My Opinions on All the Pokemon Protagonists

My Opinions on All the Protagonists. The Pokemon protagonists, each and every one of them plays a big role in how we shape our journeys as pokemon trainers in the main series games. You as the player have the ability to shape their destiny into however you want them to be. On top of that, each protagonist does have their own unique personalities and attributes that make them great if we have seen them before or in the anime. We can take how they act in those scenarios and incorporate them to our own playthroughs. I appreciate a lot of the Pokemon protagonists that Pokemon has allowed me to choose over these last 2 decades of me playing pokemon. Today, I wanted to give my opinions on all of those protagonists within the main series games. I will be covering Pokemon Colosseum and XD as well do not worry. They will be covered at the end of the video though because I want the main series ones to be in the spotlight. So yeah you guys know whats going down, here are my opinions on all of the protagonists!
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[@MysticUmbreon]

I got something to say....... WE GOT SHIRTS ON SALE!

[@joaovictorsantanna2817]

RuPaul's Drag race have been fucked up the drag. Whoops, wrong fandom.

[@la-pantarana]

Outstanding move

[@mruniversal7093]

Hey mystic, I Giratina, would like to congratulate you on making this, I honestly thought of giving this recommendation to you when you made the opinions on dragon type Pokémon. But I thought that would be stupid and you would think less of me, because its the player who decides every thing, but after watching this, I realized that you wouldn't do that, your a true Pokémon fan and friend

[@yusufamat7392]

Your opinion on all the stories?

[@97EDUB]

MysticUmbreon I got something to say... I’m getting the eeveelution shirt.

[@cronical246]

The Female Protag for let's go is just a young Hilda.

[@myristicina.]

cronical246 it looks like me but with the 3rd skin tone lmao

[@KingAgniKai]

That's not true

[@buccaneerguy8197]

um aren't they all aleast 10 years old?

[@starberrysparkler]

@@buccaneerguy8197 Hilbert/Hilda are 14 and Calem/Serena are around that age as well. Everyone else is 10-12.

[@buccaneerguy8197]

@@starberrysparkler thanks XD

[@jordyrodriguez7203]

The designs for Hilda and Hilbert are my favorites

[@supercheesetv5489]

same

[@johntaxpayer2523]

legit i would wear what hilbert wears

[@TravisPilgrim]

Totally agree with this. Although, Rosa comes really close.

[@Dragofrost7777]

If I was a real life pokemon trainer, I'd wear exactly, peice by peice what Hilbert wears. Hat, backback, jacket, and all

[@lilith1992]

Totally. Hilda wearing jeans shorts with those boots? I absolutely love it.

[@p0kec1x]

wait that’s a beanie ,,, not brendan’s hair ?? *my whole childhood has been a lie*

[@onepiece-gq4kp]

🤦‍♂️

[@snoopyr1953]

OMG nOoOoOooO

[@dolphinchan1745]

Dude. This is so sad. Even when I was 9 I know Brenden had a hat. And it was my first pokemon game!

[@elissafrasure8523]

ewitsjewel wait

[@lordofkebs5463]

Damn. 10 years old and already has grey hair. XD

[@insertclickbait3966]

When seeing Legendaries Ethan- Holy Nate- Holy Red- Holy Dawn- Holy Elio- ok

[@Pixel3572]

I honestly just like to believe Elio doesn’t understand how truly important they are and thus he’s just like “cool”

[@Deathmare235]

@@Pixel3572 tbf he’s definitely that type of guy I mean in the manga he wanted to get a bunch of yen to buy an island from faba even though he was joking

[@cosmicwolf9918]

When you play as Dawn, there’s no need to worry.

[@UndernetChara]

Your comment definitely belongs on the "Top 10 Pokemon jokes only true Pokemon fans understand" list. But in all seriousness, your comment was literally the funniest thing I have seen in quite a while.

[@cosmicwolf9918]

Aww, thanks. Best reply I’ve ever gotten. Also, first heart I’ve ever received from Mysticumbreon! 🥳🥳🥳

[@yunus1947]

I GOT IT

[@J2ojuiced95]

Silverwolf99 nice reference there haha

[@UndernetChara]

@Merciless Freak or maybe, I like a different kind of joke than you, have you ever thought of that?

[@CormacThunderStar]

They robbed leaf when they didn't include her in Gen 7 alongside her rivals.

[@korralations]

CormacThunderStar as it turns out, she is in gen 7... in Let’s Go

[@Robin280497]

@@korralations That's not Leaf, that's Green. They are different characters. Green was meant to be in the original games, but it didn't pass. Dunno why she was replaced for Leaf in FRLG though.

[@mikebearthegamer1365]

@@Robin280497 but... leaf is green. Leaf has always been green, why does everyone assume that green in the gen 3 remakes of gen 1 is called leaf? It's green, accept it

[@doomgirl5341]

@@Robin280497 They are practically the same character at this moment, just that her changed from Green (the manga name) to Leaf to match the name of the remake greenLEAF

[@renriquez1994]

@@rust8995 curious, what is her name in the Japanese version of the let's go games? since Blue is name green in Japan, is the new girl Green named Blue?

[@Legoboy55able]

*MysticUmbreon:* Hilbert is an odd name choice... *Red:* I’m about to end this man’s whole career

[@lillrice27]

Audanius Vesuvuis idk but I agree with him, Hilbert and Hilda is just a bleh name there’s something gross about it imo

[@violetsparkles5453]

Red: "I've ended this man's career before it even began"

[@letsgetfluffy3138]

@@lillrice27 RIP people who are called Hilbert and Hilda, kinda rude tbh.

