Game Theory: What Level is Ash's Pikachu? (Pokemon)

[@Patterrz]

Okay this really shocked me I never realised how few Pokemon Pikachu beat until now

[@ggjk8419]

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[@ggjk8419]

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[@ggjk8419]

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[@justalpha9138]

I can't remember his win percentage (I need to do the math again), but I remember it being surprisingly high.

[@sanelu949]

Pun intended?

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

I appreciate the fact that they literally watched through all 651 episodes and 13 movies, for this one video. His persistence is praiseworthy. What blew my mind was that Pikachu wasn't at least lvl 50 after so many episodes.

[@gabrielleon9059]

You again

[@BoBo-fi8lm]

You agian

[@mahnoor6812]

Bro I love your comments, keep going strong man 😁✊

[@zodrac516]

Oh, hello there

[@aliceblack3533]

my guess was 50 for the whole series ^^'

[@juliankathmann9440]

Calculating his age was 3 YEARS ago?? That hit me in a different way

[@HerveyShmervy]

Fr man, life was good in 2018 😢

[@thaias9654]

tbh, more recent that I thought it was.

[@IgnatiusBlaze4]

What's also funny is that's the time gap between the gen 1 and 2 games, making Red 14 in GSC or their remakes HGSS.

[@aerichlee4166]

One punch refrance

[@pika3207]

same i thought it was new

[@SpicyDrink32]

It should be like level 1000 at this point but it keeps reverting back with every new region. I’ll never forget when a Pikachu with experience in multiple championships lost to a Snivy with zero battle experience. Even with its electric moves sapped, that’s ridiculous.

[@technoloverish]

That was definitely odd, though I have the feeling that they might’ve had it happen that way so that Trip would be seen by viewers as a meaningful rival. They probably thought that if they had him lose in their first match, viewers wouldn’t be very motivated to see what happens between them later on. As far as levels go, I’ve been wondering that too, but part of me has recently begun to feel that numerical levels don’t exist in cartoon in the same way they do in the games. For instance, one noteworthy thing is that when Pokémon evolve in the cartoon, it often happens during a tough match where evolving is necessary to win, which suggests Pokémon from the cartoon have a level of control over when they evolve, whereas in the games, most Pokémon evolve at a specific numerical level

[@rodolfomezaalvarado8004]

Except in journeys actually, Pikachu is super overpowered from the start

[@Tigrion]

yea probably thou for my sanity i just liked to cap Pikachu at what ever highest lvl it would be for a sertain region and him getting no more than 5/10 to the next one as he isnt an evoveld pokemon so getting exp after a sertain point where he should be evolved makes it harder (no real cannon to bese this on its just how i explained it to myself just to not have to think about it much while watching )

[@kaminaridenki1]

Yeah

[@ManicFiction]

@@technoloverish I dont think it's just about Pikachu's level, It's that Pikachu has faced with alot of pretty powerful pokemon, even Legendaries, yet they lose when facing some random pokemon that are supposedly way weaker than them.

[@Quetzal00358]

MatPat: **Complains about having to watch all the anime movies** Me: *rewatches all of them for fun during quarantine*

[@gabrielfm92]

Yeah but do you rewatch all the 651 episodes as well?

[@parkerb929]

that would take atleast 9 days of straight watching, assuming that the shows are only 20 minutes

[@portgasdann3389]

Tbf doing something for fun makes even a whole thousand of content feel like just a few minutes, in contrast of doing it for work which also requires very careful observation and analysis

[@fatalitydx8688]

Hah I did that for one piece B) As well

[@castform7]

Sweet me too. Gosh, Johto was a slog though. So much boring filler.

[@OzzadarDev]

The real question: did you add the list of every battle featuring pikachu on a wiki somewhere?

[@andreastelintum02]

THATS so true

[@gamingwithappro]

I have already did this ( I HAVEN'T UPLOADED ANY VIDEO ON THIS TYPE OF THING ) But in pokemon emerald . It's actually pain in back. I only counted Exp of non - main fight trainers Well Game theory did you used bulbapedia like me ( to know base Exp )? And also did you used bulbapedia again to know at how many Exp should pikachu evolve (level up) ? ( after watching video ) Well you didn't used bulbapedia but it would have helped you .

[@Beeetlejjug]

That's what I was thinking

[@timbot87]

Pikachu is clearly lvl 69.

[@vanbusto8870]

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[@StaticR]

Little detail: When Pikachu defeated all those spearow in the first episode, right at the moment when he unleashed his thunder bolt he got struck by a lightning which massively amplified the attack.

[@Marcoltz]

I always thought it was a "thunder" attack since Pikachu literally summons lightning.

[@SataniaMcDowel]

@@Marcoltz right? Almost died from it too o.o !

[@petelee2477]

What in game boost could be applied here to turn both thunder shock into a spread move (this property doesn't matter in singles battles but most moves can only attack one pokemon at a time. Spread moves attack multiple pokemon at once) and massively increases the base power of the move

[@stogucheme]

@@petelee2477 like sandstorm and blizzard, maybe?

[@redlox2]

I just from MattPat goodbye video (about his last 9 videos) and I am so happy he recommended this video! Goodbye Matt Patt it’s been a blast!

[@TurtleBoi12345]

Same

[@indo_3000]

HE RETIRED FIVE MONTHS AGO?! i frel old

[@Mercy_of_the_Devil]

"It's okay Matpat, remember what the theorapist said... Breathe in, breathe out." I'm dying 😂

[@spoopyloopy1796]

My cat ate its poop

[@sam-sp5zk]

@@spoopyloopy1796 Good Thing My Dog Doesn't Eat One

[@mintymango3717]

THEORAPIST.

[@_S4M_]

@@mintymango3717 SHEEEESH

[@mikkogabriel8824]

@@spoopyloopy1796 yay the house is clean :DD

[@harochtc2002]

Mat when he does a Pokemon episode: "Gotta watch em' all"

[@Azeroth_Lysphixious]

Gotta Watch All Matpat-Mon?

