PokemonBattleFanatic-
Hardcore Paul Fan
I was listing powerhousesOn another note, why is the list of Pokémon owned by his rivals that you posted incomplete?
I was listing powerhousesOn another note, why is the list of Pokémon owned by his rivals that you posted incomplete?
So you don‘t think that Alain‘s Tyranitar, a pseudo, or his Weavile that managed to overwhelm Hawlucha despite the 4x weakness belongs on this list? The same can be said for many of Sawyer‘s Pokémon.I was listing powerhouses
I got most of his pokemon,you're just nitpicking like I predicted you'd do.I don't think most of Sawyer's team is that strong but whether if I added Slaking and Aegislash wouldn't have mattered because he still falls short.Without Mega Evolution his team is below both Ash and Paul's teams from the Sinnoh League.So you don‘t think that Alain‘s Tyranitar, a pseudo, or his Weavile that managed to overwhelm Hawlucha despite the 4x weakness belongs on this list? The same can be said for many of Sawyer‘s Pokémon.
I got most of his pokemon,you're just nitpicking like I predicted you'd do.I don't think most of Sawyer's team is that strong but whether if I added Slaking and Aegislash wouldn't have mattered because he still falls short.
Which of Paul's pokemon that I listed don't have feats to prove that they're powerful?It‘s not really nitpicking. You added nearly all of Paul‘s Pokémon, despite some of them not having the feats to back this up, while leaving out other trainers Pokémon without explaining why.
Gliscor‘s only battle as Paul’s Pokémon is against Ash’s Gligar, which is not the biggest feat. It was powerful in the episode that Paul decided to catch it, but we never saw it again.Which of Paul's pokemon that I listed don't have feats to prove that they're powerful?
It took Murkrow,Weavile and Electabuzz to capture the wild Gliscor who Paul heard about and was impressed by it's power.In it's first battle under the guidance of Paul it easily disposes of Ash's Gligar so it's comfortably above Paul's Ninjask,Gastrodon,Froslass.Had it returned later on it would've still looked strong and had an updated moveset.Gliscor‘s only battle as Paul’s Pokémon is against Ash’s Gligar, which is not the biggest feat. It was powerful in the episode that Paul decided to catch it, but we never saw it again.
Most of if not all of Paul's bulky pokemon are tanks,this is an unfair example as they were up against Brandon's Regis plus none of them were dodging any of their attacks like Ash's Torkoal was,Nidoking got in the most hits before fainting,Brandon was also impressed by it's power.Had these pokemon faced Ash or any normal trainer/gym leader they'd have a better showing.I honestly believe those Regis got stronger since they were last seen battling Ash in late AG.Hariyama didn’t do much against Brandon. In the same battle Nidoking, despite ultimately losing quickly too, was at least praised by Brandon. It’s strength could be also debated however, considering that Torkoal of all Pokémon did well against Brandon.
So why didn't you mention Magmortar then?It's only win in late DP was against Barry's Skarmory outside of that it took a ton of damage from Barry's Hydro Cannon along with taking hits from Ash's Pikachu and Buizel at Lake Acuity.But these examples just proves they're powerhouses,they have lot of endurance and had good showings on screen.Gliscor‘s only battle as Paul’s Pokémon is against Ash’s Gligar, which is not the biggest feat. It was powerful in the episode that Paul decided to catch it, but we never saw it again.
Hariyama didn’t do much against Brandon. In the same battle Nidoking, despite ultimately losing quickly too, was at least praised by Brandon. It’s strength could be also debated however, considering that Torkoal of all Pokémon did well against Brandon.
As for Honchkrow, it only battles a Pokémon much stronger than him (Garchomp) or Ash’s NFE members, so I wouldn’t call it a powerhouse either.
That’s the issue with such Pokémon though, they are too big to dodge attacks.Most of if not all of Paul's bulky pokemon are tanks,this is an unfair example as they were up against Brandon's Regis plus none of them were dodging any of their attacks like Ash's Torkoal was,Nidoking got in the most hits before fainting,Brandon was also impressed by it's power.Had these pokemon faced Ash or any normal trainer/gym leader they'd have a better showing.I honestly believe those Regis got stronger since they were last seen battling Ash in late AG.
Because I frankly couldn’t remember if there was any other battle where it was used or not. If I’m not sure about something, than I won’t mention it at all.So why didn't you mention Magmortar then?It's only win in late DP was against Barry's Skarmory outside of that it took a ton of damage from Barry's Hydro Cannon along with taking hits from Ash's Pikachu and Buizel at Lake Acuity.
I don’t argue with this, that is indeed true. I just opposed the idea that Sawyer’s only powerhouses are Sceptile and Clawitzer. Especially Clawitzer was a surprise, considering that Slaking and Salamance tanked super effective hits and Aegislash could hold his own against Pikachu. I personally wouldn’t have mentioned Clawitzer.Even if I leave out Honchkrow,Nidoking,Gliscor and Hariyama Paul still has Sawyer beat in powerhouses which is just a flat out indisputable fact.
But this is what impressed me about Paul and his pokemon,he rarely commands them to dodge attacks,they're seen taking hits and then shrugging it off.It's like he used this battle style he implemented with his Torterra and then added it for the rest of his pokemon.That’s the issue with such Pokémon though, they are too big to dodge attacks.
Paul's Murkrow was more than likely stronger than Elekid,Weavile and Chimchar in early DP.Elekid was KO'ed by Chimchar in a flashback (Tears for Fears).Because I frankly couldn’t remember if there was any other battle where it was used or not. If I’m not sure about something, than I won’t mention it at all.
