Holy shit,is he gonna win it /a/? https://m.youtube.com/watc

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IKU ZED

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>Ash wining
LOL

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>>143203253
Not even a chance for a random trainer like that to appear anymore. They're always introduced right before the league starts and this time there was nothing.

>>143203097
I've bet 10 dollars that he will win.

>>143203550
Its gonna be Shota.

>>143203097
Did Greninja replace Pikachu as his pokemon bff?

>>143203253
BW was so fucking shameless. Someone post that retarded BW Satoshi pic.

>>143203607
Shota's already confirmed getting destroyed because they talk about Ash facing Alan and Shota battles a previous episode for a spot in the semi-finals vs. Tierno.

I'm getting the feeling the two Pokemon threads were made just to shitpost.

>>143203618
No,he just found a pokemon with as much motivation to win as him. Pikachu is just a little shitter who only tries when he feels like it

pikachu must feel so cucked

I gave up hope of Ash ever winning the League after DP.

But a part of me really wants to believe.

>>143203684
Then its probably gonna be Allan.
No matter what happens Ash will never ever win a leaguea

>>143203843
That last water shuriken is meant for Alan and it looks like it'd be the decisive attack in the battle. Also last time they battled ash almost won.

>>143203097
Who's his rival this time

To be honest Ash should really win now, it's been like 20 years, let the man win.

>>143203986
Yeah, it's not like he's going to be a master, right there and then. He still has a worse Finals record than Lebron (3-4) even with the Win

>>143203977
Shota is a konohamaru type rival,Alan is his actual rival who he's yet to beat. Alan goes up againts mega pokemon all the time and beat an elite 4 member. He also works for the evil team of the region

>>143203721
>wasn't that Charizard too?

What's going to be his last team?
>Pikachu
>Greeninja
>
>
>
>

Who else?

>>143204073
There's still the last slot we're speculating, but If I were Ash, I'd pull off the best upset against Alan using a non-mega to beat his Mega counterpart.

>>143204070
He literally lost a league because Charizard didn't feel like listening to him. Ash already had 8 badges too

>>143203097
>Still having a shit gen1 pokemon like pikachu
ash has shit taste desu

Is Ash going to use Y Charizard?

>>143204177
>dropping your bro
I bet you drop and pick up waifus every season.

>>143204232
>having a shit bro

>>143204194
No.

>>143203097

Ash is going to pull a Lebron and win one for DA TOWN

>>143203097
with one pokemon alone, jesus they over hype greninja

>>143203097
Ask yourself /a/ would you start watching pokemon if MC changed to a new trainer and ash finally grew up? All the while it still being a kids show?

What's confirmed:
>Ash vs Shota is semifinals
>Ash vs Alan is final

Well, I prefer Ash to suffer a ''Tobias'' against Metagross and Mega Charizard-X than against freaking legendaries

>>143203097
I don't think so.
One trainer with legendaries will appear and destroy Ash.

>>143203097
did he finally throw away his pikachu?

>>143205060

I would be happy if Ash finally grew up, but older fans would probably stop watching the show and that would cut into profits.

>>143204154
i remember that. if i was ash, i would have thrown Charizard pokeball with him in the ocean.

Do japs have some holiday today or something? No episode today.

>>143205814
who the fuck still watches pokemon who is an adult?

He will draw with the other finalist and feel like he is not a true champion

>>143205885
>/a/

>>143205911
/a/ doesn't buy anything though.

>>143205890
that would be the best result. Either that, or the Alola League would be something like Battle Frontier.

Why does this guy encounter so many legendaries, and not catch a single one of them? Unless all those movies are non-canon? He has fought and won people who use legendaries, so he can win he tries. It's boring watching shitmons all the time.

>>143205924
How's that different from people who watch the Pokémon anime? Do you think they buy the dub dvds? Kek.

>>143206002
>Ash Greninja
>Talonflame
>Hawlucha
>Noivern
>Goodra
>shitmons
Just because a Pokémon isn't a legendary it doesn't mean it's a shitmon. And Ash's Kalos team is fully evolved (aside from obviously Pikachu).

>>143206002
The movies are non-canon. That doesn't really explain why he didn't even try to catch the legendary birds he's encountered.
>>143206023
What did you think I was saying? And why bring up the dub? North America is never a good source of income for anime stuff.

>>143203881
Are you sure? The field that Greninja was in looks like the same grassy field where Ash vs Shota takes place in.

>>143206060
>What did you think I was saying?
Honestly I still can't tell. Mind clarifying please?

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>>143206117
Only the first half of Ash vs Shota (what we see of Pikachu vs Clawitzer and Aegislash) takes place in a grassy/forest field. The second half (including everything we've seen so far of Ash Greninja vs Mega Sceptile) takes place on a rocky field. Here's a comparison between that and what we can see of the field at the end of the trailer.

>>143203253
So what's he going to have when he shows up again? I predict genies.

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Nobody looking forward to The Plot?

>>143206057
>Ashnigger
>Smogonburd
>Burritoburd
>Noivern is alright, I'll give you that.
>Goodra is alri- OH WAIT HE FUCKING RELEASED IT.

Go on. What else isn't a shitmon?

Big fucking deal
>lost his own region's league
>lost his neighboring region's league
>his rival has long since been forgotten
>ditches longtime friends and never even visits them between seasons
>b-but he's gonna win this time guise

What an accomplishment. Winning the league in what has been the worst the anime has been in years on the universally most hated generation of games using some kind of broken fusion crap. Hopefully the anime dies after this

>>143206227
>Smogonbird is a shitmon
Your definition doesn't line up with the general definition of shitmon. There's nothing I can argue about if that's the case.

