![]() Then there's the cases we've had so far: Sceptile and Decidueye. ![]() This isn't just a grass Pokémon talking point, since Delz and other of us Lycanroc fans have touted the earth abilities as rightfully visually unique and I don't see why it would be bandwagoning when applied to another type. Thus, when talking uniqueness, the grass element is an easy way to bring something unique to the table, something that's harder to do with the element of fire. Ivysaur is part of Pokémon Trainer and Plant focusses more on the variety of subspecies it has and on its unorthodox body frame. In general, the grass typing is not only "unique" in the sense that there's no character to "rep" it pattern-wise, it's also a visual element that's only barely tapped in only two characters in the game: Ivysaur and arguably Plant. Yes, there is a faction of Smash fans that will always pick the grass starter as their Smash pick because of the often-toted pattern, but you can't look at the entire crowd that rallied behind Sceptile, Decidueye and potentially Grookevo. The Kanto starters (Charizard included) may have never made it in Smash if it weren't for Sakurai wanting to represent the generic human avatar that's playable in every game.Ĭlick to expand.But now we gotta seperate the different reasons why the grass starter is often the pick that floats above the others. None of the Gen 2 starters got in Melee, and none of the Gen 4 starters got in Brawl. Now I'm not saying the Grookey evo won't end up being unique, but I have a feeling that regardless of what Scorbunny and to a lesser extent Sobble's evo looks like, people will drift toward Grookey's.Īnd then there's the assumption that the starters are the only Pokemon with decent chances, despite the fact that this trend literally just started in Smash 4. At this point, you can't say it's just a coincidence.First Sceptile, then Decidueye, and then the Grookey evo, and people will refuse to make the connection and instead claim the grass typing has nothing to do with it and that the grass starters are consistently more unique. Honestly, I think I'll lose my mind if we go into Gen VIII and no one will shut up about how awesome the Grookey evo would be in Smash. The only obsession I've noticed from Smash fans regarding Pokemon is their preference for grass starters and their inability to think outside the three starters. It's.reassuring, to see more people start to notice and take interest themselves, wouldn't you say? Maybe by some miracle we're not done quite yet on the Smash side of things, but even if it turns out we are, Lycanroc will not be forgotten any time soon. And it was even thanks to the character we've been pulling for this whole time! There was even an appreciation thread on Reddit, though it got closed down (probably because the original post was just a topic title and screenshot with no other context). Something we've waited to see happen since we were kids has finally come to pass. Even a few months ago, the very idea was something unheard of.Īnd yet, here we are. ![]() If you'd asked people a few years ago if the anime would ever let Ash win a regional League, you'd have been met with a 50-50 split of laughing and dejected sighs. You know, I spent an entire day trying to come up with some big celebratory thing, but at this point I think I'd just be repeating what you guys have already done. Just wanted to say that ASH WON THE LEAGUE! Hello past me from 2 and a half months ago. Even if it takes a very long time, just remember it took Ash 22 years to win a proper League, and look at where we are today. I feel showing that Lycanroc is a popular pick for Smash will only increase his chances, and maybe one day he can be in Smash. Make a noise about wanting him in Smash, vote for him in fan polls, make him a highly requested character with a vocal fan base (just don’t Tweet directly at Sakurai or something like that). And as something I wanted to say about Lycanroc in Smash, his chances may seem lower than ever now, but don’t give up. If Lycanroc can’t be in Smash, being the star of Ash’s first League victory is a great alternate prize. I was kinda getting annoyed when watching how often Gladion’s Lycanroc successfully got to use Counter, but then it just made it more exciting when Ash’s Lycanroc used Counter to deal the final blow! And that Lycanroc vs Lycanroc fight was great. It feels like one of the things I’ve waited years to see yet was just a pipe dream finally came true. I already posted some of my quick joyful thoughts on the Bulbagarden Fourms right here: Click to expand.Hello past me from 2 and a half months ago.
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