Game Theory: You're WRONG About Ash's Pikachu! (Pokemon)

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Today is the day, Theorists! The day that I, once and for all, prove that Ash's Pikachu is WEAK! That's right! There is no Level 100 here. Throughout the anime, Pikachu has proved to not be as strong of a contender as we were led to believe. Let's get into the evidence!
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[@kaiba5271]

The snivy trainer gave him 95 rare candies off screen.

[@stevegfx9312]

And kept spamming the b button so he wouldn’t evolve

[@kayseri2005]

No, in Unova, as got a “new start” so his Pikachu was lvl 5

[@stevegfx9312]

@@kayseri2005 you missed the whole point of the video

[@kayseri2005]

@@stevegfx9312 I made this comment BEFORE watching the video. My bad

[@stevegfx9312]

@@kayseri2005 it’s all good

[@CJ-mr8dn]

Team rocket : changes glasses Ash: *I've never met this man in my life*

[@thai8590]

The superman effect

[@The360MlgNoscoper]

@@thai8590 The quote is from Loki(the character not the miniseries).

[@braveheartjason812]

@@The360MlgNoscoper they’re taking about how superman puts on glasses and doesn’t get recognised, not who the quote is said by lmao

[@themodestai9603]

Gta police pov

[@hilloldutta2378]

Spy from tf2.

[@void983]

It would be halarious if it Turns out that Pikachu is actually Lv. 99 but the developers of the anime made Pikachu faint just for plot.

[@martinw7217]

Pikachu's power got blocked..he gets his power back later in the episode

[@to2wacze612]

​@akcapple you don't know that anime need to be coded?

[@Tangorr60]

@@martinw7217 no it wasn’t. His electric power was drained meaning he couldn’t use electric moves. But I’m sure a level 60 pikachu can easily solo a level 5 Snivy with iron tail and quick attack

[@hcsjiren3871]

literally the answer

[@Infinite-INF]

@@Tangorr60 matpat straight up proved that wrong in every way possible.

[@rosehouse3713]

That killed me, I forgotten that ash once thought treecko was a water type. Like what?

[@James-qu8jw]

Literally says “tree” in his name 😂

[@QuieroBaleadas]

“Jessie MatPat isn’t real. It can’t hurt you.” Jessie MatPat:

[@MbitaChizi]

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[@namanvevo]

*GAME* is my inspiration!! My mom said that if I got 20k LIKES on my new song!! She definitely buy me a professional mic!! *Begging you GUYS!!* Please...I LOVE YOU! I'M NOT LYING! PLS!!

[@chasidina]

yes

[@maas2563]

JessiePat

[@shaylaking9032]

I don't get it

[@firefli9975]

Treecko: **is green, looks grass-like, literally has tree in the name** Ash: *iS iT a WaTeR tYpE?*

[@InvestmentIdea]

*kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZCti6Zrbah0h6M* ,

[@MbitaChizi]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZ7TYoVtm9eLjdk

[@siminak1866]

Ash really thinks a tree is a water reference -_-

[@Gust3883]

No Ash, It's a grass type. What water Pokémon have you ever seen before that Is covered in green and has literally "tree" on their name?

[@Chastikan]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/haiWk4CiiMilsNU

[@liselottedehaan9877]

Lets just be proud of this dude that watches EVERY episode for his viewers

[@FireStrikerShadow]

Any clue where to watch all the episodes

[@Pyroflor]

@@FireStrikerShadow Why do you wanna watch them anyway? they are very repetitive.

[@bolt227]

@@Pyroflor well where do you watch them he wants to know

[@shiota79]

@@bolt227 If he wants to know, he can ask google.

[@bolt227]

@@shiota79 and wat if google is no help

[@HelenaOfDetroit]

Theory: Pikachu is smart enough to know how to pretend faint so other trainers can learn and feel better about themselves

[@timwoods2852]

"That's the only way it makes sense, and it probably isn't true."

[@alessiobilleci7246]

Or he just fakes faint cuz he's lazy AF

[@matthewwilliams8267]

I mean, Pikachu did faint on purpose with Paras. Maybe this time, it was a pity-faint, but with better acting

[@potatoguy4287]

True matpat should do this one

[@godismyjudge4964]

It would make sense for pikachu to throw the match as this trainer was just starting out on their journey so pikachu threw the match trying to not crush the trainers dreams right out the gate. Honestly ash may have known too and played along as those 2 seem to have a near phychic relationship. Though ash is a pretty big idiot sooo….

[@franciscoguinledebarros4429]

Pikachu: looses to snivy Ash: "what how?" Matpat, pulling the doc: "ya got me, by all accounts this doesn't make sense"

[@GeeklingNo1]

Pull the leaver James! WROng levveeerrrr

[@pencilhead9783]

*falls into pit full of sandiles* WRONG LEVER!

[@mentaya11]

Wow, that Snivys power exceeds it's evolutionary level!

[@andrew-o8w]

Black and white was a reboot.

[@quisutdeus5525]

Why do we even have that lever?

[@Jan_Koopman]

I just love how you went from "Pikachu couldn't have lost against Snivy! His level is too high!" to "What was his level actually?" to "So how could he possibly lose to Snivy with such a high level?" to "HE COULDN'T HAVE LOST TO SNIVY! HIS LEVEL IS TOO HIGH!!"

[@InFPoison]

After re-watching this one year later I think I’ve realized that Matt didn’t put in perspective the power boost that Pikachu gets throughout the series as well an example of this would be when Brock’s father uses the electric water generator to power a Pikachu that had to of accounted for some extra levels

[@thestormkage]

And if pikachu kept going until present day then he would of fought legendarys aswell

[@phuahzixuan2077]

I mean those extra levels aren't able to be put numerically so i doubt they can be held accountable as a form of bonus levels which already was an overkill on snivy

[@Magma-Idiot-2001]

​@@phuahzixuan2077How about we put those boosts as Rare Candy equivalents.

