Ash's Companions RANKED From Weakest to Strongest

[@funtimepichustudios]

Now we need Ash’s rival strength tier list.

[@orio8153]

yes it will be complete ash's pokemon, his companions and finally his rivals will be ranked too

[@Ditto.007]

Something tells me Morrison or Trip are gonna be the lowest 😅

[@SpikeThePorcupine23]

I know who will be F tier Hop

[@megaking5772]

Hop's not a rival of Ash

[@SpikeThePorcupine23]

​@@Ditto.007 they will probably be D tier

[@davidanthonymercado7064]

Iris is probably the strongest companion of Ash since she’s the champion of Unova. She’s truly grown a lot

[@mattiasolsson1523]

Im very proud of her💜

[@eljordinio7647]

She defs did

[@Justin-pl3qx]

Journeys redeemed her character

[@ZenithintheMaking]

Iris W😊❤

[@jetguy128]

So I guess there was another unova league so soon? After going on her own journey, she had to battle gym leaders, pokemon league, elite four, and Alder to be the new champion

[@albinozoidberg3382]

I love how much of a influence Ash had on most of his companions. He got May and Dawn started by teaching them about Pokemon battles, he inspired Goh to do Pokemon battles, he helped Lillie get out of her shell which got her to do battles, he helps in so many ways that made a lot of his companions stronger

[@laxusstrauss5945]

Ash actually learned even more from brock And ash's strategies were dawn's creations as a coordinator like ice aqua jet and counter shield

[@warrioryuvraj4311]

​@@laxusstrauss5945Yup Ash learned a lot from Misty and Brock. As both were Gym trainers and Ash was a noob at that time.

[@laxusstrauss5945]

@@warrioryuvraj4311 tbh the only thing he learned from misty was the type matchups She was a noob aswell in the first seasons just like ash brock was like a mentor to both

[@warrioryuvraj4311]

@@laxusstrauss5945 Yaa....Brock was much more experienced than both. Misty was not full-grown GYM trainer at that time. I just said that he learned from both.

[@Mango63831]

​@@laxusstrauss5945she wasn't a "noob" tbh we just didn't see her battling skills. She still had her staryu which we know packs an extremely powerful attack

[@KuroBlitz]

Iris, Goh and May being Top 3 is so based and yet so accurate. Cilan, Clemont and Kiawe really deserved more feats to garantee a higher rank. Poor Brock is a victim of third-wheeling, he's given an Onix and co. who barely did stuff.

[@jetguy128]

Goh may have a lot of strong pokemon but he is a catcher, not a battler. He doesn't really know how to use his pokemon's abilities to fullest. I would at least consider him stronger than Cilan, Serena, and Alola Gang except for Kiawe. He mostly battled wild pokemon, not trainers.

[@eljordinio7647]

@@jetguy128 agreed

[@AnitaSingh-sq7ov]

he has a mega steelix

[@omarkazi7504]

I still think Brock deserves to be higher tho, even in AG roxxanne the gym leader mentions that people look upto Brock and Pewter gym, and for those gens he was considered a very powerful gen. And then we see him return in the new gens and absolutely demolish Kiawe. Imo he alongside Clemont or maybe a lil higher> He can prob defeat goh and May(may can go either way).

[@ernest292]

​@@omarkazi7504 agreed to be a Gym Leader you have to at least beat an elite 4 from your region.

[@Cheichei11]

Dawn's counter shield being used by the top 2 trainers in the world though.

[@FlyGli1]

Ash originally thought up the counter shield idea but was inspired by one of dawns other strategies.

[@laxusstrauss5945]

​@@FlyGli1she was the first to use it to counter delcatty's Sing

[@alperenayman620]

Even she was annoying in BW and maybe one of the most hated companion just after Max... Iris got maybe one of the best character development and nearly defeated Cytnhia without any gimmick...and she turned into one of loveable champions... I am really proud of her and this was done right by the Journeys....

[@Lyokoheros-KLPXTV]

I never understood thesa hatred for Max. I honestly liked him, and the bad first impression didn't last long for me. Iris on the other hand... well one of most annoying characters. Yeah, she get a lot better in Journeys, but "lovable" still seems a bit much to me. Also nearly defeated seems to be a bit of overstatement. She put up a good fight, but that isn't yet "nearly defeating".

[@alperenayman620]

@@Lyokoheros-KLPXTV Someone is having a bad day eeh?

[@Lyokoheros-KLPXTV]

@@alperenayman620 that's quite a weird conclusion from having different opinion...

[@fandenovelas777]

Iris didn't deserve the hate... unlike BW Ash... damm

[@eljordinio7647]

@@Lyokoheros-KLPXTV I mean it's not like she got clapped like Alain did by Leon. At least Iris could bring Cynthia down to one Pokemon by the end

[@Justin-pl3qx]

There’s nothing I wouldn’t change about this tier list of Ash’s companions. Zac you hitted everything right on the nail.

[@adgeebrown8394]

What he literally put dawn higher than brock

[@dhanushs.s2093]

the brock is narratively equual to misty to ya thats a problem

[@jetguy128]

Except for Goh. He may have a lot of strong pokemon but he is a catcher, not a battler. He doesn't really know how to use his pokemon's abilities to fullest. I would at least consider him stronger than Cilan, Serena, and Alola Gang except for Kiawe. He mostly battled wild pokemon, not trainers.

[@koolerman4443]

@@jetguy128 I would switch Goh with Kiawe. But honestly it does not bother me too much since Goh did battle some strong Pokémon.

[@jetguy128]

@@koolerman4443 but he did not beat those strong pokemon. For zapdos he used two pokemon againe one. For regieleki, he had help from Gary.