>>143204177
Doesn't matter now. With Satoshi Pokemon form, even that pikachu can become as powerful as a mega.

>>143206242
>what has been the worst the anime has been in years
You should actually watch XY.

>>143206224
I will be laughing my ass off if we end up with Eureka Zygarde form.

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why did ash stop using counter shield

>>143206373
Why did he stop aiming for the horn?

>>143206371
You mean a girl form puni-chan?

>>143206436
Zygarde with glowing long flowing hair and a hair-clip.

>>143205060
I for one would welcome the change.

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>>143203097
Is she gonna win him?

Ash is either going to tie with Alain in the Finals,Team Flare hijacks the League during the Finals or Ash wins the Kalos League.

If Ash does win the League,I wonder if people are going to pretend that Ash was always their favorite character or if people will find some reason to complain.

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>>143203253

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>>143206919
>Ash a tanned bitch
>going straight for the bowl without hesitation

what did I miss /a/nons

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>>143208568
>what did I miss
cute things

>>143208568
A few things here and there but you're still in time for the main event. Serena getting BTFO and getting replaced by a new hotness.

>>143203097
>&Z

>>143209470
That's how nips call it. You can hear it at the end of every preview.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOOqHOUuO_8

>>143203097
What the fuck is that some firewater shuriken? And when will Satoshi tear a muscle when imitating the moves? Dat axekick.

>>143204154
>>143205847
To be fair, since then Charizard is pretty much his strongest Pokemon barring MAYBE Pikachu, and even then it's kinda iffy.

>tfw will never see a Johto Ash vs Gary level fight again with Charizard powering through half Gary's team

>>143208707
How will /padt/ react when that happens?

>>143203097
Wait, they're already in the league?
Don't they have to pad it out until the new games come out in like November?

>>143211948
What's wrong with /padt/?

>>143212014
Not surprising considering the anime threads there are pretty much shipping generals.

>>143211965
There's probably still going to be a Team Flare arc after the league, so there's that.

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>>143206919
>Any Girl
>Winning Ash

>>143212175
That's what /padt/ desperately wants to happen, though. They desperately want Serena to win Ash, to the point that some have said they will quit the anime forever if it doesn't happen.

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>>143212227
Well if the leaks in the spoilers are true. Then a brand new girl will be joining Ash.

Also warning these possibly might contain spoilers to the final evolutions of the Alola starters.

>>143212336
>Then a brand new girl will be joining Ash.
Somehow I feel that /padt/ will go on meltdown when Serena leaves. The way many of the people there have become overly attached to her is disturbing. If worst comes to worst they might even eventually become more delusional than Pokeshippers.

>Also warning these possibly might contain spoilers to the final evolutions of the Alola starters.
>implying /a/ cares about spoilers
You must not have been on /a/ for very long, have you?

>Yugioh and Pokemon are still better than the entire season of anime on offer

What if I'm an /a/non who wants to discuss pokemon with other /a/nons and have never been on /vp/? How is this different from Precure or DB Super?

>>143213989
It's just one shitposter. He always spams the same shit. Don't pay attention to it,

>>143213989
There isn't. It's just /a/ being tsundere as they refuse to admit they are still Pokemon fans and are as rabid shippers as /vp/ are.

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>>143206151
A Disc Shaped Worm Sphere.
How interesting.

>>143203097
Has this fuck ever used a potion to heal his pokemon or has he always dramatically carried them to the pokemon center?!

>>143203986
He won the Orange League
Does anyone remember the Orange League?

>>143214630
I think I saw Citron use one. They don't show up very often though.

>>143215304
I do. Fucking awesome final battle.

>>143205060
It's kinda too late for that but it would still be something good. Shoulda been what they did after Johto anyways.

>>143212634
It sounds like bait but it's true.

>>143215304
Plus the Battle Frontier. Which is honestly more impressive then winning any league.

>>143212634
Hopefully the new Digimon season will be good too.

>>143217395
Fuck off back to your board then, this is /a/ we'll discuss whatever anime we want.

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Posting in the shitpost general.

>>143217537
I told you to fuck off back to /vp/ faggot. This is /a/, if I want to discuss an anime I will.

>>143217634
You're just a faggot from /vp/ who thinks that because your dumb video game board exists that means you have ownership over the Pokemon anime. Well get over it, this is /a/ we don't care if you don't want us to discuss the anime here. Now fuck off back to your board.

>>143217634
The thread has 52 posters, so apparently people DO want to discuss it here. You, on the other hand, have been sitting here for two fucking hours shitposting and screaming like an autist because someone discusses a subject you don't like.

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>>143203097

Haven't watched Pokemon since first season.

Has this fucker actually achieved something notable?

>>143217682
No, we think you're a shitposter for shitting them down.

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>>143217777
>Has this fucker actually achieved something notable
>Ash
>Achieve

>>143217782
So you finally admit that you're a crossboarder. Go back.

>>143206060
Aren't the first two movies cannon? Gary was defeated by Giovanni when he was still experimenting with Mewtwo, and Team Rocket tried to return to base one episode only to arrive as Mewtwo destroys it.

My logic for why Ash doesn't catch more of these Legendaries is because he understands their importance to the world that they exist in.It's the same reason he releases so many of them. He realizes that they're better off not battling for him.

