Herdheaven
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It's even worse, Panpour knew Mud Sport not Earthquake
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Jan 12th: SM10 - Will the Z-Move Work?! Challenging the Grand Trial!!
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jrizza88
Meteorite
yeah they did Pikachu dirty in that battle lol
ShadowForce720
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And? that doesn't prove that those same super effective opponent can't beat them sometimes, just because they specifically train there pokemon to go up against their super effective opponents does not mean that they can't lose to them. So just because Crabrawler trains to be able to beat Flying type pokemon and other pokemon that are super effective against does not automatically mean that it would be Rowlet, as it could go either way.
snorlax512
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yea but rowlet has zero experience/training
ShadowForce720
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It doesn't have zero experience, as it battled a Oricorio and did well against it, and also you do realize off screen training isn't a new thing for the pokemon anime. Plus the same could be said about Ash's Tepig and Oshawott when they face Pansear and Pansage repectively and that didn't stop them from beating there respective opponents and also the same could be said about Ash's Turtwig and Fletchling which that didn't stop Turtwig from beating Cranidos and Fletchling from beating Surskit.
So I don't know why your using this whole Rowlet is to inexperience arugment when some of Ash's other pokemon that had just as much or less experience as Rowlet were still able to get wins. Plus like I said Rowlet got to have some experience by battling a Oricoro and while it did lost it did relatively well for it's first official trainer battle which is actually more then what some of the other pokemon got before they headed into a major battle.
Sure it's possible that Rowlet could lose but it's too early too just say that it can't win against one of Hala's pokemon, as going by that logic then Tepig, Fletchling, Turtwig, and Oshawott should have lost without getting any wins in their respective matches as they had little to zero experience/training as well.
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Golden_Latias
#SlayQueenSlay
My bad xD. Don't know why I thought Earthquake. Point still stands thougo. If a trained Panpour can defeat a trained Pikachu, a trained Crabrawler can defeat a seemingly untrained Rowlet.
No one's saying Rowlet can't beat Crabrawler, jet that it would be strange to see a seemingly untrained Rowlet win against a Crabrawler that may very well be trained to beat any Flying types. That's all.
EDIT: And Tepig wasn't untrained. It had a trainer before Ash caught it.
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ShadowForce720
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Except people don't seem to think it's strange for a untrained Turtwig to beat a Cranidos, a untrained Oshawott to beat a Pansage, a untrained Tepig to beat a Pansear and a untrained Fletchling to beat a Surskit and yet when we get to Rowlet some people suddenly find it strange that it might beat a Crabrawler when people didn't complain about the other pokemon that were in similar situations.
while you can make the case for Tepig, you can't make the case for some of the other pokemon, like say Oshawott for example who despite having no experience was able to beat a pokemon that it had a type disadvantage to. I mean if an Oshawott with no experience/training was able to beat a Pansage a pokemon it had a type disadvantage against isn't strange then I certainly don't see how a Rowlet beating a Crabrawler would be strange.
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Navin
MALDREAD
I don't mind if Rowlett wins or loses anytime soon. It has time to progress. As long as Ash battles skillfully, I have no complaints.
Nah, that champ made it up by KO'ing Hariyama at the league.
Nah, that champ made it up by KO'ing Hariyama at the league.
AuraChannelerChris
Easygoing Luxray.
Soooo I kind of noticed just now Hala has a Hariyama instead of a Makuhita this early...
Hopefully it didn't replace Crabrawler.
Hopefully it didn't replace Crabrawler.
Almighty Zard
He has returned.
Ash was more concerned about showing Paul up that he wasn't focusing on Roark (Something Roark commented on in the following episode) combined with Pikachu being worn out by Cranidos it's understandable why it lost.
I'm not saying he can't lose this, but if he wins it's understandable since he's dealt with Hariyama before.
Shneak
this is a Nessa x Sonia stan account ✨
This is SM's first test to see if they can handle real battles well. I hope there's enough interest in it because, as of right now, Rowlet is a bit unexperienced, Hariyama is strong for a Pokemon ten episodes in, and Z-moves have the potential to be OHKO nukes.
Yea I also get the feeling that Ash might lose to Hala here cuz if both are relying on Z-Moves, I figure that Hala and Hariyama have an edge over Ash and Pikachu since their experience with Z-Moves is likely much more extensive while Ash and Pikachu are still pretty new at utilizing Z-Moves themselves.
Wednesdayz
Meowth fanatic
The lack of on-screen training hasn't stopped him from winning before, though. That said, I wouldn't mind too much watching him lose to Hala here. I just want a good match. :/
Pokegirl Fan~
Liko>>>>>Ash
I'd like to see Rowlet get some time to shine here before it'll probably lose.
Zoruagible
Lover of underrated characters
Pikachu deserves all the spotlight for this one. Rowlet can have Mallow's or Lana's trial.
Pokegirl Fan~
Liko>>>>>Ash
Id rather not see Pikachu hog the battles again. It gets tiring after a while.
Pikachu has already had 3 lifetimes worth of spotlight and doesn't deserve any (not that that stops the writers). Having the little rat get pummeled here (possibly after a failed z move) and forcing Rowlett to finish off would be much better.
Pikachu was just given half the League, it can take a backseat in favor of the Aloha mons until at least 2018
Golden_Latias
#SlayQueenSlay
If Pikachu is going to take a backseat for the entire series, Ash might as well Oak the rat for good. No point in having it around if it isn't going to do anything of significance.
Of course Pikachu deserves the spotlight here because his only other Pokemon is a relatively inexperienced Rowlet and there will be plenty of time for it and any other Pokemon he catches to shine.
Besides, Pikachu has put in work in the first gym battle of every series except BW (and that fight was BS). I don't expect things to change here.
Of course Pikachu deserves the spotlight here because his only other Pokemon is a relatively inexperienced Rowlet and there will be plenty of time for it and any other Pokemon he catches to shine.
Besides, Pikachu has put in work in the first gym battle of every series except BW (and that fight was BS). I don't expect things to change here.
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americanxdream
Banned
Rowlet is a flop. Of course Pikachu is going to take the spotlight.
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