[@zacharygate9842]

Even though Lillie is the weakest Alolan companions in terms of battles, she's still the best Alolan friend in terms of writing by a landslide.

[@Zactoshi]

FACTS

[@Ditto.007]

Agreed, her arc was amazing and I'm glad Journeys was able to finish it all up in a nice bundle

[@captain8051]

Agreed, no one can argue with you on this one

[@mattiasolsson1523]

She has better developing compared to the rest of the Alola friends.

[@eljordinio7647]

Easily

[@RiqMoney817]

Zac is actually acknowledging Tracey by name!? 🤯

[@Zactoshi]

Character Development.

[@batmi9664]

Who?!

[@RunningMan-9905]

WHO?!

[@pixelsaidon5032]

Who?!

[@eljordinio7647]

WHO

[@LUKArio_LGZ]

That thumbnail is… TERRIFYING 😂😂😂

[@Ditto.007]

I think its a reference to the magikarp episode which is funny since Ash was shown to be ripped in that episode too yet he purposefully put Goh instead 😂

[@LUKArio_LGZ]

@@Ditto.007 that was a strange episode 😵‍💫

[@Frozzfire_Blackheart]

Frfr.... I need to bleach my eyes

[@skyblaster969]

Oh here's a picture of Goh.... *Sees buff Goh* AAAAAAAAAAAAA...*throws water at my screen*

[@migspogi2097]

Serena now knows that someone deserves a better fanbase than her hahaha

[@RedSet_Diancie]

Iris being A-Tier and Champion of Unova is trully poetic justice

[@eljordinio7647]

She's the only champion out of any companion, who else would have made it to A tier (there is no S tier here)

[@Leafeater09]

@@eljordinio7647 ash is in S tier

[@eljordinio7647]

@@Leafeater09 he's not a companion

[@Leafeater09]

@@eljordinio7647 well yeah im just saying if there was an S tier it would just be Ash himself in there

[@jenniferdaniels701]

When you said there's only one in the F tier, I thought Chloe. Yeah, Max doesn't have any pokemon of his own, but he actually traveled with Ash, May, and Brock. He befriended Deoxys, helped Ralts, helped Shroomish and Shuppet, got Poochyena to evolve, and bonded with Jirachi in movie 6. Chloe didn't do a quarter of that. She was just a recurring character of the day who happens to be friends with Goh before Journeys and Professor Cerise's daughter.

[@jenniferdaniels701]

@@0axis771 Chloe only bonded with her family's Yamper and her own Eevee. She wasn't a true travel companion. I don't mean to make it sound like I'd put Max in D/C/B/A ranges as a trainer, but I don't see him as being higher than Chloe.

[@AlanOmahney]

​@@jenniferdaniels701I do no offence tho

[@Gentleman139]

True I guess 😅

[@skeetermania3202]

@@jenniferdaniels701Chloe also doesn’t have the excuse of being too young to have a trainer’s license.

[@rjmartinez4800]

This tier list is definitely reasonable and you should also rank all of ash’s rivals

[@mrnobody2923]

No debate, Alain sweeps everyone else aside from (maybe) Paul. Gary is a close third and everyone else can battle to not suck

[@Labababababa]

Good video I knew Max was going to F tier

[@PintheDog]

He should be there. There was just no point to his character at all.

[@creeperdude4405]

Let’s be honest. There’s no other companion that can match Iris’s strength. Sure Brock and Misty have mega evolutions, and Goh has caught Legendaries, but none of them are Champions

[@swift3520]

nah she gonna whip out a mega salamence 💀

[@eljordinio7647]

@@swift3520 or mega garchomp since she more than likely fully evolved her gible

[@cornbeefcommie7519]

And Goh doesn't battle that much coz he likes to catch and catch. Really fulfilling the phrase "Gonna catch them all!"

[@eljordinio7647]

@@cornbeefcommie7519 something which no one can even accomplish in the anime

[@bacd-nn2lg]

It's crazy to see that Iris make such a progress in the anime.

[@eljordinio7647]

Guess someone had to and since she was a champion in the games, making her one in the anime was a no brainer

[@chetanyanigam]

really iris is the best

[@CalebBartholomew-i1b]

Iris should've fricking beat Cynthia in the Masters 8 tournament! I bet that a full 6vs6 battle in the semifinals pitting Iris against Ash would be way more cooler than Ash vs. Cynthia!!

[@eljordinio7647]

@@CalebBartholomew-i1b absolutely not. Ash already proved who the superior one is, so why bother with a match that's just gonna have the same result

[@migspogi2097]

It’s because she already had the potential ever since BW, if only y’all didnt hate her for dumb reasons then you would know all her capabilities as a trainer

[@migspogi2097]

Iris definitely deserves to be no. 1 💪 ever since BW she has already shown great battling skills & had even gotten a 99 win streak before officially becoming a trainer, she may not be everyone’s favorite companion but she’s the one who definitely shutted many haters down by becoming a regional champion who is ranked above Ash & is also the only one who pushed Cynthia to mega evolve her ace 🔥

[@jenniferdaniels701]

I like Iris more as a rival than a companion. Not that I ever hated her as a travel companion, but she and Ash butted heads enough times that it's an easy transition in their relationship.

[@eljordinio7647]

@@jenniferdaniels701 I don't think she was much of a rival to ash. More like a sparring partner

[@migspogi2097]

@@jenniferdaniels701 I had the same thoughts years ago but seeing as she is both a companion & a rival to Ash like Kiawe is great because it makes them both help each other out to become better battlers unlike the other companions who have different interests on which Ash cant relate to

[@kamentrainerhorn2073]

99 straight wins with just Excadrill. AT MAX AND BONNIE’S AGE!

