One Last Battle with Ash! Serena's Choice!! (941)

[Serebii]

One Last Battle with Ash! Serena's Choice!!

As Lumiose City is being rebuilt following Team Flare's antics, Serena decides to organise a Pokémon Showcase to cheer up the residents of the city. While doing the Showcase, she starts to feel something when she sees the joy she brings to the residents. Undecided on what to do next, with Ash returning to the Kanto Region, she soon inexplicably finds herself in a battle against Ash. Will she be able to defeat her friend and what will she decide to do next?

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[Xuxuba]

This episode is making me ship Grace x Meyer...

 

[NegaiFreak]

Looks like the main XY rivals and Sawyer have departed for good. It's kinda sad because I liked them quite a bit compared to past rivals. Maybe that's just me, but oh well.

 

[Shadao]

So I hear that Serena has rejected Yashio's offer. Good. If Serena leaves, I always wanted her to strike her on her own and not depend on others.

 

[Xuxuba]

She is going to HOENN?!!! WHAT

 

[Janovy]

Yashio is sending her to Hoenn LOL

 

[noakai]

She escaped the bus to Johto though!!!

 

[Nerdy McNerdface]

I'm actually not watching the episode because I can't watch it live, but I'll stalk the forums to check what's going down

 

[TheScentedApple]

Serena finally gets mudkip?

 

[NegaiFreak]

Are you kidding me? The battle was interrupted again thanks to Serena?!

Oh, and apparently she's gonna try contests in Hoenn. At least, that's what I interpreted...

 

[Xuxuba]

I didn't get if she was going as a performer or if she was going to become a coordinator. She did mention contests though.

 

[Shadao]

Are you kidding me? The battle was interrupted again thanks to Serena?!

Oh, and apparently she's gonna try contests in Hoenn. At least, that's what I interpreted...

If Serena wins, Ash is accused of being weak or letting Serena win. If Ash wins, Serena is accused of being weak and Ash is too OP. You can't win either way with a battle between those two.

 

[Nerdy McNerdface]

WAIT HOENN-SENPAI

Now let's wait for the XYZ special where Serena meets Lisia and Wallace and while doing a contest spectacular meets May and spots Steven in the audience

 

[noakai]

I have to say I was really happy that Jesse chose to join in on Serena's performance instead of ruining it. That was really nice to see.

 

[Frozocrone]

I didn't get if she was going as a performer or if she was going to become a coordinator. She did mention contests though.

Rejected Palermo but Palermo said she should go to Hoenn and do contests, which she agreed with.

Which is just...ugh. 1st year doing nothing, 2nd year doing contests in a poorly written arc and now contests? I was honestly disappointed with how the episode turned out.

Also props to the person that called it that the hand grabbing was simply for Ash to drag Serena to the battle. xD

 

[Mega Altaria]

Basically Serena threw away her main goal. But I'm glad she's going to Hoenn to do Contests.

 

[NitroLightningFlash]

I don't get it...is Serena still striving to become Kalos Queen and just doing Contests to get more experience to help her achieve her goal? Or is Contests the new thing with her now? So confused >.<;

 

[Janovy]

I think Serena's goal has become 'to make people smile'. So I assume whatever she does next will be for that purpose lol

 

[Frozocrone]

I don't get it...is Serena still striving to become Kalos Queen and just doing Contests to get more experience to help her achieve her goal? Or is Contests the new thing with her now? So confused >.<;

That's what bad writing will do :/ I didn't expect her to change her goal like that.

I'll deffo have to watch the subbed version to fully understand the dialogue.

I think Serena's goal has become 'to make people smile'. So I assume whatever she does next will be for that purpose lol

Did she say this somewhere? I've always thought she took to performing because she liked the sound of them/Shauna inspired her. I mean the Skiddo episode with her mum to resolve that dream sort of confirmed it for me.

 

[345ash-greninja]

So Serena in going to do contests in Hoenn. Actually happy with this because I always felt she could be a brilliant coordinator if she pursued contests. In my fanfictions that I'm currently working on, I also made Serena pursue contests(albeit traveling with Ash).