Pokémon Legends Z-A Meme Review

The March 2024 episode of ASPITPIAY, aka Pokémon Meme Review
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[@huyvuinh6481]

The intro is a very cool way to have the ASPITPIAY theme song without having the ASPITPIAY theme song

[@jackarcadev2421]

Why care about the jumping from a plane because it will show your devotion for TEAM SKY!!!

[@huyvuinh6481]

@@jackarcadev2421 excuse me?

[@JJYvette]

Yeah I think so too, it's a nice way to mediate between the issue of it being the most skipped over part (somehow) and the issue of the viewers missing it

[@bigjalapeno7061]

Yea it was lol

[@AnthonyHologounis96]

Yes

[@Kingscaleyt]

I find it funny how when SV came out everyone predicted we would get a kalos game, but when they announced z-a everyone was like “what about gen 5???”

[@matthewesposito6973]

I totally forgot about that too

[@bibigamer502]

I mean with the Unova and Johto stuff coming out with the dlc there was a fair thought process

[@HindsightWildin]

It’s because people was expecting Kalos DLC with Legends Kyurem and we got the exact opposite

[@samuelstannard730]

The Aegislash bit was probably the hardest I've ever laughed at one of these posts. Good job 👍

[@gaidencastro9706]

Mikey's afraid of parachutes because they aren't 100% accurate.

[@Aoia_SkySt3am]

...... 😨

[@Pokefan_64]

Still 50%, good enough for me.

[@maxtonhughes2629]

You know how to get me, one second I'm watching a documentary, and then BOOM! Pokémon

[@-BenGaming-]

Fr

[@darkmatter4400]

So documentary to weird documentary

[@Cypherlord]

Same fr

[@megacharizardxgod5298]

Horse... Electrode!!!

[@maxtonhughes2629]

@@darkmatter4400 Exactly

[@SirLiamothy]

Rest in peace old aspitpiay intro song, you will be missed

[@-BenGaming-]

Noooo

[@user-tk2rc1ps4f]

Fr bro whoever said get rid of it I will track you down and give you the sternest talking to

[@draxon2006]

Please bring it back

[@redkaijux568]

Just like Duke’s theme music! 😢

[@blazinggryph]

😭😭

[@philozoic444]

i just realized, Team SKy has probably more members/grunts than any other team, organisation or cult in the pokemon universe

[@itmeeeeebip]

Mikey is unironically my childhood youtuber. I remember wishing him a happy birthday on stream at 12 distinctively bc it was the first time a youtuber responded lol 😂😂😂.

[@asrieldreemurr212]

"I refuse call this site X" We all do, mikey

[@marrero8100]

I've never even used the site, and I still refuse to call it X.

[@yukikitsune7366]

I call it only when I'm mocking the name change.

[@M1551NGN0]

SAME

[@Thedeguking.u.]

No way ralsie deltarune

[@151monka]

Elon is an idiot. Loser has spent decades naming everything he can "X"

[@SantaClaws2009]

"Legends Pizza" sounds like a sick pizza shop. The they/them joke was so damn funny and IDK why.

[@user-fe9ui3sm1x]

How much for pizza my good sir

[@hypedrag94productions]

800 pokedollars or 8 US Dollars because 1 pokedollar = 1 yen and 100 yen = 1 US Dollar

[@Pancake_Cat2024]

HIS PRONOUNS ARE THEY / THEM

[@bigjalapeno7061]

Yea lol

[@NightmareRex6]

the/them is a tell of what is to come, divide adn conqure (they vs them)

[@TomAmit42]

12:42 If I may be padantic: These Venusaur & Blastoise Megas shoud be 'X' rather than 'Y', since they alter the types of the base form. If you remember how it is for Charizard & Mewto - the Y Megas keep the same types while the X Megas alter the types.

[@Aoia_SkySt3am]

Oh I didn't know that cool

[@sarahandah9045]

I’m 26 and haven’t been watching you since being a child, but I love that your content is enjoyable for all ages! I think sometimes as an adult especially it’s nice to watch something fun and lighthearted about a franchise I loved so much as a child (and of course still love today).

[@MagusAgrippa8]

I 100% believe the mega dex entries in SM are there because Rotom is salty it didn't get a Mega.