[@rafaelinyoutube4175]

I just made a full song version. Don’t wanna watch, all of it. Not every episode. To watch them is one big test. For a seemingly pointless cause. I will do it so you don’t have to. Taking note of everything. Tell everyone so they’ll understand. The level o’ Pikachu! Game Theory! Gotta watch em’ all! It’s only me! I know it’ll be painful for me! Game Theory! Oh, I’m in for a... Giant world of hurt! In a platform that hates me! Game Theory! Oh, it’s a two parter. Just please bear with me! Game Theory! An idea so bad! Diet Coke will pull me through! I’ll tell you so you subscribe! Game Theory! Gotta watch em’ all, gotta watch em’ all! Yeah, I’ll bash my head, into the table. Making this theory is painful! I regret this! But I have to. All my income’s because of you! Gotta watch em’ all! Watch all of them! 800 episodes! Game Theory! Gotta watch em’ all! Game Theory!

[@RobiePAX]

That's me for his FNAF videos :D

[@johnboy14orastingray27]

How can you hart some one if your not the video creator

[@bestfriend8950]

Not funny didn't luagh

[@SonicFrake]

I wonder how many of these massive Pokemon theories MatPat has to do before he evolves into Austin and just starts screaming all the time?

[@Quickicecarreviews123]

I don’t watch any with Austin so hope not

[@arandomcomic2993]

You either die a matpat or live long enough to see yourself become an Austin

[@alanaskogberg9753]

2 different people

[@UndeadJester049]

@@Quickicecarreviews123 I skip his vids too.

[@fellamcgee]

@@UndeadJester049 i actually like austin's videos more

[@KatieePandaa]

Wait… straight away I always assumed Pikachu was higher level than beginners, 1. Because he is a spare and not meant as a starter 2. He hates ash and wont speak to him/listen to him until they beat a few gyms/become friends and 3. He’s clearly better than other lower levels considering the sperow mass genocide

[@peterharrell7305]

Well, that escalated quickly

[@midnightequinox2026]

Matt and Austin are getting more and more alike in their sanity, all mattpat needs is to start yelling

[@lfkkkfk862]

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[@MaximeLafreniere433]

Sounds fun! Just 2 episodes where each other switch (one for each one) would be perfect. Dear Theorists, Hi! It's me, MATPAT!!! [actual episode which half is yelling] Sincerely, MatPat.

[@LucyWest370]

@@MaximeLafreniere433 hello internet, it’s ME! AUSTIN! Welcome to GAME THEORY!

[@HZ_FX]

The fact he watched every episode of pokemon as well as all 13 movies for this theory alone is some dedication

[@lfkkkfk862]

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[@brendancurry9808]

There's 23 movies

[@drowseyd21]

@ARIANA'S NEIGHBOUR Yeah no, who cares maybe you should get a job if your old enough and if your not yoh probably don't need one, and if your just doing youtube for that, yeah no be like me make content and wait, make good content don't beg people

[@playboikilluazoldyck9083]

I should have been in those movies and episodes. Pikachu took my place

[@drowseyd21]

@ARIANA'S NEIGHBOUR alright everyone he isn't even making content it looks like hes copying music, so hes not even a youtuber really so yeah he doesn't deserve it tbh

[@lugh8889]

Plot twist: MatPat putting it into two episodes because he didn't actually finish the whole series yet and giving himself more time to watch it while his editor edits at the same time.

[@et3rnalyt121]

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[@KenlexMarron18]

shhh don't give matpat's plan away

[@vanbusto8870]

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[@MrPronath]

Have you ever considered that Pikachu not living in a pokeball might make even gain XP on all his daily travels and adventure vice only fighting?

[@NotSandhorst]

Ooo like Pokémon go

[@pkmntrainerred4247]

Maybe not? When we see it in mainline games like HGSS, no passive Exp gain happens.

[@MegaKjekken]

Or that he, Brace yourselves: fights/trains OFF camera! 🤯🤯🤯

[@AidanRampair]

Plot twist: Ash's hat is actually an EXP Share so the battles won by other Pokemon also boost Pikachu level

[@crazyarso2097]

Lol this entire time Ash has been playing his game with the XP share turned on

[@partyfoxdavy]

It's a fused item lol

[@tatertots8014]

Lol

[@nicholasholt1273]

That would kill MatPat

[@astolfo517]

Yes

[@theduke7539]

When Pikachu is shocking ash after he was turned to stone in Mew Tew's stadium, his affection was top tier. Seriously, that scene is up there with the death of mufasa in lion King.

[@Y20XTongvaLand]

Dial it back, buddy. Lol

[@DFTBA221B]

I'd never seen the Pokémon movie before and my husband showed me that final scene with zero context...I still cried like a baby. THEY SHOWED THAT TO KIDS?!? I JUST--

[@lunarlunatick]

😢 Whoa buddy! not fair! How about a warning next time so I'm not forced to awkwardly explain why I'm suddly tearing up while watching a clearly very upbeat episode of game theory.. just for that... _hey.. anyone remember that episode of futurerama, Jurassic Bark? You know the one where Fry finds the fossilized remains of his dog Seymour and at first wants to clone him but then decides not to after learning Seymour lived another 12 years after Fry was frozen and Fry's assumption Seymour would've moved on and forgotten him during that time. But as the episode ends we see a flashback to the day Fry was frozen, revealing Seymour spent the rest of his days loyalty waiting in front of Panucci's Pizza, hoping for Fry to return, year after year, until finally laying down and closing his eyes one last time before the screen fades to black.._ Yea... how do you like suddenly crying like a baby Huh? Not very fun is it? awh...now I've gone and made myself even sadder... *_sniffle_* 🥺

[@vanbusto8870]

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[@a.o.e7168]

@@DFTBA221B spread awareness about ecosia Please

[@criznittle968]

every time Team Rocket blasts off, it's actually a calculated move to rob Ash and Pikachu of some much needed exp

[@arcdeep]

Thank you for watching all this Pokémon Tom, now we know who was crazy enough to do that

[@leonnidus8156]

It shocks me how much effort MatPat has to put in for Theories on Ash and the things around him.

