August 4th: SM133 - A Birdacious Battle! Brave Bird VS Sky Attack!!

[Twilight-Kun]

I completely forgot about that. Rowlet has a type-advantage over Decidueye, and we probably already know Decidueye's moveset:

-Razor Leaf
-Leaf Blade
-Sky Attack
-Spirit Shackle

"disadvantage" my arse. Two of those moves are utterly useless against Rowlet.

Just like how Bloom Doom was useless against Dartrix?

 

[Leonhart]

Poor Hau.

Dude only ever got 3 focus episodes, none of them comedic, because malasadas or being overly optimistic aren't comedic material.

In a way maybe it was a good thing that he wasn't used more since the SM anime has enough characters with comedic gags, so Hau having one too might've been overkill. He probably should've still shown up more often just to interact with Satoshi and build up to their League battle here, however.

 

[AuraChannelerChris]

In a way maybe it was a good thing that he wasn't used more since the SM anime has enough characters with comedic gags, so Hau having one too might've been overkill. He probably should've still shown up more often just to interact with Satoshi and build up to their League battle here, however.

...I don't honestly think another little gag was out of the question in this saga full of them.

 

[Dephender]

Thought of a proper way to handle the pun in the title besides plain alliteration, yo.

 

[DuquÊ?]

"Birdacious battle". Honestly, that kinda diminishes my hype for the episode, but... I'm doubting about rowlet's win.

 

[satopi]

Rowlet is going to pull through.

 

[GarchompChain]

"Birdacious battle". Honestly, that kinda diminishes my hype for the episode, but... I'm doubting about rowlet's win.

A translation of the title diminishes your hype? Why?

 

[DuquÊ?]

A translation of the title diminishes your hype? Why?

Dunno, it make it sounds more of a gag battle. It's probably just the pun, though.

 

[Red and Blue]

You guys really think they would have Ash lose this early? Assuming this is 1 vs. 1 Torracat, Pikachu, and Lycanroc still haven't fought yet.

He will definitely win

 

[AuraChannelerChris]

There was hype?

 

[Leonhart]

"Birdacious battle". Honestly, that kinda diminishes my hype for the episode, but... I'm doubting about rowlet's win.

Given all of the hype about Mokuroh learning a new attack just to combat Junaiper, I'd find the idea of him not succeeding in defeating Junaiper here quite puzzling. I can't imagine him losing and another Pokemon taking over the battle.

 

[Zariful]

Given all of the hype about Mokuroh learning a new attack just to combat Junaiper, I'd find the idea of him not succeeding in defeating Junaiper here quite puzzling. I can't imagine him losing and another Pokemon taking over the battle.

There was that episode called Hawlucha vs Talonflame that turned out to be Fletchling’s evolution episode.

 

[BTS_fan]

The updated translation of the title is amazing. I really wouldn't mind if we end up getting trolled and Rowlet loses to Decidueye and Torracat or Pikachu has to take over the match and fix Rowlet's flub.

 

[Joltik-Kid]

You guys really think they would have Ash lose this early? Assuming this is 1 vs. 1 Torracat, Pikachu, and Lycanroc still haven't fought yet.

Pikachu got the Battle Royale... so it's not like it hasn't done anything yet. However, it's pretty *likely Rowlet will win this battle as we have no confirmation that Lycanroc and Torrecat have participated in any League battle yet.

*I say likely because we could have the suddenly common skipping over a match occurring, even if that makes no sense this time.

 

[mehmeh1]

Pikachu got the Battle Royale... so it's not like it hasn't done anything yet. However, it's pretty *likely Rowlet will win this battle as we have no confirmation that Lycanroc and Torrecat have participated in any League battle yet.

*I say likely because we could have the suddenly common skipping over a match occurring, even if that makes no sense this time.

We know this is a top 8 match, what could they have skipped?

 

[Joltik-Kid]

We know this is a top 8 match, what could they have skipped?

Unless these matches are randomized, or I'm mistaking the bracket, Ash should be fighting the winner of the Guzma and Ilima match in the Top 8... Again, how it's being presented, unless I goofed. Lame if they skipped that one though lol

 

[mehmeh1]

Unless these matches are randomized, or I'm mistaking the bracket, Ash should be fighting the winner of the Guzma and Ilima match in the Top 8... Again, how it's being presented, unless I goofed. Lame if they skipped that one though lol

Matches in Pokemon Leagues tend to be randomized, so it's most likely that (plus the summary for 132 says it's the top 8)

 

[Remix2]

So does anyone else think that the writer are treating ash vs hau as a afterthought especially given how we badly see hau?

 

[Decidueye23]

So does anyone else think that the writer are treating ash vs hau as a afterthought especially given how we badly see hau?

While i do think that hau could've used more screen time, ash vs hau is far from an after thought. the previous episode is a rowlet training episode for this battle specifically, with hopefully a majority of this episode dedicated to hau vs ash.

 

[AuraChannelerChris]

So does anyone else think that the writer are treating ash vs hau as a afterthought especially given how we badly see hau?

Yup.

I mean, they only got one episode. It's like Hau only exists to give Rowlet SOMETHING to do for focus at the league.