My Opinions On All of Ash's Companions

[@flowerfaerie8931]

Dude, Dawn was like the best one of Ash’s companions. She had a huge impact on him and even gave him a new battle style, the counter-shield, and whether or not you ship them it’s obvious they adore each other. Plus, she did develop a lot. Her journey from an overconfident newbie to a more mature and incredibly skilled coordinator was a great thing to watch.

[@hyena234thekids7]

True,she was amazing

[@jakeriese4862]

She was a nice girl from start to end though wasnt she?

[@migspogi2097]

Dawn should be more appreciated than Serena tbh

[@SilverWolfSolos]

@UNKNOWN 2.0 yes

[@migspogi2097]

@UNKNOWN 2.0 fuck you wahaha

[@JohnSacapano]

“Dawn just felt like she was there” - are you telling me the only female companion who actually managed to share the spotlight alongside Ash Ketchum and wasn’t sidelined halfway through the show, who had a misplaced overly confident beginning, had a depressive stunt in the middle, and a massive comeback growth in the end, WAS JUST THERE? Damn, didn’t realize people couldn’t read well written subtle changes, even though it was episodes where Dawn’s confidence was tested and where she had to learn about things, and had numerous mental breakdowns. That was infuriating goodbye.

[@yeontanseyebrows5588]

John Sacapano yeah ngl that kinda pissed me off a bit

[@farkzzy6757]

serena as well to be fair

[@JohnSacapano]

@adam cecic Dawn was a better written character than May, not to mention her comradery with Ash and the fact that the both of them shared the spotlight.

[@JohnSacapano]

@adam cecic Felt the same way about May and Iris, so I guess each to their own :D

[@Vortex_Now]

@adam cecic I hated Iris too but her character that we haven't really seen as a companion before made me like her a little bit and I think she is a bit underrated

[@J2ojuiced95]

I feel like Mystic rushed through the Dawn section. There’s a lot more that can be said about her character development. She’s basically the closest the anime ever got to having a female protagonist. But then again it’s just his opinion on her.

[@dragonking5767]

Pikachu i honestly agree with you

[@J2ojuiced95]

DragonKing 57 I just thought it was weird Mystic didn’t have much to say. As I’m pretty sure he’s seen the DP anime, so he’d know about her character development. But then again maybe he just can’t remember the DP anime that well.

[@kashingin8894]

Pikachu or maybe he didn’t forget anything and that’s all he thinks about her?? remove the overconfident to humble character development and Mystic’s opinion on Dawn is 100% correct, but I still love her and I also think she’s much better than Serena despite the fact that she’s always the second best to Serena to 90% of fans for some reason

[@JohnSacapano]

plaid locks I love Dawn so so much, she’s my number one Pokegirl just because of her personality and character development, but I wouldn’t blame the fans for choosing Serena first. Serena is a refined version of all the Pokegirls, she and Dawn are very similar in terms of their personal growth and personality. As for the romance aspect, it’s obviously a callback to the romance with Misty, while her deciding on what she wanted to become is based on May. She’s all of the Pokegirl’s best qualities- so how they feel is justified. But to me, Dawn will always be top, because out of all the female characters, she was the only one who truly shared the spotlight with Ash. DP wasn’t just Ash’s journey, it was Ash and Dawn’s with Brock in the background. That’s why in movies, in posters, songs, they’re always side by side, because they’re a team

[@theworld9533]

I almost thought you were pukicho ofmg

[@joaovictor_of]

Me: "Wow, can't wait to see what he has to say about Dawn..." Mystic: "She was just kind of... there." Me: Leaves. I mean... Dawn has the best friend relationship with ash, passed through a depressive period after losing and asked herself if she had any talent and overcome her limitations... way better than May, IMO.

[@yunus-fc1up]

I liked Dawn too she was really cool

[@gonefist]

Both may and dawn are the best companions (after brock)

[@falabrakgamer6575]

Bro opinions are opinions

[@hightidekraken]

Serena is my favorite girl companion especially cause she stepped up and actually kissed Ash although maybe a bit too late lol

[@etipsinonintroieruntvimili2907]

No May is better

[@ianhudnall8346]

I love how he just didn’t mention Dawn and Zoe’s final contest battle, like it is in my opinion one of the best battles in the whole series

[@flowerfaerie8931]

THANK YOU. I loved that battle so much, it was definitely on par with the big Ash vs Paul battle.

[@SSRDawn]

After watching that battle I've learned that there is "no need to worry" eventhough you have lost by a tiny chance in life that there is always another turn. Love Dawn ❤️

[@jakeriese4862]

@@SSRDawn do u love her before her devolpment or after?

[@SSRDawn]

@@jakeriese4862 At first i thought of her as a typical pokegirl.. But then i saw the difference in the midway through the season and i fell for her😍

[@jakeriese4862]

@@SSRDawn u mean how she became depressed cause of Contests or her resolve to get herself back on track? Also, what is the "Typical Poke Girl" to u?

[@Radiolonestar]

Honestly Ash And Dawn had one of the best friendships among his companions. They really learned a lot from each other and they even had there own thing with the high five. Plus you're making sound like Dawn didnt develop at all. She started off very overconfident and kept on losing and losing and got depress until she started to improve and humble herself aswell. Edit: An honestly. I find Misty and Iris to basically be the same exact character. Only that Misty got nicer overtime.

[@green2869]

Miles Sharpe Faxx Sinnoh in general was the best for the Pokémon anime IMO.

[@supersonicmario56]

Dawn's development was made in parallel to Ash's, at least his journey (you know, cause his development resets with every region) And yeah, Iris was made to be exactly like Misty. I believe it was told through different sources that if it wasn't for the dub edits, including them adding these pokeshipping moments, Misty would've been a worse character than Iris.

[@Radiolonestar]

@@supersonicmario56 Yeaaaah. That's the reason so many people think they love each other or something just because 4kids kept changing the dialogue like that at the time. I'm actually disappointed that Iris ended up being as irritating as she did. She was soooo different in terms of of design from the rest of the pokegirl that came before and even after, this cool looking jungle Tarzan girl who love dragon type. But the anime writers completely fucked it up.

[@MrSonicHedgehog]

Iris was Misty 2.0 and I hate both of them due to the Tsundere genre as a whole

[@supersonicmario56]

@@MrSonicHedgehog I don't think tsunderes are bad, it's just the abundance of them that's pushed in anime and manga for the sake of having them in there (and the stupid cliches that come with them). It's even more annoying that despite peoples' complaints about them, they still demand for a "violent" girl (while crapping on the genuinely nice girls for being "bland"). I guess they're masochists . . . .

[@WilofJ]

I always thought that it was ironic that Max always stopped Brock from from getting with girls whereas Bonnie did the opposite with Clemont lol

[@Mrcryptidsarereal]

At least with Bonnie she tries to find a girl for Clemont because she cares.

[@truearea53]

J_ Surge_95 Max is an annoying twerp.

[@Balorak146]

I thought it was cute as all hell when Bonnie tried to hook her brother up, said brother's reactions just being icing on the cake. Max, on the other hand, I, to this day, want to feed to the nearest Ursaring. Brock is a man among men and a poster boy for what women should expect, even if he is a bit flamboyant.

[@zoefurlong8031]

@@Balorak146 Here let me help you. Ursaring! Lunch!

[@painvillegaming4119]

@@Balorak146 we stand brock

[@ssj4922]

Paul to this day is the most well written character in the Pokémon anime. He challenged Ash not just to his abilities of a trainer, but his entire ideology. Ash's entire way of battling with Pokémon were tested with Paul and his win at the Sinnoh League as well as the two finally understanding each other remains one of Pokémons strongest moments.

[@razkable]

no..gary was the best rival..paul whose paul?..never heard of him and I watched al of shinnoh..hes so forgetable

[@klop4228]

@@razkable Gary was pretty good. But if you don't remember Paul after watching Diamond/Pearl that's like not remembering Gary after watching the first series. Except Paul shows up more often

[@OakInOasis]

Paul SUCKS. Imo at least.

[@jo-didthatbeatdirty182]

We need Paul and Ash to journey the next region tbvh... the contrasting styles and banter will be legendary

[@slevinchannel7589]

LISTEN! It's not Ash Fault he's so bad! The Anime-Makers aren't BRAVE Enough to let him ever capture a Legendary Pokemon or become a Champion. Even though that's STUPID! If you become a Champion, that's not the End! You're not the best because of just that! There are several Champs! Like this comment if you think that should Change!

[@AFreshHotBun]

Dawn didn’t go through character development? Did you even watch the Sinnoh series? Lol

[@kayokango]

I know right? He apparently hasn't watched the Alola series either. It's actually boring and atrocious.

[@radslimecostsadime7670]

kayokango have you watched ultra adventures and ultra legends

[@deiz1083]

@@radslimecostsadime7670 I think you're the one who didn't watch Sun and Moon series

[@edmg7]

I feel like most of these opinions he has are going off not watching most of the characters' respective seasons in awhile. Most are the same vague statements people think about the characters when they haven't watched them in years, but he hasn't reached the point where he rewatches them and sees what parts were better or worse than he remembered.

