Final Battle! Hop [8-bit; VRC6] - Pokémon Sword and Shield

[@lumena-tan]

With this, I consider my SwSh 8-bit series complete! Thank you all so much for joining me on this ride of realizing this project's completion. Please look forward to more varied video game and anime arrangements :) Edit: I lied. Thanks SwSh DLC

[@YoKevdog]

Nooo postwick!

[@sawyerdilks2564]

Well, I'm dissapointed to see it end, but you did a killer job with it! This one was great, especially considering how that Flamenco/Salsa vibe is hard to dissect!

[@SpectralDynamite]

If at all possible, could you do Astral Chain next? That game and OST has virtually no love here on KZbin and it's a crime. A crime, I tell ya!

[@ZuelaCorp]

Sword and Shield Battle Tower theme please! ✨🙏✨🥺🎶💕 Pd: Thanks a lot for the Hop final Battle theme! Happy, Epic and Awesome melody and rhythm 🎶💕😊

[@migatinnogokuheincarin7055]

Please a day, do one of Pokémon ranger shadows of almia wild battle or another song of the game.

[@Rilobster]

I really like hop because he starts out as the typically happy go lucky rival, you destroy his happiness, and he just says "screw battling im gonna be a professor instead"

[@hootax8980]

Arguably Professors are celebrities in their own rights and much well loved among the general populace

[@Nansjsjdm]

y e s

[@MeboDotExe]

he counts with the tree-based professors because his hair/head is an acorn

[@poifferfoshssocool]

@@MeboDotExe I can't unsee it-

[@basketoffruit4485]

I haven't battled him in a post game tournament because I'd feel so guilty for dragging his ass all the way to Wyndon just to slam him and win for the millionth time when he gave up being a trainer to become a professor D:

[@dioolga4789]

Ah yes. The galar protag’s signature move. *Dream Eater.*

[@Headless_Toil2418]

62 likes... Almost there...

[@buttshaker1628]

@@Headless_Toil2418 68 likes..

[@Headless_Toil2418]

@@buttshaker1628 NOOOOOO SOMEONE RUINED IT AAAAAA

[@buttshaker1628]

@@Headless_Toil2418 get it back to 69

[@Headless_Toil2418]

@@buttshaker1628 ok

[@youraveragesub]

Hop: *challenges you* Me: ez My brain: *LET HIM WIN! LET HIM WIN*

[@jellyfish1213]

Glad I'm not the only one.

[@abbacchioleone3392]

I actually let him win the first 2 times 🥺 but when he had zacian (i have shield) he destroyed me about 11 times 😐 im proud of him but like i wanna win now

[@_coronet]

Sometimes I regret winning

[@lyonkun9116]

Same

[@marsigamesxd]

@@_coronet mood

[@marikishtar313]

Out of all the rivals I’ve clapped hop was emotionally the most hardest out of all. Aside from Wally.

[@Kosmid]

Lol why did you have to say it like that?

[@Hypersceneskeet]

Um one line can debunk that in a flash...... sMeLl yAh LaTeR !

[@kentavirus2100]

at least wally had the benefit of it happening in a gorgeous cave rather than in live television

[@Kat-xy7fm]

@@Hypersceneskeet there was no emotional pain in wrecking that punk. Could not feel even a little bad.

[@bluebird6348]

Hugh for me

[@catintime3917]

Hah! You may think I'm backed into a corner but not so! Get em scorbunn- *Instantly one shot* ...Fffffffffffffffffffff-ANtatsic battle rival!

