REVIEWING HEROES UNITE OF POKEMON ULTIMATE āØšŗļø
Because for some reason it occurred to me to do it 3 years later lol and also there's a lot to unpack here!!!
"my friendship with you all made it possible! thank you all so much"
I love goh thanking his pokemon for meeting mew I'm glad they have each other <3 they were all so excited to see him when he came running into the park to see them lol
"i wanna go own journey."
š š š š š HE'S GROWN SO MUCH ARGHHH
i wanna learn more. I feel like I wanna be mew's friend. To do that i need to be a trainer worthy of meeting it face to face."
"theres still so much i havent seen. then it just hit me. I got the urge to go to all kind of regions just like Ash!"
I found Chloe's unsure face as Goh talks throughout this entire scene interesting. Or kind of a face where she's seeing a new side of him and listening intently to him. Can't pinpoint what it was but glad they made her seem a little bit doubtful about him saying this
it'll be an adventure"
"yeah! ill leave vermillion city and travel to meet lots of pokemon and trainers. maybe if i learn a lot more ab pokemon and the world, then ill truly be worthy of facing mew."
"but youre going alone?"
"i'd depend on ash if he were there, so travelling solo is best.
(aw bless. the thing is I haven't seen goh be THAT dependent on Ash esp in the late journeys. It was mostly working together than dependency but I don't blame Goh for thinking like that lol I'd do it too)
"have u told ash yet?"
"if i do he'll just tell em to go, i know him at least that well"
š„ŗš„ŗ He said this so fondly. Now he knows Ash is is no1 cheerleader too awww
Okay I'm not gonna sit and comment on every single line but I really wanted to include all that dialogue. I really really wish we saw more of the journeys trio having more deep and mature conversations like this, like when they were able to sit and relax with each other. Even watching Chloe and Goh talk like this made me sad for what we could've had lol š
"besides. im feeling kind of guilty. its like, betraying a friend."
Now rewatching obviously knowing what's going to happen idk why this line only just hit me now like THE FORESHADOWINGGGG š
"you're on the fence."
Again I just love them talking like this? I wish they had more scenes like this in journeys man
"sorry im so late!"
Girl could've not shown up at a worse time lol (sorry tumblr 30pic limit is killing me)
"GOOOoooHhhhh~" (THAT SING SONG VOICE)
"we made a promise you know!" š
š„ŗš„ŗšššššššš„ŗš¤§ I LOVE THIS SCENE SO MUCH FOR LITERALLY NO REASON IT'S SO CUTE?? HE SOUNDS SO TEASY AND SILLY HERE OMG Look at Ash not even realising he's cheering him up awww and I love how playful and free he is with Goh it's adorable š„¹
I LOVE HOW HE REMEMBERED THEIR PROMISE AND WANTED TO SEE GOH'S SMILE. ISNT THAT THE CUTEST THING EVER. I AM ACTUALLY DEAD šŖ¦
"teheheheh"
THE GIGGLE. š
I stil vividly remember that japanese sub episode of this scene where he says "ya-ku-soku" (which means promise I'm pretty sure) if you haven't seen it please do because it's so cute š„ŗš„ŗ the way his japanese VA says it is 10000x cuter icl (sorry Sarah but I'm glad she maintained his tone)
"thatd we'd meet each other with a smile. isnt that it?"
GIRL. PLEASE don't hit us with 'isnt that it?" you literally had a moment reminiscing that moment with Ash while you were getting annihilated by mew š š š š (I wish ash knew about that. Eheh)
ALSO THE WAY ASH WAS LEANING FORWARD AND STRAIGHTENED UP WITH THAT HAPPY SOFT SMILE āŗļø they're so adorable man I love them
Aw Chloe just confused š but she's just becoming more convinced like the rest of us tbh š
"WE DID IT!"
(they achieved their dreams partially I'm so proud of them omd)
"tell me all about you meet leon! and you tell me about mew!"
YAYYYY FIST BUMP BROS!!!
Okay but. One complaint. Obviously
Why didn't they hug. LET THEM HUG MAN. THEY HUGGED WHEN GENGAR GIGANTAMAXED AND WHEN they get sepearted for the biggest moment of the serious anipoke won't let them hug in celebration. šššš (will never get over goh not seeing ash vs leon in person...) hugged over screen for real let me be deluded
They dare to give us still shots. Sigh.
Okay but for real I'm glad we at least get to see some bonding going on here. I am telling you if anipoke handled this trio better they would've been a much more fun group of friends, even without that they give off best friend vibes without trying much, so imagine if the anime actually DID TRY (WELL. they tried sometimes. Just if they tried more š)
Okay I'm gonna do a major skip for the sake of minimising the post and my image limit but it gets to the more important bit I suppose (side note for the chunk I missed out: goh meeting abra as a kid was so cute)
"you and pikachu are a lot alike!
"i thought the exact same thing. how you both keep moving forward, and how totally stubborn you both can be."
Even watching them here was sweet, they are such best friend energy. And I love Goh's admiration for them. Never get over his fanboying
Okay.. Maybe I'm over analysing this. But I couldnt help but raise an eyebrow.
"pikachu has been by my side through it all. the best partner i could have."
"the best one huh?"