>>143217910
I told you to fuck off crossboarder. Now stop spamming. If you weren't such a newfag to /a/ you'd know that you're supposed to ignore thread about things you don't like and post in threads about things you do like. Only people from video game boards think otherwise. Now take your cancer back to /vp/ you fucking faggot.

>>143217963
All the movies are canon. I have no clue where this idea they're not comes from.

>>143218040
Why don't I ever see you in any other threads about countless other anime that have non-/a/ source material? Because you're from /vp/ and think Pokemon is the only anime /a/ talks about that has non-/a/ source material.

>>143217995
At least one of the Zekrom/Reshiram ones aren't though, due to them being impossible to coexist.

But aside from that they're all canon.

>>143218150
Why would I want to discuss an anime on your cancerous video game board? Stop trying to get people to post on your general in another board. Do you always sperg about mecha? Why don't I see you in Macross threads? Shouldn't you be telling us to fuck off to /m/?

>>143218131
Well yeah, obviously, but the events themselves are canon, and the differences between the movies are so minor it's unimportant which is canon.

>>143218244
The differences are what question the canon actually, one has a villain that the other has as a good guy, while the other has vice versa.

>>143203253
This asshole will show up again and keep him humble

>>143218321
Because you won't stop spamming. We were having a normal thread before you started sperging out. Seriously. Just hide the hide and go post in one you like. I'm not the OP by the way.

>>143218304
>one has a villain that the other has as a good guy, while the other has vice versa
Not quite, they just differ between who realizes what's going on at what point. In BOTH movies, the Pokemon helping Dread eventually realizes the Dragonpulse is destructive and immediately switches sides, trying to stop it. Dread does the same when he learns of it afterwards.

>Ash and Froakie have this long relationship
>He'll just abandon him at Professor Oaks soon

>>143218362
Unlikely. It'll probably be a new trainer with the next game's starters or something. Either that or some guy with a full mega evolution team.

The only thing that's certain is that he's going to get wrecked.

>>143218321
Why are you crusading here? Weekly threads for the anime on /a/ make sense to discuss the latest episode.

>>143218451
Why do you keep pretending like I'm from /vp/? Why do you insists that I go discuss a currently anime on a cancerous video game board? What the fuck is your problem?

>>143218438
It's already been revealed he's fighting Alan in the finals.
Also, the movie has a plot point about how you can't normally have more than one mega evolved Pokemon at a time.

>>143218499
Then go back there and discuss it with them. I don't care about their opinion.

And holy shit stop responding to this guy already, you're nearly as bad as him.

>>143218438
>full mega team
It's actually impossible to have one of those.
>going to get wrecked
Scans are hinting he makes it to the finals this time, with the one opponent he has a ton of victory flags with.

>>143218557
/vp/ here. He keeps linking this thread over there too.

We don't want him either.

>>143218586
This isn't crossboarder drama, it's one autist that keeps shitting up Pokemon threads with angry rants about /vp/ and some other moron that keeps replying to him for some reason.

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>>143218650
>he thinks /vp/'s anime general actually discusses the anime

>>143218750
Not him, but... They do?

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>>143218883
Oh my bad, last time I checked it was just waifu wars, so I left and never came back. Guess things must have quieted down once the Tripokalon thing ended.

>>143218304
The movie doesn't have any villains, it's just a "how far are you willing to go to do what you feel is right" conflict that kinda gets dropped once the guy that's potentially going too far realizes there's an unrelated, negative side effect to what he's doing and stops before the entire confrontation about his morality even can begin. It had a lot of potential it never lived up to.

>>143219013
Talking about which girl is best girl still happens, obviously, but yeah, what's getting discussed is usually related to what's going on in the show at the moment. Discussion is obviously relatively focused on the league and the frog right now.

>>143217395

FUCK that.

Next week is LEAGUE TIME BAYBEE!

that means they put all of their budget into it and we get some pretty hyped moments.

>>143210454
Eh, I'd put Greninja on the same level as Charizard. They've built him up way more than even Infernape.

Also, Ash vs Paul in the Sinnoh league was way better than Ash vs Gary.

>>143219414

That's great and all, but I'm gonna stay right here. You're only gonna have to deal with me for 1.5 months since I only watch Pokemon when the league commences.

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>>143219365
>tfw subs will still come out a month later

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Is it true that posting Gary gets you banned on /vp/?

>>143219493
It's anime for children. The raws are ez to understand.

>>143219633
>implying I know Japanese
I've only picked up a few nouns from watching anime, and I don't want to learn a language just to watch a show.

>>143219601
No? Gary is just /vp/'s Spiderman.

>>143219702
I understand like 10-15% and I feel the rest. The general masakas, hayais and kisamas are just a rough navigator.

>>143219702
You learn Japanese for the all the untranslated doujin porn. Understanding raws is a bonus.

>>143219493
They're up to episode 28, there's no episode this week, and there's another break before the Ash VS Shota match. Chances are they'll be relatively caught up by the time the league gets going for full.

>>143219633
Depends a lot on the episode. Last week's was full of running gags an funny dialogue that you probably won't pick up on without subs.

>>143219853
D-do I gotta watch every season before it

>>143220308
No. DP is good, so you might want that, but the league end is rage inducing.

Starting right from XY is fine.

>>143220308
Don't think it matters. I watched every episode until early XY and I don't plan on watching the rest of it but I will watch the league episodes.

>>143220308
Not all of it, but you really should watch XY.

