Pokemon XYZ: The Greatest Pokemon anime

Pokemon XY and Z is the greatest Pokemon anime. This video will go into my opinion on why that is the case, as well as talk about the pokemon series as a whole for a little bit.

[@Muchacho2DMax]

XYZ is what got me back into the tv series. The change in animation and themes completely took me by surprise. That OST too.

[@etheri0n959]

Same for me, after black and white made me lose interest. Thanks for watching the video and commenting.

[@mommycynthia1045]

The OST - oh my god. Best thing since homemade bread. Every time I hear it I feel nostalgia and adrenaline pumping through me. It’s hard not to vibe, lol.

[@chitrakumar4881]

@@mommycynthia1045 same

[@martinthomas2520]

Same here. It helps that Serena is a throwback to May and that brought old fans back into Pokemon again

[@gustavobretasrosa2017]

@@etheri0n959 If XYZ is not in Crunchyroll how can I watch in a safe way?

[@w1nther930]

XYZ was the absolute peak of pokemon. Ash had an adult look, the cast was absolutely phenomenal, the story was great, and the battles were amazing. Ash felt more wise and stronger than any of the other. Unlike every other region he didn't actually forget how to catch pokemon. All Ash's pokemon felt like he had a certain bond with them (especially Greninja). He still had his childlike moments but he still felt more mature and even ending up being a badass. He even had a form of depression arc and got a form of devleopment Clemont was the perfect opposite to Ash (unlike Goh). His inventions were quirky and unique, and the way he genuinely became more and more brave because Ash influenced him. Serena was when they finally tried making a love story, and it worked. Her story is also great because she started out only wanting to meet Ash but then she wanted to enter contests and even came close to winning Even Bonnie was given importance. Her bond with Zygarde was cool and was wayyy better than Max as the kid of the group. His rivals were some of the absolute best besides Paul. Sawyer was the perfect rival as their styles are completely opposite. Sawyer started out as a beginner and gradually learned from Ash even surpassing him at one point. Ash fights instinctively and can come up with new ways to fight mid battle while Sawyer fights more calculated, yet you can see him take Ash's unpredicability into his own style. Alain although introduced late still felt like a great opponent and not a blatant excuse to make Ash loose the league (Looking at you Tobias). Although he was introduced late, he still left a great impression of this symbol of strength. Team flare although also introduced late got a very hype arc that almost felt like a war arc (rip clembot). Sub themes were absolutely amazing (IKU Z is amazing!). In the anime they just introduced a whole new mechanic, they made Ash feel completely unique by giving him a special thing only he could do in the form of Ash Greninja. Greninja was already beloved and Ash's frokie was one of his best because he had such a bond with it. My only problem with XYZ is that all of this greatness that Ash had gotten were completely thrown out in Sun and moon. He became an idiot again. Also remind me why... the guy who has entered more than 7 leagues right now if we count orange islands (which he won) and getting to semi finals in sinnoh, and even finals in XYZ... WOULD NEED TO GO TO A POKEMON SCHOOL?!

[@ImyIsStillHere]

Let's face it goh is literally a cheap knock off Clemont and we all know it.

[@damriyeauhayes8660]

@@ImyIsStillHere unpopular opinion clemont is better developed character and better companion then brock.

[@ImyIsStillHere]

@@damriyeauhayes8660 well it's a correct unpopular opinion as although I like Brock as he was really funny he legitimately had almost zero character development. (Re watching XY and all previous series just to say goodbye to ash)

[@damriyeauhayes8660]

@@ImyIsStillHere I still like him I just don't let nostalgia blind me from things but that is just me

[@ImyIsStillHere]

@@damriyeauhayes8660 fair enough

[@Gospel_Alex]

Still sad til this day everyone forgets about the greatness of XYZ… best anime and peak development of ash’s character. Makes me sad everyone just quickly moved on from it…

[@damriyeauhayes8660]

I still can't move on from it it it showed pokemon can mature with the audience with good writing

[@BillyBob-kw5oq]

The thing was the alola anime wasnt bad i feel like it wasn’t forgotten tell journies

[@dapanda6351]

WHAT? people did NOT move on. sun and moon got completely ignored - people went straight back to xyz Actually sun and moon is the best because rowlet

[@papafishy7133]

no one has forgotten abt the goat

[@dynamic7351]

No one forgot, but it just isn't talked abt as much cuz it's old now. Luckily with the release of the trailer for pokemon legends za, people talking abt kalos again. We finally get pokemon z after like 11 years.

