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=Teams=
 
=={{color2|{{red color}}|Ash Ketchum|Ash}}==
=Current=
===Current team===
=={{color2|d85946|Ash Ketchum|Ash}}==
{| align="center" width="450" style="background: transparent"
 
===BW team===
{| align="center" width="800" style="background: transparent"
|-
! style="background: #{{electric color}}; {{roundytl|10px}}" | [[File:025.png]]
! style="background: #{{normal color}}" | [[File:519.png]] {{color|{{normal color dark}}|→}} [[File:520.png]]
! style="background: #{{water color}}" | [[File:501.png]]
! style="background: #{{fire color}}" | [[File:498.png]]
! style="background: #{{grass color}}; {{roundytr|10px}}" | [[File:495.png]]
|-
! style="background:#{{electric color dark}}" | {{color2|{{ground color light}}|Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu}}
! style="background:#{{flying color dark}}" | {{color2|{{flying color light}}|Ash's Tranquill|Pidove → Tranquill}}
! style="background:#{{water color dark}}" | {{color2|{{water color light}}|Ash's Oshawott|Oshawott}}
! style="background:#{{fire color dark}}" | {{color2|{{fire color light}}|Ash's Tepig|Tepig}}
! style="background:#{{grass color dark}}" | {{color2|{{grass color light}}|Ash's Snivy|Snivy}}
|}
{| align="center" width="800" style="background: transparent"
|-
! style="background: #{{dark color}}" | [[File:Egg.png]] {{color|{{dark color dark}}|→}} [[File:559.png]]
! style="background: #{{bug color}}" | [[File:540.png]] {{color|{{bug color dark}}|→}} [[File:541.png]]
! style="background: #{{water color}}" | [[File:536.png]]
! style="background: #{{rock color}}" | [[File:524.png]]
|-
! style="background:#{{fighting color dark}}; {{roundybl|10px}}" | {{color2|{{fighting color light}}|Ash's Scraggy|Egg → Scraggy}}
! style="background:#{{grass color dark}}" | {{color2|{{grass color light}}|Ash's Swadloon|Sewaddle → Swadloon}}
! style="background:#{{ground color dark}}" | {{color2|{{ground color light}}|Ash's Palpitoad|Palpitoad}}
! style="background:#{{rock color dark}}; {{roundybr|10px}}" | {{color2|{{rock color light}}|Ash's Roggenrola|Roggenrola}}
|}{{-}}
 
He has three "spares" now. Weird, yet interesting. I'd like to see what he'd do to them, especially Palpitoad since he already has a Water-type (and a Rock-type, which is very related to Ground). Maybe a trade..or not. He might just use them in the league instead of calling on Pokémon he caught in previous journeys.
 
===Prediction===
{| align="center" width="750" style="background: transparent"
|-
|-
! style="background: #{{electric color}}; border-radius-topleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 10px; padding: 2px 15px;" | [[File:025.png]]
! style="background: #{{electric color}}; {{roundytl|10px}}" | [[File:025.png]]
! style="background: #{{normal color}}; border-radius-topright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 10px; padding: 2px 15px;" | [[File:396.png]] {{color|{{normal color dark}}|→}} [[File:397.png]] {{color|{{normal color dark}}|→}} [[File:398.png]]
! style="background: #{{water color}}" | [[File:536.png]] {{color|{{water color dark}}|→}} [[File:537.png]]
! style="background: #{{rock color}}; {{roundytr|10px}}" | [[File:524.png]] {{color|{{rock color dark}}|→}} [[File:525.png]] {{color|{{rock color dark}}|→}} [[File:526.png]]
|-
|-
! style="background: #{{electric color dark}};" | {{color2|{{electric color light}}|Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu}}
! style="background:#{{electric color dark}};" | {{color2|{{ground color light}}|Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu}}
! style="background: #{{flying color dark}};" | {{color2|{{flying color light}}|Ash's Staraptor|Starly Starvia Staraptor}}
! style="background:#{{ground color dark}}" | {{color2|{{ground color light}}|Ash's Palpitoad|Palpitoad Seismitoad}}
! style="background:#{{rock color dark}}" | {{color2|{{rock color light}}|Ash's Roggenrola|Roggenrola → Boldore Gigalith}}
|}
|}
{| align="center" width="450" style="background: transparent"
{| align="center" width="750" style="background: transparent"
|-
|-
! style="background: #{{grass color}}; " | [[File:387.png]] {{color|{{grass color dark}}|→}} [[File:388.png]]
! style="background: #{{normal color}}" | [[File:519.png]] {{color|{{normal color dark}}|→}} [[File:520.png]] {{color|{{normal color dark}}|→}} [[File:Spr 5b 521 f.png]]  
! style="background: #{{fire color}}; " | [[File:390.png]] {{color|{{fire color dark}}|→}} [[File:391.png]]
! style="background: #{{water color}}" | [[File:501.png]] {{color|{{water color dark}}|→}} [[File:502.png]] {{color|{{water color dark}}|→}} [[File:503.png]]
|-
|-
! style="background:#{{grass color dark}}" | {{color2|{{grass color light}}|Ash's Grotle|Turtwig Grotle}}
! style="background:#{{flying color dark}}" | {{color2|{{flying color light}}|Ash's Tranquill|Pidove Tranquill→ Unfezant}}
! style="background:#{{fighting color dark}}" | {{color2|{{fighting color light}}|Ash's Monferno|Chimchar Monferno}}
! style="background:#{{water color dark}}" | {{color2|{{water color light}}|Ash's Oshawott|Oshawott Dewott → Samurott}}
|}
|}
{| align="center" width="450" style="background: transparent"
{| align="center" width="750" style="background: transparent"
|-
|-
! style="background: #{{water color}}; " | [[File:418.png]]
! style="background: #{{fire color}}" | [[File:498.png]] {{color|{{fire color dark}}|→}} [[File:499.png]] {{color|{{fire color dark}}|→}} [[File:500.png]]
! style="background: #{{ground color}};" | [[File:207.png]] {{color|{{ground color dark}}|→}} [[File:472.png]]
! style="background: #{{grass color}}" | [[File:495.png]] {{color|{{grass color dark}}|→}} [[File:496.png]] {{color|{{grass color dark}}|→}} [[File:497.png]]
|-
|-
! style="background:#{{water color dark}}; border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{color2|{{water color light}}|Ash's Buizel|Buizel}}
! style="background:#{{fighting color dark}};" | {{color2|{{fighting color light}}|Ash's Tepig|Tepig → Pignite → Emboar}}
! style="background:#{{flying color dark}}; border-radius-bottomright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{color2|{{flying color light}}|Ash's Gliscor|Gligar Gliscor}}
! style="background:#{{grass color dark}};" | {{color2|{{grass color light}}|Ash's Snivy|Snivy → Servine Serperior}}
|}
|}
{| align="center" width="750" style="background: transparent"
|-
! style="background: #{{dark color}}" | [[File:Egg.png]] {{color|{{dark color dark}}|→}} [[File:559.png]] {{color|{{dark color dark}}|→}} [[File:560.png]]
! style="background: #{{bug color}}" | [[File:540.png]] {{color|{{bug color dark}}|→}} [[File:541.png]] {{color|{{bug color dark}}|→}} [[File:542.png]]
|-
! style="background:#{{fighting color dark}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px;" | {{color2|{{fighting color light}}|Ash's Scraggy|Egg → Scraggy → Scrafty}}
! style="background:#{{grass color dark}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px;" | {{color2|{{grass color light}}|Ash's Swadloon|Sewaddle → Swadloon → Leavanny}}
|}{{-}}


===Predictions===
Normally, I wouldn't predict all but Pikachu evolving, but it's just weird for them not to evolve to their final stages this time around. Hopefully, they add some interesting stories to them, like Gigalith being out of control perhaps.
{| align="center" width="650" style="background: transparent"
 
