It would be so anticlimactic if Ash fought Diantha of all people instead of Lance in Top 8 though.
Unless he's facing all the trainers in Top 8 I'd prefer Lance, Cynthia and of course Leon as his rivals.If Ash does face Diantha, hopefully Ash-Greninja will get to show off against Gardevoir
Okay, just realised, all other trainers Ash will supposedly meet/face in the Ultra and Master Rank are all adults, is it not weird or will they not make it a big thing that a 10 year old Ash Ketchum is amongst them?
Will we finally see a time skip before the Master Rank where Ash ages 5 years before he enters the Master 8?
I Think Tobias will be better in place of elder as Tobias has the history with Ash KetchumHere's my bracket if what I think is going to happen.
There's 8 elite trainers. We know 3 of them (Lance, Leon and now Raihan)
The 8 trainers that I have in mind: With there seeding in a hypothetical manner
Lance (3rd Seed)
Steven (4th Seed)
Cynthia (2nd Seed)
Alder (6th Seed)
Diantha (5th Seed)
Ash Ketchum (8th Seed)
Leon (1st Seed)
Raihan (7th Seed)
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I have some matchups that I do want to see.
Side A
Quarters
Ash (8th) vs Diantha (5th)
Cynthia (2nd) vs Lance (3rd)
Semis
Ash (8th) vs Cynthia (2nd)
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Side B
Quarters
Alder (6th) vs Steven (4th)
Raihan (7th) vs Leon (1st)
Semis
Steven (4th) vs Leon (1st)
Finals
Ash (8th) vs Leon (1st)
It's being built that the finals are that. Ash vs Leon. Everything in between is just second from the primary objective and that's getting there, as Ash would have to go through his 2 Champion mentors through there guidance and efforts brought him here. Cynthia in my opinion is the most influential person in Ash's career and Diantha (much better in the anime vs games by the way just my opinion) instilling the reassurance of his skills and trust in his experience. Having them back to back would show Ash as the most compelling for everyone involved.
Ash's side of the conference is the hardest of the two sides. Only because of the Champions advantage and he's able to navigate his way through the conference easier vs Ash's who's in a steep side of the conference.
That's likely but I somehow find it hard to see Cynthia challenging someone not to forget losing to that person as well. Throughout DP we saw her obliterate people, more than any other champion. But that might just be me. Lance losing to Leon was also sort of weird to me.Shirona or Daigo seem like candidates to battle him. It'll probably be the former since she's so popular and we've seen a lot of Gablias merchandise lately, which might tie into Shirona appearing in the next few months.
Problem is, most of the fanbase still remember him and are very salty about Ash losing to him, because it seemed Ash was almost winning the Sinnoh League. Same for Alain and Kalos.
BabaVanga said:It would be so anticlimactic if Ash fought Diantha of all people instead of Lance in Top 8 though.
JustAStatistic said:I'd like to see Ash battle Diantha with A-G again, but I think Ash battling Lance to take his place as Kanto's strongest trainer is more likely to happen.
It would be so anticlimactic if Ash fought Diantha of all people instead of Lance in Top 8 though.
Actually isnt it odd we dont know more than one pokemon of each champion (except Ash)
Steven owns an aron, aggron and metagrossWe know of three of Cynthia's: Garchomp and Gastrodon appeared in DP and Glaceon showed up in Unova.
I think you're right on the others, though
Are we actually see 6v6 Battles in future ?
But Lance vs Leon was a 1vs1Not confirmed or anything, but it would make sense for the Top 8 towards the end of the series