[@dango6266]

The fact that you can realistically say that Ash and Serena are older then 10 (maybe 13-14) was the best part imo

[@anonimo-hk1cn]

ash and serena are 10 years old, only they seemed older because of the camera focus

[@spooky_spedy]

@@anonimo-hk1cn in Xyz Ash is 16 in the half

[@anonimo-hk1cn]

@@spooky_spedy no, since in alola and in journeys they are 10 years old, they only made him grow in size, but his age is the same

[@spooky_spedy]

@@anonimo-hk1cn yeah it confusing

[@samurailogo]

Honestly I Don't know why they still have ash as 10 years old. Through ash's whole journey he's travelled across the world by himself and with friends, he's battled team rocket pretty much every day (there's no real explanation of time of journey so go with it), he's stopped many evil organisations, he's entered every league (excluding paldea) finishing top 16, top 8 (3 times), top 4, runner up, first league champion of alola and world champion beating someone who has never lost a battle, met every pokemon (I think), has met pretty much met every single legendary and mythical pokemon, caught about 60 pokemon, can mega evolve a lucario and use a z type move for pikachu and can gigantamax gengar and pikachu and has helped many people and pokemon in his journey. I've realised I've completely overexplained I'm sorry. I can sense homer Simpson yelling nerd coming to me for karma hahaha. You get the idea. All that and more in a year (probably less)

[@ChikkinMcNuggetz]

I loved XYZ... I was so scared of it after surviving B&W but oh boy, XYZ is a anime I would recommend even to non-pokemon fan. Those few friends who gave it a shot after my approval were sceptical at first but they quickly fell in love with it. It was truly a peak in pokemon anime.

[@martinthomas2520]

BW still traumatizes me to this day 😂 What was GameFreak thinking?!

[@keetendailey4910]

@@martinthomas2520BW doesn’t get the love it deserves

[@keetendailey4910]

I mean XYZ is good but let’s not act like it’s perfect here. I don’t think people remember how bad most the filler was.

[@Deity_devil]

Funny thing xyz was my introduction to Pokémon

[@randallrona9618]

My Top 10 Reasons why XY/XYZ series is the BEST Pokemon series: 10 - Ash's Best Trainer Outfit(Second to the Ash's OG Trainer Outfit(in Kanto to Johto) 9 - Alain's Mega Charizard X vs Steven Stone's Mega Metagross 8 - Clemont & Bonnie as cool Side characters 7 - Best Gym Leaders 6 - Serena as Best Pokegirl 5 - Ash and Serena's Childhood Flashback 4 - Mega Evolution + Ash-Greninja 3 - Team Flare/Zygarde arc 2 - Kalos League + Ash vs Alain 1 - Amourshipping Moments + The Kiss in the Finale Honorable Mentions: Clembot(and his sacrifice during Team Flare/Zygarde arc), Alain turned against Lysandre and helps Ash(Team Flare/Zygarde), Ash-Greninja vs Sawyer's Mega Sceptile, Diantha as Kalos Champion, Serena's run for the Kalos Queen contests, Team Rocket's relationship & Ash's Powerhouse Team(Pikachu, Greninja, Hawlucha, Talonflame, Goodra and Noivern)

[@CdogThePro]

You forgot to mention the kickass intro song

[@randallrona9618]

@@CdogThePro Ah yes. The Japanese intro of XYZ which also a theme of Ash-Greninja.

[@hades8073]

I cried when it ended, then I cried more after knowing what is coming after xyz

[@vicky.editz.]

Same lol 💀

[@fehizorosaclier1629]

keep off the goat

[@florencedelves7409]

I want XYZ to be put back on Netflix!

[@SagarBhan]

i think Pokemon mega evolution special also played an important role in making xyz the best, as it provided a introduction to alain prior to the main series.

[@Jake-nm3tb]

Alain is my favorite Pokémon character

[@loading...7232]

Yeah ofcourse we needed a story about alain aswell.

[@seedon6034]

Pokemon XYZ was amazing great character development from everybody, it had a more serious tone than other series but still managed to maintain the goofiness Pokemon is known for, the animation made everything more intense. I rewatch episodes whenever I get the chance to.

[@0miicron453]

Hard to believe XY dropped 10 years ago, makes me feel so old lmao. Stumbled upon your video and I'm very glad I did. I remember following all the twitter pages dedicated to following updates with the XY anime, and all the hype after the kiss scene. I still remember the dread and disappointment leading up to all the leaks of Sun & Moon. Fun Fact - Ash was allegedly slated to win the Kalos League AND have some degree of further romantic development with Serena, but TV Tokyo didn't think it'd be good for viewer retention for when Sun & Moon dropped. Great video, will definitely be checking out the rest of your channel!