[@lillrice27]

Lets Get Fluffy my name is really odd lol I don’t think it’s rude if people think it’s weird

[@letsgetfluffy3138]

@@lillrice27 You said it's gross

[@whattum9530]

"Also take a shot everytime I say in the anime" Me:Dies of glass poisoning

[@dayalasingh5853]

*metal

[@JamestheGamingEngine]

Lol!

[@thaiisfood]

how did you even drink the shot glass

[@Pixel3572]

@@thaiisfood cronch

[@Sonicfan640]

It honestly doesn't make for a fair comparison when you include media outside of the games. When it comes to the games, Dawn and Lucas are exactly the same. Dawn from the anime is a completely different character

[@KahunaLagoona]

Have to agree with this. But on one hand, it IS his opinion and thus he can do the video how he pleases - on the other hand, it really invalidates a general sense of discussion and evaluation skewed when you have certain designs focused upon more so (Cough, Cough, May, Dawn, Serena, Cough Cough) through the use of promotion via the anime. Granted, his videos are pretty dang shallow. Apparently opinion pieces from one guy is popular enough to create merchandise as opposed to actually making legit content like Truegreen7 who visually conceptualizes what if scenarios like missing links between Pokemon families.

[@kurtmostat8491]

If he had knowledge of the manga, his opinion on Diamond/Lucas would probably be more positive as Diamond in the manga is usually analytic but also a jokey and food loving guy Honestly, the manga has more characterization for the protagonists than the anime does

[@ionryful]

True

[@SaVaGeLuck]

Kommandant Makaröwitz the manga in general is just a work of art when it comes to giving the protagonists an actual personality. An anime based on them would be absolutely amazing.

[@tirza1752]

@@SaVaGeLuck too bad its never gonna happen i guess were stuck with ass ketchum

[@theimperfectgod7140]

Hilda is one of my favorite girls, every aspect of her design is so fresh and modern.

[@alphacoven9524]

Is it the hot pants?

[@TheAbsol7448]

That's why I love the Unova protags so much.

[@TheAbsol7448]

@@Carlisho I'm pretty sure the Kalos protags are 18.

[@plusone9213]

@@TheAbsol7448 no,they are 12

[@necrosteel5013]

I agree

[@calebburlingame7506]

Hilbert is best boy. Chosen Dragon Hero, changed peoples lives, strong trainer. FOH

[@billygranzow1331]

Caleb Burlingame Hilbert's a Fire Emblem Lord

[@albertthepeacock8020]

He's a true Unova nibba I'm deadass B

[@easybuizy2894]

Hilda did the same

[@djcoolgirl43]

gay

[@renrobles46]

he came like a true chad being the chosen hero, changing people's lives, beating team plasma at their best(sorry nate) and went out like a true badass when he upped and go like red in B/W2

[@Sjono]

Hilbert means "magnificent in battle" or "battle bright." Hilda means "Battle Maiden." Tōya and Tōko come from "fight" (which makes their English names fitting), "transparent" or "untainted" which establishes their role as the middle and leader of the group. Their names make sense

[@MegaPokemon23]

Yeah, this KZbinr doesn't do too much research for his content.

[@Kalinbuggs]

But... but all these characters are you😂😂😂

[@Void_Echoes]

Some of the protagonists do make appearances outside of being controlled by the player, even in the games. There’s games like the hoenn games where the protagonist of the opposite gender to the player character is your rival, and there’s Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and the lets go games where Red makes an appearance, as well as Green/Leaf and Red in the lets go games

[@pukalo]

But I don't hate any of them so they can't be me...

[@radiantberserker8857]

So basically hoenn duo and leaf are the only ones with personality

[@Void_Echoes]

B13 Mendoza Yves In a way yes. There’s also the opposite gender protagonist in the Sinnoh games and XY though. Forgot about them.

[@Anginitkapetayo]

@@Void_Echoes pretty much all gen except the original gen 2 protags. Cos in the gen 2 remakes theres also Ethan and Lyra who becomes your childhood friend if you choose either of the two as the player character

[@vam1385]

The sad moment when you realize he isn’t going to talk about the protagonists from the manga. :(

[@beydey2647]

Because there wouldn't be much to say: Gold best boi, the end.

[@sunshinexiao9145]

@@beydey2647 I agree, Gold is best boii. I still ain't over Black tho--

[@lilneopuppy]

would of been much more fair then using the anime that only ever has the female protagonists.

[@rubychen2635]

I love red

[@gadgetmcfly9640]

In the manga, may was wild.

[@antheatime3211]

I think having read the manga changes the impressions you get of all of them extremely, so i can only recommend that, it really shows more of their personality.

[@novemberninth4392]

Amen to that! The manga gives depth to all and every player character and then some original manga characters that are awesome

[@gremy9633]

Can’t believe he dissed dia like that. The manga was so good

[@stephonwalker5425]

The manga counterparts of them have nice personalities especially Calem, this boy did something badass shit near the end that i wished Ash could ever do that to nearly as perfect as he did.

[@agareverie]

I don't know, but I predict he wom the league

[@jackb450]

@@agareverie I haven't read to that part but i think he may mean (spoiler) He mega evolved his whole team at once

[@LadyChandraoftheMoone]

@@jackb450 Yes he was awesome during the fight of Team Flare.

[@kirin1230]

I really like Calem's design, haven't read the Kalos manga yet, but I just immediately liked Calem more than Serena as soon as I saw him.

[@yourlordsirbastian108]

69th like

[@Cure-Skywalker]

Kinda sad you didn't at least mention the manga counterparts when you made the anime ones so important to your opinions.

[@thanos5171]

Yeah. The females had a huge bias since many of them had the anime to propel them, unlike the male protagonists.

[@TheNorth15]

@@thanos5171 Huge bias? Dude, the female characters in Pokemon Adventures are just so much better written than their anime counterparts that I wouldn't mind some bias in that area.