[@deadaccount8054]

Are you saying she did? What it was?

[@ChiiVampire]

I think Dawn has one of the best character developments. I even started off hating her in the beginning, but she ended up being my favorite companion.

[@loonasgayorbits7943]

hyejoo olivia hye ❤️❤️

[@ChitoDrop]

Omg I absolutely hated Dawn as a kid. Now after rewatching the sinnoh anime, she's like fighting for my number one pokemon best girl lol

[@angelicaph483]

i honestly dawn was my favorite pokegirl too and she still on my number 1 spot even when serena came out (because i skipped the xy for some and annoying experience i got)

[@hermionegranger4630]

@@angelicaph483 same Dawn is my number one with May as a close second but the number one will only be Dawn. Serena is overrated because of Amourshipping. Some fans just saw a girl having a crush on the main protagonist and simply makes her superior over all the other pokegirls who were more developed and have a much better character than her

[@everfree1992]

May, Dawn, and Serena are based on the video game female player characters in their respective generations.

[@Lemuel928]

May did last longer.

[@dimunnpabebet7040]

And Serena got the best moments

[@SvpremeJay]

Dimunn Pa bebet cap

[@blackstar1281]

That is not true. Serena is nothing like her game character at

[@migspogi2097]

blackstar1 blackstar1 Serena’s game counterpart was way better than her in the anime

[@nonenone4560]

Compare Dawn at the beginning of the series, who was always freaking out and got depressed easily, to the character at the end of the series who actually understood that there was no need to worry about things. And we got to see her gradually evolve between the two. Also Iris was good.

[@shadyboy5090]

Saberian Dream Also whats with it with May and Drew shipping am I the only one that sees how much of an asshole he is all he ever did was belittle her Ash and May are the best couple. Drew and Serena make more sense they have the same style and I feel are more comparable Serena is just a fangirl. Misty and Tracy are better for eachother cuz they never fight and they see eachother often. Drew called May weak and a coward even after she saved his life yet he still talks down to her i mean “SHE ONLY SAVED YOUR FUCKING LIFE YOU UNGRATEFUL ASS!” Dawn and Zoe I ship for real gay and lesbian ships should be more common through anime. And Dawn and Zoe r just so good for one another.

[@shadyboy5090]

Saberian Dream What do u think about contestshipping I think its probably reaching on a whole nother level for real theirs nothing their Drew is essentially May’s Gary. I hate that May never got a female/friend rival that she met at the grand festival her rivals were a drag queen and a snobby douchebag.

[@AeroFlash15]

Yeah, I've been watching the Pokémon series on twitch, and Iris isn't all that bad.

[@gdottothegamer1001]

@Snow Cone same. And a plus for me, since she is from a village, she is more natural and her bond with nature and Pokemon is really great. Iris is the most wild pokegirl imo.

[@smd0512]

Iris was annoying

[@Voltackle86]

Dawn/Brock are number 1 best companions with Paul bring the best Rival. Although....my heart still belongs to May.

[@caolanochearnaigh1851]

I LOVE May! Brock is awesome, Dawn is cool, Somebody PLEASE kill Iris, and Serena... OK, I guess.

[@animefan133]

I found my people 😂 May Is Awesome!

[@razkable]

dawn gary tracey for me...brocks love gag got old..but hes great in small spurts

[@Lemuel928]

Didn’t May won as best Pokégirl now?

[@martisplayz5743]

nobody taking avout trip hahahaha

[@michaelpisciarino5348]

1:05 Misty 1:47 Brock 2:49 Tracy 3:22 May 3:56 Max 4:18 Dawn 5:18 Iris 5:48 Ceilin 6:14 Clement 6:31 Bonnie 6:56 Serena

[@nemueru]

*Serena

[@justdex721]

You forgot the sun and moon crew

[@sportstrap4285]

marioandsonic fan for a reason

[@astralium]

*Clemont

[@velk2897]

@@justdex721 sun and moon is pretty great, if you got time, go watch it.

[@anakzahard747]

As a Alola fan. I think DP had the best girl companion in the series . Dawn’s growth as a coordinator and as a character easily eclipse any of the companions (yes even that of Serena). Ash and Dawn basically have this close sibling like relationship. I’ll take you to the distortion world if you think otherwise

[@eveegirl2878]

So ur saying may didnt have character development

[@miirae3322]

y e s. thank you. people who say serena had the best character development must’ve not watched dp cause dawn’s character arc puts serena’s to shame

[@marki3367]

Specifically, their relationship is like a best friend one or as expressed in their duet pokemon high touch "partners".

[@LittleAl016]

Misty says "hi".

[@angelicaph483]

yes i agree with you (as dp fan, and i also fan of alola and bw)

[@2CoolBros.]

I love Dawn, Brock, May, and Misty. (:

[@nova_9]

Misty, May and Dawn are the holy trinity

[@2CoolBros.]

@@nova_9 Got that right.

[@myhouseisonfire0306]

How dare you forget Serina

[@sploofmcsterra4786]

Ahh born in the 90s were we?

[@that1gen5lover13]

ADD IRIS TO THAT SENTENCE BITCH

[@heatherhockensmith2654]

I like Iris. I think Ash and Iris had a big rivalry because they act the same. Everyone hates on black and white, But it's my second favorite series. Diamond and Pearl is in front because of Dawn, Brock, and the rivalry between Ash's Infernape, And Paul's Electivire. Diamond and Pearl Ash has my favorite team: Pikachu, Infernape, Buizel, Staraptor, Gliscor, and Torterra. But, I can also not forget the hilarious scenes when Ash's Gible would hit Piplup with Draco Meteor. I miss Diamond and Pearl, and can't wait for the game remakes to come out.

[@KadeSutherland]

Black & White did start having detailed animation onwards

[@jeremybrink3058]

Yeah i liked Iris

[@blandsalsa8796]

Thank God I am not the only one who Loves Iris and actually likes the Black and White Series.

[@klop4228]

Problem with Iris to me is that she was a jerk for no reason. Misty was justified because Ash was a newbie. By B/W, though, he was a quarter-finalist in the Sinnoh League, had beaten the Orange League and the Battle Frontier, and qualified for three other leagues. Iris was pretty much a newbie. To be fair, Ash didn't really defend himself, not properly. He didn't bring up all of that stuff at all. And then he became an idiot

[@klop4228]

@@saberiandream316 Honestly, the same goes for Trip too, as well as a couple others. Though Ash doesn't help himself. In my headcanon, he took a long holiday, the last step of which was to Unova, and by that point he'd forgotten a little bit. Makes more sense to me that way.

[@maqpi8335]

May was my favorite growing up

[@shadyboy5090]

Saberian Dream May is better for Ash Misty and him would be very disfunctional and They always made fun of eachother May almost never belittles him . Ash

[@jarretticeearthguard8614]

@@saberiandream316 If you said "who" to TheBoltMaster, he is obviously saying May is still his favourite.

[@flix250]

@@shadyboy5090 may belongs with drew tho

[@shadyboy5090]

Inflixer How? Drew is a fuckin self centered ass hole who spent most of the time belittiling May and putting her down he doesnt deserve her. May finds him irritating and I dont think her parents would be too fond of him Norman would slap the shit outta him. Ash and May belong together. Roses Die Ribbons last forever”

[@armaanshrestha4623]

@@shadyboy5090 May does not crush on Ash unlike Misty and Serena.

[@paulanseaume7378]

4:31 Dude, she started off as a girl who was overconfident in her skills of a Pokémon Contest participant, which makes her stumble halfway through, and then learned from her mistakes, only for us viewers to see her rise again. That's not being there... That's learning people how to react in a situation like this.

[@bladebair3636]

*C O N N O I S S E U R* Cilan, you will never be forgotten. Also, I just wanted to show off the fact that I can spell Connoisseur.

[@astralium]

Yes, you spelt Connoisseur right, yet you misspelled Cilan. So close, yet so far away.

[@gergelymathe8224]

"It's evaluation time!"

[@goldenyoshistar1]

I always found Cilan to be just as hilarious as Brock was at times. Sad that so many people don't even get a chance to see the hilarious side of him because Majority will just skip the Black and White anime episodes and go directly to X and Y. I actually enjoyed the intros the Black and White anime had. I disliked how X and Y repeated the original opening and never made it stand out. Why give yourself a new intro when you can just remix the older one. (oh wait... because Pokemon X and Y was just a reboot of Red and Blue... but with French Doggies and Mega Gen 1 Pokemon added to the Mix.) What's Sun and Moon... Gen 1 but with a Hawaiian setting. Sword and Shield... Let's chop half the Pokedex out of our game but give everyone variations of some of our favorite Pokemon. That's sadly why I honestly feel like Black and White was when Pokemon was at it's peak. The anime I prefer more than the games, but I wish people would just give it a chance and watch it from the perspective of someone who was new to the anime. I find Iris more tolerable than Misty because despite her frustrations, she still cared for Ash in her own way. (Plus, she didn't steal Scraggy from Ash, like Misty stole Togepi from him... that Togepi was his, she stole it from him)

[@eljordinio7647]

@@goldenyoshistar1 I liked Cilan. He was better than iris by far, pretty hilarious at times, kinda the brains of the group, and he was a good cook, which is actually kinda fitting considering he uses words describing food, aroma and cooking in his conversations

[@eljordinio7647]

@@goldenyoshistar1 that togepi also saw misty when it hatched, so of course it would want to go with misty. It's called imprinting

[@MegaMachiOnline]

I think you need to check yourself when it comes to Dawn's impact on the battling style of the anime aka Ash himself

[@channel-ly5vw]

Lmao he said she didn't have character development. Lol he needs to re watch the series and pay close attention to her attitude at the start if the series vs towards the end and tell me she hasn't developed.

