Game Theory: Who Does Ash MARRY? (Pokemon)

[@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

[@ArthurMonke]

@completevideohere thank you bro

[@madnessarcade7447]

@@ArthurMonke that’s a bot

[@Xayzas]

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.

[@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

[@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]

;-;

[@YvonneWagenlohner]

Thank god im not alone

[@JavaCake]

Yeah

[@gfam581]

Me (pika)too

[@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?

[@Pig_Man06]

@@gallantblade1825 And yet it gets ruined by Pikachu's thundershock every other episode.

[@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..

[@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

[@Patrickthestar98]

The intro hits so much harder after he quit

[@GameBoi-hr8fh]

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

[@ceebees4512]

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

[@Chrismorgan6]

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 💀

[@JoshuaDuncan-o1u]

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

[@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 😭😭😭😂

[@Beentoheaven_.]

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

[@nbHawkeye]

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

[@Beentoheaven_.]

@@nbHawkeye you could be right..😮

[@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.

[@thephantomobserver69420]

@@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.

[@Rishi123456789]

"Who Does Ash MARRY?" I haven't seen the video yet, but the answer is simple. All of them.

[@StellaLovestoDraw]

A harem thing?

[@nathanfreeman8250]

This man has watched to much anime

[@SmitePlayz1]

he marries pikachu

[@Alpah-77]

​@@StellaLovestoDrawyes

[@Michael_S3NP4I]

Got to catch em all I guess

[@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

[@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.

[@MudkipZEnjoyer]

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

[@JustSomeMexicanwithaMustache]

@@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.

[@zeropoint70]

"awesome trainer" *debatable*

[@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

[@djixixo7497]

Nah, Nah plot twist: Misty breaks up with Ash because she remembers the bike ash broke 💀

[@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!!

[@phishhy]

@@kylerivera347010. He’s 10

[@ExhaustedEternally]

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

[@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?

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@whatshappeningggggg]

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.

[@dianatau3903]

0:06 they both went 😢❤

[@Spr1nks96]

Dang 😢

[@pav998]

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

[@espeon030]

OMG A BOT REPLY

[@happyhatebot]

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

[@joeljustjazzing]

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

[@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

[@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

[@Calebrocks-sx7sg]

Was this foreshadowing for Matpat’s retirement and pacing the channels on to new theorists😭😭

[@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.

[@Howdoyouchangepf]

*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

[@Howdoyouchangepf]

@@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

[@070spacecowboy]

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

[@ahemahemhello]

Who was ashes father?

[@070spacecowboy]

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

[@TheSilverwing999]

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

[@eyzmaster]

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

[@alehlete830]

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

[@Mrpaainyt]

0:15 what I said when matpat quit

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@gabrielsmith8001]

DOOFENSHMIRTZ

[@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

[@Serryy]

Dawn ending up with Ash makes a lot of sense considering that shes the only companion who cheered him on in person. They also always supported each other in their competitions in their season, with Ash taking inspiration from Dawn's contests for his gym battles. I like the idea that they reunite.

[@justarandomfnaffan]

Matpat, the timeline, you cannot escape it.

[@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

[@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.

[@Invalid-user13k]

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

[@Chrismorgan6]

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

[@CrappyDappy]

@@MrQuinnzard jesus christ youre right

[@CrappyDappy]

@notgonnalie. shiver me timbers

[@MisterFoxworth]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@TheAbsoluteCYNical]

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

[@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

[@CarterStroeve]

Matpat never disappoints

[@A_snowy_day]

Yes

[@Best_Rauru_Simp_1997]

He does sometimes tbh

[@FernLake]

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

[@pmossvbsPKMN]

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

[@crashedforeigncar]

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

[@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.

