#gengar vs nidorino

[sir-adamus]

pokemon masters revealing that the Nidorino vs Gengar fight in the intro of the Gen 1 games was actually Oak and Agatha battling in a flashback is so wild to me

[ecargmura]

PokeToon Episode 14 Review - Playing Tag On A Chansey Safari!?

What I like about PokeToons is that they often explore some aspects in the game that isn’t super common, but they make an original story out of it. For example, the story with Blossom and her male Nidoran was like an origin story of the Gengar vs Nidorino fight. Another example would be the Primeape episode where it’s shown that Primeape has to use Rage Fist 20 times in order to evolve, which it did. For this episode, it’s a story about Chansey and the Safari Zone. I love that this story is basically a story about that showcases how annoying capturing Chansey in the Safari Zone can be, but also goes beyond a frustrating mechanic to tell a unique story.

The story is about a girl named Meg who goes to stay at her uncle Bozly’s place for a week. Bozly is the Safari Zone’s Warden, taking over from the previous Warden. The Safari Zone is home to an infamous Chansey wearing a hat which is Billy’s hat and a symbol of him being a warden. While Meg encounters the Chansey several times during her stay, she also notices that Bozly is not so eager whenever the Pokémon shows up. She spends her week getting to learn about her uncle, the Safari Zone and the infamous Chansey.

I honestly really like this story. It’s not because of the appearance of the Hoppip line, but  how it was executed story-wise and character-wise. For the story, it was a good way to bring back the Safari Zone back into animated media for the international audience as the Safari Zone episode in the main anime was banned overseas for showcasing firearms. I loved that it gives a global, modern revamp in that it adds in not just the Pokemon you can find in the Kanto Safari Zone, but also Pokemon from succeeding generations; they even give Bozly a Maschiff, which one wouldn’t normally have in a Kanto Safari Zone setting. The variety is also applied to the trainers in the Safari Zone as one can see a Nurse from Gen 5, a Rich Boy from Gen 3, a Ranger from Gen 5 and a Hiker from Gen 7. Little details like this showcase why PokeToons episodes are really great.

I like that even though Meg is the protagonist, the story also looks at Bozly’s perspective on himself and his low self-confidence. Meg is a cutie and a sweetie as she’s always energetic to see what Pokemon there are and she also is Billy’s confidant in a way as he opens up to her; she’s also kind to Chansey and respects her a lot. Bozly starts off aloof to his niece, but warms up to her as he tells her about how the title of Warden was passed down to him from his father, but believes that Chansey doesn’t acknowledge him, so she stole the hat. It’s thanks to Meg that Bozly learns about the issues of the Safari Zone like how closing off so many places caused the Hoppip family to go around and cause issues to Pokemon (and Meg) due to their pollen and that Chansey was the one going around and healing everyone. This caused Bozly to realize he had misjudged Chansey and apologized to her. I just love that it’s not only kids who grow in Pokemon stories, but also adults.

Chansey is a character herself. She may not talk, but her body language does so much. I love how mischievous she is towards humans, but she cares a lot about the afflicted Pokemon as is her role as a healer. My favorite part was showcasing a visual representation of what it’s like to encounter a Chansey in the Safari Zone and what it’s like to throw balls and miss. I was like “So, this is how Chansey avoids being captured whenever you meet her in the Safari Zone in Gen 1 games.” I’m sure a lot of people’s frustrations are recalled by this visual representation alone. I also like how Minimize is showcased here from her becoming very tiny and then regrowing back to her regular size. I like the detail that she hides in very random places like the hat and in Meg’s bag at the end.

The animation studio is ZEXCS, which have done other episodes like Episode 10 and 12. I feel like they’re really good with movement and in stylistic choices because each of their production look so different that it’s hard to tell they’re from the same studio.

The voice cast is actually pretty amazing for a short like this. First, Meg is voiced by Hina Kino who’s practically typecasted to voice cute girls. She did an amazing job with making Meg cute and sweet but also gave her a lot of sass. Some of Kino’s roles include Miri from Buddy Daddies and Lishu from The Apothecary Diaries. Bozly is voiced by Shigeru Chiba, who you might know as the voice actor for Buggy The Clown from One Piece and Jigoro from Demon Slayer. Another big name is Mai Nakahara as Meg’s mom. It’s a little odd that Chansey’s voice actress wasn’t credited, but I do get the feeling that Chansey’s voice actress is also Nakahara.

