#rubina

It’s nice to see Amethio and his crew joining forces with the Rising Volt Tacklers this time around! After discussing things like their discovery on how to eliminate Laquium once and for all and how to rescue the Six Heroes, they all decide to raid the HQ where they are being held. I don’t know about you, but I’m finally glad Exceed and the Explorers are looking to be competent for once. They got a lot of security this time around to the point that their first order of business is to get rid of them before diving in. They all split up doing this with Roy and Ult taking on the guards from the rooftop which caused Lucario, Captain Pikachu and Sableye to get knocked out off-screen. Amethio’s group was responsible for taking down the guards at the front which later becomes Zirc and Sonia’s job as Amethio comes in to help Liko as they both protect Dot who is cracking the basement door by taking on Indy and Rubina who use two Salamences this time around.

I’m actually surprised they’re using the same Pokemon this time around as they usually like to use variants. Still, it was nice to see Amethio and Liko fight together as allies. The fact that Charcadet decides to battle wearing the Auspicious Armor lead to some creative strategies like absorbing recoil damage with the armor and also hiding from attacks by retracting his limbs like a turtle. The highlight of the battle was definitely seeing Ceruledge and Charcadet battling side by side as they were on opposite ends before. I was honestly happy that Armarouge finally makes its Horizons debut. I’m sure everyone who wanted Liko to get an Armarouge is excited. I certainly am too! I have noticed that some people who had complained about Liko getting the Auspicious Armor from Diana in the previous episode were excited about the evolution, which is amusing given how much they complained two weeks ago.

With the twist that the group are going to have individual 1-on-1 matches with the Six Heroes being controlled by a member of the Explorer is definitely going to be interesting. I wonder what Spinel is concocting in that head of his… With the rescue mission in full throttle, I do wonder where the story is going to be headed now. Let me know your thoughts on this episode!