[@migspogi2097]

@@kamentrainerhorn2073 true, that was one of the most impressive things about her that alot of fans always want to ignore because they always spend their time hating her for dumb reasons

[@Lemuel928]

Finally,May has rank up to silver class!

[@naeshaunedwards7731]

I agree with this list especially with the top 3. Also apparently if this is true, there was a rumor, or plan for May to make a return in XY/XYZ to show off her Mega Blaziken to sort of market since Mega evolution was still the gimmick of that time, but couldn’t because of her Japanese VA’s voice condition. If it’s true and she does have Mega Blaziken and we just haven’t seen it, she might even surpass Goh potentially

[@kamentrainerhorn2073]

Without those Legendaries, Goh might be in trouble against May’s Mega Blaziken (if she has one). But, I’m more inclined to think that Goh is smarter on his feet than May either way. …Hold on. Am I actually defending Goh? *What the FU-*

[@puppies3330]

@@kamentrainerhorn2073*iris has entered the chat*

[@kamentrainerhorn2073]

@@puppies3330 Correction: Iris IS the chat

[@puppies3330]

@@kamentrainerhorn2073 how could I miss this important fact?!

[@nolo9588]

It's not just her Mega Blaziken she's even got a Venusaur and I won't be surprised if her Wartortle has evolved to Blastoise like that's 3 fully evolved OP starters and rest of her team is also good. She does indeed have a chance to beat Goh

[@rirururu4697]

Iris was honestly one of the best parts of Pokemon Journeys. I really wish we got to see that development happen in Black/White. It would've made me like BW way more :/

[@merilyncelbraulio1698]

I do think Misty deserves much more like maybe better than go since she actually trained her psyduck in sun and moon series which is a big up for her. I think even ash woudnt really make psyduck a useful pokemon

[@mdrasedulhoque992]

That would be actually a piece of cake for Ash. He even would've learnt it how to swim within days,which Misty still couldn't do after all these years. On the other end,Misty would've lost patience with Charizard,Sceptile.

[@paolocalapatia6401]

This is really an interesting take on how to rank them in Battle Strength. I was actually enlightened when it came to certain Trainers :)

[@haylesouth5485]

At first I thought Sophecles should be lower, but you're explanation makes sense

[@machodgdon]

The thumbnail is… definitely a choice 😂

[@Fuegro_]

Dawn is my favorite pokegirl and she is for sur a strong trainer. Iris deserved the champion place she come for a long way and she is extremely powerful

[@taariqmalik1822]

I did originally think that you would rank their pokemon and not the trainers themselves, but this is honestly great. Hope to see a rivals tier list

[@Wildcatt1999]

Honesty, I don't have any complains. This is a really solid ranking! Keep up the good work, Zac! 👍🔥

[@TheHolySacred-Cow]

Hey Zac can you do this but with the rivals next time

[@MyNameIsBorat42069]

Yes he should He has already done it with ashs pokemon and now the companions

[@LUKArio_LGZ]

That would be such a good video

[@Ditto.007]

It wil be interesting to see who si number 1, after reading your comment I immediatly thought Alain, but then again if you consider Tobias as his rival he may take the cake, sure we didn't see him in the M8 but something tells me he is still out there hiding in the shadows with his legendaries and mythicals

[@eljordinio7647]

Paul and Alain would easily win

[@ChampionBlaze]

Another great tier list bro!! Damn, seeing Goh in the E4 tier tho. Wasn’t expecting that. I can see it making sense after you explained it, but I’d personally put him in above average. And revisiting Iris’ feats in this video, I’m still so happy with her development!

[@eljordinio7647]

Except you're forgetting one thing about goh. Most of his battles aren't an indication of his real strength because they weren't fought by him alone. Aside from the karate master and Oleana, he had help in literally every trainer or wild battle he fought. That's not a good indication of his strength as an individual

[@torbolion]

OH SHIT !! We're power scaling friends now

[@captain8051]

Well I’m glad this video was accurate. The only thing I would’ve changed was putting kaiway and brock too b tier. Also I love the fact that he always says that dawn is best girl, LTZ you are a man of class

[@eljordinio7647]

Swap goh out for either of them and this would b fine

[@mattiasolsson1523]

Im so proud Iris💜 She’s underrated and deserve much better today.

[@eljordinio7647]

I'd hardly call her underrated now she's a champion

[@chetanyanigam]

really iris gets too much hate honestly.

[@eljordinio7647]

@@chetanyanigam more like she DID get too much hate Less people do, even I don't hate her much now. Tho I'm still no fan

[@migspogi2097]

@@eljordinio7647 she’s still considered underrated because some people still fail to see her admirable skillsets & still keeps on bringing up her flaws like you

[@eljordinio7647]

@@migspogi2097 some also don't just blindly defend her and aren't afraid to call her out on her problems if they're blatantly obvious. Something toxic fanboys like you fail to comprehend since ur constant defending of BW has made u blind and no better than anyone else Til journeys fixed her, her flaws outweighed any good moments she did have in unova

[@theidpboi6205]

A list i never knew i needed, but feels like it was a nail you hit right on the head.

[@adgeebrown8394]

Brock kiawe and cilan were badly mistreated here

[@theidpboi6205]

@@adgeebrown8394 Were they, though?

[@adgeebrown8394]

@@theidpboi6205 brock literally has a mega steelix in his aresenal and he ranked dawn higher than her what he’s basically saying is that her piplup will beat a mega steelix

[@theidpboi6205]

@@adgeebrown8394 he's just saying she has better feats than him. But yeah the mega steelix powercreep is justified

[@mazharsiddiqi7288]

Great video Agree 100% with rankings Poor Max will forever be under the age of 10 with no Pokémon

[@jetguy128]

Except for Goh. He may have a lot of strong pokemon but he is a catcher, not a battler. He doesn't really know how to use his pokemon's abilities to fullest. I would at least consider him stronger than Cilan, Serena, and Alola Gang except for Kiawe. He mostly battled wild pokemon, not trainers.