[@AceTrainerLiam]

Ash is a hacker and somehow still manages to goof up battling a level 5 Snivy.

[@gwynzynoodles2553]

Answer: Trained is hacking

[@AntiFreeMarket]

That's the funniest part of the whole entire thing. Beating a legendary and then losing to a snivy a few episodes later.

[@muhammadsadiq2570]

Just to remind you he watch more episodes in a month than you have watched in a year pls don’t make wtf moments weekly

[@Slug_ssbm]

It always bothers me when people say “Pikachu was beaten by a level 5 Snivy.” Snivy doesn’t learn Leaf Tornado until level 16 in Gen 5, meaning that Pikachu was actually beaten by a Level 16 Snivy. It’s still pathetic but it’s not AS bad as a level 61 losing to a level 5.

[@JCJ262]

Maybe he accidently hacked Pikachu's stats too high and they had an integer overflow. When he fought Snivy his stat's were so high that they reset back to 0.

[@inpho6999]

That guy who played James deserves a raise.

[@GriffinZambia]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZ7TYoVtm9eLjdk

[@lewisxd3415]

@Speak Good you know you can put your video in KZbin ads right

[@smohanas174]

He is the lead editor

[@lewisxd3415]

@@GriffinZambia u know you can buy KZbin ads

[@keeyandameen1688]

@@lewisxd3415 theyre cheap and probably 6 year olds mass report them or something i guess

[@eddyrivera7287]

You’re biggest mistake was not taking the Zenkai boost Pikachu gets from every battle he lost.

[@zan1971]

I got the answer thanks your calculations Mat. What you neglect to calculate is that Snivy is actually level 16 because it cannot learn Leaf Tornado at level 5. Meaning Ash's level 59 Pikachu was battling a level 16 Snivy. And here's the direct damage calculations: Lvl 59 0 Atk Pikachu Quick Attack vs. Lvl 16 0 HP / 252 Def Snivy: 41-49 (91.1 - 108.8%) -- 56.3% chance to OHKO This means that Snivy will not be guaranteed okoed by a neutral nature pikachu using quick attack. As for the return hit Snivy does very low damage back. Lvl 16 0- Atk Snivy Tackle vs. Lvl 59 0 HP / 0 Def Pikachu: 2-3 (1.5 - 2.3%) Lvl 16 252+ SpA Snivy Leaf Tornado vs. Lvl 59 0 HP / 0- SpD Pikachu: 7-10 (5.4 - 7.8%) Which shows that the maximum damage Snivy could do was 10% back. However Ash's pikachu had been injured and could have not fully recovered, or rather not recovered at all from the encounter with Zekrom. Thus it is entirely possible that Pikachu just has 10% of it's hp or 20% if both of Snivy's attacks were crits and so he was defeated. Now it makes perfect sense. Thanks for watching 600+ episodes of pokemon.

[@jjs5072]

I was wondering if a Lvl 5 Snivy could actually know Leaf Tornado, but now the question is: if the guy is a new trainer and just got that Snivy: why is it Lvl 16?

[@Tangorr60]

Every starter starts at level 5 tho

[@Squirrelbooya_yt]

@@jjs5072 ayoo, my man got rare candies for days broda!

[@arandombard1197]

Only for players. We have no idea what other trainers start at.@@Tangorr60

[@MyNameIsSalo]

he specifically ignored using move names to calculate levels as move names are different due to japanese translations and there's a lot of inconsistency between the anime and game

[@LUSProductionsOfficial]

Now the last task for this topic is to calculate Pikachu's level by the end of Ash's journey in the Pokémon Journeys episode "Rainbow & the Pokémon Master"

[@deuterium-0156]

Plot twist: The Snivy had a focus sash, used endeavor, then used a quick attack.

[@malachibennett687]

this is genuinely a really good theory

[@deuterium-0156]

@@malachibennett687 Does Snivy even learn endeavor?

[@infinitedaves]

lol I just commented something similar then saw this. Focus Sash is introduced in Gen IV as well so it kinda fits

[@chickenboi6919]

It kills him with a leaf storm though

[@malachibennett687]

@@deuterium-0156 I don't think so but isn't it a tm? I might be wrong

[@toantrica]

"Dad, what are you doing?" "Watching Pokémon." "Can I watch with you?" "No, I'm researching."

[@ahmadmudassir15]

Also Dad: About what actually...?

[@uhhhprussia]

@@ahmadmudassir15 Pikachu's level

[@codeysparks6832]

Dad comes back an hour later "are you winnin son?"

[@guizhong805]

Lol

[@basedstreamingatcozy-dot-t7126]

You're dad wanted to watch pokemon with you and you said no. That breaks my heart

[@c.m.2732]

Not only is it possible that Pikachu went into the fight with low HP, but also it's perfectly possible that the anime 'verse works with a slightly more realistic logic in terms of health, namely that Pikachu could have simply had a serious off day with an unusually competent Snivy.

[@mystrknwital9146]

but didn't pikachu attacked first? So even his normal atk damage should have one shot a lvl 5 pokemon

[@johnmonk4793]

I would follow this logic with if it was an off day and Pikachu knows he is way stronger then it's very probable that Pikachu held back and threw the fight because we have seen pike be very compassionate as counter to ashs competitive nature so I am gonna say pika simply threw the fight because it didn't wana actually hurt a baby compared to it. Like I used to go to pokemon card game tournaments and even took first place a few times but when I play against my 9 year old I hold super back and don't use any actual strategy. So she can learn and build confidence in desicion making. Pokemon constantly display that level intellect and compassion.

[@A-Random_Pakistani]

@@mystrknwital9146 focus sash

[@Tangorr60]

@@A-Random_Pakistani how tf would a guy who just walked out of the lab with a starter have a focus sash? Also it isn't holding anything.

