The New Normal – 5-14 – Interlude – Pokenet Reactions
[A NEW CHALLENGER APPROACHES! ELITE JOHN ISSUED OFFICIAL CHALLENGE BY CHALLENGER BRUNO! WHO WILL WIN?!] by The Indigo Post
We got some exciting news today that threatens to knock over the entire political scene of Indigo as Challenger Bruno has issued an official challenge to Elite John for his position in the Elite Four! If John is unseated, who knows how that will change or affect the political landscape of Indigo!?
But first, as many of you are likely asking, who is Bruno and does he have a shot at winning? After doing some research on our mysterious challenger, we can find that he's not so mysterious after all! Though many of our readers may have forgotten, Bruno is actually the winner of the Indigo Conference from two years ago and is a Fighting type specialist who uniquely only used pure Fighting type Pokémon. But he never went onto making a challenge towards the Elite Four, choosing instead to withdraw to somewhere unknown to continue his training.
That is some hardcore dedication to training!
Considering that he is now here to challenge Elite John, we can safely assume that he has completed his training and is now ready to test himself against a worthy opponent.
Looking at his previous team that he had used to narrowly win the Indigo Conference, Bruno fielded a trio of Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, and Hitmontop, followed by a Primeape, Hariyama, and a Machamp. Since he has continued to only use these 6 Pokémon during the many fighting tournaments that he had participated in during these two years, this writer suspects that this may be the team that Bruno employs against John as well.
This writer is very excited to see what happens and who will come out on top, especially after Lorelei's defeat of Walker. Will we see another shake-up in Indigo? Who will win? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
Comments
FutureAce
Woah! This came out of nowhere! Really didn't expect John of all people to be challenged. I mean, I get that Bruno has a type advantage over him, but surely there were easier targets for him to choose if he just wanted to get into the Elite Four?
After all, John BEAT Drake. Doesn't Bruno know how strong Drake was?
FlyingHigh
Bruno couldn't have challenged anyone but John or Agatha at the moment, since Will and Lorelei are still protected by their one-month grace period. But you're right. Wouldn't it be smarter for Bruno to just have waited for the grace period to expire before making a challenge? Seems like he jumped the gun to me.
ANormalFan
LETS GO JOHN! Can't wait to see him smash another contender to the ground! Honestly, I have to thank Bruno for giving us the opportunity to see John in action again. We haven't seen much of him since his battle against Giovanni!
KantoRepresent
Really hope John doesn't lose. He's been a huge part of restoring Kanto's economy and losing his influence in the Elite Four would be a deathblow to our recent recovery. Plus, Bruno replacing John would mean that the Elite Four would be unfairly balanced towards Johto, which is unacceptable!
Rooting for John to win!
FightClub
FINALLY! SOMEONE WITH THE BRAINS TO USE THE RIGHT TYPE TO ACTUALLY WIN A FIGHT! JUST YOU WAIT ALL, BRUNO IS GOING TO CRUSH JOHN AND HIS PATHETIC TEAM, BEFORE BEATING UP LANCE'S DRAGONS AS WELL! AND BRUNO KNOWS WHATS UP WITH A PURE FIGHTING TYPE TEAM. NO IMPURITIES HERE!
FIGHTING TYPE CRUSHES ALL! YOU ALL FOOLS WILL SEE THE TRUE STRENGTH OF THE STRONGEST TYPE! ALL HAIL THE NEW ELITE FOUR MEMBER! ALL HAIL THE STRENGTH OF FIGHTING TYPES!
TangelaThoughts
Wish we knew more about Bruno outside of his battling abilities. He's obviously a capable battler, but just in case he does actually win I'd want to know more about his political leanings and what his plans are for Indigo. Being an effective member of the Elite Four is more than just being a good battler, after all!
FightClub
THAT'S JUST COWARD TALK! Being in the Elite Four should only be about STRENGTH! Who cares if you can 'talk' and 'be political'! The Elite Four is about WHO IS STRONGEST!
AND FIGHTING TYPES ARE THE STRONGEST OF ALL! FINALLY WE WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE AN ACTUALLY STRONG TRAINER IN THE ELITE FOUR! INSTEAD OF THESE DISGRACES WITH THEIR WEAK TYPINGS!
FlyingHigh
…Are you really calling AGATHA a disgrace?!
[ELITE JOHN HOLDS HIS POSITION! DEFEATING CHALLENGER BRUNO IN A BRUTAL BRAWL!] by BattleCast
In a match that deserves to be watched by everyone, John has managed to hold his Elite Four title and defeated the challenger Bruno in a brawl that was equally as exciting as the match that we got between Champion Lance and Ex-Champion Pryce! This was really a showdown between two excellent close-range fighters, and Bruno really put up a show today!
