#my god i love amethio

[yumethio]

last night i went to bed thinking of my husband, i ended up dreaming about my husband as well. today, i woke up thinking about my husband and throughout the day i kept boasting about how wonderful my husband is to my friends. when i got home, i immediately went to greet my husband after being apart from him for so long and right now, im cuddling with my husband as i type this.

this is how my day goes on about 😊😊😊

[fluffs-n-stuffs]

Thinking about Terapagos' beef with Amethio tonight

[smilingperformer]

Hmmmm.

So Sango, Onyx and Hamber don't know the truth behind Amethio helping Liko.

They are all suspicious of Spinel's footage.

Except Gibeon.

Gibeon chooses to be disappointed. Without any proper explanation.

My god.

[amethiosspouse]

OH MY GOD IM IN LOVE WITH AMETHIO

GUYS DID YOU KNOW THAT I LOVE AMETHIO SO MUCH

HES SO MAJESTIC HES MY PERFECT LITTLE PAMPERED PRINCE I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR HIM. IM THE NUMBER ONE AMETHIO BOOTRIDER BRO IF AMETHIO TOLD ME TO FLY TO BRAZIL ALL ALONE WITH NOBODY WITH ME I WOULD DO THAT. I WOULD DO ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING FOR AMETHIO YOU GUYS DONT GET IT I LOVE HIM MORE THAN I LOVE MY OWN PARENTS AMETHIO IS LITERALLY AT THE APEX OF MY TRIANGLE OF NEEDS THIS IS NOT A DRILL AMETHIO IS THE REASON WHY I HAVENT DROPPED DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF MY SCHOOLS BIG ASS SPORTS FIELD I LOVE AMETHIO SO VERY MUCH

[trelinha9]

Sooooooo

Super excited for next week's episode, but let's talk about this week's for now, because a lot of interesting things happened (and Amethio is back. Probably for two episodes, but he's back 😍)

1 - Liko cannot use terastal, officially. I imagine that if she had passed the test, she would have used the terastal against Amethio. I wonder if, since she failed the test, her Tera Orb was confiscated

2 - Spinel wasn't spying and stalking the kids for the entire third arc, or at least that's not what it seems, based on the dialogue he has with Agate at the beginning of the episode

3 - When Liko and Amethio meet, Liko thinks that Amethio FOLLOWED her there, while Amethio had no idea what was happening. Amethio decides to try to get Terapagos, since he had said that next time he would catch him.

4 - A very short sentence, but VERY IMPORTANT is when Amethio says that Terapagos seems to hate him. He noticed how aggressive Terapagos is towards him, that's interesting

5 - Liko and Amethio's battle seems to parallel Amethio and Friede's battle in episode 25. Both Liko and Amethio were doing well in the battle, until the other party (Amethio and Friede) used terastal, a feature which they did not have access to at the time. Liko would have lost the battle if Spinel hadn't appeared

6 - SPINEL. HE IS CRAZY. A COMPLETE SOCIOPATH. MY GOD. I'M VERY AFRAID OF HIM. I still don't know how to feel about what he did to Umbreom. Umbreom certainly wasn't comfortable at all, having been "drugged" with Rakium, and Spinel basically used his main partner as a test subject. It's completely bizarre.

7 - From what Spinel observed, it seems that Terapagos and Rakium do not mix. Terapagos was upset by the Rakium's energy, and the crystal was destroyed upon contact with Terapagos' energy.

8 - More scenes from "Amethio and Ceruledge are partners and love each other" :3 They are SO CUTE

9 - I liked the scene where Amethio told Liko not to follow him and leave. He doesn't want her to get involved with Spinel

10 - I also liked that, when Terapagos started yelling at Amethio again in the cave, Amethio told him to calm down, and that he wouldn't try to catch him in a situation like that. It really shows how Amethio has a strong moral compass. All of them getting out of that cave alive is more important than the mission.

11 - I already commented in my previous post, but Spinel canonically wants Amethio dead and trapped him in the cave with the intention of him being trapped there and starving to death. What, again: is bizarre

10/10 ep for sure! Can't wait to see Amethio and Liko interacting outside of battle in the next episode!

