I Ranked Every Ash Ketchum Gym Battle.

[@tedgruver7618]

8:07 Her name is Candice.

[@AhmedHussain-ju6xd]

Candice Dees nuts

[@heavydonkeykong5190]

Her battle was a favorite of mine as a kid.

[@castform7]

CANDICE DI-

[@RxF_YT]

MS Senior

[@TrevorEdwards-tq8kf]

@@castform7 DEEZ NUTS!🤣

[@AhmedHussain-ju6xd]

Bruh those Kalos 3D camera angles were pure cinema. So sad they didn't carry out to the Future series

[@heavydonkeykong5190]

I'm not gonna hate on art style changes just because it's different, but I really wouldn't have minded the Kalos style being used for the rest of Ash's era. Especially Journeys since Sun and Moon was obviously something very different.

[@justuploadytvideos2739]

Sucks that doing 3D camera in the anime for 3 years straight costs a lot and the anime doesnt profit the company so the series after that have like zero budget to work with

[@AraumC]

Fortunately, the SM artstyle is much easier for the animators to work with, giving some amazing animation, and ages much better too

[@eljordinio7647]

Such a waste not to

[@HaxeRain]

They did use and still use the 3D camera though, they just became better and it blends in much better, the budget reason is also, put simply, stupid, the anime actually got a much better budget when they transitioned into fully digital and trained their staff on it, the art style change also allowed them much more time to refining the overall quality of episodes adn the change of formula also allowed for more variety in their writing, put a simple example, the stoutland and litten arc would never worked in old formula with the time spent building it up across episodes, and in general, the only things that looked a bit out of place in SM, and were improved in journeys, were ash, pikachu and the TR

[@AhmedHussain-ju6xd]

The clash between Magmar and Charizard on a frickin' volcano will go down as one of the most legendary moments in the pokemon anime

[@sceptile2794]

That's my favourite anime episode of all time!

[@AhmedHussain-ju6xd]

@@sceptile2794 seeing Charizard stop being lazy and finally brawl it out was so cool

[@sceptile2794]

@@AhmedHussain-ju6xd and the way he threw Magmar in the volcano was so epic

[@heavydonkeykong5190]

Also a reminder of how sadistic Kanto Gyms could be. Blaine basically tried to kill Pikachu and Charizard in back to back battles.

[@castform7]

It was the first time we really saw the raw power and potential of Ash's Charizard.

[@BlizzardLuinor]

Man I felt so bad for Elesa, she's my favorite Unovan Gym Leader and her Gym Battle in the anime is only remembered for Ash's stupidity.

[@castform7]

You really have to wonder what the anime staff were thinking with that battle because not even Kanto Ash would do something this brain-dead.

[@eljordinio7647]

And to think some unova fans like to gloat how BW is flawless or top tier. Decisions like this are what give it a bad rap that it kinda deserves

[@migspogi2097]

@@eljordinio7647 BW obviously isnt the best series but it still has its great moments & is a part of alot of people’s childhood so no it doesnt deserve any kind of offensive comments, even you cannot gloat about XY & DP because theyre flaws are also undeniable

[@eljordinio7647]

@@migspogi2097 is this a good moment from Unova? No. So like it or not, it will face the backlash it rightfully deserves. You may as well learn to face facts that hate for this portion of the anime exists and for the most part it brought that on itself. This series is anything but top tier so if you've really accepted that, you'll drop your excessive arrogance and big head and stop fighting the hate it rightfully deserves when it's warranted in some aspects. It will keep coming and if your mental health is so warped by it that it's developed you into a cyberbullying creep who enjoys picking on me, then I hope it continues to suffer and cost you more than your sanity 🔥🩸🔪

[@eljordinio7647]

@@migspogi2097 this is not one of those "great moments" so you have no room to talk. With how much bad writing BW has compared to series like DP, Sun and Moon, XY, Advanced and even a fair chunk of Journeys in spite of their flaws, it will face the "offensive" comments it deserves. Like it or not, that's just the way it is 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Cosmicrealityreads]

I was wondering the whole video why Ash vs Wallace was not in the F tier but when I saw the ending I understood and burst out laughing💀

[@lulukomadori9651]

Man, yeah, I actually forget that was the episode of serena return so 2 major things were just gloss over cause of journey stupid episodic nature

[@heavydonkeykong5190]

Wallace was basically just used as a joke to keep Ash and Goh away from Chloe and Serena.

[@Cosmicrealityreads]

@@heavydonkeykong5190 yeah i know that’s the worst thing about it because he is a CHAMPION

[@Seivilon]

Ash is also a champion ​@@Cosmicrealityreads

[@thatman666]

@@heavydonkeykong5190pretty much Chloe’s fault as she needed the development.

[@broccoo]

Sinnoh and Kalos Gym Battles went so hard Hope we get many more Ash videos and tier lists from you!

[@eljordinio7647]

Whereas Kanto was a pure disgrace half the time, Johto was fine I guess, tho it excelled in the later half of the gym battles, unova had some great battles and some not so great ones, and hoenn's were mostly solid

[@GAdget-ElWalkmen65-fb5vp]

@@eljordinio7647 I'm not embarssing. you are tho hypocrite stop telling me to grow up.

