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May 31st: SM77 - Kuchinashi's Grand Trial! The Awakening of Lugarugan!!

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Lucario At Service

Calm Trainer
Let's see if Rowlet will ever reach Decidueye or Torracat turns into a wrestler.

Since Ash got Litten, i have always considered that it won't evolve past Torracat (for some explainable reason, i can't really see Ash with a Incineroar, especially after seeing Delia's interaction with Litten).

As for Rowlet, i did initially expect to see it fully evolve in the SM Saga. But after seeing how its been treated and used until now, i feel that the chance for it to evolve is slowly being reduced as episodes go by.
I mean when was the last time Rowlet did a good battle or had any practice bouts?
If i have to say, Rowlet is slowly becoming a weaker version of Ash's Snivy and Clemont's Chespin.

I told ya'll the Kahuna's can do whatever they want lol. There's no rule that trials HAVE to happen.

If you are talking about normal Trial's against the Totem Pokemon, its still possible that either episode SM075 or SM076 covers that part in some way or another. This would be proven if Ash ends up getting a new Z-Crystal in one of those two episode or not (especially SM076, which based on the previous preview should take place in that abandoned Thrifty Megamart spot, where we fight Totem Mimikyu and get 'Ghostium Z' in the games).
 
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nickdt

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Don't think we get Totem Mimikyu though, however, that Gengar was huge, so it could be a possible set up for a Totem.
 

Akkipeddi

All set to be a nice guy
Don't think we get Totem Mimikyu though, however, that Gengar was huge, so it could be a possible set up for a Totem.

Again as it was mentioned before, that Gengar only seemed huge because it was next to Acerola, who's a small girl. She's likely to be 4"8', and Gengar's official height is 4"11', so that's why. It didn't look any bigger than the other Gengar we've seen in previous seasons.
 

Satomine Night

The Power of Z!
Kuchinashi assigns the Island Pilgrim Satoshi a "Grand Trial". The trial involves defeating three Pokémon in a row using only a single Pokémon. Satoshi takes the Grand Trial on together with the "Wolf Pokémon" Lugarugan, whom he has just overcome stern training together with.
This is certainly an interesting departure from the games. In the games, I got the impression that Nanu just wanted to get the Grand Trial out of the way, emphasizing that he doesn't really give two craps about his job as a Kahuna. Here, it seems he at least takes his job seriously enough, or at least respects Ash enough, to give him more of a challenge, even if he still doesn't really give two craps.

I really hope we get to more into Lycanroc’s berserk mode in this episode. I’m hoping that maybe Lycanroc will learn a new move in this episode. Can’t wait for this one.
I'm actually hoping we get more into Lycanroc's berserk mode in SM75, rather than in this episode. That seems to be the more appropriate episode to delve into the reasons behind Lycanroc's berserk mode (other than its hatred of getting dirty when it doesn't want to) and to work on overcoming the berserk mode. Then, this episode would test whether or not Ash and Lycanroc's training efforts paid off and Lycanroc truly managed to overcome the berserk mode.
 

Dusk Mane Necrozma

Necrozma fused with Solgaleo
Satomine Night,will Ash win a Lycanium Z from Kahuna Nanu because if I do recall,Ash has temporarily received a Pikashunium Z to trigger Pikachu Cap unique Z Move but when UB Symbiote "aka Nihilego" was defeated the Pikashunium Z vanished in thin air.
 

TheWanderingMist

Paladin of the Snow Queen
Satomine Night,will Ash win a Lycanium Z from Kahuna Nanu because if I do recall,Ash has temporarily received a Pikashunium Z to trigger Pikachu Cap unique Z Move but when UB Symbiote "aka Nihilego" was defeated the Pikashunium Z vanished in thin air.

Pikashunium - Z is quite literally a Z Crystal unique to Ash and Pikachu. It's also likely that being in Ultra Space allowed his Electrium-Z to access that form. Pikashunium - Z also has a unique shape, which no other Z Crystal, including ones specific to other Pokemon, has.
 