[kozykricket]

thinkin about the time last month me and youknowwhoyouare :) binged pokemon horizons together. we started like, july 10th? and we got all the way caught up to episode 58.. and, god. it was so great. i took notes during tons of episodes because... i just, i really wanted to be able to have something to look back at and further cherish the wonderful memories. like honestly apparently for a lot of people, it took them until the (well, spoilers for general plot structure after the read more, but ill still be vague)

apparently it took a lot of people until they got into the training arc in paldea to really really be interested? but honestly.. i mean okay, maybe this was boosted from being able to binge it and excitedly get more questions and answers from the next episodes but like i REALLY loved the middle area so far of the episodes. the ones that revolved around lucius, the rising volt-tacklers' backstories and overcoming troubles in their lives... and like the stuff involving terapagos ofc. i love that silly goober. like, god i am REALLY invested in liko, roy, and dot. and friede!! is so cool!! too!! and!! terapagos god! and the villains!! the explorers are awesome. i really like amethio as a character i think dot is one of my fav characters, but ive gotta say friede is just. so cool. and i loved mollys episode...

but just like, thinking back overall? i loved all of the episodes. out of all 59 we watched, i'd say maybe only like. 3? were kinda "mid" ? but like god i personally care a lot more for seeing non-direct-training character growth, and mystery solving... more than training arcs. when it came about, my reaction was "ah, right. they've gotta get to doing this eventually, lol"

ive enjoyed how they've baked in the life lessons and character growth into the challenges, especially with dot. and they've still sprinkled in some good mystery stuff relating to terapagos and the villains... and like, i also really loved the arts n crafts part around that roy vs brassius episode! but some of my fav episodes were just, the random slice of life ones with sudden mysteries! anyways, i love all of the arcs, really. i have a lot of appreciation for mysteries that we havent even seen explored in the games at all, though, heh. it is indeed exciting to be in paldea. something interesting has gotta happen involving terapagos soon... im wondering what the pacing of the remaining of the six heroes is gonna be like, though

[kafus]

HAHAHA I WATCHED THE NEW EPISODE AND ME AND MY IRL FRIEND WERE RIGHT ABOUT ALL OUR THEORIES HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

gibeon being amethio's grandfather

amethio having a pressure to serve the explorers because of family in some way/having values instilled in him

the "eternal blessing" rock being, or related to, the rakuium

spinel having the capability of fucking off doing his own shit

oh my god i'm insane in the head I LOVE AMETHIO I LOVE HIMMMM IT WAS SO NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN SIR IM GOING TO TEAR YOUR LORE IN TWO

[rainbowangel110]

Horizons Episode 33!! Wow this was a good one

AMETHIO!!!!! He's back :D and apparently they're following Rayquaza and found it! Looks like he's going it alone, Zir and Conia are on standyby in case anything happens. And looking back at the previews.... somethings gonna happen. He's going in with just a Corvinknight and a Ceruledge. His ass is not surviving.

A cool shot of the RVT and Rayquaza. Arcues he's huge. This is not a fight you want in on. And it's still got it's tera form on, what is up with that (can it mega evolve with it or no???)

Roy no-

Well okay it's his dream to catch it again cuz well... it did come out of his pokeball that his grampa gave to him. If I had a unique legendary come out of mine I'd be down to catch it again so really I can't say much.

On the other hand, Terapagos is making some noise too and now Liko is getting nervous which I can't blame her. Rayquaza is one of the stronger legendries out there so you really don't want it's full attention on you. And it appears to be angry af so uhhhhhh maybe we should, ya know. Run?

Haha. No :) I highly doubt it.

Oh that cannot be good.

Again, bro is fighting this bitch with nothing more than a Corvinknight and a Ceruledge. You are not surviving this Amethio, chill. Have you even looked at the type matchups? Geez kid.

But again, he's like.... very much looking for validation in the Explorers after not managing to get the pendant, and now they've shifted to Rayquaza cuz well.... bigger target and also very powerful, one of the Siz Heroes of Lucius (who I still suspect was killed by one of them long ago (seriously if it isn't what happened I'll eat paper))

Also btw the music was fire this episode, love what they had going on.

Oh he is not that far away from them okay.

Sequences that make me wanna scoop these kids up (specifically Roy) in a blanket and just get outta here.

He's really pushing it now, Rayquaza has been his whole goal this whole way. It's the reason why he even joined the Rising Volt Tacklers, and by god he's gonna get that fucking dragon back no mater what.

