Game Theory: Who Does Ash MARRY? (Pokemon)

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Friends, as fans of Pokemon know, the journeys of Ash and Pikachu will shortly be coming to an end. After about 25 years of following them, the torch is being passed on to Riko and Roy, our new protagonists for the Pokemon Anime. HOWEVER… we all know with new protagonists comes the speculation as to how they’re related to the OLD protagonists, and loyal theorists, I think we’ve got this one figured out. MatPat uses “Settle in and Theorize with me!” and it is HIGHLY EFFECTIVE!
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[@FanOfAnimation]

Matpat, you forgot to factor in that Misty easily could have a recessive “blue hair” gene because of one of her sisters has blue hair.

[@piki.mp4]

im guessing he didnt count it for the same reason he didnt count any character that didnt have blue eyes. probability

[@Monke_Again]

@@completevideohere thank you bro

[@madnessarcade7447]

@@Monke_Again that’s a bot

[@SwagyXavier]

He’s not wrong

[@gustav5473]

@@madnessarcade7447 Oh lol I clicked the link, and it gave me a tutorial on how to make pizza or something.

[@themegalodon4743]

MatPat should change the title of the video from: Who does Ash marry? to "How many angry shippers can I offend in this video?"

[@abloogywoogywoo]

MatPat: I won't settle for less than 100% completion.

[@kingronaldo6154]

i never thought i would get frustrated at a pokemon marriage video haha. (I'm team serena)

[@FaTeWRLD]

@@kingronaldo6154 same here xd

[@kittyswayo2733]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheManofthecross]

well he did it by science so there is that bit.

[@coolfrogge5608]

I watched this right after MatPat announced that he's leaving and the intro is so fitting 😢

[@thatoneVS]

yeah me too😢

[@jevandhansook9546]

;-;

[@GaminForFunz]

same here ;-;

[@YvonneWagenlohner]

Thank god im not alone

[@JavaCake]

Yeah

[@philipt2215]

I love how we went from who ash married to emotional story about who can rise to greatness

[@RealBuilderNoob]

The amount of episodes that Matpat watched has officially made him insane. Man even measured the pixels of their faces. Dedication.

[@sampson7200]

@sidemenreact what video was in that link 😭

[@sampson7200]

@Vap Pri weirdest link in my life

[@sampson7200]

@RR firstly I’m not making fun of bots secondly why the money videos 😭

[@LegendStormcrow]

With how often the art style changes it was pointless.

[@abc90071]

@@sampson7200 hes talking to the bot not u

[@jaketaller8567]

Even if Ash isn’t revealed to be Riko’s father, I really hope we get to see an older version of him in the new anime, maybe as a gym leader or something.

[@Wasattsi]

I think he should get the Red treatment where he’s an elusive master of all things Pokémon. Rarely seen, but known to be off doing wild stuff.

[@drunkengrizzly1554]

watch him lookin like professor oak and confirming that what we all meme about is the truth

[@lucifer-librarian9562]

Aye brother

[@Computer-zu6gw]

@@Wasattsi And then get beaten by a amateur

[@narstube9913]

Ash Would be like a legendary Character Who Has Big Fandoms And Reach Throughout the Globe in the Next season..

[@Livi-chan435-xq6vy]

Matpat: there are three possible eye alleles Me who has hazel eyes: *sobbing in the corner*

[@ashvinvaidyanathan7239]

That's just brown with extra steps

[@Iannox]

Help I can’t-

[@Mrhandgrenade]

​@@ashvinvaidyanathan7239nope hazel eyed peoples eye colour can change to blue or green when they get older

[@Patrickthestar98]

The intro hits so much harder after he quit

[@Pokezae]

Fr…

[@GameBoi-hr8fh]

I sure hope ash will be like Matthew, not at the forefront but not absent or unimportant either.

[@kinshuklawrence9267]

Ash: Sends a million postcards to win a hat Also Ash: Changes his hat every season

[@gallantblade1825]

I mean, it’s a rare collectible probably, so you gotta keep it safe to keep the value.

[@canineatnight6026]

Man sens a million postcard to receive a million hats

[@reilim7074]

He sends another million for every hat.

[@canineatnight6026]

@@gallantblade1825 yet that one special episdoe he decide to give away that hat to a mankey, an the fact he got another from his father did his father send another trillion postcard?

[@simplyretro]

I would be ok to see Ash return as the "mysterious old man" giving advice to Riko throughout the series

[@A_Certified_Idiot]

Woah, never thought of it i would be ok too

[@AstralJustus]

Mysterious like red

[@shiota8511]

if even red don’t come back then ash ain’t coming back lol joking aside i heard they have a new show starring ash tho haha that goodbye was short

[@gyrrakavian]

Ash is a type of tree. Why not make him one of the professors?

[@AznYunHou]

he'll be Mr Goodshow

[@DisneyCat1]

0:00-0:38 My reaction to goodbye internet.

[@djaqed]

A thing to mention, for things like eye color, depending on the alles the colors can combine. With that in mind, it is possible that Riko's mother could have white pupils because her pupils aren't black. They're light blue/gray = blue/black plus white.

[@Anaheylaatyahoo]

Matpat: Check out this super complicated genetics science to establish the new main character's maternity. Also Matpat: Groodon

[@cheddar500]

Exactly!

[@supervegito2277]

Dont forget "Lira" Im guessing this is intentional.

