Welcome to the Pokémon Anime Discussion Thread. Talk about new episodes, old episodes, upcoming episodes, anime Pokégirls, sub releases, discuss, speculate, bitch and moan, etc., etc.
>NOT-SHIT SUBS:
http://pocketmonsters.edwardk.info/#PocketMonstersXYSubbed
>Citronic Gear On's music rips:
http://pastebin.com/C2gkFb0g
>New trailer for upcoming events, now in HD:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeyVL5FCCM8
>Movie 19: Volcanion and the Ingenious Magearna [Jul 16th]
http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/
NEW Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWtBDuxrcS0
Next episode:
>XY&Z031: Heatbursts at the Ingenuity Festival! [Jun 16th]
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/pokemon_xyz/trailer/
Upcoming episodes:
>XY&Z032: The Kalos League Begins! Mega Charizard Showdown: X VS Y!! [Jun 30th]
>XY&Z033: Mega Sceptile VS Raichu! I Received Some EXP!! [Jul 7th]
Shit people will ask:
>Is this season good? I haven't watched the anime in [x] years and-
Yes, it's fucking good, just start watching it already.
>Will Serena win da Ash?
It sure looks that way.
>Muh subs when?
[PM] is subbing XY&Z. Their releases can happen any time of the week.
Old thread:
>>26685060
DP68 SUBS:
http://pocketmonsters.edwardk.info/[PM]Pocket_Monsters_-_Diamond&Pearl_-_537_DP068_Tobari_Gym!_Lucario_VS_Buoysel!![H264_AC3_DVDSUB][45B4C903].mkv.torrent
XY&Z8 POKETV SUBS:
http://pocketmonsters.edwardk.info/[PM]Pocket_Monsters_XY&Z_008_Dance,_Eievui!_Its_Tripokalon_Debut!!_PokeTV_segment[H264_720P][C524261B].mkv.torrent
XY&Z26 SUBS:
http://pocketmonsters.edwardk.info/[PM]Pocket_Monsters_XY&Z_026_Rival_Showdown!_Satoshi_VS_Shota!![H264_720P][9357EB8E].mkv.torrent
XY&Z27 RAW:
http://www.nyaa.se/?page=view&tid=813168
XY&Z28 RAW:
http://www.nyaa.se/?page=view&tid=815088
XY&Z29 RAW:
http://www.nyaa.se/?page=view&tid=817145
XY&Z30 RAW:
http://www.nyaa.se/?page=view&tid=819172
NEXT: POCKET MONSTERS XY&Z31: HEATBURSTS AT THE INGENUITY FESTIVAL (JUNE 16TH)
>Satoshi and his friends visit the Ingenuity Festival! It's a place filled with exciting and thrilling devices! Satoshi and his friends enjoy themselves greatly, but the Rocket Gang is lurking around behind the scenes with a nasty plot...?
>Summary:
>As Satoshi and his friends continue their journey, they drop by the "Ingenuity Festival", where one can experience various ingenious devices created by masters in the field from all over Kalos. The place is filled with exciting and thrilling devices, and the invention-loving Citron gets super pumped! Satoshi and the others are of course enjoying themselves as well, but during the festival, they end up getting separated from Pikachu and the other Pokémon! Not only that, but the Rocket Gang is lurking around behind the scenes with some sort of nasty plot, and...?
>Voice Cast:
>Rica Matsumoto: Satoshi
>Ikue Ohtani: Pikachu
>Mayuki Makiguchi: Serena
>Yuki Kaji: Citron
>Mariya Ise: Eureka
>Megumi Sato: Dedenne
>Megumi Hayashibara: Musashi
>Shinichiro Miki: Kojiro
>Inuko Inuyama: Nyarth
>Noriko Shitaya: Yancham
>Hitomi Nabatame: Harimaron
>Miyako Ito: Pumpjin
>Kenta Miyake: Maaiika
>Kiyotaka Furushima: Staff
>Rinko Natsuhi: Boy
>Akane Fujita: Girl
UPCOMING SHIT:
POKÉMON NO UCHI ATSUMARU? EPISODE 36 (June 12th)
>Abareru-kun Trains with his Mentor Golgo in a World of Minus 40 Degrees Celcius, Replicating Onigohri's Moves!?
