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Pocket Monsters (2019) Speculation Thread
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Joltik-Kid
Careful? Where's the fun in that?
I've given up any hope of Ash ever using his reserve Pokemon at this point... Charizard was a marketing ploy in Best Wishes, moreso than usual for Ash returning a team member.
But what about its trainer
Grookey seems to be interested in Gou but let's not go jumping to conclusions yet
Mew29240
Well-Known Member
Watch it be a character who's meant to give Pokemon away to trainers like regional professors and the like. It'll be Goh's by the end of that episode.
janejane6178
Kaleido Star FOREVER in my heart <3
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Can the whining stop already geez it's too much, take a chill pill man stop regurgitating the same negative points over and over again jeez
If SM is disappointing, man would I love for Journeys to become disappointing at this rate
Also just because ash's design in SM wasn't good doesn't mean the artstyle of SM is bad, heck that artstyle allowed some of the most fluid animation the series has ever seen
Whats wrong with their faces? Derpy
Grookey seems to be interested in Gou but let's not go jumping to conclusions yet
esquilo09
Well-Known Member
That's a nice meme.
Btw I know this is not anime related but I posted it just for fun.
ShinyCharyZard
Too old for your rubbish..
It's likely an abandonment plot. They find the trainer and that trainer says they don't want the thing. Bam, new cast Pokemon..
esquilo09
Well-Known Member
I'm just as confused as you. And I thought Sneasel is a weasel.
Almighty Zard
He has returned.
if that's the case then i want Goh to take it even more, we don't need Ash having two abandoned pokemon in one series.
and yes i'm aware someone's going to bring up BW, but again Snivy left her initial trainer of her own volition so that's not getting abandoned.
Icy-Snowflake
Well-Known Member
This aged well.
nuzamaki90
Well-Known Member
I need the writers to give Ash’s Pokémon some type of spotlight. I know we are getting Farfetch’d focus next week but man the lack of screen time for Ash’s Pokémon is more noticeable than ever. The only times you really see them anymore is in the opening lol. We don’t even see Lucario anymore.
WaterShuriken
"I..I..Iron Tail, Pikachu."
Knowing him, Ash would probably challenge them again specially since there's been changes.
He can get legit matches against Misty, Erika, and Sabrina.
He can face the newer gym leaders Forrest, Janine, and whoever runs the Viridian Gym now.
He can get rematches against Lt. Surge and Blaine.
As for the actual rules, I'm sure each badge has some kind of serial number equivalent that makes them usable once. If it's anything similar to Contest Ribbons, they can last for years as long as you haven't registered them for the grand competition as seen with Johana's old rival in DP. So that means Ash would have to collect them again. Although... I can't see this situation really happen. The only exception is if they make a new game that takes place in Kanto that doesn't follow the old formula and could potentially use different gyms and have newer towns and cities.
For example, Ghost and Dragon would make more sense now to be Gym types instead of Elite Four as there is only one Kanto line for those Pokémon. It would be interesting if they have a Ghost-type Gym in Lavender Town for example or even a Steel type gym that uses the Magnemite line and imported the Alolan Sandshrew line as well. They could actually do a Dark-type gym in Kanto now by importing the Alolan Ratatta, Meowth and Muk lines.
But I got carried away. Short Answer: I think he would have to challenge them again if he wanted another chance in the Indigo League. But I don't think he would do that in the current state of Kanto in the games.
Pikachu111213
Traveler
Shhhh I’m a leaker.... XD
ChampioN One
The chosen One!
Hey don't be shy. Just tell us who is getting Grookey lol.
Almighty Zard
He has returned.
i'm not because i feel that he shouldn't need them until he gets into the ultra tier.
but hey agree to disagree, such is the way of the forums.
Pikachu111213
Traveler
...fine. Grookey actually will never be caught and will rise to conquer mankind and free it’s bretheren from their pokeballs, thus kickstarting the Gen 9 anime, “Pokémon: Planet of the Grookeys”
BlazingAsh
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I'll be glad if Ash doesn't catch Grookey. I feel a lot of more deserving Pokemon don't get their due in the anime because Ash's team is mostly taken up by starters, the bird and Pikachu. It's nice to see Ash filling his team up with more interesting Pokemon than the overrated & overhyped starters. Personally I would have loved for Ash to have Pokemon-like Passimian/Oranguru, Salazzle, Aurorus, Pyroar etc in the previous regions.
Yes, he filled it with Dragonite, Gengar, and Lucario, who are arguably just as overrated and overhyped, if not more so! And by filling half his team with old Pokemon we've seen a million times already, it means Galar gets far less rep than the other regions! ...Why is this better than the status quo again?
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