[@gamerookie09]

Yeah, Iris is leagues above everyone else. Not surprised she is at the top. It’s heavily implied that Iris is the first person Cynthia had to use Mega Evolution in order to win.

[@eljordinio7647]

Flint clearly couldn't despite holding his own against Cynthia. Then again mega evolution wasn't even a thing back then

[@gamerookie09]

@@eljordinio7647 Very true, I just don’t think Flint can push Cynthia to use mega evolution

[@eljordinio7647]

@@gamerookie09 I doubt Cynthia would even need it half the time since she also has dynamax and garchomp is fearsome enough on her own

[@tamimatharemadi]

We NEED RIVALS TIER LIST, WE NEED RIVALS TIER LIST

[@RNB_Jerry]

You should rank ash’s rivals from weakest to strongest next

[@tensedart3470]

He should do all rivals

[@eljordinio7647]

Leon would definitely be at the top if we were to include him

[@anthonyramos9232]

Based solely on strength, this list is fairly accurate. I wouldn't include Chloe at all since she's not a main character but her placement is correct.

[@hikoplays]

they did her dirty in the anime but the glow up to champion is just a french kiss

[@ปัณณธรประชากุล]

I would put Kiawe higher During Journeys, He is about the same level as Gladion who is the 3 strongest trainer in the entire Alola region(After Ash and Kukui) There is a good chance that he would qualify as an Alola Elite Four after he graduated and Alola Pokemon League was officially established

[@nickdentoom1173]

Problem is both aren't Brocks level though (Turtonator couldn't defeat Brocks Mega Steelix for example). So Brock would be top contender for A tier, with Misty being second and Kiawe being third.

[@karisu4598]

Max gets the short end of the stick there. Too bad we'll never get that battle that he promised that he would have with Ash, but oh well.

[@MysteryMusic512]

Let’s be honest, Lillie should’ve caught that Alolan Sandshrew.

[@Eric-gp3hi]

Nice video Lumoise Trainer Zac. I would like to see you do Pokémon What if videos such as What if Paul never released Chimchar What if Misty kept traveling with Ash past Johto What if Ash woke up on time What if Gary kept being a Pokémon Trainer I would also like to see a strongest to weakest rival tier list.

[@AussieDragoon]

I think Brock should be up a tier, and possible put May down a tier. Brock's accomplishments from Sun and Moon onward shouldn't be undersold, him being on Par with Olivia alone should put him in Elite 4 tier since Olivia is an Elite 4 (tier in the anime, member in the games) trainer in her own right. Plus his victory over Kiawe is much more impressive when you consider Kiawe had a type advantage and a Z-move and it didn't do anything to Steelix. May's on the opposite side of that, The reason Blaziken was able to hold its own against Sceptile is because of its type advantage so it's not quite on par in terms of strength. I also wouldn't undercut Dawn's Victory over her, since May has had Glaceon longer than Dawn had Piplup, and Dawn wasn't even halfway through her first journey yet while May was already traveling through a 3rd region by then. If anything that make's Dawn's Victory more impressive. With that I think swapping May and Brock's positions makes the most sense.

[@nickdentoom1173]

Not only that... Mega Steelix would solo all of Gohs mons except for maybe Cinderace (And that is due to type advantage).

[@coolforthethrive]

May defeated Brock with her eevee.. You should watch may vs Brock Marshtomp vs eevee

[@nolo9588]

Glaceon had just evolved from Eevee a few days before May used it in battle against Dawn in the final. May wasn't even aware of Glaceon's abilities thats why her plan for using Secret Power on Piplup backfired. If she had used Venusaur or Wartortle in battle then she most probably would've won. And that wasn't May's 3rd region but 2nd bcoz she had just went to Sinnoh to participate in Wallace Cup and evolve her Eevee. She was still traveling in Johto before that. So technically that was her 2nd region 1. Hoenn 2. Johto And tbh I don't think Brock can beat May. Her Blaziken must've gotten a lot stronger it can definitely beat Brock's Steelix. And she's also got Venusaur and probably Blastoise as well by now. So she'll probably beat Brock in a gym battle.

[@UnwantedGhost1]

Had the voice actress of May never had an infection in her throat, would the writers have the "Hoenn Princess" return once again in the XY anime? If so, would May be the first companion of Ash to have mega evolution instead of Brock & Misty? Would that help rank her over Goh?

[@eljordinio7647]

Anyone above goh would be fine

[@UnwantedGhost1]

I hope the writers in the future bring back Iris with more new powerful Pokémons. And some new battle gimmicks to help increase her chances of winning in battles.

[@UnwantedGhost1]

Like imagine her owning a Latias that can mega evolve? A Flapple or Appleton that can Gigantamax? A Z Ring with a dragon Z crystal? Or a Terrastle for the Dragon Terra types?

[@sharadaprasanna6167]

​@@UnwantedGhost1 Don't say anything about latias I was really hoping to see ash catch him in ATBAPM but the writers were like psych we will throw countless legendaries for goh and none for ash

[@eljordinio7647]

A z move or dynamax would suffice

[@eljordinio7647]

@@sharadaprasanna6167 Latias is a girl

[@sharadaprasanna6167]

@@eljordinio7647 yeah I know I just.. you know

[@modernmusicmayhem769]

Brock not being in S tier is outrageous

[@ImyIsStillHere]

Clemont just went overkill in the team flare arc. He: Battles the admins to get into the gym Knocks out random grunts inside gym who are never seen again!? Gets rid of Xerosic and hasn't healed his pokémon yet, Sacrafices Clembot to save the city, All ash, Alain and Malva vrs Lysander did was stalling for him and self defense and we all know it.

