And now it's time for Zorua Reviews with Zorua- son of Zoroark.

Tonight's Review: XY069: Defending the Homeland and XY070-: Beyond the Rainbow

(Zorua's POV)

Okay, well . . . spoilers! . . . I guess.

There's these wetlands, where Ash's Goodra lived when he was a Goomi.

And Ash the gang finally arrive there.

And there's this Wooper who's like, "Goomi!?- uh, I mean- Goodra!?"

And Goodra is like, "Wooper!"

Hooray!

And there's this human caretaker who lives on the wetlands.

And he's like, "Goomi and his friends were attacked and driven out of a magical healing spring by an army of Bug-types and their . . . fire breathing. . . Servipers."

(Zorua made a wry face at that.)

Okay, I don't care if Servipers can learn Flamethrower, it just sounds and looks so wrong.

But then the evil leader of the army finds out that Goodra has returned.

She's kind of like what you'd get if you put Karai from the 4Kids Ninja Turtles into a Florges' body.

"Ah. . . so the prodigal son has returned. . . to meet his doom!"

So Wooper is like, "Goodra, kick her weirdly bent behind!"

And Goodra is like, "Well, sure, I mean, if I took down Clemont's Luxray, I'm pretty much invincible."

And Ash is like, "Let's help them take on this extremely powerful and huge army!"

But the caretaker is like, "No. This is between two groups of wild Pokemon."

"Even though one is clearly evil and the other is clearly outnumbered and outmatched?"

"Yes."

"Wow, nature stinks."

So then Goodra beats the pollen out of the Karai Florges.

Huh, like we didn't see that coming.

But then Team Rocket is like, "BOOM! HEADSHOT!" and knocks Goodra out and helps the Karai Florges to escape.

So they take her to the magical healing spring.

And it turns out Florges went to allll the trouble of getting an army to drive all the other Pokemon away so a sick Floette could have it all to herself?

(Zorua had a face of disbelief, then he frowned and walked of somewhere. He came back dragging Keldeo by the hoof)

Comment on that plot point!

"Huh? Why?"

Because something that stupid needs to be torn apart by a master critic!

"Heh-heh! Wow, you think I'm a master critic! I-"

Just comment on it!

"Oh, um, okay. Just give me a moment. *Ahem*! Okay then. . . . NO-NO-NO! YOU CAN'T BE THIS STUPID! YOU CANNOT BE THIS STUPID! IT'S NOT POSSIBLE! All you had to do was carry Floette into the spring and say, 'I've brought a sick friend who could use a good bath in your healing spring.' What, are they gonna say no? And if they did, what reason would they have to say no? And the episode NEVER explains why Florges didn't just ASK. As a result, Florges looks like a Wormadam Moron! GOSH!"

Keldeo turned to Zorua and asked, "Was that alright?"

Zorua shrugged.

Good enough.

"Alright then, well, see you later."

Sure.

Okay, so Team Rocket is like, "We'll help you defeat Goodra if your army helps us capture Pikachu!"

Huh, like we didn't see that coming.

So Pikachu, Dedene, and Wooper get captured.

And Clemont and the caretaker are like, "We checked the security cameras-"

(Zorua looked confused.)

Wait, who puts security cameras in wetlands?

Well, anyway, they're like, "-and we saw Team Rocket!"

"Oh my gosh, it's An Oasis of Hope all over again!"

So Goodra wakes up after being knocked out. . . and somehow shows no sign of being weakened at all during the entire episode, and joins our heroes in defeating Team Rocket.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket tells Florges: "Goodra and the twerps are stealing the water so you can't heal Floette."

And Pikachu is like, "Really? You're gonna believe whatever these three obvious bad guys tell you?"

And Florges is like, "Yes."

Oh my gosh, even the real Karai stopped obeying the Shredder eventually, and he adopted and raised her!

So our heroes go into the spring where Florges and Floette are.

And Florges is like, "Floette is dying because of you, so prepare to perish!"

So she and her army are about to destroy Ash and his friends.

But then Team Rocket is like, "We lied. We stole the water. You're stupid."

(Zorua face pawed and shouted)

KELDEO!

Keldeo walked back in and said, "Again, REALLY STUPID! If Team Rocket had waited for Team Florges and Team Goodra to destroy each other, or fight to the point of exhaustion, they could have gotten away with the water easily! But nooooooooooo! They just had to come back and reveal their evil plan to Florges. So now they have NO allies! Only enemies! I know the giant plan makes a lot of noise and would have revealed the truth, but if they had waited for Florges to defeat Ash and Goodra, then they would have won! Stupid villains are not good villains, and they ruin the story!"

Keldeo walked off while saying ,"Alright Zorua, I've done enough. Please try to finish this review yourself, okay?"

Zorua pouted.

Alright, fine, whatever.

So Team Rocket takes off with all the magic water in their huge, ginormous airship.

Seriously, how did none of the Pokemon notice this ship coming in?