[@ZaneKnoxx]

@@hellohi3100 AYO📸

[@freddyaxebear7547]

I could still see Ash giving Riko a thunderstone as a symbol of hardwork, might not be the same one but he'd have a positive association with a thunderstone and he gives it to her as such. If Ash is in fact Riko's dad I think it could still work out as Riko wouldn't have inherited talent from him and Ash would encourage her to do whatever she puts her mind to. Would be interesting to see her decide to follow in her dad's footsteps and realize she lacks any talent for it like she would expect so she has to learn the hard way. Then later on Ash challenges her to a duel to test her, and reveals he was talentless and had to work for his skills.

[@demogame7630]

Honestly that's what I was thinking or riko wants to be the same and feels like she couldn't fill that role to be the best but still tries.

[@morganbeck402]

Here's a more interesting point. This, inherently, doesn't matter. It is a TV show about pocket monsters. No matter what way you look at it, Riko's parental figures aren't going to even remotely play an important role. Shipping for shippings sake can be kept to yourself, thank you.

[@tejasahuja7854]

I just think that it's something related to terrastalizing

[@amberplays4685]

Nah it’s a Tera Crystal

[@giantenemycrab1192]

What about if she doesn't even want to be a trainer who battles to become a pro like ash but rather catch al the pokemon and fill the pokedex. That way she isn't just ash 2.0 and it could lead to interesting story points where ash wants her to follow in his footsteps but she has no interest in it even if she has talent.

[@Dirt76]

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

[@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!"

[@kavanpk]

I WAS NOT EXPECTING A MONOLOGUE AT THE END MY FEELINGS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE

[@insecdroid]

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

[@lvsswonie]

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

[@Nightro-Fx]

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.

[@StellaLovestoDraw]

This pleases me as an Amourshipper.

[@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

[@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]

😂

[@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! ❤️

[@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.

[@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.

[@lucinae8512]

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.

[@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

[@StarvysAmvs]

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

[@char5379]

@@StarvysAmvs 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?

[@Star_Shardz]

I for one am so glad that he put latias as an option lol, I dont think ive seen anybody put it as a possibility and matpat took it off as soon as he could, im glad he mentioned it

[@ekbishell1]

OOOORRR... Riko is respectively adopted... But that's just a theory! A Pokétheory! Matpat: Hey! That's my line!

[@devonm042690]

I hope one of them is watching Ash defend his title at the start of the first episode. It'd be a nice little bookend to Ash's story.

[@mariustan9275]

YES! With the same kind of opening as a callback. Show him defending his title and zoom out to show it's a tv and show her putting on her gloves.

[@SarcasticGrumps]

Hope they keep telling Ash's story and what he's been up to in the background of the episodes. Like posters announcing a battle or him showing up on a TV hinting at what his plans are. Hope they give him a new look too. Hype up the inevitable Riko vs Ash fight. And who knows, maybe some of Ash's companions will show up to teach the protagonists with stuff they learned traveling with Ash, so that way, it all comes back to Ash and his journey in a way. We just have to enjoy the last episodes of Ash's journey for now.

[@animelovegaming1796]

@@mariustan9275 Ash should be seen using his Gengar against a Nidorino

[@mariustan9275]

@@animelovegaming1796 Most definitely.

[@Ganzo_ed]

Considering that Dawn appeared in alot of episodes of Journeys, way more than any other of Ash's past traveling companions, it kinda to make sence. She deliberately went out of her way to go out where Ash was at the moment (sometimes even to different regions other than Sinnoh), or even inviting him for some festivals and events. Of course there were times where they would invite each other for help, or to stop a world ending event, you know a typical monday Sometimes there was little need for her to be in the episode in the first place.

[@No-hb8np]

I seriously think if Ash gets maried the mother would be Serena proof on the last episode of XYZ.

[@Ganzo_ed]

@@No-hb8np A kiss doesnt mean characters are gonna end up together.....just look at The Legend of Kora....or real life

[@Chrismorgan6]

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

[@bubblesofthecoast6393]

In all fairness, Gen 4 got a lot of attention in Journeys cause of BDSP and PLA, but ignoring that, I find it sweet that Dawn went out of her way to see Ash’s final match

[@decimatiedbrownie]

Wait,dawn the mom?