[@damriyeauhayes8660]

He was not supposed to win he was always made to lose to alain for the flare arc to have narrative weight

[@spartanclaude7170]

10 YEARS?!!???? Holy moly

[@Doctor_Pickney]

I did a double take when I read your comment. It's really been 10 years? Holy shit time flew by fast

[@reeree7326]

It's crazy right? I love XY and really miss those times watching this masterpiece@@Doctor_Pickney

[@TntGuy450]

Mate. For Sun and Moon, they could have made Ash a teacher of sorts to teach the next generation of Pokemon trainers! Instead, they turned him back into an idiot.

[@Camilla550]

I remember reading somewhere that XYZ was immensely popular with Western audiences who loved the more serious tone and ‘grown up Ash’ but it wasn’t so well received in Japan who preferred silly, slapstick comedy instead. This was why the animation was changed to Sun and Moon’s goofy, over the top and (in my option) very stupid looking style. Apparently the extreme animation of One Piece is very well liked in Japan which is what the animators took into consideration for SM.

[@Jeed555Gamer]

Hey, do u know where we can find sources about this ? This is really interesting but I can't find articles on it

[@BongoToucan]

Ash REALLY should have won the league in XYZ. It would have been perfect. He was at the height of his character, he had good rivals, everything was set up perfectly. I remember watching the episode where he lost to Alain and being legitimately upset that he lost. I was hoping, praying, that he would finally win since they had such a good setup for it. And as you said, it feels like an insult that he won in Alola instead of Kalos. Like they were rubbing salt in the wound that is his loss in the XYZ finals. XYZ was the peak of Pokemon anime, sun and moon was shit, and journeys is meh as well.

[@LoafGaemr]

I completely agree it would have definitely been great but sadly I did watch the mega special, Alan's mini series I sadly knew his Charizard would Clutch against ash's team

[@damriyeauhayes8660]

Nah then him winning the league would undermine his character arc in snow bell city and the team flare arc collapses because there is no narrative weight

[@metascrub285]

Nah we Alain was just the stronger trainer sorry. We saw his achievements and feats in mega evolution special and see him fight zyguard forms. His spot in the master 8 proves he was heading to elite 4/low champion level in skill while ash was still not quite there yet. Honestly everyone forgets dp and imo the true greatest Pokemon series. Ash actually should of won that league if Tobias never entered. He just beat his strongest and greatest rival at the time in the most important battle for his character.

[@martinthomas2520]

If he did, bet Serena would’ve kissed him

[@DragonE652]

XYZ came at vital period during my life, watching it at the same age as ash is (although he seems much older) at just made the experience all the more precious. God I wish Tetsuo Yajima would come back to direct another season, cuz lets be honest here we need someone to save the show 😁.

[@ninetailedfox1582]

I was very emotional when at the end of series Ash said "I'm home"

[@damriyeauhayes8660]

Whre our childhoods ended 😭😭😭

[@Jake-nm3tb]

@@damriyeauhayes8660put another sad emoji, not the same crap over and over again

[@fabiolanzoman1382]

I just finished XYZ yesterday, and it was one of the best experience i never watched. I felt so many feelings during that show and i was really invested, all the characters were great accompanied by excellent game music remastered for the anime was just so perfect and sometimes really emotionnal, the end just let me in front of my computer tearful, it was just so hard to see the end of this piece of perfection, i am really happy to know that anime.

[@Jake-nm3tb]

XYZ is THE masterpiece of the Anipoke

[@Mintygtags]

I remember when I was like 8-9 and saw the end of xyz, I was honestly sad for the rest of the day, I just wish I could watch more

[@damriyeauhayes8660]

Maybe the reason we loved it so much was it's realistic and the most human pokemon felt, I click with ash he is very grounded for a character

[@Mintygtags]

@@damriyeauhayes8660 I was young, so it was nostalgic for me, and yes, the story for xy and xyz were amazing, but yeah your point is true

[@damriyeauhayes8660]

@@Mintygtags I got into a year after high school, I saw it on TV and I see ash and I'm like dud he grow up, honestly clemont bonnie and serena are my favorite characters in the anime aside from may, xy was the end of a Era 😭😭😭

[@Cdani]

XY and XYZ really got me into Pokémon, the anime really gave a different vibe and feeling compared to the other animes

[@petercalderon]

6:30 their ages are never specified in the series, but I think most people assume they are around 15 because of the new animation style and character design.