[@draxon2006]

YOOOO! Now I really hope he gets one.

[@LionWithAGun]

i believe alolan professors lied about megas due to bias for their regions z moves

[@bossbrozork3022]

Or thats when someone uses it on a pokemon that doesn't like him.

[@alxcus2962]

Taking this as my own headcanon thx

[@Fonzzx]

Back to the teenager who said Mikey's videos have gotten him through rough times: same. I'm 31 and have been watching for probably around 5-6 years, and when I'm sad I just queue up the JMC playlist. Mikey and John's friendship is so wholesome and entertaining and it brings me joy even when I'm really sad

[@Asahi671]

Mikey saying he makes content that kids can enjoy but would never grow out of, ive been watching you since elementary school like 2nd-3rd grade. Im in high school now, about to be a sophomore. Thank you mikey for being the best KZbinr ive ever had my eyes to lay upon.

[@151monka]

Indeed. He does an amazing job of making engaging content that is genuinely fun for anyone. That is a feat most couldnt even dream of, and even more fail to achieve.

[@Rezora06]

it would be cool if some catastrophe in legends Z-A left residual mega energy around which would sometimes cause regular pokemon to mega evolve so you could encounter wild megas

[@151monka]

Like in a randomizer playthrough with perma alt formes

[@elfilin-to6dh]

5:08 Mikey: "I don't think we've had a Fairy type Elite 4 member" Lacey: *Am I a joke to you?*

[@andreblueboy6019]

I think he was meaning the MAIN elite fours, not the dlc ones.

[@megacharizardxgod5298]

Who's that?

[@user-qj7pt9ye3u]

true...

[@Justadude780]

Yes

[@andreblueboy6019]

@@megacharizardxgod5298 one of elite four dlc members in scarlet and violet

[@Ghastlerofficial]

INTRO IS BACK

[@TwilightChomperEnthusiast]

Kind of, but we’ll take what we can get!

[@tadtacosinc]

Almost. RIP Aspitpiay song

[@-BenGaming-]

Fr

[@Dragon23iii]

I didnt even realise 🤣

[@someonehavinganidentitycrisis]

Leave your entries in the subreddit

[@razzodazzee]

(19:25) I can't believe Mikey would be fine with completely missing out on the chance to know what its like to become a glorious creature of the sky, albeit temporarily /j

[@Exeggutorking]

The fairy type hydraigon may be a reference to the pink wither from an April fools version of Minecraft

[@raulllavaneras]

I started watching your videos with “How Old is Ash Ketchum” and “What’s inside a Pokéball,” in early 2014, when I got back into Pokémon. I have since gotten married (10 years this coming August), migrated from Venezuela to USA, moved twice, gotten two dogs, gone through a pandemic… I was here for Pokémon Talk, MBL, the walk-out in the Platinum Nuzlocke, you took my suggestion and made a Pokémon Go Scavenger Hunt, metronome only playthroughs with John, blue hair, being Incredibly Talented, we met at Worlds in DC and you autographed my Eevee plush, all the things. It’s been amazing watching you grow as a Content Creator, and Person. Life’s changed a lot, but your videos still bring me so much joy. Thank you, Mikey.

[@lilliverse23]

Aww this was adorable

[@user-vv4go8mv3v]

Hope life keeps bringing you great wonders!!!

[@hydreigoncommander2043]

I like to think that the Fairy/Dragon Hydreigon concept is what they were like before they were mercilessly hunted by mankind, forcing it to become way more aggressive

[@cullenhutchison6528]

In a way, the player character is responsible for Arven becoming an orphan if the scene at the lake in Kitakami after completing the Indigo Disk is canon.

[@Mimikyu130]

But Mikey, if you jump out of a plane you will officially qualify to start team sky!

[@jeffreygao3956]

5:11 In that case, someone pitch a fan game with these Elite Four: Cerdic trains Fairy Pokémon. He’s a big bulky manly man who looks vaguely like Conan the Barbarian. Mustafa trains Normal Pokémon. He’s more of a sports announcer whose idea of calm is shouting his butt off. Roslin trains Grass Pokémon. She’s a youthful looking pretty girl who has flowers in her hair. Thordis trains Electric Pokémon. She dresses like a fusion of Hawkgirl and a Valkyrie.