>>143219914
I'm no nip speaker, but I believe one of the gags was Musashi just mishearing the word for Rube Goldberg type devices. Not difficult to pick up.

Otherwise, they say the same moves, the same greetings, the same exclamations, and so forth. The narration is tough though.

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>>143220308
Incoming pasta:

This episode is largely agreed to be the best jump-on point.
http://pocketmonsters.edwardk.info/%5BPM%5DPocket_Monsters_Best_Wishes_Season_2_Decolora_Adventure_20_My_Dream_-_Pokemon_Master!%5BH264_720P%5D%5B25F857B9%5D.mkv.torrent

It sets up the XY arc and XY episode 1 assumes you've seen it, so it's a better place to start than that.

Also, here's the viewing order pasta from /vp/

http://pocketmonsters.edwardk.info/#PocketMonstersXYSubbed

Airing/viewing order:
Best Wishes Decolora Adventure 20 (not XY, but it's recommended you watch this first, since XY1 has a lot of callbacks to dialogue from it)
XY0
XY1-11
Complete Overview! Pocket Monsters XY Special!!
XY12-21
Best Wishes Season 2 Decolora Adventure Special - Iris VS Ibuki! The Road to Dragon Master!!
The Strongest Mega Evolution Act I
XY22-35
Movie 17 Guide
Movie 17 Premiere Special with TV Special
XY Movie 1 Short
XY Movie 1
XY36-49
The Strongest Mega Evolution Act II
XY50-54
New Year's Eve 2014 Super Mega Special
XY55-64
The Strongest Mega Evolution Act III
XY65-78
Movie 18 OVA
XY79-81
Movie 18 Appear! Special
XY Movie 2 Short
XY Movie 2
XY82-93
The Strongest Mega Evolution Act IV
XY&Z1-9
XY&Z Complete Overview Special
XY&Z10-31

The six Hoopa's Appear! Operations specials aired alongside XY69-74

>>143204073

If he wants to win

>Pikachu
>Greninja
>Charizard
>Infernape
>Sceptile
>Snorlax/Goodra

I really want him to take Goodra with him. I really do.

But I have a feeling he will just take his current team and add Charizard in it in the finals if he gets that far.

>>143220468
>I'm no nip speaker, but I believe one of the gags was Musashi just mishearing the word for Rube Goldberg type devices. Not difficult to pick up.

Yeah, there was that, and there entire thing about the romanticizing of such devices and the value of a playful mind that's pretty amusing if you can follow it.

>The narration is tough though.
I seriously can't understand a single fucking thing any of the Zygarde Cores say, they speak in such weird ways.

>>143220515
He's confirmed to make it to the finals.

>>143220308
No. Just start from XY.

>>143203097
Ash is literally the USMNT of Pokemon Leagues. If he finally wins then the meme is dead.

>ash ever winning anything
roflcopter

>>143220685
Not from XY, but from Decolora Adventure 20. XY1 really really assumes you've seen it and doesn't other explaining a bunch of stuff that it already explained back then.

>>143220513
>all those badges and trophies
Satoshi is at least shown working long and hard to becime a pokemon master. It's not as easy as just beating a league.

>>143218673
This>>143218709

>>143220764
Yeah, it's a good scene, and such a radical departure from what you usually got in BW it really feels like they were trying to assure viewers that XY was going to be a better series. Animation aside, it really feels like the beginning of XY rather than the end of BW.

>>143220708
USMNT?

>>143218883
Don't they just talk about waifus, Aikatsu and Cocotama?

>>143220900
That's /ai/

>>143203097
Why is Greninja so focused? Is Pikachu shit tier now? He didn't have a single scene.

>>143220912
I think I've seen more Cocotama discussion in Pokemon anime general then I ever have in /ai/.

Of all his current Pokemon, what would Ash's strongest potential team be?
I'd estimate at least Charizard, Sceptile and Greninja, but what else would be on there?

>>143220916
Because that's a Greninja focus video. It even says so in the title.

>>143220927
And I've hardly ever seen any Cocotama discussion there other than when the show is currently airing and people are watching it right then and there. Not sure what your point is.

>>143220965
>tfw 2nd season was so insignificant that i can't even remember any pokemon from there

>>143221041
He got a pretty bro Donphan there.

>>143221018
That they mostly discuss /ai/ shows and waifus. Which is just a fact.

>>143220965

>>143220515

>>143221041
He got
Heracross
Chikorita(Evolved to Bayleef)
Cyndaquil(Evolved to Quilava)
Totodile
Shiny Noctowl
Phanpy(evolved to Donphan)

Of those, I'd say the only notable ones are Heracross and maybe Donphan.

>>143220515
>not taking that bug fucker or taurus

Is it really a big deal if he wins?

Winning just gives you the right to challenge the Elite Four, which he'll still end up losing to.

>>143221155
The trainers in the league are getting stronger every season, so yeah. It's pretty important.

>>143205060
Only if Ash wins this league.

>>143221078
I'm not really sure who you're trying to fool. Are you that angry faggot from earlier?

Cocotama gets some talk when its currently airing and people are watching it, that discussion shits over to Aikatsu when Cocotama ends and Aikatsu begins, and then the Aikatsu discussion ends when Aikatsu ends and Pokemon starts. Neither show gets mentioned much beyond that. It's just people discussing them as they air because they air right before Pokemon.

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>>143221196
>trainers in the league are getting stronger every season

>>143221339
BW was just weird and bad like that

>>143220515
Snorlax makes Goodra like like ass.

They're incomparable.

