I thought this episode was cute and very enjoyable. My daughter will love all of the Eevee and Eeveelution scenes.
A couple of things that stood out in this episode:
1. There was a lot of talk about loyalty and love. Espeon evolved because of it’s loyalty and love to its trainer, and Umbreon was said to evolve because it wanted to protect the Espeon that it loved.
2. The conversation with the Chloe look-a-like about how humans and Pokemon can cover each other’s weaknesses. I hope that theme doesn’t get dropped.
3. I like how Eevee was able to locate Chloe. While it’s implied that it used Espeon’s ability due to the way the scene was animated, I think it could also point to the strong bond that the pair is developing. We’ve seen trainers and Pokemon locate each other through their bonds before - this happened a few times in XY.
4. Ash and Goh being denied when they wanted to step in to battle was a nice touch. “Sit back, boys. The girls got this.”
I don’t mind that they basically reused Chloe’s model for one of the CotD as it gave the episode a unique feel.
My one nitpick was Ash and Goh. They really weren’t needed in this episode, and I think the episode would have been a lot stronger if they just focused on Chloe.
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