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* Determinator: Staravia really pushes itself against Paul's Honchcrow.

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* Determinator: CurbStompCushion: Despite being outmatched, Staravia really pushes itself against Paul's Honchcrow.Honchcrow, catching it off guard multiple times and stealing the ring.
* DeathGlare: Staraptor gives a good one to Honchcrow right after evolving.
* DramaPreservingHandicap: While Staraptor evolving has even the odds a little, it's still suffering from both exhaustion and the beatdown Honchcrow gave it earlier.
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* Determinator: Staravia really pushes itself against Paul's Honchcrow.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: After it evolves Staraptor proceeds to apply its newly learned Close Combat to Honchcrow's face.
* OhCrap: Downplayed, but Paul clearly recognizes that his chance of winning is lower now that Staravia has evolved. To his credit, he recovers quickly and attempts to regain control of the situation.
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* SoreLoser: After Ash and Staraptor win, Paul blames Honchkrow for the loss, saying he had slow reaction time, and still struggles to acknowledge Staraptor as a strong Pokémon. At best, he grudgingly remarks that it took long enough for Starly to evolve into Staraptor.

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* SoreLoser: After Ash and Staraptor win, Paul blames Honchkrow for the loss, saying he had slow reaction time, and still struggles to acknowledge Ash’s Staraptor as a strong Pokémon. At best, he grudgingly remarks that it took long enough for Starly to evolve into Staraptor.
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** BornLucky: As stated by Brock, one of the main reasons why Paul's Honchcrow was able to defeat Probo's Dragonite so easily is thanks to it's ability Super Luck. Super Luck allows a Pokemon more chances to land a critical hit which is what happened in the battle.

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** * BornLucky: As stated by Brock, one of the main reasons why Paul's Honchcrow was able to defeat Probo's Dragonite so easily is thanks to it's ability Super Luck. Super Luck allows a Pokemon more chances to land a critical hit which is what happened in the battle.
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**BornLucky: As stated by Brock, one of the main reasons why Paul's Honchcrow was able to defeat Probo's Dragonite so easily is thanks to it's ability Super Luck. Super Luck allows a Pokemon more chances to land a critical hit which is what happened in the battle.
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* TheWorfEffect: The undefeated 4 time winner of the PokéRinger competition, who uses a Dragonite, is defeated by Paul and his Honchcrow in [[{OneHitKO}} one attack.]]

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* TheWorfEffect: The undefeated 4 time winner of the PokéRinger competition, who uses a Dragonite, is defeated by Paul and his Honchcrow in [[{OneHitKO}} [[{{OneHitKO}} one attack.]]
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* TheWorfEffect: The undefeated 4 time winner of the PokéRinger competition, who uses a Dragonite, is defeated by Paul and his Honchcrow in [[{OneHitKO}} one attack.

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* TheWorfEffect: The undefeated 4 time winner of the PokéRinger competition, who uses a Dragonite, is defeated by Paul and his Honchcrow in [[{OneHitKO}} one attack.]]
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* SoreLoser: After Ash and Staraptor win, Paul blames Honchkrow for the loss, saying he had slow reaction time, and only barely acknowledges Staraptor as a strong Pokémon. At best, he grudgingly remarks that it took long enough for Starly to evolve into Staraptor.
* TheWorfEffect: The undefeated 4 time winner of the PokéRinger competition, who uses a Dragonite, is defeated by Paul and his Honchcrow.

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* SoreLoser: After Ash and Staraptor win, Paul blames Honchkrow for the loss, saying he had slow reaction time, and only barely acknowledges still struggles to acknowledge Staraptor as a strong Pokémon. At best, he grudgingly remarks that it took long enough for Starly to evolve into Staraptor.
* TheWorfEffect: The undefeated 4 time winner of the PokéRinger competition, who uses a Dragonite, is defeated by Paul and his Honchcrow.Honchcrow in [[{OneHitKO}} one attack.
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* SoreLoser: After Ash and Staraptor win, Paul blames Honchkrow for the loss, saying he had slow reaction time, and still refuses to acknowledge Staraptor as a strong Pokémon. At best, he remarks that it took long enough for Starly to evolve into Staraptor.

