Ho-Oh and Lugia EXPLAINED!

[@AceHufflepuff]

*Ho-Oh* = big fire bird *Lugia* = big water bird who for SOME UNGODLY REASON isn't Water/Psychic type. Even though he literally lives at the bottom of the ocean, and controls the ocean.

[@krishhiranandani7875]

You mean water flying

[@Jpthaprince]

Lol I mean I get your reasoning but then you would have the argument why is a bird we all seen flying not a flying type

[@SK7Raven]

Go look at noggin and goggin video for more info

[@kirin1230]

I really wish Lugia was water flying. It just makes so much more sense. I guess they didn't want Lugia to have a type advantage over Ho-Oh, Kyogre has a type advantage over Groudon so I don't understand why they didn't.

[@fax8553]

Justin Pina flygon isn’t flying Typ either but has the levitate ability

[@flexwashington638]

In an alternate reality, the 10 year old me is still looking for Ho-Oh in sprout tower

[@jacobguido9922]

Flex Washington you have just unlocked soo many memories for me

[@DSVN23]

CWB Gaming such a cool memory to have of your mother!:)

[@Tyrant820]

CWB Gaming I’m sorry to hear that bruh. I feel u cuz I still play it from time to time n i just turned 31

[@Jizo_loks]

CWB Gaming sorry to hear that bro, ...also about to be 27 and still play the games every once in a while 👍🏼

[@chosensoul323]

Ur a grown up now and still thinking about 10 year old u .

[@roopabillava6617]

One thing we can truly notice is that they are the perfect counterparts of each other..One continuously keep's on flying to hide itself and protect weak pokemon while the other hide's itself in the sea just to protect it and control it's own power so it does not cause a problem❤️

[@leonardofarias8843]

And boy what does Lugia hide

[@goldenboy1805]

For some reason the backstory/inspiration behind Ho oh and Lugia is the most mythical ever. I feel like this is how the legend story supposed to be, full of mystery and very traditional.

[@ironwill6148]

Yamato san Tradition and lore seems to be the motif present throughout the entirety of generation 2 and its remakes.

[@wombat4191]

To me it's weird how little Lugia and Ho-Oh interact with each other and how little they have in common. Mew and Mewtwo, although not a similar, equal pair lore wise, interact a lot. Groudon and Kyogre are rarely seen without being at each others neck in the anime, and are closely related in the games. Dialga and Palkia could probably not even exist without each other, since space and time are so connected. And so on. But Lugia and Ho-Oh seem like tow standalone legendaries that have nothing in common besides happening to live in the same region.

[@leonardofarias8843]

That's so true

[@Neighborhood-Black-Guy]

I've only seen them fight in the Johto anime opening.

[@Just0wnedEsport]

Probably because their natural, for lack of a better term, habitat is too far away from each other AND they both aspire for peace? One is like to retire to his chamber, the depths of sea, only resurfacing to maintain peace when the tree elemental birds throw hissy fit at each other and the other is chilling on the clouds, never coming down to land.

[@Jonnny555]

I’m a big fan of Lugia and ho-oh I was super sad that they never shared a movie, so i made one nothing fancy. Did not have much to do this quarantine. Hope you like. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2nGq6Cjgrulbac

[@vaunos10]

@@Just0wnedEsport the way I see it as well as the peace thing since you mentioned it is they have no association with each other. Sure counterparts by games and media but they aren't like the other duos. All the other legendaries have a tie to the enemy organization. Mew and mewtwo were associated with TR. Mewtwo is literally a clone. Groudon and kyogre objectives of the enemy teams and are opposing forces. Same goes for reshiram and zekrom+Xerneas and yveltal. The parallels continue. But yeah the games were focused on paying tribute to asian culture and finishing the remnants of red and blue. Ho oh and lugia will never really have a reason to interact

[@matthewlavery6902]

Ho-Oh is such a good legendary

[@wmdank4918]

I hawk a Lugia-t that legendary. Sorry. Couldn't help it lol

[@frog4896]

rock types

[@mimimikail2603]

But Magikarp is better.