[@theman13532]

William Haines yeah at the end of the game its annoying as hell like i just attack once and hes like OH LOOK A TYPE ADVANTAGE WOW YOU ARE SO GOOD AT THIS BUT I WILL GET BETTER THAN YOU no you wont hop

[@SpinkleBope]

Could not have said it better myself

[@gamert10121]

Exactly! Hop always thinks that he’s going to win if he’s backed in a corner. But then none of my Pokémon are fainted. 😂

[@primarina9812]

He says the crit thing even though i beat the dlc before on my second run and i just used dark urshafu’s sig move since water urshifu is my main guy

[@catintime3917]

I went through the hole game over level and one shooting everyone and let me tell you it's hella funny

[@DanielPereira-ey9nt]

Fun Fact: Hop's number is a gorowarase that reads "hiyaku", which means "hop"

[@enanan4]

Daniel Pereira also Hop’s number is Jumpluff’s National Dex number

[@iquityt8914]

Soooooooooooooooooooo Challenger Hop his numbers? *HOP*

[@dr.zapatoso7220]

@@enanan4 jajajaja

[@masterwings50]

Now that’s actually interesting

[@elicenyne]

@Vibrant - Brawl Stars so hop is a jumpluff?

[@clarkside4493]

The actual story wasn't great, but the characters themselves were one of the Sword and Shield highlights. I loved watching Hop and Bede go through their own little transformations. Marnie's just kind of there, but she's still neat. Even the standard NPCs were given a lot more personality. I can remember the thoughtful look on the school girls, the upset poses of the mailmen, the angry tantrums of the male pokekids, how the office workers are always on their phones, and my personal favorite: the psycho artists.

[@brycenumbergenerator7673]

Dont forget the scary blank staring cops!

[@burgerhouseinthehouse2079]

BryceTehTrainer // BTT Oh how could anyone forget them? They are nightmare fuel. A phrase that keeps me up at night.. “Ello Ello! What’s this!? Ya fancy a fight with a copper!?” -Raymond. 2019.

[@Dununerp]

BryceTehTrainer // BTT now you know how I feel about kantonian mr.mimes

[@krakenmaster2743]

Y’all can stop complaining about new Pokémon animations now

[@calliesstage8654]

Nessa best girlllll

[@Stargazer387]

Hop's theme at the end still remains the better version.

[@countp6830]

Agreed!

[@JoJo-rg5ts]

Better than any other theme

[@beckettmaffei]

Well of course it is, the final battle themes are always better

[@omska9325]

Me: nice dream you got there, it would be a shame if someone DESTROYED IT

[@shawnburke-hutchinson5901]

* pulls out a minigun full of Deoxys * DON’T YOU DARE DESTROY HIS DREAMS!

[@spiritflame8453]

*Goes to Galar and watches the match* Mate that purple-haired kid with the dubwool is getting destroyed. *Sees the Deoxys start to appear out of nowhere* OH NO please don’t tell me Rayquaza’s nearby.

[@shawnburke-hutchinson5901]

@@spiritflame8453 *looks at you* Nope. That was me.

[@tylertichoc7330]

You don't end up destroying his dreams, you helped his dreams evolve.☺️

[@aminfaka8986]

@@tylertichoc7330 gay

[@allenearl1514]

Say what you will about Hop, he at least has a character arc. That's more than some games in the series can say.

[@harmonialarts]

Silver: ok zoomer.

[@mozziemakkau3111]

@Harmoni Arts Yea. Out of all rivals I'm sure that Silver has the greatest backstory of the all.

[@PendragonStateOfMind]

@@mozziemakkau3111 you say that when N (yes I consider him a rival) Exists.

[@lanaidklol7118]

@@PendragonStateOfMind i mean he technically is one since you battle him multiple times so

[@malorivandervaart5823]

ok but not black and white

[@jacksonscott1245]

Crowd: *cheering for hop* Me: “I raised(crushed) that boy”

[@AtChiaPet]

Looks like Hop is about to have a *Champion Time!*

[@brianfarrell4987]

ehh

[@ze_hurting]

This is a beautiful day outside wooloos are rolling and Mr.Rimes are dancing on they like kids like you...should battle with ME

[@fool8003]

That can never be true because hop sucks. (And yes, i know it's a quote.)

