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Pokemon Fan Presents the Alola Pokémon League

pokedigijedi

pokedigijedi

Saiyan Jedi
I don't want too sound like one of those people who are never satisfied but Ash's victory was extremely bittersweet for me.

On the one hand I am glad he finally won.

But on the other hand having to wait 20 years for him too win drained me dry of my respect for both him and the writers.

On top of it he won a league from a series that wasn't focus on battling.
 
mehmeh1

mehmeh1

Not thinking twice!
(P.O.K.E.M.O.N) said:
I would love to know where the budget went for the league. Because it looked like there was barely any of it used here. Then again, ratings are tanking, so i'm not surprised.
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The semis probably, and this episode still looked pretty great (though Zoroark vs Pikachu was the best part animation-wise)
 
AuraChannelerChris

AuraChannelerChris

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Revolver Furious Dragon said:
They would of just made the exhibition match a 3v3 or something
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Yes, but, they should have said the possibility to at least warn the eventual champion of the league. It's just reckless not to even mention the battle formats. That can keep the viewers guessing instead of making things too predictable.
 
Shadao

Shadao

Aim to be a Pokémon Master
AuraChannelerChris said:
So what would have happened if Ash hadn't gotten a sixth member at the last minute. So many other people don't even seem to have 3 Pokemon.
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Well, it's not like all the matches happen in a single day. They must have looked at the number of Pokémon each advancing trainer has, and accommodate that to the battle format. Lillie had made it to the Top 4, they would have likely turn that round into a 1 vs 1 again.

But since Ash just happens to get 6 Pokémon on his team this time, it warrants a full battle with the Royal Mask.
 
Revolver Furious Dragon

Revolver Furious Dragon

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AuraChannelerChris said:
So do people even know Masked Royal has more than one Pokemon. It would've been realistically impossible to hide a full team with his double life and all.
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Maybe it's supposed to be one on one. But after his identity is revealed and naganadel returns he challenges ash to a full battle instead
 
AuraChannelerChris

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RedR

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The Alola League is a legitimate Pokemon league. I think it provides just as much challenge as other leagues, if not more!

In Tetris 99 and Fortnite, it can be tough to be in the top 16 of a match, so imagine that in the Pokemon world. You have to survive 151 trainers to be in the top 16! That's tough!

Then the top 16 and top 8 matches are one-vs-one. If you choose the wrong type of Pokemon, you could be messed up right at the start. You have to know your opponent and your Pokemon to survive these rounds!

Only the best of the best can make it to the top 4!
 
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dman_dustin

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RedR said:
The Alola League is a legitimate Pokemon league. I think it provides just as much challenge as other leagues, if not more!

In Tetris 99 and Fortnite, it can be tough to be in the top 16 of a match, so imagine that in the Pokemon world. You have to survive 151 trainers to be in the top 16! That's tough!

Then the top 16 and top 8 matches are one-vs-one. If you choose the wrong type of Pokemon, you could be messed up right at the start. You have to know your opponent and your Pokemon to survive these rounds!

Only the best of the best can make it to the top 4!
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I do think that's what people overlook.

If you put constraints on who joins and who doesn't, you tend to push out certain people who could easily win the entire league. Maybe they don't have the luxury to get out there and collect all 8 badges, for a variety of reasons. If a League is open to everyone then you get a situation in which a lot of people have access to. Sure there will be weak trainers but there will also be strong trainers.

That was even the case for past generations where some of the trainers in the league, made you ask "Did this person really earn 8 badges? Were they pity badges? Because I can't see how they managed to get 8 badges, given how easily they were defeated in comparison to how hard it took Ash to get those badges but he's obliterating some of these trainers.

Though I will agree, strict constraints do make sure that a good majority of strong trainers will show up, but I do think it does push some really strong trainers out of a tournament for various reasons (like time only enough to enter a tournament not time enough to gather all the badges).

And as I've mentioned before, they really couldn't do much for the Alola league since it was the first league. How can you add constraints to a league that you suddenly JUST announce will happen in a short period of time. There wouldn't be enough time for there to be enough trainers, better to start of lax and then work towards perhaps more limitations.
 
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RedR

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dman_dustin said:
I do think that's what people overlook.

If you put constraints on who joins and who doesn't, you tend to push out certain people who could easily win the entire league. Maybe they don't have the luxury to get out there and collect all 8 badges, for a variety of reasons. If a League is open to everyone then you get a situation in which a lot of people have access to. Sure there will be weak trainers but there will also be strong trainers.

