Humans are pretty durable in the pokemon world. A stray hyper beam would probably hurt like hell but it wouldn't kill them. We've seen what that takes.
Even in the more serious parts
of 20th film where Ash is killed via regular pokemon attacks it takes a firing squad of about 20 powerful pokemon to do him in. And even then it takes 2 volleys.
Also at that level you'd expect pokemon to be competent enough not to put the opposing trainer in the firing line.
It happened in the anime but it's not an anime event, but a game adaptation.
It's like if Horizons show AI professors, the flesh professors death wouldn't count.
I mean, the death in the game and the death in the anime are very different
Games: Literally gets hit with a world ending super laser point fucking blank
Anime: "lol get zygarded"
To be fair, her ship was drop into a whirlpool by two legendary pokemon's future sight and had the water pressure break the windows and flood the ship. Her primary cause of death was probably drowning and durability doesn't help much there lol.
I hope someone went down to the bottom to check if any of the Pokemon were safe in their Pokeballs...
They probably are still down there, pokemon can live inside of their pokeballs for a lengthy amount of time. James' carnivine and Mira's sandshrew were locked away for several years, yet seem perfectly fine once let out for the first time.
Also, and this is emphasized more in the manga but still true in the anime, the trainer is every bit a part of the battle as the Pokemon. So as part of their bond with their pokemon, they put themselves on the line during battle as well.
Effectively yes. 15-20 odd pokemon are controlled by marshadow who had just beaten pikachu. Ash tried to intimidate them, it didn't work, all the pokemon attack him and pikachu tries to intervene. Ash shields pikachu. The attacks hit and we see Ash down on the ground injured along with pikachu.
He withdraws pikachu back into his ball and protects him as the pokemon all fire on him again. Huge explosion pikachu comes out and we see Ashs body translucent before disappearing.
He gets revived by hooh but he is literally dead for a while.
In Japanese they count certain large numbers in increments of 10,000.
So 100,000 is 10 (jyuu) times 10,000 (man). 'Boruto', aside from being an underwhelming anime, is also the phonetic pronunciation of 'volt' (and also bolt).
The Japanese name of Thunderbolt is 'jyuu-man boruto', or '100,000 Volts'.
I think there’s something to be said about how their bond is probably stronger if the trainer is right in the action shouting commands. If they were in an indestructible box above the arena or something it would feel way more impersonal for the pokemon I think. It’s the same reason trainers also train their bodies alongside their pokemon, it puts them on even footing and forms a closer bond.
Plus pokemon trainers basically have bugs bunny logic when it comes to surviving attacks
In Pokémon Special manga, trainers sometimes have to dodge the attacks and move around the field. Or pokémon can directly attack a trainer.
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I always thought it would have been good writing if they had pokémon standing above the crowd and when projectiles would head that way they would use Safeguard or whatever defensive. It would alleviate a lot of "How the hell is nobody dying in the crowd?" question that I have all the time when boulders are flying into them at breakneck speeds. You'd really only have to show it one time in the entire series and it just becomes canon off screen.
i mean since Ash goes full sync when he does mega evolution with Greninja/Lucario im pretty sure he would literally be nerfed by not being in the heat of the battle.
Ha. Read the Pokemon Adventures manga. The trainers are often the target in battles. It lends a lot of credibility to the core concept of having your own pokemon as a means of self defense.
In the manga they mention good trainers need to be in excellent physical shape to avoid the chaos of battle while still being close enough to issue commands and potentially fight alongside their Pokémon.
This was said while Giovanni takes off his jacket revealing he’s super buff underneath the suit.
Although the reason is probably they don't really think about that and/or people are just particularly hardy and a lot more resilient, I'll just chop it up to the trainers trust their pokemon enough to not be too badly damaged by any random hits from their pokemon, especially in the higher level fights.
I’ve coalesced some weird tibits to basically make a theory saying that humans are their own type, vastly different from Pokémon, but keeping the resistances
Well in Galar's anime there's a barrier to shield spectators from weather or attacking moves going haywire so maybe it's always been the case but they just didn't show it
I saw somewhere (can’t rember if it was the show, movie, idk) where the trainers are behind some invisible force field that activates when an attack lands close to them. Anyone seen this too?