This is definitely an episode I’d recommend to Pokemon fans just for the sheer quality of storytelling. It clearly showed and told a lot in just 17 minutes. I honestly can’t wait to see what they produce next. What are your thoughts on this episode?

[tobiasdrake]

Episode 1 - Pokemon, I Choose You!

So in the course of my nostalgia-fueled mid-life crisis, my new question is: Was Ash really that shitty of a trainer? I've always thought of Ash as a shitty trainer. I've made all the jokes. "LOL PIkachu against Onix." But I don't actually remember the show very well.

I don't know how far I'll go. ADHD, you know how it is. This show has like 1200 episodes. That's a lot. But I'm curious, so here I am. Thoughts on the first episode.

The show begins with a Pokemon League match that directly grows out of RBG's opening animation. Gengar vs. Nidorino. I don't know how the guy who brought Nidorino got here, though. He's using a mid-stage Pokemon in the League challenge, and he attempts Horn Attack against a Ghost.

Keeping in mind that Gen 1 starters are difficulty settings, Ash went for moderate difficulty with his first pick Squirtle. Hard Mode Charmander was his last resort. For all his bluster, the kid knows his limitations. I can respect that.

Professor Oak set Ash up to fail. He explicitly says that he knew in advance that four kids would be coming, but he only prepared three starters. Dude acts like he really doesn't want to give out Pikachu, but this math wasn't hard. He meant for this to happen. He's over there like, "Your problem now, kiddo." What a dick.

Ash tries to catch a Pidgey and fails, but honestly, not his fault. The Pokedex says this is one of the easiest Pokemon to capture, and that's true. Catch rate of 255, the highest possible. But Pikachu refuses to play along and weaken Pidgey, which means Ash still only has a 1/3 chance of a successful capture at full HP.

[ithinkmysnorlaxisdepressed]

You're Only Jung Once

With that pun out of the way, I'd like to introduce what will be the first in a series of posts on the ideas of Carl Gustav Jung, an early originator of psychology and contemporary of Sigmund Freud.   These articles will not dominate the blog, but periodically interject some very old ideas about psychology into both the modern era and Pokémon.  Jung articulated his ideas in a series of papers, the collected works being what I will be referencing for this series, specifically The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious, translated by R.F.C. Hull and published by Princeton University Press.

The first step in this process requires definition of Jung's concept of the collective unconscious, the basic idea of which is that the unconscious mind of humanity shares a basic set of knowledge, including instincts and archetypes (more about those in future posts).  Jung wrote extensively about recurring themes in mythology, but these themes are also present in modern stories (e.g., Pokémon).  Jung attempted to differentiate from the personal unconscious, which was in-line with Freud's beliefs at the time and was dependent on an individual’s personal experience.  The personal unconscious were events in a person's life that were once part of individual experience, but eventually sunk into the unconscious mind.  But, both in Freud and Jung, things that were part of unconscious experience still exerted an influence on a person's actions and feelings.  

But, in the case of the collective unconscious, it was created by heredity, analogous to instincts based on biology that could motivate human behavior.  So, just as we are born with a blink reflex based on biological factors, we are also born with the archetypes of the collective unconscious.  In Jung's language, he attempted to use this comparison to normalize the concept of the collective unconscious and argue that it was a scientific, rather than mystical, concept.

Jung used the collective unconscious to explain the existence of recurring motifs.  By arguing that we are all born with a number of archetypes in our psyche, he believed it explained the presence of recurring themes in storytelling and mythology throughout history and across different cultures.  Which is what ties us back into Pokémon:  the franchise has managed to capture the imagination of many people for over two decades.  One way of explaining its success is that the stories told through the games, anime, and manga manage to tap into some of the archetypes of the collective unconscious and thus explain the cultural resonance that Pokémon has achieved.  In coming posts, I will be visiting the archetypes and attempting to connect them to themes articulated in Pokémon.  Some of the archetypes are Wise Old Man, the Great Mother, the Child, and the Hero's quest; all of which should conjure thoughts of their equivalents in Pokémon:  Professor Oak, Ash's mother, Ash himself, and his quest to become a Pokémon master.

