Oh great, another episode that will pull at your heartstrings. Why do you do this to me, Pokemon? Not cool.
That being said, the episode started out interesting. I was glad to see Molayne here, I really liked him in the games and I hope we see him again. Poipole befriended Minior and they seemed to be really enjoying the time they spent together, they were so cute. Heck, Poipole is seriously adorable. It is going to make me sad at the end of the series when Poipole goes back home.
Boy, was everyone wrong when they thought Minior was going to back to space. That is a very sad life for the Minior. They lose their shell and die off a couple of days later? I felt bad for Poipole, to see its friend die right in front of it. Now that was heartbreaking to watch. My heart broke even more when Poipole started crying and floated down to Ash to tell him what’s going on and Ash just hugs it return. Just goes to show while SM is more laid back and comedy based, they do have these episode that just make you want to cry.
I honestly was not expecting to see Rayquaza this episode and it went from bad to worse when you realized why it was there. I kept wondering what was the point of its appearance then I heard about its PokeDex entry. It was there to feed on the ashes of the Minior. That was harsh but it is a part of life.
Overall, this episode was good and the visuals in this episode were so pretty. It was just so heartbreaking to watch. Decent episode, very emotional.