===DP team===
{| align="center" width="800" style="background: transparent"
|-
|-
! style="background: #{{electric color}}; border-radius-topleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 10px; padding: 2px 15px;" | [[File:025.png]]
! style="background: #{{electric color}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 10px;" | [[File:025.png]]
! style="background: #{{normal color}}" | [[File:396.png]] {{color|{{normal color dark}}|→}} [[File:397.png]] {{color|{{normal color dark}}|→}} [[File:398.png]]
! style="background: #{{normal color}};" | [[File:396.png]] {{color|{{normal color dark}}|→}} [[File:397.png]] {{color|{{normal color dark}}|→}} [[File:398.png]]
! style="background: #{{grass color}}; border-radius-topright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 10px; padding: 2px 15px;" | [[File:387.png]] {{color|{{grass color dark}}|→}} [[File:388.png]]
! style="background: #{{water color}};" | [[File:418.png]]
! style="background: #{{ground color}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 10px;" | [[File:207.png]] {{color|{{ground color dark}}|→}} [[File:472.png]]
|-
|-
! style="background: #{{electric color dark}};" | {{color2|{{electric color light}}|Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu}}
! style="background: #{{electric color dark}};" | {{color2|{{electric color light}}|Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu}}
! style="background: #{{flying color dark}};" | {{color2|{{flying color light}}|Ash's Staraptor|Starly → Starvia → Staraptor}}
! style="background: #{{flying color dark}};" | {{color2|{{flying color light}}|Ash's Staraptor|Starly → Starvia → Staraptor}}
! style="background:#{{grass color dark}}" | {{color2|{{grass color light}}|Ash's Grotle|Turtwig Grotle}}
! style="background:#{{water color dark}};" | {{color2|{{water color light}}|Ash's Buizel|Buizel}}
! style="background: #{{flying color dark}};" | {{color2|{{flying color light}}|Ash's Gliscor|Gligar Gliscor}}
|}
|}
{| align="center" width="650" style="background: transparent"
{| align="center" width="800" style="background: transparent"
|-
|-
! style="background: #{{grass color}}; " | [[File:387.png]] {{color|{{grass color dark}}|→}} [[File:388.png]] {{color|{{grass color dark}}|→}} [[File:389.png]]
! style="background: #{{fire color}}; " | [[File:390.png]] {{color|{{fire color dark}}|→}} [[File:391.png]] {{color|{{fire color dark}}|→}} [[File:392.png]]
! style="background: #{{fire color}}; " | [[File:390.png]] {{color|{{fire color dark}}|→}} [[File:391.png]] {{color|{{fire color dark}}|→}} [[File:392.png]]
! style="background: #{{water color}}; " | [[File:418.png]]
! style="background: #{{dragon color}};" | [[File:443.png]]
! style="background: #{{ground color}};" | [[File:207.png]] {{color|{{ground color dark}}|}} [[File:472.png]]
|-
! style="background:#{{ground color dark}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px;" | {{color2|{{ground color light}}|Ash's Torterra|Turtwig → Grotle → Torterra}}
! style="background:#{{fighting color dark}};" | {{color2|{{fighting color light}}|Ash's Infernape|Chimchar → Monferno → Infernape}}
! style="background:#{{ground color dark}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px;" | {{pcolor|Gible|{{ground color light}}}}
|}{{-}}
 
I seriously think Ash had very good Pokémon in DP, which I feel could only be matched by his Pokémon from Kanto. His party in Johto was generally boring until the Suzuran Conference, in which Cyndaquil evolved and several gained new moves, most notably Noctowl and Heracross. His Hoenn party was fine, but the lack of evolutions (Torkoal and Corphish) did not appeal to me. I really like Sceptile though.
 
In DP, they really showed what evolution could do, especially with Torterra, who, sadly, needed better moves since it lost quite too much since its first evolution. What really made me really like Ash's DP team was how much each of Ash's new Pokémon was focused on. Staraptor, to the end, was quite a powerful battler. Torterra's struggles were seen after its evolution while Gliscor's were prior to its evolution. It then left for training to further improve its skills. Thankfully, it made it's return in the Suzuran Conference. It didn't end up like Primeape like many thought it would. I hope they do the same for Ambipom. Buizel has its tough attitude and its soft exterior, as well as Ice Aqua Jet and Ice Punch. Who knew a Buizel could be like that, given its physical appearance and its appearance in the ninth movie. Chimchar was originally owned by Paul. In a twist, it was released and it joined Ash's team. Even as it evolved into Monferno and Infernape, it was not able to control Blaze until Ash's battle with Volkner. It then had an epic battle against Paul's Pokémon in the conference. Ash's final DP Pokémon, Gible, knows the powerful Draco Meteor, but was not able to master it until later on. I still hope it evolves though, even if it did not follow the way Glalie evolved (mastering Ice Beam). While Pikachu had it's share of stories (Thunder Stone, several Electivire), it was not as focused on as it previously was. It did not even learn a new move during the series. Hopefully, there focus on it again, in addition to Ash's new and old Pokémon.
 
 
=={{color2|53467e|Iris (anime)|Iris}}==
 
===Current team===
{| align="center" width="450" style="background: transparent"
|-
|-
! style="background:#{{fighting color dark}}; border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{color2|{{fighting color light}}|Ash's Monferno|Chimchar → Monferno → Infernape}}
! style="background: #{{dragon color}}; {{roundytl|10px}}" | [[File:610.png]]
! style="background:#{{water color dark}}" | {{color2|{{water color light}}|Ash's Buizel|Buizel}}
! style="background: #{{ground color}}" | [[File:529.png]] {{color|{{ground color dark}}|→}} [[File:530.png]]
! style="background:#{{flying color dark}}; border-radius-bottomright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{color2|{{flying color light}}|Ash's Gliscor|Gligar → Gliscor}}
! style="background: #{{electric color}}; {{roundytr|10px}}" | [[File:587.png]]
|-
! style="background:#{{dragon color dark}}; {{roundybl|10px}}" | {{color2|{{dragon color light}}|Iris's Axew|Axew}}
! style="background:#{{steel color dark}}" | {{color2|{{steel color light}}|Iris's Excadrill|Drilbur → Excadrill}}
! style="background:#{{flying color dark}}; {{roundybr|10px}}" | {{color2|{{flying color light}}|Iris's Emolga|Emolga}}
|}
|}


Same party until at least the Pokémon League. Monferno may or may not evolve.
===Prediction===
 
My prediction on Excadrill having history as a Drilbur was correct. Other than that, no clue on what they could get soon... for now.
 
=={{color2|65804d|Cilan (anime)|Cilan}}==


=={{color2|{{pearl color}}|Dawn (anime)|Dawn}}==
===Current team===
===Current team===
{| align="center" width="350" style="background: transparent"
{| align="center" width="150" style="background: transparent"
|-
|-
! style="background: #{{water color}}; border-radius-topleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 10px; padding: 2px 15px;" | [[File:393.png]]
! style="background: #{{grass color}}; {{roundytl|10px}}" | [[File:511.png]]
! style="background: #{{normal color}};" | [[File:427.png]]
! style="background: #{{bug color}}" | [[File:557.png]]
! style="background: #{{electric color}}; border-radius-topright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 10px; padding: 2px 15px;" | [[File:417.png]]
! style="background: #{{ground color}}; {{roundytr|10px}}" | [[File:618.png]]
|-
|-
! style="background: #{{water color dark}};" | {{color2|{{water color light}}|Dawn's Piplup|Piplup}}
! style="background:#{{grass color dark}}; {{roundybl|10px}}" | {{color2|{{grass color light}}|Cilan's Pansage|Pansage}}
! style="background: #{{normal color dark}};" | {{color2|{{normal color light}}|Dawn's Buneary|Buneary}}
! style="background:#{{rock color dark}}" | {{color2|{{rock color light}}|Cilan's Dwebble|Dwebble}}
! style="background: #{{electric color dark}};" | {{color2|{{electric color light}}|Dawn's Pachirisu|Pachirisu}}
! style="background:#{{electric color dark}}; {{roundybr|10px}}" | {{color2|{{electric color light}}|Cilan's Stunfisk|Stunfisk}}
|}
|}{{-}}
{| align="center" width="350" style="background: transparent"
 
Of all Pokémon, why Stunfisk?!
 