[@GAdget-ElWalkmen65-fb5vp]

Whereas Kanto was a pure agreed half the time, Johto was fine I guess, tho it excelled in the later half of the gym battles, unova had some great battles and some great ones, and Hoenn's were mostly solid

[@eljordinio7647]

@@GAdget-ElWalkmen65-fb5vp still rewording people's comments. You truly are pathetic. No wonder you face so many insults

[@eljordinio7647]

@@GAdget-ElWalkmen65-fb5vp get a life

[@donovan802]

Korrina’s battle was really special to me. I already loved Korrina as a character, and just witnessing her pride get shattered with Lucario’s inability to control its Mega was honestly vary sad. She was really trying, and she made me think of Ash to some extent, since Ash has had moments where some of his Pokemon struggle to control a greater power (like Chimchar’s Blaze). I’m glad she returned in Journeys, even if it was for a short time. (I really wish we got to see her and Lucario duke it out with Ash and Greninja)

[@GhostGuy99]

Looking back, that arc made absolutely no sense because it would later get contradicted in the same series. Lucario was being overwhelmed by his power basically generating with every movement, yet they tried to go "Oh your bond isn't strong enough", only to backpedal on this when Team Rocket tries to force Sycamore's Garchomp to Mega Evolve and when Trevor's Charizard manages to use it despite being rowdy as a Chameleon. And don't even get me started on when Ash could use it. "Their bond was already perfect" my ass; it took Lucario's getting his pride shattered by Greninja for that so-called perfect bond to reach its peak.

[@jetguy128]

Korrina was probably one of most developed gym leader and I agree with this video of being best gym battle with only second to Clemont

[@brianodonnell4496]

@@jetguy128 Viola and Grant?

[@jetguy128]

@@brianodonnell4496 Clemont and Korrina gym battles were the best because they both developed friendship with Ash before their major battle

[@brianodonnell4496]

@@jetguy128 If they were a couple like Ash and Serena did?

[@AhmedHussain-ju6xd]

Re-looking at the journeys Battles the amount of plot armor Lucario had was insane.

[@hopstew7756]

It's sad, but true. 😢😭😭 Why was Journeys so bad? 😭

[@Seivilon]

​@@hopstew7756 The journeys episodic nature killed it

[@Scott-ws8yt]

Lucario literally only had two final battles in JN prior to M8, Raihan and Bea.

[@castform7]

​@@hopstew7756I still wouldn't say Journeys is bad but I also think it had a wealth of problems with and without hindsight.

[@hopstew7756]

@@castform7 True

[@Wildcatt1999]

Zac in 2019: Ash's WORST Gym Battle goes to gis fight against Elesa! Wallace: Hold my Wallace Cup.

[@Wildcatt1999]

*his

[@kirbo4964]

Lol

[@gochogames1360]

Valarie’s battle gets put so low cause breaking trick room “isn’t how the move works”, yet rock tomb climb, Thunder armour and counter shields get praised? Yeah, that makes sense

[@supersayandarmanitan]

I forget Wulfric is actually a competent gym leader in the anime. And they actually gave him a mega Abomosnow because it's the region that introduced megas

[@eljordinio7647]

Which begs the question why they could not make him like this in the games

[@nebbynetwork2089]

Unova really did ash dirty That elesa battle still hurts me to this day

[@lulukomadori9651]

for the first half, cause they did eventually got over the "soft reboot" and the anime got better as it went along - tho still has awful moments like ash losing to cameron or the island arc -

[@nebbynetwork2089]

​@lulukomadah yes that unova league battle where unfezent couldent beat riolu ori9651

[@joshuafrizzell7856]

Don't remind me or anyone else. I wasted about 140-150 episodes of my life on this series. That whole series needs to be rewritten.

[@eljordinio7647]

It's disgraceful honestly. Rebooting Ash like this was one of the worst things they did to his character

[@eljordinio7647]

@@joshuafrizzell7856 yeah, and rewritten in an actually good fashion

[@TheHolySacred-Cow]

3:15 "thats not how the move works" Well clearly it is Did Zac forget this is the anime Where things like this happens Bro is okay with thunder armor But this is where he draws the line

[@husariuspl117]

yeah that's what I'm confused myself, Trick Room beating broken is worse then Pikachu and Swellow somehow being covered in an armor of electricity after Pikachu hit them both with Thunderbolt? He even says he bumps Liza and Tate fight up BECAUSE of Thunder Armor, but breaking Trick Room almost by the end of the battle is a no no

[@lulukomadori9651]

Plus I thought it was an cool sight seeing it break, that his fighting mon took down fairy type specialist

[@TheHolySacred-Cow]

Thats why Ash is so different and why other characters admires him He comes up with strategies that shouldnt be possible

[@doge9693]

Dude change your name

[@TheHolySacred-Cow]

@@doge9693 you should

[@toxicjoshua7934]

One of my favourites is the first battle with Ash vs Wulfrick. I originally watched the 2nd battle first when I was younger and when I rewatched the xy anime years ago I was like “damn don’t remember Hawlucha here? Holy crap he took down the main member?! How did Ash lose this??” Averlug 3 v 1 Hawlucha, talon flame and Greninja hurt me bro. Ash had good moments like using water shiriken to freeze his feet. But Ash was under pressure catching up with Sawyer, trying to relay on locking in with Greninja since the episode before Sawyer Secptile actually beats Greninja for the first time.

