Hawlucha is redundant with fletchling and Charizard (We all know he's coming)
Torterra, Gliscor, and Gible would like to speak to you sir/miss. That being said, Charizard and Talonflame (we all know that's going to be the end result) are redundant, however Hawlucha's not a flier. As someone else already said, it glides. But Hawlucha confirmed! O:< Latest trailer showed it running with the gang's pokemon in the Klefki short. Though you could argue it is a Sableye fakeout, but I'm going to keep hope alive! O:<
Now *Cilan flourish* it's speculation time! =D I'm only doing Ash's team because there's no telling what Serena will get and Cilan's team is really random, and I'm going to speculate Ash's first six kalos pokemon, assuming he does not rotate this season.
Pikachu- Duh
Talonflame- Double Duh
Frogadier/Greninja- I feel like this is a case where either the final form is too awesome so they won't give it to us, or they'll give it to us because it's a fan favorite
Hawlucha- The evidence is piling up! =D
Phantump/Skiddo- I know, I know, everyone's said either one or the other, but honestly, I don't know what they're going to do with his grass slot, and that's assuming he has a grass slot this time around. He defied convention by not getting Chespin this season so, who knows? If I had to lean towards one though, I would have to say Phantump. The only reason I would think he wouldn't get it is because... Well frankly Trevenant looks too evil for him. However, that could easily be remedied by not evolving it. I'd say Phantump over Skiddo because they made Alexa a main character for a little while and her Gogoat was heavily featured, so Ash having a Gogoat seems redundant to me (Call me a hypocrite if you want xD). That being said, again, it can be remedied by not evolving it.
Meowstic/Avalugg/Sliggoo/SlurpuffCharizard or some other potential mega evolver- Let me start this slot by saying, even though I put the megas as least likely, it would suck if Ash doesn't get a mega evo, especially considering how much emphasis theyre putting on them. But with the Alan special and the future episodes and movie heavily featuring them, I feel like it's not going to happen until the league where they may or may not premiere Mega Charizard Y (I know his charizard's going to be Y, I just don't know if it will premiere on the anime before the league.) That being said, Meowstic's first because it's more of my personal "want". I would love if he got Male and Serena got Female or vice versa; Avalugg just seems up his alley; Sliggoo is really just grasping at straws, I really can't see him getting any other Kalos pokemon and I think if he got a Goomy, it would evolve, but not all the way. Just because a Goomy in the anime seems too limiting in terms of its body and battling and Ash is all about battling; Slurpuff... I have no idea, I can just see him with it. When I see Slurpuff, I see the Muk/Totodile/Corphish/Gliscor/Gible/Oshawott of the region. In other words, the quirky one. Ash has to have a quirky pokemon and he hasn't caught one yet. I highly doubt it will be Hawlucha, because if it is the Hawlucha from the Klefki special, it looks sensibilish. If it's the one from the anime promo, it looks badass, so that leaves two more slots for a quirky pokemon. That being said, the quirky pokemon could also be Phantump, in which case, Slurpuff's not an option (In my opinion).
That being said, let me know what you guys think of my speculation, it's my first post on the forum =D Oh and I lied, one more speculation about Serena: I can see her catching a Flabebe, Espurr --> Meowstic M/F, Absol, Klefki or Carbink (I can't see Klefki AND Carbink), and/or Lucario. The other pokemon are just pure speculation, but Lucario, I think the show likes to troll. They've constantly waved it around since gen iv at every turn and teased it, knowing it's a huge fan favorite, but made absolutely sure Ash would never get it. Therefore, I wouldn't be surprised if the show follows the game with Korrina's two Lucario, but the second Lucario goes to Serena instead of Ash.
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