[@JayGamer2600]

@@fool8003 HE DONT SUCK

[@TeaKiwi]

Oh no, the stats swapped and I’m having a champion time now

[@branflakes325]

that salsa breakdown is crisp as HECK. congrats on finishing your SwSh series! :)

[@cheesecheese1574]

@@thetexc helo

[@mooneyfeelingtooney6358]

Actually having 2d pixel animation battle intros like this would be hella cool

[@RickTS]

Yes, I agree It would do like the start of the video and then slowly and smoothly transition to 3D

[@BlackHero20]

Everyday, Every single goddamn day i start liking hop just a little bit more then i did the day before This man went from being a suprisingly good rival to one of my favorite characters in not only gen 8, but the entire franchise. And this theme just reminds me of that every single time i listen to it. Thank you game freak, for giving us one of the best rivals you have given us in years and giving him an amazing theme to top it off

[@masterwings50]

The protagonist literally scared off Hop from follow his dreams of being a phenomenal pokemon master and turned him into a lab assistant...and he doesn’t want to fight u in the dlc either

[@octoluna7817]

Damn, we really destroyed his dreams huh

[@Messhii]

IM SORRY HOP-

[@RancorSnp]

He wanted to be the Pokémon champion because of how cool Leon was. But as he attempted the challenge he realized that despite being among the most gifted trainers in the Galar region Leon and PC are geniuses among geniuses, Hop's final team was easily strong enough to be the Pokémon Champion - just not in Galar. He realized it and decided that it's okay to give up on your dreams sometimes it's just important to find a new goal in life. He also noticed that he really enjoys helping people and the Pokémon - being a Pokémon professor still allowed him to become what he dreamed of, just not in the way he imagined it

[@Messhii]

@@RancorSnp I really agree with you :) Hop's description in short: He's a bad trainer But that's what makes him a good character, (I guess) I got this from somewhere else pls don't point me out XD Edit: I forgot this comment existed

[@ghiobus4933]

i'm so so so sorry hop, i'm really sorry. :(

[@zombieslaya3456]

Hop could have been such an amazing character. No, actually he is. It's just that the game doesn't really portray that well enough. In game he doesn't feel like a challenge at all and never feels like he gets past the "tutorial" fight of the game. Even though he's said to be an amazing trainer he was consistently an easy as hell fight. But we see glimmers of amazing parts. This fight is a perfect example. When he puts everything into it. Is gritting through it all and going all out. When he loses and you see him ready to cry but he hangs in there regardless. That made me feel something for him. I just wish the game had made him less... Common? I guess? So the battles with him felt more special and actually properly challenging. I enjoy his energetic personality, his determination. He's a good kid with a goal he wants to accomplish but the game just doesn't express that well. He ends up being an annoying roadblock that pesters you to fight every chance you see him. Which is quite a lot.

[@skulllatte3352]

It’s honestly such a shame, he had so much potential that just went to waste. Seeing him grow as a fighter despite being knocked down was refreshing and could’ve been really great and help develop his character even more if it weren’t for the lacklustre writing of the game.

[@radlup1045]

There are the small things, like how he always imitates Leon to try to be the best, and he is the only rival that actually kicks team members for newer ones in order to get better

[@MrJakespace]

He kinda cries a lot and all yeah but he doesn’t just say he will get stronger he does get stronger. He swaps out his team witch most rivals don’t do. But he even swapped out his Dubwool. I don’t think he wanted to do that but he did to become stronger.

[@midnightmage5970]

I agree. I do hope that the anime or manga expands more on his character

[@skulllatte3352]

If there’s anything we can bank on, it’s that the Pokemon adventure manga will most likely flesh him out a bit... “Hop”fully. Sorry

[@jellycore1316]

Oh my lord, I just had the sudden urge to listen to Hop's themes this morning, completely out of the blue, and then THIS?! AHHH This is incredible ;0; Absolutely fantastic work on this, thank you so much for bringing this into existence! Have a wonderful day/night, whoever's reading this~!

[@Andres-vj2ws]

The song I have set as my wifi battle theme, sweet remix!

[@Sirius_227]

Your Sw/Sh remixes are some of the most clean tracks I have ever heard, keep it up!