[@angelicaph483]

i think your right

[@hermionegranger4630]

Yea no female companion has influenced Ash's battling strategies other than Dawn. Which makes his battles fun in sinnoh because he puts contest moves in his battles too.

[@achilles2674]

right bro....Serena is just a girl who likes ash..he wanted to speak about x and y...also he didnt watch series fully so

[@keetendailey4337]

Bonnie is best character under 10, she is kind cute, and unlike max actually grows as a person

[@giboit.]

I agree.

[@deepsabre2584]

Max could learn from her

[@benjilenett2851]

The Tyrunt episode from the Anime still makes me tear up. We see a lot more of her compassion and love for Pokemon than we do with Max

[@loveruwi]

I still cant forget when she calmed down zygarde that made me weep😢

[@averageguy3661]

Literally, or figuratively

[@nepneppers8122]

I love may the most She was my childhood crush to be fair

[@shadyboy5090]

Nep Neppers Ash and May would make a cute couple they make the most sense Fuck Drew hes a spoiled little fuck. Misty Dawn Iris and Serena dont compete with May. Ash and May forever

[@TheBigSad8247]

@@shadyboy5090 Misty and Serena don't compete? You're on some, my guy.

[@shadyboy5090]

BrownieKuma72 Serena x Drew would be a compatable pair their both tools

[@TheBigSad8247]

@@shadyboy5090 have you heard of "opposites attract"? Misty and ashes dynamic was amazing. People who do. Care for her are usually casual anime fans who are not too fond of tsunderes. Serena is legit the only person ash actual has "some type" of romantic interest in. What's toxic about a series supported ship? Because it goes against your own headcanon ship? Talk about petty. And you also completely lost me after that drew comment. You are just a biased fanboy, at this point, so why should I bother continuing to reply to you?

[@phil_zupra_b5880]

Nice mine to. I used to image my own adventures with may. And well back then, i wasn't only thinking about battles. If you know what i mean :P

[@freida8378]

WAIT... Clemont: Electric-type gym leader Sophocles: Electric-type trial captain Clemont: Smart Sophocles: Smart Clemont: Hates running Sophocles: Hates running COINCIDENCE?? I. THINK. NOT. CLEMONT (maybe Bonnie too) AND SOPHOCLES OVA CONFIRMED???

[@lunarqueenlunala8892]

! Kalos fan

[@alpha-sama]

It really is too bad Alola didn't get any OVAs or special episodes, whatever you wanna call them, because they had so much opportunities. They could have shown Kiawe training with Oliva to become a Kahuna, they could have shown Lana and her dad trying to find Manaphy, they could have shown Lillie and her family searching for her father. What's extra annoying is the fact that Sinnoh, Unova and Kalos all got two OVAs. But given the fact the entire cast will probably return in the Pokémon 2019 anime, it's likely they wanted to save those potential stories for then, which means we'll hopefully still get to see them!

[@monikalization5790]

Well i mean Clemont had so much equipment and inventions in his bag that i sort of symphatise with him running slowly But sophy straight up nids to workout lol

[@mohammedaffiqhussain4274]

@@alpha-sama In Journeys they are coming back

[@aidanmiller3721]

Serena is my favorite companion, but my favorite group is Sinnoh (Dawn, Brock, and Ash) they all just work so well together, but individually definitely Serena.

[@Jana-tp6yo]

and cant forget bonnie omg she is so iconic

[@lydiabirdyuh]

@Jana 😂😂

[@LittleAl016]

Even though her character development is circular? Or that her character in general is poorly constructed?

[@Jana-tp6yo]

LittleAl016 it isn’t poorly constructed, it shows greatly how at first she had nothing to strive for and she just traveled to leave her house and then when she finally found something that she wanted to do how she failed at first but it didn’t stop her because she’s strong. Sure she had her moments of weakness like when she cried, got upset at times, and she cut her hair, but it goes to show you that she isn’t weak she has a lot more emotion inputted into her character than a lot of others and she’s more human-like than the others. When she discovered a dream and set off to fulfill it she was a really hard worker to get to that point and she got to the finals and she worked so hard to get there. She was a great character and she fit into the xy plot perfectly.

[@LittleAl016]

@@Jana-tp6yo "Cutting her hair" is actually a pretty weak point to make, even if you understand why she did that, because everything else that happened afterwards would have happened anyways had she not done that. And regardless of the writers' intentions, it makes her come across as excessively dramatic, unwilling to accept that things won't go her way, and possibly desperate for attention. At the least, it's not related to her character at all. And she had "nothing to strive for" UNTIL Ash came into the picture. Why is she so special that she needed Ash as a reason for basically everything she does when, a), none of the other female travelling companions needed Ash as a reason for literally anything, or b), neither of her other two official counterparts (or three, if you count her Masters counterpart) even needed someone who clearly isn't romantically interested in them to do anything with their lives? Especially when there's zero interaction between Serena's game and Adventures (and Masters) counterparts and Ash's? She could have been replaced by almost any other girl in the X and Y anime, including those from the X and Y games (and I say "almost" because there's at least two girls who wouldn't work as Ash's travelling companions due to their own character) and it would have gone pretty much the same way as it did, presently. Same if the player avatar character in the X and Y games who didn't get chosen to represent the player didn't show up in the main story. And honestly. Every female travelling companion, before and after her, came across as more human than her. Especially when you consider that they weren't introduced in manners similar to self-inserts, nor did they come across as boring as such. Same can be said for her other official counterparts, especially Yvonne Gabena (who is literally a better-written version of Anime Serena).

[@dpfwnetwork3379]

Brock’s my favourite and I’d say the Sinnoh series is my favourite

[@weebgod9162]

Brock, Dawn, and Paul are all equally my favorite characters, and Sinnoh is definitely the best series hands down! I don't think they'll ever top it.

[@alpha-sama]

Agreed.

[@saccharay]

yeah. gen 4 fan here @@weebgod9162.

[@SSRDawn]

Gen 4 rocks even without mega evolutions

[@hermionegranger4630]

Yep sinnoh definitely is the best

[@RedDragonForce2]

The thing about Serena though... she basically was a fangirl of Ash. Misty at least stood up to Ash in a way that made him stronger. Most situations Serena goes through, Ash has already been through with Misty, so those moments feel like a rehash. If Misty were to have kissed Ash at the end of the Johto Saga, it would have felt more earned than Serena's Kiss. She was also a forced retcon of Ash's past, shoehorning her into the Anime for BS reasons other than being the XY Female Protagonist. It's not that I hate her, it's that she wasn't given a proper explanation for her existence as someone who knew Ash. It felt forced and I didn't like that. Serena is a great character on her own, but forcing her to have known as a kid was a bit much, especially since people auto-shipped her hard with Ash because of that. It didn't feel earned at all. Though points for Serena for actually going for it.

[@joegreen3802]

RedDragonForce2 it feels like Amourshipping was the biggest thing that was given to her that people remember about her but honestly it was pretty one sided and kind of forced IMO

[@leulight2892]

Dumb argument. You didn't watch XY.

[@RedDragonForce2]

Jimmy Agera there’s a video that highlights all the things Serena did that was already done by other female companions. If you have to repeat this many events in Ash’s life with a single girl, then it’s forcing romance and doesn’t feel earned. Want me to link the video so you can see for yourself how forced Serena’s crush is?

[@leulight2892]

@@RedDragonForce2 Yes please link me that. Debunking should be easy enough. Highlighting those events done by other companions? What does that prove lmao? Even then I find every companion unique. I could argue Dawn was a copy paste of May but nah they are unique in their won way. Serena still experienced things others didn't. So did Dawn and May and even Misty.

[@RedDragonForce2]

Jimmy Agera sorry, took me a bit to find the right video. Had to try like 5 different searches. Here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHTKnp2Cm9ipa9E Note: These are merely a few, and Serena’s ends up combining more than one moment in certain instances, such as her Ash Cosplay was combined with Ash inhaling spores and was sick, which is another thing repeated from an event when Misty was traveling with Ash.

[@Unovakid24]

Dawn is my absolute favorite Pokegirl. She's cute, funny, and makes me smile from just LOOKING at her Yep, she's my Pokemon waifu ❤

[@Mufflin]

She's 10.

[@Unovakid24]

@@Mufflin So? Age isn't really much of an issue in the Pokemon world

[@KazuhaEien]

My Pokémon waifu is Serena. She's very beautiful 😍

[@teamgeno3459]

CupcakeDancerTheSecond - Link of the Wild fbi open up

[@KazuhaEien]

Ty Giordano What does that mean? For me, Serena is pretty.