Paul's only issue is Alain's MCX,I don't think he has an answer for that,but he hard counters the rest of Alain's lineup due to having more team depth.IMO Current Paul > Current Alain (As of Journeys)
Yeah I forgot to add IF Paul uses a gimmick.Paul's only issue is Alain's MCX,I don't think he has an answer for that,but he hard counters the rest of Alain's lineup due to having more team depth.
So you'd have Paul over Alain using this team?Current Paul with gimmick > Current Alain.
Yeah something like that/close to that.So you'd have Paul over Alain using this team?
Mega Aggron/Garchomp/Metagross/Gyarados
Torterra
Electivire
Drapion
Ursaring
Magmortar
With how Paul treats his pokemon in his return + his work ethic to get stronger I'd be more convinced of Paul standing a chance at beating Alain's MCX if his Torterra or Electivire had a gimmick considering they're his 2 best pokemon.Yeah something like that/close to that.
Maybe Dynamax Torterra would be a gimmick.( I can see final battle like Dynamax Torterra vs MCX where Torterra wins).
Toxic Spikes,Static and Flamebody would really f*ck up Alain's team if Paul abuses switching,I could definitely see Paul using Froslass's Destiny Bond on Alain's Charizard but something tells me that it wouldn't work.Paul retaught Electivire Brick Break during the Sinnoh League so I don't see why it couldn't relearn Light Screen which would help with protection for the rest of Paul's lineup.He still has the counter shield strategy in his back pocket that he could implement with his Electivire/Gastrodon and his Magmortar can use Rock Tomb as a shield against attacks while forming a suprise attack (Smog from above).Even if half of Alain's Pokemon resist it, Paul's toxic spikes strategy is overpowered. Especially if you look at how strong other status effects, like burn on Steven and Paul's Metagross was. Toxic spikes was wrecking Ash and I think we all remember Roxanne utilizing poison to cripple Ash's team. It's really powerful.
If Paul leads with Drapion and spams toxic spikes, it will wipe out Weavile, Chesnaught, Tyranitar when they come in and Alain won't have an Ashpull to dig up the spikes and negate the effect. This will drag Alain into his Kalos league strategy of trying to finish the battle with just Metagross and Charizard, who can get around being poisoned through typing and the ability to fly. This will be all according to keikaku for Paul, who will likely have planned for such an occurrence as we know he's a studier. Magmortar could probably take down Metagross and he could trap Alainzard with destiny bond from Frosslass. The whole battle would hinge on him being able to nudge those two out of the way. The rest don't really stand a chance.
Not to mention that Paul is a fan of using screens to cut damage in half. This, along with the toxic spikes strategy is bad news for Alain, whose Pokemon would be slowly choking while they attempt in vain to chip away at Paul's Pokemon. Forget Frosslass, if Alainzard is the more powerful blasto bahhn variant, then Electivire is a good candidate to take him down on its own. He can set a light screen up to cut the damage and he can reel Charizard in to drag him into the poisonous battlefield. Paul is likely to take advantage of the need to recharge too.
Charizard, Metagross, Bisharp and Unfezant automatically resist Toxic Spikes due to game mechanics while Malamar would have to be slammed to the ground as it floats in the anime. His Charizard and Metagross swept through the Kalos League and Metagross was even clowning on Peakachu, so I doubt Magmortar - whom I don’t consider to be one of Paul’s stronger members - could take him down even with the type advantage. Anyways, Bisharp easily defeated Goodra and Hawlucha while Unfezant managed to draw with Talonflame, who was a tank during XY and arguably is Ash‘s strongest regional bird. As for Malamar, Alain trusted it enough to be the Leonzard counter and it easily dodged the Air Slash, so it definitely is a strong Pokémon too. So I strongly disagree that Alain’s team wouldn't stand a chance.Even if half of Alain's Pokemon resist it, Paul's toxic spikes strategy is overpowered. Especially if you look at how strong other status effects, like burn on Steven and Paul's Metagross was. Toxic spikes was wrecking Ash and I think we all remember Roxanne utilizing poison to cripple Ash's team. It's really powerful.
If Paul leads with Drapion and spams toxic spikes, it will wipe out Weavile, Chesnaught, Tyranitar when they come in and Alain won't have an Ashpull to dig up the spikes and negate the effect. This will drag Alain into his Kalos league strategy of trying to finish the battle with just Metagross and Charizard, who can get around being poisoned through typing and the ability to fly. This will be all according to keikaku for Paul, who will likely have planned for such an occurrence as we know he's a studier. Magmortar could probably take down Metagross and he could trap Alainzard with destiny bond from Frosslass. The whole battle would hinge on him being able to nudge those two out of the way. The rest don't really stand a chance.
MC-X has enough defensive capabilities to defeat 10 ME’s in a row, the tenth being an E4 ace, or to withstand AG after fighting Pikachu. So I highly, highly, highly doubt that Electivire can take him down on his own, especially when Alain uses ME to change its typings. Additionally, MC-X has enough offensive capabilities even in his base form to one-shot Leon’s Rillaboom. The same Rillaboom that defeated 4 of Diantha’s Pokémon on its own, tanking a super effective Fire Blast, and who despite all of this was unfazed by Guardevoir’s Shadow Ball.Not to mention that Paul is a fan of using screens to cut damage in half. This, along with the toxic spikes strategy is bad news for Alain, whose Pokemon would be slowly choking while they attempt in vain to chip away at Paul's Pokemon. Forget Frosslass, if Alainzard is the more powerful blasto bahhn variant, then Electivire is a good candidate to take him down on its own. He can set a light screen up to cut the damage and he can reel Charizard in to drag him into the poisonous battlefield. Paul is likely to take advantage of the need to recharge too.