=={{color2|000|Trip}}==
 
===Current team===
{| align="center" width="850" style="background: transparent"
|-
|-
! style="background: #{{ice color}};" | [[File:220.png]] {{color|{{ice color dark}}|→}} [[File:221.png]] {{color|{{ice color dark}}|}} [[File:473.png]]
! style="background: #{{grass color}}; {{roundytl|10px}}" | [[File:495.png]] {{color|{{grass color dark}}|→}} [[File:496.png]]
! style="background: #{{normal color}};" | [[File:520.png]]
! style="background: #{{water color}}" | [[File:592.png]]
! style="background: #{{ghost color}}" | [[File:608.png]]
! style="background: #{{ice color}}" | [[File:582.png]]
! style="background: #{{fighting color}}; {{roundytr|10px}}" | [[File:532.png]]
|-
|-
! style="background:#{{ground color dark}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px;" | {{color2|{{ground color light}}|Dawn's Mamoswine|Swinub Piloswine → Mamoswine}}
! style="background:#{{grass color dark}}; {{roundybl|10px}}" | {{color2|{{grass color light}}|Trip's Servine|Snivy Servine}}
|}
! style="background:#{{flying color dark}}" | {{pcolor|Tranquill|{{flying color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{ghost color dark}}" | {{pcolor|Frillish|{{ghost color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{fire color dark}}" | {{pcolor|Lampent|{{fire color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{ice color dark}}" | {{pcolor|Vanillite|{{ice color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{fighting color dark}}; {{roundybr|10px}}" | {{pcolor|Timburr|{{fighting color light}}}}
|}{{-}}
 
===Prediction===


===Predictions===
Rather simple prediction for now: all evolve to their final stages, and Trip catches more Pokémon, much like Ash. Sorry, feeling kinda lazy :D


====Prior to DP124====
=={{color2|e84f60|Jessie}} {{color|e84f60|and}} {{color2|e84f60|James}}==
{| align="center" width="550" style="background: transparent"
===Current team===
{| align="center" width="150" style="background: transparent"
|-
|-
! style="background: #{{water color}}; border-radius-topleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 10px; padding: 2px 15px;" | [[File:393.png]]
! style="background: #{{psychic color}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 10px;" | [[File:527.png]]
! style="background: #{{normal color}};" | [[File:427.png]]
! style="background: #{{electric color}}; " | [[File:417.png]]
! style="background: #{{normal color}}; border-radius-topright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 10px; padding: 2px 15px;" | [[File:190 f.png]] {{color|{{normal color dark}}|→}} [[File:424 f.png]]
|-
|-
! style="background: #{{water color dark}};" | {{color|{{water color light}}|Piplup}}
! style="background:#{{flying color dark}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px;" | {{color2|{{flying color light}}|Jessie's Koromori|Koromori}}
! style="background: #{{normal color dark}};" | {{color|{{normal color light}}|Buneary}}
! style="background: #{{electric color dark}};" | {{color|{{electric color light}}|Pachirisu}}
! style="background: #{{normal color dark}};" | {{color|{{normal color light}}|Aipom → Ambipom}}
|}
|}
{| align="center" width="550" style="background: transparent"
{| align="center" width="150" style="background: transparent"
|-
|-
! style="background: #{{ice color}};" | [[File:220.png]] {{color|{{ice color dark}}|→}} [[File:221.png]] {{color|{{ice color dark}}|→}} [[File:473.png]]
! style="background: #{{ghost color}}; {{roundytop|10px}}" | [[File:562.png]]
! style="background: #{{grass color}};" | [[File:420.png]] {{color|{{grass color dark}}|→}} [[File:421.png]]  
|-
|-
! style="background:#{{ground color dark}}; border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{color|{{ground color light}}|Swinub → Piloswine → Mamoswine}}
! style="background:#{{ghost color dark}}; {{roundybottom|10px}}" | {{color2|{{ghost color light}}|James's Yamask|Yamask}}
! style="background:#{{grass color dark}}; border-radius-bottomright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{color|{{grass color light}}|Cherubi → Cherrim}}
|}{{-}}
|}
{{-}}


Dawn would probably get a Cherubi in a [[DP125|future episode]]. Why would they bother feature one in an episode anyway? There were already [[Gardenia]]'s Cherubi and [[Lila]]'s Cherrim. I'm not really in favor of Ambipom leaving in the episode [[DP124|later]] for pin pong. It's like she's copying {{AP|Primeape}}. It's a waste too if that happens. I'll miss {{m|Swift}}. If ever that does happen. Cherubi will be Dawn's main appeal-er for contests while Mamoswine will do the battle, or both until Cherubi evolves. Mamoswine's interest can be seen in the past two contests. Upon evolution, Cherubi might become more Timid when in Overcast form but it becomes more like its old outgoing self upon changing form. It'll be a Pokémon with mood swings! Piplup will stay the same for Pikachu reasons. I don't want Buneary to evolve. It'll be weird seeing a Loppuny do what Buneary does to show affection to Pikachu. If Dawn's copying {{an|May}} with the Grass, Fire and Water thing, she'll need a {{type|Fire}}, which I'll get to next time.
===Prediction===
 
{| align="center" width="250" style="background: transparent"
====After DP133====
 
{| align="center" width="450" style="background: transparent"
|-
|-
! style="background: #{{water color}}; border-radius-topleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 10px; padding: 2px 15px;" | [[File:393.png]]
! style="background: #{{psychic color}}; {{roundytop|10px}}" | [[File:527.png]] {{color|{{psychic color dark}}|→}} [[File:528.png]]
! style="background: #{{normal color}};" | [[File:427.png]]
! style="background: #{{normal color}}; border-radius-topright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 10px; padding: 2px 15px;" | [[File:190 f.png]] {{color|{{normal color dark}}|→}} [[File:424 f.png]]
|-
|-
! style="background: #{{water color dark}};" | {{color2|{{water color light}}|Dawn's Piplup|Piplup}}
! style="background:#{{flying color dark}}; {{roundybottom|10px}}" | {{color2|{{flying color light}}|Jessie's Woobat|Woobat Swoobat}}
! style="background: #{{normal color dark}};" | {{color2|{{normal color light}}|Dawn's Buneary|Buneary}}
! style="background: #{{normal color dark}};" | {{color2|{{normal color light}}|Dawn's Ambipom|Aipom Ambipom}}
|}
|}
{| align="center" width="450" style="background: transparent"
{| align="center" width="150" style="background: transparent"
|-
|-
! style="background: #{{electric color}}; " | [[File:417.png]]
! style="background: #{{ghost color}}; {{roundytop|10px}}" | [[File:562.png]]
! style="background: #{{ice color}};" | [[File:220.png]] {{color|{{ice color dark}}|→}} [[File:221.png]] {{color|{{ice color dark}}|→}} [[File:473.png]]
|-
|-
! style="background:#{{electric color dark}}; border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{color2|{{electric color light}}|Dawn's Pachirisu|Pachirisu}}
! style="background:#{{ghost color dark}}; {{roundybottom|10px}}" | {{color2|{{ghost color light}}|James's Yamask|Yamask}}
! style="background:#{{ground color dark}}; border-radius-bottomright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{color2|{{ground color light}}|Dawn's Mamoswine|Swinub → Piloswine → Mamoswine}}
|}
|}
{{-}}


Not removed from opening, even when Chimchar was evolved... so it may be one of these:
Since it's Jessie's, Woobat will surely evolve, and, since its evolution would be weird to have around, Yamask would most probably not evolve.
*Ambipom comes back.  
 
**She missed them so much.
Hopefully their previous Pokémon return for some time, especially Wobbuffet. Mime Jr. just disappeared during the last episodes. I also hope they loosen up again... more at the least.
**It didn't work out.
*Ambipom comes back and fourth for contests, like Ash's Charizard.


====Before DP143====
===DP team===
{| align="center" width="550" style="background: transparent"
{| align="center" width="450" style="background: transparent"
|-
|-
! style="background: #{{water color}}; border-radius-topleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 10px; padding: 2px 15px;" | [[File:393.png]]
! style="background: #{{psychic color}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 10px;" | [[File:202.png]]
! style="background: #{{normal color}};" | [[File:427.png]]
! style="background: #{{poison color}};" | [[File:336.png]]
! style="background: #{{electric color}}; " | [[File:417.png]]
! style="background: #{{bug color}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 10px;" | [[File:193.png]] {{color|{{bug color dark}}|→}} [[File:469.png]]
! style="background: #{{normal color}}; border-radius-topright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 10px; padding: 2px 15px;" | [[File:190 f.png]] {{color|{{normal color dark}}|→}} [[File:424 f.png]]
|-
|-
! style="background: #{{water color dark}};" | {{color|{{water color light}}|Piplup}}
! style="background:#{{psychic color dark}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px;" | {{color2|{{psychic color light}}|Jessie's Wobbuffet|Wobbuffet}}
! style="background: #{{normal color dark}};" | {{color|{{normal color light}}|Buneary}}
! style="background:#{{poison color dark}};" | {{color2|{{poison color light}}|Jessie's Seviper|Seviper}}
! style="background: #{{electric color dark}};" | {{color|{{electric color light}}|Pachirisu}}
! style="background:#{{bug color dark}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px; " | {{color2|{{bug color light}}|Jessie's Yanmega|Yanma Yanmega}}
! style="background: #{{normal color dark}};" | {{color|{{normal color light}}|Aipom Ambipom}}
|}
|}
{| align="center" width="550" style="background: transparent"
 
{| align="center" width="225" style="background: transparent"
|-
|-
! style="background: #{{ice color}};" | [[File:220.png]] {{color|{{ice color dark}}|→}} [[File:221.png]] {{color|{{ice color dark}}|→}} [[File:473.png]]
! style="background: #{{psychic color}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 10px;" | [[File:439.png]]
! style="background: #{{fire color}};" | [[File:155.png]] {{color|{{fire color dark}}|→}} [[File:156.png]]  
! style="background: #{{grass color}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 10px; " | [[File:455.png]]
|-
|-
! style="background:#{{ground color dark}}; border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{color|{{ground color light}}|Swinub → Piloswine → Mamoswine}}
! style="background:#{{psychic color dark}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px;" | {{color2|{{psychic color light}}|James's Mime Jr.|Mime Jr.}}
! style="background:#{{fire color dark}}; border-radius-bottomright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{color|{{fire color light}}|Cyndaquil → Quilava}}
! style="background:#{{grass color dark}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px;" | {{color2|{{grass color light}}|James's Carnivine|Carnivine}}
|}
|}{{-}}
{{-}}
 
Wobbuffet retained its role of popping out and shouting its name. Seviper remained Jessie's battler. Dustox was released similar to Ash's Butterfree. It was both sad and beautiful. Who knew Jessie had that kind of history. I really think Yanmega is one of the better new evolutions in Generation IV, and it was really nice of them to give one to Jessie.
 