XY&Z032: The Kalos League Begins! Mega Charizard Showdown: X VS Y!! (Jun 30th)
>The Kalos League finally begins! The participants in the league are all tough Trainers who have each gathered 8 badges, and among them are Shota, Tierno and Trevor, Trainers Ash and his friends have met before. Ash gets more and more excited, but then a Trainer suddenly challenges him to a battle.
XY&Z033: Mega Sceptile VS Raichu! I Received Some EXP!! (Jul 7th)
>Fierce fights happen one after another in the Kalos League. Shota and Tierno go up against each other over a place in the semifinals. Shota has also made a personal analysis of Tierno, who specializes in a rhythm strategy that uses dancing to stay in sync with his Pokémon, and makes full use of it as he goes up against him. Both of them fight furiously with neither giving an inch, and the battle eventually comes down to the last Pokémon on each side. But then Ash and his friends spot something... but what?
DREADREA (BY SERENA, CV MAYUKI MAKIGUCHI):
http://www.megafileupload.com/aynY/DreaDrea_(Serena,_CV_Mayuki_Makiguchi).aac
VOLCANION AND THE INGENIOUS MAGEARNA MANGA CHAPTER 1:
http://imgur.com/a/PAdz8
>>26688632
First for Gen 7 protag catching an Iwanko
A country got perma-range banned tonight.
>>26688686
What the hell is that?
>>26688632
Can someone tell me whats happening in that scene?
So, is it at all confirmed that Zygarde Complete Form requires both cores? Or can Squishy or Z2 become complete form by themselves, or do we not know?
5 months before I cry bitch tears during the farewell.
>ash arrives to alola
>sees trainer with iwanko
>battle da
>pikachu vs iwanko
>pikachu loses
yfw
>>26688705
primal dedenne
>>26688705
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENkW_V2GjGM
>>26688749
Dropped.
>>26688717
A core can get to Perfect by itself, it doesn't need the other one.
So technically, there can be two Perfect Zygardes at any time.
>>26688749
stop using doge to shitpost
>>26688714
Help?
>>26688785
She's just chillin watching Ash and Bonnie playing in the water.
>>26688771
Ehh if you say so. I always figured it needed both cores because complete form has both red and blue on its design, whereas 10% obviously has the core of its color.
>>26688705
Repeating digits
>>26688785
I need somebody. Help, not just anybody.
She's in the little pond at Florges cave, chilling out and shit.
>yfw frog is the king
>>26688808
Most people thought that too, me included.
>>26688668
nobody is catching that early route shitmon
>Delia, When Ash was much younger there was a little girl next door he used to visit everyday to play. every so often he messed up my garden to get some flowers to give to her as presents. They both wanted to start their pokemon journey as soon as possible, so Ash promised her that they do start their journeys together. He seemed very fond of her, but one day her parents left pallet for work reasons. I believe her name was Luna
>>26688836
What deconfirmed it though?
>>26688822
>>26688803
Thanks guys. I thought she was about to bathe.
>>26688847
The updated OP.
Also, I think a magazine had already said it months ago, but nobody paid attention to it. Or something like that.
>>26688877
Okay. I asked the question because of the updated OP. How does that confirm anything?
>>26688686
Is this the new fox?
>>26688702
Poor ruskies. One ruskie posted cp on /int/ and they got country banned. It isn't permanent though as told by a [Manager]
>>26688835
>ninja
>king
>frog
triple threat
>>26688883
Because it's the OP?
Also, PZ appearing in the Volcanion movie.
>>26688906
A ninja frog king. With a mustache.
>>26688893
I heard it was because a Russian agency was DDoSing the site.
>>26688929
Z2 isn't in the OP my anon
>>26688835
Greninja is the Hokage?
>>26688835
You know, that's how I picture a 200% Synchro Ash-Greninja. Just imagine that cape is made of water
>>26688835
People really like Arceus and Mew more than Pikachu? I can't imagine Arceus as the face of the series.
>>26688686
>>26689033
Forget the cape, the water becomes a bird.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cy6DW7nReo
>>26689067
People knew from the start that the winner would be given away at the movie premiere. This was a chance to get eventmons otherwise unobtainable.
>>26688981
It is.
>>26689103
literally my mom's dog
>>26689090
Alright that makes way more sense then. Greninja and Pikachu aren't all that special though, so did their popularity just beat out the eventmon lust?