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* SoreLoser: After Ash and Staraptor win, Paul blames Honchkrow for the loss, saying he had slow reaction time, and still refuses to acknowledge only barely acknowledges Staraptor as a strong Pokémon. At best, he grudgingly remarks that it took long enough for Starly to evolve into Staraptor.
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* SoLastSeason: While James was a serious threat during the Hoenn PokéRinger for his wind reading skills, he loses in the first round here, due to “the Sinnoh winds are harder to predict”.

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* SoreLoser: After Ash and Staraptor win, Paul blames Honchkrow for the loss, saying he had slow reaction time, and still refuses to acknowledge Staraptor as a strong Pokémon.

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* SoreLoser: After Ash and Staraptor win, Paul blames Honchkrow for the loss, saying he had slow reaction time, and still refuses to acknowledge Staraptor as a strong Pokémon. At best, he remarks that it took long enough for Starly to evolve into Staraptor.
* TheWorfEffect: The undefeated 4 time winner of the PokéRinger competition, who uses a Dragonite, is defeated by Paul and his Honchcrow.

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Ash and co. come across a PokeRinger competition, which Ash and Brock recognize from back in the Hoenn Region, so Ash decides to enter with his Staravia, and it turns out Paul is also competing with his Honchkrow. As the contestants are eliminated, it comes down to Ash and Paul in the finals. During the climax of the battle, Ash's Staravia evolves into Staraptor and learns Close Combat, giving it the power boost it needs to win the competition.

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Ash and co. come across a PokeRinger [=PokeRinger=] competition, which Ash and Brock recognize from back in the Hoenn Region, so Ash decides to enter with his Staravia, and it turns out Paul is also competing with his Honchkrow. As the contestants are eliminated, it comes down to Ash and Paul in the finals. During the climax of the battle, Ash's Staravia evolves into Staraptor and learns Close Combat, giving it the power boost it needs to win the competition.



* CallBack: The entire episode is one to "That's Just Swellow" from the Advanced Generation. Ash enters a PokeRinger competition with his regional bird and wins when it evolves during the final round.

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* CallBack: The entire episode is one to "That's Just Swellow" from the Advanced Generation. Ash enters a PokeRinger [=PokeRinger=] competition with his regional bird and wins when it evolves during the final round.


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* SoreLoser: After Ash and Staraptor win, Paul blames Honchkrow for the loss, saying he had slow reaction time, and still refuses to acknowledge Staraptor as a strong Pokémon.
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* 11thHourSuperpower: Staravia evolves into Staraptor at the climax of the episode.

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* 11thHourSuperpower: EleventhHourSuperpower: Staravia evolves into Staraptor at the climax of the episode.
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* 11thHourSuperpower: Staravia evolves into Staraptor at the climax of the episode.



** Hell, even the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHUvO-CR1DM music]] when Ash makes the comeback is the same.

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** Hell, even the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHUvO-CR1DM music]] when Ash makes the comeback is the same.same.
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* CallBack: The entire episode is one to "That's Just Swellow" from the Advanced Generation. Ash enters a PokeRinger competition with his regional bird and wins when it evolves during the final round.

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* CallBack: The entire episode is one to "That's Just Swellow" from the Advanced Generation. Ash enters a PokeRinger competition with his regional bird and wins when it evolves during the final round.round.
** Hell, even the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHUvO-CR1DM music]] when Ash makes the comeback is the same.
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Ash and co. come across a PokeRinger competition, which Ash and Brock recognize from back in the Hoenn Region, so Ash decides to enter with his Staravia, and it turns out Paul is also competing with his Honchkrow. As the contestants are eliminated, it comes down to Ash and Paul in the finals. During the climax of the battle, Ash's Staravia evolves into Staraptor and learns Close Combat, giving it the power boost it needs to win the competition.

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* CallBack: The entire episode is one to "That's Just Swellow" from the Advanced Generation. Ash enters a PokeRinger competition with his regional bird and wins when it evolves during the final round.

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