Cacnea was given to Gardenia for training. What happened to it though? Mime Jr. barely appeared. It wasn't like Chimecho as many thought. I wonder who'll replace it and how it will leave. Carnivine was basically the new Cacnea. How will history repeat itself for this guy?


I still believe in Ambipom! For Cyndaquil, Chikorita appears to belong to Kotone and Dawn already has 1 and had 1 Water-type. I don't think it would evolve into Typhlosion though. Two powerhouses is a bit much for her.
Given their new positions and change in clothing, Team Rocket should have a increase in their role and an improvement with their Pokémon. Give them something new. For DP, they just gave replacements for their AG parties. It was really awesome that they allowed Jessie to participate in Contests fairly this time. Sadly, she quit after Dawn lost in the Grand Festival. They should give the trio more side quests like this more often.


=={{color2|{{rock color}}|Brock}}==
=Previous=
===Current team===
=={{color2|f59cae|Dawn (anime)|Dawn}}==
{| align="center" width="520" style="background: transparent"
===DP team===
{| align="center" width="350" style="background: transparent"
|-
|-
! style="background: #{{rock color}}; border-radius-topleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 10px; padding: 2px 15px;" | [[File:438.png]] {{color|{{rock color dark}}|→}} [[File:185.png]]
! style="background: #{{water color}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 10px;" | [[File:393.png]]
! style="background: #{{poison color}};" | [[File:453.png]]
! style="background: #{{normal color}};" | [[File:427.png]]
! style="background: #{{normal color}}; border-radius-topright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 10px; padding: 2px 15px;" | [[File:DPEgg.png]] {{color|{{normal color dark}}|→}} [[File:440.png]]
! style="background: #{{electric color}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 10px;" | [[File:417.png]]
|-
|-
! style="background:#{{rock color dark}}; border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{color2|{{rock color light}}|Brock's Sudowoodo|Bonsly → Sudowoodo}}
! style="background: #{{water color dark}};" | {{color2|{{water color light}}|Dawn's Piplup|Piplup}}
! style="background:#{{fighting color dark}};" | {{color2|{{fighting color light}}|Brock's Croagunk|Croagunk}}
! style="background: #{{normal color dark}};" | {{color2|{{normal color light}}|Dawn's Buneary|Buneary}}
! style="background:#{{normal color dark}}; border-radius-bottomright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{color2|{{normal color light}}|Brock's Happiny|Egg → Happiny}}
! style="background:#{{electric color dark}};" | {{color2|{{electric color light}}|Dawn's Pachirisu|Pachirisu}}
 
|}
|}
 
{| align="center" width="350" style="background: transparent"
===Prediction===
{| align="center" width="550" style="background: transparent"
|-
|-
! style="background: #{{rock color}}; border-radius-topleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 10px; padding: 2px 15px;" | [[File:438.png]] {{color|{{rock color dark}}|→}} [[File:185.png]]
! style="background: #{{ice color}};" | [[File:220.png]] {{color|{{ice color dark}}|→}} [[File:221.png]] {{color|{{ice color dark}}|→}} [[File:473.png]]
! style="background: #{{ground color}}; border-radius-topright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 10px; padding: 2px 15px;" | [[File:111.png]] {{color|{{ground color dark}}|→}} [[File:112.png]] {{color|{{ground color dark}}|→}} [[File:464.png]]
|-
|-
! style="background:#{{rock color dark}};" | {{color|{{rock color light}}|Bonsly → Sudowoodo}}
! style="background:#{{ground color dark}};" | {{color2|{{ground color light}}|Dawn's Mamoswine|Swinub Piloswine Mamoswine}}
! style="background:#{{rock color dark}};" | {{color|{{rock color light}}|Rhyhorn Rhydon Rhyperior}}
|}
|}
{| align="center" width="550" style="background: transparent"
{| align="center" width="350" style="background: transparent"
|-
|-
! style="background: #{{poison color}};" | [[File:453.png]]
! style="background: #{{fire color}};" | [[File:Egg.png]] {{color|{{fire color dark}}|→}} [[File:155.png]]
! style="background: #{{normal color}};" | [[File:DPEgg.png]] {{color|{{normal color dark}}|→}} [[File:440.png]] {{color|{{normal color dark}}|→}} [[File:113.png]]
! style="background: #{{normal color}};" | [[File:468.png]]
! style="background: #{{normal color}};" | [[File:133.png]]
|-
|-
! style="background:#{{fighting color dark}}; border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{color|{{fighting color light}}|Croagunk}}
! style="background: #{{fire color dark}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px" | {{color2|{{fire color light}}|Dawn's Cyndaquil|Egg → Cyndaquil}}
! style="background:#{{normal color dark}};" | {{color|{{normal color light}}|Egg → Happiny → Chansey}}
! style="background: #{{flying color dark}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px;" | {{color2|{{flying color light}}|Dawn's Togekiss|Togekiss}}
! style="background:#{{normal color dark}}; border-radius-bottomright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{color|{{normal color light}}|Eevee}}
|}{{-}}
|}
 
{{-}}
Dawn has an interesting set of Pokémon: they're mainly cute. It was really nice of them to make Pikachu share the spotlight for once by sharing it with Piplup. Buneary was given Ice Beam and a crush on Pikachu. Hopefully, it never evolves, even when Dawn appears again. It would just seem so wrong that it would either still flirt with Pikachu or it has moved on when it does. They also gave her the Generation IV Pikachu: Pachirisu, who's pretty much like a baby. It can still pack a punch though. They also gave her a Charizard of her own. Mamoswine was disobedient but also powerful. The writers were smart though in not making it stay disobedient as a Piloswine. It would have been like lingering in Generation II for far too long. However, I seriously think they gave her Togekiss since they wanted Dawn to have six Pokémon and they wanted to make Togekiss special as a homeage to Misty. It wasn't developed much though. Just one episode: the one after its debut. After the Grand festival, we barely get to see Dawn's Pokémon anymore, except for Piplup. They should work on that next time. Otherwise, they should give Iris great Pokémon to distract people from her hair, which practially makes up most of her body.
Croagunk stays as it is since I think it hates Toxicroak and jabbing Brock after evolution maybe too painful already. Happiny evolves to Chansey only since Blissey seems a bit too much. No one thought of this. Dawn gaining an Eevee basically makes the story too obvious. Brock gains a baby one instead, not from an egg. It'll evolve to a possible evolution in Gen. V, maybe a {{t|Rock}} or {{type|Ground}}. Rhyhorn isn't a crybaby like everyone says and it'll evolve into the powerhouse Rhyperior.


