Living Proof
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I came to view the nice ads mentioned in the OP. Didn't see one, but that opening is pretty intriguing for some reason, despite not watching the anime for years and barely playing X/Y.
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So, that Pokemon XY&Z opening
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Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
by the way, the made up badges
for comparison, here is the game badges
I dunno, Greninja would still be a fast attacker, and even with weaknesses most of them are covered by each other. But it still depends on the parameters.
Goodra doesn't really fit Ash's style of going all out fast (his Snorlax was surprisingly fast), with that said Goodra learned to adapt. But he's busy being a father now, I guess.
for comparison, here is the game badges
I dunno, Greninja would still be a fast attacker, and even with weaknesses most of them are covered by each other. But it still depends on the parameters.
Goodra doesn't really fit Ash's style of going all out fast (his Snorlax was surprisingly fast), with that said Goodra learned to adapt. But he's busy being a father now, I guess.
NaDannMaGoGo
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Yikes, Team Rocket is still there? To serve the same repetitive slapstick comedy?
God damn if the Pokemon anime (series) isn't among the most repetitive and stagnant TV shows. Even as a kid I grew tired of it relatively quickly and enjoyed some actually good stuff like Digimon way more.
God damn if the Pokemon anime (series) isn't among the most repetitive and stagnant TV shows. Even as a kid I grew tired of it relatively quickly and enjoyed some actually good stuff like Digimon way more.
The opening looked pretty cool.
Earlier you had an image that had the correct gym badges, you should link to that cause the fact they had the correct gym badges for Ash, but not for this guy seems pretty deliberate.
It's funny, cause this season shook up things a bit.
It's more a mix of standard Pokémon and Shounen Anime now.
Generic Power Ranger
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There are more than 8 gyms usually. You just need 8 badges to compete.
In unova Ash even goes with that forgetful dude who is missing a badge, to a gym fight at a gym that ash hasn't been to.
In unova Ash even goes with that forgetful dude who is missing a badge, to a gym fight at a gym that ash hasn't been to.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Iwane draws Ash like that. Even Serena gets that treatment too.
Yeah my post was showing the "made up" badges, accidentally showed the correct one.
Most predictable post in the thread?
found it strange that the globe in Act 4 was based on real life and not their fictional earth, as you could clearly see western europe, africa, the eastern seaboard of the united states and central america, even stranger since the zoomed out Kalos in the opening clearly doesn't correspond with how france and the surrounding nations looks
make up your damn mind writers
make up your damn mind writers
Really?? I can't help but feel that he looks younger than he ever did. Something about his current body proportions... he looked slightly lankier in the early seasons than he does now I think. Now his body looks super compressed and his head looks bigger to me lol
Aaronrules380
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I think the idea the anime had was that there are a bunch of gyms and badges besides the game ones in each region, but you only ever need 8 badges to enter the league, and Ash just ends up going to the ones from the video games.
Banjotanooki
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Wait, so does this mean the next Pokemon game is Z?
they're actually going the other direction though the alphabet and naming it Pokemon W
A Sentient Keyboard
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The best pokemon opening is the first two lines from master quest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHJHrwD1z1g
That's still looking Mega Greninja-y to me unless something else has popped up in the meantime. Also, who's the old guy near the end of the opening?
(Haven't watched the anime for quite a while so I'm mainly interested for possible game connections right now... maybe when they fill in the DVD gap though, since they're finally starting to put out Johto stuff...)
Edit: Oh. Welp, guess XY's gym leaders really didn't leave an impression on me. My bad.
(Haven't watched the anime for quite a while so I'm mainly interested for possible game connections right now... maybe when they fill in the DVD gap though, since they're finally starting to put out Johto stuff...)
Edit: Oh. Welp, guess XY's gym leaders really didn't leave an impression on me. My bad.
