#sm042

Y'know, it was pretty much 3 years ago when we had Misty and Brock return in Sun & Moon... and now we have Alola Squad return in Journeys. The timing between the two returns is so fitting!

Okay, so...this episode was clearly more about showcasing Kanto Mons and their differences to the Alolan counterparts for the Alola crew, with Misty and Brock just thrown into the mix. Which is understandable, this is POKEMON after all, but like, how much do they REALLY care about continuity? Would they really go to the other older regions where there’d be nothing relevant to promote? We got all these actual well animated scenes with random Kanto Mons yet not even a glimpse at most of Ash’s (WHERE IS KINGLER, WHERE, I DEMAND JUSTICE) or Misty’s or Brock’s for that matter (Crobat was a pleasant surprise tho). And even with Bulbasaur, the one Ash Mon I thought would be important, nothing happened. Didn’t even use a single move against Team Rocket, while LYCANROC revealed a new one. Like why can’t we get a dual knockout on Brock by Misty and Croagunk together, for example? Does that boy even exist anymore? This isn’t real continuity, it’s an event. They’re not naturally tying the past into the present, they’re just throwing together a bunch of nostalgia imagery with no real logic, like... WHAT IS THIS?