[@mr_fahrenheight1728]

Key-yoe-ger-E

[@mr_rockgamer17]

Both of my parents had brown eyes, but my brother and eye were born with blue eyes. The blue eye gene actually came from my maternal grandfather. I think this concept could also apply to hair color.

[@1u2i99]

@@mr_rockgamer17 ooof.... what colour eyes does the mail man have?

[@KentuckyKaiju]

In my wildest hopes, I’d love for Riko to be the (adopted) child of Jesse and James. It would be cool to see the protagonist of the new series as the child of the main antagonists of the old.

[@ig2365]

So like piccolo from dragon ball z

[@justinbayless8284]

I always assumed James was gay.

[@kaiphantomavery69420]

@@justinbayless8284 lol Him and Jesse actually got Married in "The Electric Tales of Pikachu" in the Last Scene It showed a Picture of Jesse Pregnant and James behind Her and I think I saw Meowth there too Edit: Also I remembered the Wholesome Part where James goes to Ash's House and gave an Invitation Letter to Him and Jesse wedding which He gave to Ash's Mom cause Ash wasn't home

[@BlackMantisRed]

Why does the child need to be adopted?

[@narayasuiryoku1397]

@@huiandy1562It's over. The waffle house never happened.

[@MisterFoxworth]

The intro with MatPat talking to Ash then is us talking to MatPat now

[@taiteakopyte1504]

Seeing Ash explaining the former story of the Thunderstone to Dawn makes your theory even more plausible somehow.

[@oshawottmain7608]

That's what I keep saying. As cool as it would be for Riko to be Ash's daughter and as much as my shipping heart would love it - let's be honest - she's likely just a girl who saw Ash's final match against Leon and wanted to become an awesome trainer just like him. She became a fan of his, wearing that hairclip as an homage to his beginnings as a trainer.

[@MrJohn0fficial]

My name 🔥

[@Kahadi]

Exactly, she is an homage to Ash, not his daughter. Named as a reference to Ash's VA, hair clip referencing the original hat (that symbol, btw, is stated to be the Pokemon League's official symbol, so it's not even specific to Ash). That's all. Saying she's his daughter also assumes the series will jump decades into the future, given Ash is still only 10 (maybe 11 by the very end) and she has to be at least the same age, so unless Ash becomes a teenage father, she'd be a newborn at the oldest in a decade and thus adventuring in two decades, at the earliest. They would also need to explain why she is in Paldea (Ash has never been there and has no reason to move there). An homage is not a biological connection.

[@BillyBob-kw5oq]

I think Matt was looking at the wrong father it’s clearly James who she gets her blue hair from

[@mexicandruglord]

@@Kahadi To be fair, that is 2 decades. Ash could've traveled to every region off screen. Apparently he traveled to 8 regions in under a year, so it is possible that he traveled to Paldea in between him becoming World Champion and having a daughter.

[@zeropoint703]

"awesome trainer" *debatable*

[@pav998]

The fact that he named the list “maybe mommy’s” makes me happy beyond belief

[@espeon030]

OMG A BOT REPLY

[@liallen9380]

Oh, that's a fun one to say. Maybemommy!

[@joeljustjazzing]

Me when i learn im adopted:**sees random lady** maybemymommy?

[@ambilysajan818]

According to the anime's director, Kunihiko Yuyama, Ash's departure from Pokémon is temporary. Yuyama said that Ash will return in the future. He also stated that Ash will be 10 years old forever, so this theory is a bit far-flung.

[@anonymousturtle34]

Aksim the latest Pokemon sneak peek says that Riko's mom and dad both attended Indigo Academy, but Ash is never seen attending school, so that almost completely disproves the Riko being Ash's daughter theory.

[@mebreevee1997]

Not to mention, the pendant has something to do with terapagos or is terapagos, so it ain’t a thunderstone

[@RedeemerofDark]

Honestly it would've been hysterical and really fascinating if Latias had somehow won this little mystery. Imagine the Pokemon anime actually delving into the CANON of the fact that Pokemon and humans have gotten together before and likely still do.

[@gbriel4692]

did you know that in terms of breeding...

[@claraphillips7900]

If Latias is the mother, Riko is ALSO a Latias, because Pokemon Egg Groups.

[@jonathantruong7069]

Suddenly, I hear the terrified screams of a million Vaporeons

[@aaronnavidad539]

@@claraphillips7900 that’s y legendarys are in the unidentified egg group they require humans to reproduce

[@aidendixon8403]

Ayo 💀💀💀💀

[@yikes5683]

If Riko isn't Ash's daughter, I'd be surprised if Riko isn't *Dawn's* daughter. They look too similar to not be related

[@Lemuel928]

Too bad nobody watched Temple of the Sea..It’s too much seawater there.

[@testerwulf3357]

Riko and Dawn don't really look that similar? Dawn doesn't have bright blue eyes..especially in her newer appearances! Both in Journey and the DP remakes her colors have been changed where her blue hair and blue eyes are much darker and duller..not really blue anymore

[@SparklyTwinkleT0es]

@@testerwulf3357 that was only to match with her game counter part and someone on the Netflix team was in charge not The usuall anime writers,

[@Sir_Slimbread]

Riko just needs to be the daughter of at least 1 character of the legacy cast. I'd prefer Ash and/or Dawn, but as long as she is a cousin, niece, grandchild, etc, I'd be down. Granted, I'm not someone that's kept up with the series since the end of the Diamond & Pearl Generation, but it just feels right to have the story follow the legacy cast descendents.