[@Cure-Skywalker]

@@TheNorth15 Yeah Sapphire and Platinum alone are way better than May and Dawn.

[@Kassiddy]

Sometimes it gets really confusing with the names as I play the games and read the manga in Japanese language, but Ruby (Brendon?) is especially charismatic in the manga series. His care for Sapphire and his Milotic was so compelling, it brought tears to my eyes. Not to mention he's so insanely talented at battles, he can almost rival the Battlemaster Red himself. Shit I don't even like gen3 and he's my favorite protagonist. It's a shame Mystic didn't take the manga into consideration, it's the only place that does the male protagonists justice.

[@kvr8137]

@@Kassiddy Milotic broght tears to me too

[@randomdude9373]

Plays as Dawn. Lucas is boring. Plays as Lucas. Dawn is boring. U good Mystic? Edit: I got more likes than Mystic's "we got shirts on sale" comment. Edit 2: in my opinion mystic is kinda and picking on cute and girly pokemon... Edit 3: Mystic is so Girly.

[@breadburner7276]

Choose your damn mind mystic

[@skyslash7]

Then u play as pearl

[@potatocatplaz8653]

Actuly acording to my calculating lucas means dimond so poop u mouth 💩 💩 💩 💩

[@kami9143]

I don't know if you are joking, but since Dawn is in the Anime she is instantly more loveable

[@randomdude9373]

@@kami9143 true, but Lucas was also in the anime in the opening of one the movies. Problom is, it was the only scene lucas was in the anime. Despite the anime and into the games, both are very great protagonists.

[@mrmang0_508]

Tbh I’m kinda done with ash. How dope would it be to start fresh with the new protagonist in the sword and shield games

[@myristicina.]

Ben and Core Y that’d would be a drastic change

[@Jcend]

Guess that means the protagonist won't be able to catch most of the Pokemon

[@QuanLe-xy7uh]

If only they would animate the manga, i would pay any kind of money for that shit

[@tingting1650]

Thats why we want the Pokemon manga as an anime

[@Irenelovesnoodle]

We all do, but that won’t happen.

[@xLadyRaine]

Best boi: Emerald Brendan Best girl: Hilda/Leaf

[@leone7247]

i agree until i didnt personally i like rosa and hilda and best boi goes to........ *YOUNGSTER JOEY* nah im kidding its N , hilbert or brendans oras design

[@Amour742]

Nah

[@shenzhong3078]

@@leone7247 agree, N character is so good,the only game in the ending actually make me tear up lmao

[@brendan01]

YESSIR thats my boi

[@brandonadrien3476]

Opinions on every Pokemon Adventures main character, yes? (Heck, their respective teams could be a whole other video too.)

[@AndyStarzs1]

Brandon Adrien yes

[@haykaldenyut75]

Yes please

[@mnoypoiuyt65r4w8]

yes

[@M.Ghilas]

Yes

[@Kilumy]

omg yes *.*

[@XxAshxX140]

I'm a simple girl, I see leaf, I click on the video.

[@theresa6626]

Same!

[@theresa6626]

@Mr. Magius ikr

[@daudmakhyusni9894]

@tHeBaRbIeLoVeR Blue*

[@daudmakhyusni9894]

@@satanael7290 Green*

[@daudmakhyusni9894]

@@satanael7290 Pokemon Trainer

[@REDxYELLOW100]

I love my boy, Lucas. I'm heavily biased as I played as him in my first ever Pokemon adventure in pearl so I personally would put him at least top 3 for that alone. His design isn't the best sure but his platinum outfit gave me a sort of comfort knowing I (playing as Lucas) am warm in the cold climate of Sinnoh.

[@fernandofleck4890]

I agree.

[@zekebeans674]

Dude same Except my first was diamond not pearl

[@tylerdebaud879]

really wish he had a real appearance in the anime

[@sekaych]

he is suck

[@shenzhong3078]

His design is so simple that i love it

[@whatamidoing5683]

I think Nate and Rosa have my favorite designs, followed closely by the original protagonists of Black and White and the Johto protagonists. Also their Pokestar Studios costumes are so dumb and amazing that they just make me love their designs more

[@fawderfox]

I can't see Red as a protagonist. I started with soul silver and played every protagonist besides Red, I remember how hard he was to beat and the few time I saw him in other games and to me he's more of the ultimate rival, the ultimate duel to become the very best than a protagonist. He's more of a legend than anything. Gold is my boy.

[@HY0]

Rip... Red will always be a protagonist in my eyes. Blue version was the very first game I ever owned, so seeing him atop mt silver was one of the most mind blowing moments ever. The fact that you are facing yourself is one of the most epic experiences I've ever had. I guess if you played the Johto games before the Kanto ones you wouldnt get the same experience, but lemme tell you, it was amazing. Also yes, Gold/Ethan is a very good boi. Brendan's my fav though!

[@onepiece-gq4kp]

Red is the serious version of gen 1 satoshi

[@KevinFromHPCustomerSupport]

I remember randomly finding Pokemon Red lying on the gravel at my school as I went for the toilet during class, like a scene out of a movie, and after that trading my way with shitty GBC games for the Yellow and Blue versions. Red is THE protagonist.

[@Medachod]

But, the whole point of the Red battle is that you're seeing if New You can beat Old You.

[@lennyface8195]

Pokemon anime dream team: Ash partnered with both the male and female protagonists of the generation, it would be amazing.

[@kirin1230]

At least the SwSh anime has a male companion who breaks gender stereotypes.

[@awesomeraichu59342]

If he had partnered with either Hilbert & Hilda or heck! Even Nate & Rosa. The unova anime would be way better. It’s not an opinion, it’s the truth.

