[s8e18] Yakity-sax -

Pinkie decides to move to Yakyakistan to be among others who appreciate the yovidaphone. Her friends follow her to apologize, realizing that their honesty—while technically true—was unsupportive of her happiness.

Drafted content for of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic , titled " Yakity-Sax ," which originally premiered on July 20, 2018. Episode Overview [S8E18] Yakity-Sax

After picking up the yovidaphone, Pinkie Pie practices incessantly. However, her playing is so loud and tuneless that it causes physical discomfort to those around her, even turning Rarity’s apples into applesauce. Episode Overview Official Season 8 Episode 18 Discussion

To protect their sanity, the Mane Five eventually tell Pinkie that she is not good at the instrument and should perhaps spend her time on something she is naturally better at.

Devastated by the critique, Pinkie gives up the instrument and falls into a deep depression, losing her color and reverting to her somber "Pinkamena" state.