[@yurimargarin11]

Riko is daughter of ash and dawn. Theres a scene in hentai where ash impregnate dawn

[@ClutchShamrock6157]

"Kaboom?" "Yes, Riko Kaboom"

[@paigevonsolar3847]

The necklace is a reference to the new legendary from the indigo disk! The second part from the hidden treasure dlc from scarlet and violet... As its if you look close its same shape as the crystal is on top of the turtle!

[@crispin-freeman]

If Riko is Ash's daughter, it would make more sense for them to keep it a secret until right at the end. Or at least really far into her journey.

[@catsarecool510]

yeah! they are gonna make ash pull an ashes dad. they aren’t gonna reveal who he is (until of course they do)

[@xandrapuyat]

Not a HIMYM please 😭😭😭😂

[@minaxsimp_.]

What if she is goh's daughter cuz goh has black hair AND blue eyes?

[@nbHawkeye]

​@@minaxsimp_. She's probably just a new character unrelated to anyone.

[@minaxsimp_.]

@@nbHawkeye you could be right..😮

[@ceebees4512]

"When we proved that Bo Burmann is Dream's father" I love how he casually said that like it was nothing lmao

[@leeman23664]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5ytgYikobqAbas Finally it’s here🤠

[@thatguysmile]

i never saw that episode so that statement made me audibly gasp

[@just_an_internet_explorer8038]

Ikr lmao 💀

[@user-dg6ot1so4q]

I'm sorry but that sentence made me go into a small laughing fit fr

[@nightrofx]

To be honest, I believe it's just an art style choice for his daughter to make her unique and make her stand out. If there is anyone Ash would be in the future with then it most likely Serena since they did make a promise to meet again.

[@multifandomdg1357]

they kissed, met again later in journeys, serena tied that blue ribbon to her foot in her her performance outfit, a japanese tradition of endgame and when they departed again, they promised to cheer each other up and as ash departed serena kept gazing into the horizon.

[@EHCraig-tb2es]

even though MatPat is gone, I think it’s safe to say that Liko is not Ash’s and Dawn’s Daughter. We meet Liko’s father in I think ep. 10 and her mother in ep. 11 of Pokémon Horizons.

[@NoHandle44]

If you're interested, there is this one artist by the name "TC-96" that just recently made their own OC that would be Ash's great granddaughter. It's just a single page now, and I don't think there'll be much in the future. But I thought it was pretty cool. I think the granddaughter's name is Casey.

[@EHCraig-tb2es]

@@NoHandle44 omg I used to listen to TC-96’s Mew and Mewtwo comics thank you for reminding me about them

[@NoHandle44]

@@EHCraig-tb2es Yeah, the OVAS' channel is still making dubs on TC's comics. It's amazing. 😆

[@LegoCat88]

I feel like Liko’s necklace could easily just be a grass or electric Tera crystal or even literally just jewellery.

[@TeamGalactic-Cyrus]

@RR Here is the full clip explaining why bots like you suck: [insert video]

[@KCJB22291]

I mean its almost exactly that. Same way that these 2 new characters absolutely have nothing to really do with ash. But fun fun fun

[@langdonledwig3734]

@@KCJB22291 at the most they could have watched some of his matches like Max did like his Sinnoh league for a random one

[@joshuapineda8708]

Considering Team Rocket already took and sold that thunder stone he got in season 1 in Gen 4, yeah it’s totally another one

[@GalarianGuy]

@@joshuapineda8708 Ash actually gets given a second Thunder Stone in the first Eevee episode, along with Brock getting given a Fire Stone to evolve his Vulpix

[@rosscalhoun3389]

I wouldn't be surprised if the hairclip is just an indication that Ash is an inspirational figure for her. It makes it feel like the baton is being passed without getting into the mess that is protagonist bloodlines.

[@Caio22011]

It's the pokemon league symbol, nothing else

[@dasverdesgreen9406]

And r 34

[@romantheblack-cat]

@@dasverdesgreen9406 they wouldnt care theyd just adjust the dialouge to be more f-up than it was in the first draft if he was her dad

[@huiandy1562]

The Waffle House has found it’s new host

[@anon-lz8xv]

plus its easier to bring back ash if he stays a kid

[@PBJellyBoi]

“Maybe-Mommies” killed me

[@the_vine_queen]

Riko being Ash's daughter could actually work in terms of message, especially since we have Roy. Riko is expected to be a Pokemon master like her father, and struggles with imposter syndrome and feeling like she's stuck on a predetermined path, while Roy has some conflicts with feeling like an underdog compared to Riko's lineage and expectations. Maybe in a twist of events, Riko decides not to attempt to rise to Champion status, and instead supports Roy in his journey. It could be a nice message of "you don't have to be what others want you to be" which feels like a very Pokemon-y moral.

[@Nexusspeeth]

Plot twist: she gets taught by brock to be a Pokémon doctor

[@georgetheanimator]

​​@@Nexusspeethand Riko forgetting that one moment where Brock ask her to date with him

[@DeviouslyKITT]

If I had a nickle for everytime Matpat covers genomics in Pokemon, I'd have two nickles. Which isn't a lot but weird that it's happened twice.