[@phenom3918]

Misty was my fav.Her relationship with ash was unique from others.

[@migspogi2097]

Phenom Gaming true!! She was also the female companion that traveled with him the longest 💛

[@PoonamTiwari-jo2py]

YESS!!!💖 She is my fav too Love that tomboyish mermaid:)

[@whereisezraa5825]

Oh no😅 Dawn, Serena only

[@christ5431]

​@@whereisezraa5825I love your opinion ❤❤

[@sarahardwick3252]

I totally agree with you on Serena. She is best girl

[@shadyboy5090]

Sara Hardwick Hell nah more like most overrated girl. She’s a really weak trainer and theirs not really much to her beyond her crush on Ash she comes off kind of bland to be honest. And even then I don’t ship them cuz of how forced it is.

[@truearea53]

Shady Boy that’s your stupid opinion.

[@truearea53]

Sara Hardwick Agreed 👍

[@truearea53]

Sara Hardwick Agreed 👍

[@pikachad2442]

@@shadyboy5090 i totally agree with you serenea is overrated as fuck

[@ventrue7]

Yeah as other people said Dawn really had better character development than most companions including Misty and May.Also the thing I really like about Dawn is that she didn't really have one of those awkward shipping moments with Ash and lastly ending episode of diamond pearl was one of the saddest ones ,so.

[@XDDopey]

But when they said bye they had their high five and if you thought it was sad then you go it's sad cuz they went through alot and you felt it

[@eveegirl2878]

It's pretty obvious that may had the best development

[@SSRDawn]

@@eveegirl2878 hehehe for me may is boring from the start. I really not a fan of May's character.

[@gonefist]

@@SSRDawn May is actually very similar to dawn ngl. The both mu favourites but dawn is better

[@SSRDawn]

@@gonefist Awesome.. Dawn is my Favorite too💙

[@chefinabottle]

i'm sure that we can all agree that brock it top tier

[@ligtningdog6399]

*Ash does something stupid* Iris: "That was dumb." Fanbase: "YOU SUCK!!" *Ash does something stupid* Serena: "He's so cute." Fanbase: "BEST GIRL EVER!!"

[@Sh1ryyu]

They are racist

[@babyyoda9407]

Lets end racism by hanging the ceo of racism

[@h1tsc4n40]

I mean that's basically how it is. I actually quite like Iris. There, i said it.

[@foreveractive8847]

Everybody is different

[@LittleAl016]

#skewedpriorities

[@tingting1650]

Lana segment: Shes so shy and cute Me: Huh. Have you read the manga? SHES SCARY AS FREAK IN BATTLE MODE and also: Anime: Idk how to describe it Game: NEBBY GET IN THE MOTHER FRICKIN BAGGG

[@SasukeTurkey]

May is my favorite. She felt like she was her own character instead of just a companion. Plus she had the best design.

[@catandogclone7880]

My favourites are Dawn and Serena. Oh and obviously Brock

[@vincentaspenes3026]

Same!

[@catandogclone7880]

Giratina awesome

[@charlie.3757]

Same❤️

[@weebgod9162]

@Merciless Freak If you're gonna insult her, at least use some points what made her bad. Overrated is such a pretentious statement.

[@justasentientmclarenp1879]

Mystic for some reason Miisty wanted to kill Ash for a bike Me they're 1 million dollars

[@حَسن-م3ه9ظ]

Pokedollers are based on japaness Yen,so it's actually about 9,000 U.S dollars.

[@MrSonicHedgehog]

@@حَسن-م3ه9ظ geez, Japanese are charging an arm and a leg. Good bikes are usually only $150 at least.

[@KingYoshiGoD]

@@حَسن-م3ه9ظ It would actually be 110,137,500.0000 yen. Like where did you get 9k from?

[@KingYoshiGoD]

Really though... how did you even come up with that number?

[@حَسن-م3ه9ظ]

@@KingYoshiGoD Google...?

[@husariuspl117]

My opinions: Girls: Serena is my favourite. Dawn and May are my second favourite. Lillie and Bonnie and Mallow are my third favourite. Misty is close to be on my third spot but now she's on fourth fav along with Lana. Iris might be my least favourite of them but I still like her. Boys: Brock is my favourite. Clemont is my second favourite. Kiawe is my third favourite. Cilan is my fourth favourite. Tracey is... Forgettable... Max annoys me but I don't hate him. I'm not a big fan of Sophocles.

[@certifiedoutcast264]

You forgot soph

[@husariuspl117]

@@certifiedoutcast264 Ummm.. No. Sofockles is mentioned.

[@MrSonicHedgehog]

@@husariuspl117 Sophocles

[@husariuspl117]

@@MrSonicHedgehog My mistake. Now it's alright.

[@lunarqueenlunala8892]

I love May, max , bonnie, and clemont

[@iristhevampiress]

I ship Ash with Dawn so hard because Dawn is like the female equivalent of Ash in many scenes of "Pokemon Diamond & Pearl".

[@joten81]

UNKNOWN 2.0 Yeah

[@cutesykristiiithemeifwabus2887]

I feel like Iris is the most similar to him tho not Dawn

[@Jana-tp6yo]

PersephoneRose yeah she is more similar but her and ash have no chemistry. i think ash lowkey liked serena he was always kind of extra to her. idk if you watched miraculous ladybug but xy ash to serena is lowkey like adrien to marinette.

[@LittleAl016]

@@Jana-tp6yo Ash doesn't treat Serena any differently than he treated Iris.

[@icee4310]

I personally think that dawn is more of a best friend to ash

[@williamelliott186]

Dawn is literally the reason I want fusion moves in Pokemon. Come on game freak!! The pledges and the few other moves shouldn't be the only ones

[@angelicaph483]

Yes you right, fusion moves are so cool,

[@haileyparsons3844]

My favourite female compains (not included alola) Dawn Serena May Bonnie Misty Iris My favourite male compains (not included alola) Brock Tracy (funny enough my moms name is Tracy) Clement Cilian Max

[@carljohnson7168]

That’s my list but I would have swapped misty and Bonnie.

[@bomberdawesome]

Tbh i don’t really like Serena.I feel the only reason people like her is because she liked Ash.She wasn’t strong (having only 3 pokemon and only one being fully evolved). And she wasn’t the best in contest.Sure she changed her look but i feel like just because she cut her hair and changed her clothes shouldn’t make her any more enjoyable.In my opinion i found it kinda annoying how she just obsessed over Ash.And people talk about Black and white ash while Kalos Ash didn’t even know Serena liked him after 3 seasons.Even Bonnie knew and she’s like 5.

[@thepokesannin4434]

Nothing but facts. Amourshipping is EXTREMELY overrated imo. Not gonna down anyone for liking it, but serena just came off as bland and mostly just there, and outside of her outfit change, had no real major development or character outside of her crush on ash. Lots of wasted potential really.

[@MrSonicHedgehog]

When will people learn that it's neither the size of your arsenal or how powerful it is, it's how you use it that counts. Look at Ash's current roster. 2 unevolved Pokemon (Rowlet and Meltan) 2 middle stage (Pikachu and Torracat) and one fully evolved. 5 Pokemon and yet before Meltan showed up to be captured, Ash had just the 4 and beaten all the Grand Trials. Seriously, y'all need to do better with your arguments

[@bomberdawesome]

MrSonicHedgehog what does this have to do with Serena?

[@supersonicmario56]

Ash's companions from best to worst Dawn and Brock Serena Clement Cilan May Bonnie Misty Tracey Max Iris I can't rate Alola yet until the series is finished

[@truearea53]

supersonicmario56 most of the girls in Alola are so annoying. The one that are traveling with ash. But Lillie and her mom are cool

[@supersonicmario56]

@@truearea53 So far, Lana's my favorite. She's adorable, but for the love of Arceus, don't piss her off . . . .

[@whatdafu...boooooom1864]

Here's my ratings: Lillie has amazing character development. Mallow's backstory is kinda tragic. Lana is cool and adorable. Remember when she encountered a kyogre? Kiawe was a rival figure to ash hes awesome. And sophocles was cool in the games but am i the only who thought he got nerfed in the anime like Iris? Still a better character than iris and cilan tho.

[@strawberrykurosakii]

May is definitely my first favorite pokemon character from the anime. She was probably my first female character crush 💀

[@eveegirl2878]

txritino omg she’s my fav too

[@OP-er3fg]

Same

[@hafijurrahman439]

Mine too

[@skiidayo]

Mine tooo ..she is love ❤️❤️

[@bforthigh1617]

She's definitely cute. I personally find all of Ash's companions boring, except for my man Brock.

[@rainycloud10]

My companion ranking : 1. May and Max 2. Misti 3. Dawn

[@Someone-sq8im]

0/10 Not enough Serena or Mallow

[@pratimapatil2285]

@@Someone-sq8im you are an idiot

[@inamdaryasin]

Why max is at number 1

[@prappies3]

May is my favorite no matter what....