[@KaranVir-go2xs]

You're slightly correct about following real world logic just miss 2 points 1 that snivy knew leaf storm there is no way for a normal snivy to knew that 2 it has been explained multiple times that if the trainer got confused than so does the pokemon they were completely shocked why Pikachu is unable to use any electric attack and was not focused in battle

[@Raj_Tamboskar]

The snivy could be level 16 for all we know as it knows leaf tornado but still it's win chances are low. Also that would make the snivy an illegal starter.

[@J_qm]

Ye illegal and doesnt it evolve at 16 or am i dumb

[@UltraAryan10]

@@J_qm You can cancel the evolution

[@Aaa-vp6ug]

It could be a mistake (got the wrong snivy)

[@ohhellwhereami2574]

Ilegal? I don't know in anime high level starter are regarded as harder for new trainers to tame otherwise starter could even evolve if it's not control of its power just like torchic did

[@sev-n]

The professor must have gave that kid an over leveled Snivy by accident.

[@InvestmentIdea]

*kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZCti6Zrbah0h6M* ..

[@franeks7855]

taking "leaf tornado" into account it would be lvl 16

[@amazinc754]

@@franeks7855 yepp that's it

[@zitro22]

Or maybe it was a secret lvl. 50 Zororak. It would be the right region.

[@namanvevo]

*GAME* is my inspiration!! My mom said that if I got 20k LIKES on my new song!! She definitely buy me a professional mic!! *Begging you GUYS!!* Please...I LOVE YOU! I'M NOT LYING! PLS!!

[@MythicOneOne]

"You're WRONG About Ash's Pikachu!" I don't even have any strong opinions on his Pikachu!

[@pastaanimation5947]

Lol

[@mirjinou7999]

I'm ˢᵘᵇˢᶜʳᶦᵇᶦⁿᵍ ᵗᵒ ᵉᵛᵉʳʸᵒⁿᵉ ʷʰᵒ ˢᵘᵇˢᶜʳᶦᵇᵉˢ ᵗᵒ ᵐᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ˡᶦᵏᵉˢ ᵗʰᶦˢ ᶜᵒᵐᵐᵉⁿᵗ''

[@maskiie6993]

lmao

[@fewsnow]

Lol

[@PorteiroDoPlat]

*Surprised Pikachu face*

[@mirabellablack6234]

I love how mat just DOESNT take into account of healing before gymbattles, which He rarely did . pikachu could have also just been low health going into that fight

[@higorlauer742]

Snivy still take the hit and didn't faint

[@unknownmystery5373]

@@higorlauer742 focus sash

[@RilGames.]

@@unknownmystery5373 where did the new trainer get the focus sash?

[@sargentgullible2794]

@@RilGames. Gift from a family relative or friend.

[@Tangorr60]

@@sargentgullible2794 okay but it isn't holding it. Like every other pokemon in the anime does, weak ahh argument to try and prove matpay was wrong even tho he spent hours researching this. Just take the fact that Pikachu would have won easily and carry on.

[@rock85cool]

This is actually really simple. Ash just didn’t heal Pikachu before the Snivy battle. It was probably just pure negligence.

[@sid6041]

Not really because the pikachu's health doesn't affect the fact that there is no way the Snivy could have survived Pikachu's quick attack

[@FireFoxie1345]

@@sid6041 there is a chance that a Pokémon can survive an attack if their relationship with their trainer is high enough

[@powertogame5558]

@@FireFoxie1345 That's a feature that only started in the Gen VI games, one region after the Snivy battle. Not to mention getting a starter's affection that high before your first battle with it is...difficult at best.

[@vampuricknight1]

@@sid6041 Focus sash... that said Pikachu was apparently recently healed in the anime before that battle so it's unlikely he'd be even at 50% hp. By all accounts Pikachu should win that fight.

[@hueytran9691]

@@FireFoxie1345 this some 1 hp stuff?

[@Mephitinae]

Plot armor: "Let me introduce myself"

[@7ballstudios837]

THIS IS HIS BESTT SONG 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

[@7ballstudios837]

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[@toist3226]

Attack stat: 69 nice

[@Raptor213]

Any D&D dungeon master will tell you, plot trumps rules.

[@sirfrankss7860]

Even plot armor has plot armor

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

I love how MatPat knows that he's actually insane for calculating all of the xp gains and losses by literally watching every episode of the anime

[@immortal_shrooms6757]

he has to much time

[@fi73w12]

Dedication at its finest!

[@happykermit7221]

YOU ARE ONCE AGAiN EVERYWHERE

[@mr.preston1632]

He already did when calculating his age, which was even more impressive

[@protocolbanana3283]

This only comment with no youtube link. Thank god.

[@BigDaddySama]

My head-canon was always that Ash was training Pikachu between battles. I don't think that Pikachu is lvl 100, but I think it's unlikely that his level is quite that low. The calculations do prove the minimum level it could be, though.

[@thelostcause1562]

honestly the fact that Pikachu is sometimes even crushing other pokemons that are twice or more of his level explains very well why team rocket is so obsessed with him

[@MatthewConnellan-xc3oj]

Yeah.

[@SuperWiiBros08]

I think MatPat has gotten back into more logical videogame theories, and the incredible amount of effort he went through to make tells the huge dedication and passion he still has for his content.

[@jensthemagicjester347]

Yea... We see that he showed us the lv of Picachu at 7:38 on the far right... A little Woopsies is alright anyways

[@richardl1708]

the effort his team went through*

[@blankflank3488]

@@jensthemagicjester347 the right side, but yeah i noticed that too. oops

[@sandychen1381]

P

[@neptunehallow345]

@@richardl1708 *him and his team

[@Canpo_]

Everyone: "Oh they reset the level" Matpat: "But what if..."

[@7ballstudios837]

THIS IS HIS BESTT SONG 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

[@7ballstudios837]

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[@wllwingmllo7277]

@@7ballstudios837 shut up

[@coryphaenidae]

@@7ballstudios837 nobody asked

[@infy6641]

@@7ballstudios837 Where? Where are the askers?