[@brianodonnell4496]

Same with Viola, when Serena came?

[@AhmedHussain-ju6xd]

My head cannon is that thunderarmor is suppose to be representation of swellows guts ability

[@Zactoshi]

Same

[@saiyanscaris6530]

@@Zactoshi and pikachus lightningrod ability since its a hidden ability

[@The_Baddest_Badass]

Guts doesnt look like that

[@The_Baddest_Badass]

​@@saiyanscaris6530ashs pikachu has static

[@eljordinio7647]

Same

[@OakInOasis]

Y'know, I really think something goes understated in the Elesa fight that I've never seen anyone else bring up. If Ash was going against a Flying type Emolga, why didn't he just... grab Roggenrola??

[@Zactoshi]

💀

[@eljordinio7647]

Yeah how did he forget that

[@Wildcatt1999]

Now that's embarrassing 💀

[@carleeelders875]

Since you didn't say it, I must... "I LOVE DEFENSE!!!" I can't not see Byron in a video without that line, lol😂

[@brianodonnell4496]

@carleeelders875 Dan Green did the works for 4Kids in eight seasons with Chuck, Norman and Wattson.

[@Zactoshi]

*What's your favorite Ash Ketchum Gym Battle?*

[@carterryans]

Ash vs raihan or Waldric or Clemont and volkner crasher wake

[@MagicalCycero]

Definitely Clemont. Peak animation, peak stakes, peak development.

[@BlizzardLuinor]

Ash vs Raihan was my favorite.

[@Eric-gp3hi]

My favorite gym battle is Ash vs Clair

[@isaacstevenson2960]

Here’s my top 5: 1. Ash vs Clement 2. Ash vs Karina 3. Ash vs Clair 4. Ash vs Norman 5. Ash vs Juan

[@shanemiller1182]

You didn’t talk about it, but I also really like Korrina’s fight in journeys! It was hyped up for like 3 months due to COVID, and seeing Dragonite destroy one of ash’s greatest opponents made me the biggest Dragonite stan

[@castform7]

I feel like the worst part of Elesa's gym is that Ash not only planned on using just Palpitoad, he made the conscious decision to bench the entire team for just Palpitoad. Ash, the guy who all but twice has had gym battles come down to a 1v1.

[@toontoon54]

Character flaws are peak

[@saiyanscaris6530]

didnt elesas also end up being 1v1 with pikachu vs a tynamo that spams super fast powerful tackles where it can only go straight

[@eljordinio7647]

@@saiyanscaris6530 not its fault it can't learn a lot of good moves by level up, if any

[@deangelo5035]

It’s made worse by that fact that Ash has NEVER put that much emphasis on type matchups. He was always the guy who would want to overcome them so this was SO out of character

[@eljordinio7647]

@@deangelo5035 that's not to say he never considered type matchups in his life

[@7DQuillion]

I dont care what you say, ash vs valerie was S TIER. Breaking trick room showed off the differences between the anime and games, plus is showed that occasionally ash goes big brain mode

[@lulukomadori9651]

I wonder if we will see official gym battles again in the anime, cause if you really think about it, we hadn't have an proper one since x/y anime

[@exeggutivejudge3747]

Well with the new arc in Horizons focusing on the kids practicing Tera, maybe we'll get them back

[@Yourhomeboy_evan]

Man sinnoh gym battles really were top tier, like not a single one of those battles I will skip when rewatching the anime. Best season of the anime for sure.

[@brianodonnell4496]

@@Yourhomeboy_evan Ash did rematches against Roark and Gardenia.

[@stefanosantoro4717]

Ash vs Maylene was so good. Buizel vs Lucario was 🔥🔥🔥

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

All of Ash's gym battles in Sinnoh were good in their own ways, but for me personally, what made the battle as great as it is was that it's coming off the heels of Maylene having experienced a hard loss to Paul that had her questioning her strength as a trainer. Because of that, it served as a redemption arc for her to be able to prove her worthiness as a gym leader, which is also somewhat in-line with the games, were she's depicted as being a strong and talented but inexperienced trainer that's still finding her footing and living up to her potential

[@blacksheep7741]

The battle was mid

[@SoldierBoy227]

@@blacksheep7741 nah jealous fan

[@martonyomchale342]

Ash's best gym battles: Olympia, Ramos, Fantina, Falkner, Morty, Gardenia, Clemont, Wulferic, Claire, Korrina, Maylene.

[@CashoutRenny224]

I’m surprised Watson is not in F. They barely got to know him, pika he got buffed and one shot everything, team rocket came and blast away and they left

[@lulukomadori9651]

I just cause it was funny, but yeah I agree

[@jbcatz5]

He gets a rematch with Ash with his newly evolved Manetric though. The story around the first battle, Ash offering to return the badge upon learning it wasn’t a fair fight, does show how much he’s grown.

[@pixelsaidon5032]

Dang. I thought you'd have Ash vs Wulfric in S, that gym battle was peak!

[@ImyIsStillHere]

The thumbnail got me dying 🥲 Clemont's battle in S tier? You are correct.

[@aaronfield7899]

I was expecting it to be s tier but not number one

[@ImyIsStillHere]

@@aaronfield7899 honestly same.