[@womslay]

Bonnie does have some moments, her taking care of Flabebe and scaling the cliff (which was also cool since she wasn't able to in the 2nd gym) to get Flabebe the flower was so cute, I'd love to see a short special or even just a movie around Bonnie

[@-rin_]

“I wanna be.. the very best, like no one ever was…. To catch them, is my real test, to train them is my cause!” Damn I miss this theme.. its so nostalgic and gets me so energetic lol Ash went downhill really quick after Serena kissed him 💀

[@silverdragon7385]

XYZ was the first time in a long time, that Ash felt like the experienced Pokemon trainer he is. There were traces of it in Diamond and Pearl, but XYZ Ash feels like what we would expect Ash to be at this point. He's grown up, like we are.

[@mathijsbeute]

Xy and Xyz was the first Pokémon series I watched and stil loves the series. Man I miss this. 😭😭😭❤❤❤

[@Jake-nm3tb]

The cry emoji is OVERUSED 🤬

[@cardsfan0776]

Man I’m probably a lot younger than y’all but in 3rd/4th grade waking up Saturday mornings to watch this show and eat waffles were some of the best memories I’ve ever had. I’ve rewatched this series countless times and have replayed the game (which isn’t great) countless times. So happy to see this show getting the recognition it deserves

[@Ninjaboy898]

Xyz set the bar so high and then the seasons after we’re disappointing

[@Rexred09]

Lets be real. People who hate this series either think that Greninja is overatted (Wich as a Greninja fanboy, I agree with), or have superglued on Nostalgia glasses. DP was really good too but in my Opinion XY was and always will be number one.

[@damriyeauhayes8660]

As a serena and grininja and alain and amourshipping fanboy they are overrated but I love them anyway

[@wolfultima1603]

I literally agree with you so much, XYZ best show, best characters, and most importantly best music!

[@MoAhmed75]

That time in XY where serena just started crying cause she lost but only many hours after the contest. She was the most characterised pokemon companion

[@TechnoArpan]

@@larsthoreson7279 sure, really shows whether you actually paid attention. Dawn is a damn good character but so is Serena. I won't comment on who's better since I'm biased towards Serena but in no way was she a bad character

[@damriyeauhayes8660]

@@larsthoreson7279 disagree i perfer serena she is realistic and I relate to her

[@giurado6485]

The problem with Serena is that she uses the same strategy. Dawn and may have originality and great rivals and battles. Serena's strategy is just using pancham's stone edge and when she didn't in ep 8, casually she lost. With dawn and may we see more developments and the exhibitions are way better than every serena's performance except the last one against the queen

[@GlacierMoonDragon]

Xyz is defiantly the most plot driven season & is most like an anime i've seen from pokemon. ( Sun & Moon is more of a highschool type of thing but, we do rarely seen the School aspect inplay)

[@ImyIsStillHere]

I loved XY so much that I didn't mind the games being a little bit unfinished and slightly bad. The manga was also great even the Clemont abuse got me hyped up for what would come next. A very rare thing for me to say as Clemont is my favourite pokémon character

[@TheAl774]

i dont know why i suddenly found this video but its amazing. Black and White was so bad for me that i dropped the entire franchise, even the games for some time, it wasn't until XY came out that i came back and i have never left since. Even after watching Sun and Moon (which was OK but not the best) and Journeys (which was mediocre at best but got saved by the final battle) XYZ is still my favorite season. Where i live that's an unpopular opinion (for a number of reasons) but honestly i don't care. Now that Ash's story is coming to an end i'm just glad to have returned to the franchise thanks to XYZ and that i still see XYZ fans remembering it years later with fanarts and fanfics. They won't let the legacy be forgotten.

[@damriyeauhayes8660]

It's a season that means more to me then I thought it would, xy ash, serena clemont bonnie and sawyer, alain, korrina all mean so much to me I always read xy or amourshipping fanfiction have for the past seven years, for me pokemon ended here and ash's journey end here

[@squoope]

oh, the black and white games were probably the peak of the series for me gamewise 😭 xyz was definitely my favorite of the anime though

[@damriyeauhayes8660]

@@squoope I like the black and white games, sun and moon games xy games mostly, pokemon has not been the same since xy and since ash is leaving Friday I'm sad he didn't get a proper send off 😭😭

[@ollipantsukka7211]

It is actually fine and realistic that 10 year olds explore via light kissing (remember truth or dare anyone, do kids even play that anymore?) Great video again, in tears of pure nostalgia, I am off to loop original pokemon theme now.

[@etheri0n959]

Hey, glad you liked the video. Thanks for that bit of info too.

[@Outsider00]

Xy and xyz is the main reason why I love pokemon so much, this season.. i can talk about it a full day, the story, the OSTS, bro.. the osts is in another level, and the romance. Xy and xyz will ever have a place in my heart, recenty i started pokemon since the start, and i am in episode 95 now, but i want to get into kalos fast 😂 "i'm home" 06/08/22 - 95

[@damriyeauhayes8660]

Kalos is our home 😎😎 , it's good to be home

[@Kuszutoe]

im so glad someone else love's this anime as much as i do xy and xyz on top

[@Robotmick4life]

My guy deserves so much more love on this platform im subbing.