>>143221374
I though bw was never animated they jumped from dp to xy and ash catches a bunch of Pokemon on the trip to the airport
I think you are thinking about some fan videos bw only had those animated adds

>>143220515
It's already confirmed he's using his current team plus "a mysterious sixth member"

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>>143221470
>Mfw it's a legendary he catched in secret

>>143221470
So Charizard, heh

>>143221602
>I only watch mature anime for mature people like myself that shitpost in threads about things I don't watch

>>143221639
There's already two other Charizards in the league.

>>143221705
Ok.

>>143221602

New battles are hype and well animated, also Ash actually has a functioning brain now.

>>143221761
>Got his two accounts hacked

>>143220764
And that's just shit from DP and BW, too.

>>143221705
https://my.mixtape.moe/lwkqyy.mp4

>>143221705
You know that applies to most anime, right?

>>143222233
Just ignore him, it's that same faggot that was shitting up the thread earlier.

>>143203097
When did Pokémon's animations look so goddamn cool

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>>143222270
>everyone doubting me must be the same guy

>>143222222

>>143222408
Since the start of XY.

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>>143222352
>No, most anime's primary source of profit is DVD sales. Pokemon exists to promote Pokemon related merchandise among other things Nintendo own.
Whatever helps you sleep at night, buddy.

>>143203253
That guy still triggers me

>Finally take down legendary pokemon
>Motherfucker throws another legendary

What was the point of that guy anyway? we didn't see him again

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>>143222563
Whatever helps you sleep at night, buddy.

>>143222563
>implying /padt/ can brain

>>143221470

If they wanted to make it interesting, they would make it a 7th gen pokemon.

But it wont be.

>>143221705

>as the anon say while he watches Gundam.

>>143222577
He was stated to have soloed every gym with just Darkrai, and won ever other battle in the league with only Darkrai as well, including the finals. Ash was the only one that managed to knock out not just one, but two of his Pokemon. He was a good way of showing how strong Ash had become.

I honestly never got the hate.

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>20 years of Ash does nothing relevant to his goal

'''''''''good'''''''''' anime

>>143221696
It's obviously gonna be Mega Charizard Z

>>143222867
>implying it wouldn't be synchro Charizard

Oh hey, look at that, all the shitposts mysteriously got deleted at once.

>>143222732
>I honestly never got the hate.
He has two legendaries that's enough

>>143222791
Well, some people likes to depict Ash as an incompetent but if you think on it his development as trainer is pretty consistent.

I mean each time he takes part on a big event its ranked better than before, is a pretty solid and plausible development is not that he reaches and wins everything he is a good player that gets good results in every league, may be its not the best but is consistent.

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>>143223086
>>143223086
Hmm, I wonder what it could mean.

>>143223086
I really wish people would just learn to ignore him, though. I've seen him shit up pretty every Pokemon thread on /a/ this year with more or less the exact same posts. At this point people should be aware of him and what his deal is.

>>143223278
>He has two legendaries that's enough
Yeah, but that establishes him as someone that's primarily a tough opponent because of the overpowered Pokemon he uses, rather than due to legitimate skill like the Elite Four etc. It was a sensible decision.

>>143223595
That was exactly the problem and where the hate comes from he is just tough because he happens to have legendaries for unknown reasons.

>>143223787
Maybe. I focused more on his role as a seemingly impenetrable obstacle Satoshi did extremely well trying to penetrate, I guess.

So his 6th mon is Goodra, right?

>>143208678
Why is she wearing Ash's clothes?

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>>143225111
Masturbatory reasons.

>>143225111
>Some rocker kid won't stop making noise and being a bother outside and wants to battle Ash who he heard was a Pikachu trainer
>Serena wants him to shut the fuck up but he refuses
>Goes in the tent and gets the idea to trick him
>It works

Also she puts on a voice too.

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>>143225333
You forgot the "strips into his clothes inside his tent while he's there" bit.

>>143206327
wait what

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>>143225416
That was the best part.

>>143225416
>that fourth panel
I want to commit a crime

Makes me wonder when we're going to get Sun/Moon anime news. Maybe after the movie comes out we'll find out who's going to be the travelling companions for next season?

>>143225416
Wait, that actually happened? I haven't see the series since middle BW, but I'm pretty sure that the 4th panel is an edit.

>>143218596
>with the one opponent he has a tone of victory flags with

Explain?

>>143225883
That's usually how it goes. They can't promote both the movie and the new series in the post-episode segments at the same time., so they wait with the series promos until the movie is no longer in theaters.

>>143225926

Yep. Not sure how the hell they got away with it, but it did happen.

>>143225926
The panel itself is an edit, but it depicts something that actually happened, yes.

>Ash wins Pokémon league
>becomes Pokémon master
>stays in France to because he likes traveling with Serena
>cut to them pulling the plug on Ash in his comatose state
>Sun and Moon stars a new protagonist

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>>143203097
19 YEARS
9

Y
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S

Sixth will be mega butterfree.

>>143226113
>all these people who still think Ash is going to leave/Serena is going to stay

>>143225988
As far as the episode itself is concerned, all that happened is that "she put on his clothes". Little kids aren't really going to make the "she changed clothes inside Ash's tent while Ash was there, so that means she must've stripped in front of him" connection as long as the show doesn't nudge them in that direction.

The scene inspired lots of fanart though.