[@WalnutAnimations]

Nice pun

[@riduanaqil1452]

Lol

[@innitheotaku3883]

All I remember from the calculating ash’s age episodes was that he had to look at real places in Japan, see what fruits were in season when, and figure out what season the show was in

[@rjfrost7090]

Why are so many people spamming?

[@Handington]

Holy heck, that's some serious dedication to the craft! FOR ONE THEORY! EVERY EPISODE! My gosh, you guys get huge respect from me

[@jay-ms8kq]

Ig u could u gotta “hand” it to them LMAO

[@crunchvibess]

@@jay-ms8kq Ha

[@aboutmev6350]

Rare time when new theory is better then old ones

[@NOTTHEMUTANTMOB]

No pinned comment?🧐

[@Crystal_Chaos]

And so does everybody who liked your comment

[@Cosmo_dino]

Who's here from MattPat's goodbye video 😅?

[@BNSF8500yt]

me 🥲

[@holdeenyo8914]

me 😭

[@V1nc3la_x]

Me

[@trulytrueplsdonate]

me :(

[@Cosmo_dino]

me😭😥

[@randompoorlydrawndragon3076]

Poor matpat he already has a therapist Yet he practically gets a mental breakdown on almost every theory he creates or currently creates

[@dumlord1581]

Yep, makes you think if these are a detriment to his mental health lol

[@DigiDestined13]

Let's face it, Scott Cawthon drove him to it.

[@7ambris]

I always assumed he had a THEORYpist.

[@rahulr1305]

@@7ambris A GAME THEORYpist!

[@randompoorlydrawndragon3076]

@@7ambris aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh

[@tayzimtaylor2958]

“Electric type move doesn’t affect ground types” Pikachu: WHO DECIDED THAT?

[@mournblank]

oh definitely Brock. and in the second match, Pikachu's thundershock pierced through onyx. lol

[@Caped__Baldy]

@mournblank you missed the joke

[@volpelunare3613]

Came here for this exact comment...oh Marowak gets jolted? Literally grounded out O.o

[@sheer9203]

The eye did. Decideuceye.

[@nepp-]

True

[@NickNitro]

600+ episodes, mattpatt you have all the respect I can give for a task like that. subbed and shared, thank you for the sacrifice. 👍

[@alicesong1993]

i love pikachu

[@riolu477]

I mean, considering you can watch 52 episodes (you can watch more but thats just an estimate) in 16 hours, you can watch 600 episodes in about 12 days this means that to go throughout all of the pokemon up until that point, he would be able to watch all of it in 20 days and still have time to do other things

[@ballpython_crazy9830]

I know right? This guy is insane

[@angielasoriano5616]

Here before reply section is full and also *1st dab*

[@henchgaming7287]

@@angielasoriano5616 lol

[@186scott]

I classed ashes Pikachu as a special Pikachu as it refused to evolve so when ever ash took Pikachu to a new region Pikachu kept its level BUT had an ability no other Pikachu has had or any Pokémon and it's ability (I will call it) level adjust and it adjust Pikachu's level and stats to that of the surrounding area/environment and it also explains how Pikachu was able to beat so many spearows at the start and why Pikachu also refused to listen to ash to begin with

[@Tigrion]

that or i just epxlain it with a lvl sacling mechanincs any game has your starting zone is lets say 1-25 the next zone/region is 25-35 and so on like what WoW used to do up to BFA so Pikachu just hitting those lvl caps for each zone till they move to the next is kind of easyer to comprihand than in cannon Pokemon and him getting stronger vs new pokemon is him just leveling his skills rathar his lvl and stats its kind of easyer to understand if its like that rathar than taking cannon from the games and compared to the anime + it makes more sence for Pikachu this way to not be too OP comprared to a new region suposedly lower lvl pokemon they encounter just to make the show interesting to be watched as a story and what not

[@CLStudios_]

Can we please appreciate the fact that matpat watched 600 episodes, averaging 30 minutes each, and 13 movies, each averaging about 90 minutes, for a grand total of about 320 hours (or about 13 and a half days) of watching Pokémon anime. Kudos to you, friend.

[@CLStudios_]

@Nargacuga Wyvern I counted opening middle and closing commercials. But if you don’t count them, it’s still 240 hours (about 9 and a half days) which is a lot.

[@darkslayr1]

im still trying to figure out which is correct he says in the beginning of the video 651 eps but at the end only 600 eps and the 13 movies so which is it? thats still a TON but still

[@vanbusto8870]

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[@NathaNeil27]

He couldve watched it at a faster speed like 1.5x

[@caodesignworks2407]

I'd hazard a guess that he skipped through the episodes until Pikachu came into play. That doesn't take away from the length of time it took to research this, but it's the most sensible way to do it.

[@ReReCoil]

Ash: Wins the Orange Island League Society as a whole: Imma pretend like I didn't see that

[@SlopTopPapa]

They refuse to count it because it never got its own game.

[@bensell982]

He also cleared the battle frontier and it's described that all of them are on par with elite 4 members. If I remember 2 of them used legendary pokemon

[@ReReCoil]

@I complete how about no

[@bulbasaur15]

@@SlopTopPapa #001 Which is funny since the way the Orange Islands was setup was pretty much in conjunction with how the games work.

[@samuriecooper1005]

@@bensell982 thanks for a reminder now I feel like a guilty party member that thinks ash is a problem child that keep on losing battles on the finals 😓

[@justyourfriendlyneighborho903]

So logically the next episode is “Who Is Pikachu’s Father?”

[@Dovexis]

Yeah he should...wait a minute

[@makiseuaggelinos9676]

Jokes one you Austin already did that

[@darkknight7545]

Papachu... duh!

[@breadlord7839]

@@darkknight7545 PAPACHU I CHOSEEEE U wait A minute

[@foxep]

Wait.

[@JimmyReidJr1]

I’ve always held the anime and the game completely separate. I’m the game you level up and get stronger linearly, in the anime it always seems that they don’t operate on level strength whatsoever, more willpower and strategy lead to wins and evolution is usually based on things like maturity, emotion, and location. Trying to make show and game logic mix will always be a headache for Pokémon lovers.