[@thetruedaoster8863]

7:47 - Also Byron is voiced by Dan Green (Yami Yugi). Bonus points there :)

[@brianodonnell4496]

Dan Green did the works for 4Kids in eight seasons.

[@AhmedHussain-ju6xd]

I think we were definitely robbed of a cyndaquil evolution vs Jasmine's steelix

[@lulukomadori9651]

big facts, quilava didn't even do anything in the sinnoh league/aim to be an mid master

[@dawnsbuneary]

Agreed. Wasted potential. "Hey, let's bring Cyndaquil back, evolve it, have Ash use it once, and bench it forever." Why?

[@eljordinio7647]

Big time

[@eljordinio7647]

@@lulukomadori9651 only other thing it did after evolving was spar with infernape and teach Gengar will O wisp. That's it

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

​@lulukomadori9651 That's only because it evolved way too late, but that's obvious. It's a similar problem with the evolution for Ash's Incineroar: because it happened as late as it did, they didn't get any real time to take advantage of the development of the Pokemon getting to evolve. Both were pretty botched if you ask me

[@Toku-Spider2099]

Ash's battle with Clay was the first battle I've ever watched in my life, but his battle with Clemont is something else...

[@ItsYaBoiBow]

I’ve always LOVED Diamond and pearls gym battles They were so awesome to watch

[@BalletStrong-cl6cb]

0:33 Basically summed up the entire Pokemon anime in one sentence

[@brianodonnell4496]

@BalletStrong-cl6cb Do you think, Electric Shock Showdown and Volcanic Panic were good.

[@alyslim5234]

I agree, I loved the friendship and strategy between clement and ash

[@TheTrollmasterYT]

Your ok with thunder armour but you hate trick room breaker are you serious😂

[@oscarflores6367]

Ash vs Blaine was so WILD as a kid, I remember sitting at the edge of my bed watching it

[@brianodonnell4496]

@@oscarflores6367 Lt. Surge and Koga were good to battle?

[@ragashravaniyer927]

Journeys was by far the most disappointing series tbh. Specially when, all people were waiting for Ash and Serena reunion and all we got a 10 sec hi bye.

[@lulukomadori9651]

It wasn't just that tho. The Episodic Nature COMPLETLY ruin any good chance, how galar was completly rushed/forgetten despite being the gen 8 anime, ash refusing to use his old mon till aim to be mid master, just alot more

[@Scott-ws8yt]

Ash/Serena having a brief reunuion was the best way to go about it. Learn that less is more.

[@eljordinio7647]

@@Scott-ws8yt on this case, less is far from enough

[@GAdget-ElWalkmen65-fb5vp]

@@Scott-ws8yt n this case, less is from enough. not far.

[@TheWispGuy]

At least Serena got to reunite with Ash, however short it was. May and Max didn't even get that for Journeys. (and they were some of my favorites of Ash's Companions) Speaking of which, if it was me, I would've made Aim To Be A Master to be about Ash reuniting with all of his companions, one by one, to give them all a final hurrah. Not just journeying with Misty and Brock AGAIN. Starting with the Galar Group (if we can call Goh and Chloe that) and working our way to the Kanto group, ending with Ash & Pikachu - and the Team Rocket Trio - heading off on a new journey. That way, everyone's favorite companions can get a final hurrah.

[@thetrophygamer3606]

7:43 Whenever I use the move Iron head in a Pokemon game i immediately think of Byron’s delivery of the move and his voice actor just shouting it with all his might. Man was passionate about that move

[@nikochakma7457]

I really enjoyed both Sinnoh and Kalos every gym battles, especially Kalos. This series was truely masterpiece.

[@FlightRiskWizard]

HELL YEAH!!! I love Clemont and Ash’s battle so much.

[@freddyfazbearfan123]

In my opinion (istg if y'all start a fight over this) Raihan vs. Ash was kinda bad simply because they made Raihan seem not as strong as he's supposed to be. In pokemon swsh, Raihan is the only person who's ever come close to defeating Leon, so I would think he'd have no problem crushing Ash's team. Raihan has worked his entire life to defeat Leon, yet this kid walks in and takes him down on the first try, THEN manages to make it to the finale tournament? Disappointing to me, a loyal Raihan stan

[@hyperstargaming6150]

If the battle came down to the wire, that alone would have made it a way better fight. But nah, Lucario fucking nuke. Bruh. I love Ash’s Lucario, but that shit is mad annoying.

[@TonyStark-tf9im]

First I thought I will be disagree with the Kalos battles positioning. But .... The FF battle was truly deserve where you placed it 😤😤

[@aaronfield7899]

Give me one reason why you think Clement shouldn't be S tier

[@TonyStark-tf9im]

​@@aaronfield7899bro! I mean in my opinion all Kalos Gym Battles were top tier!

[@Ryanwizardstaff]

My personal favorite is Ash vs Maylene. The fight between Buizel and Lucario was pretty frickin cool and had really good pacing. Though the gym battle with Volkner is a close 2nd for me.

[@eljordinio7647]

If Buizel evolved here or against wake, that would have added another level of epicness

[@GAdget-ElWalkmen65-fb5vp]

If Buizel doesn't evolve here or against Wake, that would have added another level of cool, not epicness. it's still fine.

