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So a while ago we had a poll regarding who’s Ash’s 7th strongest Pokémon and Krookodile won that poll convincingly. With that in mind is there a definitive PAD consensus for who is Ash’s #8 (pre-SM)?
My vote goes to Bulbasaur due to the Brandon feat where he did over half the work on a Pokémon who was able to go toe to toe with BF Charizard even prior to the Seismic Toss blunder and in addition to that Bulbasaur traded even with another of Brandon’s Pokémon that was at full health in the same match. Bulbasaur also had a great showing against Jackson at the Johto League though that feat on its own wouldn’t put Bulbasaur above the other contenders. Other Pokémon with a good case include Heracross (Nando and Tobias feats), Gible (Conway and Tobias feats), Torkoal (Brandon feat), Swellow (Katie and Tyson feats) and Gliscor (SL Paul feat). Squirtle also has good feats in the JL and BF though I think most would accept that they’re inferior to Bulbasaur’s. Hawlucha did beat a Mega Pokemon, so there’s that (if only they showed the full fight ). Kingler and Glalie also deserve mention since they were portrayed as strong with what limited screen time they had though the shaft treatment they got makes it unlikely that they’re in Ash’s TOP 10. Let me know if you think any of Ash’s other Pokémon have a case for the #8 slot. Also let me know if need elaboration on any of the feats I mentioned above.
My vote goes to Bulbasaur due to the Brandon feat where he did over half the work on a Pokémon who was able to go toe to toe with BF Charizard even prior to the Seismic Toss blunder and in addition to that Bulbasaur traded even with another of Brandon’s Pokémon that was at full health in the same match. Bulbasaur also had a great showing against Jackson at the Johto League though that feat on its own wouldn’t put Bulbasaur above the other contenders. Other Pokémon with a good case include Heracross (Nando and Tobias feats), Gible (Conway and Tobias feats), Torkoal (Brandon feat), Swellow (Katie and Tyson feats) and Gliscor (SL Paul feat). Squirtle also has good feats in the JL and BF though I think most would accept that they’re inferior to Bulbasaur’s. Hawlucha did beat a Mega Pokemon, so there’s that (if only they showed the full fight ). Kingler and Glalie also deserve mention since they were portrayed as strong with what limited screen time they had though the shaft treatment they got makes it unlikely that they’re in Ash’s TOP 10. Let me know if you think any of Ash’s other Pokémon have a case for the #8 slot. Also let me know if need elaboration on any of the feats I mentioned above.