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Paul or Gary?

Paul or Gary?

  • Paul

    Votes: 20 42.6%
  • Gary

    Votes: 27 57.4%

  • Total voters
    47

The Void

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I know this discussion was already held in the other thread I made, but in that thread, we were pitting all of Ash's main rivals in general. But if we were to pit JUST Paul and Gary together in a six-and-six Pokemon battle, who do you think would be the victor?

Also, unlike the other thread I made, I added a poll in the post too... ;)

Anyway, here's MY answer:

Spoiler:
 
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The Void

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@drarixio - That's why I'm asking a Mod to delete this thread so I could repost this thread with a poll.... I forgot to add a poll again...
 
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I want to say Paul... But I dunno~ Gary can probably hold his own pretty well. I'm going to go with Gary... He seems less ignorant.. or arrogant. One of 'em...
 
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I'd have to say Paul, seems to have a somewhat stronger team IMO and I liked his personality a bit more than Gary's TBH.
 

2Cool4Mewtwo

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It's either... "GARY WAS HERE ASH IS A LOSER" or an utter prick (at least that's how I view Paul from what I've seen).

It's a really tough choice, but I chose Gary because I grew up with older generations.
 

Perriechu

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Gary, at least he made a decent friendship with Ash. Paul's attitude was just awful and so was his character IMO.
 
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"Gary, Gary, he's our man. If he can't do it, no one can! Go...Gary!~♥".

Yes, my choice is Gary.
Gary is not like Paul. Paul has a awful attitude while Gary is just smug.
 

miltankRancher

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Gary waned over time, whereas Paul is much stronger than before with his heck of a team. So, paul it is for me. but I like Gary better.
 
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Gary will always be Gary @#%^ing Oak...That master of Troll logic and King of Rule breaking. I always thought of Gary as a Joke Villain though, never a True obstacle stopping Ash. As where with Paul, he was serious. He was determined. He wasn't going to let some one like Ash get in his way. He's not a Villain, but he sure is a good antagonist.
 

curiousnathan

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Paul.

His team is stronger, he seems to carry a much more mature personality, plus it never felt like a real rivarly between Ash and Gary in the first place. At least with Paul he gave Ash a run for his money.
 

cyan.

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in a battle against ash, paul, he seems to have a much stronger team then gary
but gary will always be my favourite rival
 
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I don't know what is question.

Anyway Paul is more irritating than Gary. Actually I hate Paul. Paul is so negative and he doesn't care about his Pokémon. Gary is more like troll.
 

Snivy063

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I really didn't like Paul, especially his attitude towards Pokemon, he's just cold. At least Gary cares about his Pokemon and loves them. So, I guess it's pretty obvious whom I'm gonna pick. ^^:;
 

Jorah

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Paul is so negative and he doesn't care about his Pokémon. Gary is more like troll.

Haha, this is true. This is what I love about both of them. Paul and Gary are both unique characters, in the Pokemon anime at least.

For a battle and being completely unbiased...I have no idea XD They're both good trainers, but Paul has travelled to more regions than Gary, who knows. It would be a great episode to watch, though.
 

psyanic

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Aww, looks like everyone forgot about Paul's character development. I really liked Paul because of how well he made everyone hate him. I thought it was fantastic and he was extremely different from Ash's other rivals. That being said, I'll edge out and just say Paul. I think he has a better trained team, even though half the damage they take is made by themselves. Paul's strategy is also pretty solid. He watches tape like a pro athlete.
 
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