Ranking Every Pokémon Champion

Pokémon champions are pretty great but some are greater than others which is why I will be ranking them.
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[@imadumbasss]

Fun Fact : Alder tossed a Gigalith,which weighed 562 lbs,or 260 kgs. Which is still nutty,considering that the world’s strongest men can lift 500 only for a few seconds,let alone toss. That guy also jumped off a cliff in the Black and White games and still left unharmed. Alder is literally superhuman.

[@Volkaroar]

Well, someone had to get that massive nail out of its foot

[@yaboichris1256]

The man spars with his boufallant I'm not surprised

[@sansattorney]

Ash could carry a Larvitar and Cosmoem so everything is possible in Pokémon

[@clemente3966]

​@@sansattorney Cosmoem levitates, and I don't think I've seen any instance of Ash physically touching it and not just having his hands in a receiving gesture to have it levitate right on top of them.

[@Eric6761]

And let's not forget that he was a grandpa so he could be at best late 40s or mid 50s or even more

[@AutumnBlaze689]

So fun little fact about Mustard: he was apparently Champion for 18 years, making him the longest running Champion canonically

[@cobaltprime9467]

Yet his wife is significantly stronger lol

[@LITTLE1994]

Which is really impressive. Even Cynthia doesn't have a streak that long.

[@Arthion]

I personally find Mustard to have more personality than Leon since Leon's entire personality seems to almost entirely revolve around being the ideal Champion poster-boy.

[@thetestinggrounds7855]

​@@ArthionMustard's personality is honestly a little terrifying. Like, he knows he can mess most folks up and leaves it to you to pick up on that vibe. 😂

[@kalebgamez808]

@thetestinggrounds7855 he has the “fuck around and find out” personality

[@DustyPhantom-ne5hy]

Obviously what happens in the manga doesn't 100% correlate to what happens in the other mediums, but I personally like to believe that in the games and anime, Wallace did the same thing he did in the manga. In the manga, he beat Steven, but chose to become a gym leader instead despite being the rightful champion, and instead takes over when Steven is incapacitated.

[@thatdarnseel7052]

he denied it at first because of Winnona

[@Tactical_Nuke0]

u single?

[@Sobbleandchess]

I’m the 500th person to like

[@ryutak777]

I'm a huge fan of Alder he's just a chill old dude who can be pretty wise.

[@CheshireTheMaid]

And then there's the anime version, who was... not that

[@ryutak777]

@@CheshireTheMaid Sadly very true. It was a big disappointment

[@avej99]

@@ryutak777gen 5 anime in summary

[@Eric6761]

​@@CheshireTheMaidehh, Alder from anime doesn't exist, what are you talking about?

[@Arthion]

Yeah I think Alder is pretty underrated, he kinda gets sidelined with N being the de-facto champion battle but Alder lives up pretty well to what the ideal champion should be like. He's approachable and just generally seems to want to help people with his life advice. Although he probably enjoyed his life more after he stepped down in BW2 since he seemed more keen to just travel and meet people than manage the Pokemon League.

[@crocoboi7936]

The best champion was the friends we made along the way.

[@user-xl7eo7mp1b]

Yes, expect Geeta

[@Ash_Melodie]

​@@user-xl7eo7mp1b no one wants to be friends with Geeta, not even the gym leaders.

[@user-pn8lw2yt3d]

Yes

[@TDLiver]

Nah it was the money I stole from kids in battle.

[@satansgalaxy1472]

@@TDLiver yesssssss

[@Someguy6851]

Am I the only one who wants Lillie to become a champion in a future game? Yeah? Ok…

[@aliancadosduelistas3718]

Lillie as a Champion would be so much great. I did not like her entire development in SM/USUM because I felt that I was losing something, which was Lillie coming back to challenge us in a rematch on the Elite 4. Like, she get a huge improvement and she even help us in the Battle Tree, however, she taking the Island Challenge in the post game just to battle us for the Champion Title would be awesome to see!

[@bigtastybacon_xd6253]

That would be phenomenal

[@jonathanphone6419]

2 small changes would make Geeta so much better. Lead Gilmora and use King Gambit as the ace and she would bound up in difficulty.

[@levievil9220]

I think that’s what they were going for but since we complained about the bdsp remakes they decided to play it safe I think

[@ChuyitoSon28]

What i would do is: I get it, she is suppossed to look like a glimmora, so she sends glimmora first, them terastalizes and then says some thing along the lines of “huh, i Wonder why no one uses their ace pokemon first”

[@levievil9220]

@@ChuyitoSon28 then it dies because I had a Pokémon set up the sun then leaf blade that thing then I swap to a poison type to absorbs the toxic spikes

[@ChuyitoSon28]

@@levievil9220 but you are not supposed to know she starts with glimmora

[@levievil9220]

@@ChuyitoSon28 hi I’m someone who controls a avatar to play a video game and I know more

[@oe8502]

diantha does in fact NOT specialize in fairy type lmaoo

[@MagusAgrippa8]

Diantha specializes in losing.

