Wednesdayz
Meowth fanatic
Considering he's improved his record, reaching the Top 2 in Kalos, I say he's trying his darnest to deserve a win
Him trying is kind of irrelevant though, as long as the status quo is against him.
Considering he's improved his record, reaching the Top 2 in Kalos, I say he's trying his darnest to deserve a win
Him trying is kind of irrelevant though, as long as the status quo is against him.
i always compared ash winning the league to team rocket capturing pikachu: both are super committed to their goals, but they'll never happen as long as the show goes on.
Which one is more likely though, that's the question
IMHO, Ash winning a league is more likely than Team Rocket succeeding in kidnapping Pikachu. Ash winning a league doesn't necessarily mean the end of the series, because the writers can always give him new challenges on his road to becoming a Pokémon Masterand prevent him from actually becoming one until the anime ends. Team Rocket successfully kidnapping Pikachu and presenting him to Giovanni as a prize, on the other hand... Yeah, that creates all sorts of problems.
IMHO, Ash winning a league is more likely than Team Rocket succeeding in kidnapping Pikachu. Ash winning a league doesn't necessarily mean the end of the series, because the writers can always give him new challenges on his road to becoming a Pokémon Masterand prevent him from actually becoming one until the anime ends. Team Rocket successfully kidnapping Pikachu and presenting him to Giovanni as a prize, on the other hand... Yeah, that creates all sorts of problems.
You're assuming Giovanni wouldn't fire them on the spot for wasting all this time on a Pikachu
Well, Giovanni seems to find the trio to be more favorable these days. Trusting them to go to Alola and all that stuff with no indication of him wanting to get rid of them. Plus, I think he wouldn't find getting a Pikachu that threw a giant Electro Ball right at his face. Must be a powerful Pikachu to have.
Of course, I think he would be angry in hindsight given that Pikachu would bring Ash into his vicinity, and Ash (as the incarnation of Red) would most likely defeat him, thus ending Team Rocket in the same manner as Gen I.
You know, putting this in context, Ash should deserve to win at least one League because it isn't much of a game changer as say defeating Team Rocket. There's no reason why you should prevent Ash from something that cannot even as climatic as previous seasons now.
Ash's inability to win a league has hurt the anime and TPCi badly now in the US - the anime lost Cartoon Network as a broadcaster likely because of the Kalos League loss.
Ash's inability to win a league has hurt the anime and TPCi badly now in the US - the anime lost Cartoon Network as a broadcaster likely because of the Kalos League loss.
Ash's inability to win a league has hurt the anime and TPCi badly now in the US - the anime lost Cartoon Network as a broadcaster likely because of the Kalos League loss.
He DID win a league: the Orange Islands. It may not be canon in the games but he did win the title of Champion. His battle with OI Drake was even mentioned to be a League battle. Why does no one count it as a League win? It's not like Ash had an easy battle considering the final match up for both sides were Pikachu who was pretty tired after battling a couple of rounds and Dragonite who is a pseudo-Legendary WITH a resistance to Pikachu's Electric attacks.
He DID win a league: the Orange Islands. It may not be canon in the games but he did win the title of Champion. His battle with OI Drake was even mentioned to be a League battle. Why does no one count it as a League win? It's not like Ash had an easy battle considering the final match up for both sides were Pikachu who was pretty tired after battling a couple of rounds and Dragonite who is a pseudo-Legendary WITH a resistance to Pikachu's Electric attacks.
i think its more that winning a traditional league means that you are the best - there are no exceptions. multiple trainers can challenge drake and win though, as well as challenge the battle frontier. winning these doesn't truly mean you are the best