In SM028, Snorlax showed of its Z Move, yet, that episode is considered a filler. So similarly, either this episode should be considered a filler as well, or SM028 is not a filler.
It's confirm that Ilima participated in Kalos League bfore he return in Alola, too bad Ash is not around when They talking about it.
Also Kukui recommend him to participate too in Alola league if he will build it someday
In SM028, Snorlax showed of its Z Move, yet, that episode is considered a filler. So similarly, either this episode should be considered a filler as well, or SM028 is not a filler.
I was a little surprised and disappointed that Kukui didn't tell Ilima that one of his students was runner-up in the Kalos League. Surely Ash has told Kukui about his League experiences? IMO, it was a golden opportunity that the writers completely missed. However, at least there is a chance Ilima will participate in the Alola League and be one of Ash's opponents. In fact, he had better be one of Ash's League opponents, since he and Ash never actually got to battle in this episode.It's confirm that Ilima participated in Kalos League bfore he return in Alola, too bad Ash is not around when They talking about it.
Also Kukui recommend him to participate too in Alola league if he will build it someday
Haha you just said exactly what I was thinking. After learning that Ilima participated in the Kalos League, it even annoyed me more that everyone including the fangirls were going gaga over Ilima, especially when the Kalos League finalist was present there himself.I hope Ash gets Ash Greninja back for the sole reason of sweeping Ilima 3-0 or 6-0.
I'm apparently in the minority here, but I didn't really mind how Extreme Evoboost was portrayed. Yeah, it would have been much, much cooler if Eevee had summoned mirages of its evolved forms, but having the actual evolved forms gather to lend Eevee their energy was a little more realistic, and maybe that's why the writers went with that.
I'm not going to ding this episode for its focus on Ilima, because the episode was pretty much meant to focus on him and his legendary status as the school's prince. I do wish some of the legends had been more interesting, though. Apparently, he is famous for being able to dive from the highest height with his Pokémon? And what was the legend involving him and Komala?
I was wondering when Pikachu's unevolved status would be brought up in the SM series. I like how the writers tied Ash not evolving his Pikachu to Ilima not evolving his Eevee, and how (if I understood correctly) both of them like their Pokémon just the way they are and believe they can be strong without evolving.
I was a little surprised and disappointed that Kukui didn't tell Ilima that one of his students was runner-up in the Kalos League. Surely Ash has told Kukui about his League experiences? IMO, it was a golden opportunity that the writers completely missed. However, at least there is a chance Ilima will participate in the Alola League and be one of Ash's opponents. In fact, he had better be one of Ash's League opponents, since he and Ash never actually got to battle in this episode.
So, Tupp actually has a grudge against Ilima for being more popular with the girls back when they were students. On the surface, it seems a rather petty reason for holding a grudge, but we're talking about preteens here. Popularity and girls are both rather big deals at that age. Getting any backstory for any Team Skull at all was actually a pleasant surprise. Given the way Team Skull has beencallously disregardedtreated so far in the series, I wasn't expecting much, if any, backstory for any of them besides Guzma.
Ash being a confident person has absolutely nothing to do with his being the butt of jokes. The two are completely unrelated. In fact, Ash is both in SM—he is a confident person and a skilled Trainer and he is frequently the butt of jokes. Mentioning that he was the runner-up in the Kalos League wouldn't change any of that. But it would be nice continuity. It was still a golden opportunity that the writers should have taken advantage of, and I don't know why they didn't.Problem is if they did reference ash in the kalo league and that he was the runner up that will make ash a confident person and they can't have that in sm they need to make him a butt of all jokes whatever if it necessary or not.
Problem is if they did reference ash in the kalo league and that he was the runner up that will make ash a confident person and they can't have that in sm they need to make him a butt of all jokes whatever if it necessary or not.
Haha you just said exactly what I was thinking. After learning that Ilima participated in the Kalos League, it even annoyed me more that everyone including the fangirls were going gaga over Ilima, especially when the Kalos League finalist was present there himself.
I just hope now Ash-Greninja comes back and unleashed the wrath of the Orange Shuriken(which was a failure back then/ upon Ilima's Pokemon in the League and sweeps him six to zip.
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I blame Max for humiliating/reminding him about his loss at the Silver Conference. After all, I think that was the last time Ash mentioned his accomplishments to someone important and since then, he kept it to himself. He probably doesn't want another person like Misty cramping his style if she reminded him of his pity badges.Ash lives with Kukui. Even as modest as he is, you would think that at some point, he would have mentioned his League experiences and being runner-up in the Kalos League. Heck, if Kukui is so interested in creating an Alola League, you would think he would have done research on the other regions' leagues, and might have learned himself that Ash was runner-up in the Kalos League.
Team Skull's entire reason for picking a fight with Ilima was due to Tupp's past relationship with him and his (Tupp's) jealousy of Ilima's popularity back when they were students. The jealous character might not have been one of the main characters, but jealousy still made the plot eventful. Ash and his friends really had no reason to be jealous or skeptical of Ilima. Even if someone had claimed Ilima was the best Trainer the school had ever seen, Ash would be too busy overcome with the desire to challenge him to a Pokémon battle to be jealous or skeptical of him.Ilima being acknowledged is cool, but his character doesn't seem particularly interesting, he's mellow and perfect, but he doesn't really have much chemistry with the students. Usually a 'character that's good at everything' plot is made eventful by one of the cast being jealous or skeptical of them but everyone in SM is too pleasant to do that sort of plot. Ash got ticked by Gary because Gary was a troll bordering on bully along with being an ace, while Ilima is sincerely pleasant. The diving scene was kinda funny (I like Marowak being timid of the high dive and even playing with Eevee) but that's about it. I'm guessing it might have relevance if Ilima returns (though the guest voicing might limit that) though if not, it's character shilling that doesn't really lead to anything.
I thought that was kind of interesting. As you said, it's the first time it's been acknowledged, or even mentioned, that she is a newer student. It makes me wonder how long she has been a student, compared to how long the others have been students. It would be nice to see an episode that addresses how long Kiawe, Sophocles, Mallow, and Lana have known each other.New twist to have Lillie naive to Ilima as well. I know she came in after Sophocles, but this is the first time she's treated as a newcomer to the school along with Ash.
But Kukui and Ash are quite close. Yes, Ash tends to sell himself short and not brag about all the things he has done, but you would think at some point, he would mention competing in regional leagues. Besides, as I said before, if Kukui wants to establish a league in Alola, then it stands to reason that he would have researched the other regions' leagues. It'd be pretty easy to find out that Ash was the runner-up in the Kalos League.Concerning the Kalos League, I think it's meant to be less continuity snub and more irony. Let's face it, it's in character for Ash to sell himself short these days so only those close to him know he's a world saving ace and not just some weird clumsy kid.
Team Skull's entire reason for picking a fight with Ilima was due to Tupp's past relationship with him and his (Tupp's) jealousy of Ilima's popularity back when they were students. The jealous character might not have been one of the main characters, but jealousy still made the plot eventful. Ash and his friends really had no reason to be jealous or skeptical of Ilima. Even if someone had claimed Ilima was the best Trainer the school had ever seen, Ash would be too busy overcome with the desire to challenge him to a Pokémon battle to be jealous or skeptical of him.
The fact that Ilima was so pleasant (and actually a bit modest, going by his speech patterns) might have helped. He wasn't showing off to make the students look bad. He was just satisfying their curiosity regarding the legends surrounding him. Notice his expression when Ash and the others asked him to verify the legends.
Ironically the one time Ash bragged about a past achievement, someone was around to debunk it and make him look like a fraud.