Geo-Oblivion's Wrath
Banned
We're 11 episodes into the saga though and we know what the next half dozen episodes will be about.
Compared to, what, 100+ episodes? As frustrating as the wait will have to be, I guess that's the writers want. And despite the fact that Serena's appearances in the New Year's preview were lacking, that's what the preview is: a preview. It just shows the basics and is completely capable of withholding any important information.
The fact that Serena still doesn't have a goal and isn't likely to get one anytime soon is a huge issue. And I'm sure people will bring up May and how she didn't get a goal right away either, but at least AG had Contests which were always a viable option for her. XY on the other hand, doesn't have anything that Serena can do.
Just because the writers are giving her the same treatment as they did with May doesn't mean that we must expect her path to be on par with May's. This is XY, not AG. Of course there's gonna be major differences.
Sky Battles would make her Fennekin irrelevant, the Battle Chateau seems like a facility where only strong trainers like Gym Leaders can compete in, and there's almost no way that she would battle at the Battle Maison given that it's essentially a Battle Tower and way too advanced for her.
Well, I can't comment on Sky Battles, since it's obvious they are what they are gonna be in the anime. But as for the Battle Chateau/Maison, you say that it's too strong/advanced for her. But isn't that what training is for? First, we're obviously gonna need more Pokemon for Serena, but considering that we've got 100+ episodes to go, there's a lot of time for Serena to catch at least one Pokemon. And then, with those 100+ episodes, there'll definitely be enough time for Serena to be motivated to train. And then she can become strong enough to participate in the Battle Chateau/Maison.
There are no viable options for Serena's goal in this saga in my humble opinion.
Like I said before, this is XY, not AG. We can't expect there to be blatant hints for Serena's future in terms of a goal like there was with May. And, as AshsPikachu said, PATIENCE is key.
I think the biggest problem here is that people are losing patience quickly. People think that just because Serena hasn't picked her goal yet, that she's only in the series for shipping purposes.
Well, the Pokemon fandom, or at least the majority, has been known to be rather impatient and spoiled. I heard it from another thread. It figures if people are instantly impatient.
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