[rex-shadao]

Why “Pokémon - I Choose You!” is the Greatest Episode of the Pokémon Anime, Part I: A Leap From The 8-Bit World

Imagine yourself as a young child in April 1st, 1997, watching television in a Japanese household.  A new anime is about to make its debut on the channel.  It opens with a black and white Game Boy screen featuring two monsters engaging in a turn-based battle with 8-bit music and sound effects.  You recognize these two, from school playgrounds and your friend’s place.  They were Pocket Monsters, from the games of the same name.  In fact, this is the same opening you would see in Pocket Monsters: Red Version, featuring Gengar (ゲンガー Gangar) on the left, and Nidorino (ニドリーノ Nidorino) on the right.

But just as Nidorino is about make the jump (which is when Game Boy animation fades to the title screen), the camera suddenly goes around the two monsters in a dynamic arc shot, while the small screen grows to full television size, colors begin to fill in and the 8-bit music is replaced with an orchestra.

The scene pans out, revealing the outlines of a large sporting arena and then the stadium of huge crowds cheering for the match below.

If there was ever such a perfect introduction to the world of Pokémon, this is it. The Gengar and Nidorino battle always been the classic opening for Generation I, so much that various Pokémon adaptations, such as Pokémon Adventures, Pokémon Origins and Pokémon Generations, all emulate this scene as the prologue for the Kanto stories.  But none have come to the original anime’s version, which hits all the right notes to hook the audience into Pokémon.  In fact, it feels as if the anime scene was a composition of those aforementioned adaptations, taking the best aspects and making them somehow even grander, despite the fact that it came first.

Adventures is a straight adaptation of the FRLG version, where Gengar and Nidorino fight in a forest.

Origins features a lively animated battle shortly after Oak’s introduction, and it takes place in the a stadium broadcasted live for Red to watch on his television screen.

Generations faithfully mimics the opening in all its 8-bit Game Boy glory, not transitioning to colorful animation until after Pikachu gets caught in a Poké Ball.

But the Pokémon anime tops them all by its three segments and then some.  The first segment depicts the battle as it would have looked in the original games, the second segment literally makes the battle leap into the field of colors and animation to show us what they would have looked like in our imaginations, and the third segment gives us a world far grander than what we are accustomed to see.  A world that takes Pokémon battles seriously and professionally.  And it doesn’t stop there.

Immediately after that phenomenal scene, the two Pokémon continue to fight, with the stadium announcer narrating their battle for the audience.  For Pokémon fans, this fight sequence is fun to watch, even if you start nitpicking about type-effectiveness and color errors.  But let’s forgive that for a moment as this is the first episode and it has yet to fully establish the rules of the game.  If you have no idea about Pokémon or what they can do at all, this battle explains it all in visuals, with little to no dialogue save for the announcer commentating.

At, first Nidorino and Gengar are fighting the normal fight; tackling, jabbing and dodging each other like any other animal.  Gengar clearly has the upper hand with its faster speed and more nimble agility.  It jumps over Nidorino, turns around and wait... what’s this...!?  Is Gengar emitting a hypnosis attack?  

It is!  And it successfully puts Nidorino to sleep.  This is our first indication that Pokémon are not just some fantastical-looking creatures.  They ARE fantastical creatures, capable of using special powers beyond our real-life comprehension.

But just when it seems the battle is all over, a red beam hits Nidorino, turning the sleeping Pokémon into energy before returning back from battlefield.  Now this is interesting.  Are Pokémon energy-based?  Why is it being recalled in this manner?

That is immediately answered with this silhouette person.  Many fans will recognize him as Bruno of the Elite Four, which would make Gengar’s trainer likely to be Agatha.  But you don’t need to know this person to understand the this scene.  It tells us many things.  

The first is that humans participate in these Pokémon matches as well, likely being coaches for their Pokémon.  

The second is that this human is not your average kid trainer from the games.  He is clearly an adult, shirtless and muscular, and a defiance to the idea that Pokémon is just a kid’s game for young ten-year old boys.  Here, Pokémon are serious business to everyone, even the adults.  

The third observation is where Nidorino went.  The red beam of light retreats back into a pocket-sized ball capsule known as the Poké Ball.  It is this moment where we see how Pocket Monsters got its name.

Immediately after recalling his fallen Pokémon, the trainer throws another Poké Ball on the field.  This is a team effort sport, where victory depends on the Pokémon hidden within these capsules.  As the Poké Ball flies on to the stage, we get to observe just how big and diverse Pokémon can really get.  The Poké Ball, small enough to fit inside a human’s hand, lands and...