[@ImyIsStillHere]

He'd be first for me because im Kalos biased the end.

[@jacobwilliams1223]

This just shows how much the OS wasted Brock and Misty. Their best feats all came long after they stopped being the main companions and in the OS itself came off unimpressive as hell (Misty got bodied by one off characters of the day TWICE).

[@peacocca190]

Misty is stronger than May. Otherwise I agree with this list. I hate that Goh is so high, but I don't argue it.

[@eljordinio7647]

His only official fight was against Oleana. All his other battles hardly count

[@ElJodinro1353-xl5bm]

@@eljordinio7647 Screw that opnion.

[@ElJodinro1353-xl5bm]

His only official fight was against Leon. All his other battles hardly count.

[@chineduajulu859]

Zac nice tier list. You should rank all of Ash's teams throughout the years

[@gabecajamarca]

Looking at these rankings I believe it’s perfectly unbiased and accurate. Granted I may think some in the C rank can be rearranged but even then it’s not much a change, could probably go either way. But overall I agree with this rankings.

[@Dr.Disney]

I remember I always hated Iris because of her mannerisms, repetitive insults and lower than childish behavior. Not to mention her development would be constantly reset after a few episodes. Then to see her completely mature at her return in Journeys changed my mind about her. It’s honestly incredible

[@eljordinio7647]

Still not a fan of her but journeys at least made me tolerate her

[@migspogi2097]

Admit it y’all only hated her because your hurt when someone talks some real sh*t about your hero 😂

[@eljordinio7647]

@@migspogi2097 "admit it blah blah blah" Shut up. At least some companions have more respect for ash than you do. Besides all u'd do is just gloat if we did which sums up the type of fan u r. A toxic one who can't accept criticisms even when it's warranted

[@migspogi2097]

@@eljordinio7647 if that’s what you think of me go ahead, hating on Ash makes me toxic? Then what do you call yourself? Your also hating on main characters so your no different from me or the scums you always like to bring up

[@eljordinio7647]

@@migspogi2097 only those who have more cons than pros and so much backlash that they pretty much warrant the hate they get. Like goh, iris (in BW) Chloe and Max all did. Time u learned to accept that no matter how much u like a character, if the majority despise them, it's pointless to try and defend them when you're just going to get shot down for it Toxic or not, I'm also not hesitant to call out bad writing or controversy when it's blatantly obvious, something u constantly defend and antagonise me or others for just cos we disapprove of it. That's a major difference between us.

[@Intellyellthismyoldchannel]

One thing i'm confused about is that everyone complains about Goh development being rushed, but Iris had most of her development happened off screen or well at least her road to being a champion happened off screen.

[@kiokio1134]

Not really, Iris was off screen for 3 seasons, and she was already skilled at the end of unova season. She had time between XY, sun and moon and pokemon journeys to where she got, id say its a reasonable time to get to where she got.

[@JayceCH.]

Uh...no? Most of her development was in the back load of BW anime. With Drayden. Ya know...her WHOLE backstory about the Dragon Tamers? Her Dragonite?

[@nishant9289]

Before I complete watching this video, I want Iris and Misty in A Tier.

[@soumyadeepmukherjee]

A tier is reserved for Iris

[@soumyadeepmukherjee]

And only she deserves that position.

[@eljordinio7647]

When Misty usurps Lance as Kanto champion then u can talk

[@nishant9289]

@@eljordinio7647 Honestly, that's what I want to happen. Misty deserves to be the new Kanto Champion. Even team-wise, she can easily defeat Lance because most water types have ice type moves. Starmie, her og ace, especially is so threatening for Lance with a coverage of Ice Beam, Thunderbolt and Surf. And his Hydreigon can be hard countered by Misty's Mega Gyarados.

[@nickdentoom1173]

@@nishant9289 I mean... if we considering Movesets....Brocks Steelix has Rock moves and Dragon moves, so the only threat Lance posses is Gyarados (And even then Brock has the gimmick, while Lance doesn't unless the champion battle is in Galar).

[@Deoxys1585]

Chloe is the definition of a raid battle trainer. She can only do double battles

[@corenasue]

You know with Tracey's Scyther it beat it's fully evolved form Scizor in one episode I don't remember the name of it but it was awesome it kicked the Scizor ass and won.

[@John_The_Eeveechu]

9:08 "that it held up against Cynthia's Mega Garchomp...Until it lost" Well then again, this IS Cynthia's Garchomp we're talking about. Its pretty powerful even without Mega Evolution

[@RB05.]

This list seems accurate to me. While Goh is my second favorite of the companions, I gotta admit, they did rush his development for someone who didn’t catch a single Pokémon till like the 3rd episode I think

[@kingkryptonite0]

Ash's Rival Tier List and Villain Team (+ individual Members?) / Leaders (+Jessie and James) Tier List Champion Tier List Gym Leader Tier List (+Kahuna)

[@davidanthonymercado7064]

I’m actually glad that Goh is ranked so high. He truly deserves it!

[@dhanushs.s2093]

tbh as a newbie trainer he didn't deserve any of it but he is still high solely carried by his legendries, without his legendries companions till brock would body him.....

[@jetguy128]

Goh may have a lot of strong pokemon but he is a catcher, not a battler. He doesn't really know how to use his pokemon's abilities to fullest. I would at least consider him stronger than Cilan, Serena, and Alola Gang except for Kiawe. He mostly battled wild pokemon, not trainers.