[@DK-qy9xb]

@Roger Loe but he had never met any of the male protagonists. Heck, maybe the male protagonists don't even exist in the anime universe

[@DK-qy9xb]

@Roger Loe k

[@pit2992]

@Roger Loe They actually exists: Brendan appears in a film, in the intro, same for Lucas. Gold has an anime spin off, and Hilbert appears in an N's flashback in BW.

[@therealjupitercross]

Another fun fact: In the pokemon Manga, Calem and Serena are referred to as Xavier and Yvonne

[@mikethepokemaster2012]

Dude you should read the manga of the pokemon franchise. It give all the games lead personality and growth.

[@ChaoticMushy]

plus Pikachu looks like a lemon

[@novemberninth4392]

Amen. Plus Pikachu is chubby!

[@tingting1650]

My first thought: Is this gonna be about the manga protagonists? *watches more of video* *Oh games* Aren't Helios and Selene the Greek Titans of the Sun and Moon?

[@GameToxin]

Yea, I was really hoping for manga protagonist... where’s green and yellow ;(

[@flow2bro602]

Yeah I wanted to see fabulous ruby and rash sapphire, emerald too, black and white black #2 the detective agent and white#2 the ex-plasma member, gosh I loved these kind of characters OH ALSO BADASS PLATINUM I swear she is craaaazy literally bringing an empoleon to a battle against crasher wake, and diamond and pearl are some of the best quirky people who are pretty much her bodyguards akssjjs I love them all

[@tingting1650]

Me reading more comments: SO I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE!

[@strawberrycroissant6444]

@@flow2bro602 I really love the trio relationship between Plat, Dia, and Pearl. It's adorable. Also Sun is such a furry.

[@plusone9213]

@@strawberrycroissant6444 Sun the furry

[@ScapeVEVO]

I call Ethan “Gold”, as well as Kris “Crystal” because the protagonist and rival in Gen 1 shared the game name

[@fawkes6352]

"Leaf is my favorite protagonist from a game standpoint" As soon as I heard that I subscribed.

[@indecisive_v]

I remember playing as Ethan in HeartGold, and at some point Lyra called and said her Marill evolved into an Azumarill. I was like "oh, cool" but when I went back to the starter town later on... Well, I'm 100% sure that Pokémon with her was still a Marill.

[@xyzzy-dv6te]

I guess she decided to prank you

[@volcanicz6739]

Ethan is Gold in HGSS

[@TheAbsol7448]

@@volcanicz6739 That's just his name in the manga.

[@onepiece-gq4kp]

His name is jimmy in the anime

[@TheAbsol7448]

@@onepiece-gq4kp Who gives a shit about that, though?

[@Wowzazazaza]

*Me: Wait... The Sun and Moon male and female protagonist ISN’T named Sun and Moon?!* *Also me: Pikachu Gasp*

[@casteddu6740]

That's the name in the manga

[@duykhangtran4406]

@@casteddu6740 cause that's how all of them are named in the Manga

[@casteddu6740]

@@duykhangtran4406 That's what I was explaining to @Up Beat...

[@tiredbutsatisfied]

Red will always be my favorite :>

[@jansenryanpesado1910]

Tiredbutsatisfied Same

[@lolkomi612]

I like how the main game protags are like oh! I'll wear a hat and a backpack and yadda yadda and BOOM! You got West with a trench coat, boots and funky patterns and you got the XD protag with a robot hand.

[@midnightmage5970]

I like Lucas but that’s mostly because I adored his personality from the manga and unlike most people I actually like the hat. Gotta agree with you, I wish he had more cameos.

[@inkedseahear]

How can anyone not like the Sinnoh Trio? Literally the 3 sweetest cinnamon rolls ever.

[@TheAbsol7448]

I love him in both Adventures and Diamond and Pearl Adventure.

[@solitarylady_14]

This cinnamon bun needs more love

[@novemberninth4392]

The Sinnoh trio's friendship is so pure and lovely

[@andrewsd.r.7180]

Dia, I mean Diamond, he's my favorite of the Dex Holders just above Black, also his dinamic with Pearl is great

[@pn33milan11]

Design-wise, i prefer female protagonists, because they tend to be more original. I mean, not trying to be an hater, but most male protagonists are basically just a cap and either a red and/or blue jacket. I like Brendon and Ethan mostly because of their more original look. However, i didn't like the designs for either the male and female protagonists in sun and moon. I found them a little too childish. Brendon and May from oras are a little more childish too, but at least they have nostalgia on their side XD

[@TheAbsol7448]

I usually don't prefer the females. For the first time, I do prefer the female in SwSh. My favorite design so far is probably Hilbert.

[@verifeli]

The protagonist became too childish since 3DS era (gen 6), except Serena.

[@pn33milan11]

@@verifeli yeah, pretty much. Those in X and Y can still be saved (talking about the artworks). But when i saw the oras redesigns... I still think they are very fresh and i like them very much, but i couldn't not notice how the proportions changed a little

[@Rids07]

Yall feminist

[@jimmyhook4852]

SAME!!!!!! X3 X3 I always play as the Female Protagonists in Pokémon Games for me X3

[@Goblinhandler]

Hilbert is my grandfather’s name Now if you have the same name as an 87 year old man

[@eiansabsol]

I think they Hilbert is actually a really unique name for a kid

[@Ahloveyafuhso]

to be fair his japanese and game name is Black... Mystic didn't bother reading the manga...

[@jakefromstatefarm8964]

I absolutely love Nate's design and the game he's from. He has more personality in his silhouette than any other trainer design

[@xenophacilus5895]

My favorite protagonist is Yellow … They should have made her appear in Let's Go....

[@skyslash7]

Xenophacilus oh well Instead u get shit characters

[@plusone9213]

@@skyslash7 lol that's true

[@ChaoticMushy]

she's pretty wholesome..