=={{color2|{{red color}}|Jessie}} {{color|{{red color}}|and}} {{color2|{{red color}}|James}}==
=={{color2|685226|Brock (anime)|Brock}}==
===Current team===
===DP team===
{| align="center" width="450" style="background: transparent"
{| align="center" width="350" style="background: transparent"
|-
|-
! style="background: #{{psychic color}}; border-radius-topleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 10px; padding: 2px 15px;" | [[File:202.png]]
! style="background: #{{rock color}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 10px;" | [[File:438.png]] {{color|{{rock color dark}}|→}} [[File:185.png]]
! style="background: #{{poison color}};" | [[File:336.png]]
! style="background: #{{poison color}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 10px;" | [[File:453.png]]
! style="background: #{{bug color}}; border-radius-topright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 10px; padding: 2px 15px;" | [[File:193.png]] {{color|{{bug color dark}}|→}} [[File:469.png]]
|-
|-
! style="background:#{{psychic color dark}}; border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{color2|{{psychic color light}}|Jessie's Wobbuffet|Wobbuffet}}
! style="background:#{{rock color dark}};" | {{color2|{{rock color light}}|Brock's Sudowoodo|Bonsly → Sudowoodo}}
! style="background:#{{poison color dark}};" | {{color2|{{poison color light}}|Jessie's Seviper}}
! style="background:#{{fighting color dark}};" | {{color2|{{fighting color light}}|Brock's Croagunk|Croagunk}}
! style="background:#{{bug color dark}}; border-radius-bottomright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{color2|{{bug color light}}|Jessie's Yanmega|Yanma → Yanmega}}
|}
|}
 
{| align="center" width="350" style="background: transparent"
{| align="center" width="225" style="background: transparent"
|-
|-
! style="background: #{{psychic color}}; border-radius-topleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 10px; padding: 2px 15px;" | [[File:439.png]]
! style="background: #{{normal color}};" | [[File:Egg.png]] {{color|{{normal color dark}}|→}} [[File:440.png]] {{color|{{normal color dark}}|→}} [[File:113.png]]
! style="background: #{{grass color}}; border-radius-topright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 10px; padding: 2px 15px;" | [[File:455.png]]
|-
|-
! style="background:#{{psychic color dark}}; border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{color2|{{psychic color light}}|James's Mime Jr.|Mime Jr.}}
! style="background:#{{normal color dark}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px;" | {{color2|{{normal color light}}|Brock's Chansey|Egg → Happiny → Chansey}}
! style="background:#{{grass color dark}}; border-radius-bottomright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{color2|{{grass color light}}|James's Carnivine|Carnivine}}
|}
|}
{{-}}
It's so sad that Sudowoodo wasn't focused on much after its evolution. They could have worked on its relationship with Brock or Happiny. Croagunk was a very creative idea. They didn't have Dawn pull Brock's ears. Instead, Croagunk Poison Jabs it. It then had its rivalry with Saturn's Toxicroak. While it ended a little suddenly, it was still nice. I'll definitely miss it. Lastly, there's Chansey, who evolved as I predicted it would. They really did a lot of comic relief by giving it superstrength. Did it retain its charms as a Happiny though?


===Prediction===
I'll definitely miss Brock. While his antics became boring and his role dramatically decreased (just look at the number of Pokémon he got in DP), he's just so hard to forget. I'm sure people will miss him too, like they way they missed Misty. I doubt all those fans liked her that much before she left.
None...for now. This is usually as far as they go. I never really liked the idea of Snover and good thing it already passed. Same goes for Skorupi. Aaron and J already have a Drapion anyway.


=={{color2|{{dark color}}|Paul}}==
=={{color2|5e5cb7|Paul}}==
===Current Pokémon===
===DP Pokémon===
{| align="center" width="550" style="background: transparent"
{| align="center" width="850" style="background: transparent"
|-
|-
! style="background: #{{grass color}}; border-radius-topleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 10px; padding: 2px 15px;" | [[File:387.png]] {{color|{{grass color dark}}|→}} [[File:388.png]] {{color|{{grass color dark}}|→}} [[File:389.png]]
! style="background: #{{grass color}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 10px; " | [[File:387.png]] {{color|{{grass color dark}}|→}} [[File:388.png]] {{color|{{grass color dark}}|→}} [[File:389.png]]
! style="background: #{{electric color}}; border-radius-topright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 10px; padding: 2px 15px;" | [[File:239.png]] {{color|{{electric color dark}}|→}} [[File:125.png]]
! style="background: #{{electric color}};" | [[File:239.png]] {{color|{{electric color dark}}|→}} [[File:125.png]] {{color|{{electric color dark}}|→}} [[File:466.png]]
! style="background: #{{normal color}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 10px; " | [[File:217.png]]
|-
|-
! style="background: #{{ground color dark}};" | {{color2|{{ground color light}}|Paul's Torterra|Turtwig → Grotle → Torterra}}
! style="background: #{{ground color dark}};" | {{color2|{{ground color light}}|Paul's Torterra|Turtwig → Grotle → Torterra}}
! style="background: #{{electric color dark}};" | {{color2|{{electric color light}}|Paul's Electabuzz|Elekid → Electabuzz}}
! style="background: #{{electric color dark}};" | {{color2|{{electric color light}}|Paul's Electivire|Elekid → Electabuzz → Electivire}}
! style="background: #{{normal color dark}}" | {{color2|{{normal color light}}|Paul's Ursaring|Ursaring}}
|}
|}
{| align="center" width="550" style="background: transparent"
{| align="center" width="850" style="background: transparent"
|-
|-
! style="background: #{{normal color}}" | [[File:217.png]]
! style="background: #{{dark color}}" | [[File:461.png]]
! style="background: #{{dark color}}" | [[File:461.png]]
! style="background: #{{dark color}}; " | [[File:198.png]] {{color|{{dark color dark}}|→}} [[File:430.png]]
! style="background: #{{dark color}}; " | [[File:198.png]] {{color|{{dark color dark}}|→}} [[File:430.png]]
! style="background:#{{ground color}};" | [[File:472.png]]
! style="background:#{{ground color}};" | [[File:472.png]]
! style="background: #{{fire color}};" | [[File:126.png]] {{color|{{fire color dark}}|→}} [[File:467.png]]
! style="background: #{{fighting color}};" | [[File:297.png]]
|-
|-
! style="background: #{{normal color dark}}" | {{color2|{{normal color light}}|Paul's Ursaring|Ursaring}}
! style="background: #{{ice color dark}}" | {{pcolor|Weavile|{{ice color light}}}}
! style="background: #{{ice color dark}}" | {{color2|{{ice color light}}|Paul's Weavile|Weavile}}
! style="background:#{{flying color dark}}" | {{color2|{{flying color light}}|Paul's Honchkrow|Murkrow → Honchkrow}}
! style="background:#{{flying color dark}}" | {{color2|{{flying color light}}|Paul's Honchkrow|Murkrow → Honchkrow}}
! style="background:#{{flying color dark}}" | {{color2|{{flying color light}}|Paul's Gliscor|Gliscor}}
! style="background:#{{flying color dark}}" | {{color2|{{flying color light}}|Paul's Gliscor|Gliscor}}
! style="background:#{{fire color dark}};" | {{color2|{{fire color light}}|Paul's Magmortar|Magmar → Magmortar}}
! style="background: #{{fighting color dark}}" | {{pcolor|Hariyama|{{fighting color light}}}}
|}
|}
{| align="center" width="550" style="background: transparent"
{| align="center" width="850" style="background: transparent"
! style="background: #{{fire color}};" | [[File:126.png]] {{color|{{fire color dark}}|→}} [[File:467.png]]
! style="background: #{{steel color}};" | [[File:305.png]]
! style="background: #{{fighting color}};" | [[File:297.png]]
! style="background: #{{poison color}};" | [[File:034.png]]
! style="background: #{{poison color}};" | [[File:034.png]]
! style="background: #{{steel color}};" | [[File:305.png]] {{color|{{steel color dark}}|→}} [[File:306.png]]
! style="background: #{{water color}};" | [[File:423E.png]]
! style="background: #{{poison color}};" | [[File:452.png]]
! style="background: #{{bug color}};" | [[File:291.png]]
! style="background: #{{ice color}};" | [[File:478.png]]
|-
|-
! style="background:#{{fire color dark}}; border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{color2|{{fire color light}}|Paul's Magmortar|Magmar Magmortar}}
! style="background:#{{ground color dark}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px;" | {{pcolor|Nidoking|{{ground color light}}}}
! style="background: #{{rock color dark}}" | {{pcolor|Lairon|{{rock color light}}}}
! style="background: #{{rock color dark}}" | {{pcolor|Aggron|{{rock color light}}|Lairon Aggron}}
! style="background: #{{fighting color dark}}" | {{pcolor|Hariyama|{{fighting color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{ground color dark}};" | {{pcolor|Gastrodon|{{ground color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{ground color dark}}; border-radius-bottomright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{pcolor|Nidoking|{{ground color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{dark color dark}};" | {{pcolor|Drapion|{{dark color light}}}}
|}
! style="background:#{{flying color dark}};" | {{pcolor|Ninjask|{{flying color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{ghost color dark}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px;" | {{pcolor|Froslass|{{ghost color light}}}}
|}{{-}}
 
Paul was essentially one of the best things they added to DP. He's mean, he's a jerk, and his methods are completely different from Ash's. His Pokémon are also completely unpredictable. He starts off with Chimchar, who many assume was his starter, and Elekid. Given these, many assume he's a beginner. It turns out his starter was now a Torterra. He also gains all these other Pokémon and released Chimchar, replacing it with Magmortar. Electivire then has this rivalry with Ash's Pikachu and Infernape. Pikachu never defeated it while Infernape managed to do so in Ash and Paul's final match. In the end, he doesn't really change like most characters Ash meets. I guess he respects Ash now, but he won't exactly change completely.