[@akaozukum9378]

Where's Serena

[@jamiecollins8710]

Dawn was the best companion

[@idontgiveafuckaboutyou9893]

@Merciless Freak so 8s serena

[@idontgiveafuckaboutyou9893]

Is

[@husariuspl117]

She was my favourite but now she's my second favourite. So Yeah... She was.

[@prajwald36]

Yup she is gooooood

[@razkable]

brock man...hes amazing...cook lovesick stupid...

[@serenav8029]

so much dislike for iris :( i enjoyed her in the games and anime i like all of ash's companions but my top 4 female companions are Lillie, Serena,Dawn and Iris

[@serenav8029]

@Merciless Freak to each their own

[@migspogi2097]

Iris was actually likeable to me. She’s my 2nd favorite female companion right behind Misty. Sure many people got annoyed with her “what a little kid” catchphrase but she was still a breath of fresh air. Iris proved herself to be a strong trainer because she always puts up a great fight in all her battles, she’s brave because of how she climbed up a clock tower to rescue the Gible she captured, has a good skill of finding good food in the wild & specializes in dragon types which we all know is one of the best typings. It’s also good that she has variety of typings in her team even though she wants to be a dragon master. Excadrill fits her team very well because it is part steel type so she has defense against ice and fairy types which are the 2 weaknesses of dragons. Overall in my opinion Iris was amazing & she was a perfect Misty clone. Fight me haters ;)

[@blandsalsa8796]

I actually love Iris.! She is the least sexualized pokegirl (besides Lana), and she had this "Tribal" feeling about her, sure she was little annoying sometimes, but so was Ash, Misty, May, Max, Dawn, and even Serena.! So I don't get the hate.

[@migspogi2097]

Mixer Joy I am a Boy. I love all companions but if I were to pick less likeable characters than Iris it would be Tracey and Max. No offense to their fans. All of them still have their own amazing sides and deserve respect so spread love and not hate.

[@blandsalsa8796]

+Migs Pogi The companions I like less than Iris are Cilan (I really like him but less than Iris), Bonnie (At first she was kinda annoying in a adorable way, she actually became good when Squishy showed up), Sophocles, Max and Tracey.

[@blandsalsa8796]

+Saberian Dream That's true. I don't hate B&W but if I had to pick the weakest series I will choose B&W. And yeah I find Iris Cute too. :)

[@blandsalsa8796]

@@saberiandream316 I had Crush on may lol.😂 I always wanted Iris to be in real life cuz she is my type of girl, and Dawn has a complete character arc.. When she had her loosing streak she became depressed but had a smile on her face she took a little break and came on top with better performances.! I love her.❤ and obviously love Misty and Serena too, rn I really have a huge crush on Lillie lol.😅😂

[@markpadilla2007]

I’ll use my *FRYING PAN*, AS A *DRYING PAN*

[@justarandomsovietofficerwi2023]

What about a NUKING PAN!

[@ck-1649]

@@justarandomsovietofficerwi2023 then you have better chances of survival

[@dragonmaster3030]

Nothing beats A jelly filled dounut

[@prateekdixit3320]

For me broke and Serena are number 1 2 :dawn 3: may, misty 4: Cilan and clemont 5:max and Bonnie 6: iris

[@bdt2002gaming]

Yeah, I grew up watching the Gen 5 anime dub, so there is bias here, but may I ask, am I the only one who actually really liked both Iris AND Cilan in the anime? Just to rub it in here's why Iris: She's not the stereotypical female anime character you'd expect to see compared to the others, and I actually like her team more than Misty's because 1. Dragons are cool and 2. She actually has some form of variety. But really, she's so unique compared to the stereotype that's been shown off with characters like May, Dawn, and Serena. Also, I think the lack of shipping evidence is actually a good thing, because shipping is overrated. Cilan: There's only two reasons to not like him. 1. He replaced Brock, and 2. He goes on and on about that conniseur (I have no idea how to spell that) stuff. But put it this way. It's a lot less annoying than hearing "THE FUTURE IS NOW THANKS TO SCIENCE" every freaking episode. I also like how he has the guts to use less popular Pokémon on his team, like Pansage and Stunfisk. On top of that, most of Ash's male friends aside from Brock are honestly kinda forgettable for me.

[@maganhassan2627]

Interesting opinions there I grew up watching black and white too and yeah I prefer clemont than cilan if we're comparing those 2 plus I feel like ash and clemont have a brotherly relationship which Ash acting like the big brother I think that is cool. I find cilan ok and funny. I am mostly ok with iris yeah sure she can be annoying but she definitely shown some character development there I did like her battle against Drayden which illustrates my point.

[@angelicaph483]

i liked iris and cilan too as my 3rd (iris in pokegirl category) and 2nd (cilan in male companions after brock) and i agree in your opinion

[@davidgarrido5506]

My favorite companions for Ash Ketchum are Serena and dawn

[@mdrahman6732]

I agree.

[@JDFrank20Diaz]

Yes I love Diamond and Pearl Series and Pokemon XY series

[@lonelysatoshi2482]

Agreed man

[@LittleAl016]

Dawn? Ok. Serena? Eww!

[@angelicaph483]

@@LittleAl016 same dude

[@ok-yj6rv]

May is my fav I watched hoenn more then 15 times a year and I am lieing I ship may and drew don't hate me

[@uzmaqasim2302]

She is my least fav,she got some mons she didn't deserve

[@cosmicwolf9918]

“Dawn felt like she was there and had no character development.” Lol, Mystic. I believe you’re getting Dawn mixed up with Serena 😛😛

[@Rainbocrescendo]

looks like your auto-correct replaced MISTY with SERENA

[@gitap7869]

@@Rainbocrescendo no it was definitely Serena

[@Vellyuu]

@@gitap7869 i agree... defintly serena

[@adamlueth8968]

@@gitap7869 are you crazy? Serena had the most development of any character, with Lillie second. Dawn went from a cocky to confident. That's about it. Serena went from being a shy young naive girl who is stuck in her life and wants to escape to being a strong confident woman who wasnt afraid to make tough decisions.

[@lonelysatoshi2482]

I wan't to hear why Serena, I mean i literally see no argument in the whole comment section why supposedly she has no arc when she has the best development of the whole bunch alongside Dawn..

[@flameflamedramonva]

May is the best female companion in my opinion

[@RodimusMinor1987]

My top 3 Serena May Dawn

[@Skims19]

I respect you highly now

[@Blockgaming22]

My top 3 Dawn Misty May I respect you very much

[@goober784]

Second

[@davidtg803]

FlameFlamedramon VA sometimes she makes no sense tho. In the beginning, she said she didn't like Pokemon but then catches a couples episode later without any explanation besides that its cute. Like what up with that

[@zykar1999]

Dawn and Brock are still my favourite companions. Sinnoh was my childhood :)

[@electriii]

May was always a big inspiration to me, idk how to explain but she's always been what I've wanted to be. She made me want to be a Pokemon Coordinator/Proformer! She's by far my favorite, Serena and Lillie are a close second and third but May will always be my favorite

[@TheRichmaster24]

Personally, I really liked the interactions between Ash and Dawn; the way they both supported and complimented each other. All of the companions had good points but you're right abour Max probably having the least. … I think you've already done one on Ash's rivals, haven't you? (Paul is the best though)

[@nuckle5525]

My ranking of ash’s companions 1.may 2.brock 3.misty 4.dawn

[@gligar5000]

The only ones that matter

[@nuckle5525]

gligar7000 ikr :)

[@Blockgaming22]

Thank you for being the only person that doesn't think Serena is automatically the best for just liking ash

[@sukie7689]

Blockgaming She’s the best because she goes through a damn story arc, which is more than most can say.

[@SpiralSine6]

And that’s the facts

[@doctormawilly891]

Don’t agree with you about Iris. The B&W anime had a lot of problems that I put solely on the writers. Complaining about her Drilbur when she chooses to be come a Dragon master is like complaining to an Ice Pokemon master why they choose a Squirtle when they started. Iris got along great with all kinds of Pokémon, and their is a good story in B&W how she met Drilbur then became a great battler, and then met Drayden. After that meeting she choose to work toward being a Dragon master.

[@AntiFaGoat]

I mean, Misty is a water pokemon trainer but her signature pokemon is arguably Togepi -a fairy type.

[@PinkGoldAbby]

@@AntiFaGoat And Togepi isn't even a Kanto pokemon.

[@migspogi2097]

Agreed!! Iris is also skilled in finding good food in the wild & brave for saving the Gible she caught from falling off a clock tower. I’d say she deserves praise because she can do amazing things that the other companions cant do

[@Nekosage]

I like May and Mallow the most.

[@janineb2563]

Misty and Brock are my favorites! The original three travellers were iconic!

[@alvinwhitehead1069]

Misty,Dawn and Serena are my favorite pokemon characters.

