In terms of the anime, how is this going to have an effect months down the road?
Is there anything left to look forward to?
>her hat
The new character design looks so much like anime Serena there's a pretty good chance of her staying.
>>141347173
Fuck off already, Serenafags.
>>141347173
But the default one will have black hair so that will probably be the new main girl.
>>141347235
Serena's own design didn't follow the game's default though, even before the new outfit, mixing the hair of the default with the eyes of the blonde.
>>141347235
The black haired girl in the trailer looks like the rival. Rival Serena in X/Y used a different design from the default player design that got used in marketing.
Plus there's the fact that even with a different hair color, anime Serena looks more like that girl than she looks like the X/Y girl.
>>141347192
But she does?
Why do mods allow these threads again?
>>141347376
>Why do mods allow threads about anime on an anime board?
Don't you have a Dragonball thread to shitpost in?
>>141347095
none. she's literally inferior May.
>>141347095
SHIPPERFAGS BTFO
>watching the ashnime
How dumb can you get?
>>141347503
>May
>not Cal
>>141347173
>being this desperate
It's clearly not Serena, idiot. The shippingcancer never had a chance of going anywhere.
>>141347576
>says it looks like Serena but isn't her
>hurr it isn't Serena
>>141347781It's that guy constantly shitting up Pokemon threads here
>game related content
>discussed on /a/
Fuck off.
>>141347809
I'm guessing by the sound of it Serena and new Fem MC resemblance rustled his jimmies or something along with the whole Ash/Serena thing?
>2016
>still watching pokemon
Biggest retards on 4chan 2bh.
>>141347963I honestly think he just picks stuff to shitpost and insult people over at random.
>>141348028
Nobody cares, go back, generalcancer.
>>141347809
Yeah, he's getting pretty easy to recognize.
>>141348028
I just went to look at the thread he linked. I get the feeling he's just resorted to spamming faces now because his jimmies are over-rustled from this.
>>141347095
Given how it seems the new region really is based on Hawaii, I guess that drop's Serena's chances of staying to 0.01%.
>>141348425
>look at thread
>people having a civil discussion about the new trailer
>what's clearly just one or two people sitting there spamming "HAHAHA LOL BTFO" over and over
That's hilariously sad
>>141348523
See >>141347173
The new pc design resembles anime Serena so much more than anime Serena resembles game Serena there's absolutely a chance of her staying.
At the very least it looks more likely now than it did yesterday.
>>141348573
>The new pc design resembles anime Serena so much more than anime Serena resembles game Serena there's absolutely a chance of her staying.
This is some serious desperation.
>>141347095
Haha new series, Ash and Pikachu lost and start over, Serena went to trash like all the girls prior to her. New girl appear and stay for 1 year. Rinse and repeat.
That shipper guy probably on suicide watch now.
Is Serena getting NTR'd by the new girl?
>>141348630
Well, there's actually the case of Hilda never being in the anime, anime Serena and the new game girl looking somewhat alike >>141347173 and Ash losing seems to be what'll happen against Diantha.
>>141348573
The delusion is strong in this one.
>>141348727
It seems that's because the characters can be customized in S/M, so yes, you can make your character look like Serena. It doesn't mean it *will* be Serena.
>>141348674
Pretty much. She will "go on her own adventure" right as Ash switches regions.
The faggots on the /vp/ general don't want to believe it because they're shippers wh donate to deviantart patreons, but it's what will happen, it always does.
>>141348613
Except it isn't because she actually does and anime Serena's hairstyle isn't an option in X/Y? >>141347173
>>141348674
>>141348674
>>141348807
Thank you for talking some sense into this thread.
>>141348832
Holy shit those hairstyles are nothing alike you autist.
>>141348832
That's just a coincidence.
Face it, with Hawaii being confirmed (remember that "Alola" is just one letter away from "Aloha"), Serena is very unlikely to stay.
>inb4 France and Hawaii were at war with each other at some point, therefore Alola = Southern Kalos
That makes no sense. By that logic you'd probably say that Unova and Kanto etc. were at war with each other because of WW2?
>>141348810
She isn't.
>The faggots on the /vp/ general don't want to believe it because they're shippers wh donate to deviantart patreons, but it's what will happen, it always does.
The thread doesn't do that and the guy that posted the deviantart/patreon is always told to fuck off and is a known shitposter.