[@Prototype_46058]

You know, a more interesting thing would be to see if Ash could canonically exist in the games since he technically has an unconfirmed cameo in the demo for Sun and Moon.

[@MechTechGunna]

I mean, he was put into Pokémon Masters so an iteration of him must exist in the games. Different dimensions/timelines are canon in Pokémon so he could be experiencing his own adventure parallel to the player characters.

[@johnmacangus2634]

@vappri4418 you got me bro

[@ElectricDogeX]

Mabye they could add him like a Easter egg

[@guineapiggirl1927]

Really? 😮 Where was that?

[@ElectricDogeX]

@@guineapiggirl1927 no I’m saying it would me cool if they added that

[@noahwood3163]

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

[@saiyan_princestudios9790]

I honestly think there’s also a strong chance they aren’t really related at all. Ash will become a legendary mythical status of a trainer like Red did, like yugi did in yugioh. And fade into the background going on whatever quests he wants. But he may give or trade a Pokémon to the new characters similar to how yugi gave jaden his winged kuriboh. I don’t think he will give him his pikachu or anything. But maybe an evee or a pichu. Ash will recognize their potential as a serious trainer and by giving him a Pokémon he’s essentially passing the torch like yugi did. But he will still be around occasionally and mentioned often. Especially in the history class at their school, a young trainer who wouldn’t evolve his pikachu who saved the world countless times. Also Brock and vulpix girl, the only romance that matters.

[@forgottenetremembered]

Reasonable too.

[@19Pyrus70]

I always figured Brock studied to be a doctor to get his own Nurse Joy...

[@dakete]

The nurse in violet & scarlet … 😏🤔

[@theuncertifieditemasylum]

I would say that ash would give them a pichu, symbolizing that it’s the start of their journey.

[@WarriorSims38]

Order shows honor ash Ketcham must have cleared 2 round results marrying in pokemon Round one love interests goes to dawn boy didn't reasonship round newest champion iris store tied careing round both of them took the winner When looking up internet final round results Dawn still available respected round if dawn wins this round results ash marrying in pokemon Dawn iris got must have looked this round tried round 3 on 3 trustworthy goes to Dawn because ash Ketcham trusted Dawn's champion Cynthia more trustworthy realm places Dawn ahead by two points 5 to 3

[@theDemolisher13]

It's hard to do an actual genetic test as we don't know the extended history of the two potential partners. As who knows maybe there was a few recessive genes that hid in the parents DNA that so happenly popped up in the kid effectively making the kid look randomly different from the parents.

[@auravaury]

And technically we don't even know what gene is dominant or recessive in that universe

[@BlueWhiteBros]

@@auravaury and on top of that, we don't even know if blue is Riko's natural hair color

[@favillarumthesecond]

I really just wanna say, Hair color is non Mendel genetics ;-; There can be more than 1 dominant gene!

[@radicaltrooper]

Imagine the show didn’t have a wife for Ash decided yet so they waited for MatPat to guess

[@Zack-AKA-Godzilla2027]

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..

[@T_Teobokki]

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:

[@davidsousa9562]

I personally think that this new protagonist is gonna be ash's daughter but is gonna have a different message for us than ash did. While ash's message was "no matter where you start from, you can be great too" i think riko's message will be "just because your family is great, doesn't mean that you have that same potential"

[@dragonraptor3435]

Even though it would be a great message, it would imply that Riko is dog water at training. They aren't gonna do that.

[@justarandompepe8961]

you really just called riko trash right off the bat huh

[@davidsousa9562]

@@dragonraptor3435 well no i meant that in a way of riko trying to copy ash's battling style, but finding out it doesn't work for her, so the further we go into the series, the less riko will be like ash.

[@dream6562]

There will be no relationship to ash

[@ivancastro3827]

And that was Dawn' lessons so this is perfect

[@NamebeDale_592]

I'm so glad that Matt pointed out these interesting Pokemon relationship as Latias

[@DoughNutzTV]

Well this intro in hindsight hurts more now 😢

[@hayategaming5208]

I never thought i needed to hear Matpad to talk about who will be the wife to a kid that never ages

[@thecatrizable]

LMFAOOO

[@wondr.ful.]