[@emilel]

THIS IS SUCH A GOOD VIDEO WHY WHYYY IS IT STILL NOT AVAILABLE ANYWHERE OTHER THAN PRIME HELLO WHAT. ur reactions to serena and ash got me so good they're so yes. I'm so sad it deserves sm more

[@davidtg803]

Every single Pokemon XY anime opening hits so hard. Mad-Paced Getter is another favorite of mine. So much more I want to say but I don't feel like writing a essay. This show, it's my fucking jam.

[@derricklee7764]

My favorite series, wish they kept XYZ on Netflix

[@PokeBlox21]

XYZ was great and I do agree it's probably the best one alongside DP, but as someone who watched all of S/M, give it a chance. It's better than you think despite its flaws

[@etheri0n959]

Sorry about that. Definitely will. Sorry if that was a detriment to your viewing experience.

[@PokeBlox21]

@@etheri0n959 nonono don't apologize! it's still your opinion at the end of the day and it didn't affect my thoughts on the video much (which was pretty well made). No offense, but it sounded like you brushed the series over like a lot of us cause of how it presented itself, but I recommend it cause even for its lighter tone, it may surprise you at points.

[@LearntoLead1111]

I found one factor behind the incredible success of xy series the quality over quantity and minimalism it came to be like the series was designed by Steve jobs just see how they introduced only few but adorable Pokemon to this new series and Ash's rivals were given most loved pokemons from previous best series consider Sawyer's team based on Hoenn or some best Pokemon taken from black and white unphezent of Alain, and other lovable Pokemon from sinnoh region instead of introducing new Pokemon whom we could adapt to love they gave impetus to those who were already loved which turned to great familiarity and fandom to the series. In Black and white they introduced new Pokemon like grains of sand but most were hated by fans. One famous example is bunairy of the girl in the episode a keeper for keeps? A Pokemon from sinnoh already loved imagine there couldn't be any other suited more Pokemon for the moment to be fitted and if they tried to create it could spoil the acquaintance of the episode. One more example is of Steven Stone from hoenn in mega evolution special he fitted exactly in the slot to be Alain's friend. Also his mentorship with Sawyer is well drafted. If they tried to create new character for the role it could be a trash not as cool as Steven was. Just contemplate on what I said.

[@damriyeauhayes8660]

That is what I love it didn't waste time. few showcases the better fewer league battles the better. It leads to more focus on the things that matter to the season

[@zerosen1972]

I departed from Pokemon around Gen 4. Heart Gold and Soul Silver were the perfect games imo and they made me come full circle since the first Gen I seriously played was Gen 2. It felt like the right note to close on. A couple years back my niece got into Pokemon and asked me to play with her (she didn't have a lot of friends). She had X so I picked up Y. It was quite literally one of the best Pokemon games I ever played. Much faster XP System, excellent grind spots, nearly every Pseudo Legendary, and KANTO STARTERS?! It was like someone reached into my brain as a kid and pulled out the perfect Pokemon Game. I ended up watching the series with her and it ended up being excellent too. Ash's Journey honestly should have ended here instead of Alola - everything was wrapped up perfectly and would have been a much better league for him to win.

[@frostbite7103]

I started with xy/xyz at a time where I was struggling so when it ended and I looked back at previous seasons and the sun and moon series I thought to myself “wow this is shit” so I just stopped watching What was my first and still one of my favorite anime. I really miss that series

[@damriyeauhayes8660]

We can learn from pokemon xy to build a better tomorrow 😭😭

[@MichaelDias18]

This video has like my thoughts exactly almost word for word, damn this needs more attention.

[@Bananakw]

amazing how pokemon xyz did things that 73.82% of romance animes can't

[@Wither1224]

God... if only Greninja could've survived that final Blast Burn we wouldn't have to deal with SM anime stans... love XY easily the best Pokemon Anime iteration

[@xrnmusic9422]

"I know its kinda weird that I ship a couple of 10 yos.......but whatever they are supposed to be 20 by now" OMG that was the most SAVAGE reply to that sh*tty quote "Imagine shipping 10 yos" which goes around everyone on the internet. Its a reply I never happened to be able to give. Epico!

[@yakovsokolovsky79]

i've always watched pokemon, and when xyz come out, GOD I WAS SO HAPPY!!! Finaly ash is not a stupid BABY, he is a trainer with a lot of expirence, and everyone understand that, it was such a good show! (Serena is the best girl from all pokemon series in my opinion)

[@TechnoArpan]

Serena is low key my favorite Pokemon character

[@damriyeauhayes8660]

@@TechnoArpan I miss her more than ash

[@charmanderiscool6574]

xyz was certainly the most anime of all the pokemon animes.