[@b-17theflyingfortress]

Matpat: Every movie is canon Me who remembered latias kissed Ash: Ah yes, I still remember that certain movie.

[@Subreon]

i miss the days when pokemon and human marriages were common. very owo times indeed. but it most likely still happens now. there are some pretty great pokemon out there uwu

[@lemonhead1571]

@@Subreon Wait wait, that was a thing...?

[@Subreon]

@@lemonhead1571 ye. it's canon

[@dianealencaralencar6721]

@@lemonhead1571 yup, became cannon in the Japanese version of sinnoh, where in the library its said that a while ago pokemon and humans were equal and had relations with each other. Why in the hell they made this actually cannon boggles me

[@woomyngyes1664]

Latias is my favorite Legendary Pokémon. I absolutly love the look of it, and it just is amazing in general.

[@StuffPeppereth]

Hen he said “stupid miltank and your stupid rollout” I got that feeling

[@vanbusto8870]

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[@kimtilden729]

Soon i getting soul silver im scared

[@benjamindeh873]

**PTSD seizures from remembering that rollout**

[@catinadonut]

I love how going to school makes me understand these episodes a tint bit more every time

[@Rylact.]

I love how watching these episodes makes me understand school a tiny bit more every time 😜

[@jackotherstar]

I remember FMA from MatPat and I actually learned how to use it in physics.

[@MothGM]

Wow...

[@audge-audge]

The real reason to go to school.

[@jrnewts7790]

I've always figured that Pikachu and ash have battles off screen we don't see. Like wild pokemon and trainers on their journey. Again, just a thought I've always had could be wrong

[@LostMyFriends5]

Pikachu: *Defeat's a whole Dragonite* Also Pikachu: *Can't beat a level 5 snivy*

[@rjfrost7090]

Pikachu: Double KOs with a Latios. His next battle: Gets KOed by a Snivy experiencing it's very first battle.

[@slevinchannel7589]

This is another obviously wrong theory and other, actual Experts have already found way better solutions before.

[@choihayting5039]

I believe it's intentional to make people like aiii snivy bad no use grads type since game freak doesn't like grass type for no reason

[@LAADY365]

Everyone keeps you getting Pikachu got attacked by Zachrom at the beginning of that episode

[@choihayting5039]

@@LAADY365 ummm... what? your sentence looks... weird

[@MrIcenice44]

If I remember: nobody acknowledges the orange islands plot because we all left the series around that time. Everyone missed Brock and hated Casey

[@clintonanderson7436]

I thought was because none accepted it as canon, because it's not in the games.

[@biratebryan5479]

His name is actually Tracey. (Not that I actually like Tracey) Casey is name of the girl in the Johto who has the Chikorita and liked yellow and black striped Pokemon. I'm just a big fan of the Pokemon anime.

[@biratebryan5479]

@@clintonanderson7436 Whether something is canon in the anime has nothing to do with whether its in the games or not. The games and the anime are two different interpretations of the Pokemon universe, so one aspect existing in the games and not the anime or vice versa has nothing to do with whether its canon or not.

[@Shiniigami]

@@clintonanderson7436 I don't think it's that people take it as non-canon, but more that the Orange Islands League isn't considered a main Official Pokemon League. The Orange Islands are basically the Sevii Islands, and are a part of the Kanto region, which already has its Official League... and let's be fair, he'd have made it farther in the Kanto League had his Charizard battled. Ritchie would have definitely lost.

[@AstraFulminous]

Fuse the multiverse already Nintendo, we can handle it!!!

[@infamousplayer8772]

Basically: the level the writers need him to be depending of the scale they want to put Ash in in that season.

[@goreobsessed2308]

Yep see thing happens with super heroes they seem to vary alot based on that weekends plot

[@gaming1zanagi-1999]

@@goreobsessed2308 tho the biggest mystery of all. How Ash still doesn't learn a thing or two whenever he battled other trainers?

[@astrowolvez]

True, especially considering in new seasons pikachu can’t beat low level pokemon.

[@Ghidoramon42069]

True dat

[@vanbusto8870]

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[@DillonMeyer]

255 x region number. That's basically it. Resets to 1 when entering a new region. Achieves max level of 255 by the end of a region. Combines to the full value in movies. He prestiges.

[@michaelcollins1358]

Its episodes like this that make me realize how much mat loves us. Ik i wouldn’t watch nearly that much pokemon, but he did it, the mad man

[@calebjones7868]

Thank you Matt for actually acknowledging Ash winning the Orange island league

[@ErizoTheOdd]

I think most people just forgot about Orange Island and hardcore fans just don’t acknowledge it because even the animators said it’s not canon. The Orange Island season was a filler season, rushed because the next season was pushed back due to some reason. In short, Orange Island is like the “Dragon Ball GT” of Pokémon.

[@O4C209]

Theory: Pikachu never fought in a battle. It's all Pikachu fantasizing he saves the day.

[@lfkkkfk862]

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[@hattruck8607]

@I complete kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKjRlHSHqtefp80

[@grekzorna8750]

Ah yes, all replys are spam replys

[@LucyWest370]

@@grekzorna8750 wait... so are you a spam reply? ... Am I a spam reply?

[@Vigriff]

@@LucyWest370 Questions for later.

