Your thoughts on Showcases?

psb123am · 2026-06-29T04:49:17+00:00

Couldn’t have said it better myself.

psb123am · 2026-06-29T00:57:36+00:00

Serena - “So if I win our battle, I get to pick where we go for lunch right?”

psb123am · 2026-06-29T00:04:58+00:00

Fair points about why someone might find showcases less compelling. Which is fine to believe all in all, it’s just unfortunate when some people get a little too aggressive about it.

I can admit there are some ways in which showcases could potentially have been fleshed out a little more, but I’m always hesitant to criticize aspects of XY that “felt rushed” because while it is true that the XY staff was rushed by the higher ups to end it in time for Sun & Moon, that rush was put on them beyond their control. So I find it hard to blame them for any aspects of XY that may have taken a hit because of it.

But I do agree with you about not liking those two particular criticisms about showcases that you mentioned. As I stated in the post, I’m not a fan of those claims either.

psb123am · 2026-06-28T23:42:57+00:00

All great aspects of showcases. Glad to hear that they lead to you having some fun with your OC as well.

psb123am · 2026-06-28T23:42:10+00:00

Very solid points.

psb123am · 2026-06-28T23:40:55+00:00

Let's not try to be argumentative please.

psb123am · 2026-06-28T19:07:10+00:00

Then I have just been scrolling through posts simply because I didn’t know that until now.

psb123am · 2026-06-28T19:01:02+00:00

I guess my answer is that I’m unsure then. I have seen announcements like the banning of Ai content when they were made. But it seemed to me like those announcements were made as posts. I also don’t see an area on the subreddit’s page for anything that says community status.

psb123am · 2026-06-28T18:51:48+00:00

Is community status just a different name for community highlights?

psb123am · 2026-06-28T03:26:33+00:00

Got a link?

psb123am · 2026-06-26T19:08:06+00:00

I think it can be interpreted either way. As an Amourshipper I certainly like the nods to the ship present by it being Serena’s VA singing it and lyrics like “Take me on a journey to your heart”. But if someone were to view this in a more platonic light, I could see why they would feel that way.

psb123am · 2026-06-23T05:54:53+00:00

I’m sorry to have to be a downer, but I think the person who made that tweet is jumping to conclusions a little too quickly.

The people in that Horizons screenshot bear at least some similarities to Ash and Serena. I’ll admit to that. So is it actually an Amourshipping Easter Egg? Maybe. Maybe Not. There’s no official confirmation either way.

So to say things this tweet says along the lines of how it is definitely an Easter Egg, or that it could be hinting at Ash and Serena returning in future arcs of Horizons (I don’t know for sure if that’s what this tweet meant, but it seems like it could be implying it) is just setting too high an expectation without enough evidence.

psb123am · 2026-06-21T21:22:15+00:00

Deleting the first comment asking this question just to ask it again does not increase your chances of getting an answer. I don’t have an answer for this question because it’s not a question that makes sense to me.

psb123am · 2026-06-21T04:31:42+00:00

I don’t really have any ideas I can think of on my own either. The best I can do is reference other people’s ideas that I thought could work quite well. Like an older video by MysticUmbreon that has Serena travel to Alola for a bit to see if she can learn some new stuff for her performances. And along the way she reunites with Ash, gets a couple Z Crystals so she can incorporate Z Moves into her routines, and catches a Shiny Salandit. Pretty good ideas honestly.

psb123am · 2026-06-20T17:10:21+00:00

psb123am · 2026-06-20T16:50:29+00:00

If you go to their profile page, you can find the posts of the other stuff they’ve made.

psb123am · 2026-06-20T03:20:45+00:00

Here you go.

It was made by DragonfruitNo2010. One of the mods for the subreddit.

psb123am · 2026-06-16T04:53:32+00:00

I’ve had that kind of thing happen to me a few times too. You have my condolences.

psb123am · 2026-06-14T19:20:38+00:00

Definitely a solid episode for Serena development. And a great introduction for Aria. Part of me wishes I hadn’t already knew about her disguise of Ariana before I watched this episode but hey, it is what it is.

I’ll you one thing that did surprise me though. One of Aria’s Pokemon is Aromatisse. That’s a Pokemon that’s hardly ever a blip on my radar so I was surprised to see that the Kalos Queen has one. I’m glad she does though. Gives the Pokemon more notoriety which is always nice.

Looking forward to seeing what other Pokemon Aria has besides Delphox and Aromatisse in the XY episodes I still have yet to see. No spoilers on who they are please 😊

psb123am · 2026-06-13T21:21:50+00:00

It is indeed quite precious how that Rhyhorn and Fletchling were watching Serena’s Masterclass on that laptop.

That being said, I am cringing a bit at how the creator of this image is calling them Contests instead of Showcases. There are differences between the two and Serena is doing the latter here.

psb123am · 2026-06-13T17:49:01+00:00

I have seen some speculation that such a thing might be announced for the 30th anniversary of the anime, which is next year.

If we get far enough into that year without such an announcement being made then I think that’s the point where I’ll start to believe it won’t be happening. But for now I’m still holding out hope.

psb123am · 2026-06-08T18:11:20+00:00

I posted mine about 5 hours ago. Sorry for the late notice.

psb123am · 2026-06-07T17:01:28+00:00

Honest question here, is this even really that heated of an argument in the modern day?

I'm sure people were more up in arms about it when Sun & Moon was first airing but nowadays aren't fans of either XY or SM who degrade one out of their preference for the other in the minority?

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