Yeah... somehow, I think Paul is a better trainer than Ash, and though it's just opinion, I bet Chimchar would be much, much stronger at this point if it had stayed with Paul.
Paul couldn't win b/c Brandon was substituting pokemon too. Brandon didn't substitute pokemon when he battled Ash.Like I said before Paul is the coolest but there are two things I was wondering about. How is it that Ash was able to defeat Brandon but Paul wasn’t? Paul is so much stronger than Ash that it just doesn't make any sense that he couldn't even take down one of that guy's Pokémon. Ash's Pikachu took down Regice so why couldn't Paul's Electabuzz beat Regirock when it tied with Pikachu in a battle as an Elekid. Also, what about Paul's stupid older brother Reggie. I watched the Full battle between Ash and Paul on YouTube but it didn't have subs so I couldn't understand what they were saying very well but it seemed like that turn-coat was cheering for Ash! Was that the case?
No, clearly he didn't. His only goal was to see if he could defeat one of her Pokemon. It was his way of measuring how close he was to challenging her for real.just like he was when he faced Cynthia. He wanted the win
I actually disagree about Chimchar being stronger with Paul. I say this because of Chimchar's personality and temperament. Chimchar is quite the sensitive pokemon and he was on a team full of already emotionally hardened pokemon. When you look at it the rest of Paul's team are similar to Paul himself. Chimchar was the odd one out the bunch. He wasn't already a hardened pokemon so in a training environment where the expectations are high and the conditions harsh, you can't expect a sensitive soul to do well. That's why Chimchar's story stuck out.
@Eivana: I don't think anyone liked what he did to Chimchar =P
Can you imagine if Chimchar stayed until Paul's control - vicious. I would like some more development from Paul's overall team. Though a lot of them have been fantastic. Paul's Torterra showed empathy with Grotle - so Paul can't be that bad.
I've been thinking... maybe Paul wasn't all that bad as a Trainer, and something happened that hardened him forever. If so, then perhaps his Torterra knows what.
Im pretty sure that was seeing his brother get pwned by Brandon then give up. Which I think is why he totally lost it in his battle with Brandon.
He had his Turtwig with him.