Roy's battle aptitude mirrors Ash's techniques.
Pokémon Horizons may have opened its story following Liko, but when it comes to battle, Ash's real successor is looking increasingly like it's going to be Roy, at least when it comes to wacky yet brilliant battle strategies.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Throughout the original Pokémon anime, Ash was known for his unconventional thinking on the battlefield, often pulling out techniques that would never be possible in the games. Ash even developed a technique of his own, the Counter Shield, a means of deflecting attacks using elemental energy that was adopted by many characters, including Leon in their final battle.
Roy's Unorthodox Battle Strategies Are Straight Out of Ash's Playbook In episode #17, Roy is trying to get his new Wattrel and Fuecoco to get along and comes up with an idea for a combo attack after witnessing how strong winds enhanced Wattrel's power greatly. Roy decides to test this out in battle against Captain Pikachu, who soundly defeated Fuecoco the last time they trained together.
This kind of double battle strategy is quite similar to another tactic Ash once employed in double battles. In his battle with Tate and Liza back in the Ruby and Sapphire era, Ash had Pikachu ride on his Swellow's back, in order to offer Swellow some protection from reflected Electric-type attacks. Ash then used thunderclouds overhead to lure a bolt of lightning towards the pair, which gave them a massive power-up as they swooped down, somewhat similar to Wattrel's power-up here.
Fans of the anime have often enjoyed Ash's outside-the-box thinking in battle, so it's definitely nice to see that this will continue into Horizons, even without Ash. Roy is still only beginning his journey as a trainer, but his lack of any kind of formal instruction is allowing him to think about battle in ways that others might not. That's both a potential advantage and disadvantage, but at this point, Roy's only way to learn is by doing.
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