You have an iPad, I suppose?

[@Rogue_ac]

As someone who grew up with Dawn she was one of the few to attend Ash's championship match and hearing that she's the highest percentage mom material makes me happy

[@garrettmurphy2447]

Me too because she is my favorite female character in Pokémon.

[@MarkJustinTrinidad]

Same here. I grew up with this ship and am honored to see it get (somewhat) some verification. Pearlshipping just has that warm fuzzy feeling~

[@malevolentsnow9867]

I’m not really into shipping, but the Dawn ship definitely makes me happiest, especially because I really didn’t like Iris and Serena lol.

[@mariegiacoponello9410]

@@garrettmurphy2447 same but with may and Serena aswell

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

cringe

[@ChronicallySleepdeprived]

I love how MatPat couldn't finish his regular outro without laughing! I seriously wonder how many takes he had to do just to get that audio clip.

[@xMissMCx]

Matpat is forgeting there is something amasing called: *✨Hairdye✨*

[@VolticWind]

I find it funny that at the end he threw his hat into both the Pokéshipping and Amourshipping rings, aka the two ships whose fandoms are probably at each other’s throats the most over this.

[@Chrismorgan6]

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

[@privateuser3726]

Armourshiping?

[@VolticWind]

@@privateuser3726 That’s the ship name for Ash and Serena

[@dudethedude1220]

How could anyone forget Bayleef, the only one who actually maintained a crush on Ash to this date all the way since the early 2000s

[@asishs.s665]

😳

[@dudethedude1220]

@@asishs.s665 It’s true though

[@asishs.s665]

@@dudethedude1220 didn't say it was

[@dudethedude1220]

@@asishs.s665 I think MatPat remembers Bayleef clearly from his rewatch of Pokémon but refuses to put it in the list simply because it was the only one who didn’t have a human form

[@elementian]

no just no

[@ajtheknight2]

It wouldn’t surprise me if it was Dawn. She actually showed up to the masters tournament to cheer him on in person. Actions speak louder than words.

[@machineferret3359]

When was this episode

[@DMS_Shisui]

@@machineferret3359 Right before he battles Leon.

[@cracuss31n52]

Well latios shows up in the final anime too you know

[@koalafromtomorrow5656]

@@cracuss31n52 wait are you being serious now I feel old

[@notme8652]

@@cracuss31n52 😳😳😳

[@crowina_nutshell]

I just realized... Wouldn't this be film theory?

[@loka-chan6695]

Pokémon is tecnically a game even tho Ash is not in them😅

[@zgamer200]

I salute you for being brave enough to cover this topic, MatPat. Hopefully the commenters don't get too mad at you for not choosing their respective Best Girl from Ash's many travelling companions.

[@alexdv9960]

Matpat ending a shipping episode with, "That's JUST an OPINION!" instead of his usual ending SENT ME 🤣 what a smart choice!

[@liljenborg2517]

i know marrying your "childhood friend" is a trope in Japanese romance, but Ash met a girl in Pokecollege that we've never even seen in the TV series and they totally hit it off.

[@timothissimo]

pokecollege 😂

[@ThatBarryYT]

@@timothissimo what is pokecollage 😂

[@ThatBarryYT]

@@EachDuck oh 😅

[@micropie1544]

​@@StrawberryStar7obviously from pokecollege😂

[@YourNumberOneRated1997Salesman]

​@@micropie1544yeah, like pokecolledege

[@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.

[@MrSimpsondennis]

I'm all for Dawn being the mother, but what if the underlights are just dyed hair? Also, why is Riko not the child of Jessie and James? Jessie has Blue eyes, James green (maybe recessive blue?) James has Blue hair maybe the two finally got access to their inheritances, allowing for an expensive necklace for their daughter?

