Warning: Spoilers for Pokmon Horizons episode #65Pokmon Horizons has just set the stage for a massive change which the original series always shied away from: a true redemption arc for its villain. While it's looking increasingly likely that Pokmon Horizons' Amethio may be in line for a redemption, the original series never really offered the same opportunity to Jessie and James, even as the series ended.

Episode #65 of Pokmon Horizons focused on Amethio and Liko, who were trapped in a cave together after Amethio's alleged teammates betrayed him and triggered a cave-in deliberately. Being stuck together in a cold cave, Amethio and Liko had the chance to speak to one another in a non-adversarial way for once, and Liko made note of the fact that Amethio is far more honorable than his colleagues in the Explorers tend to be.

The pair eventually worked together to escape the cave, then went their separate ways--but this,...