[@eljordinio7647]

He deserves no such thing

[@pinkprincess6136]

no he doesn't He has a lot of Pokemon that Ash should have including Suicune, Grookey and Inteleon.

[@eljordinio7647]

@@pinkprincess6136 and flygon

[@Gamebuilder2000]

3:22 okay in a Pokemon Battle Lana probably isn't winning, but if we get into actual physical prowess, this is the girl who reeled in a Kyogre, not to mention her performance at the Kantonian Gym, so she does have an edge in that regard

[@laserburning9713]

I wish Cynthia was on this list because she followed him for like half of black and white

[@eljordinio7647]

@@laserburning9713 it wasn't even close to half of Black and White

[@sbfan1906]

If my Pokemon OC, who I like to view as Ash's best friend, was in this list; he would probably be at either A or B trier. That is because when Ash first meets him during his Johto adventures he was a somewhat good but kinda lacked confidence Trainer. But then Ash helped him build his confidence and gave him some tips on Pokemon battling, he became a Trainer that can pretty much rival Ash himself, which is saying a lot.

[@theserpent8667]

Not gonna lie, I think that Brock can beat Dawn, and I think he should be higher. Don't even try telling me that Piplup is beating a Mega Steelix that no-sold Inferno Overdrive. And I think he's probably equal to Misty because of that.

[@liamconnollyst]

That's a nice ranking of how strong Ash's partners are even with their Pokemon.

[@rainbowphoenix1363]

I think it's kinda insane to say that May is elite 4 level I'd put her at gym leader level she's strong but Misty and Goh have had far better feats. I'd say she's just above Dawn top of B

[@jetguy128]

I believe Misty is second strongest companion. But Goh, really? What did he ever do besides catching pokemon? Sure he has a lot of strong pokemon but he does not know how to use them. And sure he got into project mew but unlike Ash, he did not really accomplish anything. It is not like he beat nor officially catch Mew. yeah "that catch" at the end of the episode does not mean much.

[@Keiji555]

​@@jetguy128 Although I agree with you on the topic of Misty, I disagree with you about Goh. If you take a look at his Scorbunny, It often teams up on an even playing field with Ash's Lucario, even outlasting Pikachu in battles. Look at his battle against Mewtwo. Sure, Ash and Goh lost, but you did see Goh's skills in that fight. Plus, he often does have pokemon such as Intellion and Scizor that can dish out quite a bit of punishment, matching Ash's Sirfetch.

[@jetguy128]

@@Keiji555 You are saying Cinderace is stronger than Pikachu? Why not say Magikarp is the strongest pokemon in the world. They just did that on purpose to make Lucario and Cinderace fight together. Besides Pikachu was knocked out first because he was fighting Mewtwo alone at that moment. He is only good at catching pokemon but not that good at battling as he does not know how to bring out true potential of other pokemon besides Cinderace and Inteleon. Among Ash's friends, I honestly consider him to be at least stronger than Alola Crew (except Kiawe and Lana) and Serena (who is more into Pokemon performance instead of battling).

[@BenjaminMenier]

I can easily say that Serena is a C tear or B tear because, even she uses her Pokémon contests, she can be pretty powerful with her Sylveon and her Delfox

[@skyblaster969]

That thumbnail 🥵🥵

[@stevenmattrell3448]

The thumbnail: Serena: "Don't be intimidated. Just imagine him in his underwear." Goh: (is buff) Serena: "OH NO HE'S HOT!"

[@MAAASP]

9:28 YOOO IM THERE

[@giblegaming]

Glad to be on ash’s team and his strongest companion’s team

[@Cerisia76]

I agree with everyone, we need Rival Tier List. I honestly love your ranking, watched it with my brothers but them and I got along on the fact that we still don't get how May is so high on the list. Like sure she's a good trainer but an Elite 4 member? Most definitly not. I'm a Dawn fan so I would have loved to see her get in the top 4 but being honest she is not one of the four strongest Ash's companions. But Brock definitly IS. Honestly I feel like Clemont being before Brock is kinda illogical even if I see where it comes from. But yeah to me Brock and May should definitly switch positions. The video was really good and I loved how everything you said was justified!

[@eljordinio7647]

If we're to count Leon as a rival, which let's be honest he kinda was, then we know who would be at the top in terms of strength

[@ElJodinro1353-xl5bm]

@@eljordinio7647 Deflection, one of the weakest tactics of a troll. Your parents failed you.

[@ElJodinro1353-xl5bm]

If we're to count Leon or Daint as not a rival, which let's be honest he kinda was not, then we know who would be at the top in terms of friendship, not strength, it has flaws.

[@ElJodinro1353-xl5bm]

If we're to count Gary as a rival, which let's be honest he kinda was, then we know who would be at the top in terms of friendship and also willpower. Elljorindin7647 is a idiocy.

[@eljordinio7647]

@@ElJodinro1353-xl5bm how pathetic

[@TMK411]

4:03 may I ask what the context of this clip is? Why is she wearing Ash’s clothes?

[@pandoraspixel3367]

I think I would put may behind misty cus misty has access to mega evolution and put up a fight against sun and moon pikachu with a type disadvantage and her other pokemon are also no slouch either but other than that Id probably move up serena to C, Brock Beside Clemont and thats it. Brock has a lot more experience than most and im putting him ahead of dawn because he was sort of the big brother of the group that taught dawn a lot of things too.