[@ava_240p5]

@sekai so what if she's a manga character? 🙃 Still a cool character, hiding her identity of a girl. Oh and in this manga Leaf is named "Green"

[@kenshinhimura8708]

THANK YOU. My thoughts exactly

[@shikamaru317]

Unpopular opinion: I like Kris more than Lyra and was annoyed when they chose not to remake Kris in Heart Gold and Soul Silver.

[@revantobias8567]

Lyra looks stupid. Kris 4 Life

[@Underworlder5]

@@revantobias8567 i think lyra looks fine, except that hat that looks like she is hiding something underneath

[@pirateraider1708]

Same here. It's not that I'm bothered by Lyra, but I would've preferred Kris in a new outfit. She was the first playable female character, and she deserves more love.

[@Bokurai_98]

Liking Kris more than Lyra is the popular opinion tbh

[@isprukungkung]

I like Serena's counterpart in the Pokemon Adventures manga, her name is Y. She's a Sky Trainer and temporarily caught Xerneas.

[@LittleAl016]

And she's easily the best version of Serena to exist in any official Pokémon medium.

[@Kagura8999]

FINALLY SOMEONE WHO LIKE LEAF!!!! My girl is getting recognition ;w:

[@oresti9271]

I didn't know the sun and moon protagonist real names was elio and Selene but still I will call them sun and moon because of the manga 😂

[@BoraCM]

It's Elio and Selene.

[@oresti9271]

@@BoraCM see that's why I prefer to call them sun and moon like their names in the manga because they are more easy to remember 😂 also thanks

[@skye.xv88]

I think Kris just got scammed with that artwork. Gold's GSC artwork sucks too, but he got a redesign later, so no one really remembers anymore... IDK why, but my favourite protagonist is Kris, I loved her ever since I broke my first ever Crystal save, and I even played a SoulSilver romhack where she was the protag instead of Lyra, and I really loved it. Her vs. sprite was honestly one of the coolest things I've ever seen. And her hair directly mocks physics just by existing, I think that's super awesome too.

[@TheAbsol7448]

I'd really love to see her return with a redesign.

[@skye.xv88]

@@TheAbsol7448 Maybe in Let's Go Johto or something similar. Hope is the last to die..

[@J2ojuiced95]

Tbf Kris in the anime actually looks really good, it’s just the game artwork that looks terrible.

[@TheAbsol7448]

@@J2ojuiced95 I'm pretty sure that's Lyra. Unless she did appear and I'm just not aware of it.

[@skye.xv88]

@@TheAbsol7448 she appeared in "The Legend of Thunder" OVA, named Marina or something similar. Her clothes were a bit different, but her hair was exactly the same

[@georgspielberger9780]

Ash actually wore Kalem's outfit in XY and Z Except the hat

[@isprukungkung]

and elios clothes in SM

[@titanoffire0474]

"They look like real people from England" The Scots won't be happy about that one...

[@gamersinacontainer]

Nate is my favourite. White 2 was my first Pokémon game, the design is great, and he shares my name.

[@adiroychowdhury2829]

Mine too!!!

[@clickai1912]

All good nate

[@TheAbsol7448]

LeafGreen was my first but I think Hilbert has my favorite design.

[@gamersinacontainer]

@@TheAbsol7448 He definitely does have a great design. He'd be my third under Lucas.

[@lunasus7924]

Mine too. My game card broke yesterday tho, 150 hours of love and Unova gone 😭😭😭

[@AuraStrikeAce]

I actually prefer Kris over Lyra though. Also May is best female protagonist. And even though Colosseum isn't main series, I still think Wes is the best male protagonist.

[@fork-man]

In a sense they are the same person epsically in the pokemon adventures manga where they are the same person

[@J2ojuiced95]

The fork Man they’re separate characters in the anime though which is good for me since I prefer Kris.

[@yoda6379]

Don't play my man Lucas like that

[@onepiece-gq4kp]

Go back to 2012

[@samirbrowning4031]

Agree, Lucas is my boi 👍

[@mannors43]

These characters tend to seem more interesting and lovable in the manga than the anime. Diamond is way less boring in the books and shows drastic character development. Am I the only one who never heard these names for the characters before? I never heard White as Hilda before.

[@novemberninth4392]

I agree Lucas is bland in the games, but in the manga he's amazing. I love Dia so much, gosh

[@yostinator81]

This was a fun idea. I'm excited for Sword and Shield opinion protagonists and the other ones as well. What about doing opinions of all the Pokemon Professors.

[@dubiousdeliquite6641]

Master NER D eh, oak would be praised just for how often the games use him so you see so much of him, the jhoto guy has pretty much no personality, professor birch doesnt do anything except get attack by a poocheyena, professor rowan is just kinda stern and bland, prof juniper doesnt really do anything in the games, prof sycamore is kinda interesting but still doesnt do much, and kukui is frickin awesome, he has a lot of personality, is the only prof who actually has a team, creates the elite 4 and league in the region, and depending on which game youre playing is the champion

[@J2ojuiced95]

Dubious Deliquite Mystic would probably inject his thoughts on their anime versions too, since as you said pretty much every professor doesn’t really do much in the games.