>>26689103
>>26689103
Ivanko
>>26688977
That's sounds a bit more believable, just take the "Russian agency" part away. Fucking Russians even grief themselves.
>>26688686
QUALITE
>>26689133
Now we only need Roger, and then maybe I will buy the new games.
>>26688999
dattebayo
>>26689103
It's so cute. That poor thing must already have furry fanart
>>26688835
Bigger than Jesus.
:^)
>>26689133
>>26689103
they should take a leaf out of rune factory's book and let you ride your mons. ash won a ponyta race once, i think gary had an arcanine mount before he got all weird and bookish
>>26689130
>so did their popularity just beat out the eventmon lust?
Pretty much. Pikachu has always been a popular Pokemon, and Greninja's popularity shot through the roof after it was revealed.
>>26688999
Greninja is a 『STAND』 and the Hokage.
>>26689213
Gary never had Arcanine as a mount, he just used it in a race like Ash did Bayleef.
Adamant where?
>>26689133
That Koala looks like the cutest shit ever
>>26688686
>>26689220
God damn it Araki. I'm sure if he drew Ash he would give him those lips and Serena would BTFO
Who should get these new mons in the anime?
>>26689242
>koala cute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8oLu7znwQ0
>>26689257
the longhairSerena
>>26689220
Is this from the "Naruto as drawn by other mangakas" thing? Or just cringe fanart?
>>26689236
Hi?
>>26689285
>cringe
>>26689285
Araki, the artist of JJBA drew this
>>26689285
Literally, Araki's art for Naruto during its somethingsomething anniversary.
>>26689295
Subs before or after the next episode?
AlsoMESSI MESSI MESSI.
>>26689257
>>26689320
I'd hope before.
These two new pokemon look like generic shitmons for early filler episodes. Can't see any of them in the anime on the cast.
did this fucker just have a PTSD nam flashback?
>>26689324Cute
>>26689173
Oh god i wasn't the only one.
>>26689133
>>26689103
>Obligatory Rodent and Dog foddermons
Great leak
>>26689348
War never changes.
>>26688702
Not anymore.
>>26689358
>koalas
>rodents
That's an insult to rats.
>>26689347
I can see ash or a companion getting the dog. The fire starter is a cat so they have those gags to fall back on.
>>26689358
but but iwanko a qt
>>26689368
Yeah, I checked /int/.
>Hiro is doing this to distract us from his data-mining shenanigans
Absolute madman
>>26689193sup
>>26689386
The dog is literally like Poochyena from Hoenn or the dog from BW...just early gen fodder/filler material.
>>26689401
I want Duplica's fucked up Dittos to come back
>>26688660
I think the kalos league format will start with 32 trainers this time. Makes sense seeing how most of them are now mega users and it probably going to have 2/3 of that amount of trainers. Plus ash will fight against shota in XY&Z34 and 35 and there is literally no time for them to have 64 trainers of 3on3 featured within 1 episode. One episode with 3 3on3 battles is doable if the trainers just steamroll with their megas aka ash and alan so this will be my prediction
>Ash vs Mega user 2 top 32 3on3
>Ash vs Mega User 1 top 16
>Ash vs Ayaka top 8 6on6
>Ash vs Shota top 4
>Ash vs Alan finals
>>26689334
Hope, he says.We're fucked, aren't we?
>>26688660
When will be they feature the new character that will fuck ash over?
>>26689386
Are you ready for shenanigans /vp/?
>Ash vs Alain finals
>right before the battle begins, there is a flashback to a previously unseen scene of Diantha giving Ash something, and we briefly see the mega-evolution symbol
>Before the battle, Ash is speaking to Professor Oak and says he is calling in one of his most reliable Pokemon for this battle
>Alain is winning, Ash is down to his final Pokemon
>Ash puts on a mega ring
>cut to Diantha mentioning new mega stones found in the distant Alola region
>Ash sends out his last pokemon
>MEGA KINGLER
>Kingler proceeds to sweep Alain
>>26689412
>Lillipup
>fodder
You take that back right now.
>>26689469
So hiro browses /pol/
>Revealed Surfing competitions to replace shitty Tripokalon and Contests for Sun and Moon when?
Lets have the girls ACTUALLY do something that contains some skill and talentall while still looking good in bikinis and swimsuits
>>26689541
>not mewtwo materializing at the eleventh hour
>"you saved my society so i'm gonna help you win the olympics"
>ash reaches into his asshole and retrieves a mega stone
>>26689616
You don't think putting on live performances and coming up with clever power interactions take skill and talent?