>>141348807
New character is customizable Mami. If anything there really is a case for Serena staying.
>>141348807
Can you talk some sense into /padt/? It's a frenzy over there.
>>>/vp/26237992
>>141348939
>The thread doesn't do that and the guy that posted the deviantart/patreon is always told to fuck off and is a known shitposter.
/padt/ circlejerks over fanartists all the time, do you even post there? They all literally worship sickboyr.
>>141349001
I'm seeing people having a discussion mostly centered around what started Ash will get, and one blatant samefag that's probably you shitposting the same mostly ignored bait posts over and over.
>>141348939
>New character is customizable Mami. If anything there really is a case for Serena staying.
Does not follow. The girl in the trailer doesn't even look anything close to her (the girl in the trailer has black hair, not brown hair).
>>141349001
Nope. Knowing how they react to anyone who unironically doesn't think Serena is staying, I'm staying away from /padt/ until maybe after the Sun/Moon anime starts.
>>141348921
>France and Hawaii were at war
It's not even about the war, it's how there's actually some history between them and there's also the Zygarde forms.
There really is more than just coincidence if you can customize your avatar.
>>141349070
Scratch that, the shitposter just got banned
For some reason, I'm not really excited over S/M game, aesthetically it looks too similar to Ruby/Sapphire/ORAS.
At least the legendaries look great, I'll give them that.
Post yfw Serena stays... It's actually Ash that goes away and they use the S/M male character as the new protagonist
>>141349075
>Does not follow. The girl in the trailer doesn't even look anything close to her (the girl in the trailer has black hair, not brown hair).
Seriously?
>>141349090
You know, your arguments are starting to remind me of this video. Just because you can customize your character does not mean Serena is staying. Hawaii is like on the other side of the world, Serena staying does not make sense. What would she do there? Is Tripokalon or an equivalent even going to be part of S/M?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHS-K7OuLAc
>>141349075
>(the girl in the trailer has black hair, not brown hair)
It's most likely the rival character if you play as a boy.
Rival Serena had her own design that differed from the standard playable Serena they promoted in marketing.
>>141349156
She looks more like May than Serena, actually. For one, her hair color is lighter.
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>>141349147
Nah, I'd rather have Bonnie stays.
Just wait for PokeSpe for the canon design of the player characters
>>141349158
People are discussing the possibilities, Mimi. No one is insisting she's obviously staying.
>>141349196
>She looks more like May than Serena
You probably need to get your eyes checked.
>>141349255
Well the guy I was talking to seems to be convinced.
>No one is insisting she's obviously staying.
That wasn't the case the last time I lurked the threads (which wa sometime last month).
>>141349282
Why is the new may so delicious?
>>141348921
>Hawaii
This really bugs me. Why Hawaii?
>>141349158
There was no Tripokalon in XY's games either though.
The new girl is obviously not Ash's future travel partner. Unless Serena stays it's probably gonna be one of the gym leaders.
>>141349343
lesse,
Spats.
Spats.
Spats.
Spats under short shorts.
Spats.
Spats.
>>141349282
I mean in her hair color. Sure her hair kind of resembles anime Serena's, but it doesn't mean it's the same people. It's kind of like how Hotaru from Dagashi Kashi's hair kind of resembles the hair of Anna from Shimoneta. It doesn't mean it's the same person.
>>141349343
Because she was voiced by Kana Hanazawa.
>>141349308
>Well the guy I was talking to seems to be convinced.
He said that it's not serious desperation to say that there's absolutely a chance of Serena staying.
How do you get "convinced she'll stay" out of that?
>>141349156
Did they just recycle Brendan and May's models?
>>141349158
I'm not even the first guy. Hell, /vp/ (not the anime thread) are talking about how Serena and the new girl have some resemblance.
>>141349373
Yes, but Tripokalons were essentially ORAS' Super Contests and ORAS happened to have come out around the time Tripokalons were introduced.
>Even in the trailer nobody gives a shit about the retarded clown seal.
>>141349429
Given how /padt/ really likes Serena (actually like is an understatement) that's not exactly surprising.
>>141349486
>/vp/ (not the anime thread)
Can you even read?
>owl
>cat
>not a rat or toad
>>141349412
>new girl is said to look like Serena
>they look similar enough
>hurr they're the same person
Are you retarded?
>>141349361
Why new york? Why france?
>>141349196
I agree. The first time I saw OP pic I thought it was Haruka, at least the original Haruka.
