#I don’t want people to misintepret Shigeru’s actions right here as him been a jerk

[eisa96]

Listen. Shigeru has been visiting his hometown and know every pokemon Satoshi has (the implications are right there!) and remembered them.

That means, Shigeru must have heard all about Satoshi’s adventures and stay in other regions if him provoking Go on purpose says otherwise. That and he also seemed to watch Satoshi’s battle too (has it been shown that Shigeru watch Satoshi’s match with Shinji in Sinnoh in the anime?).

He has been supporting him from afar. And listening to stories of Satoshi’s adventures and current whereabouts/activities. Shigeru has been keeping up and perhaps even feel a little envious that Go got to travel around the world with Satoshi.

And you know that little comment? “I’m saying you’re not qualified to be Satoshi’s buddy.”

Shigeru stating that in order to become a suitable buddy, Go has to be a good trainer as he is; means that deep down he wanted Satoshi to have someone who is capable of handling any situations and knows how to fight when the situation comes.

He wanted the best for Satoshi. Since Satoshi is very important to him.

There is a double meaning there and the animators purposely made Shigeru placed his hand on his hair while having this hold back expression.

Remember. Shigeru always has difficulty in been honest with his feelings. And Satoshi pointed that out by the end of the episode.

And you know what? Satoshi knows this and accepts that side of him. He even has this fond expression on his face because he knows Shigeru means well and not once, did Satoshi tried to defend Go and been easily riled up just by Shigeru’s words alone like he did in the past.

The hand caress by the end speaks volume. Not only it’s a promise but it has a lot of meanings behind it. And all of them means one thing, mutual love.

#palletshipping #satoshige #I have so many feels for their relationship alone that it hurts #almost everyone shared the same thoughts during the episode #Shigeru is behaving like a lowkey jealous lover #and some even called him a wife because what he did right there is #because what he did right there is interograting #he wanted someone to be an equal to Satoshi #and perhaps this is Shigeru’s way to extend a friendship with Go #since they do share similarities which is research #all I wanted is for Shigeru not to end up as a rival #because that is meaningless #making a decision to make him Go’s rival #just doesn’t sit right with me #the word rival is very personal #I don’t want people to misintepret Shigeru’s actions right here as him been a jerk #because he is doing the opposite