[@crystalcat3696]

Do it yourself

[@BreloomBanana]

Mustafar

[@m.p.2534]

Jessie and James seeing back their first Pokémon nearly made me cry, since I was born a 90s kid... Gosh, I feel so old now... But that fiction comic was what I wished for for so many years... 😢

[@bumgoth]

same here, glad I'm not the only 90's kid who watches mikey's vids!

[@angeloflight93]

nearly???????????????????? IM FUCKIN BAWLING RN

[@arachineatzeer7478]

I love that series kianamart does

[@katiesheerin]

ME TOO TWT@@angeloflight93

[@Tony_AM009]

@@angeloflight93Same here. Glad I'm not the only one who was touched by that fan comic. I'm also glad to see that there are other 90's kids watching these videos.

[@zoefernandez5369]

The one post of the kid who said you were his childhood got me thinking. I started watching this channel when I was 16, specially when Sun and Moon were announced, and I turn 26 this year. I even remember you once answered to a comment I posted and got so excited I screenshoted it and showed it to my friends lmaoo. And SO much has happened in between whew (I even transitioned (sylveon rights I guess)). Man how time flies... I don't even play pokemon anymore (I couldn't be bothered to buy a switch back in the day and then I just kind of... never got around to buying it later), but I enjoy this channel and the content and you as a person so much I still watch it religiously. It's like a confort corner of the internet. Anyways, thank you always for being such a part of some of our lives Mikey

[@daniellelondon439]

10:34 the answer is Vivillion! It’s pokemon number 666, and to get all of its forms you have to ask people who live in different areas of the world than you. (or at least get them to send you a postcard.)

[@SirPanikalot778]

3:42 Ok so I guess that we're just going to ignore that the Galar protagonist watched a giant demon god almost destroy an entire city and possibly more.

[@TheSebliterator]

5:09 Michael: I don't think we've had fairy. *COUGH* Lacey *COUGH* ''A Foolish Miscalculation''

[@Coolthings246]

I don’t think Lacey technically counts seeing how it’s a school thing and not a region wide league thing.

[@stevefurrier9932]

It was a dlc,not in the original game

[@JayPi1016]

6:43 true, but the Hisuian Pokemon made it to Scarlet/Violet, so there's a very high chance that if there's a new Incineroar, alternate Incineroar AND/OR Mega Incineroar will make it to the next games or SV

[@jamiethompson6084]

The Megan’s will stay in legends ZA

[@Tolly7249]

I'm almost 40 and I love your videos! Your character playthroughs always make me laugh. I lost my emotional support animal earlier this year and binge-watched Team Sky a fair bit during the depression that ensued. You made me smile when I felt like I couldn't. Thanks, Mikey.

[@zythe69akaru]

Just wanted to stop by and say hi, and I hope you're doing well 💖 I know how hard it can be to lose a beloved pet, especially if they're a support/service animal, and I'm glad you found a way to get through that rough time 💖

[@Gem89012]

I was so confused at the start lmao

[@-BenGaming-]

Fr

[@DigiRangerScott]

He was paying tribute to the drunkest of his friends

[@user-vv4go8mv3v]

Why is this so true I was going to check my AirPods lol

[@user-eg5it9bt6r]

1

[@MaxWelton]

5:57 Hating Miltank is the trait that unites all Mikeys in the multiverse

[@WhisperNuggetz]

But not that one Mickey that loves Miltank and Drowzee. He leans into all the memes.

[@jona_hehe3768]

19:40 As a 16 year old Junior in high school, I can relate. I started watching you when I was 7

[@Ashketchum12233]

Old

[@somerandomgamer8504]

> unused type combos > look inside > normal/poison Grafaiai erasure will not be tolerated >:(

[@kthal.21]

Fairy dragon as well, wasn't mega altaria fairy dragon?

[@somerandomgamer8504]

@@kthal.21 Megas aren't really used at the moment, but yeah, it was.

[@kthal.21]

@@somerandomgamer8504 Yeah fair point

[@Xychic]

Thank you for playing my Grunty Boi out of context video! ❤ It’s amazing to me that the first thing I ever posted on your subreddit was played in a meme review video, I cannot express how happy I am!