[@oresti9271]

I hope you have read the pokemon adventures manga because I want to see your opinion about the manga protagonists

[@praetosstuff8230]

My thoughts: Red- He's pretty cool and badass, my favourite male protagonist Chase- He's like a really watered down version of Red Leaf- She's like a kanto lass trainer but wears a white top hat, and i like it lol Elaine- She looks like a fusion between Leaf and Hilda Ethan- I like his GSC design better,I prefer his short being yellow and just prefer his old aesthetic overall. His HG/SS design is okay. He is also my second favourie male protagonist. Crystal- I like her blue hair and her hairstyle. She stands out. Lyra- She's pretty cute i guess Brendan- I REALLY like his hat. May- Her design makes her look like some kind of pirate, and I found that really cool when I first saw her. Lucas- Pretty forgettable. Though I do kinda like his outfit in Platinum. Dawn- Pretty memorable , mainly because of her design and the anime. Probably my favourite female protagonist Hilbert- He's okay. Hilda- I like her design, she seems pretty spunky by looking at her. Nate- A much better version of Hilbert. I like that hat and hair and those shorts look so comfy that it give Youngster Joey a run for his money. Rosa- She looks pretty girly and adorable design wise. In the Pokemon Black and White 2 Trailer she seems pretty spunky and like that. Calem- Is basically like Lucas but more plain Serena- Pretty much what this video says about her. Elio- The best name for a protagonist. His design is okay, though I prefer his appearance in the original Sun and Moon. Selene- I prefer her appearance in the original Sun and Moon games because of THAT hat. Despite her design being simpler compared to the other protagonists I still like it.

[@marcuslalnunsanga7578]

Ash-immortal 10 year old who have no clue of Pokemon typing after all 8 generations and releases Pokemon's when theyre Stronger. Can beat Dragonite and still lose to a level 5 snivy

[@blockmore1]

@@marcuslalnunsanga7578 that's the writers fault why he lost

[@jamarihernandez7117]

Youngster Joey rolling 😂

[@lubin5]

Brendan and the sinnoh male protagonist who i dont know his name are REALLY,REALLY GOOD IN THE Manga.Brendan literally beat a pseudo legendery with a skitty,a poochyena and i think a zigzagoon.And it was fully evolved.For what?To save may.But he did get seriously injured in the head in that fight,and got a scar,which is why he wears that hat.And the sinnoh protagonist has a great personality and literally DIED to save Barry.

[@franciscocruzthenext-genga6802]

His name is Lucas in the games, Diamond in the manga.

[@lubin5]

@@franciscocruzthenext-genga6802 thanks dude .I... didn't remember that

[@tanushreechakraborty4350]

I just read that part in the manga volume 40

[@novemberninth4392]

Ruby and Sapphire's backstory, relationship, and development is _amazing_

[@brendan01]

Thank you

[@shikamaru317]

Best Male player character: Ethan Best Female Player character: Dawn

[@J2ojuiced95]

I actually have the same opinion

[@millabasset1710]

Landon and May are the best

[@jacobflowers0529]

@Firestorm Soldier Dude, you're the one who sounds triggered here. He just stated his opinion. What's your problem?

[@Seraph_op]

@Merciless Freak if you didn't have a crush on dawn you had no childhood

[@smd0512]

@@Seraph_op not true

[@RAnDomMaN0394]

can't believe they gamefreak dirtied kris like that not including her in the remake and everything

[@ajtriforcegamerofhyrule8538]

Ben Dover Let's wait for Gamefreak to somehow add her in Pokemon masters

[@countcain]

I loved the default designs for the XY protagonists. To me as a German they just looked so.... French.. so stylish. I liked it.

[@Jkid101090]

"Leaf is my favorite." You are my new favorite person.

[@oshy399]

lmao my name is lucas and when you said lucas is boring i said to myself.... true

[@solitarylady_14]

The Alolan Oshawott no he’s not boring XD in the manga he’s pretty interesting XDXD

[@jeffreygao3956]

Add a George and he gets cooler.

[@angelicaph483]

@@solitarylady_14 yeah

[@giboit.]

The names of the gen 5 protagonist are cool. Their names are references to battles. For example: Hilbert is some kind of variation of the german word "Hildbert" that means something like "bright battle" and the female protagonist also has a name related to the word battles.

[@Pyxis10]

Hildr, is also a Valkyrie from Norse mythology who is a personification of war.

[@Underworlder5]

i think hilda means "battle maiden". if i get a daughter, i know what to name her (it would not sound out of place in norway)

[@D1ab0lical]

I like to think of Hilbert as the Red of Unova. Even though he has no appearances after BW1 except for the Pokemon Generations short. He just has that look to him, he's also a few years older than Red was originally.

[@depreshunj]

May is my favorite in the games and also the series so you having her in both seconds so well i dont regret subscribing

[@nerfbastion7579]

After the Opinions on the typings series, can u do the same thing but with Pokémon moves?

[@mezias00]

i love all of the protagonists much more since i read the manga, they are so cool with a few new interessting additions like yellow

[@the_happykodiak2421]

That Lucas roast . . . oof, I have a soft spot for him. Hilbert and Hilda is dope!

[@tacitakoe5004]

I put a lot of effort into crafting my own version of the protagonists in the Pokemon games, and of them, my favorites so far have been the ones I've made in Ruby, Pearl, and Black versions. My Black protagonist (male) was actually the first time I really played a Pokemon game with this mentality of fashioning my own unique character out of them, the others came about in later replays of the games. I chose to name Yang after my sister named her White protagonist Yin, and the more plot-driven story of Black really helped bring out my inner Roleplayer, and Yang turned into a very calm and intense character. I ended up referring to him as the 'Pragmatic Hero' because he could actually see where Team Plasma was coming from with their mentality about setting Pokemon free, and his motivation for getting in their way was all about believing they were doing more harm than good with their methods, and represented the unbiased viewpoint of someone working towards a compromise. My Ruby protagonist (female) I named Verna and ended up with I believe the most interesting character type I've made so far with my Pokemon Characters. She ended up being an extremely reluctant participant in the game's story, constantly just ending up in the wrong place at the wrong time and having to fight Team Magma out of self-defense, which put her on their radar completely against her own desires. Eventually, though, she had to accept that she was in too deep. She knew too much about Team Magma's plans and if she didn't at least TRY to stop them, she would be just as much to blame for what they would do to the world. In spite of being terrified, she fought back and managed to save the world anyways. That said, my Pearl protagonist (female) Is easily the favorite character I've made for a Pokemon game. Her name is Lin, and unlike most of the other games protagonists, she wound up hating Team Galactic with a *passion* through her game. There were no accidents where Lin was concerned, after a while, she loathed them so completely for the way they worked that she actively decided to hunt them down. Dealing with Team Galactic became more important to her than the Gyms or even the Pokedex, which makes it a darn shame that Pearl railroaded me into completing the gyms before I even could progress the story. I would have left them behind after Gym 4 if I had the option to like you do in the Kanto games.