>>143221470
>Yfw its Muk

>>143226113
On a serious note, the coma theory, while it kind of makes sense, would be pretty unlikely in the real world. Comatose is a pretty heavy subject that most Japanese kids probably wouldn't even be aware of, and going in that direction might leave several confused children asking their parents. There could also be a backlash. While I know that Japanese kids shows have tackled dark themes before, and I do know that it's just a popular fan theory and nothing close to being official, but imagine if it was: OLM would have a lot of explaining to do.

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>>143226396
The episode itself inspired so much fanart "Satoshi-Serena" has its own pixiv tag with 4 pages of art.

http://www.pixiv.net/search.php?s_mode=s_tag&word=%E3%82%B5%E3%83%88%E3%82%B7%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%8A

Needs more porn though

>>143226578
Funny thing is that Serena herself is so popular that her fanart dwarfs that of several entire anime series. She alone has more fanart than all of Tokyo Ravens, for example.

>>143226798
shhhh.... you might upset the misty genwunners around here.

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>>143226798
As it should be. Such a qt deserves it.

If they are smart then they gonna have serena join ash for the new region. Shes way to popular to be dropped

>>143226798
>>143226578
The shitstorm if/when (and I really hope it's not when) they replace her will be colossal,this will be the only thing that can cause more of a stir than the Naruto/Hinata end, because it stretches much,much farther than just the anime community.

>>143226891
well, I don't think this will be the case as one of the default names for the Female Heroine in S/M is "Selene"

>>143226937
You do know the name Selene is related to the word moon in some languages right? Selene's similarity to Serena is just a coincidence.

>>143226891
I don't see it causing a shitstorm. Disappointment, sure, but the people that would like her to stay do know that this is a series that has always replaced the female leads every new series.

>>143226977
yes. But two similarities are obvious signposts they're trying to read the audience.

>>143226891
I think Japan will get over it eventually. They got over Misty leaving, they got over May leaving, they got over Dawn leaving, they kind of hated Iris so her leaving wasn't a big deal, they'll survive Serena leaving too. What I'm really worried about is how the people at the anime threads on /vp/ will react. I hope they'll be able to pull through.

>>143226937
That's just a placeholder name. The Japanese equivalent is Mizuki.

Its like they finally figured out that no having your MC act like a total retard and not have the girl be a complete bitch gets you more viewers

Ash doesnt have to win the league but he shouldnt lose it over some retarded plot twist like in the Kanto league or the gameshark shit in DP

>>143227039
>are obvious signposts they're trying to read the audience.
Not this shit again. If, for example, Hikari (Dawn)'s replacement, instead of being Iris, was a girl called Nozomi (let's ignore Zoey for this one), and people noticed that both are names of Shinkansen services. Would that be "testing the audience"?

Also, there's no assurance that the new girl in S/M will be one of the travelling companions. It's too soon to tell, it might go either way.

>>143227058
See >>143226992
No matter how much someone wants Serena to stay, they're aware of the fact that the franchise has always replaced the girls when new series have started in the past.
I'd like her to stay myself, but her leaving isn't going to be some crazy twist out of nowhere. It's just going to cause disappointment that they didn't deliver what people hoped they might actually do.

The Narusaku thing caused a shitstorm because those people were entirely convinced that was going to be the endgame. Nobody has that kind of conviction when it comes to Serena staying, at least not here.

>>143227305
>they're aware of the fact that the franchise has always replaced the girls when new series have started in the past.

Brock stayed on for several seasons because people liked him. Why the fuck cant ash travel around with two girls for once?

>>143208707
>>143211841
>>143212470
It won't happen.

>>143227305
Given how at least a vocal minority of /vp/ (not saying all of them, or even most of them, just saying a vocal minority) is convinced that things will be different this time, and the fact that /padt/ began because of Amour in the first place, makes me worried about how the threads for S/M will be.

>>143227401
Simple answer is because the girl's promotion of the current games is done. Misty kind of promoted G/S too given how Johto's connected to Kanto and you got to battle both Brock and Misty in G/S anyway. Unlike Alola which is clearly based on Hawaii and is not Southern Kalos.

>>143225416
>fourth panel
no way in a thousand fucking years that happened

>>143227439
well, here's the thing. The reason why the previous female companions got replaced is because they have a unique character design. X/Y and S/M now have character customization as features. This is also besides the fact that Serena is one wardrobe change and haircut change away from looking like the S/M heroine.

>>143227492
>ash wins/gets close to winning the league
>price is a all paid vacation to alola
>is allowed to take friends with him
>the loli and nerd stay while serena buys a new bikini

Problem solved

>>143203097
Hell no, the problem with Ash is, he wins only those side leagues, but the main is always dead end.

I bet that if there was an underground/hardcore unofficial league, he would actually win.

>>143227439
I haven't seen anyone being genuinely convinced. Hoping she'll stay, sure. Being completely certain, no.
As long as the Sun/Moon series keeps up the quality from XY, I doubt the threads will change much.

>>143227401
He can, and he might. At this point it's really best to just wait and see rather than trying to second-guess where things are going. XY has done so many new and different things it's very hard to tell what their plans are. Last month, most people were practically certain we were getting a Flare arc followed by the league, and then the series did something entirely unexpected and had the league happen first.

>>143227677
>but the main is always dead end

We have yet to see a main league.

I personally would love to see the franchise end on a legit world championship thats held like only every 10 years and you need like 50 badges or some far out shit to even qualify

Twist the current champion is ashs dad

>>143227499
The panel itself is fanart, but the scene itself happened. It just happened offscreen.