[@danimo2162]

I love how he tries to point out that its impossible for Pikachu to lose to snivy but when Pikachu pulls through in battles that would be impossible to win mat pat is just "I'm just gonna ignore that"

[@mikinaakandersen1189]

I feel like you forget that a trainer and his connection to their Pokemon affects the stats of the Pokemon. The fact that Pikachu follows Ash and doesn't sit in a ball like a captive pet makes the two very unique and should not be overlooked. This is key and perhaps you should consider it more closey in your theory. You must look deeper at an emotional level and consider the darker aspects of Pokemon that the Ash Pikachu dynamic rebels against.

[@larilaa]

How do you translate your suggestion to numbers? ✨️add ❤ Power of Love. ❤✨️

[@MyNameIsSalo]

He does account for this. Friendship is part of the damage equation and it maxes out in the first season

[@pjkofficial9201]

"Maybe he is better than everyone gives him credit for." "Nope, still an idiot."

[@jomogaming2]

iS iT a WaTeR tYpE???

[@krealyesitisbeta5642]

How did Ash lose to Snivy? Simple: *It was a cut-scene battle.*

[@som3th1n95]

Uhhh

[@CivetReaper]

Oh god- that joke was "Leafy" joke.

[@elawinjala1635]

Win the battle, lose the cutscene lol

[@aliciacordero8399]

@@elawinjala1635 OBJECTIVE COMPLETE: SURVIVE *dies in cutscene*

[@SentinalSlice]

Ha

[@Mahrac126]

Personally I would have calculated any off-screen training by using the EXP Share formula, as it's basically a trainer's Pokemon sharing their experiences.

[@larilaa]

Do it. 🎉

[@harrycrossland2841]

Leaves out the fact Pikachu tied with a ducking Latios at the end of the Sinnoh series

[@titansans2956]

You should continue this to see what level Pikachu is now up to the current show.

[@Galaxies3000]

Yes yes, more torture.

[@cecethegaymer]

Yesssssssss

[@thesunisawfullysunny]

He said there won't be a third one

[@shisuiuchiha7140]

More tortured equals the Thousand more subs

[@user-kx8pu6ys5i]

@@thesunisawfullysunny :)

[@manray1233]

Gotta love how Pikachu’s final level wasn’t hidden at all when the document was shown at 7:41

[@xero1134]

Oh good I'm glad I wasn't the only one that saw the obvious total at the bottom

[@DinoCat259]

I saw that too and it spoiled the ans for me

[@shadowpheniox343]

Same felt bad for reading it

[@stijnottburg2425]

Thx for the heads up. I knew not to look

[@geovannisandoval1441]

Saw this tooo!

[@user-md1mc4sn1e]

Did no one watch what happened before pikachu battled snivy??? Season 14 episode 1???? Pikachu was hit by lightning cause it to go weak. Pikachu was so weak it couldn’t even complete several of its attacks much less do a tackle due to being exhausted. It WASN’T a off screen battle or Region reset.

[@JeremyWS]

Theory: Pikachu sometimes throws matches. Also Ash is a genius, but pretends to be stupid.

[@zachsmthinorother6574]

Matpat: "I am determined to NOT make this a three parter." Me: "Please do. I want this to be a three parter."

[@MerkeligStrormride]

Yes. I want know what level Pikachu is by the end of Alola.

[@MbitaChizi]

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[@namanvevo]

*GAME* is my inspiration!! My mom said that if I got 20k LIKES on my new song!! She definitely buy me a professional mic!! *Begging you GUYS!!* Please...I LOVE YOU! I'M NOT LYING! PLS!!

[@fishnewt1331]

Yes

[@Tc-em2pv]

@@namanvevo Your dream though you have like 8 million 9 year olds who like all your videos

[@CZsWorld]

Your mistake was to assume that Pikachu went into the battle at full HP though.

[@testerwulf3357]

It got treatment, it likely was.

[@dabmonstr7403]

Assuming it had 1 hp How does a snivy the weakest starter of the bunch (pre contrary) take a quick attack from a pikachu of more than kevel 15?

[@EnigmaLuigi]

@@dabmonstr7403 focus sash

[@Iemonic]

@@dabmonstr7403 im assuming it has that ability (final stand i think its called) where it can survive an attack with 1 hp left. maybe thats how it survived?? it doesnt seem to be holding anything so idk

[@gt-ur8hi]

True true

[@lunamoongacha4581]

matpat and head editor dan as team rocket is smth i never thought i would see

[@DontFollowZim]

Technically I would say that the level 60ish is his minimum level because there's almost definitely some XP farming off screen.

[@joshuarobinson8529]

This is all about the *onscreen* battles, but yeah, that's a minimum. What level would he have in three more regions? (Start of Journeys)

[@UltraAryan10]

@@joshuarobinson8529 Probably level 80-90 since he gained 30 in just Kanto then growed slowly later on. Even in regions with a lot of activity he only got like 10 levels.

[@Tangorr60]

@@UltraAryan10 I would say 70-80.

[@Ruduwulf]

Nurse Joy: "It seems that Chikorita is suffering from jealousy." Ash: "Jealousy? Is that some kind of Pokemon?!"

[@destroyer2509]

@yuitr loing Hy theirs is a KZbin channel The Fictional Extra he posted mystery can you solve

[@robertagren9360]

Chansey's are low

[@charlie18ification]

Give it a few years we'll get there

[@M0R4N4_xX]

@@robertagren9360 sorry but ... It's "chances*

[@robertagren9360]

@@M0R4N4_xX No it's Chansey

[@xsdxsurplus8859]

I love how at 7:39 he accidently spoils the entire episode on accident but still love ya matpatt🤣

[@ZackCamacho2]

I was looking for this comment

[@einsam3]

Yeah, I was going to say something if no one else had.

