Bea beat the **** out of Ash lmaooo
He managed to just barely land some hits but for a majority of the battle Bea had it in the palm of her hand. Really loved this episode, one of the best so far & something the show has been needing for a while. I thought Bea’s characterization was great too; very no-nonsense, brutal, and even a bit prideful. We haven’t had a female character like this since....Katie? And even then I’m blanking on a female character Bea is similar to. They did a good job establishing her personality and actually making her seem intimidating, I really hope they keep this up for the rest of the Galar leaders (and potentially rivals as well). I also hope she’s Ash’s rival for the series if Marnie isn’t being used, because she has a lot of potential. The battle itself was quite good too. Grapploct gave me the same feeling Golisopod and Electivire did (though to a lesser degree); a genuinely menacing opponent. When it was squeezing Riolu I couldn’t help but cringe a little, it felt very animated.
Speaking of animation, I really liked Iwane’s drawings of Ash. The shot of him posted earlier in this thread and the end shot gave me DP vibes with the intensity and the coloring.
10/10. Good episode, good characterization, good continuity, and has me hyped for a rematch.