Satomine Night

The Power of Z!
Satomine Night,will Ash win a Lycanium Z from Kahuna Nanu because if I do recall,Ash has temporarily received a Pikashunium Z to trigger Pikachu Cap unique Z Move but when UB Symbiote "aka Nihilego" was defeated the Pikashunium Z vanished in thin air.
As @TheWanderingMist said, Pikashunium Z is a Z-Crystal unique to Ash and Pikachu alone. The fact that it vanished after Ash and Pikachu used 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt against Nihilego can be explained any number of ways: It was a temporary power-up, and it vanished after that power-up was used; it was triggered by Ash and Pikachu's strong bond and desire to defeat Nihilego; etc., etc.

Lycanium Z, on the other hand, is just another Pokémon-exclusive Z-Crystal, like Incinium Z, Snorlium Z, or Mimikium Z. It can be used by any Lycanroc; it's not tied to a specific Pokémon/Trainer pair. Did the Masked Royal's Incinium Z vanish after he and his Incineroar used Malicious Moonsault in the Battle Royal? No, it didn't. Likewise, Ash's Lycanium Z (assuming he earns one) won't vanish the first time he and his Lycanroc use Splintered Stormshards.
 

satopi

Life doesn’t end, …it changes.
I don't know about Ash winning, which is very likely, but last time, Rockruff let its anger get the best of him which cost the match for Rowlet. I'm having the same vibe with this one like Lycanroc is tough but Nanu is tougher. Having to defeat 3 Pokémon in a row with only one use of a Z Move will be a challenge.
 

Dusk Mane Necrozma

Necrozma fused with Solgaleo
@Satomine Night : I hope that Kahuna Nanu gives Ash Ketchum a Lycanium Z instead of a Darkinum Z because of these reasons.

Reason 1 - Team Rocket already have a Darkinium Z
Reason 2 - Kahuna Nanu sees some uncapped potential in Ash's Lycanroc which is why he choosed a Grand Trial on three against one,this will prove a key witness to Ash's Lycanroc full power
 

Satomine Night

The Power of Z!
I don't know about Ash winning, which is very likely, but last time, Rockruff let its anger get the best of him which cost the match for Rowlet. I'm having the same vibe with this one like Lycanroc is tough but Nanu is tougher. Having to defeat 3 Pokémon in a row with only one use of a Z Move will be a challenge.
I think Lycanroc letting its rage get the best of it will cost Ash his first match against Nanu in SM74. I think the intense training Ash will go through in SM75 will be related to figuring out a way to control Lycanroc's berserk mode, and by the time Ash battles Nanu in this episode, Lycanroc will have its rage mostly, if not entirely, under control.

@Satomine Night : I hope that Kahuna Nanu gives Ash Ketchum a Lycanium Z instead of a Darkinum Z because of these reasons.

Reason 1 - Team Rocket already have a Darkinium Z
Reason 2 - Kahuna Nanu sees some uncapped potential in Ash's Lycanroc which is why he choosed a Grand Trial on three against one,this will prove a key witness to Ash's Lycanroc full power
If one goes by the fan theory that two members of the main cast can't have the same Z-Crystal (a theory I don't entirely agree with, but will go with for the sake of this argument), then that does eliminate Darknium Z for Ash, and Nanu will have to reward him with something else. People were speculating that Nanu might reward Ash with Incinium Z instead of Darknium Z, since Malicious Moonsault is a Dark type move, but at the moment, Ash has no use for Incinium Z. He does, however, have immediate use for Lycanium Z, but Nanu is a Dark type specialist, and there is nothing Dark type-related about Lycanium Z, so to be honest, I think it might be a bit of a stretch to think Nanu might reward Ash with Lycanium Z. I'm not ruling out the possibility, though.
 

Dusk Mane Necrozma

Necrozma fused with Solgaleo
@Satomine Night : Did you forgot that Instead of winning a Fightnium Z,he instead won a Electrium Z but he did not had cleared Sophocles Trial because of Tapu Koko interfence when Kahuna Hala was going to give Ash his Fightnium Z so Tapu Bulu might swap the winnable Z Crystal in the speed of sound like Tapu Koko did.
 

lemoncatpower

Cynical Optimist
@Satomine Night : Did you forgot that Instead of winning a Fightnium Z,he instead won a Electrium Z but he did not had cleared Sophocles Trial because of Tapu Koko interfence when Kahuna Hala was going to give Ash his Fightnium Z so Tapu Bulu might swap the winnable Z Crystal in the speed of sound like Tapu Koko did.
I don't think Tapu Bulu can go that fast tbh so I don't think itl'l happen like that. Maybe he'd control a vine to replace it :p

Not going to lie, if Lycanroc actually wins a 1 vs 3 this'll be silly, even with a z-move and Tapu training..
 