Goh's watching him very intently here with a smile on his face while Ash isn't looking back. That was such an uneccasary rhetorical question but honestly either way Ash's best non-pokemon human partner is probably Goh. So not to worry Goh lol
They have a heart to heart about thanking their pokemon for meeting each other and how much they've grown which i won't type out but was very sweet š„¹š Like I know I'm not shutting up about it but I wish we saw more of them like this whenndnfnd
Oh and we know this part: They see a shooting star and this shot sees Goh looking at the moon for a decent length of time.... that's significant later. Goh tries to tell Ash the start of his desire to go on a journey but can do it. Then he turns and says
"The stars are really pretty tonight aren't they?"
LIKE WHAT. WHAT THE HELL. THE FACT HE WAS SHOWN LOOKING AT THE MOON HERE TOO BEFORE. I CANT REMEMBER WHAT THE SUB SAID HERE but the fact the dub script said literally the exact words of the stars being pretty is INSANE. like all of these collective hints make me so mad š š š š ARGHHHH
"Goh, im going on another journey (the fire craking) with pikachu of course."
He couldve not picked a better time to say that FR š š š š and the way he had to add that and pikachu of course just seemed to make it worse...
the way he blinks rapidly š„ŗ you really haven't seen this side of goh to Ash for a LONG TIME if not ever. That familiar taste of betrayal wont go undetected by him š¢
"youre heading out..without talking about it?"
The hand š
"So we weren't good friends after all?!"
(not really. We know what you guys really were š¤ okay I'm so unserious let me shut up)
I'm gonna be honest, at first watch I was feeling really bad for poor Goh that he feels he got betrayed, but after all that they've been through together I found it hard to understand how Goh would feel this upset by Ash not telling himā or maybe I should think that's ALL THE MORE reason to be. Also i probably can't understand how it'd feel to loose someone in that way you have been with for so long, who announces they're going elsewhere, so I can't really comment on it š it must be terrible for him tho to feel that betrayal for someone he's grown so attached to and dependent on š
"We're through!"
š...
Tell me. Why the HELL. THIS WAS THE SAME LIKE IN THE DUB AND SUB. TELL ME WHY THIS IS A ROMANTICALLY ASSOCIATED PHRASE AS FAR AS I KNOW. like saying we are through in friendships feels sort of strange lol... Combined with the stars comment. COME ON GUYS.. COME ONN šššš
"maybe you didnt realise how much you mean to him. youre the first real friend hes made."
š š š š š She made that 10x more sad because the way she turned around and didn't wait to hear his response. She just went to look for Goh. She wasnt mad at him, she just told him what he needed to hear š„ŗ I'm glad she told him that though and reminded him how important Ash is to Goh š„¹š¤§š
Idk something about this kills me everytime.
After Chloe talks to him he has this really serious and regretful face and shouts Goh's name almost like he's in disbelief they argued. THEN THE WAY THE SCENE SHOWS HE RUNS IN THE RAIN BY HIS SHOES, THEN THE FULL PICTURE, OMG HE IS RUNNING SOFAST FOR HIM š š š š š calling his name and it was so sad oh my gosh
Cinderace was sick of him being a sulk and grabbed his phone, forever iconic rabbit
Sorry kind of had to skip a little, but when they met in the middle that was deadass romantic don't even with me right now š and the environment being so pretty compared to the rain, man do anipoke like their pathetic fallacy lol
I know some people like this scene but idk, I've not been huge on it š I like how Goh's sort of in forcing a barrier, warning him not to closer but it also felt kind of awkward to me. Idk I'm probably just not with it š
"i hope theyll all be okay in the rain."
Then unaware Goh actually heard:
"im pretty sure butterfree wings repel water so they can fly in the rain without any problem at all."
"all that was in the pokedex. am i right? "yeah!"
I LOVE HOW EASILY pokemon brings them together š„ŗ and the smile goh gives him. It reminds me of when Goh used to brag about the pokemon facts he knew as a kid in pokemon camp, where everyone thought he was so strange lol, but he knows Ash will find it interesting too, and of course he does. šš«
"hey gohā"
"hold on. havent quite forgiven you yet"
ONE COMMENT. I WISH GOH HADN'T INTERRUPTED HIM. I LOVE THEM BICKERING AND BEING SILLY WITH ONE ANOTHER BUT I REALLY WISH THE ANIME GAVE THEM A SMALL CHANCE TO BE SINCERE AND APOLGISE PROPERLY š„ŗ I would be seriously curious to hear what ash would've said. Still I do like the boyfriend teasing hehe
"forgive me?" "for what?" (ash please what were you going to say to him š)
"i said we're through. dont u remember that?"
Don't worry Goh. I ain't forgetting that phrase LOL. The way the writers had to write that AGAIN. theres this soft piano music in the background as well just making it more sweet and full circle š
"hey but you were gonna go iāthought we shouldve at least talked about it first though"
"arent you planning out on going on your own too? uh well i- wait how did u find out about that?"
Hehe. They're literally an old married couple
Ash found out from this wingwoman right here šš
YAYYYY THEYRE WELL AND TRULY BACK TOGETHER š
(wish they had a conversation about it. I want to say we can't have everything but the anime were so insistent on feeding us satogou at the start of the anime so they gotta pay it back you know)
