Reviews

Great commercial for Pokemon Legends, following a curious and adventurous boy, set in a time-period where humans are scared of Pokemon and the mysterious/brutal powers they possess. Our protagonist come across a wild Pokemon, changing his life forever; as a person, his path in life and his perception of Pokemon.

Pokemon and Human designs and character animation is very polished, naturally inhabiting the beautiful background of the Hisui region.

Heads-up:
- If you’re not a fan of Pokemon as a franchise or shorts impressive non-human character animation, it’s probably not going to do that much for you.

Favorite aspect:
- I love how brilliantly the short manage to capture the emotions, attitude and power of the Pokemon, whether they’re scared or cute / confident or enraged, its brilliantly portrayed through the body language and expressiveness of the Pokemon, together with a couple of sick sequences of background animation and/or style changes bringing not just the emotions but the raw power of the Pokemon to life.

Least favorite aspect:
- I did feel like there was a lot more stuff that could be explored, and the narrative didn’t feel as creative or tight as some of the Poketoon episodes either, making it hard for the show to leave an impression, outside of its visual splendor.

Overall, if you’re a fan of Pokemon to any degree, especially if you’ve played Pokemon Legends, this is certainly worth checking out.