===Prediction===
=={{color2|3f5c46|Nando}}==
His party mainly consists of fierce-looking Pokémon, and it seems somewhat random. He needs a water-type so maybe a Gyarados or Feraligatr would be interesting. No table for now.
===DP team===


=={{color2|{{grass color}}|Nando}}==
{| align="center" width="350" style="background: transparent"
===Current team===
|-
{| align="center" width="450" style="background: transparent"
! style="background: #{{grass color}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 10px;" | [[File:406.png]] {{color|{{grass color dark}}|→}} [[File:315.png]] {{color|{{grass color dark}}|→}} [[File:407.png]]
|-
! style="background:#{{poison color dark}};" | {{color2|{{poison color light}}|Nando's Roserade|Budew → Roselia → Roserade}}
|}
{| align="center" width="350" style="background: transparent"
|-
|-
! style="background: #{{grass color}}; border-radius-topleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 10px; padding: 2px 15px;" | [[File:406.png]] {{color|{{grass color dark}}|→}} [[File:315.png]]
! style="background: #{{grass color}};" | [[File:192.png]]
! style="background: #{{grass color}};" | [[File:192.png]]
! style="background: #{{bug color}}; border-radius-topright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 10px; padding: 2px 15px;" | [[File:402.png]]
! style="background: #{{bug color}};" | [[File:402.png]]
! style="background: #{{dragon color}};" | [[File:334.png]]
|-
|-
! style="background:#{{poison color dark}}; border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{color2|{{poison color light}}|Nando's Roselia|Budew → Roselia}}
! style="background:#{{grass color dark}};" | {{pcolor|Sunflora|{{grass color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{grass color dark}};" | {{pcolor|Sunflora|{{grass color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{bug color dark}}; border-radius-bottomright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{pcolor|Kricketune|{{bug color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{bug color dark}};" | {{pcolor|Kricketune|{{bug color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{flying color dark}};" | {{pcolor|Altaria|{{flying color light}}}}
|}
|}
{| align="center" width="350" style="background: transparent"
|-
! style="background: #{{bug color}};" | [[File:401.png]]
! style="background: #{{normal color}};" | [[File:428.png]]
! style="background: #{{rock color}};" | [[File:348.png]]
|-
! style="background:#{{bug color dark}};  -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px;" | {{pcolor|Kricketot|{{bug color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{normal color dark}};" | {{pcolor|Lopunny|{{normal color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{bug color dark}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px;" | {{pcolor|Armaldo|{{bug color light}}}}
|}{{-}}


===Prediction===
In competitive battling, many fans would say that his Pokémon are either weak or outclassed. However, Nando manages to show the possible strength of his Pokémon, especially Kricketune, who had two epic battles. Sadly, the guy lost in both the Grand Festival and in the Suzuran Conference. He should have had a better ending, like Kenny had.
Nando gets usually gets music-related Pokémon who are often underestimated by fans... hard to decide what though.
 
=={{color2|c24032|Zoey}}==
===DP team===
{| align="center" width="550" style="background: transparent"
|-
! style="background: #{{normal color}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 10px; " | [[File:431.png]]
! style="background: #{{ghost color}};" | [[File:200.png]] {{color|{{ghost color dark}}|→}} [[File:429.png]]
! style="background: #{{water color}}; ; -moz-border-radius-topright: 10px;" | [[File:Spr 4d 422.png]] {{color|{{water color dark}}|→}} [[File:423.png]]
|-
! style="background:#{{normal color dark}}" | {{color2|{{normal color light}}|Zoey's Glameow|Glameow}}
! style="background:#{{ghost color dark}};" | {{pcolor|Mismagius|{{ghost color light}}|Misdreavus → Mismagius}}
! style="background:#{{ground color dark}}" | {{pcolor|Gastrodon|{{ground color light}}|Shellos → Gastrodon}}
|}
{| align="center" width="550" style="background: transparent"
|-
! style="background: #{{water color}};" | [[File:456.png]] {{color|{{water color dark}}|→}} [[File:457.png]]
! style="background: #{{psychic color}};" | [[File:281.png]] {{color|{{psychic color dark}}|→}} [[File:475.png]]
! style="background: #{{grass color}};" | [[File:470.png]]
|-
! style="background:#{{water color dark}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px;" | {{pcolor|Lumineon|{{water color light}}|Finneon → Lumineon}}
! style="background:#{{fighting color dark}};" | {{pcolor|Gallade|{{fighting color light}}|Kirlia → Gallade}}
! style="background:#{{grass color dark}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px;" | {{pcolor|Leafeon|{{grass color light}}}}
|}{{-}}
She's a cool character. She's great in Contests, but she manages to be a good friend of Dawn's. She's like a very kinder version of Drew. I like her taste in Pokémon, and thankfully, her Glameow did not evolve. I hope it never does.


=={{color2|{{cute color}}|Zoey}}==
=={{color2|6fc773|Kenny (Sinnoh)|Kenny}}==
===Current team===
===DP team===
{| align="center" width="450" style="background: transparent"
{| align="center" width="450" style="background: transparent"
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|-
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! style="background: #{{ghost color}};" | [[File:200.png]]
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! style="background:#{{normal color dark}}; border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{color2|{{normal color light}}|Zoey's Glameow|Glameow}}
! style="background:#{{water color dark}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px;" | {{color2|{{water color light}}|Kenny's Empoleon|Piplup → Prinplup → Empoleon}}
! style="background:#{{ghost color dark}};" | {{color2|{{ghost color light}}|Zoey's Misdreavus|Misdreavus}}
! style="background:#{{psychic color dark}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px;" | {{pcolor|Alakazam|{{psychic color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{water color dark}};" | {{color2|{{water color light}}|Zoey's Shellos|Shellos}}
! style="background:#{{water color dark}}; border-radius-bottomright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{pcolor|Finneon|{{water color light}}}}
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=={{color2|{{diamond color}}|Kenny (Sinnoh)|Kenny}}==
===Current team===
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! style="background: #{{grass color}};" | [[File:286.png]]
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! style="background:#{{water color dark}}; border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{color2|{{water color light}}|Kenny's Prinplup|Piplup → Prinplup}}
! style="background:#{{fighting color dark}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px;" | {{pcolor|Breloom|{{fighting color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{psychic color dark}};" | {{pcolor|Alakazam|{{psychic color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{fighting color dark}};" | {{pcolor|Machoke|{{fighting color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{fighting color dark}};" | {{pcolor|Breloom|{{fighting color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{water color dark}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px; " | {{pcolor|Floatzel|{{water color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{fighting color dark}}; border-radius-bottomright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{pcolor|Machoke|{{fighting color light}}}}
|}{{-}}
|}


===Prediction===
Not exactly the best character in DP or the best rival. Not exactly the best in Contests too. It would have been nice if Ambipom won the last Contest it entered, but Kenny ruined it. Happy for him, he has a good ending with Dawn.
Kenny seems to only get Pokémon that stand on two and have arms. Other than that, it's pretty much random...


=={{color2|f86c05|Barry}}==
=={{color2|e4837d|Ursula}}==
===Current team===
===DP team===
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! style="background: #{{dragon color}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 10px;" | [[File:444.png]]
! style="background: #{{electric color}};" | [[File:311.png]]
! style="background: #{{electric color}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 10px;" | [[File:312.png]]
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! style="background:#{{steel color dark}}" | {{color2|{{steel color light}}|Barry's Empoleon|Piplup → Prinplup → Empoleon}}
! style="background:#{{ground color dark}};" | {{pcolor|Gabite|{{ground color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{electric color dark}};" | {{pcolor|Plusle|{{electric color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{electric color dark}};" | {{pcolor|Minun|{{electric color light}}}}
|}
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{| align="center" width="350" style="background: transparent"
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! style="background: #{{normal color}};" | [[File:398.png]]
! style="background: #{{bug color}}" | [[File:214.png]]
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! style="background:#{{poison color dark}}; border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{pcolor|Roserade|{{poison color light}}}}
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! style="background:#{{flying color dark}};" | {{pcolor|Staraptor|{{flying color light}}}}
! style="background: #{{water color}};" | [[File:133.png]] {{color|{{water color dark}}|→}} [[File:134.png]]
! style="background:#{{fighting color dark}}; border-radius-bottomright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{pcolor|Heracross|{{fighting color light}}}}
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! style="background:#{{water color dark}};" | {{pcolor|Vaporeon|{{water color light}}|Eevee → Vaporeon}}
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! style="background:#{{fire color dark}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px; " | {{pcolor|Flareon|{{fire color light}}|Eevee → Flareon}}
|}{{-}}
 
She's a last minute addition to Dawn's list of rivals. I think she was made to show of Contest combinations, especially Dawn's Flame Ice and Ice Chandelier, both of which she lost to. I like her though, and she's not really like Harley in terms of personality.