On Liko and Diana's side of things, they realize that Terapagos it trying to talk to the giant angry dragon but it won't fucking work cuz well it's a tiny little turtle with no powers of it's own here and well, as Diana said in the screenshot, it's just too riled up to notice Terapagos.

Also there's so much that y'all are missing here cuz I cannot take that many screenshots or even make gifs so uhhhh watch the show trust me there's a lot going on.

Speaking of moments that would be so enhanced with gifs....

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD THAT CERLUEGDE IS FUCKED.

So Amethio realizing that attacks from the ground just aren't working on it and Rayquaza can just dodge them easliy, deicded to get Ceruledge to hop onto Corvinknight and LAUNCH ITSELF onto the dragon to get a hit in at the least.

Only for Cerulegde to go from "Swords of Regrets" to "Face of Regrets" as it realizes that move did fuck all and then the poor thing gets thrown onto another rock outcropping.

AND THIS FUCKING DRAGON BEAMS THE GUY MULTIPLE TIMES GOOD LORD CHILL MY GUY.

And Amethio in a panic just hops onto Corvinknight to check on his Pokemon, who is most definitely out of the fight now.

I see why Kyogre and Groudon decided to retreat instead of fighting back in the games now. Homie does not hold back.

And apparently there's an image limit of 30 so I'll brb with a reblog oh god this episode was PACKED

[nanayuz]

so... hz ships.

right now, they’re kinda nameless. well, not exactly, with the use of japanese portmanteaus being popular. but, just to be a bit more ‘mainstream’ at least in pokémon, they deserve ‘_shipping’ names.

how about we give them some?

i did not make all of these ship names. i made some of them, but some were taken from my friends or may have gotten usage already. 

let’s start off with, from what i’ve seen, one of the most popular ships in horizons, ameliko. since i don’t ship this, i’m unfamiliar with the fandom, and have no idea if they already have a name. but i’ll still give them one: pendantmissionshipping. i don’t really like it, since it’s probably not gonna end up a huge part of their characters like it is now, but it works.

next, let’s do likoroy, or royliko as some people call it. let’s start off with the fact that it literally cannot be horizonshipping. it can’t. the name’s taken, it’s been taken since the old bulbagarden shipping list. so, there’s the alternative newhorizonshipping, and it’s probably the most similar that we can get since ‘horizonsshipping’ just sounds stupid.

alright, ann x liko. it was the most popular liko ship during hz001 and hz002, but recently it hasn’t been as popular compared to other ships. the recommended one is aiboushipping, ‘aibou’ means partner in japanese. sidekick, one and only. i think it fits quite well.

the last ‘main’ liko ship is dot x liko, which i don’t really have any idea for. i do like the name ideas of superfanshipping and guruminshipping, and i think those fit best out of the ones i’ve seen recommended. i’d love to find better names for them, since i do enjoy them as a pairing.

since there aren’t many ‘main’ roy ships besides likoroy, let’s move onto my favorite platonic soulmates, furiame. the recommended name for them is freedexplorershipping, which, oh my god, fits perfectly. it’s both obscure but not absolutely ridiculous, and it’s literally perfect for them.

one of the other friede ships, friede x murdock, is one i did make a name for, which i’m very much proud of. capncrunchshipping surprisingly isn’t a taken name, and it makes sense for both characters and their jobs on the ship. rn, this may jst be my horizons otp, half because of the name. airfryershipping is another name i enjoy.

orla x mollie is definetly the most popular yuri ship in horizons up to this point. they’re just.. oh my god. i suggest the name heartstruckshipping for them, since it again, makes sense for the characters’ jobs. and it’s just a gorgeous ship name, they deserve a gorgeous name.

there are other ships, like friede x mollie, or amethio x spinel, or one of the many rarepairs i’ve already made, but the last ship i’ll talk about is zir x conia. since the name ‘explorershipping’ is taken, explorersshipping could work, as i’ve seen recommended. it doesn’t sound as goofy as ‘horizonsshipping’, and it works for them.

but, i really wanna see what other people think could be their ship names!!