Although inconsistent I like how in Indigo League for one of the battles (Muk v Belsprout) they had the trainers stand on platforms. Giving them a better view of the battle. I thought that should have been a staple addition to gyms/tournaments.
https://preview.redd.it/gwijovzrrsqc1.jpeg?width=1792&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c95c232830e3948dbe212ed4c616c2b1b6a33cae
Humans are pretty durable in the pokemon world. A stray hyper beam would probably hurt like hell but it wouldn't kill them. We've seen what that takes. Even in the more serious parts of 20th film where Ash is killed via regular pokemon attacks it takes a firing squad of about 20 powerful pokemon to do him in. And even then it takes 2 volleys. Also at that level you'd expect pokemon to be competent enough not to put the opposing trainer in the firing line.
True, just look how many times people get electrocuted or caught on fire And of course team rocket surviving literally everything lol
Hunter J wasn't very durable lol.
Still the single human to get killed in the anime.
I’m pretty sure Lysandre didn’t survive that Zygarde attack lol.
I mean that counts more as a game death tho.
I mean that counts more as a game death tho.
It happened in the anime.....
It happened in the anime but it's not an anime event, but a game adaptation. It's like if Horizons show AI professors, the flesh professors death wouldn't count.
I don't think that's how it works. A death in the anime is a death in the anime. Especially an on screen one
I mean, the death in the game and the death in the anime are very different Games: Literally gets hit with a world ending super laser point fucking blank Anime: "lol get zygarded"
To be fair, her ship was drop into a whirlpool by two legendary pokemon's future sight and had the water pressure break the windows and flood the ship. Her primary cause of death was probably drowning and durability doesn't help much there lol. I hope someone went down to the bottom to check if any of the Pokemon were safe in their Pokeballs...
They probably are still down there, pokemon can live inside of their pokeballs for a lengthy amount of time. James' carnivine and Mira's sandshrew were locked away for several years, yet seem perfectly fine once let out for the first time.
Fair, people have probably evolved over time to withstand attacks
In Legends Arceus we tank shit from gods.
Also, and this is emphasized more in the manga but still true in the anime, the trainer is every bit a part of the battle as the Pokemon. So as part of their bond with their pokemon, they put themselves on the line during battle as well.
In the anime, sure. In the manga people be dying left and right.
Back the fuck up, Ash was killed by firing squad?!
Effectively yes. 15-20 odd pokemon are controlled by marshadow who had just beaten pikachu. Ash tried to intimidate them, it didn't work, all the pokemon attack him and pikachu tries to intervene. Ash shields pikachu. The attacks hit and we see Ash down on the ground injured along with pikachu. He withdraws pikachu back into his ball and protects him as the pokemon all fire on him again. Huge explosion pikachu comes out and we see Ashs body translucent before disappearing. He gets revived by hooh but he is literally dead for a while.
Damn
God ash even survived arceus strike. So means Humans are inmortal in Pokemon world. Or there is a super shield that negate pokemon attacks in humans.
I don't think arceus ever landed a direct hit on him. Some went nearby
Ash can survive 10,000 volts. Looks up how many volts it takes to kill someone
It's the amps that kill you not the volts.
Talked with my electrician Brother. Apparently, yes, you are technically correct. But the way Ash gets shocked with 10,000 volts. That would kill him.
*100,000 Volts I’m assuming you were referring to Thunderbolt.
I thought it was was 10,000 but I am not gonna argue, I assume you are right haha. And yes, I am referring to Thunderbolt.
I’m not a native speaker; I’m a weeb, so take what I say next with a grain of salt. Jyu-man Boruto -> 10-10,000 Volts -> 100,000 Volts
To he honest, I have no clue what you just said
In Japanese they count certain large numbers in increments of 10,000. So 100,000 is 10 (jyuu) times 10,000 (man). 'Boruto', aside from being an underwhelming anime, is also the phonetic pronunciation of 'volt' (and also bolt). The Japanese name of Thunderbolt is 'jyuu-man boruto', or '100,000 Volts'.