...unleashes Onix, a Rock Snake Pokémon.  And the largest Pokémon found in Generation I, being 8.8 meters long.  This is just a taste of just what kind of Pokémon are out there. Onix towers Gengar like cobra over a small mouse, and it lunges for the attack.  But Gengar’s speed and agility narrowly dodges the attack, reminding viewers that size does not always matter.  And as this epic battle continues, the screen pans out, revealing it to be a television broadcast being watched by a young boy from Pallet Town...

Told through visual fighting animations rather than narrative monologue, these first few minutes of “Pokémon - I Choose You!” does its job well as the Establishing Series Moment for the Pokémon anime.  While the tone, stories and battles may vary across the anime’s lifespan, the core elements featured by this first Pokémon battle still remain true to this very day.  Next time, we’ll be taking a look at our main protagonist, Satoshi (Ash Ketchum) from Masara (Pallet) Town .

[unluckyozzyart]

Hi! I just wanted to tell you that I'm very interested in your drawings of ash and red being half siblings or just very good friends. May I ask you if you have any headcanon of them together? Like, how long have they known each other, considering they are from the same town? If they are half brothers, who would you think their father (because I guess their mothers are different (or not)) is? And was red jealous of kukui when ash went to live at his house in Alola and not with him? That'd be all.

Hello!

Thanks for being interested! The reality is that I always think of 3 possible scenarios when I draw them. I'm not very good making headcanons (′•ω•‵ ;) But here there are:

1-They are from the same universe:

● They half-brothers: their father undertook his journey a long time ago like his grandfather but their names do not appear in the official list of the pokémon league (something a bit in keeping with the novel)

● Ash was going to watch a Red Pokémon battle on TV: Do you remember in the first episode when Ash watches a gengar vs nidorino battle on TV? Well If Delia hadn't changed the channel, Ash would have seen a Red battle.

● Ash doesn't have many memories of Red: They separate when Ash was very young, Red undertook his journey with Green and Leaf / Blue. Little Ash trying to chase his older brother went into the forest getting lost in him and thanks to the pokemon in the area he was able to be safe. When they found him, many of his memories were mysteriously erased, several of them included Red and his father.

● Red and Delia have a good relationship: Although Red doesn't see Ash very often, Red sees Delia much less often but to her Red is another child of her own. That's why it was very important to her when Ash met Red again.

● Red is practically a "legend": Red spends a lot of time training on the Mt. Silver. He hasn't come home for a long time so rumors have spread about a mysterious trainer who managed to become champion and "disappeared" in the Mt Silver so many think he is a legend that "doesn't exist (Lol Red just doesn't like being on TV and cameras haha). Some people confuse Ash with Red

2-They are from differents universes/dimensions but they are related. (Wait...What?):

● They half-brothers (but how?): A bit similar to the previous case, they have the same father, but with the difference that their father is a traveler of dimensions/universes. That explains (I guess(?)) why Ash's father's name doesn't appear in the pokémon league.

● The reason Ash and Red separated is because his father confessed to Red that he is a dimension/universe traveler: Red lived with Ash for a while, but once his father confessed the truth, he had to separate from Ash to return to his dimension/universe and start his journey so as not to damage the "natural order" of things.

Just like the 1st scenario, Ash tried to chase Red into the forest, losing himself in it. When he was found and returned to Pallet Town, his memories of Red were mysteriously erased.

● In addition to becoming stronger, Red has traveled to all regions looking for a way to meet Ash again: For Red it is much "easier" to look for information about it than to look for his father to explain how these "dimensional travels" work.

● They met several times by chance but at the end of the day Ash always lost his memories about Red: Sometimes Red was accidentally teleported to Ash's dimension/universe. Every time he met Ash, he couldn't remember who Red was, even if they had met before. Red realized it the 2nd time they met again, that is why he traveled looking for a way in which he could travel at will, perhaps this way Ash could keep his memories about him or maybe recover their childhood memories together

●When Red found a way to travel again and miraculously Ash didn't lose his memory, Red promised to spend more time with him: Red wants Ash to recapture their childhood memories together and talk about this whole "universes/dimensions" thing. But sometimes Red just wants to keep listening to the stories Ash has from his travels to tell him. (Well, it's not like Red was very talkative...if you know what I mean...)