>>143227706
To be fair, having the league happen first isn't entirely unexpected: that's what happened with BW too.

>>143227593
Then why keep Serena when they can have S/M girl do the same thing? There's no point in keeping Serena, her story is done, her generation is done. I like Serena too but her staying is very unlikely at this point.

>>143227058
>will
If it's not confirmed just say "would" instead.

>>143227801
Her story is not done yet. Ash is still there.

>>143227801
Because she's well liked and already got such a drastic redesign she no longer resembles any playable character in any game anyway?

>>143226798
Because at this point people desperately want someone to win the Ashbowl.

>>143227898
Dawn also had a change of costume (albeit temporary) and was very much well-liked (not as drastic as a change as Serena, but still) but she still left.
>inb4 Dawn did not have a canon crush on Ash

>>143227865
All Serena has to do is to try to confess, and see where it goes from there. That can end her story without her going to Alola.

>>143203097
Has Ash won ANYTHING of worth through his life

>>143227966
He won the Orange League and the Battle Frontier.

>>143227962
>Dawn also had a change of costume (albeit temporary)
Yes, one that was directly taken from one of her games, and which had nothing to do with Black/White's character. And it was just an outfit change too.
Not even remotely the same.

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>>143227966

>>143228044
Serena's change was kind of showing off customization though, so it was showing of a game feature.
>inb4 her haircut and clothes aren't in the games
>inb4 Tripokalons aren't in the games

>>143228123
>inb4 her haircut and clothes aren't in the games

That's a pretty good argument though. She doesn't resemble the X/Y female pc any more than she resembles the S/M female pc.

I just want Serena to stay, the S/M heroine to join, and Brock to come back. I know I'll never get that, but I can dream can't I?

>>143228277
You can always be dream, but at least you're already more realistic than a number of Amourshippers.

Why does the female PC have to be the one to accompany Ash?

>>143228821
Misty and Iris say hi.

>>143228344
Serena by herself is famous enough to stay.

>>143220916
Ash hasn't really been using Pikachu in battles during XYZ. There was even an episode where Pikachu complained about not being chosen, but it didn't go anywhere. It seems like they're deliberately sidelining him.

>>143229074
It got a pretty good battle in episode 29.

>>143228991
So were May and Dawn, but they didn't.

>>143228897
Yeah, but none of the male PCs do. Give one S/M's time to shine, keep Serena because she's popular. If Brock could stay through Sinnoh, Serena can stay an extra league.

>>143229242
They don't have a reason to change her this time with the new character being basically her.

>>143226937
It does not matter what the game does. The anime has been doing its own thing for a while now. If they want to keep Serena, they will. If they don't, then they won't. Either they replace her with a new companion or just give her a wardrobe change.

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>>143229308
>They don't have a reason to change her this time with the new character being basically her.

>>143229470
I'm not as optimistic as you. Are you forgetting the whole "training with the old Kalos queen" plotline they introduced.

>>143229662
What's interesting about that is that that character is very deliberately designed after a movie villain, though.

>>143229074
Is it finally time to retire Pikachu? Is Greninja gonna be the new mascot?

>>143218438
>or some guy with a full mega evolution team
But it's only one mega evo per team.
If they disregard that rule, then they might as well disregard the 6-pokes-per-team rule.

>>143221470
It honestly feels like they're building up the "mystery" member too much for it to be Goodra when they just showed it 2 episode before.

I hope it's someone completely unexpected like an evolved Bayleef or Primeape tbqh

>>143230782
Note that the Pokemon Fan article that presented it as a mystery was published nearly two weeks before that Goodra episode aired, though. The magazine also didn't mention that episode's existence at all.

So XYZ is the end of the one year for Satoshi? Or does no one actually count the days

>>143203097
>Ash
>Winning
don't make me laugh

>>143231388
The video is hype enough.

>>143203097
It's not a spin-off league so no.

Some faggot will show up with legendaries/next-gen pokes and destroy him.

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>>143231388
>yfw da Ash wins da Pokemonl Eagle.

>>143230782
>Primeape
>ever being remembered
kek

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>>143225111
Because she's insane

No.

>>143231528
>We'll never see Kingler crab hammering bitches ever again

When will they stop pushing Greninja down our throats? It's getting as bad as Pikachu at this point.

>>143231528
At least he showed up in the BW OP, which is more than Lapras or Pidgeot can say.

Well, the latter and Butterfree got super brief flashback cameos there I suppose.

>>143231528
Who cares, shitty boring gen 1 fighting type who doesn't look flashy nor cool nor is good in the games.

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Ash would easily win with

>Charizard
>Pikachu
>Greninja
>Sceptile
>Heracross
>Snorlax

I also really would love to see Bulbasaur and Squirtle. They were so based in Battle Frontier, you could see they really were veterans.

>>143231780
I always found it weird how Pidgeot is so ignored.

Core member of Ash's original team throughout all of Kanto and hasn't had a single appearance since is departure outside of short flashbacks.

All the others get appearances from time to time.

>>143232367
>Core member
People really seem to misremember how little it actually did. After Bulbasaur got caught, Pidgeotto rarely got any use beyond pecking holes in balloons and it never had any kind of personality to speak of.

>>143232338
>easily
I don't think he could beat Darkrai even with that team

>>143203164
>tfw just realized why they say zed

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> Ash wins, becomes master
> Series finally shifts tone
> Timeskip, Ash is in his twenties
> Serious shit happening, Pokemon dying, people getting seriously hurt.
> The show throws away it's episodic structure
> We get to see actual character development and people struggling with shit
> Battles become more important and they get a bit darker....like more "charmander scream from origins"-like darker

Imagine the hype

>>143232449
He beat Darkrai with a weaker team.