[@homedepotguys8088]

because they are both gay

[@Miwaaaa__3]

@@homedepotguys8088google it up

[@kujikawathemeekmage3640]

@@homedepotguys8088based

[@TinyCrown-1]

Jessie has pink hair and he did the research

[@kiiseanrobinson5084]

Because saying it's hair dye is speculation more than anything. It is anime hair, after all.

[@marcuskian2811]

The idea of ash getting it down with a giant legendary Pokemon doesn't sound that uncanny.

[@abloogywoogywoo]

Now that's an anime that ended with a bang :)

[@joeljustjazzing]

@@abloogywoogywoo well i mean ash does have an affinity for legendary/mythic pokemon

[@alehlete830]

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

[@AkuFexin]

You know after hearing Mat say "It could be just some random girl we never came to see" my head was like "And that's Rika how I met your mother!" And suddenly the opening was rolling in my head and Nintendo's first sit com was born in my head xD

[@Crimson_Dragon01]

I'd like to see an anime sitcom. It would certainly be unique lol

[@Chrismorgan6]

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

[@danieladoyle8782]

1:39 it’s Roy and Liko not Riko

[@justanotherguy9102]

All these years that we complained about Ash being kinda incompetent for someone with over 10 years of experience definitely made it feel like we wanted a new protagonist but the moment he leaves after achieving his dreams, we want him back. I miss my boy.

[@man-solo89]

Where did he go?

[@f3nn3lgaming]

@@man-solo89 He's retired as the Pokemon MC now.

[@z-man1237]

@@f3nn3lgaming But for how long? Lol

[@man-solo89]

@@f3nn3lgaming oh what no way that kinda sux

[@forgottenetremembered]

Absence makes the heart grow fonder indeed.

[@redacteddata]

Kinda makes sense. Dawn is one of the few both deeply existential; and passionately fiery as Ash. A lot of others show timidity at times; etc.

[@No-hb8np]

I seriously think if Ash gets maried the mother would be Serena proof on the last episode of XYZ.

[@MudkipZEnjoyer]

@@No-hb8npyou guys are all wrong this girl is clearly the daughter of James

[@Chrismorgan6]

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

[@JustSomeMexicanwithaMustache]

I agree, I think Dawn is the perfect match for Ash

[@sharbigurung776]

Didn't Dawn have another love interest tho his name was Barry think? From what I remember there wasn't really that much chemistry between them but I just think he's supposed be love interest for her

[@joby-wankenobinolan3428]

I always assumed all the girls mutually agreed to be Ash's harem

[@Yasuda9000]

I knew someone was going to say this in the comments.

[@hunterofdarkness8329]

I've never watched a shipping video before so I was at the edge of my seat throughout the entire video, I also had to stop the video several times. This video was just too much😭lol

[@AuraKumo104]

Actually some of Ash's female friends have their own canon love interests like May and Dawn. It is heavily implied in multiple scenes and by several characters that May and Drew have feelings for eachother. Dawn has a childhood friend named Kenny, who has a crush on her. He basically admits to liking Dawn and wanted her to travel with him at the end of the DP season. Dawn replied by giving him a letter and saying that she wanted to travel alone first but she also implied his crush was reciprocated and said Kenny was handsome. Most of the female traveling companions only treat Ash as just friends. The only female friends that are implied to have a crush on Ash are Misty and Serena. I wouldn't say two girls liking Ash is a harem. If you count side characters who like Ash, that number likely increases to over 10 girls though. 😂🤣

[@rustyshackleferd8236]

The Game Theorists. When you found out Ash wasn't Riko's father. Were you surprised. Riko could be in the same universe as Ash. Ash might make a cameo & meet Riko. In an ep or movie. :)

[@insan3giraff39]

I think that not only is it INFINITELY more likely that ROY is ash’s son, it’d also be phenomenal to see that not only can someone who’s not the child of a legend BE a legend, but also BEAT the child of a legend.

[@bravebenar5166]

Norman would like to have a word

[@haru-chan8762]

Quite like how Ash was against Gary