Dark_King25
Shillmon Defender
Pikachu may be ash's partner but that doesn't mean he has all the spotlight the pokes that share that spotlight are his regional ace pokemon so who is your favorite ace?
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Favorite Ash Ketchum regional Ace Pokemon?
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SerGoldenhandtheJust
Deluded Dreamer
Infernape forever
Easily the best written Ash mon as it was the center focus of the best written and most engaging storyline in the entire anime, Ash's rivalry and development due to Paul!!
Easily the best written Ash mon as it was the center focus of the best written and most engaging storyline in the entire anime, Ash's rivalry and development due to Paul!!
Pokegirl Fan~
Liko>>>>>Ash
Charizard
vondecayle
Long gone are the days
Oshawott forever!!
Dark_King25
Shillmon Defender
As much of a zard shill I am I agree with this
janejane6178
Kaleido Star FOREVER in my heart <3
Strongest: Greninja
Weakest: Lycarnroc - love this Pokemon line, but he debuted in a region with weak trainers that barely battle
Weakest: Lycarnroc - love this Pokemon line, but he debuted in a region with weak trainers that barely battle
Blood Red
【推しの子】
...this is a 'Favorites' poll.
janejane6178
Kaleido Star FOREVER in my heart <3
My vote still stay the same
Veedramon
Well-Known Member
Out of this list, Krookodile.
There was just something special about him whenever he entered the battle. It's like you could feel that a true monster had come out onto the arena. Like Ash was indicating to both his opponent, and the audience that playtime was over, and that we had better be ready.
There was just something special about him whenever he entered the battle. It's like you could feel that a true monster had come out onto the arena. Like Ash was indicating to both his opponent, and the audience that playtime was over, and that we had better be ready.
vondecayle
Long gone are the days
Poor Lycanroc didn’t have the chance to battle worthy opponents thus making him the weakest of all the “aces” since it couldn’t train properly.
janejane6178
Kaleido Star FOREVER in my heart <3
Exactly. It could be nice seeing him battle in one of the leagues we had
RafaSceptile
Well-Known Member
I am legally obligated to vote for Sceptile
GohMaster!
Goh Gettem!
I mean
Damerdal
[Dam]n h[er] Gan[dal]f!
* Charizard is the most iconic regional ace. He had the best character arc by far of any of Ash's Pokémon, and was responsible for Ash's own growth as a Trainer and person.
* As for Infernape, well:
* Sceptile, of course, gave us this epic:
* Greninja showed us that Ash can compete against the Elite 4 and Champions, even win. Plus he had the coolest song in the anime:
* Lucario did this (as BS as it was that a recent Egg mom could pull this off):
* Honestly, the ace for BW and SM was....Pikachu. Krookodile didn't shine nearly as much, even if his sunglasses almost made up for it. I felt Lycanroc and Litten/Incineroar shared the spotlight in SM.
* Lycanroc had the best evolution. I absolutely loved this entire sequence:
* As for Infernape, well:
Nothing will ever top this moment. Type: Wild transitioning into a final, silent staredown on that white background with subtle reverberating heartbeats. Epic even a dozen years later.
* Sceptile, of course, gave us this epic:
* Greninja showed us that Ash can compete against the Elite 4 and Champions, even win. Plus he had the coolest song in the anime:
* Lucario did this (as BS as it was that a recent Egg mom could pull this off):
I mean
* Honestly, the ace for BW and SM was....Pikachu. Krookodile didn't shine nearly as much, even if his sunglasses almost made up for it. I felt Lycanroc and Litten/Incineroar shared the spotlight in SM.
* Lycanroc had the best evolution. I absolutely loved this entire sequence:
Ignition
Passion burning beyond the horizon
Infernape is my vote as well. I mentioned that Dawn was the best human character in the anime in terms of development but Infernape is the best Pokémon and overall character. Perfect storyline with an amazing payoff at the end with the anime's best battle even after all these years. Honorable mention to Incineroar who had a engaging storyline with a finale that's somewhat close to Infernape's with a iconic evolution and final stand. A big part of why it's my favorite Pokémon to this day (and Infernape is a big part of why it was my first amd former favorite). The only other ace that comes close is Sceptile.