[lazloorpington]

finished watching pokemon horizons episode 6 (spoilers below!)

ok so i think this is where the season really starts now, we have liko and roy together with the rising volt tacklers and they're heading to paldea, and i think it's gonna get really interesting and good from here.

i am also in awe about how.... harsh the explorers are. like look at it this way: jessie and james fail at catching pikachu for 25 years, and they never get fired from team rocket. amethio fucks up once and is immediately removed from the mission of getting liko's pendant. that's HARSH.

speaking of which, i think it's cool we finally know amethio's intentions behind it, but it seems kinda weird. we still don't really know what gibeon wants from it, so... my guess is that they're just very... greedy? not to mention, they treat the boss like their god. not in a funny guzma way, like in an actually serious "wow this is kinda messed up" way. amethio almost gets into an argument but is immediately reminded he's in the presence of master gibeon. whatever gibeon says goes, whatever gibeon wants, he gets... that's how i'm seeing it. i think this is pretty crazy, and i'm kinda liking it.

i still think this is gonna be the best pokemon season in all honesty. that's definitely not me saying the previous seasons were bad because of ash (duh, i love ash), but i just feel like this season is gonna feel way more structured and coherent than pokemon journeys, and i think they're gonna do a lot more than they previously did. we still get to explore different regions but it's not like in one episode they're in hoenn, then the next they're in johto. it's actually going to be coherent, and i love that. i don't think there was a better way to make this narrative than have everyone live on an airship.

i'm excited for what we're gonna get in future horizons episodes! this is gonna be really fun!

[legendarceus]

i’m otw to a band competition but oh my GOD how are we feeling amethio fans.

bro agreed with spinel and bro was like ❔❔❔ and that was wild. also zirc thinking about friendship with what dot said and all….. wow im so fascinated….. i love amerhio

also spinel spreading misinformation lmao

[amethiosspouse]

kimi ni todoke au with amemari 🫶🫶🫶 (but with a slight twist)

picture it like this: hamber sends mari to a boarding school after getting into a fight trying to defend their friends in their previous school. after people find out about this, rumours begin to spread about them being a psychotic and aggressive person thus preventing them from making any friends and deeming them as an outcast.

in comes amethio, who is supposed to be the one helping mari adjust well into this new environment. after learning about the rumors, amethio initially decides to distance himself from them but after recounting his past experiences with them, he ultimately decides to try and help them make friends.

UGH LET ME COOK FR

[fluffs-n-stuffs]

Pokémon Horizons Episode 26 spoilers under the cut!

OH SO WE WEREN'T BEING JUST DELUSIONAL,,,,,, THEY'RE DOING IT,,,,,,,,,,,, THEY'RE ACTUALLY DOING IT,,,, , ,

[trelinha9]

I loved today's episode. I loved it, loved it, loved it!!!!!

Spoilers below the line, as always, and let's go to all the incredible points of this incredible episode in this incredible anime with incredible characters!

Spoilers below the cut!

1 - The episode begins where we left off, with Liko and Ametio trapped together in the cave. This opening scene is short but important. Terapagos is yelling at Amethio, and Liko tries to calm him down without success. Ametio takes a deep breath, steps forward and tells Terapagos that he wouldn't do anything, to trust him. I like how Amethio kind of prepares himself to say this sentence, as if he doesn't know how to handle the situation

2 - Terapagos apparently realizes that Amethio IS NOT Gibeon, despite probably looking a lot like a younger Gibeon. The small sparkling legendary turtle is clearly confused, but he simply turns his back and heads back to Liko. At that moment, Amethio sighs, he is relieved to have solved that problem

3 - The cutest scene of the entire episode: Ceruledge watching Floragato collect grass to help Liko stay warm, and he decides to use his blades to warm Amethio too! It's like, the cutest thing in the world. I love these two so much. I need more fics with these two. Ceruledge cares so much about Amethio, it's so beautiful

4 - Liko asks Ceruledge to burn the grass to make a fire, and Amethio agrees. The two sit together and do something that no one thought Pokémon writers would be able to do: THEY TALK!!!! Like, they ask each other questions, and they answer those questions, and they both end up understanding each other better in the end. Here are the notes, because it was my favorite moment of the episode by far:

5 - One thing I really liked is that Amethio is the one who starts the conversation. He asks why Liko was ready to give up when he terastalized Ceruledge, and Liko explains that she failed the terastal application test. Liko says she thought she would be more useful if she had passed. Amethio then asks if she's going to give up (HE ASKS IF SHE'S GOING TO GIVE UP OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS EPISODE SO MUCH). His words (in the Brazilian dub) are "Are you going to give up just because you tripped once and you think you won't be able to help?" Amethio clearly identified with what Liko said here: he lost to Friede, he lost to Rayquaza twice, he lost to Hamber, and in the last episode he lost to Spinel's Umbreom. He had to recover from all these losses if he wanted to continue to be useful to the Explorers. Faced with Amethio's words, Liko reflects and says that she doesn't want to give up.

