Svn0One
Lazy Reader
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look... in my defense, i've been up nearly 24 hours 😆
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Hard Enough - Pokemon SI
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Voted best in category in the Users' Choice awards.
MaHaL
Conductor of the Choir of Death
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- Canada
I wouldn't be on it being Gyarados, while we're not running by game logic here we can still use the fact that it's flying type means it's more vulnerable to rock than most water pokemon. Besides that I think there's been a couple instances of people getting clowned on for relying entirely on type advantage in the anime and some of the manga and while Lance may be acting like a giant dickweasel I don't think he'll fall into that trap.
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- California
If Lance were truly working for Team Rocket in this continuity then what would Giovanni's stance be? Pewter City is essentially his neighbor, so even if the SI chooses not to check for Rocket connections with Giovanni than Giovanni should still have some vague information. Team Rocket is always where they're not supposed to be, and all these gym renovations should give a criminal organization a trail to follow.
I just think Thunder Punch is a decent move to have in general. It's not the hardest hitting move, but it's accurate and has a decent amount of PP while still being a physical attack.
None of which matters beyond it being a good hold-out move, if we're going for anime over game. If need be, I'm quite sure a well-trained team can pull off a rock-solid 'Rocks fall, everyone dies!' showing. Maybe not a full on win, but I'd bet on a close loss if not a tie.
The Dragon type, in the anime, really pulls out the stops when it comes to being rare -and- powerful. And regardless of instance, Lance has never been shown as anything except supremely competent.
Akatsunami
The Bonetatoist
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- Brazil
He has at least two, in his pants, cause damn man, dragon hunting as a side hobby while raising more kids that 4 standard families combined is some self megaevolution worthy shit right there.
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Prismatic Glaive
Friend to the Owl of Civilization
Everyone clearly forgot the King Rock type pokemon
Do not fuckle with the Shuckle
I kinda wanna see Brock run a Contrary Shuckle with Shell Smash
Do not fuckle with the Shuckle
I kinda wanna see Brock run a Contrary Shuckle with Shell Smash
*Shrug* Lance clearly doesn't restrain himself to only dragon types. Various incarnations of his team have Gyarados, Charizard and Aeoradactyl. I feel like fair's fair. Besides Blue as @Svn0One has mentioned, there is also Sabrina's Venomoth (Bug/Poison).
Clefairy isn't a rock type but there is an association. It lives on a mountain and is strongly associated with meteorites. It's also only found near Pewter in the Kanto/Johto double region.
Also, I just want to see a Dragonite get OHKO'd by a pink midget
Decim
On again, off again lurker.
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- St. Louis, MO
Lance is more thematically Dragon, than actually dragon. Kinda a relic of there only being the Dratini-line for Dragon-typed Pokémon in Gen, but they still needed to give him 5 Pokémon for the fight, so they filled in with what they had.*Shrug* Lance clearly doesn't restrain himself to only dragon types. Various incarnations of his team have Gyarados, Charizard and Aeoradactyl. I feel like fair's fair. Besides Blue as @Svn0One has mentioned, there is also Sabrina's Venomoth (Bug/Poison).
Clefairy isn't a rock type but there is an association. It lives on a mountain and is strongly associated with meteorites. It's also only found near Pewter in the Kanto/Johto double region.
Also, I just want to see a Dragonite get OHKO'd by a pink midget
Great quote. I love that movie.
KillerFish
Grumpy Owl, Bird Lawyer
So what Brock really needs are Rock types with secondary types of Ice, Dragon or Fairy. So Aurorus, Tyrantrum, Diancie and Carbink if he could get them.
And that's the issue. Can he get them and train them in time?
And that's the issue. Can he get them and train them in time?
The only 2 Pokemon Lance needs to have are Dragonite and Kingdra... As he is to Kanto-Johto Champion and I'm assuming he is going to have at least one of Charizard, Gyrados, or Aerodactyl as a nod to his game Teams but that leaves 3 spots open for some very strong Dragon Types. I mean they should fit thematically but that only rules out Duraladon. He needs a cover for Fairy Types so Dragalgy is probably it. Tyrantrum would be fitting as well with his royal aesthetic.
