May 24th: SM76 - The Decisive Super Battle! Pikachu VS Mimikkyu!!

[DatsRight]

It'd be nice if they just got one full solid battle, no DEMs, Bewear or plot induced stupidity involved to give one of them the upper hand. I want more times Ash is forced to be clever against TR.

Granted the training episode straight beforehand leaves me wondering if they'd be willing to show Ash put on the ropes by the likes of TR.

 

[Joltik-Kid]

A title that suggests an episode strictly devoted to actually batting Team Rocket... well color me shocked. Lets see where they take this thing

 

[AuraChannelerChris]

Is it sad whatever happens in this episode won't change the status quo.

 

[Henry's Journey]

Totem Mimikyu? I've been waiting for this battle since the beginning of the saga, hope it won't disappoint.

Oh and Ash better get the Ghostium Z!

 

[Akkipeddi]

Totem Mimikyu? I've been waiting for this battle since the beginning of the saga, hope it won't disappoint.

Oh and Ash better get the Ghostium Z!

This isn't Totem Mimikyu, just Jessie's Mimikyu and their new Z Move versus Ash and Pikachu. I personally don't think Ash will get a Ghostium Z.

Also, I find it funny that the summary states that Team Rocket have admittedly been after Pikachu for years, but we know that probably not even a month has passed since Ash's journey started.

 

[Vipsoccermaster]

Well, this is going to be one interesting match. Both Team Rocket and Ash will very likely use their Z-Moves here. I wonder if Team Rocket is aware that they can only perform one Z-Move per battle. Pikachu can easily avoid Let's Snuggle Forever if given the opportunity, similar to how Pikachu avoided Hariyama's Z-Move with Hala.

 

[DatsRight]

Well, this is going to be one interesting match. Both Team Rocket and Ash will very likely use their Z-Moves here. I wonder if Team Rocket is aware that they can only perform one Z-Move per battle. Pikachu can easily avoid Let's Snuggle Forever if given the opportunity, similar to how Pikachu avoided Hariyama's Z-Move with Hala.

That might be where they can gain an advantage though, since two trainers means two Z Moves.

While I can see something going wrong with the Z-Move, I hope it's not just cheap 'Dodge' spam. Sure he did that for Fightium Z but it was at least using Quick Attack and he didn't no sell ALL of it. There was at least a sense it was threatening.

 

[p96822]

I think this will be Ash's Island challenge because he will face off Nanu in the next epissode

 

[Satomine Night]

Musashi and the others have finally mastered "Z-Moves", which are unleashed through partner and Pokémon working together. They are overjoyed: Now they'll finally be able to get their hands on Pikachu, which they've been chasing after for so many years. They immediately challenge Satoshi to a battle... but he's also been training, and is now stronger than before.

Sounds like the Z-Move power boost is going to the TRio's heads. How very like Team Rocket to think that being able to use Z-Moves means they will finally be able to overpower Ash and kidnap Pikachu...even though Ash can also use Z-Moves.

Well, this is going to be one interesting match. Both Team Rocket and Ash will very likely use their Z-Moves here. I wonder if Team Rocket is aware that they can only perform one Z-Move per battle. Pikachu can easily avoid Let's Snuggle Forever if given the opportunity, similar to how Pikachu avoided Hariyama's Z-Move with Hala.

Unless someone has told Team Rocket they can only use one Z-Move per battle, they would have no way of knowing that (seeing as they seem not to do much research on Z-Moves). Knowing them, it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if Jessie and Mimikyu use Let's Snuggle Together early on in the battle, and then try to use it again later in the battle, only to find out they can't. That would undoubtedly throw Jessie off her game, and it would probably create an opening for Ash and Pikachu (assuming he is battling with Pikachu) to go for the final blow, regardless of who has the upper hand in the battle.

 

[1rkhachatryan]

Oh this is definitely gonna be interrupted but at least the preview confirms Mimikyu does use it's Z move so it won't be a total bust.

 

[DatsRight]

Was it specifically stated the 'one Z Move per battle' rule existed in the anime, I thought they only tended to do that because the Pokemon was exhausted after using it (hence it often being used as a well timed finisher).

 

[TheWanderingMist]

Was it specifically stated the 'one Z Move per battle' rule existed in the anime, I thought they only tended to do that because the Pokemon was exhausted after using it (hence it often being used as a well timed finisher).

I don't believe it was specifically stated, but more of a "If you use this and the battle isn't over, you're in very deep trouble".

 

[Zipper4242]

Oh I have been waiting a LONG time for this, my little yellow friend...


This is the episode that may make me start rewatching SM. I am so EXCITED!!!!

 

[Zyar]

How funny is it that, just last week, people were happy because it seemed James was finally going to get more focus than Jessie after all these years, only for Jessie and one of her pokémon to take the spotlight once more only two episodes later?

 

[Dephender]

Was it specifically stated the 'one Z Move per battle' rule existed in the anime, I thought they only tended to do that because the Pokemon was exhausted after using it (hence it often being used as a well timed finisher).

Yeah. From SM10:

Both people and Pokémon consume great amounts of power when they use a Z-Move. With the power you, Pikachu and Mokuroh have at the moment, you'll probably have only a single chance to use one.

 

[i2i]

Is it sad whatever happens in this episode won't change the status quo.

Why would you ever think the status quo between Ash and TRio will ever change?

 

[Locormus]

This isn't Totem Mimikyu, just Jessie's Mimikyu and their new Z Move versus Ash and Pikachu. I personally don't think Ash will get a Ghostium Z.

Yeah, but the animé has taken everything to do with the Trial Quest with a massive grain of salt: no trial captains, one trial is enough to battle the kahuna, the list goes on.

At this point I think it's clear that the writers really don't care and if they don't have Ash or any other character face the Totem Pokémon, then they'll create a scenario where the situation is almost replicated as if it were an official trial: TR vs. A Raticate, Kiawe vs. A Marowak, Ash vs. Mimikyu. At least Marowak and Mimikyu aren't Totem Pokémon (I'm not sure about Raticate), but the scenario's are there in the animé to simulate the experience the gamer had.

 

[p96822]

If Ash does get the Ghost type Z Crystal than I think that Rowlet would know a ghost type move. Just like Ash's Hawlacha it was revealed it knew X-Scrosser

 

[ShadowForce720]

Yeah, but the animé has taken everything to do with the Trial Quest with a massive grain of salt: no trial captains, one trial is enough to battle the kahuna, the list goes on.

At this point I think it's clear that the writers really don't care and if they don't have Ash or any other character face the Totem Pokémon, then they'll create a scenario where the situation is almost replicated as if it were an official trial: TR vs. A Raticate, Kiawe vs. A Marowak, Ash vs. Mimikyu. At least Marowak and Mimikyu aren't Totem Pokémon (I'm not sure about Raticate), but the scenario's are there in the animé to simulate the experience the gamer had.

Actually the Alolan Raticate was a Totem as you saw it was bigger then other Alolan Raticates and on top of that it was shown to have a Totem Aura around it.

 

[AuraChannelerChris]

Why would you ever think the status quo between Ash and TRio will ever change?

Is it sad change in this series is never truly permanent.