[@lumena-tan]

Thanks so much :D

[@Bytezor8]

I’d say Hop is one of the few rivals who truly aspired to achieve something other than the generic “I’m better than you” that Blue, Silver, Cheren, or the “Heya bestie you’re sooo amazing” that May, Bianca, THE ENTIRE GEN 6 CREW, and Hau had, while he does start as the latter he later branches out and shows genuine emotion and even is willing to search for something he truly wants to do aka being a Pokémon Professor (without a 2 year timeskip looking at you Bianca and Cheren), Hop is definitely one of the few rivals with ambitions that isn’t a broken record, the only other two rivals I’d say did this was Barry because of his strive of wanting to be a great battler due to his father, and N who truly believed liberating all Pokemon was the right thing to do Edit: okay so I forgot about some rivals but the only one I’m gonna touch on is Wally, he’s also a good rival, but when comparing him to Hop, it’s still no competition, if I had to make a Tier List of Rival’s, Wally and Barry would have A tier to theirselves, but Hop and N would have S tier to theirselves

[@alolanraichu8165]

Love the intro! Hop looks as ready as ever! Hop, how do ya not get tired of hold’n the Poké Ball in the air? Do ya even get tired EVER??

[@Hayate_KyoUnzi]

Great animation!! And 8bit of Latin music is so cool!

[@user-xv4g6a46if]

本物のハヤテ京雲寺さん！？

[@Hayate_KyoUnzi]

@@user-xv4g6a46if お母さんには内緒だよ☆

[@depressedmiku638]

the type advantage theme: tournament edition

[@softsylvie5770]

who else likes just re-watching the first 10 seconds bc the animation is so good? ...just me...? _i'll be going back to the corner naow_

[@333sonny]

the spin gets me EVERY TIME

[@maplejeshy961]

I actually didn’t notice it until I looked at the comments

[@yeetyeetoof7006]

Me

[@Soapia99th]

Naw u good, it’s very fluid

[@shadedcycle]

I go back for the animation and tune

[@StevenMix]

The Final hop's battle theme is realy good, i really love that salsa part ichinose implemented on it, makes it very original. Nice work with this.

[@GT-wj3gl]

Amazing work. Brought me to tears like when I beat Hop in the tournament. Dude tried his best, moreso than any rival in the series.

[@りゅう-u1v]

アニメーションの質がいい！ テンポも良くてテンション上がる！ it's exciting!

[@kanahiro2915]

This remix helped me greatly on an emotional level. Without it's upbeat tone, without the notes telling me "You're almost there! Don't give up now! You can do this!", I most likely would've struggled writing the last few pages of my long and detailed "Research Methods" final report in college. Awesome work!

[@lumena-tan]

My pleasure! Thanks for letting me energize you 💪 flex!!

[@faintduch6630]

All jokes aside, Hop is a good rival, for the time. Yeah his methods and battle style are... questionable... but! He’s clearly got heart, not to mention his battle arena battle theme is just great at expressing his desire to win with the constant shift from bit to bit in its tone... too bad he’s F tier compared to us older players

[@IStareAtGames]

me: My guy I've been playing this game for 30 years Hop: HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT YOU KNOW ABOUT TYPE ADVANTAGES!!!!!

[@quasiliteral]

Certified good.

[@thedragoknight9740]

But is it as good as Vibrant Venture?

[@quasiliteral]

@@thedragoknight9740 wait... Do I know you? Local Supportive Dragonite? I guess we share good tastes...

[@kee7005]

I can’t be the only one that feels a little bad for Hop, right? He just wanted to be champion :c

[@Messhii]

You're not alone, dear comrade--- *C r i e s*

[@akirbyobsessee7396]

As Hop’s alolan form said once: “Hoo-ee! That gave me chicken skin!” Excellent work, Lumena!! On another note (hehe see what I did there), you said you wanted to do more Splatoon remixes? I think Shark Bytes would be AWESOME with your remix style!