>>143228055
I used to be god tier at this game when I was 9, I tried again a while back and couldn't get passed the first guy

>>143232665
Let'Z Go!

Hey, is that movie gonna be a movie ver of the XYZ league or is it non canon?

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>Ashy boy fuses with a frog ninja

What the fuck am I looking at?

>>143232994
It's going to be canon, but unrelated to the league.

Check out the start of the manga adaptation here:
http://imgur.com/a/PAdz8

Though do note that the manga rewrites the plot somewhat, and very notably ditches every main character other that Satoshi and Pikachu for some reason.

>>143233106
>http://imgur.com/a/PAdz8
>that shota satoshi art style

Muh dick

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>>143233058
Isn't it just some synchronizing thing ala....oh my god...Ash-Greninja is just a fucking remote Evangelion

>>143233106
Hopefully we'll get more chapters soon.

>>143233058
It's what a pokemon master can do just like that psychic mind shit that keeps moves and tactics a secret from the other trainer.

>>143203097
>Greninja's and Ash's bond is so strong Greninja started to look kinda like ash and power up

How come despite all the shit they've been through together, Pikachu didn't go through some bullshit transformation like greninja did?

>>143232338
>Pikachu
>winning anything
he's the reason Ash's such a jobber

>>143233641
>NFE don't get that ability
>It might be an ability unique to Greninja
>It might be a Mega Evolution that's powered by bonds rather than KeyStone/MegaStone that any Pokemon can do with a strong enough synch rate.

Take your pick.

>>143233724
if it was option 3 gamefreak can finally do more with that friendship stat that doesn't really fucking do much except make one mediocre move a little stronger.

>>143233724
It seems it's going to be a feature in the new Sun/Moon games that'll be limited to certain Pokemon only.
The anime also hinted at that by talking about an instance where this happened in the past as well, and it was to a Greninja then too.

>>143232338
Greninja is Ash's current strongest, not even the Zard can reach its level right now.

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>>143232698
All you would get is Ashs kid doing exactly what his dad did.

I'm near catching up but did Serena got her Third Key or she failed to be the Kalos Queen?

>>143234064
Kalos been turns into a popularity contest. Serena loses and it's offerred to train with Yashio. She declines for now because muh traveling but gets a card for the end of the season so she can fuck off.

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>>143234064
Reached the finals of the Master Class and lost against Elle in her title defense match.

Very solid episode.

>>143234174
>for now
Good. She still has potential to be one someday

>>143234189
That actually saddens me since I wanted her to win but thank you anon

>>143232367
>>143232411
I rather see him bring back shiny Noctowl than Pidgeot

>>143234873
It was pretty badass in the Sinnoh Lesgue, but I'd rather see Swellow. A lot of people seem to forget that it was actually really strong after Staraptor took over.
>tanked full power Thunderbolts even as a Tailow
>Thunder Armor was bullshit but taking Thunder shows it's strength
>caught a League level Donphan mid Rollout and flipped it high in the sky for a knockout
>beat a Scizor 1v1 with it's best attack being Aerial Ace

Paul is still the best rival, even though he was a fucking edgelord.

I just got to D/P series
What's with the unlimited amount of EDGY 10 year olds in this series

>>143235302
Shinji really is the only one.

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>>143203647
This one?

>>143235647
I think even people that actually like BW consider that episode complete garbage.

>>143235647
>>143235744
Hahaha for some reason i find this funny. Kind of want to watch that episode.

>>143235647
Pikachu's face at the end of this one always gets me

Raw fuckin' where.

Maybe the series will end......and then it will start an adaptation of Pokemon Adventures Manga. That is some good pokemon shit.

>>143235962
Raw of what?

>>143221432
Goodra never lost in any of the battles it was in, so cant really compare them yet

>>143203097

>Ash Ketchum wins the league the same year Leo wins an Oscar

>>143235781
It is meant to be funny. The main issue is that they completely destroyed his characterization just for humor there.

>>143235962
No episode this week.

>>143226798
>She alone has more fanart than all of Tokyo Ravens, for example.
Literally no one gives a shit about tokyo ravens in the west or east. There are tons of anime/manga series that have low fanart on pixiv. If that's the metric you're using to measure her popularity I don't see how it's impressive.

>>143230081
I would love this

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>>143235647
>I went through five leagues for this

>>143236100
It did take serious damage and just barely won in Clemont's gym battle though, whereas Snorlax has been consistently shown to be an absolute monster who's tankier than Goodra and probably just as powerful. I.e, the Battle Frontier match against Greta showcases how strong it is nicely.

>League Finals
>Ash only used 5 pokemons the whole league
>Got to the final against Alan
>Super amazing duel as Alan last pokemon, charizard x, battles greninjash
>greninjash lost barely but charizard is seriously battered
>Ash uses his sixth pokemon, infernape, which mega evolves and announces pokemon sun and moon gen 4 mega evolutions.

>>143232338
Infernape is a permanent all-star team member.

>>143232338
I wish Bulbasaur would evolve. Venusaur has always been one of my favorites, and it'd likely be ridiculously strong considering how skilled it is as a Bulbasaur.

>>143236385
>>Ash uses his sixth pokemon, infernape, which mega evolves and announces pokemon sun and moon gen 4 mega evolutions.
>and loses