[@suzieurias3108]

Me: *watches video than realizes that sun and moon protagonists don't have name* well this is going to be interesting Mystic: *says they actually have names* Me: ExCuSe Me!?

[@robertoacusar3815]

The dude: Elio The Woman: Selene

[@nekofrau]

In the manga the boy is Sun and the girl is Moon

[@duykhangtran4406]

@@nekofrau cause they're all named after the game in the Manga. Which mean there's gonna be someone name sword really soon and... Yeah

[@midnightstar2762]

playing as lucas cuz diamond is my favorite character from manga

[@Cloke100]

cultured I see

[@plusone9213]

Diamond is love,Sinnoh is love

[@solitarylady_14]

Diamond is cinnamon roll XD he just loves to eat

[@Gemnist98]

5:08 Me: “All right, here we go! Lucas, the protag that got me into Pokémon!” MU: “This dude is the epitome of boring”. Me. “Shit”.

[@MiloMondo]

I totally prefered Dawn and May's male counterpart design-wise, though of course, the anime always focused on the girls, they even added Lyra along with some random guy instead of adding a male protaognist from the games.

[@GardevoirBoy1991]

Fun Fact: Rosa's design is inspired by Usagi Tsukino and has the same look style. I have to admit, as badass as Hilda's design is, the short-shorts definitely look to tight on her.

[@Horns2014]

Man, Red will forever be the GOAT for me. 10 year old kid sets off on a journey to become a Pokemon Master, wipes the floor with Team Rocket, the Gym Leaders, and the Elite Four. Wanna know what I did as a 10 year old? Picked my nose and ate pizza rolls.

[@abledadood2842]

I Can't just believe that pokemon's Creators are still so creative with the designs of the characters. My favorite protaginists are Ethan and Leaf. 👍 Nice video!!!

[@dubaroo4055]

Omg this is just all “I like the girl one because it’s in the anime”

[@pogeti3379]

I aint gon lie Brendan(Ruby) is probably the most powerful trainer in the manga (in my opinion) and him and Sapphire(May) is probably one of my favourite ships

[@mushroomdude123]

In the games, these characters are just okay. Self-insert characters that are intentionally left as blank slates. _But in the manga?_ They are extremely fun characters. Every single one of them.

[@mx.e2176]

Dawn’s design has her sporting a winter jacket yet no pants. 10/10 for consistency. Meanwhile you literally just said Lucas is boring and went off without a second thought

[@starbuzinspace4131]

Love the music in the background! I love Hoenn so much!

[@monke1599]

I always call ethan gold... and nate/hilbert black and calum X...

[@novemberninth4392]

Me too, because I've been reading the manga too much. It feels weird to call him Hilbert now. I mean, the name's always been weird, but Black is so much cooler.

[@DarkLore1992]

HOLY CRAP! I never really played Sun and Moon. But now that I have seen this... Ash's clothing from the Sun and Moon anime looks just like Elio's! :O OH MY ARCEOUS!!!

[@skye.xv88]

Lol true now that you say... 😅

[@KingofBeasts444]

Red, Lucas, Hilbert, Calem are my favorite male protagonists. Leaf, May, and Dawn are my favorite female protagonist

[@brendan01]

Bruh where am I? 😭

[@wiltedcherrytree3229]

no one: me: pOkEmOn rAnGeR??? sorry for being pesky lol and yeah I know it isn't mainstream but I grew up with guardian signs

[@WarmLillie]

I love playing as the female protagonist

[@AnkaraAnkaraMessiMessiMessi]

Female protagonist have much better desings. Only Nate and Hilbert are good male characters IMO.

[@WarmLillie]

Taichi 221B Agree

[@AnkaraAnkaraMessiMessiMessi]

@Merciless Freak Bro, calm down. Is just a opinion, I use male protagonist too but I think female characters have better desings in general.

[@WarmLillie]

Merciless Freak I love playing as both protagonist gender but I like playing Female because I just like their design. But I do like male protagonist like Nate and more. Also the best trainer Red. Also thank you for noticing my icon change. Sorry if seen a bit sexist but I prefer playing as female protagonist but that me.

[@KahunaLagoona]

Too bad you can't play as Lillie, then you'd be WARM

[@Burdboy14]

Doing opinions on the manga protagonist sounds awesome

[@Reluxthelegend]

Also would be a excuse for MysticUmbreon to finally read the manga

[@graceyang9022]

You did Lucas so dirty man! I’m crying lol

[@needleboy17]

How to unlock Lucas as companion in PokéPvZ2: Beat Neon Mixtape Tour - Day 17

[@chunkytubs4711]

Red - the OG Pokemon master and master of the (.......) Leaf - not much to say Ethan - the successor to Red Kris - first female protagonist Lyra - Kris replacement Brendan - don't actually have white hair, that's a beanie May - is bae according to some Lucas - wears a badass hat Dawn - sexy asf Hilbert - got a hot mom Hilda - sexy like her mom Nate - not as cool as Hilbert Rosa - not as sexy as Hilda Calem - got a hot mom Serena - sexy like her mom Elio - went from normal kid to a discount fisherman Selene - sexier than her mom Sword guy - carry around a drawer Shield girl - apparently scottish to fans

[@novemberninth4392]

I agree with the drawer bag lol

[@axels3188]

12:19 you do know that in Lets Go she go by her Manga name Green.