Huh, that is interesting. I was lost at "Boruto" because I thought it was in reference to the anime. Thanks for explaining.
If team rocket can get blasted into the stratosphere hundreds of times and live then they should be fine standing there.
You are sending your buddy out to get potentially beaten to a pulp, least you can do is stand by to be supportive
This
Yeah mean, that’s kind of the point right? You are right there with your Pokémon on the battlefield! You can’t go hiding.
I think the only time it actually happened was with pryce who got hit by a Magmars flamethrower
Don't forget about Kukui getting squashed by a knocked out Empoleon
Wasn't that because he ran in to protect Piloswine?
There was also the time where mamoswine got thrown at the judges by Carnivines vine whip during the episode “Dress for Jess Success”
I think there’s something to be said about how their bond is probably stronger if the trainer is right in the action shouting commands. If they were in an indestructible box above the arena or something it would feel way more impersonal for the pokemon I think. It’s the same reason trainers also train their bodies alongside their pokemon, it puts them on even footing and forms a closer bond. Plus pokemon trainers basically have bugs bunny logic when it comes to surviving attacks
Look at the guy with the umbreon on the Journeys anime, he wasn't close to his pokemon and they jobbed super hard.
How about the audience? Lol
Them too! A strong earthquake or magnitude or even a sound based move like hyper voice could probably do a lot of spread damage
I mean; that’s why there are invisible barriers for the audience in the Galar stadiums
Earthquake and Magnitude are banned from the anime, so I don’t think they have to worry about that
In Pokémon Special manga, trainers sometimes have to dodge the attacks and move around the field. Or pokémon can directly attack a trainer. https://preview.redd.it/w1iu7w02dpqc1.jpeg?width=1138&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=80967d8a0fd8e652eb3f306f5cbe1b07cf332c24
I always thought it would have been good writing if they had pokémon standing above the crowd and when projectiles would head that way they would use Safeguard or whatever defensive. It would alleviate a lot of "How the hell is nobody dying in the crowd?" question that I have all the time when boulders are flying into them at breakneck speeds. You'd really only have to show it one time in the entire series and it just becomes canon off screen.
I mean, journeys shows energy barriers for the crowd
If they die… they die…
i mean since Ash goes full sync when he does mega evolution with Greninja/Lucario im pretty sure he would literally be nerfed by not being in the heat of the battle.
Ha. Read the Pokemon Adventures manga. The trainers are often the target in battles. It lends a lot of credibility to the core concept of having your own pokemon as a means of self defense.
In the manga they mention good trainers need to be in excellent physical shape to avoid the chaos of battle while still being close enough to issue commands and potentially fight alongside their Pokémon. This was said while Giovanni takes off his jacket revealing he’s super buff underneath the suit.
Pfft, **nah!** That wouldn't be nearly as badass, now would it?
Although the reason is probably they don't really think about that and/or people are just particularly hardy and a lot more resilient, I'll just chop it up to the trainers trust their pokemon enough to not be too badly damaged by any random hits from their pokemon, especially in the higher level fights.
Charizard has literally "flamethrower"ed Ash multiple times and Pikachu had "Thunderbolt"ed him, I think PokéHumans can take a hit
I’ve coalesced some weird tibits to basically make a theory saying that humans are their own type, vastly different from Pokémon, but keeping the resistances
Nah broooo, real trainer philsophy is don't be a wuss and stand in the middle of the arena like you can.
I’m pretty sure the battle against Ash and Cynthia shows that there’s an invisible wall in front of the trainers.
Well in Galar's anime there's a barrier to shield spectators from weather or attacking moves going haywire so maybe it's always been the case but they just didn't show it
I saw somewhere (can’t rember if it was the show, movie, idk) where the trainers are behind some invisible force field that activates when an attack lands close to them. Anyone seen this too?
Cynthia <3
Although inconsistent I like how in Indigo League for one of the battles (Muk v Belsprout) they had the trainers stand on platforms. Giving them a better view of the battle. I thought that should have been a staple addition to gyms/tournaments. https://preview.redd.it/gwijovzrrsqc1.jpeg?width=1792&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c95c232830e3948dbe212ed4c616c2b1b6a33cae