[@maiden1471]

I think the reason why Pikachu losing to Snivy is that Snivy was given away at a higher level. It knew Leaf Tornado which it gets at Level 16. A regular level 5 starter Snivy would only have tackle as it's attacking move. And one extra reason why Pikachu lost to Snivy was because it was weakened, it couldn't use any electric type moves and it was exhausted because when

[@X-SPONGED]

"Pickachu wins against a wild dodrio in a hospital" is not something I thought Matpat would say during the course of his life

[@Dubstequtie]

He actually said “dogetrio” for some reason but yeah lol

[@johnhanak6576]

Dr.pepper just so you know i use the same logo on my facebook acount

[@johnhanak6576]

As your scp foundation logo

[@heartlessartist4381]

My head Canon was always that he like, resets in between regions. I dunno, not the most sophisticated theory, but it worked for me

[@jonathonredacted3396]

Not just your head cannon. Idk why but thats the route they definitely went with whether they acknowledge it or not. Pikachu can defeat really strong pokemon at the end of regions but then gets his hind end handed to him by a lv5 snivy

[@eriksommerstad6432]

It did until journeys because he can recall everything in that show

[@bitviper3430]

It would explain who he know electro ball on season and didn’t know it next season

[@treesquirrel3995]

@@bitviper3430 Or his electroball just got written over by some other cool new move that has significant importance in the new region

[@utisti4976]

I thought the exact same thing too! It made sense for me.

[@TheHolySacred-Cow]

Pokemon fans: Pikachu is weak cause he lost to Snivy Me: Pikachu lost to a Panpour and Pikachu had his Electric attacks

[@tomoyaokazaki2138]

Also, Pikachu defeated a Geodude with an electric attack. Geodude is Rock-ground type. it should've been immune to electric attacks. Anime logic, folks.

[@TheHolySacred-Cow]

@@tomoyaokazaki2138 yeah and water types always lose to a fire type

[@darkslope_]

Lmao pikachu beat Latios though

[@TheHolySacred-Cow]

@@darkslope_ nope it was a draw

[@TheHolySacred-Cow]

@@darkslope_ but he did take out Tapu koko Regice Silvally

[@jonathankuykendall7622]

I think in the pokemon show pikachu's (and all other pokemon) strength works kind of like how ours does. So you can basically lose strength after not training for a while. Given that I think whenever pikachu is taking a backseat to other pokemon he's getting weaker, but I also think battles are more realistic. Where even a lucky lower level pokemon can take down a much stronger opponent. Nothing like how the game is.

[@deimosfayth7498]

He watched 600 episodes and 13 movies, give this man a beer

[@pikalegend5635]

Pokémon has over 1000 episodes longer than one piece 💀💀💀

[@Kmax_817]

A diet coke

[@SimpleGunner]

a minifridge full of beer. this man did the work.

[@triforceofcourage100]

@@Kmax_817 a Harris Teeter Diet Coke

[@twiwatchesvocaloidstuff7159]

he already has one, someone’s holding it

[@Firecraft-ht8un]

Matpat literally just answered one of my childhoods biggest questions concerning why ash always got rid of his team, the start of johto and how Ash's Pokemon were too powerful so he left them and when he went to the next region he did the same

[@WaXeN]

Same i always wonder that.

[@Frogadier_00]

Yee it's to challenge himself, there's no fun in gym battles or trials if you have a team of literal OP monsters

[@grantgalarce3497]

If he did not get rid his old pokemon I bet he won all leagues hahaha

[@shadetraveleroftheunknown4949]

@@vanbusto8870 do not click that link its just spam

[@End420Prohibition]

I was always baffled how much pikachu sucked during the tv series, but would be an unstoppable powerhouse that would showdown with gods in almost every movie, and somehow both were considered cannon.

[@Unknownlng]

Who knows maybe they stuffed the guy full of X items before the fights

[@SilkSalu]

Maybe timelines?

[@AC2k14GOD]

nahhh pikachu has shown greatness especially in leagues meanwhile street battles pikachu just chilling

[@IGSA101]

Well, pikachu does have the defenses of a wet paper towel.

[@jesusnfriends21]

It's because he uses the power of friendship in the movies, which he learned from his yellow haired brother Naruto.

[@TheBluntist619]

I appreciate all the work & effort that went into this video! One thing that cannot be understated about season 1 however, is the special training that Pikachu is put through by Brocks father. This shatters the mold for a standard Pikachus abilities & imo is what made this particular Pikachu so special.

[@bjrone1696]

Ash's pikachu is a level.... wait that's your job

[@mynameisjoedahand3008]

?

[@mirjinou7999]

My parents Said iff i gott 15k subss before thee endd off thee yearr,I wouldd get a new gaming PC.

[@suspectshot2669]

was gonna skip and spoil matpat how dare you milk this idea

[@michaeljackson8390]

@Gff G An overwhelming amount of unfortunate people have videos of magnets sticking to there arms, the mark of the beast is here like the bible said, I would post all of them on here but in this world you get strikes and negativity for saying the truth, go to the community section on my channel! The mark of the beast is the vaxx! Kanye west warned us the vax is the mark of the beast remember? We thought he was crazy!

[@zarazayan1905]

@about you ok

[@benniek1050]

Ollie: I'm gonna watch TV for a living Teacher: that's not a job, honey Ollie: *pulls out this youtube video

[@ceegeetee]

Let’s see how many subs I can get from this comment Current Subs 8732

[@lostc0m3di4n8]

Whos ollie

[@Swagster_Monke]

@@ceegeetee no

[@beljunwaffles4345]

@@lostc0m3di4n8 Matt’s son

[@Donye.Swinton]

@@ceegeetee I didn’t ask

[@weshuiz1325]

Can we all agree This mad -lad- pat has has basicly watched the entirety of one peace twice just entertain us, clap and a half for this guy

[@slevinchannel7589]

Oh, Matt... Always behind all real Fans, huh? At the start of the Episode, i just wonder if he can even get stuff right, and at the end of the Episode, i have to answer: Nope... This is another obviously wrong theory and other, actual Experts have already found way better solutions before.

[@CCTVRECORDING0000001]

@@slevinchannel7589 Its a theory, it's purely speculation, it's quite clear that there's no such thing as a "correct" answer, because it's pretty obvious that the people who made the anime episodes and films did not put the game's leveling system into consideration, just from the sheer amount of inconsistencies between episodes vs the game.

[@justadude4176]

Isn't One Piece nearing 1000 episodes, he saw like 650

[@maskedbadass6802]

@@justadude4176 You're correct. If anything Mat would've made it a little over halfway through One Piece.