Why does Ash know how to do this random shit? He won a horseback riding competition once too
I find this thread's lack of Serena disturbing.
>>26689646
Shut up Ash. You have a region to save, stop wasting your time in this site.
>>26689386
Just like Ash's Poochiyena and May's Skitty. What about Ash's Purrloin and Cilan's Lillipup...oh wait
>>26689643
>I let my pokemon spam special moves that turn into sparkles, while I two-step dance like a five year old
Yeah great performances, Serena
Anybody here? I have a big piece of HYPE here that i need to relieve myself of...
>yfw this in SuMo
>More dogs
>More knots for Korni
Ok, guys. 2 weeks or so ago i said here that i had a big fucking load of episodes to watch, since the beginning of the XYZ, and i finally finished it.
I feel sad for losing all the hype, but i'm also happy as fuck for all the shit happening. A delicious teasing episode with serena, Ash horsecocking the champion and all that. Some fillers were really ouplaced, but we're doing good. For the first time ever they're doing the right thing and placing the Crisis Arc AFTER the league.
I'm lost on the recent episodes (non-subbed). Can Ash already control Ash-frog properly? Also, how the hell did shota get the last badge without a mega? And how in the living hell did alan get all those badges in a few days?
I'm afraid of being hurt but, can i believe that, this time, Ash will do it? I fear a bit after seeing serena losing the Tripokalon.
>>26689768
Just wait for subs, dude.
>>26689768
Serena losing the Master Class was expected, its literally her first region goal and making it all the way to the finals already was too quick for my tastes.
For Ash this is his 6th region and he's the main lead, its different.
>>26689768
Shota's got more smarts and natural talent than Ash, and ironically more immediate motivation than him because of his incredible ashlust
>>26689768
>Can Ash already control Ash-frog properly?
Yes, they finally managed to perfect the transformation and synchronization.
>Also, how the hell did shota get the last badge without a mega?
Wulfric may have just not used M-Abomasnow against him. Wulfric didn't use his mega against Ash the first time.
>And how in the living hell did alan get all those badges in a few days?
He didn't. Look how long it took to get to Snowbelle the first time. Do you really expect that it took only a day to get all the way back to Lumiose? There was obviously a small timeskip.
How many more episodes do you think we'll have? Im guessing 10? I think its almost over
>>26689825
Are you retarded?
>>26689825
The games don't come out till November 18th, we have plenty of time still.
>>26689797
I think Shota has the same voice actor as Konohamaru so it's even more strange to me to see him fighting on equal terms with his sorta-mentor, the main male protagonist
>>26689768
Its ironic both Dawn and Serena made it to the finals of their very first regions, yet it took Ash 6 gens to apparently make it to the finals.
>>26689886
i don't think you understand what irony is
>>26689840
Yea but wouldnt it make more sense for the new season to start before the new games come out?
>>26689886
Dawn getting all the way to the finals and beating out May felt cheap.
At least Wallace ain't the champ anymore.
>>26689687
>he forgets Serena being a rider
http://www.strawpoll.me/10451907
>>26689726
>SuMo
You need to leave.
>>26689921
Well, to be fair, Dawn had been prepping for contests since before May knew what they were, since she knew she wanted to be one before she started her journey and she lived with a Top Coordinator.
>>26689792
Why are subs 5 episodes late? Something serious happened? Do they plan to get on tracks soon?
>>26689793
>>26689793
I think the same, she just started winning and winning, but it seemed that they tried to close the stories too quickly to get free time for league and Flare arc. It's just dumb that she got an Sylveon for contests, focused on it and used it ONCE. Well, the ending where she stains and train with Prada Devil was almost implied since she appeared.
>>26689797
>more smarts and natural talent
Are we watching the same anime? He achieved things because of crazy training, but ash have a wonderful quick-thinking.
Another thing that was plain bullshit was for Alan's beldum to defeat Noivern. Alan is a monopoke user and they transformed him in a genius. At least now we know that Ash will probably defeat Alan and Shota on the league, i hope that this means championship. If he can defeat a guy that defeated an E4, what kind of bullshit will they pull out.
Also, Ash defeated THE FUCKING CHAMPION, if they take this seriously he shouldn't even struggle against league opponents, alan and so included.
