After years of watching the show knowing that they could battle circles around Ash, they finally got to see him live up to their expectations. A trainer with Ash’s experience should, for example, know that ground-type Pokémon are immune to electric-type attacks, or that fully evolved Pokémon are mostly stronger than their earlier forms.Īfter all, a large portion of the anime’s viewers have beaten multiple Pokémon leagues in the video games, employing the same skills they knew that Ash, for all of his training and experience, should possess. They had spent more than two decades watching him struggle to claim a league win, and the more knowledgeable knew that many of his struggles were self-inflicted, the result of suboptimal decisions and a poor grasp of strategy. The Pokémon anime is fictional, but many real-life fans who grew up watching Ash’s journey shared his happiness.
With cheers roaring in his ears, he stood with his mouth open, tasting absolute victory for the first time as a career of failures melted away. After 22 years, seven regional leagues and many close calls, he was finally a champion. He had won many tournament matches before, but this one was different. The crowd watched, stunned, as Gladion’s Lycanroc went flying out of the ring and fainted.īy applying a basic understanding of competitive Pokémon, it’s time to finally determine just how good Ash really is.Īsh won the battle. And while Gladion’s Lycanroc was ready with another Counter, Ash ordered his Pokémon to use a counter attack of its own. With one final Accelerock, Ash’s Lycanroc powered through another Stone Edge from Gladion’s to attempt a finishing blow. The two Pokémon traded blows until they were both on the verge of exhaustion. Ash told it to get in close and strike with a high-speed dash called an Accelerock, but Gladion’s Pokémon used Counter to strike back with twice the power. Gladion ordered his Lycanroc to send out wave after wave of rocky spires toward Ash’s, which dodged them in the ring as it searched for an opening. The battle would come down to which trainer could better use what was essentially the same Pokémon. Gladion’s stood on its hind legs, strong and brimming with energy.
Ash’s was lithe, poised like a wolf ready to hunt. All their friends and family watched in tense anticipation to see who would clinch victory with one final knockout.īoth sides released their Lycanrocs, though each was a different form of the same species. Ash Ketchum and his rival, Gladion, were down to just one Pokémon each in the finals of the inaugural Alola league.
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