[@jthunderboldt]

not even

[@5gld]

My favorite part is how Ash remembers literally NOTHING from the movies

[@Memezndreamz]

I used to watch black and white on Netflix but while watching it was deleted and the first episode scene is so nostalgic

[@NeeraNarukami]

I miss black and white

[@thisblazedude]

I never watched it, but why does netflix have to delete everything

[@Creym464]

"So how do you you kill a a bunch of legendary pokemon using pikachu that are under level every pokemon trainer " Ash : " using power of love " "Of course *sigh*"

[@AndresLionheart]

Hey, the power of love has been fairly OP since it was introduced in Gen VII. Avoid 100% accurate attacks, resistinf fainting with 1HP, curing from ailments. The only thing that the power of love still can't do that Ash magically does is hitting ground-types with electric moves.

[@vanbusto8870]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5aQnIV7erp6hs0

[@shadetraveleroftheunknown4949]

@@vanbusto8870 do not click that link its just spam

[@xavierbarker6840]

When Matt said it was 3 years since the calculated Ash’s age, I felt exactly like that one meme of that guy getting old.

[@aerichlee4166]

One punch probably

[@Topekoms029]

Since we are using the in-game calculations, there is another variable that might come up that wasn't mentioned in the initial equation. Exp. totals should be divided by the total number of allied pokémon that took part in a given battle, and didn't end the battle fainted (e.g; if both Pikachu and Caterpie were used in a battle, and neither pokemon fainted, then the total should only be worth half for Pikachu)

[@Imamotherfreakingavocado]

Honestly the intro made alot of sense, sometimes Ash just brushes off being electrocuted in the newer series'

[@omarferdous1671]

Of course he brushes it off it's a fricking anime it's for comedic effect

[@shunkazami6767]

Or Ash could have been building a lot of tolerance

[@krusaderkris4542]

@@omarferdous1671 Except that one time in the 5th movie where he just tanks a psybeam and walks it off.

[@sambucktooth]

@@krusaderkris4542 that kinda fits the possibility that the humans in pokemon are actually pokemon...

[@krusaderkris4542]

@@sambucktooth Theres a bit of lore involving the human pokemon marriage thing isn't there? It could support something like that.

[@drcowbell]

Ash meets a student before making it to Cerulean city that says Ash’s Pikachu is around level 25

[@nickolaswilcox425]

i cant imagine that helps all that much in the long run since later levels are such a slow down it would mostly even out, i can drag something new up to 30-40 in less than half an hour but if i want to get something from 60 to 70 thats more of an issue

[@MLGRuY6S]

Two bots responded to you and i though the two were links for a clip of what you say. Damn, KZbin is getting in a dark route, isn't it? At least before you have the Rick Rolls and Darudemix.

[@benedictdakirby9919]

So misty team shoyod be defeated easy Because of pikachu has luminouse orb

[@KYSMO]

Mattpatt the Mad Titan: Fine, I'll do it myself

[@My172]

As one wise man said(it was me): “Pikachu has the same level, as an amount of stars you can see by looking at the sky…” and “Do you know how many HP does have Pikachu? It’s like a Number of Grem, but bigger!”

[@nexusgaming2999]

Ash's Pikachu had previously tied with a latios at the end of diamond and pearl, I don't think his exact level matters after tying with an actual legend

[@vanbusto8870]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5aQnIV7erp6hs0

[@HY-ti4bh]

Like matpat said hes not letting anime logic get in the way of his calculations

[@Pika-sp9cs]

*loses to a snivy

[@ryangoated74]

Respect to him for watching all 651 episodes we can’t just let that go unappreciated 😂 👏🏾 🐐

[@ggjk8419]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoHTaZ6njbmcaKs ...

[@mirjinou7999]

My parents Said iff i gott 13,8k subss before thee endd off thee yearr,I wouldd get a new gaming PC.

[@epRivera]

Me who binged almost all of one piece: pathetic

[@callistoarmy5576]

Because I'm not famous like other singers that's why no one see my music videos. Please see once and then decide ❤️....

[@TheWeebIdiot]

Yessir

[@aurumvale9908]

am I the only one thinking he just used this as an excuse to bingewatch the entire pokemon series?

[@varmituofm]

I think it was an excuse to complete the wikis. Keep an eye out for updates

[@riceravens2]

Give it or take...

[@kninzotagoni3635]

to be honest that's really impressive

[@ThePigeonBrain]

If you assume that he watched 8 hours of pokemon every day, it would still have taken him about 50 days to watch the entire series... You gotta be really hardcore to do that.

[@luxsheph6136]

tbh i dont really know either lol

[@BloverCraneIsBadAtBTD6]

You could say that Pikachu was attacked by zekrom so he is weakened.

[@yogipoo]

ASH: gets age calculated Pikachu: gets judged for power

[@Drakin292]

Maybe next he'll calculate just how many times Brock struck out with women. :P

[@Xxiz268]

@@Drakin292 thats impossible

[@arnox4554]

Well, they both better hope too they don't run into Red who would curbstomp their asses with his level 81 beast of a Pikachu. (In HG/SS, he's even more ridiculous at level 88.)

[@Sephiroth144]

@@Drakin292 cue Vegeta

[@TetraSky]

Pikachu's level, just like Ash's age, resets with each new arc.

[@haphyy]

guess this guy never heard the name of this youtube channel

[@Porypool]

@ Please shut now, or get cancelled for cursed comment

[@Ja.coffee]

@ The possibility is low, but not zero, so yes, I believe you

[@four-en-tee]

@@Porypool cancelling you for the lolz

[@notablebeast8826]

No one cares

[@thatonekid4952]

Can we just sit down and appreciate the amount of effort MatPat does for his fanbase? It's incredible, and he's probably half insane by now. Thanks for all you do, MatPat, his editing team, and everyone that works with him.

[@idonotpost1456]

dont forget his editing team, if it werent for them, mats videos wouldnt be as interesting

[@QBFOJustin]

I'd love to appreciate the work he put in, except this video is wrong, wrong, wrong wrong wrong in a thousand different areas. I can't accept how poorly this video was done. I can disprove and destroy virtually every aspect of this video with the anime itself, and somehow I'm to give him credit for making this? No.