[@GAdget-ElWalkmen65-fb5vp]

If Buizel doesn't evolve here or against Wake, that would have added another level of cool, not epicness. it's still fine. eljoinrid7546 user is pathetic dork.

[@OurKindofEntertainment]

Tepig vs. Pansear was another ridiculous example of one of Ash's Pokemon taking damage from POWERFUL and sometimes even super effective moves (Pansear's Dig) yet it still manages to pull a win from 1 or 2 attacks...

[@eljordinio7647]

You know super effective moves aren't the be all and end all in battles right

[@GAdget-ElWalkmen65-fb5vp]

It's important to recognize that super effective moves aren't the ultimate deciding factor in battles.

[@GAdget-ElWalkmen65-fb5vp]

Super effective moves are often considered crucial in battles, but they are not the sole determining factor for victory.

[@eljordinio7647]

@@GAdget-ElWalkmen65-fb5vp no one asked you filth

[@eljordinio7647]

@@GAdget-ElWalkmen65-fb5vp shut up

[@alexander1274]

I’m glad they made Whitney’s miltank accurate to the games.

[@GamingFanactic911]

Magmar Vs. Charizard is one of my all time faves. The music and fluent animation still gives me goosebumps.❤🥰🙌 The Maylene gym battle was also fantastic, and I can rewatch that one any day of the week. Wulfric pulling out the mega stone in the 2nd battle was awesome to watch. 💙🥰

[@eljordinio7647]

XY actually made Wulfric look good. In the games he is pathetic

[@GAdget-ElWalkmen65-fb5vp]

XY actually made Wulfric look good. In the games he isn't pathetic he is good. you dork.

[@GAdget-ElWalkmen65-fb5vp]

XY actually made Wulfric look good. In the evil PAUL he is evil or pathetic. Stop calling them pathethic.

[@GAdget-ElWalkmen65-fb5vp]

@@eljordinio7647 XY actually made Wulfric look good. In the games he isn't pathetic he is good. you dork. stop telling me to grow up.

[@GamingFanactic911]

@@GAdget-ElWalkmen65-fb5vp yep you are so right

[@rjd-kh8et]

If you counted the Kahunas, I would have included the Frontier Brains too.

[@brianodonnell4496]

@@rjd-kh8et Ash beat Noland(voiced by David Willis).

[@shinyhunteralana2297]

When I 1st saw Ash vs Maylene & how they tied but she gave Ash the badge anyway was so wholesome

[@goodhelmetjunior3399]

3:15 F*ck that, Hawlucha breaking Trick Room was AWESOME, and you can't convince me otherwise.

[@eljordinio7647]

I agree That's like criticising ash for just cancelling out a terrain on the field with some unforeseen tactics

[@GAdget-ElWalkmen65-fb5vp]

I disagree That's like insulting, notcriticsing. ash for just canceling out the terrain on the field with some foreseen tactics. and also evil Paul is flawed and also a hypocrite too LIke you pathetic freak.

[@ladyselin35]

He also used it to break Leon's.

[@eljordinio7647]

@@ladyselin35 none of Leon's Pokemon can use trick room from what we saw

[@GAdget-ElWalkmen65-fb5vp]

ONE of Leon's Pokemon can use trick room from what we saw.

[@supersonicbro]

Great to know that we share the same favorite leader, the Japanese dub made it so much better with his theme playing at the end.

[@Scott-ws8yt]

Watching this again there's some weird choices here, I'll overlook Valerie since a lot of other people went into it: 1. Misty's 1st season Gym with Ash was actually very good. Before TR bust through the wall, her Starmie's gem was flashing indicating it was nearly out of energy. Ash would have won, and Butterfree/Pidgeotto did really well in that battle. For only the second Gym of the entire anime, it was a vast improvement over Brock's. Great animation too for 1997. 2. Flannery and Bugsy's Gyms are both much better than a D. Flannery has some great moments with Corphish sleeping and Ash having to wake it up, hitting the underside of Slugma/Magcargo with Bullet Seed and Bubblebeam, and her Torkoal using Overheat and Ash learning how to deal with it. In Bugsy, Cyndaquil spinning in the air (preview to Dawn's move 10 years later), and shooting fire down onto Scyther was fantastic. 3. Visquez was literally one of the best battles in JN. I don't know how you rate it so low, fantastic animation, fantastic battling, and came before JN included gimmicks like Mega/Dynamax in every battle. It's also the first time we see an Electrode in an official match, and Ash's Gengar was fantastic and got a great win here. 4. Pryce was a Kanto pity badge as late as Johto, deserves D tier.

[@Compucles]

I dislike the Pryce battle for the same reason and also due to Pikachu using electricity to damage a Ground type, a lame shenanigan we had otherwise left behind in Kanto between the gym battles with Brock, the first one with Blaine, and Team Rocket filling in for Giovanni. Speaking of which, while the rematch with Blaine was great, the first battle with him was terrible! Squirtle was embarrassingly taken out in a single hit despite having the type advantage, Blaine gave up on Ninetales after that for no reason (like half the Kanto gym leaders strangely did), Charizard forfeited on his own (yes, it was a good character arc but still highly embarrassing in a gym battle), Pikachu's "go for the horn" meme was the biggest BS win Ash had until the Thunder Armor, Magmar's non-existent "air lance" ability was another load of BS, and Ash and Pikachu had to forfeit basically just because Pikachu's life was at risk due to the extremely dangerous gym environment that the gym leader himself had arranged.