6-It's Liko's turn to ask a question, and it's interesting when she says that she always wanted to ask him that: because he saved her in the battle against Rayquaza. Amethio says that he didn't save her, and Liko says "But I was saved. You saved me" (which, coupled with the fact that she thanked him, shows that she is grateful to Amethio for saving her, since she thought on the subject).

7 - Liko says that the Explorers are "bad" people who are after Terapagos and Rayquaza, but she feels that Amethio is different in some way. This is in the episode. I'm not making it up. It's 100% canon. I'm normal. I'm fine.

8 - Liko asks why Amethio needs Terapagos and Rayquaza, and Amethio explains that, to fulfill his grandfather's, Gibeon, dream of finding Rakua, he needs them both. (Note, Amethio explicitly says that he wants to make his grandfather's dream come true. This is the first time we hear him say that he wants something, in this case, to make someone else's dream come true).

9 - Mini note: the moment Ceruledge kneels next to Amethio when he says "I want to make my grandfather's dream come true" is so... Sweet. Interesting. As if Ceruledge is saying "I'm with you on this, you're not alone"

10 - Liko and Amethio continue to bond over the fact that they are both following their grandparents' legacy, and how their path is similar.

11-One of my favorite moments of the episode: Liko says that she was happy to have had that conversation, because before she only thought of him as an enemy. Amethio responds that he only thought of her as "the girl who has Terapagos". This tiny moment is actually huge. It is explicit in the text that Liko and Amethio's view of each other has changed. The two talked, opened up, and ended up understanding each other. Now THAT'S what I call a wholesome bonding scene

12 - My greatest wishes were fulfilled in this episode: Amethio gets up and says "Let's get out of here, Liko". LIKO. LIKO!!! HE CALLS HER BY HER NAME!!!!! I'M SO NORMAL ABOUT THIS.

13 - Amethio and Liko come up with a plan to enlarge a hole in the ceiling of the cave so they can get through safely. Ceruledge and Floragato climb onto Corviknight and use their attacks to open the hole wider. The two work very well together, and Amethio and Liko successfully exit the cave (also, considering the fact that the exit was on the roof of the cave, we can assume that Liko and Amethio rode Corviknight together, which is cute to imagine )

14 - I loved how Amethio reaches out to Liko and helps her get out of the crack they created. He is a gentleman indeed

15 - Amethio warns Liko to be careful with Spinel, because he would definitely try something like that again, which is nice of him. He hates the guy, that's a fact.

16 - Another super interesting conversation was when Liko asks Amethio why the Rising Volt Tacklers and the Explorers don't come together, since they both want the same thing, and Amethio says it's impossible. Amethio says that, even though the goals are the same, the paths are different, and that he will continue in his own way.

17 - The scene where all the admins, especially Spinel, stab Amethio in the back is heavy. Spinel and Agate did a great job of pretending they didn't know anything, and Coral and Sidian, too. To clarify, no, Amethio was not kicked out of the Explorers, at least it is not said in the episode. Gibeon says that he was disappointed in Amethio, that even Amethio was turning against him, and tells Amethio to leave, that he doesn't want to see his face. This one is HEAVY. First, we get some hints about what happened to Amethio's father (he probably betrayed the Explorers), and second, the fact that Gibeon doesn't even give Amethio the benefit of the doubt to explain what happened is horrifying. He's his grandson, you should believe what he says!

18 - The episode ends with Amethio literally shaking. He was betrayed by his colleagues, and neither his mentor nor his grandfather wanted to let him explain himself. Additionally, he has been compared to his father. This boy needs therapy.

Episode 10/10 for sure! I didn't mention the scenes with Roy, Dot, and Friede throughout the episode, because the Ameliko content was the highlight of the episode for me and is more relevant than anything else. I can't wait to see how Liko and Amethio's relationship will develop in the next arc, and what the writers will do with Amethio's character.