===Prediction===
=={{color2|f86c05|Barry (anime)|Barry}}==
===DP team===
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! style="background: #{{water color}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 10px;" | [[File:393.png]] {{color|{{water color dark}}|→}} [[File:394.png]] {{color|{{water color dark}}|→}} [[File:395.png]]
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|-
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! style="background:#{{steel color dark}}" | {{color2|{{steel color light}}|Barry's Empoleon|Piplup → Prinplup → Empoleon}}
! style="background:#{{poison color dark}};" | {{color|{{poison color light}}|Roserade}}
! style="background:#{{poison color dark}};" | {{pcolor|Roserade|{{poison color light}}}}
|}
|}
{| align="center" width="450" style="background: transparent"
{| align="center" width="450" style="background: transparent"
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! style="background: #{{bug color}};" | [[File:214.png]]
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! style="background: #{{fire color}};" | [[File:078.png]]
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! style="background:#{{flying color dark}}; border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{color|{{flying color light}}|Staraptor}}
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! style="background:#{{fighting color dark}}" | {{color|{{fighting color light}}|Heracross}}
! style="background: #{{bug color}}" | [[File:214.png]]
! style="background:#{{normal color dark}};" | {{color|{{normal color light}}|Snorlax}}
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! style="background:#{{fire color dark}}; border-radius-bottomright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{color|{{fire color light}}|Rapidash}}
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{{-}}
! style="background:#{{flying color dark}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px;" | {{pcolor|Staraptor|{{flying color light}}}}
Barry will basically get the same team {{ga|Pearl}} would if you were to choose {{AP|Chimchar}} for a starter. Rapidash seems weird at this time though.
! style="background:#{{fighting color dark}};" | {{pcolor|Heracross|{{fighting color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{flying color dark}};" | {{pcolor|Skarmory|{{flying color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{fighting color dark}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px;" | {{pcolor|Hitmonlee|{{fighting color light}}}}
|}{{-}}
 
Surprisingly, they gave him Skarmory and Hitmonlee instead of Snorlax and Rapidash. Skarmory may have been because they wanted to show Spikes and Toxic Spikes in the tournament and those two and Stealth Rock in the same series. It's also possibly because of HGSS. Hitmonlee, like Snorlax and Rapidash, is one of the original 151. It's type is the weakness of Snorlax's and it has Blaze Kick, which is the same type as Rapidash.
 
Barry was given a personality quite similar to the was he is in the games. He's in a rush and he fines people. Additionally, he's also a good friend and a contender as Ash's rival.


=={{color2|{{cynthia color}}|Cynthia}}==
=={{color2|345d55|Conway}}==
===Current team===
===DP team===
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! style="background: #{{water color}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 10px;" | [[File:199.png]]
! style="background: #{{water color}}; border-radius-topright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 10px; padding: 2px 15px;" | [[File:423.png]]
! style="background: #{{bug color}};" | [[File:214.png]]
! style="background: #{{steel color}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 10px;" | [[File:306.png]]
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! style="background:#{{ground color dark}}; border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{color2|{{ground color light}}|Cynthia's Garchomp|Garchomp}}
! style="background:#{{psychic color dark}}" | {{pcolor|Slowking|{{psychic color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{ground color dark}}; border-radius-bottomright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{pcolor|Gastrodon|{{ground color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{fighting color dark}};" | {{pcolor|Heracross|{{fighting color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{rock color dark}}" | {{pcolor|Aggron|{{rock color light}}}}
|}
|}
===Prediction===
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! style="background: #{{bug color}}" | [[File:213.png]]
! style="background: #{{water color}};" | [[File:423.png]]
! style="background: #{{normal color}};" | [[File:463.png]]
! style="background: #{{grass color}}; border-radius-topright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 10px; padding: 2px 15px;" | [[File:407.png]]
! style="background: #{{ghost color}}" | [[File:477.png]]
|-
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! style="background:#{{ground color dark}};" | {{color|{{ground color light}}|Garchomp}}
! style="background:#{{rock color dark}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px;" | {{pcolor|Shuckle|{{rock color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{ground color dark}};" | {{color|{{ground color light}}|Gastrodon}}
! style="background:#{{normal color dark}};" | {{pcolor|Lickilicky|{{normal color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{poison color dark}};" | {{color|{{poison color light}}|Roserade}}
! style="background:#{{ghost color dark}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px;" | {{pcolor|Dusknoir|{{ghost color light}}}}
|}{{-}}
 
The counterpart of Ursula, a fellow last minute addition. I guess they lacked people in the conference. For a guy based on the Super Nerds, the guy likes bulky Pokémon. He also likes Dawn and he's creepy sometimes. I wonder how his creator thinks.
 
=={{color2|{{cynthia color}}|Cynthia}}==
===DP team===
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! style="background: #{{water color}};" | [[File:350.png]]
! style="background: #{{dragon color}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 10px;" | [[File:445 f.png]]
! style="background: #{{fighting color}};" | [[File:448.png]]
! style="background: #{{water color}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 10px;" | [[File:423.png]]
! style="background: #{{normal color}};" | [[File:468.png]]
|-
|-
! style="background:#{{water color dark}}; border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{color|{{water color light}}|Milotic}}
! style="background:#{{ground color dark}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px;" | {{color2|{{ground color light}}|Cynthia's Garchomp|Garchomp}}
! style="background:#{{steel color dark}};" | {{color|{{steel color light}}|Lucario}}
! style="background:#{{ground color dark}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px;" | {{pcolor|Gastrodon|{{ground color light}}}}
! style="background:#{{flying color dark}}; border-radius-bottomright: 10px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px; padding: 2px 10px;" | {{color|{{flying color light}}|Togekiss}}
|}{{-}}
|}
 
{{-}}
I was hoping that Ash would win so he could face her. For a Champion, she wasn't shown in battle often. She's my favorite Champion though. She's unique from the rest and it's not because of her gender. She's very involved in the story, both in the games and in the anime. She also has a mysterious look, but she's a kind person. I really wanted to see more of her.
A combination of her {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} team. Getting a {{p|Spiritomb}} would just seem weird, especially because of [[DP056|that episode]]. But if she does get one, I guess it would show that she strong enough to catch one, or she has aura too.

Revision as of 02:32, 3 November 2011


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Current

Ash

BW team

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Pikachu Pidove → Tranquill Oshawott Tepig Snivy
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Egg → Scraggy Sewaddle → Swadloon Palpitoad Roggenrola

He has three "spares" now. Weird, yet interesting. I'd like to see what he'd do to them, especially Palpitoad since he already has a Water-type (and a Rock-type, which is very related to Ground). Maybe a trade..or not. He might just use them in the league instead of calling on Pokémon he caught in previous journeys.

Prediction

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Pikachu Palpitoad → Seismitoad Roggenrola → Boldore → Gigalith
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Pidove → Tranquill→ Unfezant Oshawott → Dewott → Samurott
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Tepig → Pignite → Emboar Snivy → Servine → Serperior
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Egg → Scraggy → Scrafty Sewaddle → Swadloon → Leavanny

Normally, I wouldn't predict all but Pikachu evolving, but it's just weird for them not to evolve to their final stages this time around. Hopefully, they add some interesting stories to them, like Gigalith being out of control perhaps.

DP team

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Pikachu Starly → Starvia → Staraptor Buizel Gligar → Gliscor
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Turtwig → Grotle → Torterra Chimchar → Monferno → Infernape Gible

I seriously think Ash had very good Pokémon in DP, which I feel could only be matched by his Pokémon from Kanto. His party in Johto was generally boring until the Suzuran Conference, in which Cyndaquil evolved and several gained new moves, most notably Noctowl and Heracross. His Hoenn party was fine, but the lack of evolutions (Torkoal and Corphish) did not appeal to me. I really like Sceptile though.