[@MrSonicHedgehog]

Yeah, his win against Wattson had me decide that Sparkles ability should be Lightning Rod whenever I start a new game Also, I see Thunder Armor as Swellow's Guts ability activating as it shattered the Reflect Lunatone set up

[@PokeToonimation]

This video is s tier!! I loved a lot of things about your video, especially the ending! Though I noticed you changed a lot of your opinions on the pokemon episodes lately

[@jbcatz5]

Brawly is an interesting case of Ash not going into a rematch with the same team, somethjng that doesn’t happen often because rematches are often used as redemption storylines for the team who lost last time around and a way to showcase the results of the training Ash does with them in the interim.

[@thejungwookim]

I'm just gonna assume Valerie's fake ass trick room is due to anime logic working different from the games as it has multiple times in the past

[@ameenkhanzada526]

ash vs blain was the first time i ever watched pokemon. the battle fascinated me so much that pokemon became my favorite cartoon and charizard my favorite pokemon. even after 10 years it is

[@brianodonnell4496]

@@ameenkhanzada526 What about Ash vs. Surge?

[@МихаилЛотов-о8э]

Even though Clemont, Korrina, Maylene and Wulfric were great battles, but for me the absolute peak ash Olympia fight. Absolute 10/10 from start to finish

[@Zactoshi]

BANGER

[@dawnsbuneary]

​@@Zactoshiis it hard getting footage for the anime in Japanese? And what website do you use to watch the Japanese version of the anime?

[@eljordinio7647]

This was also a crucial moment for frogadier as well. Not only did he finish the fight but we also got foreshadowing to his evolution and transformation

[@richardmccormick8687]

Frogider was undefeated if I remember never lost a battle

[@eljordinio7647]

@@richardmccormick8687 that's right. Every fight he fought, he won

[@yhebebe]

I don't know bout you but that flannery fight was highlight of corpish career, i started cheering for that little fella then Corpish! corpish!! corpish!! corpish!!

[@SpongeBobSquarePants847]

15:46 and let's not forget it has the best animation

[@vthedrugreceiver]

After Pokémom Journeys, I left watching the anime and whenever I come across these videos, I cannot help myself but weep 😭

[@nintendolife25]

I couldn’t stop laughing at the ending. Man that Journeys episode with Wallace and Serena pissed off both Western and Eastern fans alike that day. XD

[@GhostGuy99]

Not nearly as much as when we waited a whole month to see Diantha get absolutely bodied by Leon in less than half of an episode. That alone made so many people just straight up quit Journeys, and I wish I was one of them before I would be subjected to what came after.

[@Scott-ws8yt]

People really weren't pissed off at all. Wallace was funny and most people realize we're not supposed to see the battle. Most Serena fans also liked the episode.

[@eljordinio7647]

It was one of the most unacceptable stunts they pulled Not only does ash miss out on crucial reunion time with Serena, he also beats a champion level trainer offscreen. OFF SCREEN!!! This would only be acceptable if it were some random Joe or Serena's contest wasn't so important

[@eljordinio7647]

@@Scott-ws8yt it's not excusable

[@Scott-ws8yt]

@@eljordinio7647 I sincerely hope you're joking. Ash and Serena's meeting was perfectly fine, and many Amourshippers themselves are fine with it. Ash beating Wallace off-screen was meant to be a fun diversion, not for people like you to have meltdowns over. We were never meant to see that battle, and I cannot even comprehend why you're having a meltdown over it. Even if the Serena ep was a 2-parter, we STILL would not see the battle because the writers never intended to write it, they'd just extend the Contest portion. I can't believe this needs to even be stated

[@saiyanscaris6530]

blaines battle with magmar vs charizard is one of the most famous and popular matches in the series history

[@Powerhouse08]

Say whatever you want, but Ash vs Olympia will forever be no 1 for me.

[@jacobkirby8240]

I agree with you on that Wallace thing. Ash and Serena could’ve had a talk about what she did when they parted back in X and Y.

[@brianodonnell4496]

@@jacobkirby8240 If Wallace was involved in the AG series and 4Kids-era?

[@pepito2847]

It’s amazing how far gym battles in the series came since Indigo

[@Zactoshi]

Glow up is crazy!

[@saiyanscaris6530]

blaines second battle still holds up as one of the best in existence

[@eljordinio7647]

Even some of the unova gym battles were great

[@pepito2847]

@@eljordinio7647 I know the Elesa battle gets hate But I enjoyed seeing Palpatoad take out Zebstrika And the strategy Ash and Pikachu used to win

[@eljordinio7647]

@@pepito2847 yeah but it takes more than that to call this battle good Ash probably wouldn't have even gotten to use the strat with Pikachu if his own partner didn't shock some sense into him. Poor guy almost got disqualified twice, and all cos he was so stupid that even Pikachu got tired of it. Glad to see the little guy's loyalty isn't completely blind

[@BergmitetheBlueandPointy-vm6zs]

He really only saw it used three times or four times. But it's impressive he was able to figure out how to get around it on his feet.