Mega Altaria

☆~Shiny hunter▢~
Not going to lie, if Lycanroc actually wins a 1 vs 3 this'll be silly, even with a z-move and Tapu training..
Yeah the sudden spike in power that Lycanroc gets will sure be hilarious. Honestly I'd like to see Lycanroc use Continental Crush this time because Ash hasn't done that Z-Move in a while.
 
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Dusk Mane Necrozma

Necrozma fused with Solgaleo
@Mega Altaria : Lycanroc Rage Mode is more of a disobedience issue that happens only if someone happens to make Ash's Lycanroc fur dirty because Ash's Lycanroc takes pride in having his fur sparkling clean,for a rock type,Ash's Lycanroc sure loves to let his trainer give him bath time
 

Satomine Night

The Power of Z!
@Satomine Night : Did you forgot that Instead of winning a Fightnium Z,he instead won a Electrium Z but he did not had cleared Sophocles Trial because of Tapu Koko interfence when Kahuna Hala was going to give Ash his Fightnium Z so Tapu Bulu might swap the winnable Z Crystal in the speed of sound like Tapu Koko did.
No, I haven't forgotten about Tapu Koko swapping out Fightinium Z for Electrium Z. I was responding to your suggestion that Nanu might reward Ash with Lycanium Z instead of Darknium Z. Unlike Incinium Z, which is "related" to Darknium Z in the sense that Malicious Moonsault is a Dark type move, Lycanium Z isn't "related" to Darknium Z at all. Nanu having an Incinium Z to give to Ash makes more sense than his having a Lycanium Z. IMHO, it's a bit of a stretch to think Nanu might reward Ash with a Z-Crystal that is completely unrelated to his type specialty. (If any Kahuna should be rewarding Island Challengers with Lycanium Z, it should be Olivia, the Rock type specialist.)

So far, Tapu Koko is the only guardian deity who has shown any particular interest in Ash. Tapu Lele didn't show any interest in Ash, and I don't expect Tapu Bulu to show any particular interest in Ash. Tapu Koko's interest in Ash is (probably) one of the reasons it swapped out Fightinium Z for Electrium Z. Unless Tapu Bulu shows an interest in Ash or in his Lycanroc, I don't expect any Z-Crystal swapping. IMHO, if Tapu Bulu decides to give Ash Lycanium Z, it's probably more likely to happen in SM75, rather than in this episode.
 

Mega Altaria

☆~Shiny hunter▢~
@Mega Altaria : Lycanroc Rage Mode is more of a disobedience issue that happens only if someone happens to make Ash's Lycanroc fur dirty because Ash's Lycanroc takes pride in having his fur sparkling clean,for a rock type,Ash's Lycanroc sure loves to let his trainer give him bath time
Well that trait won't be as relevant to this episode because it focuses more on Lycanroc's battling skills rather than 'raging over getting dirty'. However the writers could still find another way to activate Lycanroc's berserk mode during the battle like Lycanroc getting pushed to its limits and then goes berserk to activate its inner battling spirit.
 

Dusk Mane Necrozma

Necrozma fused with Solgaleo
@Satomine Night : Tapu Lele kind of taken a interest in Ash's Rockruff,Tapu Lele managed to steal energy from both the Midday Lycanroc and Midnight Lycanroc aswell as Ash to heal Ash's Rockruff in the sunset triggering his evolution
 

Master Pikachu 11

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Don't think we get Totem Mimikyu though, however, that Gengar was huge, so it could be a possible set up for a Totem.

You can’t say that for sure until it is proven that it won’t show up, I mean how many times have they surprised us by having a Totem appear in an episode that we didn’t expect to show up. Like twice with Raticate and Kommo-o. A Totem can easily appear in the Pikachu vs Mimikyu battle especially when we least expect it.
 
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