[@downbeatdialga1341]

Personal pet peeve of mine, I hate that people don’t call “Leaf” Green. I get that Blue/Gary is called that in Japan, and everywhere else we know him as Blue. But the manga adapted it made it so in Japan Gary=Green, and Leaf=Blue, and Vice-versa in America. It’s not like we go around calling the male protag in FireRed “Fire,” so why do the opposite for her? For awhile now I’ve felt like the manga is at least more decisive what it wants the characters to be by name AND/or personality. Shame not everyone reads it, it’s really good!

[@DwynTwo]

Personally I just always felt like it was confusing. When people say "Blue" or "Green", I automatically think of the rival, and then I remember that the girl is intended to be called "Blue" or "Green" too and then I get confused who the person actually meant because some people refer to the guy as "Green" in America too. That's why I think it's a lot easier to just call her "Leaf".

[@sleepyclaus3750]

Tbh I call the rival Green since in Japan he is paired with Red a lot, to the point of their ship being called GuriRe. I don't remember the girl name though but I guess it was Blue by discard

[@AugustBeats89]

i think that a "my opinion on all the gym puzzles" video would be cool

[@williamnguyen8663]

Lucas is my favorite protagonist. The guy stops team galactic and goes against Gods. Also anyone who beats Cynthia deserves to be recognized

[@ghosthaunter2majors597]

I really love everything about gen 5, yes even the anime, 50/50 on the 4th gym battle, but. Not mine first Pokemon game but one of mine favorites.

[@ConsarnitTokkori]

*my

[@ne3333t]

*Mein

[@yonokhanman654]

Red is just a self-insert character, change my mind.

[@yonokhanman654]

@Merciless Freak Every other character has a personality. And dialogue.

[@yonokhanman654]

@Merciless Freak Have you ever played Ruby, Saphire, Emerald, Perl, Diamond, Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2, X, Y? Because the characters that you can choose have in fact personalities. And dialogue.

[@DwynTwo]

The people you play as never have personalities or dialogue. If you play as Brendan in Ruby and Sapphire, then May is the rival. When you choose May, she's not the rival anymore and thus, a completely different person with a different personality. If we're going by your logic, then May and Brendan have the absolute exact same personalities in the original Ruby and Sapphire games. Red is supposed to be just that. The fact that he can't talk doesn't necessarily mean it's self-insert and can be interpreted in many ways. One of them, of course, is to say it's a self-insert, but that's still not a fact. He actually does show a bit of personality through-out the game if you read what the trainers who pick battles with you say. His silence is just a running gag at this point. If anyone is a self-insert character, it's Hilbert and Hilda. Red at least has a consistant name in all of the games. Hilbert and Hilda are referred to as "a trainer", "my child", or "...", and they also don't really say all that much or appear literally anywhere else but their own games as protagonists, not even as a rival or another helping character.

[@duykhangtran4406]

@@DwynTwo cause back then, you can connect black and white to the sequel and they will be refer by name.

[@yonokhanman654]

@@DwynTwo You are missing the point here: When you are not playing the other characters, then they have personalities. When you are not playing Red then he is just sitting atop a mountain with no dialogue whatsoever.

[@navels553]

Leaf looks fucking awesome and her spiky hair is kinda rare to see in girl characters. Also I think Lucas looks better than Dawn in D&P, while Dawn looks better in Platinum. Hilbert looks fucking awesome. I think he gas the coolest design out of all main male characters

[@matthewparis907]

Hey Mystic, I don't know if you've done a video about this but have you thought of doing a video where you redo Ash's Black and White team and the entire anime?

[@tyrant-den884]

ugh, Rosa is too cute. Give me a badass like Hilda any day. you basic bro.

[@violetsparkles5453]

agreed, he said ORAS may was even better when they guttered her original design

[@leone7247]

i mean like, i ship rosa and hilda but yea i think hilda is better by just a bit

[@leone7247]

@@violetsparkles5453 personally i like the oras designs more because oras was my first game

[@violetsparkles5453]

@@leone7247 ah i understand. sorry you have a bad and biased opinion.

[@leone7247]

@@violetsparkles5453 i mean dont get me wrong the ogs are good too, in fact i think the rse designs are some of the best until gen 5

[@TheAbsol7448]

Serena's cool, but I absolutely despise her anime counterpart. She was so cliche, I couldn't stand her. She made XY unenjoyable to watch for me.

[@V-Jes]

"oh nouh mah fenegin triped, i must cut my hair now and get new clothes because ids all mah fauld"

[@TheAbsol7448]

@@V-Jes Exactly...

[@solitarylady_14]

V-jes I like the Serena in the manga. She’s pretty cool XD

[@TundraFox548]

This is completely unrelated to your comment. But Absol is my favorite Pokémon XD

[@ladynoname3621]

@@V-Jes (claps) Sums it up completely

[@garypickleface]

Mystic: Lucas is boring and a bad professor assistant Mystic: Dawn is the good protagonist in the games Me: Uhhh Mystic you realize that Dawn plays as Lucas if you pick Lucas

[@angelicaph483]

lmao XD

[@whereisezraa5825]

Dawn is better

[@arturoalvarezponce9375]

Mystic my friend you need to read the Pokemon manga it's not only really good it gives the protagonists new life man

[@novemberninth4392]

Ikr, all the protagonists have very different, in-depth personalities that you can make a whole video of analyzing every last one of them