Just wanted to say i’m really proud of Ult this episode
While he had mixed feelings about Navi joining( probably because he thought ahead as annoying but also because he’s shy and had a hard trouble accepting a new person moving in to his home)
But despite saying that he hasn’t accepted her yet, not once did he ever badmouth her, looked down on her or went around being a soilspoil around her.
Ukt had issues with Navi but he never made it her problem, if you get what i mean.
And he acted surprisingly mature when the two went out shopping. Reminding her to not waste money on things they don’t need and stay focused on the shopping list they where given( tho Navi had to remind him later how much each berrie they needed só Ult wouldn’t buy 50 of each 😂)
Even after they fought and Navi ran away and got lost, he firstly didn’t want to go look for her( probably because he thought she would be fine since the town is so small) Sabeleye only had to talk to him once belfor Ult agreed to go look for her. He didn’t complain, didn’t throw a temper tantrum or pretended not to care that she might get hurt.
And it was so sweet to see him legit get worried for her and feeling bad that he wasn’t acting like a good senior( big brother) to his junior( lil sis)
The of course we get to the fight against the Raticate and i don’t think i ever seen ukt so mature the entire series. During the whole fight he never yelled at her or called her stupid for not knowing something. Instead he gently guided her on what she needed to look out for and was patient with Navi the whole time. It’s sweet to see how he’s come such a long way from the guy who used to get mad at other people when he lost a pokemon battle.
And even on the ride back he was so chill with Navi, letting her ride on Dragonight and letting her have her fun. We know how attached to Dragonite Ult is( it’s the only thing he still has in memory of his Dad) and despite he’s slightly disliked of Navi he lets her ride ( him?her? what are dragonnights pronouns?? Tell us Horizons!)
Tho the two of them bicker at the end again, it’s clear the two have become way closer and i’m sure Navie already sees Ult as her big brother( her big, annoying, childish big brother but still)