[@CashoutRenny224]

Norman had so much potential to be the strongest trainer ever with his non truant slaking 🤣🤣

[@exeggutivejudge3747]

Norman's a hacker confirmed lol

[@CashoutRenny224]

@@exeggutivejudge3747 bro was playing pure hackmons

[@eljordinio7647]

So where was he during the world coronation series

[@GAdget-ElWalkmen65-fb5vp]

@@eljordinio7647 Dork. stop telling me to grow up thag an insutling.

[@GAdget-ElWalkmen65-fb5vp]

you where was he during the world coronation series He isn't

[@silvesta5027]

Damn he’d have to watch A LOT of hours of the Pokemon anime to make this. Nice work man

[@wyatt9949]

my only defense for Ash vs Elisa is Snivy... like how was he meant to know Emolga was female?

[@malikmiller2786]

Ash vs korrina, volkner, Olympia,clemont,Blaine,Clair,Roxie,Candice,clemont,fantina,gardenia,roark, Byron,brycon,pryce,Winona, nanu,Olivia,Norman,Juan,lt surge,and maylene are my favorite gym battles!

[@Scott-ws8yt]

Let me get this straight, you rank Pryce from Johto that high? Not only was Pikachu's electricity hurting Piloswine not supposed to happen (it's a ground type), but Pryce flat out gives up the battle even though he was winning. This was a Kanto pity badge in late Johto when the writers started to have Ash win his badges more fairly. Ash would have lost to Piloswine with Pikachu otherwise. Technically Ash never beat Pryce.

[@saiyanscaris6530]

why did pryce give up anyway?

[@Scott-ws8yt]

@@saiyanscaris6530 Ash saved his Piloswine frozen solid in a glacier in the previous ep, who Pryce hadn't seen in years

[@calebglasscock7392]

They finally brought back Gym Battles in Horizons now let's see how the new trio Liko Roy and Dot will measure up to the legend of Ash Ketchum, and just hope the fanbase won't give theses rookies a hard time.

[@AnimeBoy0811]

Ik neji death is sad and all but he could’ve easily use rotation and parried it away why does he have a defensive jutsu if he ain’t gonna use it when he getting attacked

[@TheLadKC]

Ash vs hapu was goated and it makes sense because ground is only immune to electric because the ground doesn't conduct electricity splashing it with water induced soak which is literally what the move soak is

[@zacharygate9842]

Ash only bringing Palpitoad was stupid, but at least it wasn't Pikachu losing to a level 5 Snivy.

[@eljordinio7647]

That loss WAS stupid but it was also Zekrom's fault This should have led to Pikachu wanting to challenge Zekrom and get stronger, as well as pay it back for blocking his powers

[@GAdget-ElWalkmen65-fb5vp]

That loss WAn'tS stupid but it was also not zekrom's fault This should have led to Pikachu wanting to challenge Zekrom and get stronger, as well as pay it back for blocking his powers

[@GAdget-ElWalkmen65-fb5vp]

That loss WASN T stupid but it was also TRIP fault This should have led to Pikachu doesn't want to to challenge Zekrom and get stronger, as well as pay it back for blocking his powers.

[@eljordinio7647]

@@GAdget-ElWalkmen65-fb5vp you clearly have nothing better to do than be a pain

[@eljordinio7647]

@@GAdget-ElWalkmen65-fb5vp stop rewording people's comments and get a life

[@ultra9349]

Viola is an actual instrument, i’m a band kid so the only difference ik is violin is soprano pitch and viola is alto pitch

[@mattiasolsson1523]

Admit it, Gold Pikachu and Gold Swellow looks cool in that Thunder armor.

[@eljordinio7647]

They do

[@GAdget-ElWalkmen65-fb5vp]

They do so.

[@GAdget-ElWalkmen65-fb5vp]

@@eljordinio7647 Dork.

[@GAdget-ElWalkmen65-fb5vp]

@@eljordinio7647 pathetic.

[@tadelagahan5825]

Stop fighting like kids i am not insulting anybody but why fight?

[@DigiWarriorCallum]

I'd give the battle between Ash vs Fantina the crown to my favourite gym battle. Tbh, it's one of those "I dunno why, it just is" kind of favourites. Ash vs Olympia is really close though.

[@exeggutivejudge3747]

Why do the Mystical gym battles always hit for some reason (not you Sabrina) ??

[@supermariogamer1757]

"that's not how trick room works" did you forget that this is ash your talking about and he has dealt with trick room in the past against conway

[@eljordinio7647]

Not really. Trick room was there for the whole battle with Conway after it was set up

[@supermariogamer1757]

@@eljordinio7647 that's how it works,when trick room is set up it last the whole battle

[@eljordinio7647]

@@supermariogamer1757 Valerie would be the odd exception since trick room was only up temporarily and vanished after a while. It was only up against hawlucha when Valerie set it up again, whereas Conway only needed to do it once

[@supermariogamer1757]

@@eljordinio7647 that's because hawlucha shattered it when he used x scissor to break it

[@eljordinio7647]

@@supermariogamer1757when trick room was set up again, and before that, trick room vanished on its own by the time fletchinder was beaten

[@allareworthgoldhazelmills]

Ash vs Clemont is also my fave. We really saw the improvement each side had to offer to make the battle more engaging to fans when we found out that the previously unidentified move Bunnelby learned was actually Wild Charge, and then again when Pikachu slammed its Iron Tail into the ground to stop Bunnelby from landing an otherwise super-effective Dig and followed it up with (surprise surprise) another Iron Tail. We see it again when Clemont keeps Ash on edge during the Hawlucha vs Heliolisk matchup and Ash figures out the secret to defeating Heliolisk, and again when Ash has Goodra use Rain Dance to cure its own paralysis and then Bide to finally defeat Luxray, who has just defeated Hawlucha and Pikachu. I can NOT stop thinking that this is one of the greatest Pokemon battles in the history of Pokemon battles.

