EVEN THE BOI GUZMA WAS AT THE EVENT! Nice!

Really nice seeing Ash getting recognition for his Alola championship, finally. Imo this episode is a perfect example of how Ash's character SHOULD be being portrayed in general in this series. That royale really shown how OP he's gotten, taking on 3 opponents at once without breaking a sweat like that. That's just me though.

Also, Was pretty obvious Koharu's Eevee was gonna go that 9th path tbh.

Also gotta say, I'm disappointed about next episode. Would've been the perfect opportunity to bring back Brandon, don't you think? :(

It's good indeed that Ash/Satoshi getting the long awaited praise and recognition after seeing Pokemon for decades which he was so robbed in in X and Y series.
Now the real questions is: "What is Eevee's 9th evolution type is gonna be?"

A steel type Eevee to counter his latest Fairy eeveelution
A much anticipated Dragon type eeveelution

I think is a toss up between this two, but can't see how Koharu's eevee evolve into any new eeveelution actually. Maybe an eeveelution that possess all element, now that will be op as hell

Plot twist: koharu's eevee dies and it becomes a ghost type💀

ah yes all she needs is a stone brick since that evolves eevee into the ghost type

That it would be.
If I had to guess we probably see eeveelution duel types with the remaining types that haven't use yet since there is so many which would be new to the eeveelution line and what should happen is special items that only evee can hold and trade evolution with another Eevee with a different hold item to trigger the evolution.
This mechanic hasn't been done completely yet since it's a half way with gen 5's two specific bug types need to trade to evolve and already had specific items to certain pokemon to evlove. So this would be a interesting way for the next evolve line.

Doubt on the Dual Type. Every Eevee evolution is a single type

Agreed because unless the ☠️ type Eevee has the Corrosion ability it is useless on Steel/Fairy types like Mawile and Klefki

Paradoxe : It's their fault for making Eevee the Single-Types evolution Pokemon. -___- I mean, they just HAD to give it 8 single-types evolutions while allowing the teasing of new eeveelutions.

There's still fighting, steel, flying, bug, ground, ghost and dragon types left to violate Eevee dignity right?

Eevee could have a legendary line. Lol, can shift back and forward all Eev Line.

Good thought.

you are taking about red's Eevee

I see you haven't see the Pokemon Adventures Manga

I'm still thinking Eevee is gonna stay Eevee. Reason: Koharu/Chloe's Eevee has yet to go Gigantamax Eevee.

everyone wants dragon, but I'm actually betting steel or flying (ground or rock would be a cop-out though)

9th is eevee staying as eevee. She said its the eevee way.

lmao true, can't wait to see the gen 9 dex.

I always say this but...

"Eevee have eight path, nine actually if counted original form."
"Eevee have limitless possibility"
and I was like: "what the heck did you hear yourselves?"

yes but next one is the last mission so we are done with Goh sh t, which means we are gonna have Master journeys ka tournament soon which also means that this season is gonna end soon😔

it's will be his last trail mission not his last mission overall i would assume we see the battle VS regigigas from the opening

I'm either going for a perfected normal evolution, where is can learn all the moves it's evolutions get. Or a rock type. Accelerock is an underrated move that only Lycanroc midday and dusk gets.

I'm beginning to think G-Max Eevee won't have an anime debut. Either way, cared less for Koharu.

I bloody love Guzma as a character, he gives off a proper villian aura and was pretty badass back in s&m

It looks like Pokémon journey is ending considering the next episode is the last for project Mew and also because of Ash reaching the end of his journey.
But I don’t think Go will catch the mew by the end. Probably just going to reach the target as a supporting in the next season.
And while that may be, if there is going to be the next season, I still want Ash to be the leading. I know it may be selfish but like, Pokemon is my first anime and Ash is like my childhood friend, following his journey since the little.
I don’t even care if they reboot the whole Ash character, they might even make him the complete new setting like he is from different region with different parents, I just don’t want Pokémon company to change him after going together for whole 22/23 years.

Yeah understandable on it being the last mission, would've just been nice to see Brandon y'know? Just a shame we haven't seen him all series.

And personally I'd want Ash to just become a side character if anything, cause like, how do you surpass becoming champion of champions? Saying that though they'll probably just bring him back for a normal adventure like they almost do in the new region. I mean we all thought wtf was going to happen after the Alola League, and here we are.

It will definitely end before november when Pokemon Scarlet and Violet is set to release. So we have around 15-16 more episode before the next series. If Ash is replaced as the protagonist, Ash might go on to become a legacy character like the champions of each region setting the goal to the protagonist of the next series like how red challenges Ethan/Lyra in Mt. Silver or how Leon is potrayed this season. If so, I would love to see him mentor future protagonists.

i agree to the 15 to 16 episode count, but i don't think they will ever stop using Ash for the anime, given their track record it is hard to say if they would be able to write another character with a pikachu. heck Ash should have won the Kalos league but instead he is given the baby league to win instead, which freaking massively sucks. I personally don't want him to baby sit the next protag especially given they would probably have it be a girl who take part in contests or something due to the pokemon company not understanding anyoone can be a gym challenger.

Glad people of Aloha know there Champion, but I wonder when they gonna say it in Pwc. They put at Ash as something else. Lol

Actually, I'm expecting it to evolve into whatever 9th gen eveelution they come out with for scarlet/violet

I wonder if Koharu's eevee will introduce a new gimmick for the new games. Each game has had a gimmick, maybe it's fusion or something?

Didn’t he get recognition by two kids before

For those of us who enjoyed the Sun & Moon anime, this was nothing short of a love letter from beginning to end. Even moreso than their first return to Alola. Took me right back to those fun, fun times :)

this is the real end of sun and moon actually

true 😔🥺

It is!! I'm glad that they're cheering on Ash and said ' Never forget you're representing Alola'.

Honestly, Alola is a home way more than Kanto ever was to Ash

Talking of home and family, has Ash's mom forgotten him? She NEEDS to call her boy before the Tourney begins

And remind him to change his underwear and brush his teeth! I think that's like the only thing she's ever said to him in the show

Why yes, changing underwear is important 😂😂

Oh come on, she will be there like always when the tournament starts

Yeah that place is considered family to him

When there is a whole Island along with the guardian legendary praying for your victory...you can't bottle this now Satoshi.

This was a nice episode, Gladio really making his little sister battle (@shubham) xD but that battle royal was nice. They didn't reveal the winner but Ig that's good.

Also some hype news
June 10: Episode 1203: Fire Training Battle! Ash VS Paul!!
June 17: Episode 1204: The Curtain Rises! The Masters Tournament!!

Good battle it was but just feel a bit deflated on no end result.
I'm predicting that Paul may come around in next 2 to 3 eps after next week since the OP pretty much shown him nothing since then.

Its said that paul will meet ash and battle with his dragonite. Paul will win and says ash to also use his reserve pokemons.

And Paul is f*king right, he need infernape greninja charizard etc to beat Alain, Cynthia and Leon

well Ash obviously won I just wish they showed it lol

"I have a lot of people to disappoint"
-Meowth

😂😂

I guess it's not as bad now that we know that it was Nihilego who asked Gladion to let it participate in battle. Can't say for all big bros but I wouldn't be doing that to my little sister even if she asked for it, though 😂