By Nathan Chu
As you might already know, Ash Ketchum lost the Kalos league. Fans have been very mad about that. No, make that extremely outraged about the unfortunate truth. Because of that, it’s safe to say that he never won any league yet (excluding the Orange league and the Battle Frontier but in my opinion, those don’t count because the Battle Frontier was basically seven “Gym battles” and the Orange League was just ONE round). But back to the main points. If you watched the very sad episode of the Kalos League, you all remember the “Blast-Burn Water-Fuma-Shuriken” combo that Mega Charizard X actually SURVIVED through. But Greninja just happened to take more damage from that explosion and that was enough to KO him. They could’ve made Alain (The person Ash lost to) feel so guilty for working with Team Flare, that he decides to give Ash the title of “Kalos League Winner”, but that would probably go out as a bust because even that doesn’t change the fact that Ash lost to Alain (Only a good battle in a Pokemon league would make up for that loss). Besides, Ash would probably say “Oh I can’t take that offer Alain. Whether you’re part of Team Flare or not, you won that match fair and square.
But what I’m really disappointed about isn’t just the fact that Ash lost, but it’s also because he didn’t use any of his old Pokemon is this league. Sure, I don’t blame him for giving his other Pokemon a chance, but in the final round, he should’ve used Infernape, Sceptile, Krokodile, Heracross, Greninja, and Pikachu. However, the framers must really like Ash just sticking with Pikachu and his “native to region” pokemon because the only pokemon that Ash used in the league were Pikachu, Greninja, Talonflame, Hawlucha, Goodra, and Noivern. The only pokemon Ash used throughout the Kalos region. That is probably THE main reason why Ash keeps on losing. His pokemon might get tired out from lots of fighting, and the trainers that Ash is against will start to realize that he’s just using the same pokemon for every match. Then those trainers will use pokemon that can counter Ash’s entire team. For Ash, that would be awful.
When Charizard came out of Alain’s Pokeball, it got hit by Pikachu’s Quick Attack, and Thunderbolt. However, Pikachu couldn’t land an Iron Tail on him. But I can’t blame it all on Pikachu. He had lost a ton of energy because Alain’s Tyranitar and Metagross took lots of power to defeat. Then comes Greninja. It defeats Bisharp with Water Shuriken and gives Charizard a tough time to defeat him. Yes, Charizard X did hit Greninja with some powerful moves, but Greninja must’ve hit him with more moves. Then comes the glancing blow that I mentioned at the beginning. And Greninja got crushed. But before you all go crazy and insane about this loss, you should all remember that Ash’s journey (the one that has been going on for years now) isn’t all about the destination. It’s about the friends that he makes and the Pokemon he catches. And it could be about good sportsmanship when you lose something. Or, it could just be about Ash’s journey… turning out to be a big waste because he never became a Pokemon master! But anyway, there will always be something we can all agree on if this “lose a league” pattern keeps up. Way back when, Ash’s rival Gary, wrote on a sign “Gary Oak was here. Ash Ketchum is a loser”. He’s right, for now. But let’s just hope he can win at least one official game-accurate league in this series.
So now you know about Ash’s not-great-at-all loss in the Kalos League. All we can do now is wait for the next league to come out. Unfortunately, Alola isn’t going to have an official Pokemon league. So if Ash actually manages to win a league, it had better happen soon. Oh well. Let’s pretend that this never happened and enjoy Sun and Moon.
As you might already know, Ash Ketchum lost the Kalos league. Fans have been very mad about that. No, make that extremely outraged about the unfortunate truth. Because of that, it’s safe to say that he never won any league yet (excluding the Orange league and the Battle Frontier but in my opinion, those don’t count because the Battle Frontier was basically seven “Gym battles” and the Orange League was just ONE round). But back to the main points. If you watched the very sad episode of the Kalos League, you all remember the “Blast-Burn Water-Fuma-Shuriken” combo that Mega Charizard X actually SURVIVED through. But Greninja just happened to take more damage from that explosion and that was enough to KO him. They could’ve made Alain (The person Ash lost to) feel so guilty for working with Team Flare, that he decides to give Ash the title of “Kalos League Winner”, but that would probably go out as a bust because even that doesn’t change the fact that Ash lost to Alain (Only a good battle in a Pokemon league would make up for that loss). Besides, Ash would probably say “Oh I can’t take that offer Alain. Whether you’re part of Team Flare or not, you won that match fair and square.
But what I’m really disappointed about isn’t just the fact that Ash lost, but it’s also because he didn’t use any of his old Pokemon is this league. Sure, I don’t blame him for giving his other Pokemon a chance, but in the final round, he should’ve used Infernape, Sceptile, Krokodile, Heracross, Greninja, and Pikachu. However, the framers must really like Ash just sticking with Pikachu and his “native to region” pokemon because the only pokemon that Ash used in the league were Pikachu, Greninja, Talonflame, Hawlucha, Goodra, and Noivern. The only pokemon Ash used throughout the Kalos region. That is probably THE main reason why Ash keeps on losing. His pokemon might get tired out from lots of fighting, and the trainers that Ash is against will start to realize that he’s just using the same pokemon for every match. Then those trainers will use pokemon that can counter Ash’s entire team. For Ash, that would be awful.
When Charizard came out of Alain’s Pokeball, it got hit by Pikachu’s Quick Attack, and Thunderbolt. However, Pikachu couldn’t land an Iron Tail on him. But I can’t blame it all on Pikachu. He had lost a ton of energy because Alain’s Tyranitar and Metagross took lots of power to defeat. Then comes Greninja. It defeats Bisharp with Water Shuriken and gives Charizard a tough time to defeat him. Yes, Charizard X did hit Greninja with some powerful moves, but Greninja must’ve hit him with more moves. Then comes the glancing blow that I mentioned at the beginning. And Greninja got crushed. But before you all go crazy and insane about this loss, you should all remember that Ash’s journey (the one that has been going on for years now) isn’t all about the destination. It’s about the friends that he makes and the Pokemon he catches. And it could be about good sportsmanship when you lose something. Or, it could just be about Ash’s journey… turning out to be a big waste because he never became a Pokemon master! But anyway, there will always be something we can all agree on if this “lose a league” pattern keeps up. Way back when, Ash’s rival Gary, wrote on a sign “Gary Oak was here. Ash Ketchum is a loser”. He’s right, for now. But let’s just hope he can win at least one official game-accurate league in this series.
So now you know about Ash’s not-great-at-all loss in the Kalos League. All we can do now is wait for the next league to come out. Unfortunately, Alola isn’t going to have an official Pokemon league. So if Ash actually manages to win a league, it had better happen soon. Oh well. Let’s pretend that this never happened and enjoy Sun and Moon.
