KrspaceT
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.....This was a perspective I encountered on the recently created TV tropes page for specific Pokemon series, specifically DP. Specifically this one under 'Knights of Cerbeurs'
....Like I have no problem with the idea of Ash going 'there is always another chance another time' and all of that, but it is such a interesting interpretation of why he does or doesn't use his reserves. I mean to prove himself against Paul or Gary is more important than Morrison or Trip. Makes the 'Ash gets SERIOUS' crowds possibly more justified, though they will, of course, fail to handle it properly as they'll have him go off catching OU mons and making OU movesets instead of, IDK, just rematching a league with Charizard, Sceptile, Pikachu, Greninja, Infernape as a core of destruction or something that feels more on point with the idea.
Or is it just a trope entry and not all that perspective granting
- Paul is Ash's rival in the Sinnoh region, and the one who causes Ash and his Pokémon the most grief. He is the polar opposite of Ash in terms of ideals and methods, especially when it came to Chimchar, and his strength as a trainer enables him to give Ash his most devastating defeats in the entire series. Even Ash's personal rival, Gary Oak, was only a friendly Smug Snake compared to the soul-crushing battler that is Paul. It is because of Paul that Ash treats the Sinnoh League as something more than just a casual opportunity for the championship unlike the other Leagues he has partaken.
....Like I have no problem with the idea of Ash going 'there is always another chance another time' and all of that, but it is such a interesting interpretation of why he does or doesn't use his reserves. I mean to prove himself against Paul or Gary is more important than Morrison or Trip. Makes the 'Ash gets SERIOUS' crowds possibly more justified, though they will, of course, fail to handle it properly as they'll have him go off catching OU mons and making OU movesets instead of, IDK, just rematching a league with Charizard, Sceptile, Pikachu, Greninja, Infernape as a core of destruction or something that feels more on point with the idea.
Or is it just a trope entry and not all that perspective granting