[@151monka]

It was a great edit. Good work.

[@msthecommentator2863]

The comic with Jessie and Arbok was so sweet! I love that artist and their AU with Jessie and Delia getting together, I've never seen that entry and it legit made me tear up a little seeing that Pokémon/trainer reunion. 😭

[@ranting2daMAX]

I’m like 90% sure that they INVENTED that ship and it’s so good…

[@cyanidegamers13]

ive been watching yt since my mom died in grade school and now im i 20, im nto sure if it was the entire time but mikey definetly helped me get through middle and highschool, some of the most depressign times of my life, im very thankful that hes still making content everyone can enjoy

[@Bloodreign9942]

Honestly i have been watching for a few years and anytime you post a new video i watch it all the way through and it has brought me a lot of joy

[@Gamekknight999]

Forever live the intro song. Also new game in 2025 yay

[@christora1898]

On that one about how older viewers can still watch this I was barely in high school when I started watching Mikey and now I’ve entered my final year of college and I’m still here watching his stuff, haven’t grown out of it yet and don’t plan to, love your stuff Mikey ❤️

[@frankcaggiano8282]

Right, I was about to start college when he started youtube haha, still here in my 30s!

[@theaquaticpikachu3496]

18:02 People who don’t use Fahrenheit: ???

[@jonathanphone6419]

18:33 60F is a hot day. That's the temp where it starts to be stay inside sitting in front of an AC unit on full blast.

[@Marathon.52]

Are you thinking in Celsius?

[@jonathanphone6419]

@Marathon.52 I am American so no definitely Fahrenheit

[@supersasukemaniac]

Yeah anywhere else in Texas,that is actually pretty cold.

[@menotyou4289]

18:45 Mikey has clearly never been to the Midwest - it's cold, windy, and we're covered in milk!

[@DandTBros]

For real tho

[@mistv901]

The man is from Texas. I remember the one time he said the Team Sky gear he was selling was perfect for winter weather and I was like 😂. For early Fall, maybe Mikey. But visit John who lives in Boston in winter Mikey. I dare you, LOL!

[@Roseoco_]

20:14 im now realizing that I turn 19 tomorrow and I've been watching this guy for 10 years

[@Saiyanhater]

Happy birthday

[@noahmathews3041]

In high school rn, been watching since 11 years old. Love all the content you've made, keep going ♥️

[@jsjsjsjsjdbdbhdidufjeoekejeosj]

17:52 "if you have not watched the milkman mikey playthrough go watch it" i have not fully watched it. i now wish i did so i could've prepared myself for the sight i saw.

[@EstebanNieves-gt6up]

It's official. The intro ain't leaving us anytime soon.

[@Phoenixoflife56]

3:49 when put like that the ending scene with the professor is very messed up

[@fortnitegamingclips31]

I started watching when I was 20, during lockdown, I'm now 24 and still look forward to every video you release. Keep up the amazing work

[@skibidininja_8]

Mikey. I have been watching you ever since I was a kid. Pokémon was my entire childhood and watching you always made my day. You were and still are so funny and wholesome. I love Pokémon and your channel was the reason I started playing it. Thank you for making my childhood❤️ I have eternal respect for you

[@MaxWelton]

3:27 if you think this is bad, read Pokémon Adventures. One of them survived a Dragon Claw to the forehead and kept fighting the pseudo-legendary off. When they were FIVE.

[@RainMarrlen]

Was that Ruby? I'm not super familiar with Adventures but that sounds familiar

[@Elite4koga]

@@RainMarrlenyep

[@braxtonmanges10]

Its back the song is back

[@Delan725]

13:00 idk if u know this mikey but remoraid's evolution was supposed to be a gun like fish but it got rejected and it was made to be octillery and here is referencing a tank/turret?? (Maybe, maybe not)

[@KainoaB4]

I remember one video I watched of yours, when I was maybe in middle school, that you filmed while you were home from college for spring break and I think it’s funny because I’m now in my second year of college and spring break just started and I’m still watching and enjoying your videos haha

[@AhmedHussain-ju6xd]

"From the intro I rise up, to the intro I will one day return. Greetings pokefans, mikey here"

[@MaxWelton]

13:03 Mega Shiftry is interesting going from Dark to Fighting, and it’s Shiftry. It shifts from type to type. And it’s a mean trick; it’s shifty.

