Here's my new prediction for Ash's Alola Team
Pikachu
Decidueye
Salazzle
Araquanid
Lycanroc (Midday)
Kommo-o
Here, I made a post why I think Ash should get Midnight Lycanroc:
Basically, Midnight Lycanroc seems to have a sort of “bloodthirsty” personality and such an aggressive personality seems to clash with Ash’s personality. This could lead to a lot of disagreements forcing Ash to deal with a Pokemon that isn’t fully obedient and that he gets into fights with often.
Furthermore, it says it will attack with no regard for its own safety. This attitude is completely anti-Ash and I feel Ash would get angry for Lycanroc acting so recklessly. In response, Lycanroc would get angry because it despises trainers it disagrees with. This whole premise simply has a lot of potential if a Pokemon like Midnight Lycanroc goes to a trainer like Ash.
This isn't a bad concept. Ash is a passionate character and Lycanroc is a very obsessive character, two traits that should go hand in hand yet clash against each other because passion is controlled while obsession is lack of control.
I think this would be less about trust and more about Lycanroc learning to subdue/control its bloodlust.If this concept becomes true, will Midnight Lycanroc be another one of Ash's Pokemon that will continuously disobey him during battle until Ash is able to earn its obedience and trust?
Personally I think Lycanroc will evolve into its Midday form for several reasons: First is based on the fact the first Totem Pokemon was Yungoos from Sun, second I think they will have Midday form go up against Olivia's Midnight form, thirdly I think because of the way Ash treats his Pokemon it would be more likely to evolve in the more loyal Midday form instead of the bloodthirsty Midnight form, and lastly Midday has Accelerock as its signature move while Midnight doesn't have a signature move.
With all the information we have so far the Pokemon I think Ash will get would be Pikachu (Duh), Decidueye, Lycanroc (Midday), Incineroar, Kommo-o/Passimian, Alolan-Sandslash/Araquanid. Also how does everyone think Totem Pokemon will effect the chance of Vikavolt and Kommo-o being captured.
On the note of an ace I can't ell who it will be it could be very well be Pikachu with 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt (if it isn't movie exclusive), or it could be Rowlet, Litten, or Rockruff who all seem to have a relationship with Ash we normally don't see with non-aces and at least some level of backstory.
Time for another bold prediction based on absolutely nothing, this time regarding Litten. I will probably be way off but that's fine. These are just random rambling thoughts I come up with at work anyway.
We know Stoutland is old, perhaps dying. Maybe, by this point, things have gotten worse for it, and Litten is stressed about it. But we'll get to that later.
I think SM16 will be a more eventful episode than people expect for Litten. In that episode thread, a lot of people are expecting Rowlet and Popplio to talk about their experiences with Ash and Lana resrespectivelRowlet could talk aboutAsh's backpackthe events of SM04, how much it enjoys battling with Ash, and whatever else it wants to talk about. Popplio can talk about how Lana rescued it from Team Skull and how much it likes fishing with her, maybe even the bubble dream. Both of these stories help Litten to begin to realize that not all humans are bad. Maybe not change its mind, maybewe'll learn about Litten's backstory, but it's enough to get it thinking.
But Litten won't learn that Ash is Rowlet's trainer until the end of the episode. Rowlet is certainly airheaded enough to not mention that. Anyway, Litten will be surprised that the trainer Rowlet is so fond of is Ash is the same goofy kid from earlier. Ash and Litten will interact briefly (probably nothing more than Ash recognizing and thanking Litten) and Litten will run off. Remembering the events of SM07 and Rowlet and Popplio's experiences with their trainers, Litten takes an interest in Ash and starts following him. Not be use it likes him, but more because it's curious about him.
SM17 and 18 won't have any events of consequence, but there will be shots of it watching Ash and witnessing more positive interactions between Trainer and Pokemon.
Now SM19 will be interesting because this is where I think Litten will witness two Z-Moves used by Ash. Watching Rockruff use Breakneck Blitz to defeat the Mudbray will catch Litten's attention, but Ash's battle with Tapu Koko is going to be what really sells Ash on Litten. I still expect Ash to lose that battle, but I think Pikachu will put up a better fight and show off a more powerful Gigavolt Havoc. I also think that losing to Tapu Koko is what's going to convince Ash that he needs more Z-Crystals.
BUT before Ash begins the Akala Island trials, I do think SM20 is going to be Litten's capture episode. I don't know what's going to happen or if it's going to involve Stoutland's death (considering Litten's nightmare back in SM07, I think it might). If it does, then maybe Litten will decide to go along with Ash because it has no one else to turn to. Maybe it blames itself for Stoutland's death and wants to get stronger. Maybe Ash and Litten are successful in saving Stoutland, and Stoutland convinces Litten to go along with Ash like Toucannon did to Rowlet. Either way, I think that is when Litten will join Ash.
But I still don't think it will share a strong bond with him. I think it will see him as more of a means to an end without the knowledge that Z-Moves require a strong bond between Trainer and Pokemon.
Personally I think Lycanroc will evolve into its Midday form for several reasons: First is based on the fact the first Totem Pokemon was Yungoos from Sun, second I think they will have Midday form go up against Olivia's Midnight form, thirdly I think because of the way Ash treats his Pokemon it would be more likely to evolve in the more loyal Midday form instead of the bloodthirsty Midnight form, and lastly Midday has Accelerock as its signature move while Midnight doesn't have a signature move.