>>141349500
A decent number of /padt/ anons also post elsewhere on /vp/. Not all, but many do.
>>141349521
Never mind about that, I was straying too far. My point is that just because you can make the new girl look like Serena doesn't mean Serena will be in the Gen 7 anime. I admit I had a poor choice of words, but my point is that Serena staying is very unlikely, and using player customization as being a hint of her returning is pretty illogical.
>>141349075
Let's fucking hope that Serena stays so that you won't return to /padt/ then.
>>141349601
>My point is that just because you can make the new girl look like Serena doesn't mean Serena will be in the Gen 7 anime
And people aren't saying that either, they're discussing the possibilities
>>141349454
I thought S/M starters' design as a whole were extremely underwhelming.
>>141349664
The owl is a gift of God to humanity.
Don't talk shit about the owl
>>141349664
Well, I think it's pretty cool that they had a two-type stage one starter, which I think they haven't done since Bulbasaur way back in Gen 1. I kind of wish that they go away from the traditional grass-fire-water trio and try a different trio, as it's getting pretty stale.
>>141349664
This desu. I hope their next stages are good at least.
>>141349442
You could say the same about almost any side-feature though.
The anime itself tried to tie-in the Tripokalon stuff with those trainer videos that XY had when it was introducing it for the first time.
>>141349601
It isn't just the player customization. It's that Serena and the new girl look similar enough that Serena can take over as Gen 7 girl like Ash does every single guy and the fact that Serena was designed as an OC that was separated from her game counterpart.
Also, remembering one of the threads, there's the whole Hilda-Iris thing
>>141349725
Those became Pokevisions, which the anime more or less stopped mentioning after they introduced Tripokalons.
>>141349700
Well, the owl did look the best compared to the others, I won't deny that.
>>141349751
That doesn't make any sense. Just because Serena kind of looks like one of the possible customization options for the female playable character doesn't mean that Serena can be a suitable substitute. That could have been a possibility if Not!Serena were the only availabe option, but there's four of them and only the first resembles Serena.
Put it this way: if in X/Y you customize your character and make him resemble Brendan, does that mean you can substitute Calem with Brendan?
>>141349868
>there's four of them
It's the same design with different palettes, just like in X/Y, and they're just initial designs you can customize further anyway, just like in X/Y
>>141349868
They're all the same female with palette changes. Take out the colors and you still have a girl with short bobbed hair that's somewhat similar to Serena in the anime.
>>141349764
The anime basically brought them up (the Pokevisions) in the first place just to give some legitimacy to the Tripokalons, since they were used as a lead in for those and Kallos' queen.
>>141350248
It's unlikely Tripokalons were planned back then
serena is so fucking dead
>>141350672
Nah, new girl gets Hilda'd and Serena takes over like Ash does for the male protagonists. >>141347173
>>141350722
New girl is basically Serena already.
>>141351215
Why can't you stay on >>>/vp/ with this shipping garbage.
>>141351436
You know, this actually makes Serena even more shitty thinking it this way.
> Ash goes on adventure to next region, Serena wanting the D that hard she cosplays as a different girl to stalk Ash.
Admittedly that's how all Serenafags feel being honest.
The similarities between the X/Y protagonist and the S/M protagonist are absolutely there.
so will the artist draw one of those for Gen VII?
>>141351621
Well, the thing about that is that Ash invited her to go with him while everyone else male or female had to ask, invited themselves along, or forced him to travel with them.
100th post!
>>141351436
Could happen
>>141352315
Has Ash paid for Mistys bike yet?
>>141353531
Nurse Joy in Viridian City fixed it up for free so he didn't have to pay for it.
Although if you want to talk about bikes and shocks: Misty, May, and Dawn got their bikes destroyed by Pikachu while Iris and Bonnie got shocked by him. Serena never suffered Pikachu's electricity.
>>141347173
No she doesn't. her hair is a straighter bowlcut with completely different bangs. She has the same eyes nearly EVERY female trainer has and a different hat. Kill yourself shipper scum they will replace Serena with her soon.
>>141354037
I like how you're not even trying to pretend you're not shitposting.
>>141354083
I like how everyone who is not blind and delusional is shitposting to you.
>>141354134
Oh, it's just you again.
>>141354170
That was my first post, keep your creepy familiarity to yourself.