[@Jdudec367]

I feel like it kind of gets overshadowed by lugia in popularity but I really like it's design

[@Nathan-ur2xv]

@@frog4896 Heavy duty boots now. Also no hp rock. Ho Oh is now god tier.

[@hauntedhaunter6148]

As a kid my brother tricked me into believing that Lugia had 3 types, water, flying, and psychic

[@evolution6211]

It would make sense to me

[@MAMD2009]

Let's put a smile on that face

[@hobojoe4494]

Your brothers a good man

[@girangoeroe7902]

Well his moveset kinda is...

[@yes-mu4gr]

would make sense

[@xyro3633]

I distinctly remember Lugia being the only legendary on the block that actually put the smackdown on Hoopa during his movie, what a baller

[@albertgastaldo834]

My favorite attack of all time will forever be Lugia’s Aeroblast attack from GSC.

[@connorbraun6815]

Albert Gastaldo yeah it absolutely shreds the elite 4

[@hiriajuu_suffering]

it also sounds like hyper beam had a seizure

[@sourkrautt]

GSC?

[@absolutezero2116]

Ik that most people probably like Lugia more than ho-oh but ever since I was little I always liked ho-oh more than almost every legendary.I’m sure it has to do with that before my cousin left for the military he gave me his Pokémon heart gold game as a gift because I would always watch him play it when I was little I’m so grateful he gave me this game considering how obsessed I was with the game.This all happened when I was 6 years old and I am now 15 and I love the game so much

[@sourkrautt]

Thank your brother for his service 🫡

[@spiritmaster21]

One thing of design inspiration you missed: In both Japanese and Chinese lore, there are mythical creatures commonly referred to as the Four Symbols which include the Vermilion Bird and the Azure Dragon. These are also clear design inspirations due to the coloring of both Ho-oh and Lugia, respectively. Also, the Vermilion Bird specifically has a connection to fire, thus deepening the fact of Ho-oh's fire type. It also had 5 colours, not 7, in the case of the Vermilion Bird, possibly also explaining the lack of a complete rainbow in Ho-oh's design.

[@generalqwert]

Love your videos man! Theyre always so well done and informative keep it up! You have inspired me to pursue my own youtube dreams!

[@andrewmartin4006]

What kind of content is it?

[@MysticUmbreon]

Thats awesome! Best of luck!

[@tiffanysmith9097]

Much prosperity too you both

[@generalqwert]

@@tiffanysmith9097 Thank you! (Sorry for not responding sooner I didnt get a notification you replied)! :D

[@Dreamlink91]

Ho-Oh is and should be the most legendary of them all. There are tons of reasons for it.

[@halimaadan8619]

What a noob lugia should be the most legendary of them all

[@ijimenez1951]

@Sudhir Lugia is more powerful, Ho-oh is scare of rocks

[@wingsnad]

Agreed, Lugia is awesome but Ho-oh is way too elegant!

[@Ggjjuiiokkj]

@Sudhir in the anime probably but not in the game

[@wapzstudious]

@@Ggjjuiiokkj HO-OH CAN RESSURECT THE DEAD HUH TRY AND BEAT THAT

[@Mariominecraft2002]

Lugia: I'm the guardian of the sea Kyogre: I made the sea buddy

[@KlyzmTheFirst]

Arceus: I made

[@quchi7232]

@@KlyzmTheFirst Mewtwo: I was made

[@zeltex406]

@@KlyzmTheFirst Mew: dude i legit created all of you

[@ani3168]

@@zeltex406 arceus: same goes for me

[@MegaCloud05]

Ho-oh and Lugia are monsters to fight against competitively. They both are walls. For example, I fought a trainer who had Ho-oh. Didn't do much damage to him so I tried poisoning him. He had rest. When I finally got his health low on like my last pokemon left standing he had RECOVER .....smh. Fighting tanky Ho-oh is a nightmare. Eats damage can heal off alot back and deal loads of damage too.

