>ash's rowlet doesnt evolve >lana's popplio doesnt

>>32012244
Hi Hazeldex

>>32012244
No wonder it has such a cartoonish design. Matches the drop in animation quality perfectly.

>>32012253

Art =/= animation, when you will you stupid fucks understand this

>>32012280
You expect too much from the XYgotes in this board.

>>32012244
Is that Masked Royal?

>>32012244
Watch this be an idea they tossed in the trash after they found out the Rowlet line ended up being more popular than the Litten line.

>>32012303
Sure, just like they did with Chimchar

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RIP Stoutland

>>32012303
That's not how production during a show works, you filthy little owlfag cunt

>>32012311
Ash's Turtwig reached it's final evolution too you know.

>>32012347

And it would have been better of not evolving seeing as how it lost its speed and became a jobber so Infernape could have the spotlight.

>>32012323
If this was an American production, I would agree with you, but it isn't, Japanese production (for tv at least) take significantly less time and are more likely to change on the fly.

>>32012303

Anime episodes are written and produced six months in advance.

Besides, it's not like that matters.

Pikachu, Charizard, Mewtwo, Lucario, and Greninja all owe their popularity to the anime.

If it's a major character in the anime, then it's guaranteed to become popular.

>>32012369
>If it's a major character in the anime, then it's guaranteed to become popular.

Infernape ins't popular at all.

>>32012369
six entire months?! So >we are still watching anime episodes that were written and produced two months before Sun and Moon even came out?

>>32012393
Yes

>>32012369
>Greninja owes its popularity to the anime.

Greninja was a competitive favorite and in Smash before it ever set foot in the anime.

>>32012347
Turtwig was always the least popular though

>>32012390
Maybe not relatively compared to some of the bigger draws, but it's definitely popular.

>>32012369
Shut up Barafag

>>32012405

Ash already had Froakie at the same Greninja got into Smash, and Smash Greninja has the same voice as Ash's Greninja in both Japanese and English.

It was clearly based on Ash's Greninja in the same way that Mewtwo and Lucario are based on their movie incarnations.

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>>32012244
>ashnime rehashes plot ideas from 20 years ago
This surely hasn't happened before...

>>32012414
Not at all, couldn't even enter in Pokken's roster.

>>32012460
At least in Diamond and Pearl, 4 of his 5 Sinnoh mon were fully evolved.

>>32012509
Neither could Greninja.

>>32012509

Pokken's playable characters are all very distinct from each other in fighting style though.

I imagine Infernape would be redundant with Lucario and Blaziken already on the roster.

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>>32012513

Evolution doesn't mean shit in the anime, where an unevolved Pokemon can overcome an evolved one with strategy, and one of them (see pic) would have been better off not evolving at all.

>>32012531
Greninja still have the anime spotlight when Pokken came, so it really wasn't that necessary, Infernape hasn't being chilled in anything but the anime.

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>>32012318
>Stoutland dies as a means to make everyone sad while feeling sorry for the cat
>This sacrifice will somehow make him either go braver and/or lose himself

I'd be more surprised if he didn't. Like, having someone tend and own the dog while Litten no longer has to worry about it and either joins Ash (likeliest case) or Kukui gets accustomed to it and gets it in place of Rockruff.

They've already addressed death a wee tad too much in these series for it not to happen. Meowth was literally dead for a few minutes in it.

>>32012571
iirc Torterra was deafeted in every single battle after it evolved didn't it?

>>32012513
Ash caught 6. You're forgetting his Gible.

>>32012594
>Meowth was literally dead for a few minutes in it.
No?

>>32012632
That's 4 more than the number of genders.

>>32012635

Yes, Meowth has died twice from seeing Mimikyu's true form.

Plus that nightmare Litten had about Stoutland dying.

>>32012632
Everyone forgets his Gible considering his lack of dragons.

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>>32012644
>nearly went to the afterlife
>literally died

I don't think you know what "literally" means.

>>32012594
>Pokémon dying in the anime

>>32012670

>What are Latios and Lucario

>>32012674
>movies having the same continuity as the anime beyond the first one.

>>32012244
Let the muscle hate flow through you

>>32012318
I dunno. Rain alone doesn't really prove that much.
But if they actually go through and straight out kill the Stoutland just to make Litten catchable, they have my respect. Most probably won't go through with something like this in a kids show. Though Pokemon is pretty open minded in terms of death in general.

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>>32012244
I'm completely okay with this. Rowlet is best in line and I'd love to see Ash's ace have an actual personality again.

