Hey can I suggest something really stupid.
…BTZ but Pokemon.
Notes:
Subaru is an Eevee (obviously: his whole thing is about change and adaptability and how even slightly different choices can lead to monumental divergences in his character).
Julius is a Sneasler, because have you seen that thing. Also it’s a Poison type which clashes hilariously with the whole Finest Knight thing he’s trying to keep up, and also a Fighting type for extra trauma on Subaru’s end.
Emilia is a Shaymin. The thing is, though: before she got her self-confidence she was always in Land Form, but now she’s basically always in Sky Form.
Speaking of which: a LOT of characters evolved during that three-year timeskip. Now they all evolve AGAIN the minute they realize they’ve gone back in time. It’s this whole event and the Capital is in shambles for days as everyone not In The Know tries to figure out WTF happened.
Ferris is one of those characters. Floragato -> Meowscarada. That sudden transformation — while Julius is frantically beating Subaru to a pulp in the background — makes the duel so much more chaotic.
Otto is a fucking idiot because that guy rolls on in to see all his friends in their evolved forms and he STILL doesn’t realize what’s going on
Subaru did not evolve (obviously). Subaru is now a super cute Eevee surrounded by these ultra-powerful evolved Pokémon and doesn’t really know what to do. WTF happened to Emilia???
The whole timeloop thing is now mainly referred to as the Mass Evolution Incident. It is becoming very clear that this Eevee in the Capital was involved somehow but like — how???
I mean he is the Evolution Pokemon but still
Wilhelm is a Mienshao. He is this terrifying Fighting Pokémon that is now completely wrapped around the paw of this little Eevee he seems to have adopted out of nowhere. It’s so cute.
Subaru is unfortunately TERRIFIED of Fighting Pokemon. This was bad enough in the old timeline when Elsa the Mega Lopunny (Capella gave her a Mega Evolution stone) murdered him in cold blood, but now it’s so much worse. Thanks, Julius.
!!! And then at the end, after BTZ III, he evolves into a SYLVEON! A form that lets him use his femininity and grace to overcome his fear of Fighting Pokémon and recognize his own self-worth! A form that can ONLY OCCUR IF HE KNOWS A FAIRY-TYPE MOVE (charm) AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, HAS A HIGH FRIENDSHIP!!!
I mean that’s clearly the only option, is it not?
ooh, and his old evolution could've been Espeon since Psychic type, people thought he had precognitive abilities even before evolving (plus evolves from friendship and he's a cheery boi who probably thought (or maybe just hoped) he'd become an umbreon since they edgy but literally everyone else expected espeon
and
Holy shit. As an Eevee, everyone thought his ability was Anticipation (hidden ability) since he seemed to always know dangerous stuff in advance and him getting not Magic Bounce but Synchronize was a mystery they couldn't solve until the reset hit