[@denguefevah2727]

Nah lugia is a better defensive threat pokemon. Ho-oh is an offensive if you have a rock move hed just died instantly to it or setup some stealth rocks to makes it hp in half

[@lorddarkrai5753]

Lugia always reminded me of The Blue Eyes White Dragon from Yu Gi Oh and the fellbeasts of the Nazgul in The Lord Of The Rings.Of course i had to get my hands in it , not to mention it absolutely looks more majestic than these 2 similarities. In competitive it has been an absolute monster for 5 consecutive generations. It even has its own movie and a really beautiful soundtrack.With its help Kyogre could defeat Groudon thanks to the raging waves along with the massive hurricanes and storms Lugia could create which would have the maximum duration of 40 days as well. One does not simply dislike Lugia.

[@ivanbezer272]

Of course he is going to make a video about legendary pokemon from his favorite gen.

[@MysticUmbreon]

Oh you know it LOL

[@SimonvanTilburg]

Very interesting. Some things I didn't know. Love it always when there is such an interesting lure behind it

[@AyaanicBond]

wow this really do be an explanation of Ho-Oh and Lugia

[@hridaymeka8521]

Just waiting for the day when mystic tell us the shirts are not on sale

[@zacharyleloux4988]

Great vid Mystic! I love the fact that the shiny Ho-Oh looks gold in coloration. This also leads me to believe that the Ho-Oh Ash saw in the very first episode of Pokemon was shiny. Also the Crystal Pokedex entry states "It will reveal itself before a pure-hearted trainer by shining its bright rainbow-colored wings." Sounds like Ash to me! I just love how this all connects.

[@infernoinfinity2855]

I think they should have made Lugia a Water/Psychic type with Levitate as its ability!

[@mechayoshi9250]

So just about 20 years later and someone finally gives an explanation on Johto’s Legendaries?

[@BlutwoAnimations]

freaking love ho-oh. just uploaded my reanimated the gold/heartgold intro. guess I need to animate the backstories for both.

[@MxPlastic]

I think the reason behind me and many other ppl liking ho-oh over lugia is the whole mystery around the former. Lugia, being so front and centre in the anime, just makes it blend in the bg with other legendaries whereas Ho-oh still feels like the most interest-sparking legendary after all this time.

[@hsgemblemedge9473]

I just started shiny hunting Ho-Oh last night in HeartGold version, and this doubled my motivation 🔥🔥🔥

[@josephstone2112]

Ho-oh: I fly forever! Pokemon who know gravity: I'm about to end this man's whole career.

[@whoisterwoister8560]

Jokes old

[@Tsukune2001]

@@whoisterwoister8560 old but funny

[@jibgaming3247]

Joseph Stone how about smack down but that would probably kill it

[@dan-dp7ym]

old but g0ld

[@Jonnny555]

I’m a big fan of Lugia and ho-oh I was super sad that they never shared a movie, so i made one nothing fancy. Did not have much to do this quarantine. Hope you like. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2nGq6Cjgrulbac

[@ozzy4ever666]

Man, they both needed a mega or a primal form (have them hold their respective wing/bell)

[@乙野團隊]

FYI: feng huang basically means phoenix

[@naeshaunedwards7731]

9:08 if you watch Naruto, you know how to pronounce the names of these towers easily 😂

[@mamacofeliz6025]

Why? I read Naruto, but was like 3 years ago, don't remember too much...

[@valisterreuben8392]

He meant Naruto Shippuden, during the 4th Great War

[@prannn174]

Loool

[@JonathanBlandino]

Gold and Silver brothers

[@SportaholicVGC]

Perfectly remember those two assholes and how they got hilariously sealed 😂😂

[@blueoak5262]

I always favored Lugia more than Ho-Oh, but Ho-Oh always intrigued me more. Lugia is more defensive whole Ho-Oh's strength is offense, particularly physical attack stat.

[@TheCat0327]

My favorite signature move of a legendary Pokemon is Lugia's Aeroblast.