[@rubyfarr8831]

@yes you have become .. a bot

[@yellowwinner1]

Thanks Doofenshmirtz

[@alakazamlover4908]

@@Okeyy.. my dad didn't leave me though

[@Eshdave]

You have become what you fear most

[@esteban8471]

That beginning skit was actually sweet and wholesome.

[@wiv_pro]

The end was also amazing!

[@perryunicorn1538]

Ooor he adopted and its Goh XD sorry not sorry

[@xOnTheBrinkx]

This all rides on the theory that Riko is his daughter. I want it to be Misty. She has travelled with him the longest and was his companion during the final episodes. That has to mean something.

[@ninjabrickz1501]

I love the way that game theory doesn’t tell you the answer straight away but they show you the process of getting to that final conclusion.

[@Ambertrine]

I genuinely think Riko is just a fan of Ash. Coming from Kanto just like Ash and going on a pokémon journey is a spiritual passing on the torch.

[@kamenridereclipse3217]

But she is hiding her last name. Which is sus

[@legendarygamer4545]

Passing on the torch-ic

[@ugeniusiguess]

But…this is paldea…

[@mizutoandashplayz4597]

But that's just a theory.. A GAME THEORY

[@cir0plus]

Big fan of Ash, so much so she catches a Pawmi(a Pikachu "clone"). She tries to not evolve it, because Ash never evolved his Pikachu. Something changes and either Pawmi wants to evolve or she has to evolve him, and boom, end of season one.

[@rhyolote3389]

Matpat: “Blue hair genes now have to exists in anime.” Me: “Oh my god I love how she dyed her hair.”

[@xenfast130]

Honestly, you truly never know with anime. One of the Digimon protagonists (Tagiru if anyone's curious) has brown hair with a big patch of red in the middle that you would normally think was dyed, but they showed his mom in one episode and she had the same thing. I'm always surprised when they actually reveal that a character in an anime was dying their hair because I always just assume those whacky colors are natural.

[@Sir_Slimbread]

I could see Riko's blue highlights being dyed, but vibrant colored hair in anime is just way too common for it to be chalked up to being dyed(especially considering the fact that the main cast in Pokémon are all like 10).

[@shinyy_mineyy]

Whenever weird anime hair colors are mentioned I think about that one Saiki k episode where he changed everyone's genes to fit in lol.

[@christopherschuetz2365]

In my opinion I think there is more to do with Ash's character before they kill him off...have him go back and re-challenge each league he lost and win then have him complete Goh's goal then if he does all of that he can truly call himself a Pokemon Master...also he should do the Galar Gym challenge and league as well...8 regions and a Champion in all 8 plus having caught every single Pokemon in the world then he will accomplish his goal cause as of right right they are killing off his character before he realizes his dream goal and to make the catching part possible evolve some of his current Pokemon minus Pikachu...for that get a Pichu and raise it into a Raichu

[@draco894]

Is this why MattPat waited until January to announce his moving behind the camera? He knew our Fandom couldn't couldn't handle both losses in the same year.

[@artizan11]

The theory I'm running with is that Riko is a fan of Ash who received her hairclip from him at some sort of fan event or whatever (and maybe the thunderstone) and thus, was inspired to catch up to him. I like this theory because it gives Ash room to be an adult without immediately being like 30 years old which just seems more likely to me.

[@NugatoryZilch]

@@huiandy1562 bros going around saying this on every top comment 💀

[@yubelious5584]

Is that a Winged Kuriboh reference?

[@user-fq1y7b8td]

I second you.

[@snail_stuff]

ashs og hat came from a pokemon league expo, so she couldve gotten the hairclip from something like that

[@mariustan9275]

@@snail_stuff Riko: Do you have any idea how many postacards I had to send to get thie hairclip? Champion Ash: Pride

[@CaydesFavoriteHunter]

I'm still impressed how team rocket was able to keep fighting a 10 year old kid for 25 years now that's dedication

[@Not_beanssss]

This really help me refresh genetics since I'm on summer break from school

[@lasercraft32]

What would be really cool is if that necklace WAS the thunderstone Ash used to have, and it somehow managed to make its way to her after Team Rocket sold it. Like an insane coincidence linking Ash to the new lead.

[@Inditorias]

If I had to guess, Ash may end up as a gym leader or regional champion. It will be interesting to see what they do with Ash if they do anything with him

[@ACESGaminglcs]

Or a professor considering Ash is a type of tree

[@SarignCleric]

I mean, he is the Alolan Champion before he came World Champion.

[@byronlyons3548]

Why does he need to be a gym leader? And how much would that even make sense? Just because the rival in the first games did it on the gen 2 games, doesn't mean they all have to. And it hardly made sense back then either.

[@anthonyjunk2197]

He’s the world champion .

[@doomskullv2152]

Serina could be the one. Her thing was loving Ash, she was a simp

[@Joshicle125]

Another point to make is that Dawn was the only character, besides Chloe, who actually appeared during Ash's final battle

[@ThatBarryYT]

Well Chloe is going because to take goh’s place for a spot which makes sense you have a point though

[@splashygaming6932]

That makes sense

[@mattiasandersson8693]

What do u mean? They show Every single one of his companions watching his final battle

[@jayjesse77]

@@mattiasandersson8693 what do you mean? he said the phrase "actually appeared". the rest of them watched on tv

[@DutchDread]

Yeah, that was disappointing, Serena and Misty at least should have been there.

