The Keystone Pops! (524)

[Leonhart]

I don't think that the wild Mikaruge was evil per se, although its tendency to attack people did give off that vibe. I just feel that there must've been a reason for its attitude that wasn't revealed.

 

[Zamin]

I really enjoyed the episode. I would have liked Ash to recollect his experience in Lucario and the Curse of Mew though as that was a great movie and I liked how this episode was kidna similar by including aura. I enjoyed the episode and Spiritomb was cool.

 

[Leonhart]

I really enjoyed the episode. I would have liked Ash to recollect his experience in Lucario and the Curse of Mew though as that was a great movie and I liked how this episode was kidna similar by including aura. I enjoyed the episode and Spiritomb was cool.

At least we got a reference to aura even though we didn't see Satoshi recall Lucario specifically. As for why we didn't get a direct reference to that movie from Satoshi, I think it was probably because this episode was already crammed full of plot, and adding more references would've wasted precious run-time.

 

[Scorbunnie]

Spiritomb trying to murder literally everything made this episode feel like it was part of a different series. I liked that an aura guardian got mentioned but the rest of the episode was just a big chase to escape Spiritomb's evil ways.

 

[mysticalglacia]

Hear me out. The aura guardian here is an ancestor of Ash’s and is related to him just like Sir Aaron and Riley are theorized to be (or like….Aaron is Ash reincarnated or whatever the theory is). Like this is pretty heavily implied here and in all those other cases too.

Aura guardian lore is so interesting and one of the most fascinating concepts introduced in the anime; I appreciate that Journeys is trying to explore it more.

 

[SerGoldenhandtheJust]

We'll finally see Ash have a rematch with Spiritomb lol, and this time commanded by Cynthia herself
Cant wait for Ash vs Cynthia!!