So Ash is like, "Goodra, throw me up there!"

And Goodra. . . grabs Ash with his. . . thingy. . . and throws Ash like. . . 50 feet into the air. . . and he lands onto the wing. . . and-and-and-

Zorua growled and stormed off.

Oh okay. Sure, no problem. If that's what happened, then who am I to argue. Very well. Carry on. I quit! Forget these episodes! Roll the credits!

Thank you

. . .

The Aura Sphere Riolu timidly peered in from the side, and then confidently walked in to take Zorua's place.

"Well, okay, I guess my brother has given up on this review. So, I guess I'll have to take over for him."

Riolu smiled adorably and said, "Fine by me! I've always wanted to do this."

"So Florges rides a Yanmega up to the airship to help Ash, and Goodra uses Dragon Pulse as a rocket engine to propel himself up there as well."

"Then they break in and battle Team Rocket to save Pikachu, Dedene, and Wooper; and of course they send Team Rocket blasting off again."

"But the battle causes the airship to fall apart, so Flogres' Yanmegas come to save them."

"But then an explosion causes Flogres to fall off, and then Goodra, even after all the trauma she's put him through, jumps off to save her."

Riolu smiled sheepishly and says, "Too bad he just ends up falling with her."

"So then Ash is like, 'I wanna throw myself off something too!' and falls along with them."

"But Team Florges and Team Goodra join forces to give them a soft landing."

"So, with the ship destroyed, that means all the water will fall back into the wetlands, right?"

"Well. . . no. Turns out the writers aren't very good at science, because apparently all the water got blown up too, or something."

"But don't worry, because Goodra and Flogres combine Rain Dance and Grassy Terrain to restore all the water and life to the wetlands."

"Wow, Pokemon would make terraforming Mars a breeze!"

"They also seem to supercharge the water's healing effects, because after about 3 seconds in the water, Floette is suddenly good as new."

"She also seems to be a FlorgesXGoodra Shipper. . ."

Riolu had to stop and think about that.

"Is that even a thing? Well, I guess it is now."

"So everyone is happy, the wetlands are saved, there's now peace and harmony between the two Pokemon groups, and Ash makes a very difficult but necessary decision."

"Ash decides to let Goodra stay there with all his friends."

"WHAT!?"

Riolu turns to see both Zorua and Zoroark storming in angrily.

"So let me get this straight," Zoroark growled fiercely, "They have the nerve to do a fake-out with that annoying Oshawott leaving in Crowning the Scalchop King, but when we get a very interesting, fun, unique, and likable character like Goodra, they go ahead and have him leave the group?!"

"Now we'll never see Goodra win the Kalos League for Ash!" Zorua howled mournfully.

"Now, wait a moment!" Riolu said, "Ash's Charizard got to come back, didn't he?"

"That's not the same!" Zorua argued, "Ash left Charizard in Charific Valley to get stronger. He planned on going back for him. He didn't release him. But here, Ash said that he wanted Goodra to live in the wetlands and stay with his friends. He's not in Professor Oak's lab, he's not in a special training area, he's in the wild as a wild Pokemon now!"

"So Ash should have selfishly kept Goodra just so he could have a powerful Pokemon to battle with?" Riolu asked sternly.

"Well, no, but-," Zorua began.

"Zorua. . ." Zoroark said grumpily as she looked down and shook her head and sighed. "Just. . . just accept it," she said in a calmer tone, "This is just how Ash is. He has a good heart, and he cares about Pokemon. He wants what's best for them, and the fact is that Goodra living free and strong with his friends as the protector of the wetlands is the best possible ending for him, even if it means a tearful goodbye."

Zorua sniffed and wiped his snout with his paw. "I'm sure gonna miss the Baymax of Pokemon."

Riolu chuckled. "'The Baymax of Pokemon,' huh? Heh. That's not a bad title for Goodra at all. Well, Goodra had a very good story arc, some charming moments and some awesome moments. Let's hope that some day, we'll see him again."

Riolu waved and said with a smile, "This is the Aura Sphere Riolu saying-"

"Do ya got any Baymax plushies!" Zorua interrupted, "PLEASE! We'd really like Baymax plushies! Come on, please! Come on, they looks so soft and huggable and everything! Oh, and I'd like to thank Jack Storm 448 and Imperator Justinian for the Gummis they gave us! They were real good."

Thank You

(Zoroark here, again. These two episodes had a lot of plot holes, but unlike the infamous Malamar episode, it was still enjoyable and had a lot of heart to it. It felt so good to see how far Goodra had come in confidence and strength. It was also nice to see him return home and fight to protect it. But they just had to shove Team Rocket into this. I see no point in trying to push the 'there are no evil Pokemon' belief after what we've seen Malamar do. But Goodra making peace with Florges was nice anyway. It had a real touching ending with Ash following his heart. Goodbye for now, Goodra. I do hope we get to see you again. ('Z'))