>>26689886
Didn't Ash make it into the Terracotta Finals with May without even actually giving a fuck about Contests
>>26690006
That was an unofficial Contest with all rookie opponents.
>>26689998
Yeah Ash is clever and has a lot of brute cunning, but Shota's got some prodigious early growth, who knows if he'll hit a glass ceiling or whatever but he certainly caught up quick.
Ash kinda won against Diantha. He got a good shot in on Mega Gardevoir, but Mega Gardevoir didn't collapse or anything after that. Then Ash legit blacked out, I don't think you can call that a decisive win.
>>26690029
I think serena really is the highlight of the show. Not the battles.
>>26690029
Shota is almost like a prodigy. Honestly he almost reminds me of what Max might have been like had he aged. Max said in AG he would pick Treecko as his starter too.
>>26690041
Lets not go too far now. Shotsa nothing like max.
>>26689768
>Can Ash already control Ash-frog properly?
They can now activate it at will, and it goes straight into Shuriken mode instead of water shroud.
>Also, how the hell did shota get the last badge without a mega?
Wulfric didn't use Mega Obama in his first match against Ash, so we can assume he reserves his mega for the most powerful of challengers.
>And how in the living hell did alan get all those badges in a few days?
He doesn't have a waifu to cater to, a bro and a loli to defend, a TRio that consumes his time, and he already has a powerful team, instead of Ash who grows and trains his team as he challenges gyms. Also, Lysandre probably allowed him to use a Flare plane.
>can i believe that, this time, Ash will do it?
God, I hope he does. It's literally the reason I came here. But:
>the Crisis Arc AFTER the league
It's highly likely that it will start during Ash vs Alan, interrupting their final.
>>26689074
you ask for quality
>>26689998
Every member of the Battle Frontier was supposedly as strong as a member of the Elite 4, and I remember one of them having an Articuno and another having supernatural powers. I feel like no matter what Ash accomplishes he's not gonna really be satisfied with it
>>26689906
It doesn't work that way. Or it hasn't.
We literally don't know anymore.
>>26690058
Why is the giant shuriken considered a straight upgrade over the shroud? I feel like the shroud has advantages in obscuring movements and acting as a sort of close combat deterrent.
>>26690058
I thought Wulfric didn't use mega obama because Ash didn't even get past the flat table turtle thing
>>26690029
Ash is more of a natural genius, capable of improvising mid-battle and learning through his body. Or his pokemon's bodies, to be more exact.
Shota is an analytical prodigy: he excels at planning and executing strategies after analyzing his opponents.
And Alan has the power of edge and being chuuni, things that shouldn't be underestimated.
>>26690125
Is shota really that smart? Ive seen him in a couple episodes but he never stood out to me that way.
>>26690125
Calling Ash a genius is just disingenuous, the boy started off dumb as fuck. Like at best I'll give you that he's a late bloomer
>>26688714
Nothing really, they're just playing around with the Pokémon in the water.
>>26690098
The shroud didn't work like that. It was just and indicator that the synchro level wasn't high enough for the water to coalesce into the Shuriken. And the stronger the synchro is, the stronger the froge becomes.
>>26690142
The past episodes arent canon anymore.
>>26690041
Max is a shit. A SHIT.
>>26690029
My kind friend, come on. The mega-gardevoir of the champion was on the floor, almost fainted and ready for the final blow. After Ash got unconscious, she took her sweet time to recover and showed to be crippled, returning to the pokéball. I'm not really implying on the fact that Ash won, but on power scales here. Ash had was on advantage and offensive against her and everyone clearly saw that. Clemont mentioned that too.
She is the champion, can teleport and do all kind of shit and one-shoted a mega from E-4. A champion is ages away from dudes in the pokémon league. I'm not denying your point, but the implications are too strong.
>>26689646
Let's fix that. You know the roll.
>>26689164
you get qualite
>>26690170
Max wasnt that bad. I liked seeing him cock block brock.
>>26690142
Technically he's still the same age, so that's not exactly what it is.
Also Shudo kind of hated Ash, so I wouldn't trust OS Ash to be adequately compared to current Ash.
>>26690170
Ash does real good under pressure, and it seems to be exponential in terms of scale:
Fighting Richie or Paul or whoever? Gonna fuck up. Fighting a Champion or a Battle Frontier dude? Good shot at it. Facing reality-warpers, controlling gods, saving the world? Guaranteed.