[@zackary.1]

2:34 Impossible! remember meowth and team rocket threw out that stone in that one episode when pikachu was injured and wanted him too evolve when he lost..

[@DoughNutzTV]

Well this intro in hindsight hurts more now 😢

[@rosem43130]

I love how Game Theory has come back to genetics. One of my favourite episodes has always been the old Rosalina one and it makes me so happy to see that concept come back

[@kylerivera3470]

I forgot about that one. Now I kinda want to go rewatch it.

[@kylerivera3470]

@@kingsly3690 Isn't Ash supposed to be 12?

[@SilverDusk1]

@@kingsly3690 Timeskips

[@chrounous]

Same!!! The rosalina theory was my first introduction to mat pat!!

[@sophykitten2212]

Love the eye genetics talk. My old science teacher tried to tell me a brown eyed person would never have a blue eyed kid. Even at 14, I saw the stupidity in that - rare is not the same as impossible. My grandparents had brown and blue eyes. Out of their three kids, one did turn out with my grandfather's true blues.

[@donutchan8114]

In my family several members have non brown eyes, even my dad has honey colored eyes, and generation skipping genes are common. I have a set of nephews with gray green eyes even though both their parents have brown eyes but one of the grandparents had that trait.

[@Angel.bunzzz]

My dad has brown eyes, mum has blue. I have blue. Stepdad has brown. Both of my half siblings got blue.

[@des6801]

E

[@pastelnut027]

My father has brown eyes and my mother has green. I’m the only one in my immediate family to have blue eyes (though even then, I also have central heterochromia so they’re blue and green), though my oldest sister’s eye are a bit odd, they tend to change from blue to green.

[@Hi_P]

Pokemon has came out and said that Ash is not Rico's father, meaning that he could still appear in the anime, just not as the main character

[@huntingtick9938]

i bet that there will be a meet and greet with ash when hes older, and the hairclip is a gift by ash, as merchandise. And Ash is Rikos hero. I hope they meet

[@morgantellez758]

I like the message at the end. Scientifically I think its important to remember this is all a matter of probability. Its not impossible to pass on unlikely traits and if riko turns out to be ash's kid after all, her mom could be virtually anyone (probably misty or serena since those two have the biggest amount of romantic contemplation regarding ash, not to mention misty sounds like a choice they would make since she was his first companion and all that.)

[@sh3rbert]

I really want it to be Serena but I know that it will be Misty deep down😞

[@OmegaQuinn]

I think May was originally supposed to be the one the company paired with Ash romantically. I may be wrong though but I just remember reading that somewhere though I have no idea

[@darkgengar9410]

I mean she lives practically next door compared to all the other girls.

[@darkgengar9410]

@@sh3rbert dam straight 😎🤣

[@morgantellez758]

@@OmegaQuinn there was a lot of ship fodder in the first couple seasons between misty and ash, I dont remember advanced as well tho

[@polymorphicblacksteve5038]

*For everyone wondering why this new female character has the same pin as his hat* It represents the Pokémon League which is why ash had the hat he was a fan of them meaning she could easily be a fan too who knows maybe even a fan of Ash

[@hackr5277]

It also looks like a part of an Orbeetle

[@polymorphicblacksteve5038]

@@hackr5277 you’re right could be a fan of Orbeetle

[@InvaltidWord]

exactly lmao what hackr said it literally looks more like an orbeetle eyebrow than the league symbol

[@leeboonkang2]

Being a fan of Ash would be fine as well. Having even an inkling of a connection to Ash would have been cool and what alot of the fans would want. Actually the idea of Riko having a rival that is Ash’s actual child would be a pretty cool idea too. The child hated being the “champion’s kid” and feels annoyed by his dumb antics but Riko still idolise Ash as a pokemon trainer, trying to convince him/her to maybe giving him a break.

[@forgottenetremembered]

@@leeboonkang2 Possible

[@Corelite-_355]

Ash saying "well,that didnt take that long" got me laughing

[@anthonyvermeer8259]

I just think of something regarding the genes shown at 6.34. If Ash would indeed had a Brown/Blue gene with brown the dominant color from Delia then this would also mean that the blue gene would be the resessive color from Ash's Dad which would mean if Ash would pass a Ressessive blue gene to his child it would come from his Dad Blue eye gene.

[@ivypetal9744]

Matpat's small wheeze at the end made me smile because he's laughing at his own joke 15:28

[@wyattjohnson5181]

He is 100% right tho.

[@sevillawilliam8571]

@@wyattjohnson5181 serena best girl

[@wyattjohnson5181]

@@sevillawilliam8571 they are both S teir. I watched more of the older anime, but watched a lot of the stuff with Serena too. I am more of a Misty guy tbh.

[@doge9693]

@@sevillawilliam8571 Serena is garbage

[@doge9693]

@@wyattjohnson5181 Serena sucks bro wdym

[@nimirist]

I have a strong feeling that just how we were introduced only to Ash’s mother only… Ash is going to be the father and whose the mother will be left open ended

[@smlyangz1829]

Who was ashes father?

[@nimirist]

@@smlyangz1829 no one knows… but he is alive.

[@TheSilverwing999]

@@smlyangz1829 That's the point. No one knows.

[@eyzmaster]

@@smlyangz1829 A Mr. Mime. Hey, that's the general consensus apparently..!!

