Paldean Winds’ first episode — “Breathe Out” from director Ryohei Takeshita and author Teruko Utsumi — introduces Ohara (Cat Protano), Alquis (Paul Castro Jr.), and Hohma (Caroline Spinola), three Naranja Academy college students who’re all at totally different factors in determining what distinctive targets they need to obtain as a part of the varsity’s Treasure Hunt course work. Whereas Scarlet and Violet offer you some sense of how Paldean faculty youngsters are set free upon the area to study unquantifiable issues about themselves whereas adventuring, Paldean Winds fleshes the idea out with extra specificity because it follows Ohara and her companion pokémon Fuecoco on their journey to Glaseado Mountain.
Whereas the pair encounter loads of wild pokémon and essential characters from the video games like Nemona (Olivia Vidas) and Arven (Henry Mason), the primary episode’s story is about Ohara trying to nature for a approach to enhance her abilities as a flutist greater than anything.
It’s the precise sort of Montessori-esque method to studying one imagines that Naranja Academy’s academics could be delighted to see their college students taking to be able to turn into extra well-rounded folks in a world stuffed with magical monsters. And it’s additionally an indication that Paldean Winds could be one of many extra fascinating shortform Pokémon collection as its subsequent three episodes drop within the coming weeks.