[@Vengful_gamers]

I must thank you for this video and letting me remember XY&Z I loved watching it in the mornings before school and why did they take it off crunchy roll

[@braedentolbert7834]

Ok so, how does this make sense. Maturity = losing a league and childish = winning a league. How does that makes sense gamefreak, how, how, HOW.

[@spooky_spedy]

I grew up watching Pokemon since Diamond and pearl and XY & XYZ was my favourite and it was one of the best Season I ever watched in my childhood days especially Ash-Greninja he was OP. and this year I rewatch it the XY Series and I pretend it was my first watching it

[@SonicX-qi2se]

I still remember the Malimar side plot… if you know, you know💧

[@Lovely_and_Cute_Type_Idol]

Finally!!! Someone who gets me! XY and XYZ is my childhood Pokémon anime and video games!

[@mr.shplorb662]

"pokemon, the series that needs no introduction" introduces it

[@Regeor]

XY (and XYZ) was the first Pokémon series I watched. I actually started watching from the Kalos league episodes and I was absolutely flabbergasted when Ash lost. I was so confused that the main character didn’t win. Then I researched and found out he never wins, but he carries on. That part of his character got me really hooked on the show. I watched all the other episodes and loved them so much.

[@BlackRose-rp7kv]

Every episode filler or not was fun, the fights are animated amazingly I feel like out of every series this ken has an actual plot and it’s interesting. Always wondering what is mega evolution and the origin what Pokémon have mega evolutions, and then the bond phenomenon of ash and the way they animate that you just feel there’s something special something mystical that we don’t yet know about

[@St0rmGuy]

When a anime manages to make the FILLER interesting, you know they nailed it!

[@konnorhermann841]

I was really into pokemon when I was kid, i sadly never got to watch the XY, or XYZ series, but now I really wanna.

[@KingsNerdCave]

It's definitely the best pokemon series, my personal favorite, it was the Shonen pokemon series. Ash had a great look and a strong leading personality, animation and battle psychology was at it's peak, the companion characters are all super interesting and enjoyable to have around. Many personal arcs are well executed. The romance was adorable and done in a satisfying way. It's the only pokemon season with an awesome villain team arc. And YES the Japanese XYZ opening is an absolute banger! Though the English 3rd opening is really good too. Truthfully my only complaint is Ash should have won the league, he had grown so much and become so strong he earned it here. I was so mad that the goofball series, with the weaker writing and characters was where Ash finally wins a league. Japan, America, GIVE US PERMANENT ACCESS TO THIS SHOW.

[@allthingsawesome4589]

XY/XYZ are the two very first animes i watched and i fell in love with anime because of them. every time i see serena or any of the kalos pokemon on any of the games i get flooded with nostalgia

[@Mad_Luke523]

i'm still rewatching xyz

[@fritomusic7832]

Another factor was that XYZ fit in the Zygarde arc to make up for no follow up Kalos game

[@dychrisshandonsmith1242]

Keep it up on your work and this video and channel I love this video and channel Thanks you for your video and channel I love Pokemon All franchise

[@Saiyagurl]

Honestly I couldn't have said it better myself! Up until this point the Sinnoh era was my favorite of the Pokemon anime, but the XY era is arguably the best for all the reasons you said. The animation, story, character arcs and overall aesthetic of this series was everything we needed from the anime. The only flaw it had, in my opinion, was that Ash should have won the league. I wholeheartedly agree that Ash deserved and earned it more in Kalos. I mean he forgot what Volt Tackle was while he was in Alola for goodness sake!!!! They really dumbed him down in that region. If they knew they were going to do a mini reboot of his character in Alola then they should have had him go out with a bang and win in Kalos, but I digress. XY is my favorite hands down and I love it so much.

[@mojojojo9458]

XY was extremely high quality. For a long running weekly show, the output of animation was top tier

[@TheRealJules119]

I was confused when XYZ got took of Netflix for Sun and Moon, I watched Sun and Moon and loved it, cried when SM ended, I didn’t watch XYZ fully though but I will

[@S0BA_2007]

Is it weird that I thought Serena and Ash were 15-16 instead of 10? (At that time I hadn’t seen the older seasons, i hadn’t played any of the games either)😅

[@S0BA_2007]

In the Swedish dub that I watched Ash sounded more like a teenager or someone in his puberty😅

[@devvy_01]

The Kalos seasons were definitely the best. Ash felt more like a young adult that had seen alot rather than a kid in a new place. He was the one instructing people rather than having Brock Misty or Cilan giving the advice. Overall he felt like a dense 16 year old.