[@SuperSparrow45]

I think Dawn gets too little credit. Yeah, I think May's personal journey and development was more provoking, but I think that's because she was introduced in the same generation that contests were introduced. She was able to appreciate a brand new aspect of Pokemon battles and displays along with us. Dawn on the other hand, is a bit underrated, because she is well versed in contests prior to becoming a coordinator herself, because the knowledge she attained from her mom. However, since she had that prior knowledge, this made her extremely cocky and unwilling to learn from others outside of her mom. This is an aspect that May lacked, because May was cooperative and willing to learn from others from the jump. She learned from Ash, Drew, Brock and other experienced coordinators every chance she had, because she had no prior knowledge. Dawn on the other hand, was humbled when her way backfired consistently and resulted in her bottoming out in a way that May never did. She had to completely reimagine herself and learn from the strengths and weaknesses of others.

[@galaxynova6990]

I know may started the contest but Dawn made best contest and her feeling that her contest was making ash weaker soo yeah she is better than may and dare I say misty I am gonna get soo hate for this

[@stxrstrxckmxteo515]

GALAXY NOVA u brave for this lol but I defo agree, May too me is kinda devoid of a personality, at least Dawn has her bitchy/diva moments, that help her get humbled and become more positive. May is honestly just kinda there, while she has her own emotional moments, most of it is just her crying, which while very sad to see (much sadder than Serena’s meltdown btw) that’s kinda all she does, she occasionally has her moments but it’s way rarer than Dawn, and that’s why imo Dawns better than May (and Serena as well tbh because even though Serena is cute, having a crush on ash isn’t a personality trait)

[@SomeWeeboLoser]

I don't get why people hate clilen, iris, and max and love misty. Also is anyone going to say anything about the fact that misty hit brock with a log because I find it unjustified. Also I can't spell many words correctly.

[@laozdruni6856]

Because misty is the best and because Cilan Iris Max all deserve to be hated. Misty was an OG character so that means that most OG fans like me like the original companions meanwhile new gen people are mostly Serena fans and whatever Alola companions they like and the in between like may and Dawn but hate max because he pretends to be a know it all and also his voice is very annoying. Iris is just mean to Ash she always says he is an idiot and barely supports him any times and also she always makes a big deal out of nothing ma while Misty and Ash did have their fights but they always forgave each other really fast because they were such great friends and they had been through a lot together and also Misty liked ash. Cillan on the other hand is boring AF! He's always like omg I'm a fishing conisour omg I'm a movie conisour omg I'm a boring character in Pokemon conisouer! He literally had no character development at all because he apparently is a conisuer of everything in the universe.

[@KoolRanch]

William Maya I felt that some of Misty’s anger toward Ash was justified; she had plenty of experience with Pokémon, Ash was a bit of a dolt, and Pikachu zapped her bike. That and she has a functioning brain. Not too sure why she was mad at Brock, but I’m assuming it’s for his most memorable trait. Oh and I guess the logs weigh next to nothing in Pokémon, as 10 year olds seem to throw them around like nothing.

[@duykhangtran4406]

honestly, i don't care much about anime Iris. But the game? oh boy, she's amazing

[@SomeWeeboLoser]

@Jancy Varghese Iris is a amazing champion especially compared to aleder

[@user-wr7kj9cw1p]

Jancy Varghese Guess what bud? Misty didn’t do jack much in the games either aside from being a gym leader and Gen one had terrible blury rendered sprites so you’re not one to talk. Oh, and if you reply to me calling me a “newgenner” or whatever that just makes you a hypocrite.

[@greenherring1057]

I love Dawn she's the best female companion in my opinion, then May then Misty, I hated Serena and Iris especially Serena and I haven't seen S and M yet.

[@iiiisssssaaaaaacccccc]

Jalaxy Z why do you hate her?

[@Yeayeayeayeayeayeayeayea]

A person of Taste I see. I don't think That Dawn is better than May.

[@tasie8352]

@@Yeayeayeayeayeayeayeayea Then your taste might be bad too you know.. I love both but I prefere Dawn

[@deadaccount8054]

Why does this comment have 48 likes??

[@thenothingking]

Iris and Misty are literally just the same character Idk why everyone hates her. She’s just a black Misty. Look at her behavior and features and Misty’s and it’s the exact same.

[@dragonmaster3030]

@LadyJ 22 it's more like nostalgia and one gets more screen time being in a more perfered season

[@eljordinio7647]

She called ash a kid a lot (even with stuff he genuinely didn't know like cursed body), which was annoying, almost all of her team disobeyed her (tho excadrill had a legit reason), and her Axew, Never, EVOLVED!! Even tho a) we know he wants to become a haxorus and b) that's precisely what Iris is supposed to b helping him become, not small and annoying as heck. He's cute, and his relationship with scraggy- was good, but that's all the props axew ever gets.

[@p3mcthedoor32]

Except that misty got nicer and is not a hypocrite calling ash a little kid

[@Ace_of_Schrades]

Serena and May are tied for my favorites. Gen VI seasons were my favorite of all.

[@truearea53]

Ace of Schrades Although May is cool, but I think she digs Drew. And I can’t argue that Serena is the best. But your opinion is respected.

[@Ace_of_Schrades]

I just feel Serena had the best development of character through all 3 seasons of Kalos.

[@Ace_of_Schrades]

As for May, I have had a crush on her since I was 10. One of my KH OCs is loosely based off of her.

[@gonefist]

Lol actually may and serena are the prettiest

[@gonefist]

@idk maybe memes ;D lol that's right

[@RyuseiiTheCrimsonKing]

That feel when Iris is my favorite of the main female travelling companions and everyone hates her. Bonnie is my favorite overall though

[@icee4310]

Same, I love Iris but she gets way less credit then she deserves

[@MrOofMann]

Since i was born in mid-late hoenn,misty,may,,max,dawn,and brock are my fav

[@patriousthefallenknight3185]

I was born in 92 so I love misty :3 everyone else sucks

[@cactitheidiot8570]

The OofMan I was born during the Battle Frontier so I watched DP and onward but I hate Sun and Moon a lot. On another note I did go back and finish watching The Hoenn anime.

[@MrOofMann]

Gabe Silva yea ima do that too

[@LaudianoHeathen]

TheBlazeMaster lol pls stop with this.. The kids who whine about kanto but think black and white is the best gen are just this generations’ gen wunners.

[@13CrystalHeart]

BW was trash, and nearly completely killed my interest in the anime after I started watching it again since I loved the Gen5 games so much. Iris had a lot to do with it, as did Ash regressing into being completely inept. Thank god XY/Z and SM brought some new life to the series, despite how controversial the latter is.

[@ezekielhenryjr8118]

BW is the worst anime series for pokemon, Sun and Moon is up there maybe one of my top three.

[@duykhangtran4406]

I prefer the game Iris way more though.

[@13CrystalHeart]

@@duykhangtran4406 Game Iris is fine. My issues with her only apply to her anime incarnation.

[@CABRALFAN27]

I'd have had Ash win in Sinnoh, and then do a proper reboot of the series starting with either a new Ash in a separate continuity, or a whole new character entirely, starting out on their journey after being inspired by Ash, the new Champion of Sinnoh.

[@songotwo7898]

@Marcus Johnson XY should be bashed 24/7.

[@katherinelayne7602]

I absolutely adore Misty. She is my favorite poke girl. She was cute and wasn't afraid to stand up for herself, and sassy as heck. She was always trying to stand out from her sisters, and I can really relate to that. Brock was hilarious and I adore him. Tracey was cool but yes, very forgettable. May was awesome! I love her personality. I found Max hilarious because he reminded me of myself as a child. Dawn is cool, but I don't love her as much as I love May. I like Iris, but she is very annoying in the anime. I found Cilan amusing. Clemont and Bonnie were adorable! I cannot express my hatred for Serena. I'm sorry, but she reminds me of a Barbie doll. She seems like someone thought, 'what would happen if I mixed all of the female stereotypes together?' and made her. I mean, there's nothing wrong with liking the color pink and being girly, but she just seemed too bland to me. I didn't find any of the contests entertaining. Lana was cute and sweet, I like her. Kiawe was awesome! I enjoyed the fact that he knew how to work hard. Sophicles was funny, and I liked him. Lillie is by far my second favorite poke girl. she has an awesome backstory, is determined, and yes I love her so much Plus her brother is one of my favorite characters

[@Cas0669]

literally who's tracy

[@xanon9306]

Uhh i think some will start to hate me for spamming this, but if you want to know some of the aspects that for some (also me) made Serena a great (best *ahem* opinions) character you can watch this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGfCiGSBjd5gpKc

[@ace-uk7mw]

The downward spiral Tracey is a companion for ash in the first anime he appeared in season 2 ever since Brock left he stayed with them but not too long, though he’s pretty cool.

[@katherinelayne7602]

@The Dark I watched the video and I do like some of the points, but I still very much dislike Serena.

[@xanon9306]

@@katherinelayne7602 it's fine, i can only try to prove why at least she's a great character, in the end if you like her or not that's on you.

[@vixinitywastaken]

My friends: WE SHIP ASH AND DAWN 7 year old me who had a crush on Dawn: Uhhh of course......

[@h1tsc4n40]

I mean who didn't let's be real

[@jlf6235]

Yeah dawn was hot!

[@angelicaph483]

YES I FOUND MY PEOPLE 😆

[@maymaple4013]

Dawn suck overrated

[@craigjuniormorrison4008]

@@jlf6235 Yes!