They royally fucked up my favorite XY starter, it's time to redeem themselves.

>>32012606
yes, Electivire, Hippowdon and Drapion

>>32014645
Burasto Bann'd the frog was the best scene in Pokemon ever.

>>32015101
It knocked him down from his pedestal, sure, but they're the ones who put him there in the first place. The whole thing was an exercise in pointlessness.

>>32012244

This is from the games not the anime

>>32015291

Then why are Ash and Pikachu there?

>>32015234
Blame the writers who want to include that bond form.

>>32012244
It's called the royal theory OP,

>>32012244
>popplio doesnt evolve
Good

>>32012244
Oh, this again,

Okay, before I posted the royal theory I copyed from another anon, I want you barafags to look at the leaks. Look at it for about 5 or 10. Look really close.


And after your done read this.


>When you first look at the Chinese leaks, the only thing that stiks out the most is ash, mallow, and incineroar. But you people can't seem to notice anything else. The incineroar leaks takes place in the battle royal. And this is just rotom pokedex showing off incineroar. And here is my proof. First let's look at the part where incineroar is about to hit pikachu with the table. Notice that microphone flying. That's probably for the anouser. That on it's own is proof that it takes place at the battle royal. Next is machamp. The closest pokemon to a actual wrestler. It's got the belt and evrything. Now notice that machamp is letting incineroar pick him up and swing him without any hesitation. That's shows that incineroar is showing off it's strength. And tell me why would ash show off his pokemon to everyone. That's not what ash would do. The only time he shows off his pokemons is in the middle of battle. And last but not least mallow and popplio. Lana is there too. But I have hunch that Lana and ash were having a four way battle with the guy with the Machamp and the masked royal With his incineroar. It was popplio vs rowlet vs machamp vs incineroar. After incineroar took out machamp he felt as if rowlet and popplio were too weak and he got out the ring and fell asleep. And if you read incineroar's dex entries you see that incineroar doesn't fight weak opponents A.K.A popplio And rowlet.

And now tell me if you still think that's ash's incineroar.

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>Stoutland dies so Mallow can use Incineroar's belt to heat her kettle

>>32016744
>incorrect pasta

So, anon, what do you think of Ash's Incineroar?

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>>32016790
LUCHALITTEN LEAKS RIGHT AGAIN

HOW WILL BALLIOFAGS RECOVER

>>32012423
yeah call him a barafag that would turn back time and make the producers change the thing they animated 6 months ago

>>32012244

to be fair, incineroars dex entries are literally tiger charizard

you shoulda seen it coming

>>32012244
I spent minutes trying to figure out what pokemon was sitting on top of incineroar's belt. Then I realized it was a kettle. I don't think that's consistent with a charmeleon personality. Its pokedex entry says it just likes to pretend to be mean, so maybe mot entirely like charmeleon.

Also, who/what is that thing incineroar is breaking over its head? At first I thought it was kukui in his masked royal persona, but the clothes and mask aren't cosistent.

>>32012286
But XY is GOAT anon.

>>32017867
>I don't think that's consistent with a charmeleon personality. Its pokedex entry says it just likes to pretend to be mean, so maybe mot entirely like charmeleon.

Yes, it's all part of Incineroar's kayfabe.

http://www.pokemon-sunmoon.com/en-us/pokemon/incineroar/

>If a crowd watching it battle is pumped up, Incineroar’s fighting spirit will burn brighter. But a lackluster crowd can make it lose focus or fight shoddily. When it receives the admiration of young Pokémon and children, it may keep up its cold attitude on the outside, but in its heart of hearts, Incineroar is immensely happy. It loses the desire to fight when faced with a Pokémon that’s clearly weak or injured, and it sometimes gets taken advantage of as a result.

Like a real heel wrestler, it's all just an act it keeps up for the sake of the show.

Wait, I haven't been keeping up with the anime at all. Does Ash finally have that Litten that's been following him?

>>32017971
Nope.

>>32017971
And he never will.

>>32017867
>Also, who/what is that thing incineroar is breaking over its head?
Ballio

>>32012390
When Blaziken got popular Game Freak cashed in on this by making Infernape

Infernape was popular enough to justify them trying to continue cashing in on Fire/Fighting types and making Emboar

>>32017867
The "thing" being held over Incineroar's head is obviously Machamp.
If you look closely, you can see Machamp's belt & underwear, head crests, and four arms.

>>32012244

tfw popretard wants blow his dick on the concept...

>>32016790
best plot twist in anime history