[@idonotpost1456]

@@QBFOJustin oh, pokemon master, knower of every lore there is, can you enlighten us on how wrong matpat is!

[@QBFOJustin]

@@idonotpost1456 the sad part is, you're trying so hard to be sarcastic, when, I actually know, and studied, the lore, extensively to where I currently write fanfiction by the lore. And, I don't need to know the lore at ALL to disprove his theory. For starters, the movies are not all "confirmed" canon. You can say they are, and that's fine, Bulbapedia will disprove you on that alone, and other theorists have shown what movies are outright canon and which are more subjective, like Lumiose Trainer Liam. Basing the levels of living, breathing creatures in the anime, on set levels of the ingame Pokemon, is ludicrous. Saying Team Rocket's Pokemon at the same level as in game grunts, without explaining why. Is that what you're defending? The TRio loses to Ash all the time, so to assume Giovanni's more competent grunts would match TRio's Pokemon levels is inconclusive, assumptive, and flat out wrong. Comparing the Indigo League levels to the ingame E4 levels when an actual E4 exists in the anime and is not related to the Leagues in the anime in any way, is absolutely lazy. He even think no one remebers the Orange Islands when it is a consistently brought up arguement for Ash's accomplishments as a Trainer in literally, LITERALLY, ANY Pokemon discussion about Ash, but somehow you think no one knows about it. Please, show me, where I'm wrong in any of this, oh great, powerful, smarter than me commenter, that I may apologize for my apparent lack of knowledge. I await you oh great one, to teach me in the errors of my ways. When you do so, allow me to humbly bow at your feet, my king, my god, my ruler.

[@nomar9649]

@@QBFOJustin ngl you sound very pretentious

[@WanderingSkullkid]

11:33 so glad this is a shared experience.. rollout was BRUTAL..

[@kiddbusiness]

Pikachu Level: whatever level the writers need him to be at.

[@lfkkkfk862]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoHTaZ6njbmcaKs ....

[@VicDScott]

From 5 to infinite if they damn well pleased

[@BigRion16]

ngl always thought it restarted whenever he entered a new region

[@balingeul]

I bet you can beat the ligue with him

[@goldendragon3651]

@I complete oh it’s you again

[@byee___988]

You can hear just how exhausted he is through most of this video... mad props. You seriously deserve it. This is so far out.

[@vanbusto8870]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3W3l6ywgb6ebdk

[@enriquemiranda37]

Imagine having to watch the entire Pokémon anime series for your job.

[@NixxyVR]

That would be great

[@puppetmaster1420]

And I think he's done it multiple times now

[@Jords250]

at least what you're watching is worth your while

[@liljayd-topic2877]

imagine if he did one piece

[@sakuragihanamichi8527]

@@liljayd-topic2877 Yeah imagine

[@manzenshaaegis8783]

You are insane, this 'research' is insane, and I am loving every second of it.

[@amaracea]

“Stupid Miltank and your stupid rollout!” As one who took so many tries I lost count to defeat that Miltank, I felt that

[@poopiedoopie3007]

I beat miltank in one try 0.0

[@mr.quilava2062]

That third gym leader from Johto really is a Demon in disguise, I should know, I suffered the same fate of that stupid Demonic Miltank to the point that I bought more than 100 potions.

[@harrisonmoore3841]

Me, having already leveled up my Pokémon

[@neruduh]

Never felththe hardship cause I crit OHKO the miltank

[@stormedits6543]

Lets just appreciate the fact he watched 651 episodes to find this out for us

[@Sebbir]

And 13 movies

[@Mehwhatevr]

dude's a millionaire. he's getting his appreciation. lol. I'll watch 651 episodes of Barney if the world would give me a million dollars.

[@Sebbir]

@@Mehwhatevr so you are not allowed to appreciate someones work if they are making money from it?

[@Mehwhatevr]

@@Sebbir how did you come to that conclusion? All I said was that we don't have to be told to appreciate his work. his income is evidence of our appreciation. It is appreciation.

[@vanbusto8870]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYnOm3l8gNeIg9E

[@Gabowsk]

"There is a problem with this last one" - Random person from the crowd looking at Pikachu.

[@popularman334]

A Quiet Place Part ||

[@GriffinZambia]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZ7TYoVtm9eLjdk .

[@popularman334]

@@GriffinZambia thank you for shairing that my brotha

[@47bne]

Commenting at the ten minute mark, I feel behooved to mention that Pikachu also gains exp when ash uses him then switches, so if the enemy tosses another mon before ash can switch them Pikachu gets half that xp too

[@quintonfloyd7862]

I mean, the answer is obvious. The anime simply abandoned the concept of levels. Levels are mentioned once or twice in the anime(only episode I know of is the Slowbro one) and since haven't been in regards to new moves or evolution. Pokemon simply grow and have experience similar to the way a fighter in real life would. A seasoned veteran can lose to a newcomer with the right strategy, and so on. There's a lot of game mechanics that just aren't logically sound to acknowledge in anime.

[@calinator51]

I scrolled for this. It's been so many years since i've watched the show and I remember level's in the anime not being a thing. I feel like this is even alluded to in an early episode where one of the characters is literally playing the games on a computer and it might have been said that it's only a game or along those lines.

[@Andrew-ww1hz]

He lost to an inexperienced snivy though.

[@calinator51]

@@Andrew-ww1hz And that is exactly the idea that levels don't exist in the anime. The anime came second to the game but the anime doesn't really follow a lot of things from the game. It would also be kind of weird if pokemon in the anime had numerical statistics like levels.

[@Andrew-ww1hz]

@@calinator51 I'm aware. My point is that even despite levels, there are some battles that pikachu has no reason to lose.

[@DragonTigerBoss]

Dude, you're embarrassing us in front of the wizard.

[@enbyishimaru]

Therapist: MatPat-achu doesn't exist, he can't hurt you" MatPat-achu: 👀

[@PokeTheMysticJelly]

I told them... They didn't listen... NONE OF THEM UNDERSTOOD!