That was even the case for past generations where some of the trainers in the league, made you ask "Did this person really earn 8 badges? Were they pity badges? Because I can't see how they managed to get 8 badges, given how easily they were defeated in comparison to how hard it took Ash to get those badges but he's obliterating some of these trainers.

Though I will agree, strict constraints do make sure that a good majority of strong trainers will show up, but I do think it does push some really strong trainers out of a tournament for various reasons (like time only enough to enter a tournament not time enough to gather all the badges).

And as I've mentioned before, they really couldn't do much for the Alola league since it was the first league. How can you add constraints to a league that you suddenly JUST announce will happen in a short period of time. There wouldn't be enough time for there to be enough trainers, better to start of lax and then work towards perhaps more limitations.
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And, depending on how the anime writes it, this can set the stage for many of the main cast to assume their game roles as trial captains to challenge competitors in the next leagues!
 
CMButch

CMButch

Kanto is love. Kanto is life.
RedR said:
The Alola League is a legitimate Pokemon league. I think it provides just as much challenge as other leagues, if not more!

In Tetris 99 and Fortnite, it can be tough to be in the top 16 of a match, so imagine that in the Pokemon world. You have to survive 151 trainers to be in the top 16! That's tough!

Then the top 16 and top 8 matches are one-vs-one. If you choose the wrong type of Pokemon, you could be messed up right at the start. You have to know your opponent and your Pokemon to survive these rounds!

Only the best of the best can make it to the top 4!
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It does not provide more challenge than other leagues( except OI)LMAO.
Also stopped reading after Tetris and Fortnite.
 
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GarchompChain

Banned
dman_dustin said:
I do think that's what people overlook.

If you put constraints on who joins and who doesn't, you tend to push out certain people who could easily win the entire league. Maybe they don't have the luxury to get out there and collect all 8 badges, for a variety of reasons. If a League is open to everyone then you get a situation in which a lot of people have access to. Sure there will be weak trainers but there will also be strong trainers.

That was even the case for past generations where some of the trainers in the league, made you ask "Did this person really earn 8 badges? Were they pity badges? Because I can't see how they managed to get 8 badges, given how easily they were defeated in comparison to how hard it took Ash to get those badges but he's obliterating some of these trainers.

Though I will agree, strict constraints do make sure that a good majority of strong trainers will show up, but I do think it does push some really strong trainers out of a tournament for various reasons (like time only enough to enter a tournament not time enough to gather all the badges).

And as I've mentioned before, they really couldn't do much for the Alola league since it was the first league. How can you add constraints to a league that you suddenly JUST announce will happen in a short period of time. There wouldn't be enough time for there to be enough trainers, better to start of lax and then work towards perhaps more limitations.
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Wow, that's a big load of bs you're putting out there mate. Don't have the luxury of getting eight badges!? Are you even being serious?
 
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dman_dustin

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GarchompChain said:
Wow, that's a big load of bs you're putting out there mate. Don't have the luxury of getting eight badges!? Are you even being serious?
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You seriously don't understand that time is a thing.

There could be a really strong trainer, who has to take care of his ailing mother or something, and doesn't have the luxury to get all 8 badges. He hypothetically has time to enter a championship, but he can't travel everywhere to get 8 badges to compete in said league.

After all he who shall not be named thought the league was taking place in Johto and almost didn't have enough time to register.....which would've been better but nope.....

Jesus, people, maybe think a little bit before just spewing out ridiculous complaints. I said there were many reasons why a person might not be able to gather 8 badges. Just because you couldn't think of a damn one doesn't mean I spewed a lot of BS.
 
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GarchompChain

Banned
dman_dustin said:
You seriously don't understand that time is a thing.

There could be a really strong trainer, who has to take care of his ailing mother or something, and doesn't have the luxury to get all 8 badges. He hypothetically has time to enter a championship, but he can't travel everywhere to get 8 badges to compete in said league.

After all he who shall not be named thought the league was taking place in Johto and almost didn't have enough time to register.....which would've been better but nope.....

Jesus, people, maybe think a little bit before just spewing out ridiculous complaints. I said there were many reasons why a person might not be able to gather 8 badges. Just because you couldn't think of a damn one doesn't mean I spewed a lot of BS.
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Time isn't a thing in the anime. You do know it's not real right?
 
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