[@jackthejoker6330]

Yikes moment

[@waterrosschasmelonstain951]

Lol it was pretty funny

[@chocola6971]

61,2 this is the awnser oh boy mat should've edited that part better

[@WesTheMes84]

Here is my very late take on how Pikachu lost against Snivy the first battle. What I think it is is how levels don't really matter in the anime. They exist sure, but they may not apply because obviously Pokemon learn moves that they wouldn't in game, like Pikachu learning Electro Web. The level could still be 5-61, but it probably wouldn't matter because in the end, Pikachu is a Pikachu. A weak statted Pokemon that has a base stat total of 320. Snivy's base stat total is 308. plus quick attack isnt stab, and stab DOES apply to the anime. I don't know for sure if low roles and high roles are in the anime, but if they are, quick attack would not do as much as killing Snivy in 3 different lives. And then to account for the possible high roles and crits for Snivy's tackle (I think its tackle) and stab Leaf Tornado, if I correctly put in the numbers, that would be just barely be enough to defeat Pikachu. Or it could just be a sympathy faint and Pikachu's acting has improved heavily

[@TheBrothergreen]

Pikachu was at least level 30 when ash got him. You can tell, on account of him refusing to obey orders.

[@trappedcosmos]

Actually Pikachu is ash's starter which never disobey based on levels so no

[@TheBrothergreen]

@@trappedcosmos Actually, Pikachu wasn't intended as a starter Pokemon. Ash missed his appointment with professor oak and oak gave all his starters away. Pikachu is a gifted pokemon that oak had randomly caught. Which means that he'd also get boosted xp.

[@joshl5658]

Wouldn't pichu be the starter version... being the baby pokemon. Pikachu is technically evolved once... like a Wartortle, Ivysaur, or charmeleon.

[@ifeelsappy5343]

This actually makes sense..

[@trappedcosmos]

@@ifeelsappy5343 no it doesn't

[@AiginSongbird426]

The “nope, never mind: still an idiot” cracked me up!!

[@sanvithas4724]

ikr

[@rayhehe5035]

POV: you saw the spreadsheet at 7:40 and pikachu’s final level was spoiled for you 😔😔

[@namanvevo]

*GAME* is my inspiration!! My mom said that if I got 20k LIKES on my new song!! She definitely buy me a professional mic!! *Begging you GUYS!!* Please...I LOVE YOU! I'M NOT LYING! PLS!

[@robindahood9187]

I didn't even see it while watching it or at least not paid attention to it 💀

[@dhclassicwasstolen]

@@HAYTHAMABOUELFAID did you seriously steal a doal alt account pp?

[@dhclassicwasstolen]

@@namanvevo judging by you’re comment history, yes you are lying.

[@3twibles4sweetrevenge]

@@HAYTHAMABOUELFAID stfu just because he read a sheet he's a no lifer

[@professionallycurious7372]

I was really upset when Pikachu lost that battle, I was like HOOOOOOOWWWWW?! I'm glad you went through the trouble to show us what we figured before but wanted a definitive answer to. Pokemon is broken, but I guess was just really near faints door dwl. Ash need to always check the PC...

[@foldnoobnubulusis1543]

Gotta admit, that elephant trunk was clever.

[@spoodle_canoodle4770]

This number actually makes sense most leveling on these games come from rare candies or painstaking grinding and Pikachu has rookie numbers

[@MbitaChizi]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZ7TYoVtm9eLjdk .

[@lydellb]

Yeah, if you think about it, even in the first season, how many battles did pikachu actually have between gyms? Compare that to how many times you get popped in the game going between gyms from trainers and wild pokemon. And you only get experience when you win lol. Ash was getting badges after losing.

[@garrettkeithr]

What if… Snivy was holding a focus sash and Ash didn’t heal up before that battle (leaving Pikachu with only a couple of HP)?

[@thatonerandomweirdo]

What about him evolving? Don’t you have to be lvl. 50 or something to evolve?

[@carlosfer2201]

nah the last game I played, Y, I never used the rare candies. I was saving them for the later levels where the amount of exp needed is crazy. You can easily get to levels around 60 by just beating the game with normal grinding.

[@Brian-lo2tn]

ash's pikachu: literally beats a latios. also ash's pikachu: faints to a level 5 snivey edit: sorry guys i thought it was a latias ill edit this

[@ollieraptor969]

It was a Latios.

[@absolutehumane6623]

Yeah it was Latios.

[@arbor8445]

Actually, it was a latios

[@boink666]

Pikachu must have did a Fake Faint do prevent itself from vaporizing that lil starter. I wanna believe Pikachu is just a good pika.

[@mimi-ix3fb]

Actually it's a tie

[@grooteras1947]

although the final lvl was revealed at 7:39 i stayed till the end, since you put so much work into this :D

[@finalsymphony]

Although writers make Pikachu like this in the anime, he still remains as one of my favs

[@oblivionox2]

Theory: it never says that pikachu is at full health when they start fighting, so maybe Ash simply forgot to have him healed up and he was sitting at "low" hp...

[@marcusmelfi4398]

Good theory

[@ThatOneCreature]

Sometimes the simplest answer is the truth

[@MapleRose9]

That's a good point. Ash doesn't seem to ever carry any healing items with him. And maybe the Snivy was holding a focus sash or something

[@akilreid2235]

he'd still be faster tho

[@darrenmacqueen9884]

True, Ash is not smart.