[@jensstorlkken2424]

12:05 A strong opponent means you got to bring your strongest. Apparently Leon wasn't strong 🤦‍♂🤦‍♂🤦‍♂🤦‍♂🤦‍♂🤦‍♂

[@lukethelunchbox7622]

For me the original battle vs Volkner will always be my favorite

[@JadeSentinel]

Great video!! Ash had some very interesting Gym Battles!! I am very interested to see Pokémon Horizon’s Gym Battle. What’s your thoughts on Pokémon Contests as well as Pokémon Showcases? Ranking Contest Combinations (Who is the true Top Coordinator? Including Rivals, using the logic of Dawn’s Flame Ice Combination, the idea of the protagonist needing to win like in May Vs Harley in the first Kanto Contest) Trying to highlight the other protagonists

[@hubertwaliszewski5740]

Ash's Talonflame deserves a medal for participating in 7/8 gym battles in Kalos and getting a knockout in almost every single one of them

[@Niall_Sene]

The ending caught me off guard but it was hilarious 😂, great video, I agree with pretty much everything.

[@garvgupta3567]

I may or may not have forgotten Volker existed and said 'what's Minato doing here'

[@shamarwhite1007]

I personally LOVED when he broke trick room. For me that was PEAK Ash. And they even did a subtle callback when he had Sirfetchd get rid of psychic terrain. I love when the anime takes liberties like this that make sense. But I agree the Brock and Hapu thing were both dumb

[@ImPrettySureThisIsMax]

I love how he stopped himself from saying the Sinnoh ice gym leaders name because he knew the joke

[@luxurydog5251]

Them Kalos gym battles were 🔥

[@Robin280497]

Journeys Hot Take: Instead of Volkner, Ash should've fought Elesa, now sporting her B2/W2 design, for redemption. Since it's still an Electric-Type Gym Leader, it can play out very similar, just with different Pokémon. Like a speedy Emolga instead of Fan Rotom and Zebstrika instead of Electivire, still getting its Ability overloaded. As for Luxray's replacement, it would be fun to see her surprise everyone with a fabulous Mega Ampharos.

[@benjamingodtman1421]

The last battle between Bee and ash is amazing, the reason why i think that could be because Lucario is my favorite pokemon, but still its awesome🤩

[@InfamousTrainer]

ASH VS CLEMONT FTW! 🔥⭐

[@Zactoshi]

The PEAK 🔥

[@Mrfootbaleditz]

Lucario becoming Goku with the spiret bomb

[@Lohpezhoh]

My favorite one has to be against Whitney. That damned Miltank was everything any 2nd gen game player would've expected lmao

[@brianodonnell4496]

Second match was great.

[@TheAlFapwn]

I feel like all XY/Z gym battles are better than average, I get blowing up trick room doesn't make sense in the games but I think stuff like that is what makes Ash the MC. Everyone else is battling like they're in a computer game with static rules while Ash is the one thinking outside the box to be like nah why can't I get my mons to ride my opponents moves, toss them into their future sight, smash the ground to get someone out of using dig, and yeah why can't I destroy a psychic box using a bug type move?

[@zomorion9183]

I don't know if this is a hot take, but IMO, Valerie should be just above Tate and Liza. If Tate and Liza can get away with Thunder Armor, then Ash's Pokemon using it's claws to break a room is far from unacceptable plot armor (Again if Tate and Liza can go C. If they were also D, sure). If the argument is that it doesn't work in game, (unlike Thunder Armor which some people say is a representation of the Guts ability, which is still a stretch considering it doesn't buff your defenses), Ash used an electric type move to KO Volkner's Motor drive electivire. Even if it kept him out of S, it sure as hell didn't put him in D or anywhere close. It was cool and hype when it happened for all 3 of them, but Valerie is where you draw the line? It's not even lucky like with Brock and Hapu because if there wasn't access to water in the arena, we know damn well Pikachu wasn't winning against them. Actual plot armor, unlike Valerie, where damaging the room with claws to nullify its effect makes sense and it isn't forced. Also, I'd personally put Olympia and Wulfric as an S-tier. Especially since Maylene is in S.

[@brandonlam3756]

Ideas for a video - Top Best Ash Ketchum Companion’s Rivals or Companions that only traveled with Ash for 1-3+ Episodes

[@jaydenwijnen]

Agree with number 1 such amazing battle and clemont is really underrated

[@Sarkeysmusic]

You should make a video where you write your own master 8 tournament. your own match ups. pokemon used. how they end up ans etc

[@Nani4587]

That was a great video! I am happy for Clemont love ❤️ That is my personal favorite gym battle. Also you placed a lot of my favorite ones in the top tier. The only ones I got thrown off was the ones that Ash battled in Journeys like the ones like Raihan, Bea, and Visquez. They weren’t battling for a badge. Was there a reason they were included?