I don't mind how the companions were not battling, I think Sophocles and most of Lillie's episodes were pretty good in finding alternative story ideas for the characters, but now they're battling in the main tournament, and I get the feeling they're gonna make them all randomly strong and clever battlers with no build up, which looks really off considering they made arcs with Ash and Kiawe having to learn all the ropes and just generally getting squashed like bugs at challenges only the non-battlers were experienced with. They should have just kept to the 'everyone is good/bad at different things' premise that SM had a unique vibe with instead of having that last second "look how badass they are now" shill for everyone, which risks looking really forced and cheap and tipping the balance in the cast dynamic.
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Pokemon Fan Presents the Alola Pokémon League
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I don't mind how the companions were not battling, I think Sophocles and most of Lillie's episodes were pretty good in finding alternative story ideas for the characters, but now they're battling in the main tournament, and I get the feeling they're gonna make them all randomly strong and clever battlers with no build up, which looks really off considering they made arcs with Ash and Kiawe having to learn all the ropes and just generally getting squashed like bugs at challenges only the non-battlers were experienced with. They should have just kept to the 'everyone is good/bad at different things' premise that SM had a unique vibe with instead of having that last second "look how badass they are now" shill for everyone, which risks looking really forced and cheap and tipping the balance in the cast dynamic.
SatoSereFan224888
Well-Known Member
Hau is too goofy to be taken seriously. He won’t win. Kiawe I agree is a joke. The only other guy worthy of winning other than Ash is Gladion.
I dunno, SM has been thriving on letting its clowns have their day. I mean we are comparing against Ash this series after all, competent battler but a complete goofball personality wise. Gladion if anything is the heavy outlier this series by being the only serious dignified character of the bunch.
diakyu
Well-Known Member
The fact he's already been beaten by Ash, and has something to prove to his grandfather tells me he's gonna deliver that hard L to Ash at the league.
mehmeh1
Not thinking twice!
while story-wise I'd agree, that'd mean ash's final pokemon in the league would most likely be rowlet, which is why I can't see hau beating ash
MidnightMelody
Hopeful for Gen 8
It could be said he was only for the Japan leagues so Gens 1-4 and other places have nobody in charge. Though with it being the first league it might fall on Kukui
Ok seeing as the classmates pretty much have only one type of Pokemon I can see them going down with ease tbh. Lana has a normal and water type unless she evolves Eevee into a Vaporon right before. Honestly this leagues looks like a disaster right from the start. With only Ash,Gladion and Guzma being interesting. Please let Guzma win
Almighty Zard
He has returned.
The games imply that when someone completed all the grand trials, they would face off with all four kahuna's again in a final trial, but because Kakui created a league, that took the place of the final trial.
So yes there was still a form of requirement in the games.
Twilight-Kun
Pokemon World Champion
The anime has been laughing at the game and its league requirements for literally over two decades
Remember when Sleep was considered a KO? How about the entire tournament setup instead of facing the E4? Also making an entirely different league circuit FOR the people who beat leagues? (Which is never followed up on, as usual)
Remember when Sleep was considered a KO? How about the entire tournament setup instead of facing the E4? Also making an entirely different league circuit FOR the people who beat leagues? (Which is never followed up on, as usual)
dman_dustin
Well-Known Member
How could they follow up on this when Ash has never beaten a league?
SatoSereFan224888
Well-Known Member
Still for Galar, I think it's time for Ash to retire and be replaced by a new hero.
TheWanderingMist
Paladin of the Snow Queen
A bit way too late for that. Latest he should've left was Battle Frontier. BW was a soft mental reset, XY Ash kicked up the competence and hero worship to kind of a silly degree, SM Ash is kinda balanced between the two, having similar competence to XY Ash and companions to whom he isn't an idealized hero, and I'm not gonna start ranting on the Sinnoh problems.
MidnightMelody
Hopeful for Gen 8
I wonder how the reception would be if Ash won and was actually retired after SM. Would they feel it was a cheap win? Would people even care? I'm curious how invested people even get with the leagues? Always found stuff like the journey,gyms and contests much more interesting than the league personally. I think that is my issue with SM it is literally the league which is open to anyone.
TheWanderingMist
Paladin of the Snow Queen
Maybe, but this League is canon to the games, unlike the Orange Islands.
Either way, nobody cares enough. His win will be like, "cool" and that's all. Meanwhile if he actually won the Kalos league people would have been shouting from rooftops and shooting out fireworks.
SatoSereFan224888
Well-Known Member
I think Ash win will the Alola League them retire. I want Galar to have a new main hero.
If they didn't retire him after DP or XY, they won't now.
Red and Blue
Well-Known Member
Ash retiring after Alola might explain why they finally gave him a mythical after all this time.
Seriously though this isn't his last region. We'd probably know in advance if it was
Seriously though this isn't his last region. We'd probably know in advance if it was