[@alehlete830]

maby he married a character never in thre show a random person soo

[@jordanf0707]

15:07 is lowkey something i needed to hear and this is a Pokémon video 😭😂

[@LILAPLAYSWCUE]

''It undermises that core idea thiat this trainner could be anyone it could be you.its scary for you, *its scary for things to change but its also okay*''u sounded so comforting saying that.

[@digimonfanexe1928]

I'm surprised he didn't talk about the new MC's bio which supports the "Ash is the father theory" Riko comes from the Kanto region and enrolls in the Paldea region's school. She also has a talent for bonding with Pokemon and only the faculty knows who her parents are and she refuses to talk about who her parents are with her peers

[@miniverse2002]

Those "leaks" are apparently fake. Might even been the source of the daughter theory.

[@toriibarlow]

@Not RickroII 🅥 that's a link to watch a video about cats. Not pokemon related FYI for everyone

[@matteochianello684]

It was revealed as false.

[@InfernoFion]

where did you find this?

[@ChillingDusselgurr]

That was a 4chan copypasta, so don't get your hopes up there. The only official info we have is on the TV Tokio website, which just reveals Riko's name and that the story "takes place in the whole Pokémon world", presumably a similar premise to Journeys

[@CarterStroeve]

Matpat never disappoints

[@adimcveitty576]

Yes

[@Best_Rauru_Simp_1997]

He does sometimes tbh

[@Quinnfish]

OMG THIS COMMENT SECTION IS 7/9 BOTS

[@realnarwhal]

never disappoints except his new fnaf theories 😂

[@charlieasalgadosalgado1369]

Don’t get me wrong he makes a lot of garbage Theories but You gotta love him

[@matthewwasser5621]

I don't if anyone still read the comments after a year. I remember hearing somewhere that the original anima season was supposed to end with Misty getting pregnant with Ashes child. I can't remember where I heard that or if it is true.

[@Trishandcliff]

It could be Lana if you think about it. The mom and dad of Lana had the eyes meaning of course she will have the eyes but like the hair colors it depends which is more stronger.

[@waffle6454]

6:56 I'm glad Matpat was able to go through this whole scene without even mentioning the Vaporeon Copypasta.

[@Scaarz]

oh dear vaporeon has blue hair as well

[@KanoxRagnarok]

@@Scaarz Oh dear, if Vaporeon could turn into human, just like Latias, what would it looked like, would she have blue eyes as well?

[@joeljustjazzing]

@@KanoxRagnarok oh shi te

[@alehlete830]

maby he married a character never in thre show a random person soo

[@eloujtimereaver4504]

@@KanoxRagnarok Maybe Riko is not Ash's daughter, but his vaporeon girlfriend.

[@61wisampa]

Ah yes, a shipping video. Finally, MatPat knows exactly what I like

[@Lim1tlessYT]

Can't wait for Matpat to start dying over Sonic The Hedgehog should go out with. That'd be fun.

[@DestructiveDan1]

I luv shipping 10 yr olds

[@AmusedAnimatorYt]

@ladytsunade2864 It's a pizza video

[@pyschobandit4478]

@@DestructiveDan1 Yeah bruh i also loved it so much i shiped 5 year olds wait...

[@SamuraiGuy]

This comment and that profile picture do not belong together.

[@thatonegamer727]

The creator of Pokémon said this. "They didn't become a couple in the episode itself. but the way lended it is meant to wake you understand that they're probably going to become one later. Sislike tells Satoshi that she's going to improve herself, and = then come back to him" this is Serena

[@anastasiawinters4455]

amourshipping never happened even after she came back and it NEVER WILL the creators changed after x and y so it no longer stands and and i read it he did not say they would they would be but a maybe

[@pmossvbsPKMN]

I had a crisis and had to go to the hospital after the news that he became champion.

[@colonyomicron6560]

Ash: "I can't be a dad, I used Protect!" Misty: "But.... it failed"

[@ThatBarryYT]

What?

[@hellohi3100]

@@ThatBarryYT if you know you know

[@googleplayplaygames5749]

It's not misty it's Serena liko looks like Serena and has the same eye colour as Serena the bule hair of liko is not real she just dyed it blue look at roy for example red is not an natural colour and he just coloured it so why can't liko so therefore it's Serena not misty or dwan or anyone else.

[@ManicFiction]

@@googleplayplaygames5749 We dont know if he is even Ash's kid yet, or atleast it's not confirmed. We can theorize, sure, but we can't just full on assume that it's fact until we had seen it with our own eyes or hear it with our own ears. The only thing we can do is wait.

[@ZaneKoxx]

@@hellohi3100 AYO📸

[@crimsonmoon7848]

The only reason i want her to be Ash's kid is so that all the parents who grew up watching the anime can send there own kid own a pokemon adventure, i think it would be sweet if they grew up watching Riko's dad the anime and the kid get to watch Riko.

[@immortalgamer3960]

I was thinking this same thing. Pokemon came out when I was seven, and my oldest is now six and is pretty into Pokemon, it would have been a really cool parallel of passing the torch to the next generation.

[@Aerxis]

Boruto's dad, haha.

[@immortalgamer3960]

@@Aerxis I never watched that much Naruto as a kid, but yeah, essentially.