Anyways nice chapter
Anyways nice chapter
Svn0One
Lazy Reader
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imagined getting OHKO'd by a Flabebe or Floette 🤣Also, I just want to see a Dragonite get OHKO'd by a pink midget
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- California
While true we can't forget that he insulted his 'constituents,' on TV. Like what possessed Lance to mock Pewter City? Did years of Flint's Stewardship nuke the gym's rep that badly that Brock's reversal hasn't redeemed Pewter's PR?
Edit: What an error. Will edit
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MiskWisk
Hoot
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- Somewhere devoid of wit
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- He
Flint, Brock's dad, was the guy running the gym. Bruno is the Elite Four member.
Will be interesting seeing how the rest of the Four are characterised here. Bruno in the anime was lazy enough that he tricked Ash and Brock into doing chores for him rather than just tell them he couldn't answer their questions but was also competent enough to stop a rampaging giant Onix.
It could be well if Lance hasn't been paying attention and got his Boulder Badge from Flint while doing his journey he may think Flint is still in charge. If he was disgusted enough and no complaint has come through the system he wouldn't have time or interest in looking deeper into things.
That's something I hadn't thought about.
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- U.S.
thinking about my brock uses himself idea, what if he had a ditto and it transformed into brock and proceeded to beat down the enemy team by itself?
edit: adding onto the idea, now I am imagining the movie real steel scene with ditto copying all of brock's movement outside the ring to box down the opposing pokemon
edit: adding onto the idea, now I am imagining the movie real steel scene with ditto copying all of brock's movement outside the ring to box down the opposing pokemon
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Isiri Pudireach
Predictive text can go duck itself
He could name it Ollie so it becomes BrockOllie and just make really bad jokes about eating your veggies.
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Brock has activated his mega evolution and achieved his Dad Form, DadBrock uses bad puns, it is super effective!
I wonder if he is going to stick to rock types or switch it up, for me I would add maybe an ice type to switch it up, maybe even a dragon
Sacramento
I'm not lost, the map is just wrong.
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- ...Earth?
In all fairness to Lance, his knowledge of Pewter Gym might simply be out of date. If Flint were still the gym leader, this level of shade would absolutely be deserved.
We were told that Brock went through Kanto, the Orange Islands, and much of Hoenn, so I doubt we'll see anything not native to those regions. On top of which, he's not going to use a non-rock type after what Lance said. That said, I'm thinking Golem, Aerodactyl, Tyranitar, the Crystal Onix, Aggron, and Rhyperior or Regirock.
We were told that Brock went through Kanto, the Orange Islands, and much of Hoenn, so I doubt we'll see anything not native to those regions. On top of which, he's not going to use a non-rock type after what Lance said. That said, I'm thinking Golem, Aerodactyl, Tyranitar, the Crystal Onix, Aggron, and Rhyperior or Regirock.
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Fluffy_serpent
a snake pretending to be human
they forget one very important fact....in pokemon anime is governed by the rules of shonen (something cool enough and friendship enough can overcome any logic...among others).
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You know, both threads have been saying Brock will have rare or top tier Pokémon for this fight but what if he goes with more common pokemon? Like, I don't see Brock able to get his hands on Fossil Pokémon because that would bring too much heat from the scientific community, or legendaries. I think Brock will go with like Gravelers, Onix, Geodude( in the event Lance tries and be cheeky by sending in a Dratini), Rhydon or Nosepass. Pokémon that a regular trainer without meta knowledge could conceivably catch and raise to prove a point. He's been raising mons for about 3 years in what seems like a comprehensive training regiment, so there's got to be Mons that haven't evolved, but are very well equipped for combat.
Sacramento
I'm not lost, the map is just wrong.
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- ...Earth?
He's going to be fighting to prove a point, sure, but that point isn't going to be 'anyone could do it', funny as it would be to see Lance get clowned on like that. No, the point is intends to prove is that rock types are completely terrifying.
And they are. Anyone who's had to fight Gravelers in the wild could tell you this. Self destruct for days. I still have PTSD from my first trip south of Blackthorn City.
I almost want SI!Brock to send out a Graveler against Lance's last Dragonite. Lance gets a few moments to be arrogant before the damn thing detonates itself in Dragonite's face.
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NexysDhyArchen
Throne Breaker
I just want to see a Geodude reinacting upon a Dragon type that one 'Never Give Up' image of a frog choking a bird that's already started to swallow it. And then Self Destructing.
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