The Future of the World Championships

[Jibanyan]

I would love if Korrina used G Farfetch'd or Sirfetch'd

 

[ssquaderi]

Why is Ash vs Korrina all of a sudden in a stadium? Is it a Top 500 battle or are they in some mini tournament or something

 

[thedarkdragon11]

Why is Ash vs Korrina all of a sudden in a stadium? Is it a Top 500 battle or are they in some mini tournament or something

Maybe it's a card of PWC matches... Ash and Korrina are part of the undercards while Leon vs. Raihan is the main event?

 

[Pkjoan]

I'd love if the Final Matches (before Ash vs Leon) give us plenty of fanservice.

Ash vs Tobias (Rematch)
Paul vs Alain
Sawyer vs Trip
Wulfric vs Crasher Wake
Volkner vs Elesa
Sabrina vs Fantina
Cynthia vs Diantha
And Finally...

Ash vs Gary Oak 3

 

[SatoSereFan224888]

I think Ash will beat Leon in the final. Also Ash shouldn’t care about the Galar Gyms. He should focus on beating Lance, Alder, Diantha, Cynthia.

 

[U.N. Owen]

I think Ash will beat Leon in the final. Also Ash shouldn’t care about the Galar Gyms. He should focus on beating Lance, Alder, Diantha, Cynthia.

This is a world tournament. If the writers wrote the gym leaders into this, then he will face them. Not caring about them would be a bigger detriment if anything.

 

[Leonhart]

Maybe it's a card of PWC matches... Ash and Korrina are part of the undercards while Leon vs. Raihan is the main event?

Do we actually know that Corni and Satoshi are battling each other? I don't recall a scene from the preview that showed them in the same location [the battlefield], although it's possible that I missed it since the preview had a lot of scenes.

 

[SatoSereFan224888]

This is a world tournament. If the writers wrote the gym leaders into this, then he will face them. Not caring about them would be a bigger detriment if anything.

But I feel we are getting regional champs instead of gym leaders. If there are gym leaders we probably only get one from each region.

 

[klutzybewear]

I know a lot of people dislike/hate her but I kind of want Ash to battle Iris in the higher tiers.

 

[U.N. Owen]

But I feel we are getting regional champs instead of gym leaders. If there are gym leaders we probably only get one from each region.

Ash simply can't just bolt through to the champions. He needs to climb through the lower ranks as per the rules. If this is like any other real tournament, it means Ash down the ranks, too.

 

[Zoruagible]

I think Ash will beat Leon in the final. Also Ash shouldn’t care about the Galar Gyms. He should focus on beating Lance, Alder, Diantha, Cynthia.

He has to work to get there you know. And believe it or not, right now Ash would still get destroyed if he faced Cynthia's Garchomp. They have to build up his new captures as well, you honestly think a freshly hatched/evolved Lucario, and a Sobble and Grookey can go toe to toe with Lance? Dragonite and Gengar need some polishing as well
The Galar gym leaders are all probably in the higher rankings so it's natural Ash would challenge them. And honestly I'd rather see Nessa and Melony over some COTD we never see again

 

[SatoSereFan224888]

He has to work to get there you know. And believe it or not, right now Ash would still get destroyed if he faced Cynthia's Garchomp. They have to build up his new captures as well, you honestly think a freshly hatched/evolved Lucario, and a Sobble and Grookey can go toe to toe with Lance? Dragonite and Gengar need some polishing as well
The Galar gym leaders are all probably in the higher rankings so it's natural Ash would challenge them. And honestly I'd rather see Nessa and Melony over some COTD we never see again

Then Ash should go alone and become a lone wolf. Gou would distract him. After beating one gym, he should bolt for the next gym. I’d say Bede gets in the way, Ash should beat the living crap out of him.

 

[U.N. Owen]

Then Ash should go alone and become a lone wolf. Gou would distract him.

You constantly pull this card, yet I see no evidence of having companions be a detriment to Ash. If anything, they've kept him alive.

After beating one gym, he should bolt for the next gym.

That's not how the official ranking system works. It is not a matter of gyms like the old days. It's an online system where trainers from all over are thrown into classes. You can basically challenge anyone so long as the Rotom referee officiates it as established in previous episodes.

I’d say Bede gets in the way, Ash should beat the living crap out of him

I sometimes question why you think this way. Ash acts less like Ash and more like one of my moody, impulsive high school dual enrollment students with somehow even less restraint.

 

[thedarkdragon11]

I think Ash will beat Leon in the final. Also Ash shouldn’t care about the Galar Gyms. He should focus on beating Lance, Alder, Diantha, Cynthia.

But Galar Gym Leaders are being build-up as trainers near or in the same level as those of the Champions... Ash will get there...

Do we actually know that Corni and Satoshi are battling each other? I don't recall a scene from the preview that showed them in the same location [the battlefield], although it's possible that I missed it since the preview had a lot of scenes.

It was never mentioned in the preview that Ash and Korrina will fight... But like I said, I think each of them will have a match (not necessarily against each other) as undercards of Leon vs. Raihan...

He has to work to get there you know. And believe it or not, right now Ash would still get destroyed if he faced Cynthia's Garchomp. They have to build up his new captures as well, you honestly think a freshly hatched/evolved Lucario, and a Sobble and Grookey can go toe to toe with Lance? Dragonite and Gengar need some polishing as well
The Galar gym leaders are all probably in the higher rankings so it's natural Ash would challenge them. And honestly I'd rather see Nessa and Melony over some COTD we never see again

Agree... I even think GPICSS and some other reserves are even better than the new captures at this point... And GPICSS are still not on par with the Champion-tiers...

 

[SatoSereFan224888]

You constantly pull this card, yet I see no evidence of having companions be a detriment to Ash. If anything, they've kept him alive.

But I feel this time he needs to go alone. Having companions will distract him. He gets easily sidetracked plus sucked into things he has no interest in like contests or showcases.

 

[thedarkdragon11]

But I feel this time he needs to go alone. Having companions will distract him. He gets easily sidetracked plus sucked into things he has no interest in like contests or showcases.

Because of those "distractions" he learned more tricks in training and in battles...

 

[U.N. Owen]

But I feel this time he needs to go alone. Having companions will distract him. He gets easily sidetracked plus sucked into things he has no interest in like contests or showcases.

At the same time, he has picked up skills from his companions. The counter-shield was made from observing Dawn is the easiest example that comes to mind.

 

[SatoSereFan224888]

Well let’s say Ash decides to withdraw. When the word gets out, some of his old friends would come back and berate him for being a quitter. Maybe they’ll all hate his guts because they feel he’s not the Ash they knew.

But this is extremely unlikely.

 

[Zoruagible]

Well let’s say Ash decides to withdraw. When the word gets out, some of his old friends would come back and berate him for being a quitter. Maybe they’ll all hate his guts because they feel he’s not the Ash they knew.

But this is extremely unlikely.

....so basically an Ash betrayal fic?

 

[SatoSereFan224888]

....so basically an Ash betrayal fic?

Not necessarily. Ash finally realizes he was never going to become a Pokemon master. Plus if he loses, he would feel like a failure so he decides not to humiliate himself.