The thread devolved into "it's Serena", "except it's not her" and "NTR!NTR!" garbage pretty fast huh?
>>141354272
Can we blame Mami? I blame Mami.
I literally couldn't give less of a hoot about anime Serena. Game Serena any day of the week.
>>141354332
I'd blame >>141347173
For bringing such a stupid discussion at all
At least wait until there's a Sun and Moon anime, this is literal game discussion
>>141354396
But he's right.
>Gen 7 game protagonists resemble the Gen 6 ones
>The game is confirmed to have customization, just like gen 6
>Anime Serena got redesigned long ago and looks more like the gen 7 design than the gen 6 design
>Ash has stayed on every gen and has usually been redesigned slightly to look more like that gen's male protagonist
>Serena might stay on for the next series as well
There's nothing wrong with this logic, and there's no reason to turn it into some retarded "hurr delusional shipper cancer" argument.
Mods, /vp/ is leaking again.
>>141354396
You should have blamed OP then for purposely making this thread as a blatant shitpost attempt.
>>141347173
I see now.
This is what is happening:
The Serena from anime is not the real Serena, but S&M Girl Protagonist pretending to be Serena. In short, the Serena from Anime is Serena's phantom. Ash was traveling with an impostor all along, while the real Serena is fucking Gary Oak.
>>141354913
No, it's the real Serena.
Gary quit everything and became Rowan's fuccboi.
>Cat starter looks the best
>Only gets a single Type
That fucker had better pick up the Dark type when it evolves or something
>>141354808
>attempt
>117 posts
Yeah, this "attempt" went pretty well, anon. :^)
Why is everyone arguing if it resembles Serena or not? It doesn't matter since anime Serena has already seriously changed her appearance. There is absolutely nothing from stopping the studio from changing her hairstyle and wadrobe to whatever they want her to look. This proves absolutely nothing. Not for her as a continuing cast member nor against. So, can we please stop with this shit and focus in the real important issue? Will we be getting customized MC-formes for our starters like anime Greninja?
cat > owl > otter
I'm so ready for Houndoom to have a feline counterpart
>>141355986
>This proves absolutely nothing.
If the new games hadn't allowed customization, just like ORAS didn't, it'd have been a pretty good sign Serena would have to leave. So there's that.
>>141356410
Again, it proves nothing since anime-Serena completely changed her style to an anime-original look. We have no idea if the anime is trying to do something different from the game or following in its footstep. Customizing looks neither proves nor disproves Serena as a continuing choice as Ash's companion in the future.
>>141356634
Actually yeah, you're right, nevermind.
I think Serenafags will still be denying that she's staying behind even halfway through the new season. They've already come up with 'time skip', 'training arc with Yashio' and now 'replacing new MC because she's a special snowflake' theories.
>>141358027
This tbqh
>>141358027
>>141360259
Cool samefag.
>>141360259
>bumping on page 10 with nothing to say
This is reportable.
Sameface never changes.
So we still haven't got league. Detour when?
Also I feel sorry for manga guy. Since bw, 4 games came out.
>>141360440
Be carefu, the circlejerk from the /vp/ general is in this thread, and if you even suggest the new girl isn't Serena, you will be labeled a shitposter.
>>141360513
We heard your falseflagging the first few hundred times
>>141360440
Most league arcs have been 7 episodes long, there's decent amounts of time left.
>>141360513
Eh, I'm apathetic to that, but this interests me in a sense.
Separate league? Side series?
For first time in 2+ gens will make character return?
>>141360753
Except it's not falseflagging and you know it, seeing as you're one of the worst posters from that cancerous /vp/ general.
>>141360851
Male.
>>141360847
True but I haven't followed in months, still no flare wrap up/8th badge?
>>141349454
Oh shush. Seal is cute.
>>141349156
>avatar customization is back
Hell yeah.
>>141360915
Last episode had a cut to Lysandre saying their plan was about to enter the final stage, and next episode seems it's going to have a substantial portion of it dedicated to Flare getting shit in order.
Maybe Ash and everyone will go back to Hoenn and travel with Higana for a while, or whatever she's called in America.
>>141360915
>>141360994
Also, the 8th gym arc will be episode 27-29
>>141361036
>whatever she's called in America
Zinnia.
And there's not really much time for that. If anything they'll involve her in the Flare finale, considering their plan involves Rayquaza's megalith.