[@Highstar7331]

While I'm not 100% certain, I seem to recall reading somewhere that Lugia was considered to be a water type in development, but due to a tsunami or similar natural disaster taking place during development or not long before development started, the creators didn't want to connect a legendary to destructive water. Psychic was picked yes due to power, but also supposedly to help represent night by being more supernatural. [since before gen 7 they were the day/night legendary duo]

[@TheDjpwn3]

Mystic: WE got shirts on sale! Me: Ah... now this is nice to hear again

[@sithlordbeerus503]

2nd Generation was my favorite just because you can go to two different places

[@56jsking]

Ho-Oh and Lugia will always be my favorite legendaries.

[@mochauchiha1915]

I love Lugia, but I always had questions about Ho-Oh. Not like in a bad way, it’s just there’s soo much about Ho-Oh that I wanna know. All I know is that all Ho-Oh does is just flies around the world still watching over people, and brought back those 3 Pokémon to life which who we all know as Suicune, Entei and Raikou, but I felt like there was much more behind him that Lugia. Lugia swims deep at the bottom of the sea because he’s just that damn strong. One single flap of its wings, he can create a whole natural disaster, but I haven’t seen much of Ho-Oh especially in the anime. He showed up a few times, but he didn’t do much besides kept flying. What really sparked my interest about Ho-Oh is that one episode when Ash, Brock and Misty was at Ecruteak City where Tin Tower bells was ringing thinking it have been a sign that Ho-Oh was coming

[@arceusalmighty1276]

I really enjoy this series, Umbreon! Can’t wait for the next one.

[@N64Muzak]

Excellent watch! I learned a lot! I love both of these Pokémon so much.

[@mep1455]

My boy should have been water dragon type 😢

[@peterparker6089]

Ho-Ho should have changed to Fairy-Flying after gen 6 for my taste.hes literally the rainbow pokemon

[@Mr110074]

Great video man. Learned a lot. It’s all incredibly fascinating.

[@sagetheory]

Probably next series you should do about origins of each region

[@yusheitslv100]

Me: *reads the names of the temples* Also me: is this where masahi kishimoto based kinkaku and ginkaku from Naruto Shippuden on?

[@russelll2286]

Earlier than a white family at the airport

[@joshheinink]

🤣

[@JuicyDjeusse]

I wonder how long you've been waiting to comment that

[@rlpn6710]

White families aren't earlier than Asian families

[@vaporterra]

Yee McGee It’s not that deep

[@Ben-wu3or]

@@rlpn6710 As a part of an Asian family I can confirm this.

[@SpiritBomb1994]

7:57 turn on captions 😂

[@vkak1]

Lol, omg 🤣🤣🤣

[@raylewisfan6112]

Nice one

[@trippieangad]

😂😂

[@The_One_In_Black]

Sacred Ash, or Sacred Satoshi in Japanese.

[@STVTIC14]

Bill Silvia you earned my like and reply 👌🏼

[@Shipodavid]

While I was watching the video I started to wonder: "what if Ho-Oh had Drought and Lugia had Drizzle?" would that make them any better competitively? 🤔

[@Lunar994]

Lugia was also made by then head anime writerTakeshi Shudo, making it the only pokemon not made by Game Freak (though Ken Sugimori was the one who designed it). He also made it specifically for the 2nd movie, which ultimately surprised him when Game Freak chose to make it an official part of the roster

[@Mysteryman1028]

In an alternate reality I am hanging out or searching for lugia Edit:YIPPEYIPPEYIPPE

[@mayooranthevakumaran]

When you put hooh and lugia in golden rod city daycare, the birds get released back to their original spot

[@mitskimitskii2868]

i think they made Lugia a Psychic Type so it doesnt counter its counter part, Ho Oh.

[@decoral]

There's Kyogre and Groudon, as well as Xerneas and Yveltal.