● Red helped Ash get his first hat: not much to say. Do you remember primape episode about how Ash obtain his hat? Yep Red helped with that (this also applies to the first scenario where they are from the same universe)

● Red is grateful to Kukui for taking care of Ash: It's good for Red to know that Ash was in very good hands.

3-They are just "counterparts" from differents universes (Like Spider-verse! (just for give an example (?))

● They are just counterparts they are "conected" but no related: When they met they noticed too many similarities between the two especially for his love of battles... and food

● Ash greatly admires Red for him is the closest thing to "being a pokèmon master": The term pokémon master is too ambiguous, even for Ash, that is why Red is a "close" reference (Red does not consider himself a "pokemon master" since he thinks he still needs to get stronger).

● Red is amazed at the connection Ash can make with Pokémon:

Although Red also connects well with Pokémon, it is different from Ash's ability. (Well, this can also apply to all scenarios)

● Even if they're not related to Red, Ash is like a little brother and to Ash, Red is the closest thing to having an older brother: Red: "I've only had Ash for a day and a half, but if anything happened to him, I would kill everyone in this room and then myself"

● More chance to meet Mangaverse Red!: YES POKESPE RED! and maybe the others counterparts from differents universes. A meeting between these 3 could be interesting things (like spiderverse!)

● Red entered to win the official pokémon league hat, but he didn't win lol: That's why he's surprised that Ash was able to win.

that all for now (?

I'm so sorry if too much text or if a have grammar mistakes (english is not my first language) I have more ideas for the 3 scenarios but is too much for now I guess

I usually use the second scenario, it is more flexible for me and I can imagine more things. Don't take this too seriously is just my imagination with some canon and non-canon elements you can agree or disagree is okay

(I am very happy for all the messages you send me, it is that I do not have much time to respond, but I want you to know that I appreciate it very much, thank you very much)

(*●⁰ꈊ⁰●)

[slayer-of-titans]

Facts about the Nidoran♂ Family

I’ve got my Pokemon Scarlet/Violet bundle coming in the mail today so I don’t know if these posts will continue to be daily.

1. Nidoran♂ and his female counterpart were the only mentions of gender in Generation I

Pokemon with gender differences were not introduced until Generation IV and the concept of gender was not introduced until Generation II. As such, the Nidoran families were the only mention of gender in Generation I, and both Nidoran species remain separate.

2. Nidoran♂ can still produce female Nidoran eggs

As mentioned in the previous post, female Nidoran can produce male Nidoran eggs. When bred with a Ditto, Nidoran♂ can also produce female Nidoran eggs. This is also the same for Nidorino and Nidoking, as they do not lose the ability to breed as their female counterparts do.

3. Nidorino is one of the first Pokemon ever seen

It’s a classic opening of the OG Pokemon games, Nidorino vs. Gengar. Later versions do replace Nidorino with Gengar, but the remakes use Nidorino. The anime also starts out with the same duo in a Game Boy fight before going to a live fight in a stadium that Ash was watching.

4. Nidoran♂ and his evolutions draw inspirations from hyraxes

While Nidoran♂ and his evolutions draw inspiration from porcupines, rabbits, hamsters, and mice, they most closely resemble hyraxes. Hyraxes are small rodent-like mammals that are closely related to larger mammals such as elephants and manatees, which may reference Nidoran♂‘s evolutions being based on rhinoceroses.

5. Nidorino and Nidoking retain their ability to breed

While Nidorina and Nidoqueen cannot breed, Nidorino and Nidoking are still able to. This allows Nidorino and Nidoking to produce eggs containing female Nidoran when bred with Ditto.

6. Nidoking is a popular Pokemon for rivals in the anime

Gary and Paul were two of Ash’s most prominent rivals and had Nidokings.

[chongoblog]

do you have any thoughts on the nidorino vs gengar fight, which is the opening of the first episode of the og pokemon anime? it feels like the coolest animated thing i've ever seen in my life.

Not only that, but it’s also the opening cutscene of Pokemon Red and Blue, which is what the OG Anime based it on

[digi-tama-in-your-pocket]

Greymon and Garurumon digivolved to Metal Greymon and Metal Mamemon, surprising only those who are only familiar with the Digimon anime.

The original Metal Greymon was actually blue. It was discolored after becoming a cyborg. This has since been retconned into being a virus version of Metal Greymon but is still canonically the original version of Metal Greymon.