Hoping we get XY&Z027 soon.
>>26690196
Im confused. The os ash is still relevant isnt he? He had flash backs in bw
>>26690215
You seem to have a lot of screenshots. Post more Braixen.
Threads dead?
>>26690136
not really, people are just kissing his ass. In reality shota has been training his pokemon much harder than ash and re-challenging gyms until he wins. While ash beats tough opponents using what little preparation he has traveling.
>>26690216
But none in XY, they're all from his time before becoming a trainer.
>>26690237
Okay, you wanted Braixen, right?
>>26689646
>>26690237
>>26688835
Waifu thief king
>>26690196
Was the only direct reference to his age in Best Wishes? I don't understand how he's gone through all this shit in less than a year
>>26690254
Shota's playing it smart, and it's not all that much ass-kissing to give the small child his due for beating someone who's technically a Championof some islands no one cares about. Ash's schtick of "gonna go in blind!!" is fun but everyone else probably sweeps the gyms so easy because they actually bother to gather intel first.
>>26690285
Yes, but screenshots from the anime.
>>26690287
Whats happening here?
>>26690254
Shota also relentlessly studies as well, so when Ash brings something he doesn't expect,Presumably Goodra, Shota will probably struggle before Mega-Sceptile bails him out leaving the Sceptile/Ash-Greninja fight.
>>26690323
I think you guys are giving him more credit than he deserves. I mean just look at him. Hes got some very lazy looking eyes. Not the eyes of someone who studies long and hard
>>26690216
It's been more than 15 years. So no, most probably not. Also
>BW
>>26690170
The thing is that we really don't know what are the real limits of Ash-Greninja in terms of power. Before mastering the form, it had either:
>one-shotted its opponents
>lost to Megazard in their first bout
>fainted after starting to gain the upper hand against its opponent
And of course, not every battle was fought on the same synchro level by the frog. But based on what we've seen so far, I'd say that these are the power rankings:
M-Gardevoir >= 100% A-Greninja >= M-Houndoom > 75% A-Greninja (second battle against Alan) >= M- Charizard X > 50% A-Greninja (first battle against Alan) >>> Sceptile = Greninja = Charizard
The reason I rate Houndoom so high is because I think Malva was just toying with Alan, and let him win because hell, the guy had already beaten 9 other megas in a straight row.
So /padt/, who will beAsh and Serena's child'scompanions in Alola?
>>26690312
>I don't understand how he's gone through all this shit in less than a year
It's a cartoon.
>>26690285
DO you think braixen will evolve in TF arc?
Chespin had all the opportunities, but had the fate of jokemon sealed, they even had episodes for the evolutions, already. He's taking the shot for the team, but that's sad. I really wanted to see a fully-evolved trio. I had no problem with Dedenne as a cute jokemon.
>>26690342
He can't sleep well, less so since he got his badge from Valerie, the memories still haunt him.
>>26690357
Howabout an in-universe reason
>>26690357
Actually if you put all the episodes together, it would just barely cover a month I think.
>>26690323
Shota's strategy will fall flat on its ass due to two things:
>Goodra
>he hasn't seen Ashninja's (current) maximum power
Just a random thought will clemont's dad participate in the league to get sweep by ash-greninja?
>>26690377
Years last longer in the Pokemon universe.
>>26690367
No, because it appears Braixen is more popular than Delphox, if it was Ash's Pokémon it'd probably evolve sooner or later but being Serena's I think it'll stay like that.
>>26690367
Delphox ain't cute though
>>26690377
There isn't one.
You can always pretend XY Ash is 11-12 while you watch, though. I do that.
>>26690398
Are serena's parents rich?
>>26690312
I think people are overestimating Shota. Sure he takes notes, but its pointless if you are challenging someone different other than Ash.
Shota only won against Ash because he knew the matchup and had everything needed to counter ash.
And we already know what would have happened if Ash brought out synchro greninja that fight. Luckily for shota, he lucked out and won because ash didn't master it.
>>26690395
You know I never considered Clermont's dad, but maybe he could participate using his secret identity under the directions of Sycamore to expose TF's plan or something.
>>26690395
Why would he even do that? He already has his hands busy managing his store and doing his superhero shit at night.
He better appear during the TF arc, though.
