so two things i want to say here,

1.) the referee was about to declare harrison the winner. How? Salamence wasn't up, and by their own words, the trainer who's pokemon was up first, was the winner, neither Salamence nor Latios was up yet. Latios is the only one who even got up all the way, wasn't he?

2.) while it is fair and valid, i feel using shedninja is kind of cheap and cowardly. Yea, Latios may be a legendary, but at least it can still be beat, there are many trainers who wouldn't even know what a Shedninja is, let alone know about wonderguard or how to counter a Shedninja. If it had been a Sabeleye, or Dusclops or even Dusknoir, i wouldn't be saying as much.

don't get me wrong i like the fic, i think it is interesting, just my thoughts on it, you know?

misty does have a point, but does she have to be such a bitch?

the alakazam wouldn't really have been much of an issue, the umbreon is what would have fucked latios over, lol

i cant help but feel like ash's pokemon all got nerfed quite a bit here, just to boost the strength of latios.

while latios helping could be frowned upon, there is nothing that says he can't do it, plus brock and misty pretty much coached ash through every battle he has had, and there are plenty of other trainers with psychic type pokemon, so i doubt latios is the only one who could or would read an opponents mind

latias' sudden knowledge on human male and female relationships doesn't really fit her, i mean she is kind of as slow as ash is, after all

i understand latios point, i do, but he really needs to think about the repercussions for him, ash, and all of ash's other pokemon, if it gets out that ash has a pokemon who is willing to kill humans, or torture them.

i am sure that ash could and would be in a lot of trouble for such a thing.

shouldn't ash have recognized a tyranitar? the iron masked marauder from the pokemon 4ever movie had one.

tbh not really sure on how i feel about all of these legendary pokemon existing, after all the legendaries are essentially the god pokemon of the pokemon world.

i don't really see there being multiple rayquazas, groudons, kyogres, regigigases, reshirams, zekroms, etc.

dragons aren't really that unbeatable, sure they're powerful, but to call them the most powerful? i wouldn't go that far.

brock and ash are morons, out of all of his pokemon, he has a few who would do decently against clair.

tauros (30 of them)
muk
noctowl (although quite weak)
snorlax
charizard wouldn't be a bad choice either, with its moves, other than fire type that is, lol

idk with how weak latios is i think charizard might be able to take him on.

so you changed the backstory of latios and latias from the movie? not that there is really anything wrong with that, bit odd though

last i checked black wasn't normal for human eye color either, lol

okay how the hell was bayleef strong enough to lift latias? let alone strong enough to lift latios? it would kill her.

Hey Arcy, FinalDragon here. I figured that since a lot of people have already written reviews of ANC that I would also try to put in my own two cents on what I think of your story as it is currently written, just for the fun of it. I will try to write reviews for each and every chapter that you’ve written, starting with this one. I am hardly a pro writer so please don’t take my criticisms too seriously as I am mainly just writing these reviews for the fun of it. I have always been a fan of both fanfiction and pokemon so I really appreciate you for writing such a cool story based on my 2 favorite legendaries in the series.

The opening paragraphs of the story are pretty good, I don’t really have much to say on them since they’re mainly a brief recap of the events of the movie leading up to the tsunami scene. Whenever you do decide to do a rewrite, I would suggest maybe putting in more details on the lives of the twins in the years that preceded the movie. Stuff like how they would act as guardians to the people, their interactions with Bianca and Lorenzo, as well as other pokemon living in both the garden and the city; I think that details like that would be really interesting.

I really like the way that you wrote the relationship between Latios and Latias. Their actions and dialogue convey how much they love and care for one another and I think that it’s really sweet how much both were willing to sacrifice in order to save the other. Latios’s death is one of the most iconic scenes in the anime for me and I think it was a major part of why I like the Lati duo so much as they symbolize the loving bonds that family members should have for one another, something that many people in the real world sadly do not have.

The way in which Ash was able to save Latios was a really interesting scene and I think that you nailed that down perfectly. This strange and otherworldly power that both latis possess is very intriguing and adds an air of mystery to them and what they could possibly be. I like how you seem to subtly imply that there is some higher force or being that is watching over them and that it was through some kind of enigmatic act of providence that Latios was able to survive with Ash’s help. The mysterious lights which appeared around them and had taken the shape of another latios is interesting, I would guess that it was probably the spirit of their father who helped facilitate the bonding of life-force between Ash and Latios and probably enabled both to survive the ordeal.

One other detail in this chapter that I liked is how you portrayed Pikachu’s protectiveness towards Ash as exemplified by him threatening to shock the latis and demanding to know what they did to him. While that may not be the most sensible course of action for him to take, it definitely demonstrates Pikachu’s personality and his devotion to Ash very effectively. I likewise thought that your portrayal of Bayleef was pretty accurate as well, with her rather comical obsession with Ash and her also being very protective of him.

Having both Ash and the latis fall into a deep sleep after their ordeal makes a lot of sense as I would imagine whatever strange power that they accessed would have taken a massive toll on them both physically and mentally. It’s also a good way of making them seem more vulnerable and allows the reader to empathize with them more as a result.

This was a really good intro to a story which is important since first impressions are everything when it comes to writing. The first chapter is one of the most important since it often determines whether a reader will be interested in continuing to read or not. You did a really good job in conveying both the emotions of the characters as well as the beauty and mystery of the world they live in. Anyway, I hope that this review was helpful and I am happy that you have remained as devoted to this story as you have throughout the years. I wish you nothing but the best in the future.

Most balanced team my ass! Half of this guy's team got clapped by Charizard, while his Tyranitar did the same to Ash's team. Along with Ash, this guy was the one who deserved that award the least.

The one thing that went through my mind this chapter...

RECOVER RECOVER RECOVER RECOVER RECOVER RECOVER

All Latios had to do was use Recover and it would have been an easy win, nor would he have to not use Latios in the Semi-finals and ultimately lose because of it.