If Ash truly retires as protag of the anime, then Pawmi will be his replacement's ace.
>It barely changes aesthetically as it evolves and thus solves the Raichu problem of being able to evolve while staying recognizable, cute, and marketable
>The only Pikaclone to have a full evolutionary line
>One of the first Pokemon introduced when SC/VL was first revealed
>It's a unique typing that's a first for the series: Electric/Fighting
>It's signature move revives a KO'd Pokemon and can be potentially very cinematic in an animated setting
>Unlike Pikachu who has garbage stats in-game and needs Light Ball as a crutch to be remotely viable due to it initially being designed as the first stage of a stronger mon, Pawmot's stats are considerably more well rounded even though he can be considered a glass cannon
>The final evo itself even has anime protag hair
People talk about Meowscarda being the shillmon due to it having Protean or it's signature move being ridiculous, but you're looking at the true shillmon this gen right here
it's a bit odd tho because everyone will just remember Pawmot if it evolves fully within the season. so Pawmo is even more redundant.
>>The only Pikaclone to have a full evolutionary line
What is Marill?
a not pikaclone
Pikablu is the OG pikaclone
You forget that Azurill didn't exist til gen 3 when the rest of the line came the gen before, Pawmi was introduced with the full line. Not even agreeing with OP, just adding to the point.
Revival Blessing doesn't work for anime battles
They could put them in Pokemon centers or have some character of the day use one to bail out Pikachu
They’d be killing the anime if they fully evolved it. Pawmi and Pawmo are cute and marketable. Pawmot is an abomination.
it's the exact same but 2% larger
Are you blind? It’s proportions are totally different and the extra bits add nothing to the design.
>it got two extra hair tuffs, it's totally different!!
no
You could’ve just typed in braille, you know?
Pawmi and Pawmo are the identical ones, Pawmott changes a bit more significantly (and becomes much uglier)
what are you smoking? Pawmot has the same type as Pawmo and is standing up like Pawmo, it just has Pawmi's colors and more hair.
>it just has Pawmi's colors
Lmao what the frick am I reading?
Are you blind?
I can see it now
>Pawmi and the protag start off on rough terms to mirror Ash and Pikachu's rocky relationship at first
>this continues into Pawmo, even if they don't outright argue they still butt heads on many things
>The protag and Pawmo learn to fully understand each other at some point past the middle of the season, cue them running alongside each other (get it it's both figurative and literal and also fulfils the 1000 steps evo condition) and Pawmo evolves into Pawmot
It's evo condition requiring you to literally travel with it like an actual shouldermon is the real sign that it's going to have some part to play in whatever anime comes next
>Ashimegays are so mindbroken they WANT to continue being fed the same slop they’ve been being fed for several years with the same beaten dead horse formulas, just with a different coat of paint
Good thing Ash isn't being retired.
Cope.
You're gonna have to cope, since he's going to Paldea.
Proof?
Let's see, the countless times since gen 4 that /vp/ said he'd be retired?
>Gen 4 starts with Dawn antics, then Ash showed up and it focused on him.
>Gen 5, /vp/ screams it's reboot time, Ash still was there.
>Gen 6, has Serena and four other rivals, meaning Ash won't show up. Ash still showed
up.
>Gen 7, in the Demo, Ash mails his Geninja to Alola, hinting he won't make it there. He then went to Alola.
>Gen 8, he's finally getting retired! He won the Alola League! He's the Master now! He went to Galar.
Be sure to tune in for Ash's journey through Paldea.
The saddest part is that this time, THIS time is truly the absolute perfect place to leave Ash
The entire Journeys series was about revisiting the old regions, reuniting with his old friends, his old Pokémon, getting a team together of cross-regional mons and utilizing every battle gimmick that's come up until this point, and even if only for a moment we got to see the released Pokémon like Butterfree and Pidgeot again.
And he won on the biggest stage possible in-universe. Alola's victory although nice, felt more like a half-hearted apology for Kalos after the huge blowback they got from it. Alola was a wacky slice of life series and the whole league run felt tacked on at the very end because it just HAD to be there; also the table was tilted in his favor with both an Ultra Beast and Melmetal at his side. This time Ash actually worked his way up and honed his team, fought through the big hitters, and won.
This is the actual best place to close out Ash's story and start clean with something and someone new.
But we all know that won't happen
>ASH IS GETTING RETIRED
It'd be announced by now if he was.
>THE ANIME IS ENDING
It'd be announced by now if it was.
>THERE'S NO PLACE FOR HIM TO GO NOW, HE'S WORLD CHAMP
He can go to Paldea.
>WE'RE FINALLY GOING TO HAVE A NEW PROTAGONIST
You've been saying that since gen 4.
>JUST TRUST ME OK!?
Nah. See you in Paldea.
Careful, Icarus.
Arrest yourself
Case in point
I honestly wish he would, this is the perfect exit for him
And where do they take the LITERAL STRONGEST TRAINER IN THE WORLD next, anon?
Pawmot is ugly. Hope he dosen't evolve it if it has to be shilled as the cute-mon.
Ceruledge would be a much cooler partner pokemon to chill from gen-9.
And evolving Pawmo to Pawmot requires walking with it, implying it would stay outside of the ball like Ash's Pikachu
Considering how shitty its model looks, I doubt they are reading it to be the new pikachu.
raichu (and pichu) are cuter than pikachu to me
I posted this theory some days ago and only two persons replyed, i mean, the Pawmot is just Super sayan Pawmi, but maybe we are just coping with the fact that is one of the laziest lines
Are you me anon? I was just thinking the same thing yesterday
it's ugly as shit, not marketable
It's pretty marketable... seeing it in anime motion might increase the likability.
I honestly hope it happens... they really set it up to take over as mascot if anything. Final evo is FAR from a shitmon.
It's a Pikachu with Charizard colors even lmao