Infinite Possibilities! (Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series)

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The "Roadside Attraction" of Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series. But in the worst way possible.

Infinite Possibilities! is an episode from Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series. It is the second episode of the third/final part of Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series, is the twenty-ninth episode of that Installment and is overall the one-hundredth and twentieth episode of the Pokémon Journeys series.

Summery

A Cerise family discussion about Pokémon Evolution prompts Professor Cerise to suggest a camping trip! On the way, he and Chloe stop to visit Grover, who knew Professor Cerise when he was a young child. The reunion causes the Professor to recall his friendship with a wild Clefairy and the emotional moment when they parted ways. Later, the family watches a group of Clefairy dancing in an Evolution ceremony under the full moon. After the Pokémon depart, Professor Cerise is certain that one of the evolved Clefable was his old friend. The experience helps Chloe realize that when it comes to herself and Eevee, the possibilities are infinite.

Why This Episode Has NO Infinite Possibilities

1. This is a strictly filler episode, as not much really happens other then Cloe and her Eevee going on a Camping Trip with Professor Cerise.
2. Having a plot thats filler is one thing, but in the case with the Gravity Falls episode "Roadside Attractions" and the previous infamous Pokémon Journeys episode "Splash, Dash, and Smash for the Crown!/Slowking's Crowning!", this is another case were it's a filler episode in-between two very important episodes, and not just any important episodes, they are episodes from THE MASTERS EIGHT TOURNAMENT.
3. Humongous waste of potential: During the first couple of minutes of the episode, the plot does focus on Cloe, Eevee and Professor Cerise(Cloe's father) going on a Camping Trip for Cloe to learn more about Pokémon Evolution, it gives it the potential of this being a Cloe and Eevee focused episode with numerous and tones of creative writing that's theme on Eevee's idea of his evolution, with tones of heartwarming moments that's also themed on Cloe's and Eevee's friendship as they could being doing daily things while camping and learning more about Pokémon Evolution such as playing in the water, spending time together in a tent, looking for wild Pokémon and so much more, which the episode itself could have 100% easily been about. But instead, most of the episode is focused on Professor Cerise and his encounter with Clefairy near the end.
4. Given the fact that this is filler, nothing really happens in this episode, Cloe's Eevee still does not know what he wants to evolve into yet, making this episode as a whole even more pointless then it already is.
5. Despite this being Cloe focused episode, Cloe barely appears in this episode, instead most of it is focused on Professor Cerise as stated in the #3 segment.
6. The pacing is very slow when compare to the previous episodes.
7. Some of the events of Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series such as the after-mention Masters Eight Tournament as stated in the #2 Segment are ignored in this episode, thus making it feel more like a filler episode from Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series rather than a continuation of the story.
8. During the episode, there's a flashback sequence of Professor Cerise when he was a kid that explains how he met a Clefairy, and while it is well written and heart warming, it feels out-of-place in an episode that focused on Cloe.
9. Near the end of the episode, there's a battle scene of Clefable battling a group of Golbats, which while entertaining, also feels rather out-of-place.
10. This episode could've gotten May, Serena and Lana(Ash's previous companions that also has an Eevee) to join Cloe, Eevee and Professor Cerise as they would've help Cloe understand how evolution work and give her an idea of what to evolve her Eevee into, making it also a really missed opportunity for the three to appear in this episode.
11. This episode barely has any impact on the Pokémon Journeys: The Series overall as stated in Reason #1's subsection, as most of its events were ignored in the rest of the series; its only main contributions to the story is Cloe's relationship with Professor Cerise(which is no different then previously), but even so, it can still be skipped. You can watch the show, skip this episode, and anything too important would not be missed.

Redeeming Qualities

1. The backstory of Professor Cerise is well written.
2. Parker Cerise, Cloe's little brother, makes an appearance in this episode after his long absents since the Pokémon Master Journeys episode "Memories of a Warming Kindness!", and is given an increasing bigger role in this episode since his last major role in the Pokémon Journeys: The Series episode "The Cuteness Quotient!".
3. Cloe and her Eevee are likable characters.

Reception

"Infinite Possibilities!" has been critically panned by many fans and critics alike, with major criticisms going to Professor Cerise taking up much more screen-time then Cloe herself, with the latter not contributing much to the episode that's suppose to be focusing on her, the poor pacing and the lack of any continuity of the Masters Eight Tournament, its not only considered as the worst episodes in all of Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series, but is also considered as one of the single worst Cloe episode in all of Pokémon Journeys.