In DP, they really showed what evolution could do, especially with Torterra, who, sadly, needed better moves since it lost quite too much since its first evolution. What really made me really like Ash's DP team was how much each of Ash's new Pokémon was focused on. Staraptor, to the end, was quite a powerful battler. Torterra's struggles were seen after its evolution while Gliscor's were prior to its evolution. It then left for training to further improve its skills. Thankfully, it made it's return in the Suzuran Conference. It didn't end up like Primeape like many thought it would. I hope they do the same for Ambipom. Buizel has its tough attitude and its soft exterior, as well as Ice Aqua Jet and Ice Punch. Who knew a Buizel could be like that, given its physical appearance and its appearance in the ninth movie. Chimchar was originally owned by Paul. In a twist, it was released and it joined Ash's team. Even as it evolved into Monferno and Infernape, it was not able to control Blaze until Ash's battle with Volkner. It then had an epic battle against Paul's Pokémon in the conference. Ash's final DP Pokémon, Gible, knows the powerful Draco Meteor, but was not able to master it until later on. I still hope it evolves though, even if it did not follow the way Glalie evolved (mastering Ice Beam). While Pikachu had it's share of stories (Thunder Stone, several Electivire), it was not as focused on as it previously was. It did not even learn a new move during the series. Hopefully, there focus on it again, in addition to Ash's new and old Pokémon.


Iris

Current team

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Axew Drilbur → Excadrill Emolga

Prediction

My prediction on Excadrill having history as a Drilbur was correct. Other than that, no clue on what they could get soon... for now.

Cilan

Current team

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Pansage Dwebble Stunfisk

Of all Pokémon, why Stunfisk?!

Trip

Current team

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Snivy → Servine Tranquill Frillish Lampent Vanillite Timburr

Prediction

Rather simple prediction for now: all evolve to their final stages, and Trip catches more Pokémon, much like Ash. Sorry, feeling kinda lazy :D

Jessie and James

Current team

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Koromori
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Yamask

Prediction

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Woobat → Swoobat
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Yamask

Since it's Jessie's, Woobat will surely evolve, and, since its evolution would be weird to have around, Yamask would most probably not evolve.

Hopefully their previous Pokémon return for some time, especially Wobbuffet. Mime Jr. just disappeared during the last episodes. I also hope they loosen up again... more at the least.

DP team

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Wobbuffet Seviper Yanma → Yanmega
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Mime Jr. Carnivine

Wobbuffet retained its role of popping out and shouting its name. Seviper remained Jessie's battler. Dustox was released similar to Ash's Butterfree. It was both sad and beautiful. Who knew Jessie had that kind of history. I really think Yanmega is one of the better new evolutions in Generation IV, and it was really nice of them to give one to Jessie.

Cacnea was given to Gardenia for training. What happened to it though? Mime Jr. barely appeared. It wasn't like Chimecho as many thought. I wonder who'll replace it and how it will leave. Carnivine was basically the new Cacnea. How will history repeat itself for this guy?

Given their new positions and change in clothing, Team Rocket should have a increase in their role and an improvement with their Pokémon. Give them something new. For DP, they just gave replacements for their AG parties. It was really awesome that they allowed Jessie to participate in Contests fairly this time. Sadly, she quit after Dawn lost in the Grand Festival. They should give the trio more side quests like this more often.

Previous

Dawn

DP team

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Piplup Buneary Pachirisu
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Swinub → Piloswine → Mamoswine
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Egg → Cyndaquil Togekiss

Dawn has an interesting set of Pokémon: they're mainly cute. It was really nice of them to make Pikachu share the spotlight for once by sharing it with Piplup. Buneary was given Ice Beam and a crush on Pikachu. Hopefully, it never evolves, even when Dawn appears again. It would just seem so wrong that it would either still flirt with Pikachu or it has moved on when it does. They also gave her the Generation IV Pikachu: Pachirisu, who's pretty much like a baby. It can still pack a punch though. They also gave her a Charizard of her own. Mamoswine was disobedient but also powerful. The writers were smart though in not making it stay disobedient as a Piloswine. It would have been like lingering in Generation II for far too long. However, I seriously think they gave her Togekiss since they wanted Dawn to have six Pokémon and they wanted to make Togekiss special as a homeage to Misty. It wasn't developed much though. Just one episode: the one after its debut. After the Grand festival, we barely get to see Dawn's Pokémon anymore, except for Piplup. They should work on that next time. Otherwise, they should give Iris great Pokémon to distract people from her hair, which practially makes up most of her body.

Brock

DP team

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Bonsly → Sudowoodo Croagunk
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Egg → Happiny → Chansey


It's so sad that Sudowoodo wasn't focused on much after its evolution. They could have worked on its relationship with Brock or Happiny. Croagunk was a very creative idea. They didn't have Dawn pull Brock's ears. Instead, Croagunk Poison Jabs it. It then had its rivalry with Saturn's Toxicroak. While it ended a little suddenly, it was still nice. I'll definitely miss it. Lastly, there's Chansey, who evolved as I predicted it would. They really did a lot of comic relief by giving it superstrength. Did it retain its charms as a Happiny though?

I'll definitely miss Brock. While his antics became boring and his role dramatically decreased (just look at the number of Pokémon he got in DP), he's just so hard to forget. I'm sure people will miss him too, like they way they missed Misty. I doubt all those fans liked her that much before she left.

Paul

DP Pokémon

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Turtwig → Grotle → Torterra Elekid → Electabuzz → Electivire Ursaring
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Weavile Murkrow → Honchkrow Gliscor Magmar → Magmortar Hariyama
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Nidoking Lairon → Aggron Gastrodon Drapion Ninjask Froslass

Paul was essentially one of the best things they added to DP. He's mean, he's a jerk, and his methods are completely different from Ash's. His Pokémon are also completely unpredictable. He starts off with Chimchar, who many assume was his starter, and Elekid. Given these, many assume he's a beginner. It turns out his starter was now a Torterra. He also gains all these other Pokémon and released Chimchar, replacing it with Magmortar. Electivire then has this rivalry with Ash's Pikachu and Infernape. Pikachu never defeated it while Infernape managed to do so in Ash and Paul's final match. In the end, he doesn't really change like most characters Ash meets. I guess he respects Ash now, but he won't exactly change completely.

Nando

DP team

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Budew → Roselia → Roserade
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Sunflora Kricketune Altaria
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Kricketot Lopunny Armaldo

In competitive battling, many fans would say that his Pokémon are either weak or outclassed. However, Nando manages to show the possible strength of his Pokémon, especially Kricketune, who had two epic battles. Sadly, the guy lost in both the Grand Festival and in the Suzuran Conference. He should have had a better ending, like Kenny had.

Zoey

DP team

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Glameow Misdreavus → Mismagius Shellos → Gastrodon
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Finneon → Lumineon Kirlia → Gallade Leafeon

She's a cool character. She's great in Contests, but she manages to be a good friend of Dawn's. She's like a very kinder version of Drew. I like her taste in Pokémon, and thankfully, her Glameow did not evolve. I hope it never does.

Kenny

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Piplup → Prinplup → Empoleon Alakazam
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Breloom Machoke Floatzel

Not exactly the best character in DP or the best rival. Not exactly the best in Contests too. It would have been nice if Ambipom won the last Contest it entered, but Kenny ruined it. Happy for him, he has a good ending with Dawn.

Ursula

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Gabite Plusle Minun
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Wormadam Eevee → Vaporeon
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Jigglypuff Eevee → Flareon

She's a last minute addition to Dawn's list of rivals. I think she was made to show of Contest combinations, especially Dawn's Flame Ice and Ice Chandelier, both of which she lost to. I like her though, and she's not really like Harley in terms of personality.

Barry

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Piplup → Prinplup → Empoleon Roserade
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Staraptor Heracross Skarmory Hitmonlee

Surprisingly, they gave him Skarmory and Hitmonlee instead of Snorlax and Rapidash. Skarmory may have been because they wanted to show Spikes and Toxic Spikes in the tournament and those two and Stealth Rock in the same series. It's also possibly because of HGSS. Hitmonlee, like Snorlax and Rapidash, is one of the original 151. It's type is the weakness of Snorlax's and it has Blaze Kick, which is the same type as Rapidash.

Barry was given a personality quite similar to the was he is in the games. He's in a rush and he fines people. Additionally, he's also a good friend and a contender as Ash's rival.

Conway

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Slowking Heracross Aggron
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Shuckle Lickilicky Dusknoir

The counterpart of Ursula, a fellow last minute addition. I guess they lacked people in the conference. For a guy based on the Super Nerds, the guy likes bulky Pokémon. He also likes Dawn and he's creepy sometimes. I wonder how his creator thinks.

Cynthia

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Garchomp Gastrodon

I was hoping that Ash would win so he could face her. For a Champion, she wasn't shown in battle often. She's my favorite Champion though. She's unique from the rest and it's not because of her gender. She's very involved in the story, both in the games and in the anime. She also has a mysterious look, but she's a kind person. I really wanted to see more of her.