Preview JN065: Dragon Battle! Satoshi VS Iris!!

[KenzeyEevee]

So... is Iris's second Pokémon not Haxorus, after all?

Hmm idk at this point.

 

[BigDocFan]

Interesting to see that Iris now has a Goodra, really hope it gets better focus than Ash's did

 

[KenzeyEevee]

Interesting to see that Iris now has a Goodra, really hope it gets better focus than Ash's did

For one episode? I doubt it.

 

[FinnishPokéFan92]

Interesting to see that Iris now has a Goodra, really hope it gets better focus than Ash's did

I'm personally more concerned if her having a Goodra means she hasn't evolved her Axew, after all.

 

[KenzeyEevee]

I'm personally more concerned if her having a Goodra means she hasn't evolved her Axew, after all.

Hmm I really hope it evolved, otherwise it would be lame.

 

[BigDocFan]

Actually, maybe the Goodra isn't Iris's and is just a fantasy, will have to wait and find out

 

[Enzo]

So... is Iris's second Pokémon not Haxorus, after all?

Not necessarily tho. I mean, we were shown through Bea that an gym leader has multiple Pokémon, which they use accordingly to the challenger's number of badges and ''skill level'' for the lack of a better phrasing lol.

Spoiler

So it's actually possible she has both, but we have to see who will be used against Ash alongside Dragonite.

 

[FinnishPokéFan92]

The Tweet says, "What a Unova Champion!" I think this pretty much confirms it.

 

[KenzeyEevee]

The Tweet says, "What a Unova Champion!" I think this pretty much confirms it.

It does lol

 

[PrettySylveon]

I’m sooo happy Iris is the champion. I can’t wait to see the two champions duke it out this Friday.

 

[VetProf]

View: https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1389852615048003586?s=19

Well there you have it, explicit confirmation that Iris has become a Champion. As with many people, I think Iris becoming Champion off-screen is definitely a bit too much in regards to off-screen development, but I'm not too bothered by it.

Also, assuming that the Goodra is Iris's, then that's a rather unexpected addition to her team considering that it's another Dragon-type that Ash already owns. This episode's already gonna focus on the Dragonite vs Dragonite fight, and it seems like the image here implies that Gible hasn't evolved yet, so giving Iris another Dragon-type type that Ash currently owns is kind of a weird choice. With that said, more Goodra screentime is nice, regardless of whose Goodra it is, so I ain't complaining.

 

[KenzeyEevee]

Almost every rival in the PWC has a pokemon spieces Satoshi has.

 

[Emmy]

I swear, if Iris really is the Unova Champion pro-bono and they don't acknowledge Ash as the Alolan Champion....

 

[CyberKitten05]

Goodra looks disgusting in the Journeys art style.

 

[Enzo]

The Tweet says, "What a Unova Champion!" I think this pretty much confirms it.

WAIT IT DOES?????

OMG so she IS the Champion???

Dang I actually didn't thought it would really happen...

 

[Unireon]

I still think that it is so soon for Satoshi to face a Champion, no matter who it'd be.

As always, this series is rushing everything.

 

[GrookeyFan77]

Goodra??

 

[Unireon]

Numerugon returns, that was unexpected.

I thought that Satoshi would battle Champions mucho later into the PWC.

Well, we'll have a Veteran Trainer against a Champion this week.

 

[GrookeyFan77]

Well, we'll have a Veteran Trainer against a Champion this week.

Ash won the Alola Leauge

 

[Daren]

I think Iris being a traveling companion sort of negates the "wow" factor of Ash battling a Champion for me.