For a special episode, this is a great one! The Distant Blue Sky is a good title for Ash making a good friends with Haruto who is a living ghost. I'm loving the short yet heartwarming scenes of the characters. The way Ash cried after eating his Mom's croquettes proves that he was sad about what happened to Haruto. Ain't gonna complain about anything since this special episode is indeed a masterpiece enough. Love it!! This also brings back the Kanto feels from the first season, the way Ash just started out his journey to becoming a Pokémon Master. And now, coming back to the present animeseries, he is already a World Champion who beat several powerful trainers all around the world. I am happy to see this major improvement after plenty of years. Yet, I am not ready to bid farewell to both Ash and Pikachu and the rest of the characters from the anime as it is already announced that a new Main Character is set to represent the Pokémon franchise in the upcoming season that will take place in the Paldea region.