[@PagoAoE2]

May was my fave. Just curious, but does any one else like the gen 5 anime with Iris and Cilan?

[@HadeaRin]

They would give a breath of fresh air if the writer are competent (they aren't). Like, they managed to mess with N's story too.

[@blazingtimeblazer9004]

I did

[@green2869]

We all know the Sinnoh trio was the best

[@leulight2892]

Disagree, As a trio XY was- oh wait... XY has no trio.

[@green2869]

Jimmy Agera Clemont and Bonnie have absolutely nothing on Brock. Dawn and Ash pushed each other to get better in contests and battling and it worked. Serena’s motive was to get in Ash’s pants.

[@user-wr7kj9cw1p]

Green Apparently her Pokémon showcases and her earning princess keys throughout Kalos in order to try and defeat the Kalos Queen in a Pokémon performance means nothing to you. Oh well, not my problem.

[@green2869]

The Giant Bacon Bird of Death There’s nothing wrong about what I said, she literally started her journey because of Ash. She lost a performance and cut her hair, that’s not development that’s bad writing. Serena's final scene features a line where she talks about becoming stronger so that she could be a more attractive woman for Ash. It’s not wrong to like someone, but if you like them from the very start and only wanna better yourself to impress them then that’s a clear motive.

[@user-wr7kj9cw1p]

Green I get what you’re saying, but I still don’t agree with it. You could argue that Serena cutting her hair was bad writing, but how is that bad writing, yet Lillie being mean to her mother isn’t? What makes that bad writing is that Lusamine is actually a very nice mother in the anime, something she wasn’t in the games, and yet Lillie has to be such a whiny brat to her. And the way she changed into her Z-Powered forme when there was no reason to like in the games, that was also bad writing. So why only criticize and hate on Serena?

[@darknesssoldier9345]

I used to had a real burning hatred for May in the past but now even though Im still not a huge fan I can at least said she is pretty darn great. I actually like all of companions but personal favorite though is Brock, Dawn, Lana, Iris, Cilan, Clemont and Bonnie.

[@smackjack78]

Anyone else remember when N travelled with Ash and gang for a few episodes? That was cool.

[@rebeccaansong7131]

' 8 o8iionion mk

[@leulight2892]

One of the few good parts about BW.

[@SupermarketSweep777]

Here's my rundown: Misty: My personal fav. Yes she's tough to take early in the series, but she does mellow out a bit. She does truly care for her friends despite her hotheadedness at times. Her friendship with Ash is unique in that she's already experienced with pokemon as opposed to May, Dawn, or Serena who were just starting out. (I'll get to Iris.) She knew strategies to help Ash at times. Even if Ash did not always listen. She also used her brash nature at times to motivate Ash in battle, such as in his fight with Rudy in the Orange Islands. Brock: I can't really add much to what you said regarding him. Tracey: Again you summed him up well. Not great, not bad. Some enjoyable moments, but could not fill the void from Brock leaving. May: I really enjoyed May a lot, and kinda saw her somewhat like a sister figure to Ash. She added the dynamic of the contests while still developing as a new trainer. We really see her learn a lot from Ash, and cut her own path as well. And yeah the final battle was one of the best. Max: Like Misty he's a tough pill to swallow at first. But he gets more tolerable and shows the gusto to become a good trainer one day. Dawn: While she did get better in the series her plot felt a little recycled because we saw contests with May already. And while it worked in some plots like the Wallace Cup. Other times it was just eh. She was like if Ash did contests. Iris: Yeah she's at the very bottom for me too. She acts like she's super knowledgeable, yet shows little outside of Dragon pokemon. Even thinking Charizard was part Dragon type. All while condescending Ash non-stop. Cilan: Again no substitute for Brock, but he had his own enjoyable flair that gave him some charms. Clemont and Bonnie: Yeah you hit the nail on the head here too. Serena: I rank her above Iris as one of my least favorites. It took forever to get a plot line for her, outside of just following Ash. The romance from her on Ash just felt really forced and very one-sided. She just came across as "there".

[@Someone-sq8im]

You forgot Llana, Mallow, and Lillie. Lillie is best character

[@inamdaryasin]

I have to disagree with misty part alot, I never find any moment she help ash in pokemon battle or improve as a trainer it was all brock and Misty don't have enough trust on her own pokemons that she beg Ash and Brock to let her borrow their pokemons for doll competition, ash has full concentration on battle against rudy she was like she don't want to be with rudy so she cheer for Ash

[@inamdaryasin]

@Creätïvé•Óňcé •67 Creätïvé•Óňcé •67 drawn in mermaid episode? I watch that episode many times, few days ago too but Ash wasn't in trouble at all, he and Brock actually come to save her and pokemons. What you're saying was applied to even bonnie as she was also there in every gym battles to cheer for Ash, Help Ash get used to his Pokemon? Which Pokemon you're talking about? All she was doing demotivating him in his journey even though Ash was more stronger than her even in their gym battles.

[@SupermarketSweep777]

@@inamdaryasin Misty didn't demotivate Ash, she kept him in check. If you notice the difference in Ash's personality in the early seasons to the later seasons he's very different. Early on he easily gets cocky, arrogant, foolhardy, and ran his mouth when he shouldn't. Yeah no shit those actions would annoy Misty. Hell he even had those moments with May, Dawn, and even Serena at times. But as the Indigo season went on and throughout the Orange Islands and Johto they got along really well as long as Ash didn't make some smart remark to annoy Misty. As for the princess episode it's not that she didn't have faith in her own pokemon but as a water specialist she wanted to form a temporary team that was more well rounded. And Also Pikachu willingly wanted to help her. In the battle with Rudy Ash seemed to have a mental lockup on how to win, until Misty snapped him out of it.

[@SupermarketSweep777]

@@Someone-sq8im Now the series has wrapped up I should revisit this and add some things. Llana and Mallow: Kinda middle of the road for me. They had some interesting plots with Ash and on their own. I don't find them overly likable to be in my top 5 but probably around 6th to 8th. Lillie: I would place her right at #4. (Brock, Misty, and May beating her out.) I think she has one of the strongest plot stories in the series. And while luck played into personal interactions with Ash at times. (Like switching Snowy and Pikachu for the weekend.) they both would benefit from a lot of them. Ash probably left the strongest personal mark on her of all his companions, helping her get over her fear of pokemon, and becoming much more strong willed. Also revisiting X/Y/Z and reading some things Serena got bumped to last place. I stand by my former statements but the ridiculousness of the shippers pulled her down into the quagmire even more. One interesting counterpoint was mentioning how even though Ash helped her out as kids they evidently weren't friends after the fact. Ash had no recollection of Serena so it seems they were only together until they got back to the lab and then went their separate ways. If they were childhood friends Ash would have remembered her. Also in context to my comment when she's just "there" a lot of the time I noticed how much her personality flips on a dime. When it's not a Serena episode she's usually just off to the side more or less looking bored or infatuated with Ash. When it is a Serena episode she acts completely different. That's not character development. That's flip flopping. Also she never really struggled in the pokemon performances. Look at May's or Dawn's contests. Even when they gave it their all they would come up short at times. And that was okay, because losing made them better in the long run. Perfect example was May in Kanto's contests. She came really close to winning it all, even beating her biggest rival Drew. (In a sense very similar to Ash beating Gary in Johto.) But at the end she still came up short. And we really see the toll it takes on her. Same with Dawn after her first two contests. Serena just had random strokes of bad luck in her performances when Fennekin tripped and Eevee got stage fright. They didn't really progress her learning and improvement much because you can't predict something going wrong. And when you have Serena just winning the rest of the time it doesn't help her either because she doesn't learn through losing to someone when everything goes off without a hitch and the end result was just the winner putting on an outright better performance than her except for Aria's win.

[@sol4299]

WARNING. THE FOLLWOING MESSAGE IS A RANT FROM A WEIRD SALTY FANDOM FANATIC. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! Am I the only person who loves Max? I like his character development, and his rude know-it-all personality was developed into occasional sarcasm. (Though I realize people dont see the sarcasm, my point still stands) I get moments of rudeness and stuff, but there are episodes and sections of movies that really show his development. (Like befriending a deoxys in that 2 part episode, saving a ralts, befriending a shuppet, etc etc jirachi) I remember seeing an arguement about the shuppet episode thing saying "Max is so bratty, he ran away from his sister and played a trick on them that could've killed them" However it wasn't considered that he ran away because May had said she never wanted a brother like him (geez man that's harsh) and he also said something like "My sister really likes this torchic so you cant have it" when faced alone with team rocket. It shows that he does care about them even though other characters may not return those feelings. My last point is short and sweet, he's just a kid. Every kid has those sarcasm moments, especially around the age he appears to be in the anime Sorry for my rant, but as Ive been seeing more and more people thinking negatively of Max, I really just want to make a statement. Even if it doesnt go far, I'd be happy to hear I changed at least a single person's mind.

[@Shastasnow]

I think Max is a cool character. He actually reminds me of Max from Dragon Tales

[@whatdafu...boooooom1864]

His bratty attitude can be savage sometimes and it was lit. Damn he pulls brock's ears when he's trying to hit girls. I like him even more than Bonnie.