Ryker101
Well-Known Member
Charizard > Sceptile > Infernape > Greninja > Lycanroc > Lucario > Krookodile for me
Charizard’s the one I associate with Ash the most. He’s the first pokemon (besides Pikachu) who’s respect he had to earn. It was essential for his development as a trainer, teaching Ash how to understand his pokemon, train them properly and even when to let them go. Still crazy how it 1v1’d a frontier brains ace and if Ash mega evolved it, it could be his strongest
Sceptile was really cool, both in personality and battles. It wasn’t OP but was able to defeat many stronger opponents than it. It showed strength isn’t everything but wasn’t a slouch there either. Leaf blade looks sick and watching it battle was one of the first reasons I checked out the anime
Infernape had the best story out of them. It was consistently good in all stages. But I didn’t grow up with it and outside of Paul/gym leaders its feats weren’t that special imo. Would’ve liked it to do better against Moltres too
Greninja is similar and was the most hype. It had the best fights overall. However it’s loss to Alain really soured it for me, bc that felt like it’s standout battle and it’s pretty unsatisfying for it to lose there. Still don’t know what they were thinking with that. I also find bond phenomenon kinda silly as a concept, at least compared to the other ones
Lycanroc’s adorable and had solid development. I like how balanced it was with the rest of the team, and how it wasn’t too overbearing. But it suffers from not having many good battles, it beat Gladion’s Lycanroc but that’s really it. Satisfying sure but not as impressive as the other ones
Lucario is kinda the opposite. Great feats but not much weight. I love the pokemon tho. Unfortunately it feels derivative from Greninja in particular, which is ironic bc it’s what they could’ve done from the start. Kinda sucks how mid JN battles can be animation wise, so it wasn’t even the best battle bot
Krookodile is great, gotta respect it. But BW didn’t give it any good rivals or anything. So while it had some cool fights, it’s not as good compared to the rest
Charizard’s the one I associate with Ash the most. He’s the first pokemon (besides Pikachu) who’s respect he had to earn. It was essential for his development as a trainer, teaching Ash how to understand his pokemon, train them properly and even when to let them go. Still crazy how it 1v1’d a frontier brains ace and if Ash mega evolved it, it could be his strongest
Sceptile was really cool, both in personality and battles. It wasn’t OP but was able to defeat many stronger opponents than it. It showed strength isn’t everything but wasn’t a slouch there either. Leaf blade looks sick and watching it battle was one of the first reasons I checked out the anime
Infernape had the best story out of them. It was consistently good in all stages. But I didn’t grow up with it and outside of Paul/gym leaders its feats weren’t that special imo. Would’ve liked it to do better against Moltres too
Greninja is similar and was the most hype. It had the best fights overall. However it’s loss to Alain really soured it for me, bc that felt like it’s standout battle and it’s pretty unsatisfying for it to lose there. Still don’t know what they were thinking with that. I also find bond phenomenon kinda silly as a concept, at least compared to the other ones
Lycanroc’s adorable and had solid development. I like how balanced it was with the rest of the team, and how it wasn’t too overbearing. But it suffers from not having many good battles, it beat Gladion’s Lycanroc but that’s really it. Satisfying sure but not as impressive as the other ones
Lucario is kinda the opposite. Great feats but not much weight. I love the pokemon tho. Unfortunately it feels derivative from Greninja in particular, which is ironic bc it’s what they could’ve done from the start. Kinda sucks how mid JN battles can be animation wise, so it wasn’t even the best battle bot
Krookodile is great, gotta respect it. But BW didn’t give it any good rivals or anything. So while it had some cool fights, it’s not as good compared to the rest
cricketlaxwolvesbandy
Summoning...
Used to be Greninja but now it’s Charizard