save Liko. Terapagos, Rayquaza, and Arboliva have all done it, and Terapagos is a repeat offender. The show has created an expectation that this is what will resolve all disputes.
>instead of fostering with her own Pokemon firstMy trouble is that I'm not convinced she needs to. Sprigatito has been shown to be OP at times, strangely, but what does it matter when she's got legendaries on speed-dial?
>I appreciate the contrast in buildup more rnListen, nobody thinks a story shouldn't have buildup. JN definitely lost steam in a lot of its stories due to being almost completely episodic. But one thing JN didn't do was forget its duty to the audience to entertain; each episode of Pokemon should have something of value on its own, and not just be a piece of a bigger story. I want to laugh, I want to have at least a small moment of satisfaction, and I want to feel like each episode brings a little bit of its own flavor so I remember it exists. There are too many episodes of HZ that feel like 'well, this one wasn't great but at least it leads into the next one seamlessly', and that doesn't inspire confidence for me to want to keep tuning in.