>>141360440
At least ORAS is ending so he can focus on the other story.
>>141361093
Oh, wait, shit. It's coming out at the end of this year?
I forgot how fast Pokemon games are released after their official announcements. Most other games take at least a full year or two before they're released.
>>141361202
>the other story
>the
He has FOUR incomplete stories currently running. Special is the biggest clusterfuck of a manga I've ever seen.
>>141361202
Im waiting for BW2
Unless done.
>>141361221
Yeah, late November.
>>141361281
It's only 3 and I don't think he is focusing on BW2 either.
>>141361403
BW is still stuck on an unresolved cliffhanger.
>>141361445
That ending pissed me off.
Worst part is that nothing happened after that.
Latest volume?
>>141347173
>Serenafags
>>141361445
>BW2
>2
>>141361477
I assume the plan is/was to resolve it in the BW2 adaptation
>BW/2
>ORAS
>XY
Does it even belong to the same series? I have a complete goulash in all this stuff.
>>141361586
Pocket Monsters Special is all one series.
So unless you're confusing it with some other Pokemon manga, yes.
>>141361586
Hot damn I love fit girls.
>>141362372
He's been steadily increasing the fanservice for a while now.
>Eureka and lemonfaggot stay.
>Iris comes back, except she's not a cunt anymore.
>Serena gets in the bus.
A man can dream...
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
>>141348727
Hilda seemed too lewd for the newer parts Pokemon anime; like how May's chest got retconned.
>>141364170
Seriously doubt that seeing how Misty had shorts, Dawn's skirt was anything but a cover, and BW even gave cleavage shots.
>>141347095
Ash's sixth.
>>141349712
But, anon, it's tradition.
>>141364653
We already know it's goodra from XY&Z30 and its summary
>>141364718
Eternally mad that green faggot got the sword and Ash didn't. It would have been great.
>>141349156
>156▶>>141349196 >>141349423 >>141360974
>File: trainer change.png (1.76 MB, 1600x900)
Oh wait, I think I get it. They're expanding trainer customization to fit in with the pokemon fusion so that way every pokemon that can do fusion (i.e. Greninja) will look like the trainer and there will a lot of unique looking fusion pokemon.
>>141365497
I don't see the point of introducing fusions into the game. It seems to be more or less identical to Mega Evolution in terms of function.
>>141364718
It looks like they're just returning to the swamp and meeting up with Goodra for a few episodes.
Because, if he did take Goodra back, he'll have three things weak to ice. It's bad enough he has three things weak to electricity too.
>>141366477
>stop discussing things I don't like
>there's literally an entire board devoted to pokeshit
>still insists on breaking the rules and posts here
MODS
>>141366100
He could also probably bring back Goodra for important battles (i.e. League battles) much like Charizard.
>>141366796Strictly speaking this is /a/ related since at least in theory it's discussing the anime and not the game. If it were solely about the game then that would belong on /vp/.
>>141366100
Pikachu:
>Weak to: Ground
>Resists: Elec, Steel, Flying
Ninja Frog:
>Weak to: Elec, Bug, Fighting, Grass
>Resists: Steel, Dark, Water, Ice, Ghost
>Immune: Psychic
Fire Bird:
>Weak to: Rock (x2), Water, Elec
>Resists: Fire, Fighting, Bug (x2), Steel, Grass (x2), Fairy
>Immune: Ground
Lucha Bird:
>Weak to: Psychic, Elec, Ice
>Resists: Fighting, Bug, Grass, Dark
>Immune: Ground
Bat Dragon:
>Weak to: Ice (x2), Dragon, Fairy, Rock
>Resists: Fire, Water, Grass (x2), Bug
>Immune: Ground
Ash's team's pretty well covered, and is pretty much invincible against Ground. On the downside, he has three things weak to electricity. If he does get Goodra back, he'll have a total of three things weak to Ice and two things weak to Dragon and Fairy. Which is kinda hilarious considering the last Gym is an Ice Gym, so picking up yet another Dragon just before he gets to it is probably not gonna work out that well for him. Goodra's a tank, but it's not gonna be able to take too many Icicle Crashes.
>>141366892
>strictly speaking
>>141366477
>>141366737
>stop discussing anime on an anime board
Do you understand how retarded that sounds?
>>141367983
>implying 99% of this thread isn't video game shit
>implying that the pokemon board isn't for the shitty slide show add on to the games as well