[@RunningMan-9905]

My favorite companions from least to favorite 15. Iris 14. Sophocles 13.Lana 12.Cilain 11. Tracy 10.Max 9. Kiawe 8.Mallow 7. Misty 6. Clemont 5. Bonnie 4. May 3.Dawn 2. Brock 1.Serena

[@RunningMan-9905]

I forgot to add Lillie she would be between Mallow and Misty on my list.

[@jaham7419]

One of my favorite My opinion videos by far.

[@Wildcatt1999]

Same here.

[@pikminfan6778]

@@Wildcatt1999 You both have Incineroar profile pics!

[@TippyCraft]

Misty and Ash are the best couple, IMO. But I always liked Dawn and May. Iris was ok she wasn't that bad and I don't mind Serena but im not a huge fan of hers. The new cast are fun to watch though.

[@joanne_ying79]

Dawn's my favourite especially with the way she developed from confident, then depressed and back to a good kind of confidence. And she trains with Ash, they teach each other moves and I think she's the most powerful in terms of battle among all female companions. She's also very lively, her contest moves and techniques are actually quite inspiring, and it's good to see Sun and Moon Brock adapt counter shield to this day. In terms of battle, Misty and May at a close second, no offence I'd put Serena as the last in terms of battle strength even though I like her 2nd favourite. Now that she's become a coordinator it'd be interesting to see whether she can handle contest battles, since her battle with Aria for example was quite sloppy I would say.

[@findingdestiny9199]

My top 3 Ash’s female companion: 1. Iris 2. Dawn 3. May And forth would be Serena. I don’t understand why so many people hates Iris. Her friendship between Ash was incredible, and their chemistry played very good together. Yes, sometimes she was annoying, but does it make her bad character? No, if you ask me. Dawn and May had the best growing as a character. When May started her adventure, she didin’t like Pokemon at all. But later she had an amazing ship with her pokemon, like Eevee and Blaziken. And she had been one of the most famous trainers in the whole world. Dawn was just a little kid, who didn’t know much about being a trainer. But later she growed to one of the best coordinators in the Sinnoh. Best Wishes anime is the most nostalgic to me, I’ve watched it too much times.. Cilan was so annoying, I hate his nature (or mature??) I apologize if something in my writing went wrong, I don’t have the best english...

[@lucasclyde7424]

Iris and Cilan were like the worst to me but I respect your opinion. And hey at least you didn't put overrated sarina no. 1 I give you points for that.

[@Crowdragon225]

Brock, Serena, Dawn, and the Entire Sun and Moon crew. Much love for 'em. As far as next opinion video topics, Anime Rivals if you haven't done that already.

[@RRTR4Evr]

Brock, the man with the big... Metallic snake with overwhelming power. Lol you well thought.

[@destinydynamites]

Kondwani Mzamu missed opportunity to say "big, long, hard.."

[@sxleong]

*rock hard*

[@tomnorton4277]

@@sxleong Diamond hard actually.

[@Callistosdotcom]

"he[brock] recently got a mega steelix, and a comfey!" Me: -and a girlfriend-

[@silentspirit8923]

Who is also a rock type trainer!

[@meisterschwert5565]

Dawn exists ya know.

[@dragonmaster3030]

@@silentspirit8923 so, what I'm getting from this is Olivia.

[@leroiiidemmit]

I don't like Serena's crush in Ash for some reason. But yeah she is a good character and i like her. Male companions.. I really like Clemont. And Cilan with Brock too.

[@migspogi2097]

LeroIII Serena wasnt a terrible character but her obsession on Ash was irrelevant & kinda annoying most of the time. I’d say her game counterpart was alot better.

[@Shastasnow]

Her crush was cute but a little creepy. I liked being able to changer her look in the game though. That was fun.

[@iceeya463]

Yeah I didn’t like her crush because I felt that it was really forced.

[@corbinselanne7990]

My top 3 consists of Serena (3), May (2), and Dawn (1). My idea of a fusion of the three has Dawn's hair and boots, May's bandanna and mini, and Serena's thigh-highs

[@yazminyari]

Iris is a dragon master in training and didn't know regular Charizard wasn't a dragon type... Gurl, there aren't that many dragons you should know them xD Also you have to give Dawn props for not taking a back seat to Ash in the DP series, she was there front and center for the movie posters and even the promotional stuff in Japan. Heck she was actually featured in a Commercial with Ash. I would also say she was the one who had the best friend relationship with Ash. Ash was at his peak in DP and a lot of his neat tricks came from Dawn's contests. Not to mention Dawn was probably the person who has helped Ash train the most. Serena for me was just ship bait. She literally only went out on her Journey for Ash... I don't know I guess I just didn't like the obvious crush on Ash? Sure she had this big character development but did she have to take up like 2 seasons of nothing? Also kinda lame those beauty pageants weren't even a thing in the games. ;-;

[@samyu6043]

Thank uu i fully agree with this!! Dawn was the closest of the female companions with ash and they helped each-other grow and train each-other in a thought of way and iris is overhated!! She's a super cool dragon master with a dragonite and she can communicate with dragon type Pokemon on an amazing level which i think should go much more appreciated!! i also agree that serena was thought of more ship-bait, she does have character development but the whole crush on ash thing was way too obvious

[@Ralsrags]

When ash meets the British trainer: Ash:oh h-? Brit trainer: OI WHO R U YA CHEEKY BUGGER I WAS ABAT TO GO TO DE PUB WITH ME MA

[@Lemuel928]

“Who r yu,thee Bloody Wanker!?!”-Pokemon Trainer Moira.

[@ThePokemonlover1995]

ON ME BIKE!

[@mollymay4846]

Super Mew Harley “aww fook off back to Kanto ye southern scrub”

[@malygos9301]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJquqWuihKqeqrM And when the inevitable event trying to end the world happens

[@spooky961]

IS THE CATH’LIC YOU CHEEKY TART

[@IsmaelCiulla]

My favorite companions are: 1. Serena 2. Bonnie 3. Dawn 4. Brock 5. Clemont

[@elite4702]

i like clemont and brock too actually

[@ValkyriaRaven]

I totally agree! I totally ship Ash and Serena.

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

I love how we can refer to them as Ash's companions! It feels like we are talking about Doctor Who!

[@roigergoololo3966]

Hello there!

[@roigergoololo3966]

@Crimson Chara You are a bold one!

[@MelonTartVA]

Serena is still my favorite of the female companions.

[@ash7386]

@Kiquan Ringo It's Melon Tart's opinion, and none of your business. If she likes Serena and you don't, it does not mean that you will undermine that opinion. Peace!

[@nanduanandu1303]

@Kiquan Ringo shut up and like ash said it's none of ur business

[@nanduanandu1303]

@@ash7386 u r totally right

[@ash7386]

@@nanduanandu1303 Thanks man!

[@truearea53]

Kiquan Ringo it’s his/her opinion, so don’t be a dick about it.

[@alpha-sama]

Girls best to worst: -Dawn -May -Mallow (I can't really describe why she's so high on my list but she just has such a cheerful aura that I just love!) -Misty -Lana -Bonnie -Lillie (I don't really have an opinion on Lillie. She's just okay.) -Serena (I know I'm gonna get hated for this but in all honestly, I don't really get what's so great about her.) -Iris Boys best to worst: -Brock -Clemont (I thought his character was somewhat refreshing for the anime which made gen 6 all the more enjoyable.) -Kiawe -Tracy -Cilan -Sophocles -Max Good video, bro! Companions have always been an interesting topic for me and it's good to see there's still some diversity among the fandom (like you not hating Cilan or me not liking Serena). I wish everyone reading this a nice day!

[@Mogushima]

Finally someone who's not overhyped on sarena. Only good thing on her is her one sided crush with ash. While her character development is just bland and boring. May was the one who started that contest thingy while dawn is that one girl that surpasses the og. And serena just like copied their homeworks she just changed it a bit. People just get overhyped by that girl when she's clearly not even the best.

[@lonelysatoshi2482]

@@Mogushima Well mate opinions are opinions also most of her (even Mystic himself pointed that) about her development about *finding a dream* not the contests, if you really watched the XY saga you'll know that her development was about finding her own way and look out for something, something that actually ended well with the final message of the XYZ anime to find our own ways, and something that ironically Ash was going through right know in Journeys, I mean i can get if you don't like her, opinions are opinions but hey im just telling you why others including me love her, and that's your comment about.

[@Mogushima]

@@lonelysatoshi2482 So? She still ended up going to contests. We've seen that thing in May and dawn before and that makes serena's character arc bland and boring asf. If y'all think serana had the best character development then y'all probably sleeping on diamond and pearl. Dawn's development puts searena's to shame. Mystic is just ignoring it. Well opinions are opinions and at least you're not a toxic amourshipper compared to the others I give you that.

[@joegreen3802]

I agree with all but Serena and Dawn. For Dawn, I feel her struggle with contests were more interesting than May’s, although I do think May had better rivals Serena, I personally don’t care for. I’m sorry, I just don’t

[@freezingcoldcum5541]

Dawn, Cynthia, Garchomp and Brock are still the only characters id ever sleep with