[@pnahar0847]

lol watching the last section of the video i started watching you after ash vs red rap battle i have been on and off with pokemon but your content always brings me back

[@blizzardforonline1954]

22:00 Why did THIS make me laugh so hard that I forgot how to breathe for a hot second?!

[@fredyrodriguez8881]

0:00 the Spirit of the Intro is haunting this meme review Also 3:51 my mind is blown knowing that

[@smolwhiteboi486]

This episode was posted shortly after I woke up, so the intro was very relatable.

[@annikathewitch3950]

My first introduction to pokemon was your Sun and Moon series (my parents didn't let me play video games until I was like. 15. So I just watched a bunch of playthroughs). Eventually i lost interest in pokemon for a bit (because just watching playthroughs does get old after a while, especially when you can't actually play the game yourself), and lost track of your channel. After I finally got a switch and was able to play pokemon games, I started paying attention to poketube stuff again and eventually ran into your channel again. However. I did not remember it was the same channel that I first watched sun and moon on until I decided to watch your sun and moon playthrough on a whim one day. It had apparently been long enough that youtube forgot I had already watched it, so I didn't even realize until the shiny yungoos showed up.

[@richardlandgraf1953]

I started watching Mikey around his first rap battle and his Platinum Nuzlocke. I was around 15 at the time, and I'm 24 now still watching regularly. I love the evolution of the video over the years. Keep it up Mikey.

[@Wyvwola]

19:18 I don't think Mikey would do that for safety porpoises

[@ani_meme]

11:55 Zygarde new form reveal 😂

[@kristinedragu9808]

Everytime Mikey ends one of his videos with “there’s a video onscreen that KZbin thinks you would like” I’m always like oh Mikey, I have already seen all of your videos 😅😂

[@justalemur]

19:54 glad to say you've achieved your goal, started watching you in middle school and im still wearing my houston gastros hoodie to college

[@Fakelesstheeditor7653]

"You got Pokemon Z A" "nah we got Pokemon Pizza"

[@megacharizardxgod5298]

Pokemon legends: old Guy

[@That_Doctor_Del_Fella]

"I will send you to Arceus" 👞

[@megacharizardxgod5298]

@@That_Doctor_Del_Fella send who to who?

[@supervegito2277]

9:00 Kalos also has a character named AZ... I dont believe thats a coincidence.

[@megacharizardxgod5298]

Neither do I, and to me that basically means that they're calling it Pokemon Legends: Old Guy

[@supervegito2277]

@@megacharizardxgod5298 Well it is inverted. Personally i could see this taking place during, or after the war in question. The terms "Redevelopement plan" doesnt have me thinking we are restricted to lumiose, i just think the main plot is about building up Lumiose, or rebuilding it after some disaster hit it, or something. Which would be cool... but gotta make sure not to get my hopes up too much.

[@PeytonBergin-is8bv]

​​@@supervegito2277 Pokémon Legends: Young Girl. 💀

[@yukikitsune7366]

protagonist is AZ's child

[@wolfstar3883]

Great content as always, Mikey!

[@matthiasredman2519]

I love the intro song and bit/skit!! Keep it in

[@BlueCoral45]

"You're not covered in milk!!!!!" got me on the floor🤣🤣🤣

[@narri_l_official]

16:48 The poster: Dragon/Fairy doesn't exist. Mega Altaria: *YOU WANNA RUN THAT BY ME AGAIN BRO?!*

[@samuelpounds1475]

And now it's coming back

[@JadeSavior]

I Made That Reddit Post LMAO

[@theshades5702]

Milkman Mike was an absolute treat! So funny! Mad props for putting yourself throughbthat freezing hell for our entertainment mate

[@sevneijizawa]

20:49 IMO, Mikey, my college years were better than okay. I was a studio arts major bc I wanted a paid hobby career in illustration & scuplting. I posted my first commission offer 14 years ago while in college. Sadly, when I published "hey commissions open!" I saw people say across the board every time I brought up commission slots across a myriad of numbers of people "your art is actually low quality. Have you considered going to college or university?" but never ever even once got "got commission price sheet? I'm interested. Chat with me & PMs, we'll see what can be arranged!" Unfortunately, 3-4 years ago, I gave up on being a career artist altogether, & 2 years ago I almost entirely gave up on being a hobbyist artist. I do illustrate on occasion, but it's left a bitter & acrid feeling of deep visceral regret for trying so hard for so long with every swipe of the stylus.

