September 8th: SM138 - The Finals! The Ultimate Rival Showdown!!

[AuraChannelerChris]

No that was DP, Thunder Armor was AG.

Oh.

Still, too old of a sample.

 

[Master Pikachu 11]

I believe Hapu will act as the referee for this battle and it’s only fitting if she does since she was the referee for their last battle. I also believe Gladion will once again use his Z move with Lycanroc so Ash will have to figure out how to turn the dragonium z move against Gladion’s Lycanroc to counter it. Of course Ash will use Lycanroc’s Z move for this battle as well. If Melmetal can eat the ground disc from Silvally then that will give Pikachu more of a chance to beat it.

 

[Sham]

Oh.

Still, too old of a sample.

If you want something recent in the Team Flare’s battle with Team Rocket; somehow Inkay’s Pysbeam was able to land damage on their Weavile

 

[Lord Godwin]

I believe Hapu will act as the referee for this battle and it’s only fitting if she does since she was the referee for their last battle. I also believe Gladion will once again use his Z move with Lycanroc so Ash will have to figure out how to turn the dragonium z move against Gladion’s Lycanroc to counter it. Of course Ash will use Lycanroc’s Z move for this battle as well. If Melmetal can eat the ground disc from Silvally then that will give Pikachu more of a chance to beat it.

So far Ash battles were refereed by Hala (vs Fana) and twice by Nanu (vs Hau and vs Guzma). Maybe Olivia will be the referee now so all 3 Lycanroc trainers will be on the field.

They could've easily make Hapu the Hau fight referee with her overseeing Rowlett falling asleep a result od her lack of experience.

 

[Red and Blue]

So if Ash is winning then that means someone on Gladion's team is jobbing. As much as I love Zoroark I think its chances of losing are greater than Lycanroc and Silvally

 

[Almighty Zard]

I am looking forward to seeing how the wildcards play into the battle (Zoroark and Melmetal) hopefully they'll fight each other but who knows.

 

[Ambyssin]

So if Ash is winning then that means someone on Gladion's team is jobbing. As much as I love Zoroark I think its chances of losing are greater than Lycanroc and Silvally

It's gonna be Silvally for Melmetal, probably. If we're not see Pikashunium Z (or whatever it's called), Melmetal's gonna get Steelium Z used on it for sure.

 

[RedR]

I want meltan to eat the memory disc during battle. that would be hilarious!
It would be like Hau and Ash where they both used Z moves to pretty much get that mechanic out the way and just deal with regular moves.

 

[Zariful]

So Sivally hasn’t used Swords Dance and its other move in a long while. So maybe it’ll reveal a new move. Do we get the impression that the battle will be a 3 v 3 from the scans? What moves does Zoroark share with Sivally and Lycanroc that it could exploit its unique ability ?

 

[SceptileTheBanana]

So if Ash wins this (which is all but confirmed at this point), that means that every "win" he had in the league was due to BS: Meltan eating Hypno's pendulum, the Rowlet fiasco, Golisopod getting scared and basically giving Ash a free KO of Scizor, and finally, a mid-battle evolution to end the league. I have clearly never been one to hide my hatred of the Sun and Moon anime, but c'mon. This is ridiculous.

 

[Ignition]

So Sivally hasn’t used Swords Dance and its other move in a long while. So maybe it’ll reveal a new move. Do we get the impression that the battle will be a 3 v 3 from the scans? What moves does Zoroark share with Sivally and Lycanroc that it could exploit its unique ability ?

Assuming Silvally still has Swords Dance, all 3 can learn SD. That’s the only move they currently have that Zoroark could use

 

[Dragalge]

So if Ash wins this (which is all but confirmed at this point), that means that every "win" he had in the league was due to BS: Meltan eating Hypno's pendulum, the Rowlet fiasco, Golisopod getting scared and basically giving Ash a free KO of Scizor, and finally, a mid-battle evolution to end the league. I have clearly never been one to hide my hatred of the Sun and Moon anime, but c'mon. This is ridiculous.

Golisopod went back because of its ability Emergency Exit. It had a reason!

 

[AuraChannelerChris]

Golisopod went back because of its ability Emergency Exit. It had a reason!

Except that ability should trigger right after Golisopod is damaged, since that makes it recall its wimpy attitude immediately.

Unless Guzma's presence made it stay a little longer, feeling stuck in a hard place, until its worries got the better of it.

 

[Dragalge]

Except that ability should trigger right after Golisopod is damaged, since that makes it recall its wimpy attitude immediately.

Unless Guzma's presence made it stay a little longer, feeling stuck in a hard place, until its worries got the better of it.

I think with Emergency Exit, Golisopod uses it more as a “tactical retreat” kind of thing unlike Wimpod’s Wimp Out being used as a way to escape because it’s scared.

 

[Joltik-Kid]

I don't think Melmetal is gonna use the Steelium Z, if mainly because it just can't in-game. Let's Go and Pokemon Go don't have Z-moves and the Meltan line isn't available in S(US)/M(UM)... pretty much like Silvally hasn't used a Z-move because of its memory disc's

 

[RileyXY1]

I don't think Melmetal is gonna use the Steelium Z, if mainly because it just can't in-game. Let's Go and Pokemon Go don't have Z-moves and the Meltan line isn't available in S(US)/M(UM)... pretty much like Silvally hasn't used a Z-move because of its memory disc's

Then, what purpose was there for Ash to get Steelium?

 

[Ignition]

I don't think Melmetal is gonna use the Steelium Z, if mainly because it just can't in-game. Let's Go and Pokemon Go don't have Z-moves and the Meltan line isn't available in S(US)/M(UM)... pretty much like Silvally hasn't used a Z-move because of its memory disc's

Silvally used Normalium Z during the Necrozma arc

 

[mehmeh1]

So if Ash wins this (which is all but confirmed at this point), that means that every "win" he had in the league was due to BS: Meltan eating Hypno's pendulum, the Rowlet fiasco, Golisopod getting scared and basically giving Ash a free KO of Scizor, and finally, a mid-battle evolution to end the league. I have clearly never been one to hide my hatred of the Sun and Moon anime, but c'mon. This is ridiculous.

We don't know if it'll be a mid-battle evo, for all we know it could be the night before. Also, while yes, Golisopod did give Ash a free KO, it seems like he'll go ham next week, so it's not like he'll be easy to take down now

 

[Zhydra]

So if Ash wins this (which is all but confirmed at this point), that means that every "win" he had in the league was due to BS: Meltan eating Hypno's pendulum, the Rowlet fiasco, Golisopod getting scared and basically giving Ash a free KO of Scizor, and finally, a mid-battle evolution to end the league. I have clearly never been one to hide my hatred of the Sun and Moon anime, but c'mon. This is ridiculous.

If Ash wins this, I'm posting a gif of him shaking his butt... just out of spite! This ASH, the goof ball... compared to the super serious one from the Kalos saga... winning the league.

I don't mind it one bit... but I'm enjoying the league anyways.

 

[Joltik-Kid]

Silvally used Normalium Z during the Necrozma arc

It can, since it's a Normal-type, but it won't get it's type change