[trelinha9]

Every time I see a Friede x Amethio post, ten of my neurons die. I know these posts come from new fans who only watched the episodes released on Netflix (which goes up to 13 if I'm not mistaken), and he's only appeared in 6 episodes at this point (which is a crime against my mental health. What the hell is he doing in that time offscream? I WANT ANSWERS!!!) I remember in the first episodes of Horizontes, that Tumblr and AO3 were full of posts and fics about Friede x Amethio, and they disappeared over time as the episodes went on.

It's funny, because nowadays, almost a year after Horizons officially started, fans who watch the subtitled episodes are all worried about the mental health of this teenager and wondering why the heck they are in Exploradores, while the new fans are in the same boat as most of the old ones were and abandoned, shipping the poor guy with Friede.

I personally never shipped them because:

1: Amethio is, canonically, and confirmed by his original voice actor, a teenager (on bulbapedia it said he was between 13 and 19, but now they removed that part and only added the fact that he is a teenager, without mentioning a possible age) I headcanon him as 16, because, for me, it's the age that makes the most sense for his behavior and mannerisms, but that's just me. You can imagine him as 18 or 19 if that makes you feel more comfortable shipping him with Friede, but it doesn't change the fact that he's still a young and emotionally immature person, with no apparent emotional support base other than his Pokémon and his subordinates (Zir and Conia will get there someday, I know they will), while Friede is a fully grown adult, and clearly more mature than Amethio (there's even a line about it in episode 25). Friede had already been a Pokémon teacher for probably a reasonable amount of time when Liko was around 5 to 7 years old (we find out about this in episode 18), and honestly, Amethio doesn't look that much older than Liko. The clear age difference between them makes me uncomfortable. There are a lot of adults in the Horizons cast to be shipped with Friede, leave the traumatized teenager alone.

2: The way Friede, especially in the first arc, keeps teasing Amethio, even though he's clearly irritated and on edge, makes me want to punch him. I love Friede. But the way he interacts with Amethio, one minute he's having a good time taking care of Liko and Roy, and the next he's ready to annoy the shit out of a teenager make me so angry. I love this idea that Friede is a complete social disaster who doesn't really know how to pick up cues (scareing a deaf girl, for example, is definitely something he would do by accident 👀), but there's no way he can't see how negatively his actions and words affect Amethio. Amethio wants to prove himself. He wants to fulfill the mission ordered to him, and this idiot adult, in addition to getting in the way, bothers him every chance he gets (ep 5, ep 22 and ep 25 are the best examples). I'm amazed at how Friede either doesn't really realize the harm his actions cause to Amethio, or he does and simply decides to keep doing it.

This post may make it seem like I don't like Friede, which isn't true. I love Friede. I think he's a very funny character, but he also has a lot of flaws, and bullying a teenager is one of them.

I don't want to start fights about ships, because I'm not in Horizontes for the ships, but for the story and the characters. The only ship I really like is Friede with a certain Explorer who erased a child's memory (because for the love of god, they couldn't have made their battle in the last episode any less gay, could they) I don't want to offend anyone who ships Friede and Amethio, I just wanted to give my opinion on the matter and why I, with my interpretation of the story and characters, hate this ship. (Hate is a strong word, but I feel uncomfortable whenever I see this ship somewhere)

I'm really sorry if I offended anyone at any point in this post, I just don't like seeing a teenager and an adult being shiped.

[kafus]

Liko and Nemona because I couldn't pick between the two

OKAY i'm finally getting to this whoops. i'll do both and i'll just skip questions i can't really answer or don't want to

for liko:

why i like them: liko is like. everything i would have wanted in an anipoke protagonist when i was younger. that's honestly the best way to put it, it's like retroactively healing for my child self in a sense lmao. i love that she kind of just gets to be... a character? like she's a girl but not the token girl. they aren't going hardcore on #girlpower or something, she's just... a character. who is a girl. a well done character at that - i think liko's internal struggles are relatable, and i enjoy that her compassion for others is treated as a strong point, because it is. i also just think her character design goes hard LMAO ken sugimori popped off w that one