[@uknterror508]

You might have accurately surmised Pikachus level, what you didnt account for Snivy having is something that is very crucial. Its the sole reason why it beat Pikachu, something that is often overlooked but its THE most powerful trait anyone could hope to obtain. Plot armor

[@exraielvalcore8769]

Snivy could have had some kind of rare buffs like Pokérus had naturally ate a lot of calc/iron & other minerals where it was caught & possibly maybe endure or some other skill that either buffed def & or atk/spec, Pikachu could have been injured or sick/cursed as well before the fight, factor in a critical hit from an unexpected counter hit after the shock of a lv5 pokemon tanking a quick attack & even I would grow eyeballs 10 timers their size just to then see my lv60 Pikachu get KO'd, there is still alot in the Pokémon world world we don't know about. Battle field could factor in too maybe it was a botched quick atk where Pikachu got messed up by terrain & maybe some active nerf or buff field effects were active, OFF GAME LOGIC NO AWAY PIKACHU LOST BUT FLUKES/RNG HAPPEN. Or it was just lazy writing. & Plot Armor... Right definitely that, don't know why I'd even give the benefit of the doubt here it's Pokémon.

[@koalafromtomorrow5656]

Actually sinvy was at least level 15 cause of leaf tornado and it ran away from the Lab to train

[@ryuhouchiha]

@@koalafromtomorrow5656 couldn't leaf tornado be an egg move? or bred?

[@Dnightshade100]

The only conclusion I can draw on how a snivey beat pikachu is that ash didn’t rest pikachu up before battle and it’s hp was low from the start. That and that snivey got lucky.

[@addsy3653]

Snivy would still have needed to be focus sashed lol

[@Jason_the_non-refundable123.]

I love your vids man it sucks your leaving I’m rewatching all you vids as a tribute

[@Kankan_Mahadi]

What scares me is how Matt manages to look so good wearing Jessie's hair.

[@ericwollam5532]

I was just thinking this same thing lmao

[@raylad901]

AGREEEED

[@apersononyoutube2973]

And the eyeliner It's so perfect

[@smorgan4767]

Same

[@matiasllorca7018]

++++

[@RhiannonSmudge]

Theory: Pikachu was just going mega soft on Snivy and pretended to faint because he was tired of beating up newbie trainers or the writers just threw consistency out the window

[@pormpfspimperton6804]

Pikachu was sick that day

[@lunasif]

@@pormpfspimperton6804 ...If Pikachu had pokerus it makes even less sense! ...Unless it had pokerus at an early age which is why its stats are stronger than its level... Maybe due to that unusual strength and lack of general battling despite having some experience it's still punching way above what it's actually able to tackle, only coming through because of the heightened stats and not skill, which is important in the anime...

[@attackcrash0787]

@@lunasif He never said anything about Pokerus.

[@lunasif]

@@attackcrash0787 Yeah but as far as I know that is the only sickness in the games for pokemon. It's just where my mind went and had some fun with it.

[@unknown.mp4]

I respect the effort that went into this video, awesome job mate!

[@lucideirune1635]

Pikachu has the same stats as the one in LG and it probably has a light ball. Even at lower levels, because the attack becomes just as powerful as that of a legendary, that is why Pikachu wins many battles. As for Snivy, Trip’s Snivy clearly had a Focus Sash, Endeaver, and Quick Attack. The FEAR tactic is very common for many users to have on lower level Pokémon.

[@Tangorr60]

How tf would a starter have endeavor. And how would it have a focus sash but not hold it.

[@lmao3190]

Ash: Is Treecko a water type? Every Pokémon hardcore fans: *guess I'll die*

[@zlp1666]

VERY VERY HOGH

[@thai8590]

In the pokemon world,scyduck isn't scychic type.So I think ash isn't stupid

[@johnmarkson1998]

@Anthony William Ces hardcore fans cant just guess a pokemons type based on their colour. thats stupid. they need to be told the type first because green pokemon can be any type. not just grass you morons.

[@johnmarkson1998]

@Anthony William Ces because they were TOLD the types. hardcore fans were not BORN knowing all the types. ash is knew to the region. how is he supposed to know the types of all the pokemon just by looking at them?

[@xsanguine8]

@Sean Simon LuRes and sudowoodo has Wood in its name, plus branchy looking arms. What's your point?

[@CraftyMaelyss]

"Nope, still an idiot." *Basically how to sum up the series*

[@randommonke4872]

@KZbin Creators ✓ Fake verify

[@randommonke4872]

@KZbin Creators ✓ stop putting your KZbin vids in he reply

[@JamesHamilton-gr7dd]

I’m just realizing that you can see the final level when he’s showing us the dock around 7:50

[@Ziolefrfr]

Wait wasn't pickachu's electric powers were gone that battle?

[@mouseman2989]

Theory: ash breeds a new pikachu each region so he can feel like he has a new starter or the writers nerfed pikachu for plot convenience

[@x1cxq703]

Thats why he gets skinnier...

[@werter490]

Then why would pikachu know team rocket for each region and have a close connection to ash and know his past and know the same moves and remember every person ash has been friends with and like the same food?

[@Vivi-hq2ce]

Why is there a link......

[@aidanhammans9337]

WHAT?!

[@khanbw]

That's the dark timeline

[@smudgefudge4435]

joke theory: ash is actually switching Pikachus every new region.

[@Chronicler9]

i'm still believing he's in a coma since the bike incident in the first ep.

[@Chronicler9]

Honestly, though, it'd be interesting if he was accidentally getting swapped between extremely similar-looking parallel dimensions and the levels shift.

[@kuroser353]

There's people who actually believe that Ash catches a new pikachu and brainwashes it to make it believe they've been together for years lmaooooo(Oh, and kills the previous one too xd)

[@alexanerose4820]

@@kuroser353 Haven't heard this onbe before. LOL maybe he does it to relive his first region experience like some kind of dsperate junkie looking to recreate that first high

[@BNotInc]

Makes sense. In October, they put out mystery gifts for Ash-hat Pikachus with the trainer ID of "Ash." Also all 8 of them were owned by Ash, so he apparently has 8 partner Pikachus. *FROM EVERY REGION!*

[@dawn7081]

It might be something to do with how each region's levels work differently for all of the newer species that appear, meaning that adaptation could just be shown through the regions

[@alexisraels1437]

I know this is two years after the episode came out, but I think there was one thing that might have been overlooked. Pikachu didn't listen to Ash when he was first given to him, so is it possible that Pikachu could have actually had another trainer before Ash, as corroborated by knowing Thunder?