[@ep7311]

I swear he said "theor-a-pist" around 8:00

[@enbyishimaru]

@@ep7311 omg that's.even better, I must have missed that!

[@PacoPR28]

I would say Ash's Charmeleon was already or pass the level that evolves into Charizard due to beating a lot of Exeggutors.

[@charlottetan9407]

32%game theory 68%film theory

[@shinigamimiroku3723]

Finally, someone acknowledges Ash's Orange Island victory!

[@lordpvt]

yeah

[@dinamosflams]

Took Just a Lot of years!

[@bulbasaur15]

#001 This is practically the closest we'll ever get for Ash to venture through a League as if it was in the video games. Orange Islands is pretty much Gen 1 Alola. I always found it funny about that.

[@pyromaniac000000]

Mat really had to have a talk with his theorypist after this episode. Yes, i am proud of that pun.

[@روائعالدراما-ق9ج]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJ60e2Cuh7ODrLs..

[@ShadowNerd92]

You should be proud. Its Eggcellent

[@calebbower9732]

Now we just need to figure out how long Misty should go to jail for abusing Psyduck

[@MatthewMogire]

mat pat i am watching my favorite of your videos and i am so sad to see a part of my childhood go away but i hope you have fun after your retirement

[@Gamer3427]

MatPat: "It's been three years since I researched Ash's age." Me: "Wait, that wasn't last year? How have I gotten this bad at keeping track of time as I've gotten older?"

[@MonsterWind]

We all are lucky that matpat isn't a conspiracy theorist.. Because if he was, he could probably convince everyone on earth six times over.

[@Human_traain]

Make it 10 times

[@Seriously_Unserious]

@@Human_traain But that's just a theory -- a conspiracy theory, thanks for watching.

[@frostiiify9505]

@@Seriously_Unserious replace the thanks for watching with stay crazy.

[@Bluerawgamer]

@@frostiiify9505 Or they're watching you

[@quantumblaster7407]

We still have a channel left..... don't celebrate too early....

[@pacoramon9468]

Pikachu losing to a level 5 Snivy is the moment most people remember from the Gen 5 anime.

[@Smoothbrain69]

If I recall correctly, ash also came straight out of the indigo league into a battle with a level 5 chikorita and pika got washed there too. but not as bad as with snivy. That's a 20 year old memory stuck in my head.

[@Destroyer-kr6ho]

Yea it was when i stopped watching it 😂

[@Whofan06]

@@Destroyer-kr6ho I stopped watching a few episode later when the characters kept introducing themselves and their whole teams every single episode, and the "whose that Pokemon" split was covered by multiple mentions of said Pokemons name before and after, and I realized I was way too old to be watching a show geared towards 5 year olds

[@XxAtomic646xX]

That episode is the exact reason i stopped watching the anime

[@why7763]

@@XxAtomic646xX Bro you should watch kalos its the best ash who is using his 900 iq and its the best season

[@mewdoesstuff]

"What level?" Pikachu: *"YES"*

[@scottposton3428]

No, it is level *PIKACHU*

[@MrToxic_B0T]

@@scottposton3428 Correct answer

[@xujio]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqPPeoCKjcqWjKc

[@mewdoesstuff]

thanks for the rickro- what?

[@codysero5369]

You mean pika pika chu

[@Aldgri]

i’ve deleted 2 sentences trying to express how crazy it is that u watched that many episodes

[@hecat2498]

Can we just appreciate, that this man watched all the Pokemon episodes and took notes

[@zerotankor]

Do you truly believe he did that? All on his own?

[@krisskross7700]

@@zerotankor I mean it's possible, but MatPat has other theories that he looks into every so often so I can understand your doubt, plus he has even said he has a team to look into these theories so they could of just watched it for him

[@NIDELLANEUM]

@@krisskross7700 There could also be the possibility of him having watched them over a long period. After all, he mentioned a three year old video, and he had to watch the episodes back them. Still, it's plausible that his team may have watched them for him. He has to deal with multiple channels and has a little son, I doubt he would have the time to watch 651 episodes of Pokémon, even if it's technically work for him

[@krisskross7700]

@@NIDELLANEUM Yh, I had that thought, but when does a man have time like that when he is dropping theories almost every week or so lol. As much as I don't want to immediately call MatPat out and say he's lying, the guy above defo has a point

[@jaminkeyz5016]

Agreed

[@joehoe222]

6:55 You missed the point Charmeleon was disobeying Ash already. Seen the badges, I think his level was way beyond 26 at the moment to be honest.

[@elisabethschuette8608]

My theory on losing to the Snivy is that Pikachu was extremely low on health, but putting on a calm front.

[@LsB18]

Sounds pretty accurate ☺️

[@SamuelRondreigz4720]

Pikachu got reset in the beginning of the black and white series.

[@petelee2477]

Pikachu hardly has any health to begin with. Using volt tackle 2X on a normal pokemon is enough to put it in red without ever actually getting attacked.

[@inbeing3464]

"It took me over 200 hours to figure out an answer and it took you 30 minutes. Therefore it is a fair trade."

[@EumelaninKnight]

PLEASE tell me you're going to release those battle notes for all the Pokéwikis! On a similar note, I've always wanted a whole list of episodes with evolution. Those were my favorite episodes as a child.

[@slevinchannel7589]

This is another obviously wrong theory and other, actual Experts have already found way better solutions before.

[@dratic9567]

when i hear pat pat was retiring. i had to come back to one of my fav episodes

[@-fbiagent-4027]

Imagine if he did this completely alone and in only one week

[@mirjinou7999]

My parents Said iff i gott 13,8k subss before thee endd off thee yearr,I wouldd get a new gaming PC.

[@antonivels8768]

@@mirjinou7999 no they didn't

[@t0xtricity2]

@@mirjinou7999 I hope you don't get it

[@zamcar4452]

I dont like that you post a comment before I ever see a video on ever single one I watch

[@Acepilot8Gaming]

He would be a fricking God man. We know what you are trying to say mr fbi agent lol