Possible Ash vs Gou in PWC?

[darkpoet]

I think there might be a chance that Ash and Gou will fight in the PWC and if they do, there might be a chance the Gou eliminates Ash which sets up Pokemon Gen 9 series. Gou has a legit chance of beating Ash given that he can catch most pokemons and by the later part of the series, he might have multiple legendaries

 

[Rock Captain 99]

If that's the case, many of the fans including me would be disappointed. It would be more than Unova league where Ash lost to Cameron!

 

[darkpoet]

Also Gou’s goal of catching all pokemon which he has an easy time doing pretty much sets him up to become a pokemon master cause he has powerful pokemons at his disposal

 

[CMButch]

I don't that will happen because Go obviously is not into PWC but that would be hillarious to react to especially on this forum xd.

 

[lolipiece]

Goh has no interest in nor a reason to join the PWC.

 

[darkpoet]

Goh has no interest in nor a reason to join the PWC.

He doesn’t, not yet but the OP2 shows them battling and taking pictures with leon and raihan so it might not be so far fetched

 

[dman_dustin]

The Alolan episode made it clear Go wants nothing to do with Ash's goal with exception to sparring matches I guess.

Would be strange for Go to change his mind given the events of the episode, or even weirder that the writers somehow find a way to justify it even with Go's statement in the Alola episode.

 

[RetroPokeFan]

I think there might be a chance that Ash and Gou will fight in the PWC and if they do, there might be a chance the Gou eliminates Ash which sets up Pokemon Gen 9 series. Gou has a legit chance of beating Ash given that he can catch most pokemons and by the later part of the series, he might have multiple legendaries

No one would win in that scenario because not only would people start calling Ash a loser again thus resetting the status quo to the way it was before Alola but Gou would end up being hated and reviled even more so than Cameron.

And no one should ever fall to Cameron’s level... no one.

 

[Xeogran]

I want Ash-Mewtwo vs Goh-Mew battle to conclude the series. They don't even need to catch them, just borrow because of trust like Kukui did with Tapu Koko. And Ash is already friends with Mewtwo, even two of them!

 

[dman_dustin]

And no one should ever fall to Cameron’s level... no one.

Given that Go's character is far more likable than......Cameron........there's nothing Go could do to be as bad as him. 2nd place works just fine.

I'm kidding to a point if Ash defeats Leon I don't want to see Ash losing to Go unless its something like Go's Zapdos vs Ash's Squrtle. But if Ash is using a strong Pokemon yeah I don't want to see Ash losing

Not to mention getting eliminated from PWC makes no sense.

 

[ibelinssj]

taking pictures with leon and raihan so it might not be so far fetched

That was taken shortly after the catching Sobble I suppose.

Go's Zapdos vs Ash's Squrtle

Ash and Squirtle will win... lol

 

[ash&charizardfan]

Having a 1 v 1 battle between them is fine, but go goal is to catch every pokemon including mew and not participating in PWC, no need to shoehorn there match in this.

 

[LucasMV]

I agree it won't happen.

But I've been thinking about this. If Go catches a lot of legendaries, it would be super weird to have Ash win the PWC (defeat Leon) while Go sits on the side with his Zapdos, Suicune and bunch of other legendaries that could potentially defeat the entire PWC, including Ash too.

Like, how does that work? They would have to show a battle after Ash defeats Leon, between him and Go. Where Go uses the strongest legendary he caught (maybe Mew?) against either Ash's Pikachu or another ace. And have Ash win that, to clear any doubt that trainer skills matter most, not pokemon's pure power.

I mean Go's team with Golurk, Flygon and Aerodactyl is by itself already stronger than most previous companion's teams, and he hasn't even started to catch legendaries yet. It'll be weird unless they manage to make the difference between a trainer focused on battles and one focused on catching clear.

 

[Red and Blue]

While I won't completely dismiss Go entering later on I doubt he would eliminate Ash. Especially not before Ash reached Leon

 

[Kazuniya]

This smells like such a bait thread. lmao

Goh is a not a battler. He will not battle Ash in PWC. The end.

 

[Pokegirl Fan~]

I doubt itll happen. that honor will go to Lillie

It'll be funny if he did enter it and beat Ash though.

 

[Leonhart]

There's no solid basis for this theory as far as I know, so I find it incredibly unlikely. Not only would it be quite sudden for Gou to develop an interest in the World Championship, it would also displease a large majority of viewers who just want to see Satoshi battle. It's not even that I care about the idea of Gou beating Satoshi in the competition, but rather that I'd want to avoid unnecessary debates later on.

 

[Zoruagible]

He has as much reason to enter as Alain did the Kalos League, none. No reason at all

I'd rather see Ash face characters that are actually cool like Lance, Alder, Steven, Cynthia, the Sinnoh Battle Frontier, Brandon, Paul.... characters who have a reason to be there and aren't as flawed

 

[Spyro39]

As everyone has stated, Go's goal is to catch every Pokemon up to Mew which doesn't involve the PWC.

Plus, shoehorning Go into the PWC just to stop Ash from winning would be as bad as shoehorning Alain in the Kalos League (along with every other dream crusher). At least with Alain, he was established as a experience Pokemon Trainer with a powerful Charizard. Go, on the other hand, would just be another Tobias, if you imply he's going to have multiple legendaries (which I find unlikely) at his disposal or Alain with powerful Pokemon but without the experience.

He doesn’t, not yet but the OP2 shows them battling and taking pictures with leon and raihan so it might not be so far fetched

Doesn't show it'll take place in the PWC. Ash and Goh could have a full battle anywhere else in the future.

 

[Ignition]

Go could just battle Ash as training like how most of his past companions did (off the top of my head, I remember Brock, Dawn, Iris, Clemont, and Kiawe). I don't think he'd have any reason to join and it'd just feel forced after how much we've heard them state their goals