For Hau, a better translation would probably be "Riding on His Grandfather's Coattails". I remember reading something about that particular expression once long ago in a translator's notes section of some manga.Say no more!
Kiawe: Hot-Blooded Volcano
Sophocles: Fighting Programmer Boy
Lillie: Blooming Ice Flower of Alola
Lana: Sharp-Tongued Mermaid
Mallow: Magnificent Battle Chef
Hau: Said to Have Benefited From His Grandfather (Literally: To Say with Seven Lights) (This one I'm not sure)
Acerola: Idol of the Spiritual World
Mina: Wandering Battle Painter
Ilima: Lovely Normal Prince
Guzma: Emperor of Destruction
Faba: Alola's King of Inventions
Jessie: Battlefield Artist
James: White Hole Soldier
Principal Oak: Man of a Thousand Poke-Faces
Gladion: Young Noble of the Pale Blue Moon
Ash: Full-Powered Challenger
For Hau, a better translation would probably be "Riding on His Grandfather's Coattails". I remember reading something about that particular expression once long ago in a translator's notes section of some manga.
Here is my predictions for the Alola League
Top 16
Ash vs Faba - Ash wins
Ilima vs Guzma - Guzma wins
Hau vs Samson - Hau wins
Mallow vs Lana - Lana wins
Scophocles vs Mina - Scophocles wins
Jessie vs James - Jessie wins
Kiawe vs Acerola - Kiawe wins
Lille vs Gladion - Gladion wins
Top 8
Ash vs Hau - Ash wins
Lana vs Guzma - Guzma wins
Scophocles vs Kiawe - Kiawe wins
Jessie vs Gladion - Gladion wins
Top 4
Kiawe vs Guzma - Guzma wins
Ash vs Gladion - Ash wins
Final Match
Ash vs Guzma - Guzma wins
Guzma vs Masked Royal - Masked Royal wins
In the final moment of that battle there is an explosion and the impact make the mask come off and everyone finds out Kukui is The Masked Royal. This battle opens Guzma's eyes and he sees how he was wrong and gives up his title of champion to Kukui so he can go train and earn it again probably.
But, I don't think that there's a lot of other options.Given how Plumeria played dirty to benefit Guzma, if Guzma beats Ilima, I don't see him winning the League. Even if the Masked Royal beats him, Guzma will have still accomplished his mission of winning the League so he can destroy it, which would leave a horrible taste in people's mouths.
But, I don't think that there's a lot of other options.
I highly doubt that Ash is winning.They could always have Ash beat Guzma and lose to the Masked Royal.
I highly doubt that Ash is winning.
Given how the match’s are set up, I’m starting to think that Gladion will be the final opponent for ash instead of Guzma.
Because if Guzma wins, the Alola League will be destroyed
I thought that the guys in charge of the anime said that Ash is not winning a league until the series's end.
Ash isn't beating Elite Four level trainers or a Champion level one for the title.
For Hau, a better translation would probably be "Riding on His Grandfather's Coattails". I remember reading something about that particular expression once long ago in a translator's notes section of some manga.
Turtonator is strong, but not "can fight and survive against primal groudon" strong (until something else comes, I can and will keep citing the SME act 3 fight as the biggest feat of any trainer in the anime),I'm going to disagree there. We have enough evidence now to put Alola on a comparable level to past leagues, and Alola's top talent (Ilima, Guzma, Kukui) to be E4/Champion tier.
In SM139, Kiawe beat a Metagross and arguably a Salamence. Guzma's Scizor defeated a Kommo-o and will have to get through Ilima's Mega Kangaskhan next week. Ash, Mallow, and Gladion have legendary Pokemon. Ilima has a Mega AND Z-Moves.
Alola is the first, and only league ever to have pseudos, Megas, legends and Z-Moves. Kanto/Johto didn't have any of that, and no other league after Sinnoh had legends. After seeing the Battle Royale, which mostly had evolved Pokemon and not jokes or babies, the Top 16 survivors have instant credibility given what they had to go up against and what they're packing.
Not even considering Z-Moves, those feats and power are absolutely on par with prior series. I have a hard time believing Malva's Mega Houndoom could die to Mega Charizard X's Blast Burn, but tank a +2 Inferno Overdrive from a Turtonator who (without boosts) could easily parry a Salamence. Even if it could tank the hit...what would it do to a Pokemon who x4 resists Fire?
At the end of the day, what people seem to care about are superficial awards like badges or titles, which is foolishness. E4/Champions are not strong because of their titles, they get their titles by being strong. Outside of Sinnoh we rarely see them demonstrating that strength by beating powerful opponents. Here we've seen powerful opponents fall, so that's enough to establish strength. That's ultimately all that should really matter.