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The Kalos League has finally begun
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Aaronrules380
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I personally think Team Flare won't move until the finals conclude. They seem to be gathering mega energy from the league contestants, so I see them launching their attack right after either Ash or Alain lose.
Yup, the original choke artist
And_Gignac
Member
Thanks! So the League is like an "officialized" Victory Road. That's cool.
The Silver
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how the heck did Pokemon get to be one of the most consistently well animated/best looking animes around
why can't One Piece and DBS get that treatment, its not fair I tell ya.
NCR Redslayer
NeoGAF's Vegeta
Alright time to start watching.
The real W
What episode is this from?
XY&Z EP22
XY&Z022, the infamous episode in which
Serena dresses as Ash to take a challenge(and presumably changed inside his tent)
Aaronrules380
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I'm just excited that Ash is getting top 2. And even if he loses, it'll be against a well established character who we knew was super strong and not an asspull like Tobias
-Pyromaniac-
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Interesting. Is this japanese only for the time being?
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Like watching Messi demolish Panama in the group stage before he retires from international football after losing the final.
I've been waiting nearly 20 years man. Don't try to put my hopes up. Besides, it's in their best interest to keep the status quo.
Aaronrules380
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Don't get me wrong, he might still lose to Alain in the finals, or team flare plot my interrupt the finals entirely. But I'd be very surprised if he lost to Shota in the semis
AnathemicOne
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He's gonna choke
perfectchaos007
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That's what I'm thinking. Ash won't win a league until the final season, whenever that will be.
Not sure if that's the case anymore after the tragedy the BW series was, there're things that in other series would indicate endgame or meaning the torch will be passed to another character but we'll see...
Currently yes, this episode just aired in Japan yesterday.
R10Neymarfan
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But I thought after the league you face the elite four. So we still have many regions o travel with Ash if that's the case...
Ryouji Gunblade
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I don't think he'll win a major league until Sun & Moon.
Where it all comes together.
SatoAilDarko
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He's going to be Top Two and beat his placement of Top 4.
No way he skips a level when they've been able to drag it out this long.
He'll also at least lose the next two series. With the one right after this having him finish top 4 again.
No way he skips a level when they've been able to drag it out this long.
He'll also at least lose the next two series. With the one right after this having him finish top 4 again.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
He won the Orange Islands league. But that was a filler arc so...
Hot Coldman
Banned
this is like his most OP team possibly ever
Hot Coldman
Banned
FUCK YEAH
I love the League episodes, where he just calls in every motherfucker too hardcore to roll with him when he's just maiming Team Rocket every week
Sounds like Battle Spot.
Then again next episode
will be focused on Sawyer and Tierno with Sawyer winning and then to battle against Ash in the semifinal, apparently Ash will fight Astrid but it doesn't appear we'll see much of it then the following two episodes will be the semifinal battle between Ash and Sawyer
Turbowaffles
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I wish the dub wasn't so far behind in episodes.
WrenchNinja
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I feel like I've heard this before
Hot Coldman
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Sawyer's the short guy with the Sceptile, right?
I might just watch this for nostalgia's sake. The Silver League portion of the original series was something I made sure to catch for far too long after its original airdate when I knew it was re-airing.
Yes, he is. He has a Mega Sceptile which will defeat and likely destroy Tierno's Raichu.
Nocturnowl
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In the finals Ash is going to face the guy he gave his Primeape to back in Kanto and feel the true pain of his foolish decision.
Really though I'm gonna keep an eye on this, the battle animation the show gets now makes my Indigo League nostalgia completely whither and die.
Really though I'm gonna keep an eye on this, the battle animation the show gets now makes my Indigo League nostalgia completely whither and die.
What promise? He never made a promise like that.
I still don't realize why Ash sends his pokemon back to Oak. He could easily win if he goes with his pokemons from other gens into the Leagues.
Hell, he can go Charizard/Infernape, Greninja, Pikachu, Sceptile, Noctowl/Swellow and Tauros/Snorlax and that would be a strong team.
Edit: Put Sceptile in.
Hell, he can go Charizard/Infernape, Greninja, Pikachu, Sceptile, Noctowl/Swellow and Tauros/Snorlax and that would be a strong team.
Edit: Put Sceptile in.
I see, he however promised
Diantha they would battle again after the league since their last battle got interrupted when Ash passed out and was doing well against her
Aaronrules380
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Why would you use perpetual jobber Torterra over the Sceptile that took out a Darkrai?
TheRealTalker
Banned
all aboard the disappointment train
hermitpurple
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They can easily keep the status quo even if they allow Ash the W. Just have him get dominated by the Elite Four and he'll have something to strive for in the next series. Probably still won't let him win though.
He already put the champion against the ropes. In addition to, even if Ash wins got to see how they handle the whole Elite Four thing, since one of them is working for Team Flare.
Aaron Strife
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I'm expecting him to choke, BUT we already know Ash is going up against Sawyer in the semis and Alan in the finals.
The last time Ash battled Sawyer, he lost - and he's lost to Alan twice. It would be a little weird if they put Ash up against Alan and had him lose a third time, as they usually set up a rival like that so Ash can triumph the third time as a sign of how far along he's come (see Brandon in the Battle Frontier, or Paul in the Sinnoh League). Obviously it'll end with Mega-Charizard X versus Ash-Greninja - or Pikachu.
Ash almost beat Diantha in a one on one match this series remember, so the writers are clearly setting him up as a powerful trainer this round. Let's see if they dare give him a win.
Weird too that they're setting up things like Serena's (unrequited?) crush on him, or Ash-Greninja which seem like they'd have longer term effects. Even if Ash doesn't win the league, I don't think Alola will be the typical "Ash ditches all his friends and Pokemon to start fresh in the new region" reset this series does frequently, but we'll see. Sinnoh had plenty of foreshadowing that Ash might pull it out then and they yanked it out from him at the last second.
The last time Ash battled Sawyer, he lost - and he's lost to Alan twice. It would be a little weird if they put Ash up against Alan and had him lose a third time, as they usually set up a rival like that so Ash can triumph the third time as a sign of how far along he's come (see Brandon in the Battle Frontier, or Paul in the Sinnoh League). Obviously it'll end with Mega-Charizard X versus Ash-Greninja - or Pikachu.
Ash almost beat Diantha in a one on one match this series remember, so the writers are clearly setting him up as a powerful trainer this round. Let's see if they dare give him a win.
Weird too that they're setting up things like Serena's (unrequited?) crush on him, or Ash-Greninja which seem like they'd have longer term effects. Even if Ash doesn't win the league, I don't think Alola will be the typical "Ash ditches all his friends and Pokemon to start fresh in the new region" reset this series does frequently, but we'll see. Sinnoh had plenty of foreshadowing that Ash might pull it out then and they yanked it out from him at the last second.
Which is why I believe if the series could go on with just another character and a Pikachu if they ever wanted to replace Ash they're setting everything now to be the right time, unless they do another BW with SM which would be disgusting, just remembering BW makes me angry.
Not bad, but one of his competitors has a better lineup:
Moldoron
Quartile
Tartole
Raptanite
Artoise
The show is really going to have to use some creative writing to justify Ash's lineup beating that lineup.
Aaronrules380
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Doesn't really matter since Ash has neither a key stone nor a mega stone for either of them
I remember when this series started and Megas were all over the place that Ash would get a key and mega stone for Charizard so he can evolve to Charizard Y.
But I think that was the most logical step.
But nonetheless, Charizard, Greninja, Pikachu, Sceptile, Noctowl and Infernape/Noivern/Snorlax would be an amazing dream team for a big battle.
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