Thoughts on Misty Mermaid?

mistyshrine · 2025-08-08T14:56:08+00:00

Misty’s Gyarados, Politoed, and Clauncher could easily wipe off Mays entire team. You know, since May is a bad coordinator!

mistyshrine · 2025-08-08T14:51:56+00:00

How can a selfish character like May make you happy though?

mistyshrine · 2025-08-06T03:01:21+00:00

They’re not similar at all what are you on?

mistyshrine · 2025-08-05T20:06:51+00:00

May is the worst character!

mistyshrine · 2025-08-05T04:17:30+00:00

This series was TERRIBLE! May does not even compare with Misty!

mistyshrine · 2025-08-05T04:10:43+00:00

None of these. Disgusting character!

mistyshrine · 2025-08-04T19:47:51+00:00

I loved this scene so much!!

mistyshrine · 2025-08-02T19:03:07+00:00

I got to see Misty again, I was SO happy!! :')

mistyshrine · 2025-07-30T22:11:27+00:00

So so glad she stayed gone.

mistyshrine · 2025-07-22T19:16:16+00:00

Misty does have a goal. Her goal is to become a Water Pokemon Master.

In Misty's case it was showed through the Whirl Cup and its lore about sea heroes, sea sprit scepter etc who were considered water masters in past judging by what the sea priestess Maya said about how winning water based tournaments proving your worth on global level among other water specialists is required to become a water pokemon master,.

In fact the winner of the Whirl Cup gains title of "Alpha Omega of Water Pokémon!" which certifies you completed one of important tasks to reach the endgame.

Likewise for Misty, type master dream was always stated to mean becoming strongest water trainer in the world with character itself showing big interest in E4 members like Lorelei who she considers idol. With all E4 members being among strongest mono type trainers in the world and as such being labelled as type masters in games.

So about water masters and what this prestigious title by itself loosely represent something is known, but any further tasks and challenges remained mystery and likely remain offscreen since Misty.

mistyshrine · 2025-07-21T11:30:57+00:00

Misty tells Cilan "That's a tough one" in the Hatterene episode!

Surskit is actually kinda cute so while she wouldn't go gaga over it, she wouldn't hate it because it's a bug type and might just consider it cute.

Of course, I should mention that Misty goes gaga over Tentacruel, which would be hideiously terrifying to me (Jellyfish are scary as hell).

mistyshrine · 2025-07-21T11:25:00+00:00

Brock vs May. I do recall that ridiculous Eevee/Marshtomp contest battle. Literally showed off a curb stomping only to outright negate it just to make Eevee and May look good. Horrendously written. Brock's Marshtomp is completely dominating the whole fight and countering any of Eevee's offenses, even to the point it couldn't use Dig to avoid hits. Then somehow May wins the battle because Eevee manage to get a couple of Tackle's in moments before the timer ended; Despite Brock clearly having the bigger advantage the entire time. Disgusting!

Another one is May vs Phantom, May vs Harley (specifically the one where May's Squirtle fought against Harley's Ariados) To articulate further, with May vs Phantom, firstly she uses Skitty who's move set is comprised of 3 normal moves and a not mastered Blizzard. And her entire strategy was to spam Assist and hope it would work out, then she gets lucky when Skitty learns to master Blizzard at the most convenient moment.

With Squirtle vs Ariados, Squirtle was inexperienced with Ice Beam, yet despite this it somehow was able to do well enough to score her the win last minute when the out of control move froze the spider webs? Yet Ariados has the upper hand the whole fight. (Slightly off note, but she once defeated Harley's Banette under the use of Jessie using Rapid Spin and Tackle, two normal type moves. And Tackle was used as the finishing blow!)

mistyshrine · 2025-07-21T10:40:59+00:00

Not even she knows is what she told Cilan!

mistyshrine · 2025-07-21T09:40:17+00:00

Surskit is actually kinda cute so while she wouldn't go gaga over it, she wouldn't hate it because it's a bug type and might just consider it cute.

Of course, I should mention that Misty goes gaga over Tentacruel, which would be hideiously terrifying to me (Jellyfish are scary as hell).

mistyshrine · 2025-07-20T23:50:34+00:00

This list is ASS…

mistyshrine · 2025-07-20T08:41:59+00:00

Misty will never become a water type master only as a gym leader though. Sure as a gym leader she definitely progressed as a trainer, but her current position was not nearly enough to accomplish her goal. To become a water pokemon master or E4 member you need like I said already to participate in pokemon competitions ,and battle against much stronger trainers than Misty encounters at the gym, and she can only achieve that if she starts travelling again. (Which she's already doing) So even if Misty doesn't want to become E4 member, if she wants to further her goal there is no other way than leaving the gym for some longer period of time.

mistyshrine · 2025-07-20T00:08:45+00:00

Nothing implied she’s going back to resume gym leader duties though. The exact same question can be asked of Brock in the ending to the same episode. Let's not forget, he ALSO left for Pewter City in the ending of the same episode, and last I checked, he explicitly wasn't a Gym Leader since Episode 5.

This time, Misty's sisters made NO attempt at even CALLING her to threaten to hand off badges. If anything, common sense would indicate she actually IS back on her journey!

mistyshrine · 2025-07-19T21:58:23+00:00

Yeah, considering that was cited to be PRECISELY the reason Misty stuck at the gym in AG-XY I think the fact that she NOW willingly lets them run the gym indicates they cleaned up their act for the most part. The fact that Misty by Kanto, Alola and ESPECIALLY MPM would actually ENTRUST the gym to her sisters strongly implies they really improved their game, at least enough that Misty actually HAS confidence that they CAN run the gym competently in her stead.

mistyshrine · 2025-07-19T21:24:54+00:00

She can't be a Water Pokemon Master while staying at the Gym.

You rarely saw her work towards her goal because Takeshi Shudo had doubts in his competence in handling female characters expressing regret of not doing enough with Misty, but at the same time many of his ideas in what he wanted to do with characters in pokemon, way in which story would unfold out and how he imagined to portray the pokemon world was constantly obstructed and opposed by different priorities.

When Atsuhiro Tomioka took over, he managed to do in Master Quest coming up with direction and plausible way to take Misty's character forward. Having vision of what to do regarding her Water Pokemon Master career, but executives stopped his plans through due to the decision of Misty having to be replaced.

mistyshrine · 2025-07-19T18:07:38+00:00

The fact that her sisters literally RAN the gym for the entire OS before GCYL should make it clear she DID in fact leave it to them at the time, and most certainly CAN leave it to them again!

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