[@anmolagrawal5358]

Loved your Sun and Moon dissing. I did NOT hold back my gripes when S&M was released and dropped Pokemon altogether. X&Y was the only Pokemon series which I watched in full (iirc) and sequentially as opposed to just sitting in front of the TV and watching episodes as they come intermittently. So I definitely have a soft spot for this series but got they had to poop with S&M ash. But ya know, after giving it some thought, maybe it does make some sort of sense in a way. Usually, even in our own lives, we could be all serious and cool and once we reach our peaks and realize our potentials, we sort of go in a legend but laid back mode, get what I mean? He is shown that he is in a vacation (prolly much needed at this point) and his attitude is in accordance to that setting. Maybe he is a lil too goofy but I can understand why he'd want to be able to behave in such a manner. In each region, Ash is essentially a new face for everybody so he doesn't carry the luggage of identity. After being all serious and pumped for XYZ, I can get behind as to why he'd want to chill somewhat. That said, perhaps it'd have been more appropriate if he won *after* S&M as opposed to during this arc. But I think stealing his victory from X&Y was more rewarding in a sense...

[@DaARK_Chocolategang]

I would give anything to get another pokemon series like xyz The animation and music alone are reasons to watch the show The characters had depth and feel like real people Ash didn't feel like a 10yrd he had the maturity of a 16yrd The animation with the 3d camera This show needs to be talked about more This was peak pokemon. Pokemon needs to go back to shonen🙏

[@kanonkhan6003]

The Kiss scene is the best❤

[@SmileFlame3]

The first Pokemon series i saw was XYZ dubbed and then the Japanese version.Most anime that i watch i prefer the sub but I think because i started with the dub i prefer it more but i completely agree that the Japanese OST is way better than the English one, so if there can be a universe where it has the Japanese OST but with the dub, I would be estatic😊

[@jornovaproductions4655]

I watched all episodes of Pokémon XY&Z Series almost 10 years ago (2014 to 2016) and I ❤ ‘em all!

[@EliasReshiram]

Until 2024 New Pokemon XYZ Series upcoming!

[@kurogiri5434]

I forgot to mention. There are actual serious repercussions for saving the world. The loss of Clembot, the Zygarde vines, Multiple lives (Look back at how much damage was caused, there's NO way at least one person hadn't died during the team flare arc.) overall XYZ knew how to deal responsible consequences to characters. Oh and might I just mention that Lysander publicly stated he was going to commit mass murder on television. I don't know about you but I don't see many antagonists in the pokemon anime stating that the world is over-populated and the weak/non-chosen ones deserve to die to create world peace. It feels like it was ripped straight out of Naruto (which is kinda true- (I'm looking at you "nInJa ViLlAgE") but damn they pulled it off.

[@just.Baylee]

Why the heck did Netflix make Pokémon xy and z ho away😢😪🥺😭😭😭😭😭

[@damriyeauhayes8660]

They hate peak😭😭😭

[@Jake-nm3tb]

I HATE THE CRY EMOJI 🤬🖕🔪

[@elec06YT]

i just watched xy as a kid not knowing that pokemon had generations at all so im very glad looking back at black and white that i started there

[@Churro_EYT]

On the defense of Pokemon Sun and Moon. I have not seen the anime, but there are two battles that I still think about from the Sun and Moon Arc. Ash vs Kukui, and the Guzma Tournament Arc. Those were pretty epic. I need to watch it entirely cause I know for sure that series had some banger episodes

[@giovannifrancis9695]

Mann... I agree with absolutely everything you've said. About all of Ash's journey from the beginning to that shit of sun and moon, passing through other shit like BW, (but the 2 shits don't matter)... what matters is that XY/ XYZ (All of the Kalos journey) was an absolute masterpiece of storytelling, animation, character development, cinematography, and you know what? I dont need to say anything else but ASH GRENINJA and amourshipping, yeah... Ash and Serena was something very special and that we never got to see anything like that in the anime, neither before, nor after this season... so yeah my friends... what is left for us are great memories and the feeling of sadness for something very unique and beautiful that is not coming back... but those good old times were definitely worth it. Thank you Kalos! Forever XYZ!🥹

[@damriyeauhayes8660]

When pokemon grew up with us

[@James-zw7by]

I found a… way to rewatch the show, and went through it all again, and my god it’s just sooo good. No anime I have ever seen compares to it, and the Pokémon Company completely crapped on it and said “no we did too good of a job and none of the kids liked it.” Like, WTH, all those kids are us adults now who have been watching since the beginning. But in all seriousness I agree that sun and moon was a step down… or ten. Towards the end I kinda liked it, but that first season when it came out I had such high hopes and then we get goofy goober retarded ash.