Throughout the first few rounds of the fight, there were moments where this writer believed that Bruno could turn his initial disadvantage around to winning the match. Bruno's Pokémon really showed off their trainings and skills, managing to overcome the inherent weaknesses found in his entire team of pure-Fighting types.
That move of his that managed to dispel John's Psychic attacks? And to use it with such casual ease? Incredible! And really speaks to the training that Bruno must have undergone with his Pokémon. This writer didn't even know it could be done! It really goes to show just how much Bruno has managed to push the limits of what it means to be a Fighting type specialist.
But John definitely had a few tricks up his sleeve too! This writer has no idea what John did to train his Clefable, but it was able to almost shrug off Bruno's devastatingly powerful Fighting type attacks, which should have been supereffective!
Not only that, but John then reminded all of us how and why he earned his position in the Elite Four by sending out his powerful Ursaluna to finally crush Bruno's hopes of winning the fight by knocking out Bruno's Hariyama in a very tense and exciting all-out brawl between the two. The two really gave us a powerful showing of what it means to fight at the Elite level as they both hammered the other with back-and-forth exchanges of devastating attacks.
Though John's Ursaluna came out the victor in their final exchange, Hariyama certainly proved itself to be a formidable opponent for Ursaluna to face. And this was the Pokémon that defeated Drake's Salamence! A well-known and dominant powerhouse!
And then, to top this already excellent battle off, Bruno made a direct challenge to John for the two of them to duel with their starters. John accepted, and we discovered a previously forgotten side of John's Slaking; its sheer variety of moves. While you may be forgiven for thinking that John's Slaking was nothing more than a VERY powerful brute, John reminded the world today that his Slaking WAS a capable long-range attacker with a huge versatile movepool that he could capitalize on even when not engaging in close range.
That was, until John secured his victory with a savage beatdown of Bruno's Machamp after tanking through Machamp's onslaught of attacks.
With the match over, we here at BattleCast have been analysing the...[Click here to continue reading]
Comments
ANormalFan
FightClub HAHAHAHHAHA WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR MIGHTY FIGHTING TYPES NOW?! Bruno lost! Who's the fool now? LOL!
FlyingHigh
I just went on FightClub's profile, and I think he deleted everything since I can't see anything. Uh, guess he couldn't stand up to the shame after his previous declaration? RIP, you won't be missed.
ANormalFan
HAHAHA! Who's the coward now! Running off in shame because he looked bad HAHAHAHAH!
DragonPower
This is why Dragon types are better! You won't ever see a Dragon trainer running off in shame like that! We're too strong for that! This is what happens when you support the wrong type! HAHAHAHA!
FutureAce
WHAT A BATTLE! I really thought Bruno had a chance for a second there, who knew that Slaking could actually use Special Attacks like that? The article was right – I thought it to be nothing more than just another physical fighter in his team!
And after seeing Lance's starter Dragonite, I'm starting to wonder who is stronger! Oooh this is so exciting!
KantoRepresent
Thank Arceus that John won. I was wracked with worry that he might have lost and that Johto would once again continue to oppress Kanto again. Luckily that didn't happen.
ILoveGoldenRod
Chill, dude. Just learn to celebrate a cool victory like the rest of us. Johto will have its chance to shine again later anyways.
EDIT: Though I am curious on what Bruno would be like as an Elite Four member if he won. What kind of policies would he try to bring in?
TangelaThoughts
Welp, that was a battle. I've seen a lot of people heap praise on Slaking, deservingly so, but I'm curious on how Clefable managed to withstand Bruno's attacks for so long? That's more impressive to me.
Definitely don't think we will be seeing any more challenges to John for the future. Not after that performance. John really crushed it there, and his strength was clearly on full display. In my opinion, he's easily the second strongest amongst the Elite Four so far, tied with Agatha.
Maybe it's time for one of the other Elite Four to be challenged next? My vote is on Lorelei! Maybe even Will – he's not been tested either!
SlugmaBalls
Huh. After watching that battle, I'm no longer as disappointed at Drake's loss to John now. I mean, that was crazy. John's Slaking is insane. How in Arceus did it get so strong?
But now I'm wondering how a fight would go between Drake's Salamence and John's Slaking. Slaking doesn't have Ursaluna's geokinesis, so maybe Salamence could kite him in the air?
Gardevoir34
I'm petitioning for a fight between Bruno and John. No Pokémon. Just themselves. And their sweaty bodies…
FlyingHigh
Gardevoir34 Absolutely not. And I hate you for putting that image in my head.
A.N. And with John's victory over Bruno serving as a deterrent, we won't be seeing many more challenges for his position! No one's that reckless. Hope you enjoyed the Pokenet reactions! Sorry for those who wanted a longer Pokenet Chapter, but since this one was purely focused on the battle, I didn't feel like it deserved to be a full chapter.
And this won't be the last you see of FightClub! He'll be back!
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