>>26690410
The new summaries say he wotked out an anti-Tierno strategy too.
>>26690409
For one we know nothing about Serena's father, her mother is a former Rhyhorn racer not sure how profitable that's supposed to be, but it'd appear they're in the usual middle-class well being of the Pokémon world.
>>26690410
It was a legitimate win. Ash failed to execute a maneuver, and Shota took advantage of that.
It was lucky, but he also won the mindgame portion of it even if he wasn't intending it. He intimidated Ash and shut down his big move.
>>26690414
Sycamore knows shit in the anime. He still thinks Lysandre is a good guy (granted, he has also seen him only once).
>>26690399
anime design adaptation of delphox is.
the whole evo line is.
>>26690424
>anti-Tierno strategy
Shota is growing on me.Not Valerie.
>>26690439
It's not. Delphox still looks gross to be honest
>>26690430
Ash wasn't intimidated by Shota at all.
>>26690367
The Team Flare finale is probably only a 2 parter. A few weeks back an animator director said they finished working on a major 2-parter coming up. Since the league obviously isn't a 2-parter...he must mean the Team Flare finale.
>>26690435
But perhaps he's suspicious of him, or regardless of trusting Lysandre, he knows something fishy is going on in the undergrounds of Lumiose.
>>26690461
Shota had him sweating. He was intimidated by how damn fast the kid had grown, and how Shota had managed to get the last gym badge before him. It was enough to throw him off his game.
>>26690427
I think they have a pretty good income considering serena's lavish outfit she uses in her preformances. Also when you compare it to the other pokegirls, she does look like her clothes are more higher quality
>>26690459
still better than the game model.
>>26690427
Serena's mother is famous and still do Ad's and shit, we can expect her to not be rich, but have a (really) confortable life.
Also, she's a strong womin. Probably fucked some guy while traveling.
>>26690480
He was barely sweating!
>>26690430
Which is why Shota will fail when the real match counts. Winning by luck isn't skilled.
>>26690496
Dont disrespect serena's family
>>26690507
The Ash/Shota match is probably going to be very close and come right down to Greninja/Sceptile in the end. Shota is sure to faint Ash's other 5 pokemon at some point including Goodra.
So, those non-league episodes inside the league arc. Is this shit filler?
If yes, why would they do that?
>>26690502
Yeah but even the slightest reactions from Ash are noteworthy. Like imagine if there was a tiny bit of red in Ash's cheeks while looking at Serena. People would go berzonkers.
>>26690507
Absolutely not, but it's more than enough to get you a trophy.
>>26690521
Why not?
>>26690419
>>26690414
Why not? Clemont's dad has a mega pokemon and the kalos league is in lumiose city. I'm sure he has the connections plus his son being the gym leader will allow him to have easy access. It won't surprise me honestly if he gets featured to test how strong ash has become during his journey with his disguise of course
His pokemon can be like ampharos mega blaziken and a third like helioisk
>>26690528
Well, we know Ash will never blush at Serena so let's just exclude that example.
>>26690557
Dont say that. Im pretty sure it will happen.
>>26690557
Well let's imagine that Ash got a boner while looking at Anabel, people would go berzonkers.
>>26690538
I dont think his dad would even have pokemon. Wasnt described as being strict once? I cant remember well..
>>26690520
not like it matters. shota is still going to lose despite all the hard training and preparation he did just to beat Ash.
>>26690578
Dude its a kids show
But to be honest, who wouldnt?
>>26690482
>>26690496
Probably, although one has to wonder since they live in Vaniville which in both the games and the anime(if I recall correctly) is described as the smalles town in Kalos, perhaps Grace preferred a quieter life.
>yfw Grace shows up during TF deploys their plan and reveals Lysandre is Serena's father.
>an angry Grace walks into the place where Lysandre is accompanied by Fletching and Rhyhorn
>Grace: Hello, do you remember remember me "darling"? Do you remember that's what I used to call you before you left me?
>Lysandre: ...
>Grace: Do you remember that? Do you remember how you left me alone with a baby girl?
>>26690538
By that logic, Korrina's grandpa and that lady with the Mega Mawile should also participate.
>>26690589
Isnt shota going to travel with them to alola?
>>26690589
Shota's shtick has always been going the distance in a battle with senpai (Ash).
>>26690593
Thats a little farfetch'd dont ya think?