[@Vynsan1ty]

At this point game devs can put random cool stuff into their games, sit back, relax, and let Game Theory write the lore for them.

[@mrpedrobraga]

Good Idea

[@tronche2cake]

that's what Scott Cawthon is doing, except Idk if it can be considered cool.

[@GriffinZambia]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZ7TYoVtm9eLjdk

[@mirjinou7999]

I'm ˢᵘᵇˢᶜʳᶦᵇᶦⁿᵍ ᵗᵒ ᵉᵛᵉʳʸᵒⁿᵉ ʷʰᵒ ˢᵘᵇˢᶜʳᶦᵇᵉˢ ᵗᵒ ᵐᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ˡᶦᵏᵉˢ ᵗʰᶦˢ ᶜᵒᵐᵐᵉⁿᵗ''

[@magdalenomartinezjr8805]

It's almost like Matpat it's their indirect writer

[@caitlinb1657]

Theory: Pikachu didn't want to absolutely smite him, so he took the dive

[@jacobg6628]

The mafia had the battle rigged from the start. Pikachu had to take a dive or Ash's kneecaps were gonna get smashed in.

[@Halosty45]

@@jacobg6628 That assumes that Pikachu isn't working *with* the mafia. I don't see Ash taking money from everyone he beats. That money has to come from somewhere.

[@ceegeetee]

Let’s see how many subs I can get from this comment Current Subs 9886

[@CharlesGouraudgaming]

Pikachu remembers Casey from the start of Johto, how miffed she got when Ash used Charizard against her chikorita

[@Vixen-debo]

@@ceegeetee damm

[@mystuff789]

That was an interesting video! I'm sorry you had to grind your way through all those episodes. I can barely get past the collective stupidity of Ash and friends in the advanced battle series. Your pain is real. With the Snivy battle, I'm still calling shenanigans! Pikachu couldn't use his electric attacks and had only iron tail and quick attack. Snivy had leaf tornado, a move that can not be an egg move (unlike leaf storm) and can only be learned at level 16. And I know this because snivy happens to be my favorite pokemon, so I've bred a few to gain egg moves and almost always use ones in my black and white playthroughs. I'm not a math person, though, so I'm not sure if a weakened, low 60's or 59 level pikachu with only two none STAB moves could still match up against a strong level 16 snivy. I mean, it sounds like he definitely could with his attack stats, though pikachu are not (in my experience, anyways) very defensive. They're kinda brittle, actually. Snivy can take more hits (than a pikachu, at least) because they're more on the defensive scale (adding leech seed, coil and an eviolite can greatly help with the defense, too. I can proudly say that my IV trained snivy, with those moves and item, in an online battle, took a spacial rend from a palkia, defeated it, then took a jugdement from an arceus and defeated it, too.) ....Not sure if that adds anything. I'm just a huge nerd. XD

[@Concorde.]

Another thing to consider is Zekrom sapping all of pikachu's electricity, we dont know what effects that could have regardless of level so all base stats could be degraded to a lower temporary stat. So therefore Snivy could take a Quick Attack and Iron tail and have low df and hp which is why he loses to snivy.

[@rithvikvallivedu6927]

Now that Ash's Journey's End is Confirmed, who else wants mat to make a part 3 of this episode until the end of Pokemon's Journey to get the final Level of Pikachu

[@CrystalBrightz]

"Snivy shook it off so its trainer wouldn't worry." * floaty hearts *

[@WildRabiea]

This makes sense!

[@choihayting5039]

@@WildRabiea and yet people are like aiiii that bad because it won

[@nigoulenoblehiboux9812]

@@choihayting5039 to be fair this mechanic wasn't a thing at the time this episode was made

[@choihayting5039]

@@nigoulenoblehiboux9812 i know, but still.

[@themacewens]

@@nigoulenoblehiboux9812 And considering that the guy literally just got the Snivy, its affection would be too low for that to even happen.

[@pandalove2088]

You watched all the seasons now that is dedication

[@scoobypoo5444]

“You to bozos” LOL that meowth totally destroyed them

[@8-ball350]

I just realized Mat pat just speed ran everyone’s childhoods by watching every Pokémon series.

[@bobjobtinkledob2285]

True

[@KayOScode]

Im thinking it wasnt a solo mission. Probably hired a couple people help

[@AngeloGene]

He should do One Piece next

[@Leo-db4sl]

He still has to go through 2 more regions after this

[@8-ball350]

@Josh Harding ok 7 outa 10 people’s childhoods.

[@jackbrownio3]

There are theories that Trip’s snivy was actually massively over levelled before being given to him I.e. Juniper caught a really high level snivy

[@snowrios8084]

@u dope ?

[@nooneimportantlol6553]

Snivy does learn leaf tornado at lv 16

[@sonic12436]

I literally just left a long comment about just this very subject. Trip gets his first pokemon snivy and already knows leaf tornado? WTF was professor juniper feeding it. But even still Pikachu still should have won.

[@sethoricalco1709]

@@nooneimportantlol6553 He also evolves at that level but he was still a Snivy so at most he could be lvl 15.

[@zzzinger]

@matpat do a theory on this

[@marsthegaymartinelli]

Well there's also that Pikachu would gain xp from just being in the (all of ashes battles) party if they were awake just a thought

[@andrewtessman9921]

My deepest respect to you for completing this 2-parter, dear non-sane master theorist.

[@generaldurandal3568]

Ash: *sees green pokemon* Also Ash: "Is it a water type?"

[@zaracon3]

to be fair politoed exists.

[@HoodedPandaX]

To be fair, it looks like a gecko or reptile of some sort, which water

[@underthependulum3484]

You joke but Cyndaquil is a blue fire type.

[@generaldurandal3568]

@@zaracon3 True.

[@generaldurandal3568]

@@HoodedPandaX True, but Gen 8 brought the first water type lizard pokemon.