why i don't: frankly there's not a lot i don't like about liko? this is more a commentary on horizons' writing and not her but i will say the anime is a bit slow to get her off her feet - like she's REALLY lost in internal monologue in the first few episodes and it drags a bit. but she hasn't had that issue for a while so whatever

favorite episode: oh god i have a handful of favorite episodes, i can't just pick one even if we're just narrowing it down to liko centric ones!! i guess the recent episode where liko rescues a maushold family sticks out right now because recency bias but also like, it really shows off that liko, despite her anxieties, is brave in the face of danger when it concerns the safety of others (including pokemon), and also watching her try to keep her cool after experiencing a cave in was really interesting. obviously horizons wouldn't kill her off or some shit but i will admit i was on the edge of my seat a little

favorite line: there's probably a much better answer for this but my brain is only pulling up "i'm not looking!! gurumin is gurumin!! there's nobody inside her!!" when she barges into dot's room after her computer fucking explodes LMFAO

OTP: GEE I WONDER WHAT SHIP I LIKE THE MOST (it's likodot. it's likodot so bad)

BROTP: the obvious answer is roy because they are besties and it's awesome but in my heart of hearts i need amethio to have a redemption arc so her and amethio can also be besties. Right now

headcanon: even after the pendant permanently becomes terapagos, ever since episode 15 when she had the pendant stolen and got her memories wiped, liko still clutches her shirt where her pendant would be as a self soothe/grounding mechanism

unpopular opinion: the fandom for this series is still pretty small cause the dub isn't out yet in the US so i don't really know what's a popular opinion and what isn't? is it too soon to say i like liko more than ash (i still love ash though and he's obviously iconic)

a wish: can liko get an older gen pokemon on her team before bank shuts down so i can rng manipulate it in an old pokemon game and ribbon master it Please and thank you

an oh-god-please-don't-ever-happen: i'm REALLY enjoying that they aren't really baiting liko x roy aside from perhaps ONE facial expression in a really early episode and i really really hope that they never START baiting it. there's nothing wrong with shipping them if you want to, i am just personally sick of ash being shipped with every single girl companion he has ever traveled with and feeling like the girl partners exist at least in part for that purpose. it's so refreshing seeing that turned on its head and just allowing the two of them to be healthy friends. if they start pushing it as a ship i'm going to explode (negative, bad)

5 best words to describe them: compassionate, introspective, naive, timid, kind

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for nemona (gameverse):

why i like them: GOD EVERYTHING ABOUT HER?? i love nemona she's an icon for every autistic pokemon obsessed person everywhere. i love her passion i love that she exists. i love that she's also the first rival to actually feel more powerful than the player and you have to become strong enough to see her at her full force

why i don't: I LITERALLY HAVE NO CRITICISM

favorite outfit: this is a good time to mention in my mind, despite playing violet and being very attached to my violet playthrough, nemona should be in the scarlet school uniform. like she should be wearing orange. my mental image of nemona is very much based on naranja academy and pokemon scarlet jiodsfoijfsd

OTP: UHH god i ship her with both the protagonist and penny. i think my OTP used to be nemopen but i'm more a nemona x juliana person these days? my QPP is really into juliana and nemona together and both that and the yoasobi MV where gengar marries them sold me LMAO

headcanon: nemona's arm brace is an actual assistive tool for a disability!! she has poor coordination and weakness in her arms and without the brace she wouldn't be able to do nearly the level of pokemon training she does, not to mention just daily life tasks and things. also she's autistic as fuck

unpopular opinion: jokes about nemona being a stalker or god forbid a yandere are really fucking annoying to me. like i know it's not that deep but come on. it just makes me roll my eyes. like god forbid a girl has passion and is a little neurodivergent about it. unsettling to me that people see that as stalkerish/creepy. and people look way too hard into her showing up at the gyms you're at. i'd sooner be concerned about arven calling you on the phone when you're in the middle of a fucking desert or whatever despite not physically being there to see you yet. like arven could be tracking your location constantly with your phone (he's not, it's just a vessel for gameplay to happen, i'm just making a point) but no one jokes about him being a stalker bc of course they don't

a wish: nemona showed up in horizons for an episode, but CAN SHE PLEASE SHOW UP IN ANOTHER?? she said her and roy should battle sometime I NEED THIS TO COME BACK UP SEASONS FROM NOW OR SOMETHING. THEY HAVE TO FINALLY BATTLE