[@mitskimitskii2868]

@@decoral true.. but ideas change, we’ll never know

[@lukerne9260]

No they did it because psychic type was considered the strongest, fitting for a legendary. Also Lugia is symbolized by the moon, which controls the tides of the sea. And spychic type rapresents that idea better than water type

[@Stefantius]

Psychic types were gods for the first few gens until more types were introduced

[@edra3118]

Always thought Lugia should've been Flying/Water instead of Flying/Psychic so that both legendaries have one ×4 weakness and could counter each other Lugia using Rockslide on Ho-oh and Ho-oh using thunderbolt on Lugia

[@chosensoul323]

Just because lugia likes to kick it at the ocean don't mean he can throw water guns out his mouth lmfao. I like swimming at the ocean oh so I'm a water type

[@micah.1009]

Beating Pokémon games back in 2003-2007 was great times

[@Imoetdariepep]

Ho oh:pokemon Also ho oh:mataram is red?MATARAM IS BLUE!

[@nandamenggokil7033]

Ho-oh

[@allnipponairways2618]

Brajamusti tekan kene

[@krishhiranandani7875]

The super ancient Pokemon vid will be awesome :)

[@Nate31891]

Lugia is my favorite legend. I never understood why it wasnt a water type. But Gen 2 aeroblast man

[@iSkAndRispog]

I find it pretty interesting that the GREAT WALL of Ubers is so cute looking pokemon.

[@sinladen5]

I normally don't comment, but I had to this time. Really cool video, very well done.

[@ChristopherG1990]

Have you heard of the cryptid called the Ningen? Giant white humanoids that live under water that sailors claim to see in the seas off Antartica. When I first heard of them and saw artists renditions of these creatures, I immediately thought of Lugia. It was the Japanese who even named these creatures, the Ningen. You may want to look into that. I believe they may have had more of an influence than the plesiosaur.

[@attackonponyproductions4927]

I always back Lugia because they were my first Pokémon TCG card. Silver is also my first pokemon game.

[@Fu9280]

Ho oh and ligia are my favs it's sad they never got too much shine or even just a bit more explanation....on the other hand it helps keep the Mythos feel alive

[@quirinoguy8665]

Both of them are honestly so good, I love these legendaries but I got a bias for Lugia because of the movie nostalgia.

[@crimson1953]

I always ran aeroblast, calm mind,recover, an physic

[@arronkennedy1084]

I always just assumed Lugia was a ice Pokémon I used to love Pokémon and 15 years later and I'm now a dad I've found my slef loving it all ova again

[@tommybun9038]

So you’re telling me that the towers that you can find these Pokémon in actually murdered the second hokage?

[@darronwilliams4641]

Tommy Bun i see whut u did there lol

[@tiffanysmith9097]

Ho oh birthed the three legendary beast don’t compete where it can’t compare

[@tj6229]

movie 2000 been my fav pokemon since

[@danksanz4353]

The reason why Lugia isn't water type and has normal and psychic type moves is because it was originally considered for the last evolution of the togepi line. Elm himself hints towards this when you bring back togepi

[@FamousAaron99]

One of my favorite legendaries!

[@highroporter4220]

I think we should get a Lugia water form it makes sense because he originated in Johto but left to the water after the burn tower

[@harbour08]

Is it me or does aeroblast have the best animation in stadium 2? Wish they'd keep it that way

[@InfiniteDreamzxP]

I don't think the creators put this much time into the mythos of Ho-oh or Lugia as far as research goes

[@jovankandola]

Lugia is the best legendary, change my mind

[@Warbird1984]

I never saw and accepted Lugia as a bird. 😂 He is a dragon to me the same way Charizard is also a dragon for me.

[@michaelaburns734]

Ho-Oh and Luigi are legends with connections. Rainbow Wing and Silver Wing and Tital Bell. Ash ran into both of them. I like the lore. Legends of Ecruteak City and The Whirl Islands.

[@ras4944]

Lugia is peak nostalgia ❤️

[@neetatribhuwan3723]

I think lugia isn't water type because then ho oh would be weak to lugia

[@AzNxMinty]

well..but groudon is ground and fire, and kyogre is water lol.