[@CGammer5680]

10:35 Vivilllion! Its dex entry is 666 😈 and its many variants vary on the location of capture! Specifally in pokemon go, where you literally need to travel the world to get all the forms.

[@idk-ls5es]

The Pokémon is paras because it puts others to sleep and paras sounds like Paris 10:25

[@Urfrndhusker420]

NOOOO MICKEY YOU MISSED 8:06 you could have said "no, stop, don't look at that look at me, I AM DE CAPTAIN NOW"

[@WimplePlays]

Mikey: no fairy type elite 4 exist Lacey: exists

[@dylanclark6349]

That jesse comic was to cute thats my new Canon

[@jagirl966]

11:34 I have the books to make these. You can make Eevee and all its evolutions, which I love as it's my favorite.

[@MrChasePHDv.2]

Been watching for about 8 years, 26 years old now and youre still one of my favourite youtubers overall

[@karenwallace4085]

4:51-5:13 ice- lorerei fighting- bruno ghost- agatha dragon - lance psychic- will poison - koga dark - karen bug - aaron ground - bertha fire - flint water - siebold steel- wikstrom rock- olivia flying - kahili fairy - lacey (but only if u count the blue berry elite four) types that hasnt been in elite fours electric normal grass and fairy (if u dont count the blue berry as an elite 4)

[@MaxWelton]

10:29 I knew it’s Vivillon from like here

[@zio_beck]

17:27 NO THEY PLAYED IT TAKES TOO. I NEED THIS PLEASE😭😭😭😭 Here's a petition to upload them episodes two-three years later cause i NEED IT 😭😭😭

[@confusionboi3369]

I havent watched this guy in like a year and watching this gave me so much nostalgia

[@krishsankhe]

16:04 Porcuspine was RIGHT THERE

[@aureliamastergoomba1278]

14:14 Apparently the forest blew up.

[@Hbob624]

18:24 Me an Alaskan: Yes that is a hot day

[@angusfreemantle]

12:00 which make another video that being watch by me😊

[@richardharrison4762]

Just watched the ‘most difficult Pokémon to evolve’ video and you mentioned that you were getting close to 2 million subscribers. I know that was a year ago but, have my subscription! Hope it helps with the next milestone!

[@allnoobsyt]

The intro was unexpected yet very needed

[@yukikitsune7366]

15:14 pretty sure that's a Kirby boss.

[@AxoTheGamer]

Whay one tho

[@Noodledorf]

Like I will say I found you as an adult, and I still go back and watch your videos. I am two years shy of forty right now. You're very entertaining, and your videos make me smile.

[@DraiXD]

Very very nice I haven’t watched a MandJTV video in a while and I’m so glad I clicked on this video :)

[@TABEM-10]

Pokémon Z-A? Nuh uh I’m on that Pokémon ZAZA

[@foohyfooh]

7:19 With respect to gen 1, in Japan, didn't they effectively get 2 additions. It was Red and Green (reason we have Fire Red and Lead Green) then they gave Blue and then Yellow. Still waiting for Water Blue though :(

[@JezzytheCritic]

I was maybe 12 when I started watching you Mikey, and now I'm 23 and still loving your content!!

[@CyberSnakeStudios]

1st off, love your vids mate. Hope to see more. 2nd, for the "Burden of being a protag" the last one you actually are in fact responsible for it's death in one timeline. Since if you do the special interaction in the last dlc you get to use the new legend to speak with the professor at the crystal lake, ending the conversation where you can trade your book for theirs. But if you do so their son never inherits the book, doesn't learn of the herba mistica and sadly their mabostiff would die due to it's injuries (Unless some other storyline mumbo jumbo was created for that new timeline)