[@ethnissdum]

Dude, I used to binge watch XYZ on Netflix, and then about 2 years ago I wanted to rewatch it, but it wasn't there anymore

[@One_Last_Time]

XY(Z) is also great because it also showed the death of a character (Clembot) and Clemont also stepped up. 💞💞💞

[@Griffo4]

I thought indigo league was my favorite, but now that I've rewatched both I gotta say a lot of the nostalgic moments I was remembering were from XY + XYZ. XYZ is for sure the best pokemon anime, and since pokemon is really one of the only animes I watched its also my favorite anime of all time.

[@ajaydeshmukh69]

XYZ is now on KZbin :)

[@Greninja217]

I really like Pokémon XYZ just because it introduced Greninja

[@Kaijrin]

I just wanted to knew since when did the Pokémon use CGI with 2D animation in the anime because they did a good job.

[@thrashyart4369]

The end of XYZ was also the end of my highschool life and I went to uni the next year when xyz ended my childhood ended I wasn't able to keep up with pokemon after that until the pandemic strucks lmaoo

[@ilikemetoo3088]

11:09I know I should not hate the sun and the moon for this reason, but same bro😢

[@ethanstewart8841]

Xy and xyz were the first Pokémon series I ever watched and that was back in like grade 3

[@Local_user]

I liked sun and moon, the way he was drawn felt more expressive. And Ash was finally able to be a kid.

[@laraprisma6381]

ironically, I like both XY and Sun and Moon! i agree that Sun and Moon could be better and has many flaws, but i like some things, like ash's pokemon, his relationship with professor Kokuie, the animation isn't too bad, just the art style which is a bit meh. And I think this was the series that Ash won the league because he created a connection with the region and the people in it, thus making his victory (in my opinion) well earned. But I recognize it's not the best series compared to XYZ TwT btw, you made a little mistake when talking about Alan. he doesn't just want the strongest, he wants to be the strongest in mega evolution! and Aylin's Chespin falls into a coma after he starts working for Lyzandre! He meets her after starting to work for him.

[@etheri0n959]

Thanks for the correction! I must have forgotten some of the more specific details. Thanks again

[@cookieewookiee_]

I loved pokemon XYZ so much like It was the first show I could fully get through.

[@Wynautcuteer]

People when i said i love Serena's Fennekin costume in 2024: Hey hey! Calm down, Your so sus like so Sussy baka Back then when i say the same thing to people: Agree! Ash And Serena make a perfect couple with costumes

[@guillaumepoller9455]

I alsways watched it on the pokemon tv app but i haven't been there in a while, maybe its still there

[@Fluminox-]

Back after Legends ZA got announced yesterday

[@Richard_Games657]

xy and xyz are on hulu now :3

[@dracmanish]

I Loved XY/Z it got me back into Pokémon(would quit this series if it didn’t exist) and it still remains my favorite region. Also there’s a bs reason Ash lost in the Kalo’s league. Apparently Ash was originally going to win the league however TV Tokyo(at least I think it was them) wasn’t ok with that idea as they believed Ash winning would stop people from supporting the anime so the XY/Z writers were replaced with the Black&White writers which makes Ash winning in Sun & Moon even worse in hindsight. Needless to say the XY/Z writers were just as upset as we were when Ash lost. P..S. If you haven’t I highly recommend the latest Pokémon films I Choose You and The Power of Us, the second one especially has XY/Z quality writing.

[@etheri0n959]

Damn, that hurts knowing he was originally going to win. I'm gonna be crying myself to sleep tonight. And about the two movies, thanks for the recommendation. I'll definitely check them out.

[@SatyaShivaSanatan48]

Is there any relation between the malamar who wanted to conquer the world and the team flare ? Because the red roots that were shown in both episodes I think the team flare was hypnotized by that malamar ? Please tell me if I am right or wrong and explain me . I am very eager to know as I just finished the 145 episodes of XY and Z

[@etheri0n959]

I haven't watched it recently so idk. Interesting theory though.

[@SmartyPants_nxt-in7kz]

Seeing Team Rocket in disguise root for Ash while in the League was honestly so wholesome

[@nolanway303]

This title alone had me agreeing with everything you were boutta say

[@ProductiveMrNegative]

i actually really like sun and moon, but i prefer xyz, and ash's character was not reset like black and white, xyz ash was to serious that it got to him, while sun and moon ash was serious at times but more relaxed then ever, i also agree on your point of saying sun and moon ash didn't deserve to win the league.