dman_dustin
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Sorry for the long post.
But dragon is a very rare type, ghost may have become the rarest type now since the 4th gen but still it is the second, of course if you exclude legendaries, dragon might again be the rarest type out there.
And Dragon type Pokemon resist the 3 most important elements: Grass, Water, and fire. I say important because they're the starter types. They also resist electricity, which is another, if you count Pikachu.
And they are only weak to two types (single typing obviously) dragon and ice.
Although it could be funny if it's shy like the Raichu Ash used in the school arc. That I can see being pulled off. A Gliscor personality, don't see it.
And yet he isn't. With the exception of Grotle, he hasn't really used any since DP133. Buizel didn't get to knock out that one girl's Zangoose making Pikachu take the win. Gliscor and Staraptor have been relegated to searching Pokemon. Monferno is just barely starting to be used again. They already gave Grotle a unique "ability", did it have to be used against Dawn's Cyndaquil? Granted any other Pokemon would've knocked it out but still. Grotle was just going to strut itself in the contest episode. I suppose this might start to change but again the lack of screen time is troubling.
Yes I know "it's" Dawn's time (I but 'it's' in quotes because I don't know if it still is her time). But that really is no excuse not to use one of his Pokemon.
And the way things are going now, I really doubt Gible would even be trained more than the rest anyway. Assuming Ash does oak something for Gible, I doubt it'll get much focus, maybe Volkner but it'll probably be oaked afterwards in favor of the Pokemon he oaked earlier.
Besides it does give Ash a reserve Pokemon. I for one find it hard to believe that Nurse Joy can heal someone's Pokemon as fast as in the games. Especially when they decided to make that aspect realistic canon. I mean Ash using his Pokemon over and over like in Hoenn makes me think the Hoenn Leagues' Nurse Joy is god. Kyle of the Wallace Cup also pointed out that using the same Pokemon over and over allows future opponents to counter strategies, which is why Ash lost to him.
Now a few things. While I doubt Gible would be used against Paul because you'd have to ask who'd make the cut. And while I doubt Paul will watch Ash's battles (or at least would want to), it does seem likely that Paul could counter Ash's energy ball power up if he saw it. So Ash using Gible here and there up until Paul could keep some surprises.
But there's also the possibility that Gible won't be used at all (right now). I mean Gligar was hardly used after capture. It took until the Chingling episode for it to reveal attacks. And until the episode Chimchar activates Blaze and goes crazy for it to have it's first true battle. And yes while Gligar did get some focus, it's proof that Gible could get no focus at this point in the series. Maybe and hopefully in the filler saga, but not now.
However it might depend on the manner of "capture." By that if Gible hatches from an egg then it could get a lot of focus. If he catches a wild one it could pull a "Krabby" and be used as a reserve up until the filler saga where it would become "Phanpy" and Ash brings it along.
We'll just have to see, what the future titles reveal and their summaries.
I get the appeal in psychics and ghosts since they've got such unique special abilities and all, but Dragon and Dark I'll never understand. They're pretty generic if they haven't got a quirk or dual type to level them out a little. Gible may be a dragon, but that's hardly what makes it an interesting catch imo. People get a little too caught up in 'oohing' and 'ahhing' at these so-caled taboo types methinks.
But dragon is a very rare type, ghost may have become the rarest type now since the 4th gen but still it is the second, of course if you exclude legendaries, dragon might again be the rarest type out there.
And Dragon type Pokemon resist the 3 most important elements: Grass, Water, and fire. I say important because they're the starter types. They also resist electricity, which is another, if you count Pikachu.
And they are only weak to two types (single typing obviously) dragon and ice.
I for one don't see the appeal in having an ultra weak Pokemon. It would be mean to give Ash a Pokemon who is knocked out constantly. I don't expect it to be OMG SO POWERFUL either but still a Pokemon who's at least capable of knocking out strong opponents would be fine.What I really don´t get are the people who just seem to know that this Gible will be awesome and super-strong, just because it is a Gible...
I can't see it. Kazunari's Gible is the funniest I can see Gible being, even if it bites Ash's head or "tries to kill him" it won't be that funny. I just don't think Gible is the right comedy relief Pokemon. To be honest even if it could pull it off it would be boring. Especially with Gliscor still on the team.Yeah, it is a pretty cool pokémon and it IS strong in-game when you evolve it, but...what if it is another Gliscor-like "clown-Pokémon"? I´d like a Gible like that.
Although it could be funny if it's shy like the Raichu Ash used in the school arc. That I can see being pulled off. A Gliscor personality, don't see it.
But, as Grave-E, Dogasu and other people already said: It would be stupid for Satoshi to catch a new team member NOW when he rather should work with his current team instead. I don´t know what to think about all of this, to be honest.
And yet he isn't. With the exception of Grotle, he hasn't really used any since DP133. Buizel didn't get to knock out that one girl's Zangoose making Pikachu take the win. Gliscor and Staraptor have been relegated to searching Pokemon. Monferno is just barely starting to be used again. They already gave Grotle a unique "ability", did it have to be used against Dawn's Cyndaquil? Granted any other Pokemon would've knocked it out but still. Grotle was just going to strut itself in the contest episode. I suppose this might start to change but again the lack of screen time is troubling.
Yes I know "it's" Dawn's time (I but 'it's' in quotes because I don't know if it still is her time). But that really is no excuse not to use one of his Pokemon.
And the way things are going now, I really doubt Gible would even be trained more than the rest anyway. Assuming Ash does oak something for Gible, I doubt it'll get much focus, maybe Volkner but it'll probably be oaked afterwards in favor of the Pokemon he oaked earlier.
Besides it does give Ash a reserve Pokemon. I for one find it hard to believe that Nurse Joy can heal someone's Pokemon as fast as in the games. Especially when they decided to make that aspect realistic canon. I mean Ash using his Pokemon over and over like in Hoenn makes me think the Hoenn Leagues' Nurse Joy is god. Kyle of the Wallace Cup also pointed out that using the same Pokemon over and over allows future opponents to counter strategies, which is why Ash lost to him.
Now a few things. While I doubt Gible would be used against Paul because you'd have to ask who'd make the cut. And while I doubt Paul will watch Ash's battles (or at least would want to), it does seem likely that Paul could counter Ash's energy ball power up if he saw it. So Ash using Gible here and there up until Paul could keep some surprises.
But there's also the possibility that Gible won't be used at all (right now). I mean Gligar was hardly used after capture. It took until the Chingling episode for it to reveal attacks. And until the episode Chimchar activates Blaze and goes crazy for it to have it's first true battle. And yes while Gligar did get some focus, it's proof that Gible could get no focus at this point in the series. Maybe and hopefully in the filler saga, but not now.
However it might depend on the manner of "capture." By that if Gible hatches from an egg then it could get a lot of focus. If he catches a wild one it could pull a "Krabby" and be used as a reserve up until the filler saga where it would become "Phanpy" and Ash brings it along.
We'll just have to see, what the future titles reveal and their summaries.