Ash took out Chuck with only Bayleef and he didn't get down about it.
That happened in OS though, so it might not "count" as a good example given how Ash's OS victories are usually snubbed. :x
Ash took out Chuck with only Bayleef and he didn't get down about it.
They also said something similar for Korrina and IIRC Ash didn't exactly have a game-plan for Ramos either. So far Viola Part 2 and Grant have been the Gyms where he's had specialized training for a counter-strategy beforehand in Kalos. Ash is mostly a "think on the fly" kind of tactician.If they explicit say, that Ash is unprepared and combined that with some earlier summary, it's pretty likely for Ash losing here, especially after the Santalune gym battle, where he was unprepared too.
Ash took out Chuck with only Bayleef and he didn't get down about it.
Wait, why I hope not?? The only way Fletchinder's gonna star is if Ash used someone else against Slyveon first who lost and then Fletchinder goes in. If Fletchinder gonna go first, I doubt Ash will recall him so then someone else would star.
What I think new gym's type doesn't mean much. Olivine Gym introduced new type as well and Ash still came victorious.
When comes to Ash's Pokémon in his current team the best choices seem to be Pikachu and Fletchinder. Pikachu due to his Iron Tail and Fletchinder due to his Steel Wing and fire type which gives him resistance to Fairy type moves. Frogadier is neutral. No resistance. No Advantage. The worst is Hawlucha due to Fighting type being weak to Fairy type moves.
its a bit odd for the summary to point out how unprepared Ash is
Yeah I'm still going with the theory of Ash losing here. The summary still makes it sound like he may lose and I also feel the pacing between the last few gyms is going way too fast imo.
I agree with the pacing reasoning but the summary of next episode makes me feel otherwise..
I wont understand Shota"s motivation if Ash loses..
How so? It's basically just telling us that as usual, he's rushing into a battle with no solid plan of action in my view. :x
I wont understand Shota"s motivation if Ash loses..
I'm guessing Hawlucha will star in the gym battle against Valerie.
I'm guessing Hawlucha will star in the gym battle against Valerie.
Chuck saw Ash used his methods that they trained on and emulating the getting primed for battle. Emulating is the biggest form of flattery.
I honestly have no clue why I said that.. It just doesn't sit with me well. The writers are already giving Ash's team no chances to fight officially. The only way I'd be fine with Fletchinder not starring here is if Ash by freak miracle sends out Hawlucha vs. Spritzee and Hawlucha manages to win with Poison Jab or something.
Whatever happens, this seems more and more like a Nimbasa-situation. Where the "powerhouse threat" is taken out first and the two tricky threats show up, with Palpitoad beating Elesa's monster Zebstrika. If Fletchinder beats Sylveon it will go to its record of beating powerhouses in my eyes and would be comparable to Frogadier beating Ramos' Gogoat, despite not officially being the "starring" match.
The difference being that Ash at that point knew a bit more about the Steel-type then Ash does now about the Fairy-type. Ash fought that Skarmory in Johto and knew that Fire would eventually be the key. He's fought Penelope's Sylveon with Froakie, but he didn't have a clue about weaknesses or resistances. Then the Wigglytuff episode aired and it became clear that Fairies apparently are immune to dragons, which is irrelevant to Ash at this point. So technically, Ash has no clue that Pikachu and Fletchinder are the best choices.
Meh, there wasn't anything really powerhousey about Machoke and Jumpluff. Surskit yes since he beat Pikachu first but Jumpluff was pretty much fodder and Machoke was rushed as hell.