[@stargazingskeleton5917]

Omg same! ❤️

[@JustCallMeElGamer]

I can’t how ash got around to so many girls, AND THREE OF THEM CAME FROM THE SAME SEASON

[@user-od3jj4cv6v]

matpat 2023: these jeans come in diffrent *flavors* called alliles

[@justarandomfnaffan]

Matpat, the timeline, you cannot escape it.

[@haidertheaxolotl]

EXACTLY

[@GavinTullier]

You will not escape it

[@justarandomfnaffan]

It's impossible

[@stekrbx_yt]

He CANNOT

[@alehlete830]

maby he married a character never in thre show a random person soo

[@rekc_bcq4816]

I personally thought it would be Serena. I haven’t watched X and Y but I know she is the character that most showed romantic interest in him. It’s even implied that she kisses Ash on the escalator. I think it’s the most wholesome answer. I haven’t finished the video yet but I’m throwing my idea out there

[@rekc_bcq4816]

Personally I still think it could be Serena. Of course the theory thing is fun but I’d say that based on narrative Serena is the most option, at least in my opinion. Whether or not we see Ash have a kid, I can see the writers at least establishing a partner for Ash

[@rekc_bcq4816]

Also I’d say that the writers don’t fully care about the genetics part of it. Character design is more important.

[@rekc_bcq4816]

@@urolledme3087 I hate that I fell for that

[@littlekuribohimposte]

@@rekc_bcq4816 Either Misty or Dawn for me. Ash and Misty did show romantic iterest in each other. And Dawn was the only compantion to actually go see Ash live in the Masters 8 arc. Everyone else stayed at home. I get Misty staying home since she has a real job as Gym Leader, but no one else has anything going on. Also Iris doesn't count, she was there competing.

[@rekc_bcq4816]

@@littlekuribohimposte Both valid. Like I said I haven’t fully watch X and Y but I think Serena is a fun character. That and the kiss thing really seals it for me. She wouldn’t be my choice if it weren’t for that. It just makes sense to me

[@frankbingham53]

Fascinating video dude.

[@user-zm6ci5fg4k]

Whos going to tell this guy that there is a magical invention called Hair Dye

[@plantgang8738]

The fact that it's 100 percent possible for Latias to be ashs wife is making me die on the inside Look I'm famous ma

[@komi___]

It's one of the top 3 options.

[@jyushimatsuniisan]

dont forget the compatibilities with vaporeon..

[@mogemon]

nux is that you?😂

[@astergrimm]

It is part of the LORE

[@ziqi92]

I find it funny that fans are willing to consider Latias just for giving Ash a kiss (it was even implied that it wasn't even Latias, but rather Bianca), over Ash's Bayleef, who also openly kissed Ash before in her debut episode and never stopped being way too affectionate and possessive with him.

[@beargreen1]

MatPat always finds a new theory for Ash even when he's retiring, but will show Riko and Roy probably facing off Ash near the end of their journeys.

[@Officiallynight]

SHE’S NOT HIS DAUGHTER OMFG☠️☠️

[@MrQuinnzard]

the bots have congregated

[@leeman23664]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5ytgYikobqAbas Finally it’s here🤠

[@CrappyDappy]

@@MrQuinnzard jesus christ youre right

[@CrappyDappy]

@notgonnalie. shiver me timbers

[@noahwood3163]

woah woah woah, matt you’ve forgotten the wonders of HAIR DYE

[@dontyou8834]

The creators of the anime spoke out a while ago and said ash ended up with serena

[@user-SaputroYono]

Fun fact: Sun and Moon series are reboot. After XYZ, Ash should be end up with Serena.

[@Unknown00005]

Fun fact:- it's already confirmed sun and moon is not reboot because ash knows his all comapanion and Pokemon he meet before and ya all sites and big channel confirmed that​@@user-SaputroYono

[@crashedforeigncar]

I love Mat's character break at 15:27 It's like he's thinking, "Can't believe I'm doing this."

[@thehybrid3947]

Funniest thing is the answer to why Riko has blue hair could be because of hair dye since that has been a game option since X and Y so she could just have black hair and decided to dye it to add some style

[@canineatnight6026]

Is likely the black is also a design idea. To differentiate the outside hair and inside hair. Anime is very famousfor using blue as subsitution as black

[@kahuretimana3796]

Hmmmm, considering the creator of the show was saying that Ash fell for Serena after the last episode, as well as there being scenes after the kiss that were meant to be added, I’m just saying it has to be Serena. If ash is the dad

[@joltseanmain1314]

Fr

[@keatoncrandall2471]

I used to watch the Pokemon Heroes movie over and over again growing up! It was and still is my favorite!

[@func_e]

14:32 Ash being described as "derpy" might've been the most accurate one I've ever heard

[@ReapeX]

@Manaj easy spam report

[@sean_mccadden]

Honestly I really like the idea of her being James is daughter. I think that would be a great twist and have a lot of story potential

[@Starvoltsy.]

Ikr!! she could have the blue hair from James and maybe the blue eyes from Jessie...

[@char5379]

@@Starvoltsy. Roy has partial red hair.. a blue and red hair duo.. wonder where I've seen that.. that both have R in their names (maybe for Rocket?)

[@sean_mccadden]

@Starvoltsy. Though there was an episode in the last season hinting that he was going to end up with Cassidy, which I am actually not offended to idea of.

[@Lil_Yuri]

Yesssssss I love James as a character, if you don't, I don't wanna know you.

[@legal6110]

Maybe science theory is the 4th channel?