[@lextiglao6549]

In the anime, ralts promised to max that when he's 10 they will reunite with each other which means Max's pokemon in the future is a Gardevoir/galade. If he trains ralts and evolve her unlike ash's Bulbasaur and squirtle. Just like Bonnie and zygarde, max gets the same treatment when he gets Gardevoir/ galade

[@nInOwarrior0312]

Go is ranked second strongest companion of Ash Me: Trying not to laugh knowing it's gonna piss everyone off 🤐😂

[@rocky_danger_buff5845]

I mean it's true, he fought legendries along side ash, and his cinderace is pretty equal to ash's lucario in terms of power.

[@eljordinio7647]

Me: fuming 😤

[@nInOwarrior0312]

@@eljordinio7647 🤣🫵

[@jetguy128]

@@rocky_danger_buff5845 But he never really beat any legendaries on his own and most of them were losses. Plus he mostly battled wild pokemon. And no, cinderace is not equal to champion level lucario

[@rocky_danger_buff5845]

@@jetguy128 I said that they were "pretty" equal in terms of strength, as when they fought along side each other there power and endurance seemed to be pretty even.

[@onepiece_000_0]

Everything fun and game until boney pulls out that zygarde complete 😂😂

[@brandonbailey7686]

Misty is easily the second strongest I don't see goh or may defeating her in battle to be honest.

[@Pietrood]

Yeah this videos creator is so irrational child tbh

[@brandonbailey7686]

@irksomejoker7773 misty is constantly battling other trainers in sun in moon misty said not a single challenger was able to defeat her. Not to mention she defeated ash at the end of journeys.

[@Pietrood]

@@brandonbailey7686 yes yes

[@jetguy128]

Yes I agree. I do not see Goh defeating any of companions besides Tracey and Alola gangs minus Kiawe because they were not competitive battlers. I can see XY Serena not being able to beat Goh either but after her reapperance in JN and appearing to be much stronger and popular I can see her winning. Goh is more into catching than battling and his battles mostly involved wild pokemon, getting help from others, or battling at most mediocre trainers. He does not have a chance against real challenging opponents. Even Cilan's Pansage can beat his Cinderace.

[@charissepurganan6090]

just dont forget lana fought kyogre with primarina

[@enigmatic2878]

I've always thought about this, and regardless of I look at things, it's clear that Iris is the strongest companion and I am not complaining. Though big oof that Clemont almost made it to the B tier

[@Ditto.007]

Iris deserves it, she is such a lovable character, tbh even when I watched BW i loved her sassy personality, I can understand why others may dislike her but to me she was that one chill friend 😂

[@Alexgodofwar5662]

​@@Ditto.007 iris is more chill than misty💀 I don't get the love for misty yet

[@ZenithintheMaking]

Honestly some people just can't see a S tier waifu if it hit them in the face. Iris is the QUEEN👑

[@enigmatic2878]

@@Alexgodofwar5662 as someone who's never watched the original series, i think it's the chemistry she had with both Ash and Brock. Not to mention considering she was the first, any other pokegirl companion that has the same roasting-the-firetype out of each other chemistry with Ash people would think abt Misty first

[@eljordinio7647]

She's a champion. It's hard to argue with that

[@TheBallWithTheShield]

If this tier list kept all of today's rankings but was published maybe about 5 years ago, I could picture the Outrage from the community over Iris taking the top spot being able to KO Cynthia's Mega-Garchomp.

[@eljordinio7647]

If she became champ at the end of black and white tho, might not be as much outrage

[@inamdaryasin]

Kiawe is easily above Dawn and Clemont, Clemont battle E4 but he got destroyed easily while Kiawe put close fight against one of Alola champion ace despite having huge disadvantage, Dawn doesn't really have big feats tbh. Kiawe also put great fight against one of Ash's major rival.

[@pokemonchampion4826]

I will put Kiawe above May as well, she tied with Sceptile in contest battle where she has huge advantage over Ash, Sceptile beating Darkrai happened 4 seasons later where he was more powerful.

[@jetguy128]

Kiawe is good but he is probably next strongest after Iris, Dawn, May, and Misty. Also he is a lot stronger than Goh. Goh may have strong pokemon but he is mostly a catcher that he can't really utilize their abilities to their fullest; he mostly battled wild pokemon and not trainers.

[@inamdaryasin]

@@jetguy128 Kiawe feats put him above than Dawn and possibly May too, like he beat Gladion's Lycanroc and put decent fight against legendary Silvally, has very close fight against one Ash's ace Lycanroc with 4x type disadvantage, that's much stronger feat than what Dawn shown.

[@jetguy128]

@@inamdaryasin Dawn has participated in a lot of contest battles and devised many strategies like spinning, swallowing ice shard, sky attack+peck combo etc. And she is getting stronger with each contest experiences. She is stronger than both Kiawe and Gladion.

[@inamdaryasin]

@@jetguy128 bruh Gladion is way above any Ash's companions except Iris, he tied/beat SM Pikachu who can solo May and Dawn's entire team and you're seriously comparing her with Gladion? When he also defeated mythical pokemon and barely lose to Lycanroc. Kiawe is someone who trained hard or even battle with Ash everyday to get stronger, he was already strong trainer before SM even started.

[@shuncaballes6756]

I think you should rank Ash's Companion's Pokemons

[@arslanakhter3034]

Agree with everything except Goh, he is weaker than May n Misty actually. Little battle experience, the project mew arc was useless and most of his battles or captures were handed over to him on a platter.

[@eljordinio7647]

Big time

[@lupinknight2013]

He was nothing more than a walking advertisement to promote Pokémon Go.

[@donaldwright8567]

I feel like Lana is easily the 3rd strongest trainer of Ash's Alolan classmates, behind Kiawe and Ash himself. She actually focused on training her Primarina more that the other Alolan girls did their pokemon.