[@alexarmendariz9900]

If anything I think Hop is Hau's Galarian form😂

[@WalterWhite-pr5bs]

Alex Armendariz Same here

[@batona4139]

Alex Armendariz hop and hau are both bianca’s regional forms

[@gimenezfranco5412]

@@batona4139 and Bianca is Barry's regional form

[@arvoloidd1972]

@@gimenezfranco5412 do not compare barry to bianca ever again ew

[@8bitty192]

**takes some glass** Pretend this is hop’s hopes and dreams and I am the player. **Shatters the glass**

[@trqsh_can]

*proceeds to cry next to shattered glass shards*

[@eternalgaming9705]

*proceeds to become the shattered glass*

[@ghiobus4933]

*sits in front of the shards and starts sobbing with the rest of the people*

[@Messhii]

@@ghiobus4933 *sits next to you and cries will all of you*

[@doctordreamcast2093]

THAT OPENING THO YOOOOOOOO

[@theonewhoasked2993]

"Player used Dream eater!" "...." "Holy fuck dude, you are cruel"

[@yeayeayea0000]

The animation and the remix are sooo good I love them 😄👌🏾 Also did U knOw aBout tyPeS AdvanTageS-

[@brianfarrell4987]

I sEe yOuv'E mAsTEreD tYPe adVanTAGes

[@yeatard]

I SeE YoU aLrEaDy KnOw AbOuT tYpE AdVaNtAgEs

[@what.380]

I SeE YoU MaStEreD TypE VEgeBaTLeS

[@Xenophane1225]

@@what.380 HOP 3 WHAT THE HELL DOES THIS EVEN HAVE TO DO WITH POKEMON

[@Xenophane1225]

@@yeatard HOP 2 NO ONE CARES

[@Systemerrorick]

THE INTRO was just so well made. I love it so much

[@poifferfoshssocool]

Yay! It's here! :D So far it's really good. Oh my god, it sounds absolutely beautiful in 8-bit!

[@sidney9796]

hop's music has a touch of real sadness in there, it makes me heart drop everytime the theme lulls into it :(

[@christianbuskirk1471]

Hop is one of the few parts of the story I actually really liked in swsh

[@turtlestheturtle]

Hop must be really pumped to be standing in the same position for almost four minutes. This is amazing, and my respect is immense.

[@zorrocyan9675]

Gloria: Takes a swig of Vodka, "Mate, ya in for some hell!

[@Giranite]

Thank you hop for making Pokémon Sword so fun for me, battling you at the end truly felt like having a final battle with a friend, I would pay to relive that moment over again

[@anewk7181]

not only is the theme amazing, but so is the 8 bit animation drawing

[@Messhii]

Y e s

[@夜中のアイス]

すごい！ホップが動いてる😭😭😭音楽も素敵です😭😭

[@kikithepupper6774]

This. Is. BEAUTIFUL. Thanks so making this. I adore Hop

[@michaelzlzr3237]

I think hop is adorable and it HURT MY HEART every time I was forced to beat him in a Pokémon battle

[@yourlocalsplixson5081]

I actually see hop as the best rival for about 2 reasons. 1. He actually has some character development which is something we haven't seen in a rival in quite sometime. 2. *HE FRICKIN USES THE STARTER WEAK TO YOU KNOWING LEON WILL TAKE THE LAST ONE SO HE WILL HAVE THE TYPE ADVANTAGE AGAINST LEON IF HE BATTLES LEON*

[@Jawnhto]

god these 8-bit reworks are so so so so good ✨✨

[@normalguy2762]

Nice

[@braydenleaderofthetirkins1143]

Absolutely fantastic! You really used 8-bit to it's potential!😁👍

[@captnBill_]

I *hopped* in expecting something good but I was wrong. This was, in fact, very good

[@armandotheuser7391]

Sounds AMAZING Really love your work !!! 💕

[@stingra5244]

if you think about it, the whole pokemon franchise is basically you destroying everyone's career, and you only lose like, 3 times

[@islabeanie6394]

Bro who else gets chills from fighting him? Yeah this is amazing❤❤❤ Love ur work!

