#shiny Charcadet

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Artwork for a Pokétoon entitled My Friend Charcadet

Art by Miki Ogino (Twitter/X: ndnd_ysys), the episode's character and prop designer

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PokeToon Episode 16 Review - Childhood Friend Charcadet

What a perfect way to end a season of PokeToon. Wow. They really did save the best for last because this was such a fantastic episode. The storytelling was splendid and the visual effects were amazing. This is legit the best episode of PokeToon and a masterpiece of an animated Pokemon media as a whole.

Basically, the story is about two Charcadets that lived peacefully in the wild—I’ll describe the first Charcadet as ‘Charcadet’ and the second one as ‘Shiny Charcadet’ just so it’ll be easier to differentiate. One day, Charcadet encountered a lost Rotom Phone and saw a recording of a Pokemon tournament, implying to be the Academy Ace Tournament, and became enamored with what it saw. When encountering the phone’s owner, a boy named Yuto, the Charcadet is challenged to a battle for the device. When it lost to his Shroomish, Yuto makes an offer to come along with him as he could see potential in its strength. Charcadet accepts the offer and leaves Shiny Charcadet behind to fend for itself.

The storytelling was brilliant in that it doesn’t have a lot of dialogue. The main characters are two Charcadets that later evolve into both Branch Evolution. Because they’re Pokemon, they just use Pokemon-speak and body language to communicate. A majority of this story lacks dialogue, yet the body language totally made up for it. I can easily tell one Charcadet was mischievous and the other was timid. Their personality changed once they evolved, as a sign of growing up, but how they changed is also different. I love that this story is actually based on a little story you can find in the in-game library about Charcadet fighting a Gengar and choosing the future it would take to stop it. Yuto tells this story to Charcadet as his family has been housing the Auspicious armor for generations, apparently.

Despite this being a seventeen-minute short, it gives a lot of details regarding each character and the small amount of details that make them feel whole. Charcadet starts off mischievous and cheeky, yet it evolves into a noble and composed Amarouge. Shiny Charcadet, timid and very shy, evolves into a Ceruledge that held a grudge for being abandoned. In all honesty, Amarouge wasn’t a very good friend with the way it just up and ditched Ceruledge when they were in their first stages. It didn’t even think about his friend in its childhood and when it did remember it, it was only once until it showed up in the tournament.

Yuto, the trainer, actually has a lot of character too. When he first met Charcadet, he sends out his Shroomish despite having a water-type in his party. It’s to show that he’s not willing to hurt it and that he is a kind and thoughtful person. He doesn’t even capture Charcadet after defeating it. All he did was ask if he wanted to join him to get stronger, to which Charcadet did. I love how small details about him shows off that he is a rich boy like his backpack and his poise. He’s also a good trainer because he spends time with his Pokemon, training them and evolving them and even caught a Rufflet that Charcadet fought. Props to the creators for giving him a Quaxwell. The Quaxly line definitely needs more love.

The animation was superb. Studio Colorido needs start producing their original works or do anime adaptations because the way they animate is seriously amazing. If they’re able to make quality action sequences like the Amarouge vs Ceruledge fight, who know what else they’re capable of if they’re given larger projects! Just to let you know, this is the animation studio that also did previous PokeToon shorts like Blossom’s Dream and animated a majority of Twilight Wings.

The ending is definitely one that brings in a lot of thoughts. Shiny Charcadet never really wanted a trainer and as a Ceruledge, I think wandering around with Gengar and the group of Bronzor it met at an abandoned building was a nice conclusion. Like the book Yuto read to Charcadet, the story is ultimately about the future a Charcadet chooses. Charcadet chose to be with Yuto and evolved into Amarouge while Shiny Charcadet evolved into Ceruledge and then when realizing its friend was content with the life it was living, it decided to walk its own path. Besides, the end credits show that Ceruledge is living a peaceful life befriending other wild Pokemon. It kind of shows that not all Pokemon want to be captured or have a Trainer. I feel like it would be too typical if the ending had Ceruledge join Yuto.

The voice acting in this animated short was superb as well. Charcadet, and later Amarouge, is voiced by Yuki Sakakihara. I think this is the first time I’ve seen him in Pokemon, but he’s a rising star in that he’s known for his role in Hypnosis Mic as Jyushi Aimoto. Yumiri Hanamori voices Shiny Charcadet who later becomes Ceruledge. I think her take on Ceruledge is a nice difference from the Ceruledge seen in Horizons as Hanamori gives it an androgynous voice. Hanamori is known for voicing Sagiri from Hell’s Paradise. Yuto is voiced by Soma Saito who has been in Pokemon before. He was Trace in the eighth episode of Pokemon Evolutions and voices Cress in Pokemon Masters.

This marks the end of this year’s PokeToon season. Hopefully, there will be more next year or when Gen 10 comes! For now, I’ll do my best to review the older episodes of this season and the previous one! But seriously, I want every Pokemon fan to watch this episode at least once in their lives. It’s such a beautiful episode. If you have watched it, what are your thoughts on the storytelling and on the ending?

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Shiny Charcadet lesbian icons — requested by an anon

Free to use, but credit is appreciated

[skylertheminish]

(part one)

I find it odd that some even spawned in Glaseado Mountain. Charcadet doesn't spawn there under normal circumstances. so I kinda headcanoned this was a unusual colony of Charcadet whom have evolved a way to survive in such a harsh climate

[juvian]

What I think shiny Charcadet, Armarouge & Ceruledge should look like ✨

Mine - Do not repost

[ourpokemonteamtournament]

Ex Charcadet

Normal Shiny

Ex Zweilous

Normal Shiny

Tournament PSA: Normal Charcadet won its Losers Bracket and is still in the tournament.

Tournament PSA: Normal Zweilous won its round and is still in the tournament.

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[neonpokemonskulls]

Casual hunt I managed to record payed off!

Shiny Charcadet

[picketsshinycollection]

I got another Shiny Hunting compilation for you all! This time, I'm searching for Marked Shinies of the Pokémon Day outbreaks! (Well, Part 1 of it, anyway)

(Also yes, I am referencing an ancient smash meme for the thumbnail, thanks for asking)

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Night of stories 🔦📖✨ Commission to @ lost-but-with-coffee (repost)

Commissions are open, click here! or send a message

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Pokémon GO Powerful Potential event now underway until March 10 at 8 p.m. local time featuring Kubfu, Shiny Charcadet, Dynamax Kubfu, Charcadet from Eggs, new Might and Mastery Special Research and more, full event details revealed

Niantic is continuing to announce new events and content for Pokémon GO. Read on below to learn more: Kick It with Kubfu During Pokémon GO’s Powerful Potential Event Encounter Dynamax Kubfu, hatch Charcadet from Eggs, and more during this Pokémon GO event. Help your Pokémon reach new heights! The Pokémon GO Powerful Potential event runs from Wednesday, March 5, at 10:00 a.m. to Monday, March…

[deviouspurrloin]

Shiny Charcadet ✨

[skylertheminish]

I may have gotten carried away with shiny hunting Charcadet...you can't see the near full box I have and then some. Anyways have a look at these two girls! Almost smallest and biggest they can be!

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... baby blade gang

was tempted to draw Terrorbyte [Iron Valiant] as just a circuitboard laying on the ground but decided against it.

[ourpokemonteamtournament]

Ex Venipede - Ex Charcadet

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[congratsashiny]

i have never seen greater perfection (← ADORES ceruledge)

935-937 - Charcadet Line

Because anything would be better than what we actually got.

[iwantmyinsanityback]

Childhood Friend Charcadet

(not me crying about another POKÉTOON)