[@neetatribhuwan3723]

@@AzNxMinty I know btw groudon is pure ground type

[@MichaelNoMyers]

Neeta Tribhuwan he’s fire in Primal Reversion

[@neetatribhuwan3723]

@@MichaelNoMyers really? sorry I didn't know because I don't have oras

[@sigisoltau6073]

Lugia can still learn water type attacks.

[@monica012077]

7:33 Omg, that's Rayquaza!

[@lucariowolf2871]

You should do videos on all the legendaries

[@axels3188]

I think that all this information is very interesting.

[@madambutterfly1997]

I wish they would switch out the flying typing for Dragon for Lugia if you're going to base him off the dragon king at least give him a dragon typing that compensate

[@uptownnyc3658]

Just learned that the Gold and Silver brothers in Naruto Kinkaku and Ginkaku are based on the towers as well lol.

[@average_tdl3825]

Can u make a video rating all of ashs rival battles

[@jarroddavis5648]

These were the legendary set i could never really pick a favorite lugia was awesome cuz of the movie he was in with the kanto birds and ho oh was awesome becauase i was always a fire type fan above all others

[@AngelGarcia-xv9ez]

Hey mystic, great video! Off topic but have you ever heard of PokeTibia? It’s a computer Pokémon mmo, primarily a Brazilian fan base but there’s some English servers & it’s actually pretty fun.

[@mrnazaire407]

Great video Mystic

[@maximumeffort6049]

I don't know if there is a comment already saying this but two characters in naruto are also named after those towers. They are pronounced just the way it looks.

[@kid.hudson_]

What if Ho-oh is the first Pokémon and he revived a bunch of regular animals that later turned into Pokémon. I mean it kinda makes sense because Entei and the other two were normal before reincarnation

[@BoltrodGaming]

I always thought lugia isn't water type simply because it would be an unfair match against HO-OH.

[@PhillysOkayestDad]

So you’re telling me that GODDAM LOCHNESS MONSTER WHO KEEPS WANTING TREE FIDDY IS LUGIA?! 🤯

[@nick56677]

Lugia is my favorite legendary and maybe the most powerful. The types it has weaknesses against are powerless like Rock, Dark, Thunder, Ice types etc. Lugia can learn a huge diverse set of moves to one hit KO the types it is weak against. Rock types are powerless because Lugia has powerful water-type moves like Surf and Hydro Pump. Dark Types are powerless because Lugia can learn Cross Chop. Thunder is no threat because Lugia can learn the very powerful Earthquake. Ice types are also no good for Lugia can learn powerful fire moves like Flamethrower and Fire Blast. Ghost-types ain't hurting it because Lugia can learn Crunch. Lugia is one of the best and I didnt even get into the other strong attacks it can learn like Thunder, Psychic, Aeroblast etc.

[@denguefevah2727]

Id rather make lugia a stall annoying tank threat rather than an offensive pokemon with a low both offensive stats.

[@misfitkid3926]

Dark types are powerless?

[@Shane39]

Lugia controls water and manipulates weather using psychic abilities.

[@lol_devyn3439]

Can someone tell me the name of the city for the song at the beginning? I forget and I NEED to hear it

[@PlayrR3D156]

You forgot to mention Shadow Lugia in Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness (I hope i said that right).

[@wingsnad]

Ho-oh is not being left but more like the company makes it look mysterious and majestic

[@roopabillava6617]

I just can't wait for the Sacred SINNOH God's😘❤️ PS-- keep the good work going on Mystic❤️👍

[@josephvasquez9392]

I thought lugia was in a cave in the silver game 🤔

[@awnaur0no919]

According 2 ancient legend, lugia once lived atop tha brass tower & ho-oh lived atop tha tin tower; when tha brass tower was struck by lightning n burned down, lugia fled 2 tha whirlpool islands, & ho-oh abandoned tha tin tower to aimlessly fly round tha world

[@ryanwilson8530]

When are the shirts not on sale

[@thunderstormgaming285]

Is it only me who is not a big fan of ho oh Lugia is the best bird legendary

[@sigisoltau6073]

I kinda agree with you. Lugia is awesome, and I love Lugia. However, I still love Ho-Oh as well.