And There was no WereGururumon in the original V-pets. Instead we get the tiny but powerful Metal Mamemon. This changed in the Pendulum series I believe. Metal Mamemon seems to be the canon partner of the Digimon World 1 protagonist, Mameo.

These two clashes in the opening cutscene of Digimon World for PS1, it's kind of our "Gengar vs Nidorino" scene.

[call-me-noa]

Professor Oak’s ace Pokemon is Nidorino and the Nidorino vs Gengar in the opening of Red and Blue was his last battle with Agatha at the League. Prove me wrong you can’t.

[space--butterflies]

my only complaint about Detective Pikachu is that it wasn’t Gengar VS Nidorino in that one scene

[manfrommars2049]

"Nidorino Vs. Gengar" by Joshua Dunlop via alternativeart

[justgamingaround]

The classic Nidorino vs Gengar in the starting bedroom for Pokémon Let's Go

[aluxioftw]

9, 13, 23, 27!!!

9: Phoebe!! I really like her character design and her rematch team in ORAS has Chandelure which is like my fave ghost pokemon 

13: Team Aqua mostly because of Archie and Shelly 

23: Im unsure what its called but the music used in the gengar vs nidorino battle in fire red and the pokemon stadium intro is my fave

27: It has to be gen 4 in Sinnoh. Electivire; The Luxray lineup (one of which is in my user) and the Turtwig line give me life plus if you can include the physical special split as part of gen 4 it gave life to some pokemon

[monwinzz]

A little bit late(like 3days late) for this post. 27th Feb is Pokemon Day! It celebrates the release of original Red & Green version of Pokemon game in Japan. Tried a more colorful options with Pentel Fude Sign Pen. The pink & blue from the Lamy FP reminds me of Nidorino vs Gengar start screen of the game. While the other colors represent the 3 starter types, fire, water & grass! 😬😬😬 i still love this brush pen so much. It’s easy to use, very practical, solid colors & i love the tip. Highly highly recommend it if you’re starting calligraphy through brush calligraphy. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 —— P.s. sorry for the humongous chubby fingers on the start of the vids. Somehow i can’t get the angle of the vids right. 😔 And shameless plug for the stickers! I had the pikachu & eevee stickers, still available to order for Indonesian peeps, alongside with the pouches. DM me if u’re interested. . . #moderncalligraphy #typographyinspired #pointedpencalligraphy #keeponwriting #dailytype #typespire #typegang #typematters #kaligrafina #typism #goodtype #belmenid #handletteredabcs #handcalligraphy #flourish #thedailycalligraphy #calligraphymasters #calligraphygang #thecalligraphyhub #calligraphydaily #lamysafari #fearlessflourishing #calligraphyvideo #flourishconfidently #pokemonday #ポケモンgo #pentelsignpen https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Mv-Y4nHZL/?igshid=1lm3gw8frkr77

[jadeazora]

Well, we got another new trailer earlier for the ‘I Choose You movie, and it’s over three minutes long. THERE IS A LOT TO COVER HERE.

So, unlike the start of the first episode, we see Gengar facing off against Blastoise instead of a Nidorino.

More of the lab scene of Ash acquiring Pikachu. Of note, Delia meets him inside the lab rather than outside.

Ash’s ‘You have to go thru me!’ moment too,

More with the Rainbow Wing.

More with Erika too, and we get an actual Gym battle with her! (I’m pretty excited to see her, since she’s my second-fave Gym Leader from Kanto after Sabrina.)

(As an aside: DUDE. IF WE GET SABRINA, I WILL FLIP MY SHIT.)

More of Souj and Makoto.

And Ash’s Butterfree, but I wonder who’s Lapras that is? Maybe Makoto, if she’s a Water-specialist as Misty was?

Get ready to re-live some feels in incredibly stunning animation. Like, every trailer so far has been gorgeous.

Ash’s Charmeleon vs. Cross’s Incineroar. (I have to wonder how he’ll be as an antagonist. He seems pretty ruthless from what we’ve seen so far, from siccing his Incineroar on Ash in an earlier trailer to brutally curbstomping Charmeleon here. Rather than being similar in character to Gary, I wonder if he’ll be closer in characterization to Paul, since the information given about him says he views strength as everything.

And lastly, more with Marshadow and Ho-Oh.