History Recap / PokemonS23E32TimeAfterTime

* CerebusRetcon: This episode puts most of Goh's characterization in a whole new light.
** Remember in ''Ivysaur's Mysterious Tower'' when Goh stated that Ash was "one of those people" after they had an argument? Goh was talking about Horace and how he "betrayed" Goh.
** His obsession with capturing Pokémon? He doesn't want to be betrayed if any human friends he makes just decide to leave him.

** Horace couldn't arrive to meet up with Goh due to a sickness. When he finally got better a few days later, the latter had already gone. He returns a year later to drop a letter in Celebi's shrine, despite not considering the idea that Goh may ''never'' return to Ilex Forest. If he had asked his parents tell ''Goh's'' parents the truth, this mess probably could've been avoided.

* AbsenteeActor: Ash and Pikachu are completely absent, making this the first main series episode to not feature them.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: This is the first episode in the main anime that neither Ash nor Pikachu appear.

** Horace couldn't arrive to meet up with Goh due to a sickness. When he finally got better a few days later, the latter had already gone. He returns a year later to drop a letter in Celebi's shrine, despite not considering the idea that Goh may ''never'' return to Azalea Forest.

** Horace couldn't arrive to meet up with Goh due to a sickness. When he finally got better a few days later, the latter had really gone. He returns a year later to drop a letter in Celebi's shrine, despite not considering the idea that Goh may ''never'' return to Azalea Forest.

** Horace couldn't arrive to meet up with Goh due to a sickness. But instead of him actually telling his parents about it to address Goh's parents, he decides to wait a year later to drop a letter in Celebi's shrine, despite not considering the idea that Goh may ''never'' return to Azalea Forest.
** On the same vein, Goh never told his parents about what happened, who probably would've helped reassured him that it was all a mistake.

** Tokio couldn't arrive to meet up with Goh due to a sickness. But instead of him actually telling his parents about it to address Goh's parents, he decides to wait a year later to drop a letter in Celebi's shrine, despite not considering the idea that Goh may ''never'' return to Azalea Forest.
** On the same vein, Goh never tells his parents about what happened, who probably would've helped reassured him that it was all a mistake.

** His habit of constantly breaking his promises to meet up with Chloe? Stems from the trauma of having Tokio ditch him.

* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The whole thing with Goh thinking Horace abandoned and betrayed him could have been avoided if he had simply called or had one of his parents call to let Goh know that he was very sick and could not leave home.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: This is first episode in the main anime that neither Ash nor Pikachu appear.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: What caused Goh and Tokio to return home for the night is seeing Tokio shiver. This is a hint as to why Tokio couldn't see Goh the following day; he was ill with a fever.

-->'''Goh:''' HORACE, YOU'RE A LIAR!!!!!

* AbsenteeActor: This is the first main series episode where Ash and Pikachu are completely absent.

* TitledAfterTheSong: The dub title is named after the Cyndi Lauper song.

* WholeEpisodeFlashback: This episode shows Goh three years in the past when he befriended another boy named Horace.

* BaitAndSwitch: Goh thinks that Horace dumped him...turns out Horace fell ill with a fever and couldn't make it.

** Remember in ''Ivysaur's Mysterious Tower'' when Goh stated that Ash was "one of those people?" after they had an argument? Goh was talking about Horace and how he "betrayed" Goh.

* CerebusRetcon: Remember in ''Ivysaur's Mysterious Tower'' when Goh stated that Ash was "one of those people?" Goh was talking about Horace and how he "betrayed" Goh.

* TitledAfterTheSong: The dub title is named after the Cynthia Lauper song.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Goh realizes he had been a total jerk to Horace when he finds a letter in Celebi's shrine and learns that Horace fell ill and didn't ''intentionally'' stood Goh up.

* GreyRainOfDepression: It starts raining when Goh realizes that Tokio isn't showing up.

A vacation trip to Johto with his parents leads to Goh recalling a time where he met a boy named Horace and how they searched for the Time Traveling Pokémon; Celebi.