Gentle Rodriguez
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Why does it look like Ash fused with his Greninja
Please tell me that's bit what's happening
Please tell me that's bit what's happening
WrenchNinja
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Trash still hasn't gotten to Wulfric? lol
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Well, the director teased that there are two Cores. In today's episode, one Core escaped and is currently with the gang, the other is Zygarde 50% being searched by Flare.
No, it's a visual representation of their "love" synching.
No he's busy saving Kalos.
NeonZ
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It seems to be pretty much a Mega Evolution without a Mega Stone, based on the promo material seen so far and this opening.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
While I like Complete Form, this screenshot really improves a lot on the design
you can still see the snake-ness and the whole fluidity of the design
and finally the gundam comparisons are vindicated, since that stance is gundam-y, you could say a-meijin
you can still see the snake-ness and the whole fluidity of the design
and finally the gundam comparisons are vindicated, since that stance is gundam-y, you could say a-meijin
Welp ash doesn't love pikachu enough confirmed.....oh wait I almost forgot about the whole thunder armor thing lol.
Zydog is still great.
XZ and YZ confirmed
TriggerShy
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Greninja has the honor of being the only water type that traveled with Ash to evolve.
I agree with this!
The XY&Z OP is really great as well. I'd say it ranks among the top 5 easily at the least
Also, the best openings (even though I stopped watching the show pretty much after the first season) are these two.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trwh-ymDyeU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtnhJhMOg1E
Fuck, Gold and Silver were awesome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trwh-ymDyeU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtnhJhMOg1E
Fuck, Gold and Silver were awesome.
BumblebeeCody
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Ash's Greninja and and Solana has a hair cut?
MaximumSpider
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This please
He was "reset" at the start of the black/white anime lol.
Wait what?!
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Well Froakie didn't "change" his attitude unlike say, Pikachu or Charizard, so there's that!
Misguided.
ME4 ends with
Hari-san (Manon's Chespin) suffering the Pokemon equivalent of radiation poisoning, Alain blames himself because he shooed off Manon and he couldn't protect her smile, Lysandre tricks him into saying that Squishy is the key of her salvation
Shh we don't talk about BW
Pikachu got heavily nerfed in the beginning of BW. Zekrom absorbed his Energy.
Generic Power Ranger
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Ash also looses to a beginning trainer repeatedly
doubt you'll have to worry about that. if Greninja ends up not technically filling up the mega space on his team, it'll almost certainly be to make room for charizard Y.
Most likely. That or if they do two games XZ and YZ.
magwizsorc
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Has Ash had pokemon die? Also, the water pokemon he was using is pretty cool.
Vital Tundra
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I hope it's just Z. I hope it's not just a reimagining of XY like how BW2 did being a sequel, but also hope it's only one version.
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I still maintain that Ash's X/Y team is the most boring team that I have ever seen since Jotho, it's just so uninspiring.
I would say that he already has a dragon on his team but then again his team is mostly flying type so why not.
There's a high chance that it is but knowing Game Freak they are also hiding something else.
Levels don't exist in the animé.
It probably rather means that the 2016 game will be much more than "Pokémon Z". Since the Z era has already started not only in the anime, but also in other media like Pokémon Tretta and Pokémon Special, it would be odd if the game's content is limited to content already covered franchise-wide for months prior to its release. My guess is that Zygarde, Ash-Greninja, and co. will only be one factor for the next game. The other factor could be a strong focus on the 20th Anniversary, although it's hard to guess with Game Freak these days.
MaximumSpider
Banned
Even Pokemon Special has started.It probably rather means that the 2016 game will be much more than "Pokémon Z". Since the Z era has already started not only in the anime, but also in other media like Pokémon Tretta and Pokémon Special, it would be odd if the game's content is limited to content already covered franchise-wide for months prior to its release. My guess is that Zygarde, Ash-Greninja, and co. will only be one factor for the next game. The other factor could be a strong focus on the 20th Anniversary, although it's hard to guess with Game Freak these days.
I know I'm being impatient but I need a new mainline Pokemon game!