Probably my fault for trusting mistranslations of the Chinese leaks but gods am I so disappointed this wasnt a double battle. 2v2 feels pointless and resulted in more padding of time leading to a rushed outcome compared to say just having a double battle from the start so we need less time leading to a more organic ending, no OHKOs, a better display of the galar mons bond which admittedly was done great, and something new and fresh for the PWC. I really think a double battle would have given more of an 'epic' feeling of Ash finally defeating an E4 member compared to a simple 2v2 filled with OHKOs and rushed
Boy does this feel good. Weird how people immediately caught that THIS battle was weird and not questioning if Darsna (a character we’ve never seen) is Elite Four tier or wondering how she lost despite her strength never being established. Justice for Darsna because Sirfetch was able to tank a bunch of moves and the battle being in her court most of the battle until Ash randomly turned it around. Seems familiar?
Anyways subliminal messages aside, this has got to be the most boring battle yet, dare I say that BW had better battles than this. Altaria literally mega evolved just to show that Ash was stupid about type immunity
I mean, those are completely different situations. People arent mad Drasna lost because of the position she has, its coz the battle was written weirdly with her having the upper hand only to lose in a contrived OHKO manner. The Iris battle was much better written compared to this, sure it had its weird powerscaling but the overall choreography was done better
Ash finally beats a Champion and E4 and it’s one of the most anti-climatic victories yet. Do we really need comedy in battles this far? It was acceptable vs Kukkui due to the tone of the series and it was largely a match that didn’t had much stakes at all.
Ash vs Kukui didnt even have comedy that took away from the battle, just organic comedy being borne from interactions and the aftermath of cool moments
Why is everyone getting mad about a funny battle? It's April Fish day, which means April Mr. Fish day
The fun bits arent a problem, I liked the comedy, its just how the overall battle was written
Narrative wise, character interaction and personality wise and comedy wise these episodes were perfect 10/10s
But the poor battle choreography really pulls it down, esp when its such a pivotal moment for Ash