RileyXY1
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That was over 15 years ago, before popularity and marketing became more of an influence over Ash's captures.
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Pocket Monsters (2019) Speculation Thread
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Sword master zacian
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turtwig was the the least popular of the Sinnoh starters right?
But ash got turtwig as his first starter of sinnoh
But ash got turtwig as his first starter of sinnoh
RileyXY1
Young Battle Trainer
He still got Chimchar later, so it wasn't his only starter. I think that they would just give him Kubfu as a starter equivalent.
So? The point is that they gave ash only the least popular starter, something you just claimed would never happen. They dont always give ash the most marketable pokemon, other wise ash would have had a piplup in sinnoh and probably would've gotten a Lucario a long time ago. He probably also wouldn't have gotten Pokemon like scraggy since it isn't very marketable. It could be that they give him grookey due to its rambunctious and curious nature, something that sounds akin to ash.
Master Pikachu 11
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Tepig’s line is also the least popular Unova starter and they still evolve it into Pignite so I think that if Ash gets Grookey, it will be similar to Scorbunny and evolve quicker then usual. Rillaboom could eventually gain more popularity while under Ash’s command.
RileyXY1
Young Battle Trainer
That's actually more like Gou.
Mew29240
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That Riolu belonged to the kingdom it came from and was apparently important for its future. There's no way Ash would've gotten it.
Not sure about a Shiny Riolu, they'd probably want to promote a regular one (and Lucario) for marketing.
How is more like gou? I would not describe gou as rambunctious and it's usually ash the wants to check things out (aka curiosity). Gou is more of a loner type, which is why sobbles personality is more suited to him. I high energy, rambunctious Pokemon is definitely more suited to ashs personality rather than gou.
RileyXY1
Young Battle Trainer
Gou wants to catch everything.
Yes he does, but that doesn't make him rambunctious or curious. Just because he wants to catch everything doesn't mean he will. He wanted to catch a dragonite and beautifly, he wanted to catch gengar. He ended up not catching any of them. Sure he'll probably want to capture grookey, but if the writers feel it fits ash more, that's who it'll end up with
Sword master zacian
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So give goh arceus,dialga,palkia ,giratina, mega rayquaza,primal groudon, primal kyogre, articuno,moltres ,zapdos, lugia,ho-oh,reshiram,zekrom,kyurem,xerneas,yveltal,zygarde,solgaleo,lunala,necrozma,tapu koko,tapu bulu,tapu lele,tapu fini,zacian,zamazenta,calyrex,heatran,celebi,deoxys,mewtwo,zarude,zeraora,marshadow,mega diancie,volcanion,cobalion,terrakion,virizion,keldeo,phione,manaphy,jirachi
This mich is only I can remember now
RileyXY1
Young Battle Trainer
I just can't see Ash catching Grookey now.
RileyXY1
Young Battle Trainer
That's what I think too.
Sword master zacian
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The only reason I can see ash not getting grookey is that he is gotten too much higher in ranks to get a three staged mon but that can be fixed after ash loses to bea
RileyXY1
Young Battle Trainer
There's no guarantee that Ash is losing that battle. He might win.
Sword master zacian
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He might win but it not guarantee too since ash has got already so high in ranks that if this goes on ash might reach top 8 in half of the series so ash has to lose somewhere and bea is even mentioned as a gym leader of galar it might be possible ash lose here and then battle her at her gym with dynamaxing
Red and Blue
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It did plenty of important things. It went up against Gladion and Kukui. And that has nothing to do with Ash not working well with heavier Pokemon
ShadowForce720
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Just pointing this out but regardless of whether or not Ash wins a match against Bea and whether or not Ash’s rank goes down afterwards doesn’t really effect who gets Grookey.
For instance even if Ash does lose to Bea and his rank drops down that doesn’t automatically mean that Ash is getting Grookey or that it’s suddenly more likely that Ash will get Grookey.
Sure Grookey’s personality may have some similarities to Ash and be different or opposite to Go’s personality but that doesn’t mean that It’s somehow more likely that Ash will get Grookey over Go.
Right now it’s still up in the air as to who will get Grookey. Although if Ash doesn’t get Grookey it’s likely because they decided to give him a different Pokémon instead.
Right now it’s better not to get to attached to the idea of Ash or Go getting Grookey because at this point it could pretty much go either way.
For instance even if Ash does lose to Bea and his rank drops down that doesn’t automatically mean that Ash is getting Grookey or that it’s suddenly more likely that Ash will get Grookey.
Sure Grookey’s personality may have some similarities to Ash and be different or opposite to Go’s personality but that doesn’t mean that It’s somehow more likely that Ash will get Grookey over Go.
Right now it’s still up in the air as to who will get Grookey. Although if Ash doesn’t get Grookey it’s likely because they decided to give him a different Pokémon instead.
Right now it’s better not to get to attached to the idea of Ash or Go getting Grookey because at this point it could pretty much go either way.
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