[@stridez4534]

I guess it doesnt make sense that it would be the point of introduing a new protagonist, but you're forgeting that most dads in the pokemon franchises, games and series, are not known or are at least not seen. So ash could just be out training, getting stronger. Or maybe he could be defending the alola champion title or something like that.

[@Noodle_Music]

The GRUdon caught me off guard

[@insecdroid]

I’m genuinely not ready for Ash to leave the anime!

[@ft.yjw._]

Me too it’s pretty upsetting to me!😭

[@Link-Link]

lol

[@SetoKaiba951]

you had 26 years. You knew this day would happen. I wish they would have done this from the begining

[@jorgeguijosatellez509]

Bye bye yesterday

[@thedraftingax5963]

@@SetoKaiba951 same lol

[@cecijayx]

would be interesting thematically to have riko as ash’s daughter. imagine being the daughter of the world champion. the shadow you’d live in. trying to live up to your father’s name. making a name for yourself. it would be a cool thematic tie in since she is, in a meta sense, his successor.

[@thunderborn3231]

@Amogh Sharma and boruto is REAL bad

[@_marshP]

forever bomboarded by "Oh hey, you're Ash's kid, right?" and "Look! It's Ash and his daughter!"

[@NoSaneOCs]

Theory based on my obsession with one ship: no mothers involved, adoption If you can guess which ship I like best I'd love to know

[@yeaimkel7069]

I hope you mean Goh. Im weird, and this is my favorite ship 😭

[@NoSaneOCs]

​@@yeaimkel7069 haha yeah I went through a Pokemon faze a few months ago

[@yeaimkel7069]

@@NoSaneOCs omg yessssss

[@HenryWilliams-jm2is]

Theory: Ash retires until Roy and Riko can challenge/rival them.

[@PastelPinkChaos]

I laughed way too much at the way Matpat distorted Ash's face

[@SomeoneNooneTomatoes]

Same

[@aloneotaku2126]

Ash coming up with the most unorthodox and unconventional method of attack:

[@happyblackwoman6154]

I think Riko is a completely new character with no blood relation to any of the existing characters. The creators won't make her Ash's daughter because of the shipping wars. They're trolling us.

[@Citrakite]

I think she's not his daughter because they flatly refused to let him be older than 10 for a quarter century. No way in hell they going to imply he's 30 in their new series for kids with a 12-year-old daughter. They want Ash to be the eternal kid, not having one.

[@lucinae8510]

I think they want a fresh start to the series, so having Ash or any established character related to her would have similar problems to Boruto.

[@canineatnight6026]

@@Citrakite I dont think he is that impulsive to bear a child the moment he reach 18

[@revolvingworld2676]

@@Citrakite Nah, this would only make sense if Ash was still the main character. That argument no longer holds water.

[@Citrakite]

@@revolvingworld2676 That was the point.

[@Wendy_O._Koopa]

I wasn't expecting that, after they chose Giovanni, literally the only character the Pokémon Company had confirmed _was _*_not_* Ash's father to be ash's father; I never would have expected Matrick Pathew to admit that anyone could be the father. Although, saying this _after_ narrowing down the mother makes it seem like Dawn's really been playing the field. *Zoey:* "Looks like you won't be marrying Ash after all. So... who are you planning to father your children?" *Dawn:* Sitting on a casting couch, *_"NO NEED TO WORRY!!"_* Post Scriptum: This is later, when both girls are in their twenties, BTW.

[@multifandomdg1357]

liko's mother and father turned out to be new characters all together

[@rantaroswife]

15:05 It feels different hearing that from him when he announced his retirement

[@megabolt5898]

Loons: "Who does Ash marry?" Realistic Sense Makers: "How many wives does Ash have in his harem?"

[@joltseanmain1314]

Bro 😂

[@megabolt5898]

@@joltseanmain1314 Don't laugh too hard. We've all known Ash was always waaaaaay more of a player than Brock~😏

[@joltseanmain1314]

@@megabolt5898 nah we all know ash loves gary 😂

[@JustaRandomAnimeFan653]

😂

[@flameblitz17]

Ash being the father of Riko have a lot of great story opportunity. For example; since Ash is now considered to be one of the greatest Pokemon trainer ever/Pokemon Master, Riko could be pressured to be as great as her father but struggles coz she doesn't have the same talent as her father does. Then later on, she'll discover that Ash once was an ordinary trainer and not even special but worked hard to be as great as he is now. That could be great lesson to her that hard work can beat natural talent. But I'm fine even if she's just a nobody and doesn't have any relationships with Ash.

[@yoya3748]

That would be a banger but I think they'll try "something new "

[@RandomGuy159951]

@@yoya3748 please. Yes. Lets have them try something new. We dont need another Boruto.

[@DrahcirHere]

@@RandomGuy159951 Well to be fair -- Boruto is sort of -- kind of a genius.. just really entitled and stubborn at first..

[@Jpx0999]

@@DrahcirHere i mean Of course he is entitled He is naruto's son I know i would be if i were,and probably you too

[@Weeblicker]

@@DrahcirHere i think he means more on the lines of a protag who's always living in the shadow of their protag parent

[@-lovely-mars-]

Fun fact: Ash is actually not the father of Loki (the girl) it is a random guy and girl together and you know. This is from a person that is watching the new Pokémon anime aka me.

[@chestercopperpotcat2000]

The intro 💀💀💀