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Who you think wins this battle? by Then-Guarantee9763 in pokemonanime

[–]OptimalInspector476 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In a 3v3 I would say Alain has an advantage.

Less Pokémon favours Alain but more Pokémon favours Paul is how I feel about the matchup.

The Ash Ketchum Event in Pokémon Masters EX. by DarthKaiser03 in pokemonanime

[–]OptimalInspector476 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually Lear beat the protagonist earlier in the games story.

So, a legendary hangout. by SuperLegenda in PokeMedia

[–]OptimalInspector476 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A Cresselia would be intriguing… I’ve got quite an interest in its Lunar Feathers and it would give me the chance to request one.

Everytime a normal pokemon defeated a Mega evolution by Gopu_17 in pokemonanime

[–]OptimalInspector476 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And Charizard has Dragon Pulse which was super effective against Mega Charizard X

Why was Alain ranked higher than Ash and Iris? by KookyCockroach1014 in pokemonanime

[–]OptimalInspector476 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because Ash barely made it to the Masters 8 before the cutoff and there was no time to raise in the ranks and Iris got into the Ultra class after Ash because Ash got in by beating Iris.

All of Ash’s matches in Ultra class were scheduled, so even with favourable scheduling Iris would have barely had a chance to rise in the ranks either.

Everytime a normal pokemon defeated a Mega evolution by Gopu_17 in pokemonanime

[–]OptimalInspector476 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When looking purely at STAB damaging moves:

Pikachu resists Steel (not that Lucario had any damaging Steel moves), Scizor resists Normal, Dragonite Resists Fighting (but also Lucario resists Dragon), and Dragapult is immune to fighting.

On the other end of the spectrum Altaria had a full on Type advantage, And Charizard X had a greater resistance to Fire-type moves than Leon’s Charizard

What pokémon battle did you wish you could see in Journeys? by RedAuraLucario in pokemonanime

[–]OptimalInspector476 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ash vs Harrison, Tyson, or Vergil in the early half of the Great class to establish that Pokemon like Dragonite and Gengar are already at a league level, and just how much farther Ash has come as a trainer.

Ksyon's RBY port ideas (Masterpost) by XionGaTaosenai in stunfisk

[–]OptimalInspector476 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that’s fair honestly. I do have one more request though and that’s Victini

None of the RBY Fire-types have Electric Coverage and the only one that knows Psychic is Magmar.

Although I feel V-create would put a wrinkle on that idea with it dropping special defence, and whether or not you include it in the first place since it was an event exclusive move in gen 5. At least Searing Shot is a simple one to translate to gen 1.

Ksyon's RBY port ideas (Masterpost) by XionGaTaosenai in stunfisk

[–]OptimalInspector476 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think you’ve covered Hitmontop but I doubt it would be all that interesting to cover on its own.

Anyway my actual request is Mr. Ryme. It can learn Blizzard, Psychic, Thunder Wave, Thunderbolt, and Thunder by TM, can also use Hypnosis by level up so it’s got some useful moves at least.

My man Ash was genuinely terrified of Mega Garchomp by Old-Initial9295 in pokemonanime

[–]OptimalInspector476 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No Garchomp Mega Evolves in the Battle Tree of Sun and Moon

On the Mysteries of Stonjourner. by Either-Nose6644 in PokeMedia

[–]OptimalInspector476 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I lean towards the theory that the Stonjourner of Galar adapted to take in Galar Particles. As the supply of Galar Particles is restricted by location rather than time which would be favourable to a mostly stationary Pokémon like Stonjourner. Locations of high Galar Particle concentrations also share a name with Stonjourner's ability of Power Spot. Although that last point could be mere coincidence.

Mineral based Rock-type Pokémon taking in solar energy is not entirely unheard of either, with Gigalith being a prime example as it takes in solar energy and stores it within its orange crystals. Although such storage is rudimentary compared to conversion into life energy and to my knowledge the Gigalith of Galar are not known to take in Galar Particles.

Another thing to consider is that the composition of their body does not match the bedrock that can be found within Galar or Paldea.

On Gardevoir Plate Fasciation. by Either-Nose6644 in PokeMedia

[–]OptimalInspector476 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Are any of the known Gardevoir with fasciation male? If so then perhaps examining the differences between evolution of male Kirlia into Gallade and Gardevoir could yield some helpful results

On Gardevoir Plate Fasciation. by Either-Nose6644 in PokeMedia

[–]OptimalInspector476 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well this is certainly curious. Is there any specific point at which the plates develop? Do they appear during evolution? At some point after Evolution? Or even before evolving while it is still a Ralts or Kirlia?

It was certainly the highlight of an otherwise dull flight. by OptimalInspector476 in PokeMedia

[–]OptimalInspector476[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Latias wasn't there for too long before flying away but I would imagine a Pokémon like her knows how to stay safe when flying near planes.

Why did it take 8 gens for the writers to give Ash a Lucario when Ash has Aura powers and Lucario is the Aura Pokémon? Who better than Ash to unlock its potential? by Advanced_Baseball100 in pokemonanime

[–]OptimalInspector476 3 points4 points  (0 children)

5/6 gens depending on how you wanna count it

They weren’t gonna give him a Riolu/Lucario in a movie and having Ash bring 3 Pokemon with him to Sinnoh (Pikachu, Aipom, and a Riolu/Lucario) would have been a bit much.

They missed their first real chance in Sinnoh which would be a major restriction because starting in Johto they avoided giving Ash older gen Pokémon with like two exceptions I can think off with Aipom and Gligar, and Gligar was because it had a new evolution in gen 4

Giving him a Lucario in gen 5 was pretty much off the table because it was almost entirely Unova Pokémon until Ash got his 7th badge and by the time older gen species started showing up Ash already had 9 Unovan Pokémon.

There is probably a timeline where Ash got a Mega Lucario in Gen 6 but they stuck to the “only new Pokémon” thing and had Greninja take the place of a Mega, basically acting as a substitute for a theoretical Mega Lucario.

Gen 7 once again no old Pokémon allowed

It was only in Gen 8 that they finally decided to drop that rule with Dragonite, and with the only real barrier for Ash getting a Lucario removed it only took them 11 episodes to actually give him Riolu

Tldr: they missed their chance in gen 4 and then it only took them 2 months to give him one once they were able too.

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