[@comics4556]

Goh being on top is awesome

[@eljordinio7647]

Depends

[@comics4556]

@@eljordinio7647 well I understand the “controversy” around Goh but I really like him you gotta admit he’s pretty strong

[@eljordinio7647]

​@@comics4556 he got bodied by most legendaries and most of his fights weren't even official. His strongest opponent was probably Ileana and that's it

[@comics4556]

@@eljordinio7647 legendaries are powerful so it’s not a surprise and maybe some of his fights are weren’t official but still he a decently strong trainer compared to some of the other companions in this list

[@hallo23779]

he cought 2 legendaries but he littelary lost almost all of the fights mentioned on the video, he beat ileana but the legendaries stomped him

[@harryalan9818]

My list of Ash's companions and rivals in Alola ranked from weakest to strongest. 1. Gladion 2. Kiawe 3. Hau 4. Lana 5. Acerola 6. Sophocles 7. Mallow 8. Lillie

[@kevinbogdan9301]

I'd have put Serena in the above average slot. she held her own against members of Team Flare. Brock & Misty should be in the Elite 4 slot together.

[@arpandas2243]

Ok xy fanboy

[@eljordinio7647]

Team flare grunts are child's play

[@71_MASTER]

there's nothing i would change from the list except the fact that brock is elite four level he deserves more

[@Keng04T]

May only lost to Dawn because of plot

[@randomguy6230]

Dawn defeating may also felt like plot armor for me, on the other hand i understand dawn needed a win to get her confidence back.

[@Keng04T]

Which is true

[@levi8197]

Bonnie's zygarde solo's every companion

[@eljordinio7647]

Zygarde's not even here. Doesn't count

[@99sonicrocks]

I really wish May got to return back for more episodes, she showed a lot of protential. I know her VA had some health issues to not return but man, they could have recast her right?

[@prappies3]

I am staying hopeful. I need my girl to come back. I need to see my boy mega blaziken. Man hopes high. Loved that girl.

[@timothylynch6621]

I think I read somewhere that in Japan, where the show "originally" aired, it is very disrespectful to recast a VA unless the VA has passed away. If it's correct, then that means that since the VA didn't die from the health issues, they cannot recast her.

[@WriterKing92]

It just feels sad that the anime never gave Max a proper Pokémon team.

[@ZenithintheMaking]

And he never will. Ash is 10 and he's younger so unless he gets to be 10 he can't become a Pokemon trainer and that will never happen since they don't age. Big oof

[@ladyselin35]

I think May is less strong than she is in here. Just because she has Blaziken it doesnt mean she knows how to use it. She literally froze during Sceptile battle and gave orders late. Other than Blaziken her team isnt strong as Dawns. Dawn has better battling career aside contest

[@haadgill1081]

I disagree, what makes May so special is her ability to stay composed even in the most demanding battles which is a skill she gained overtime. May definitely knows how to use her blaziken, otherwise she would not have defeated a literal absol and tied with a pokemon that was able to defeat a Darkrai. Moreover, she was able to defeat Zoe because she used beautifly, and had she used a more skilled Pokemon against Dawn, im sorry but Dawn would not have stood a chance

[@ladyselin35]

@@haadgill1081 Sceptile was a trashbag in Hoenn season. In Battle Frontier he slowly recovered. Hes beaten darkrai in sinnoh league victors. like 2 seasons later. So Sceptile wasnt at his prime when he fought Blaziken yet almost won it because how May struggled to give commands to it.

[@nusratbulbul8695]

pokemon xy and xyz the first full pokemon series that i watched

[@stazz0221]

Based, Dawn really was Ash's best female companion

[@eljordinio7647]

In terms of likeability and development, definitely

[@gabecajamarca]

This is about the strongest, not the most liked or who’s the best companion. The best companion and the strongest companion aren’t the same things and not even a personal favorite companion is necessarily the same either. Like for me Serena is my favorite yet I agree with her ranking here completely

[@jetguy128]

@@gabecajamarca I mean Serena was mostly popular because of Ash x Serena Shipping. But Dawn had best development. Misty was good rival but she never really had her own arc when traveling with Ash. She was mostly there to be Ash's coach. Iris did not have her own arc either besides claiming that she wants to be a dragon master and calling Ash little kid from time to time. Dawn went through so much development. The fact that she did not make it to second round in contests twice was an important arc to her because she needed to improve. But somehow May always passed 1st round due to plot armor

[@gabecajamarca]

@@jetguy128 2nd of all u totally missed the point of what I was trying to say. I was saying that Serena is my favorite yet I’m willing to admit she’s not the strongest. This video was about who’s the strongest, not whose the best. And Dawn is strong but she’s not the strongest. She can be anyone’s favorite but she’s not Ash’s strongest companion. Strongest, favorite and best aren’t mutually exclusive and I was using my favorite character to point that out

[@ZenithintheMaking]

Guys Guys let's be for real.......... Iris solos all them side beaches 😎

[@LucasWithem-o9w]

The fact no one talks about how Chloe’s eevee is basically using the move copycat whenever it sees a move

[@TerryB01]

Good idea for a vid man.

[@hallo23779]

goh has overpowered pokemons but as a trainer nah he isnt that strong or competend he got stomped by the legendaries even though his team was so strong, i have defeated legendaries with far worse teams i once accidentally one shotted an entei with a 32 lvl crocodil if not lower in the gen 2 game (fuck i wanted to cutch it 😭) and goh has all this strong pokemons and still lost so many times

[@jetguy128]

Indeed. He mostly battled wild pokemon, not trainers. He is at least stronger than Cilan, Serena, and Alola Gang minus Kiawe.

[@eljordinio7647]

Pretty much accurate