Except it's not like DP because if you look at it in DP in Ash's rival battle against Paul Infernape wound up getting 3 wins, while in this case for instance with the Kalos Team's match against Sawyer/Shota Pikachu only got 2 wins there and Greninja 1, and in this match against Alain It's extremely unlikely that Pikachu and Greninja are getting more then 1 win. From the way you seem to be making it sound, it sounds like Pikachu and Greninja are going the only ones to get win in the match against Alain, which I'm pretty sure it's safe to say that won't be the case. You know it's funny first people were complaining about how when Greninja was a Froakie and Frogadier(more so when it was a Frogadier) that it wasn't getting enough focus, but now the moment that Greninja gets 1 win in a match suddenly it's "oh because Greninja got a win that means it's the Greninja show", you do realize that if the situation was with Greninja was truly the same as it was with Infernape then Greninja would have gotten 3 wins in the match against Sawyer and 3 wins in the match against Alain.
Which as we know against Sawyer Greninja only got 1 win, and it's extremely unlikely that Greninja would get 3 wins in the battle against Alain, in which it's probably only going to get 1 win there.
The way people are making it sound it sounds like Greninja is not allowed to have any wins or any form of focus because if it does somehow it suddenly screenhogging.
Jesus, do you take everything so literally? And you missed the point completely.
Smogonfrog starred in 3 gyms, including the latter two. The entire XY&Z arc has focused on him the most. He defeated Altaria, and probably swept that entire round. He has the marquee duels against Mega Sceptile and Zard X. Pikachu was the dominant member in the first third of XY, has the best overall record IIRC, earned two wins against Leprechaun, and is now apparently battling 3 or 4 of Alain's Pokemon. These two have basically been the two main forces of the "Ultimate Team," while the others, similar to Torterra/Gible/Buizel/Staraptor in DP, were steady but not great.
As I wrote in my previous post.
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It has nothing to do with a double or triple battle. Look at the match with Sawyer. Hawlucha was defeated by Slaking and Talonflame came into the battle to pick up where he left off. While someone like Hawlucha uses his opponent's moves to his advantage to gain momentum and power, Talonflame uses its speed alone. In doing so, it overpowered Slaking and brought home the victory. Same case with Talonflame vs Clawitzer. The bird was defeated only for Pikachu to come in. In all of these matches no one has gone down easily for Ash's team as they've all taken hits and lasted. Of course, people will argue against it no matter what.
You could have substituted anyone in that situation. Heck, throw in Snorlax or Swellow or Bulbasaur, and they'd have solo'd that Slaking outright.
But, look at how he isn't getting the wins and Ash can say "Hey, Pikachu isn't working. Noivern will be better for Tyranitar." or "Hawlucha's speed is great for Weavile". Everyone is getting a shot to perform as a Team unlike past seasons where there was the Charizards or the Sceptiles. Greninja meanwhile has had only two battles in the entire League and Goodra has had more screen time since XYZ 30 than Greninja has in that same span.
Both the Hoenn and Sinnoh squad battled as a
team against Tyson and Paul, respectively.
So, a little anology for all you baseball fans on here:
Ash's team is a great pitching staff, without one piece they'll fail. If the starter doesn't pitch well then the rest of the staff is struggling to keep up.
Pikachu = starting pitcher. He's the most reliable member of the team. Someone you can call upon in any situation to be a stopper. He stared in the first 3 gyms before turning to a supporting role up until the League where he took out two of Sawyer's team, changing the tide of battle.
Hawlucha = Set-up man. Time and time again he's come through in tight situations to get the victory for Ash. Heliosk, Laverre City, Astrid, and now hopefully against Weavile.
Talonflame = Middle Reliver. The first pitcher you turn to when your starter is tiring. releiable and dependable where he can get leftys and rightys out at the same time. In the sense that Ash uses him in almost every gym match and is constantly using him in important situations in battle. Has shown to be able to beat Pokemon in both the sky and on the ground through it's speed and physical attacks.
Goodra = Long Reliever. Someone who can come in and give you three innings on a bad day. this
is mainly based around Goodra's bulkiness and how he can tank hits. Without this stopper than who does Ash use to stop powerful attacks?
Noivern = LOOGY (Lefty One-Out GuY). A situational pitcher who you bring in to get one certain batter out in a tight spot. Not the best, but he's able to get the job done when called upon. Case in point: battles with Metang, Doublade and Salamence where it lost one, won one and tied.
Greninja = Closer. the one the manager turns to in the toughest situation of any game, the last inning. With your team tied or holding a slim lead, using arguably your best pitcher to seal the win is a no-brainer. Same case with Ash using Greninja at the end against the strongest members of his opponents team.
You could make similar analogies for his AG and DP teams.
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I swear half the hate is purely BW related, even though no-one will admit it..
Quit the white knighting man.
If Alain's last Pokemon was a ****ing Doduo or Pelipper or Delibird, people would be complaining just the same. Nobody would have said anything if it was a Volcarona, Mandibuzz, Braviary, or Hydreigon.
