How does the Pokemon League actually work?

ALRIGHT BUB. You've been messing with me for long enough, it's about time you actually tell me what's up with this whole Pokemon League business.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
How it actually works ----------------
0:54 Generations 1-6
8:10 Generation 7
9:51 Generation 8
13:38 Generation 9
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17:33 The Issues
Some footage from:
Pikasprey Yellow: (Pokemon Gen 1: • How to Ruin Lorelei's ...
• Sequence Breaking in P...
• Can You Beat Pokemon R... )
Johnstone: (Pokemon Gen 2: • HOW EASILY CAN YOU COM...
Pokemon Gen 3: • HOW EASILY CAN YOU COM...
Pokemon Gen 4: • I Beat Pokemon Platinu...
• HOW EASILY CAN YOU GET...
Pokeathlon: • HOW EASILY CAN YOU GET... )
Jrose11: (Pokemon Gen 2: • Can you beat Pokemon G... )
Mixeli: (Sword/Shield Raihan Battle: • Pokémon Sword & Shield...
Scarlet/Violet Katy Rematch: • Pokémon Scarlet & Viol...
Heartgold/Soulsilver Gym Leaders: • Pokémon HeartGold & So...
Let's Go Silph Co: • Pokémon Let's Go Pikac...
Heartgold/Soulsilver Blue Gym Battle: • Pokémon HeartGold & So... )
GameXplain: (Pokemon Gen 8: • All Cutscenes in Pokém... )
Music used:
Clive's Theme - Pokemon Scarlet/Violet (0:10)
Castelia City (NTSC Version) - Pokemon Black 2/White 2 - SiIvaGunner (0:54)
Castelia City - Pokemon Black/White (1:03)
Pokégear Radio: Buena's Password (Beta Mix) - SiIvaGunner (2:16)
Wild Jazz Jungle - Pokemon Azurite ( • Wild Jazz Jungle [Poké... ) (3:51)
Alabaster Icelands 1 - Pokemon Legends: Arceus (5:57)
Gym Leader Battle Theme - Pokemon Scarlet/Violet (6:57)
Ultra Jungle - Pokemon Ultra Sun/Moon (8:10)
Oleana Battle Theme - Pokemon Sword/Shield (9:51)
Klara Battle Theme - Pokemon Sword/Shield (9:54)
Slumbering Weald - Pokemon Sword/Shield (10:50)
Levincia City Theme in the Style of Driftveil City - Me (13:38) (I made it in my free time and liked it a lot, don't judge me)
Montenerva - Pokemon Scarlet/Violet (15:27)
Ryme's Rap Battle - Pokemon Scarlet/Violet (16:44)
Arven's Frustration - Pokemon Scarlet/Violet (17:33)
Cascarrafa - Pokemon Scarlet/Violet (18:13)
Vast Poni Canyon - Pokemon Sun/Moon (20:12)
Virbank City - Pokemon Black 2/White 2 (21:41)

[@raikou8784]

Part of Raihan’s whole thing is manipulating the weather to pose an extra challenge. His Gigalith, Sandaconda, and Torkoal all have abilities that can manipulate the weather, which I’m guessing he’s allowed to use because there aren’t any dragon types in Galar that can do so as well (besides cloud nine Altaria). Good video btw

[@ceecee6521]

Right, so about that Jigglypuff flying away. Certain Pokémon will just be blown away during a thunderstorm, like Igglybuff, Jigglypuff, Hoppip, Skiploom and Jumpluff. More than likely due to light they are. It's honestly a pain sometimes, but it's always funny to see.

[@NoForksGiven]

I always wondered how the Pokemon League even funds itself. Up until Gen 7, it wasn't exactly a big spectacle. You get to it, battle 5 people, go into a dark room to record your details and that's it. No one but your circle of friends even knows you won. The anime makes it look like an actual championship with tons of viewers, a great place to sell advertisments and sponsors.

[@verbugterherrderdunkelheit6086]

I think the main problem in your argumentation is that you assume that every region follows the exact same rules and don't have any variations. I think it's more like democracies in the realy world, where the only real consistence is the core meaning of the system.

[@MotorcycleCheetah]

Imagine that, Geeta doesn’t pay her workers properly. Go figure.

[@neuplop]

You forgot to mention in gen 9 there's time travel so actually poppy is a 72 days old in a body of a 6 year old. That's why she's allowed in the elite 4.

[@StafkiGTN]

Now, where have i heard this before..? (Purah)

[@badconversation956]

Really good video. Enjoyed the sendoff when you said hi to Fuecoco.

[@variumi]

With Gen 9 it’s obvious that the league most likely doesn’t pay their members properly, or pays them in LP. Larry works 3 jobs, Hassel works at the school, Rika is the receptionist at the league and Poppy has no financial responsibilities

[@brilliant_Potato]

I'm pretty sure paying your workers anything other than legal currency is illegal

[@Tramon81]

8:27 NO WAY YOU JUST QUOTED ANDREW CUNNINGHAM??!!

[@lennyfacebutnotreally3198]

8:24 holy shit Andrew Cunningham reference

[@GrimDrago]

I'm fairly sure that Caitlin is supposed to be from Unova considering that the house that Cynthia is found in BW/B2W2 belongs to her. But I guess it could just be a vaction home since Undella Town is a vaction spot

[@emerald6625]

Thank you for making this I feel it hasn’t been talked about enough

[@dawntwilight]

This video's intro had me so confused for a few days lol I had it open as a tab unwatched and from only the first frame I thought mark had actually done a minecraft let's play in 1.19 and the title was mismatched for some reason kjfkjsdgl;sd;l Anyway great video!

[@Ink_Loki]

I think the main take away I got from this is that Larry, objectively speaking, is the best character, and deserves all of my money?

[@intergalacticcowboy3490]

I love your videos my guy, I hope you blow up. :)

[@StafkiGTN]

I hope that they don't explode. That'd suck.

[@theyesquestionmark]

I love this guy's content!

[@kittyfire22]

Listen to pay situation maybe their pay depends on the region there are some regions don't pay their gym or elites at all just the elites or both look very little or a lot

[@yaboi8er]

I don't really know what you're talking about when you say "defeated Champions become the top Elite Four member" because that...literally never happens? Ever? No Champions in Pokémon ever become Elite Four members, least of all Lance. He wasn't champion until *after* the Kanto games. It's never been stated or even implied anywhere that he used to be Champion but got demoted to being in the Elite Four. If you're talking about Blue beating him, it was literally stated that Lance was still an Elite Four member when that happened. He wasn't Champion when Blue fought him, in fact no one was. It's implied that the Indigo League Champion spot was just. Open until Blue filled it.

[@Arctic_Etho]

Thats true, Lance was never the champion in Gen 1

[@cosmonaut2684]

Each region probraly has its own rules.

[@themarxfromkirby]

how does this guy have so little recognition, its sad

[@twizzpaw900]

Why can't every system work differently by region? We already see each generation is supposed to have their own thing with Pokemon so why can't their league? /:(

[@twizzpaw900]

Just spit-balling, you know. |:/

[@sylvish6642]

how do you have so little subs, ive seen multiple of your videos, they are 150k sub quality, not 18k quality

[@joopvanhedel1372]

The elite four ar not champion level trainer's

[@MuffoonMayham]

Iris’s job is Fortnite?

[@ShRkDa]

wasnt the Joke with Poppy that she only looks like a child but is actually like middle aged? I havent played the games since release, but I feel like that joke would have been there

[@thesmilyguyguy9799]

:)