Frozocrone
Miraculous!
We don't have any indication of Rockruff's strength yet, so seeing a curb stomp isn't exactly on the table. The one thing you could say is that the Z-move used by Ash does tip the scale in his favour though.
No, I'm just saying that the summary heavily implies that Rockruff will win and you can't just use XY&Z038 as an example because as this isn't something as important like a League Final, it's unlikely that the summary will be misleading like that.
The Rockruff battle I think is in a similar episode, and why can't the two battles occur in the same episode, Rockruff can just crush Mudbray in minutes and the battle can be short lived.
Yes I have seen. Hawlucha defeating Mega Absol was spoiled in the previews(the battle wasn't that important considering that it was confirmed way earlier that Ash vs Sawyer will happen in the semifinals).
OK, fine.But it's a possibility. And that's enough to speculate about it.[
Simple, creating false hype. In XY&Z034, the title implied that there was going to be an epic Mega Charizard-X vs Mega Charizard-Y showdown. And what happened? Mega Charizard-Y got destroyed in minutes. Similar in SM011. The preview made in seem like Ash and Kiawe are under a ferocious attack from Team Skull grunts. And what happened? Pikachu's Gigavolt Havoc obliterated the grunts in seconds.Why would everone bother to make such a big thing of this guy if the same guy was going to be crushed in a mere few minutes?
See, that right there had a reason to be spoiled - everyone was fully aware of another battle confirmed. This battle has no reason to be spoiled.
Simple, creating false hype. In XY&Z035, the title implied that there was going to be an epic Mega Charizard-X vs Mega Charizard-Y showdown. And what happened? Mega Charizard-Y got destroyed in minutes. Similar in SM011. The preview made in seem like Ash and Kiawe are under a ferocious attack from Team Skull grunts. And what happened? Pikachu's Gigavolt Havoc obliterated the grunts in seconds.
The reason here could be that Rockruff vs Mudbray in just a random battle while Pikachu vs Tapu Koko is the more important battle which the episode will focus on.
Hiroki...is this the same guy from the Croagunk festival episode back in DP?
I don't know, sounds like a name that's cropped up somewhere within the last 940 episodes...
Why would everone bother to make such a big thing of this guy if the same guy was going to be crushed in a mere few minutes?
Yes, this another reason I believe why the battle will be short lived and Rockruff will curbstomp Mudbray.Because it's a celebrity cameo?
This is just a thought and I don't fully expect it to actually happen but what if Hiroki winds up actually being one of Ash's main rivals in this series.
This is just a thought and I don't fully expect it to actually happen but what if Hiroki winds up actually being one of Ash's main rivals in this series.
It's obvious Mudbray is gonna make Rockruff run for its money a.k.a. become a tough opponent. Quite stupid to have the puppy curbstomp it without any tension or struggle in the battle.
Is there no reason why it can't be a good battle that lasts a few minutes that ends with Rockruff winning?
Personally, I'm expecting Mudbray's Stamina ability to go into effect after a few Tackles and Bites from Rockruff, then Mudbray to gain the upper hand, and for Rockruff to ultimately win with Breakneck Blitz.
I can already tell this'll be a great episode from the description, but if you look in the photo given about the Rockruff vs Mudbray battle, you can see that Mudbray seems to be dodging the puppy's Breakneck Blitz, or is it just me seeing that? I don't know who'll win this one, but I'm hoping for Rockruff to get this for its debut battle, but I'll be disappointed if it loses this one (though I have a feeling it will)
Pikachu vs Tapu Koko however, I'm 100% sure Pikachu will lose, if not, draw. So far, Pikachu has not lost once (unless you count the Trio and that damn Mimikyu which I have a strange feeling will somehow become the totem Pokemon), and considering that Koko is a guardian Pokemon, it'll undoubtedly be powerful. Seeing that Pikachu was able to take an attack from the Tapu in episode 2 (even if it was just Natures Madness), there is some hope in me that he'll win. I have a strange feeling however that this'll turn out like the first Greninja vs Mega Charizard fight, being -
-Koko and Pikachu battle
-Koko begins to decimate Pikachu
-Pikachu uses Gigavolt Havoc (it feels unlikely it'll use Breakneck Blitz)
-Pikachu does a huge amount of damage to the Tapu
-Pikachu and Tapu Koko battle, with Koko managing to win fairly easily
Maybe the guardian Pokemon will give Ash another Z Crystal afterwards? Possibly a Pikanium Z, but idk