Ash is getting a Rockruff? Eh, I shouldn't be that surprised, it is incredibly marketable. And with Litten, that gives us four on his team; the Pikachu, Rowlet, Rockruff and Litten lines. He always has a Water type and this is an appropriate region for it, so I believe he will inevitably have either a Wimpod or Dewpider
I actually like this "bold prediction based on absolutely nothing." Litten clearly wants to get stronger and seems to have trouble mastering its moves, so I can definitely see it being the type who would gain an interest in Ash after witnessing firsthand what kind of Trainer he is--either by witnessing his battle againstAbareru-kunHiroki the Mudbray Trainer or by witnessing his rematch against Tapu Koko. And, if Litten's distrust of humans stems from negative experiences (which is what I predict), then hearing about how loving and caring Ash is from one of Ash's own Pokémon (Rowlet) might help convince the cat that perhaps Ash just might be the Trainer it needs.
However, as you said, I don't think Litten will share a strong bond with Ash--at least, not at first (and probably not for awhile). It will be willing to give Ash a chance, but it probably won't be immediately sold on Ash.
Time for another bold prediction based on absolutely nothing, this time regarding Litten. I will probably be way off but that's fine. These are just random rambling thoughts I come up with at work anyway.
We know Stoutland is old, perhaps dying. Maybe, by this point, things have gotten worse for it, and Litten is stressed about it. But we'll get to that later.
I think SM16 will be a more eventful episode than people expect for Litten. In that episode thread, a lot of people are expecting Rowlet and Popplio to talk about their experiences with Ash and Lana resrespectivelRowlet could talk aboutAsh's backpackthe events of SM04, how much it enjoys battling with Ash, and whatever else it wants to talk about. Popplio can talk about how Lana rescued it from Team Skull and how much it likes fishing with her, maybe even the bubble dream. Both of these stories help Litten to begin to realize that not all humans are bad. Maybe not change its mind, maybewe'll learn about Litten's backstory, but it's enough to get it thinking.
But Litten won't learn that Ash is Rowlet's trainer until the end of the episode. Rowlet is certainly airheaded enough to not mention that. Anyway, Litten will be surprised that the trainer Rowlet is so fond of is Ash is the same goofy kid from earlier. Ash and Litten will interact briefly (probably nothing more than Ash recognizing and thanking Litten) and Litten will run off. Remembering the events of SM07 and Rowlet and Popplio's experiences with their trainers, Litten takes an interest in Ash and starts following him. Not be use it likes him, but more because it's curious about him.
SM17 and 18 won't have any events of consequence, but there will be shots of it watching Ash and witnessing more positive interactions between Trainer and Pokemon.
Now SM19 will be interesting because this is where I think Litten will witness two Z-Moves used by Ash. Watching Rockruff use Breakneck Blitz to defeat the Mudbray will catch Litten's attention, but Ash's battle with Tapu Koko is going to be what really sells Ash on Litten. I still expect Ash to lose that battle, but I think Pikachu will put up a better fight and show off a more powerful Gigavolt Havoc. I also think that losing to Tapu Koko is what's going to convince Ash that he needs more Z-Crystals.
BUT before Ash begins the Akala Island trials, I do think SM20 is going to be Litten's capture episode. I don't know what's going to happen or if it's going to involve Stoutland's death (considering Litten's nightmare back in SM07, I think it might). If it does, then maybe Litten will decide to go along with Ash because it has no one else to turn to. Maybe it blames itself for Stoutland's death and wants to get stronger. Maybe Ash and Litten are successful in saving Stoutland, and Stoutland convinces Litten to go along with Ash like Toucannon did to Rowlet. Either way, I think that is when Litten will join Ash.
But I still don't think it will share a strong bond with him. I think it will see him as more of a means to an end without the knowledge that Z-Moves require a strong bond between Trainer and Pokemon.
I'm still not 100% convinced that Ash is going to get Rockruff. While the recent summaries and scans are heavily implying that it will happen, I know there have been other capture theories based on this kind of stuff that ended up being proven wrong:
- Everyone thought Ash would catch Sandile before it evolved into Krokorok since it was seen the group in a picture from Corocoro
- Everyone thought that Iris would catch Gothorita because they were featured together in several promotional images
- Everyone thought Ash would catch Amaura due to how they were seen interacting in the promos for that episode and because of the merchandise that was coming out at the time
I'm still not 100% convinced that Ash is going to get Rockruff. While the recent summaries and scans are heavily implying that it will happen, I know there have been other capture theories based on this kind of stuff that ended up being proven wrong:
- Everyone thought Ash would catch Sandile before it evolved into Krokorok since it was seen the group in a picture from Corocoro
- Everyone thought that Iris would catch Gothorita because they were featured together in several promotional images
- Everyone thought Ash would catch Amaura due to how they were seen interacting in the promos for that episode and because of the merchandise that was coming out at the time
1: A new partner is born!
Satoshi has befriended Iwanko, which lives together with him at Professor Kukui's house. It will no doubt add to Satoshi's strength!
Satoshi gains another partner to grow stronger together with!
The summary for SM19 outright confirms that Ash gets Rockruff:
Oh, I must have missed that since I was looking in the thread for the Lycanroc episode1: A new partner is born!
Satoshi has befriended Iwanko, which lives together with him at Professor Kukui's house. It will no doubt add to Satoshi's strength!
Satoshi gains another partner to grow stronger together with!