[@heszedjim9699]

How about a theory on why ash sounds like he's smoked for the past 40 years

[@a_mistake7535]

Lol

[@shononoyeetus8866]

Because he’s smoked for the past 40 years of being 10 there’s your answer

[@tortoiselifefun2753]

Lol (That voice stopped In black & white)

[@OrcaORCA]

THIS IS 100% A ROAST

[@YuyuHakurei]

He's actually a ancient Vampire from the Arceus days. xD

[@Johnc812]

Maybe anime levels go way higher and every new region just have higher level pokemon. Pikachu learns thunderbolt at lvl 26 or somewhere around there and thunder at lol 40 ish in game so that would have made him a higher level in the original episodes. Also don't forget when ash powered Pikachu up before the second battle with Brock with that watermill, that stuff like that has to count I doubt the anime is all exp and levels or trainers wouldn't train their pokemon specific ways. Like episodes of fighting pokemon practicing with their trainers ect.. would be irrelevant to air or show that they gotten stronger that way, like Bruno episodes ect.. Nice theory tho

[@jellywaff]

Snivy just did a “It toughed it out so you wouldn’t be sad!” moment

[@Leo-kf6zy]

Plot twist: Trip's and Snivy's friendship level went up by so much when they first met

[@the_puzzlest2153]

lolololololololol that makes sense

[@thevioletskull8158]

Matpat: memnendkk

[@xander5190]

I’m honestly impressed that matpat would watch and analyze the entire anime twice just for a few dumb KZbin videos

[@analid]

onii chan

[@HenningGu]

I mean, it is his job. Along with the team.

[@davidortega6555]

It matpat what else would you expect

[@MbitaChizi]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZ7TYoVtm9eLjdk

[@danerule7326]

Thats his income, I wouldn't call them dumb

[@zenbmonk1016]

Red: *Ends up with a level 88 Pikachu at the end of his journey* Ash: *Has a level 61 Pikachu* Dawn: "Hey, you destroyed my bike Ash!" Misty: "I know you're pain Dawn. It's only going to worsen, because he isn't going to repay you for it."

[@EconoSpagetti]

Plot twist. Pikachu is a group of Zorua varying in levels.

[@Zyraphim]

Ash's Pikachu: *exists* MatPat: *_"Peace was never an option"_*

[@PeterPhantomForces]

That doesn't even make sense

[@reptilerach]

7:40 when you realize the final reveal of Pikachu’s level happened halfway through the video

[@countseelore]

I noticed immediately tbf

[@Redfiery_Anders]

So I wasn't the only one who noticed. Like 1 minute before he was so eager about the "big surprise" but spoils it anyways. Lmfao.

[@01superchunk66]

nd is only up to the start of gen 5

[@stanleyho8009]

Did not see

[@depressed-chan]

I saw it at that moment and laughed😂😂

[@slayerofmelons9510]

7:39 Lol you can see the level count next to matpat spoiling the entire thing for me

[@asa5193]

To answer your question about Snivy surviving Pikachu's hit and defeating him; there are 2 things that you didn't take into account: 1. Snivy could have been wearing a Focus Sash, which is an item that enables the wearer to survive a hit (1HP) if its HP was 100% before taking the blow. 2. Pikachu had some kind of injury (reduced HP) and Ash didn't go to the Pokemon center to heal him.

[@Aaa-vp6ug]

Well it did get thwacked by Zekrom

[@DarkEclipse23]

If held items work like Poliwhirl holding the King's Rock, then we would've seen the focus sash wrapped around Snivy's head or something. :O The anime did start accounting for more in-game adaptation by that point such as the 4-move restriction, as well as removing elemental manipulation such as using the sprinklers on Onix and THEN using thundershock etc.

[@deadeyekuma]

My 10 year old daughter just asked something very important: "Do the Team Rocket Gadgets and Machinery give EXP?"

[@arielfontecilla5562]

i thought the same, but since in the games you can break rocks and trees without them giving you exp, I dont think it would happen in the anime either

[@zacharymorgan7574]

@@arielfontecilla5562 but the rocks and tress aren't attacking you in the games. Team rockets machines DO.

[@ShadowWolfRising]

Excellent Question, I don't know.

[@nicodalusong149]

The movie fights in Black 2 and White 2 don't give any experience points. I'd think the same would apply to Team Rocket's gizmos.

[@mr.preston1632]

It depends on which kind

[@AztecJester93]

"The person who'd win in a fight is the person that the script writer wants to win!" ~ Stan Lee

[@marioauditore2859]

But if the writer is George R. R. Martin, them this quote is wrong 😂

[@sk4364]

Sooo... Plot armour

[@reio1951]

@@sk4364 I'm not sure it's really plot armour since Ash lost even tho it would've been inconsequential for him to win.

[@lukethemankey3522]

Yes, but the reader/watcher base should be able to critique how certain battles play out if they fail to line up with said script writer's pre-established rules of the world.

[@magnum9588]

nuff said

[@hcsjiren3871]

ash's pikachu has gained more than enough exp to be lvl 100 when even 1 region is enough to get you to at least 60 and he's been through multiple however apart from johto he's been reset to lvl 1 every new region he's been to, it's been stated the creator does this to give the viewers the illusion that ash's is starting from scratch in every region.

[@lucifer61479]

Bro this man legit gave all the battles he is 61 he literally calculated each and every battle

[@riftvallance2087]

Guess ash is a speed runner. Really mastered getting through with minimum trainer battles .

[@MyNameIsSalo]

this is only pikachus bttles, heaps were done with his other pokemon

[@CHarper19]

Perfectly timed, I was just about to say "I have nothing to watch"

[@les_7gaming738]

Same

[@khaosess]

I was about to say that too!

[@xcomputerhead2408]

Same

[@itotallydontexist342]

I know u!

[@CHarper19]

@@itotallydontexist342 hi