>>26690521
Nigga wat?
The league arc starts on ep 32, and we only have the first two league episodes announced so far.
>>26690528
Well... That trophy is going to be pretty meaningless...
Why does clement run around in his pajamas all day?
>>26690606
Who knows?
>>26690643
comfy
>>26690629
Maybe he's talking about Unova League, you know, the Axew gets lost one.
>>26690627
Yeah but oh well, as we're speculating...
>>26690643
Pajamas are comfy and easy to wear.Seriously.
>>26690557
Maybe on the series' finale, before ash leaves to the next region they might pander by doing something cliche.
But, if what people are speculating actually happens,ash not being the main protagonist of the next series, that might just imply that he stays in Kalos, satisfying you amourfags.
>>26690459
>>26690287
Sometimes I wish ash would remember all those memories
All those people hes left behind
All those pokemon hes got in oaks lab.
He harldy even talks to his mom
Hes just a shell of his former self.
A drone corntolled by the will of japanese businessmen
>>26690680
ash is tired
let the poor fucker rest
>>26690680
I'm just tired of Ash. I could stand another Pikachu with a new protagonist and three criminals with a talking Pokemon, but no more Ash.
Might as well repost this from an old thread, my personal guess of what we have left with the information we have so far:
June 16th: Filler - Festival episode
June 23rd: -nothing-
June 30th: League - Mega Charizard X vs. Mega Charizard Y
July 7th: League - Mega Sceptile vs. Raichu
July 14th: -nothing-
July 21st: League - Ash vs. Shota part 1(?)
July 28th: League - Ash vs. Shota part 2(?)
August 4th: League - Ash vs. Alan part 1(?)
August 11th: League - Ash vs. Alan part 2(?)
August 18th: TF Part 1(?)
August 25th: TF Part 2(?)
September 1st: ???
September 8th: ???
September 15th: ???
September 22nd: ???
September 29th: ???
October 6th: ???
October 13th: ???
October 20th: ???
October 27th: ???
November 3rd: Final episode of XY
November 10th: -nothing-
November 17th: -nothing-
November 24th: SM begins
>>26690703
>November 10th: -nothing-
>November 17th: -nothing-
Why?
>>26690424
is it really necessary to come up with strategy against tierno?
>>26690703
Why do you assume there will be nothing on Nov 10th and 17th? Is there a reason for that?
>>26690686
their voice is weird, but that's about it. Delphox is topcutie.
>>26690707
At least before XY, the two weeks prior to the first episode there was a break I think it also happened between DP and BW.
>>26690712
>>26690707
Japanese holidays
>>26690719
No. They aired the Dent special the first week, then Road to Kalos the second.
>>26690691
Yeah why's it always gotta be new new new with that fucker
>>26690713
Yeah, right champ.
>Ash is more of a natural genius, capable of improvising mid-battle and learning through his body. Or his pokemon's bodies, to be more exact.
>Shota is an analytical prodigy: he excels at planning and executing strategies after analyzing his opponents.
>And Alan has the power of edge and being chuuni, things that shouldn't be underestimated.
What about Clemont?
>>26690749
rood
>>26690759
Clemont messes up his inventions.
>>26690766
I mean, in battle.
>>26690759
he should quit pokemon garbage and get a job at silph
Do you think we'll ever have moments like this ever again?
>>26690774
>not Lillia's company
I'm not all too crazy about pokemon.. I personally think Digimon's a little better!
>>26690728
Right, specials but no actual series episodes.
>>26690680
>But, if what people are speculating actually happens,ash not being the main protagonist of the next series, that might just imply that he stays in Kalos, satisfying you amourfags.
One thing doesn't directly lead to the other, but it could be a likely scenario. We're getting some endgame signals so if they ever wanted to end Ash's run as the main character XY would be ideal for that.
>>26690796
Get out anon.
>>26690708
Only a loser like Shota would.
>>26690605
that is a possibility but there's a chance it won't happen because they're not in lumiose city
>>26690759
Clermont is more of a scientific genius than a tactician.
>>26690703
so the flares interrump the league
>>26690759
Clemont is fucking godspeed, he seems to have an unlimited supply of tools and materials at his disposal which he pulls from nowhere.
>>26690813
Clemont would be a good Q
I bet they could strap all sorts of performancing enhancing shit to Greninja under the pretense of 'oh it reads his brainwaves'