[@lovingryza1755]

Those animations look so amazing, the music is just as amazing, I love hearing the modern Pokemon themes retro-ized (idk if it's not a real word or not but I don't know what else to call it)

[@calacalamari3977]

the salsa bit is smoother than butter! amazing job!

[@ririofalola3707]

Hop: OMG A CRITICAL HIT! YOU ARE AMAZING, YOU ARE THE ULTIMATE POKÉMON MASTER, YOU’RE DOING SO WELL TODAY!

[@n3rdette]

AAHHH YESS I LOVE THIS THEME

[@nebulatheowl]

You definitely preserved the determination and resolve this track exerts! Great work!

[@egglover323]

Hop has brushed his teeth. Hop has brushed his teeth 100,000,000 times faster

[@Mr_Seran]

I wanted this for sooo long! It was freackin' worth it, that's an amazing work! :D

[@mattsnothere8015]

YES

[@fumble_boy]

Is it just me, but I love this kid way too freaking much❤️

[@randomfluffkingt.9364]

A little part of me dies because the NPC’s are always so hyped to face me but then I just absolutely decimate them and then they get all sad.

[@mewtewex]

This remix SLAPS.

[@turbotyler3121]

I love the sword and shield ost. I feel like the songs have story interwoven within them, and it puts be in chills everytime.

[@Just_Skyla]

Don't forget one of the songs was made by Toby Fox

[@happypidgey53]

This was very well made

[@kroniclenonicle9100]

I gotta say that is some *very good* 8-bit animating you got

[@Yoshikunes]

When they were making the game, they fully well know that you were gonna ruin Hop’s dream and you couldn’t do nothing about it. Great work btw

[@chachifox01]

OH MY GOD THIS IS GREAT you just earned a sub mate

[@jcc7508]

What if, You wanted to follow in your brother’s footsteps and become the Galar Champion, But God said, “Cinderace, use Pyre Ball!”

[@LuisMelendez-t4o]

This is amazing this has to be the best version of hops theme

[@jellyfish1213]

I love everything about this

[@ほのか-p8t]

Thank you!!!!!!! 🙏🏻✨

[@Braxophone]

This is amazingly well done.

[@Ostralucia]

0:16 favorite part

[@driedfruitoni632]

GOSH this theme is so good and you did it justice, great arrangement ❤

[@casongisner7222]

this is my favorite of all your tracks, it sounds so good!

[@lumena-tan]

Thank you! Appreciate it n_n

[@finegamer7034]

Just a Masterpiece

[@franksonatra]

This is so amazingly energetic and groovy, I love it, Lumena-tan!

[@ciaraqueallycq]

YES MY FAVOUTITE TUNE 8 BIT I LOVE ITTTT

[@jasonso2056]

That intro looks like the start of a Smash reveal trailer (down to the short noise and everything!). Great remix as always.

[@baez1301]

This is my fav of your recreations, fantastic job, specially that intro god

[@happypidgey53]

Hop: I'm going to be... Me: N O Y O U A I N' T

[@DianaxC1]

Gave me the same chills I had while playing the game, your remixes are great thank you!! ❤

[@rolando1373]

Best part 0:54

[@whatamidoing725]

Our bois here

[@alexkovensky4272]

I love that samba-like part of his theme

[@forecasted7]

ok yes type advantages ez fight blah but can we talk about how slick that animation is like what

[@letterj7978]

You know the part when he got the legendary and he said that no matter what happened he hope to always battle you and as his greatest rival... and the soundtrack timed it perfectly... I got goosebumps like one of those anime Ive watched.

[@Messhii]

Same my dude. I love Hop.

[@raidev_]

the animation is amazing!

[@Kinra_Jade]

Respect for that animation !

[@fluffyhideout]

OMGEEEEEEEE FINALLYY

[@technical40407]

bro the animation and the remix rocks good joob

[@digitbit3180]

This song only makes your inevitably easy defeat 30 times more enjoyable my dear hop.

[@Sparky-8618]

I love the 8-bit animation :0