[@theicingcreeper]

The BIGGEST Pokémon discovery ever... That Red's Jacket is a VEST!!😱😱😱 Jokes aside, Great Tier List! Honesty agreed with most of the statements and jokes you said about each character! You made some really great points and it was super funny!!! And Yeah Leon, I swept him with One Cinccino! Keep it up!! 1k MORE TILL 100K Rogue!!! 🎉💗😊

[@DieselKrook]

Of course it was a Cinccino

[@theicingcreeper]

@@DieselKrook Boiiii wdym "Of course it was Cinccino"??? I never told you I liked Cinccino🙄🤭

[@Squirtle_Squad_Supremacy]

@theicingcreeper I don't really think if you liking Cincinno or not contributed to that

[@theicingcreeper]

@@Squirtle_Squad_Supremacy Oh it's cuz its My Friend Diesel Lol

[@Squirtle_Squad_Supremacy]

@@theicingcreeper ohh ok

[@SlinkSuperior99]

Who's ready for Geeta to be in F tier Edit: OMG UR AT 99K SUBS, SO CLOSE

[@BJGvideos]

I feel like having Geeta be evil would be a copout, but she clearly knows more than she's letting on. I've seen another theory that she's an AI, bur she would have to be way more advanced than the one in Zero Lab because she can leave Area Zero (something that one couldn't do) and she has a breathing animation. But she seems to apply strategy as if she's only vaguely familiar with the concept, her personal interactions are halted and strange, and her line in the tournament about her perfect world *really* got me wondering whats happening here. Also the reason she's still champion is because the league works different in Paldea. She's the primary champion and is basically a government official. Nemona almost certainly will take that role someday, but for now she's still in school.

[@ramenoodle66]

Perhaps she herself might be a paradox? 🤔

[@BJGvideos]

@@ramenoodle66 That would be nifty

[@damlatorun6756]

I want it to be something related to the explorers in horizons, that would redeem her if done right

[@BJGvideos]

@@damlatorun6756 that could be cool but they only exist in the anime unfortunately so it would still leave her game self a mystery

[@arachineatzeer7478]

Also people have looked into her more and it makes sense she isn't hard as she's not the final boss, hell she's not even the final boss of the Victory Road storyline, her use as a Champion is different to the rest and in a way unfair to judge her the same way against her final boss Champion counterparts because she's effectively just an extra Elite 4 member. Her team is sent out with Glimorra last is more to symbolise the different biomes of Paldea and then Area Zero, birthplace of the Terastal phenomenon. I just hope we get a rematch area in Indigo Disk and when we go into Area Zero again to find Terapagos just to find her guarding the way to it with a new, revamped and MUCH harder team pulling from the DLCs as well for powerful mons (any maybe a shiny flex as that would be cool to see)

[@phirone7499]

Except I would put Nemone in S-Tier i can agree. The thing is I haven't any trouble beating her, but I like her character that much. Gen 9 has the best characters anyway, and their interaction in Area Zero ist just comedy gold. Especially since Arven is constantly ignored.

[@obits3]

Cynthia is the best champion in the series. She can’t be stopped. In her original game’s context, her battle is amazing. She shows herself as head and shoulders above everyone. She’s the best battle in Black and White. Oh, you thought expshare, the fairy type, and three free mythical Pokémon from the start of the game would make a difference? BDSP Cynthia laughs in held items, better AI, and crazy strategies. “What about Volo?” I hear you say. Who? You mean that cheating hack that required seven Pokémon with one having a two phases? Exactly. Look at what others have to do to even come close to Cynthia. In the game universe, she’s simply the best. She doesn’t lose. She merely allows you to win if she thinks you’re good enough so she can take a break in Unova.

[@naeshaunedwards7731]

I agree with almost everything except for Leon. I don’t think he acts entitled, and he does his job as champion well. A lot of people called out Diantha for not doing much when there was a huge threat and letting children solve the problem, but Leon stops the threat because he doesn’t want children or anyone to have to worry about such a thing, be happy and keep being the strong champion people wants him to be. Also it’s sort of implied that he’s nerfed when you battle him because after losing to Eternatus technically (his Pokémon weren’t defeated, he himself was knocked out) his pride is kind of hurt and not being able to help everyone from the threat put him in a slight depression sort of like Hop, but to a lesser extent.

[@MaxWelton]

5:08 the manga explains that Wallace SHOULD be champion but he didn’t like responsibility and wanted to get with Winona, so Steven’s the placeholder in that universe

[@Fr4yDay]

Leon was a pushover first time I battled him (mostly because of No Retreat Falinks and Dynamax being a abusable) but on replays, I found him more challenging

[@kbgman01]

I actually find Alder to be a really underrated champion. He may not be the strongest, but he embodies the true spirit of what a champion should be. He helps future generations of trainers to find their best path in life, including your rival Cheren. Plus, the stuff about his partner Pokémon passing on made me feel sorry for him. In my opinion, he should be higher on this list.

[@ChaoticJester]

Not the strongest in terms of pokemon team at least lol

[@knowhatnot347]

While we might not I really hope in the dlc we get to see more of the Academy Group in scarlet and Violet they work so good as a friend group

[@MagusAgrippa8]

Agreed. I'd love to see the Group do some stuff together, actually using all of their skills in tandem.

[@GalaxyYuroPlayz]

Geeta's team in the Indigo Disk has been improved, am happy for her

[@randomstuffette6759]

Can we talk about how Gen 5 remixed Cynthia’s theme TWICE.

[@AsherCrasher_]

this is definitely an agreeable list also you're like- 1k away from 100k, can't wait to see you get a silver play button very soon!

[@cdesigner9178]

I see what you mean with Nemona and her outfit, especially when the other two friend characters, Arven and Penny, both get to have unique designs. At the same time, Nemona ROCKS the school uniform, so it doesn't matter to me.

[@Ransok_Bukaj]

I simp for Iris and Nemona; none of y'all can stop me

[@axolotlstudios7918]

Can't blane you

[@darknessknows1235]

Honestly Iris is one of my favorite champions. Not only was it amazing to see the development to her being a champion better than Wallaces, her interaction when you first battle her felt appropriate for the champion battle and ending of the DS era. Plus, her team wasn't omega trash

[@Im_that_archeops]

Fbi open up

[@njivwathomassilavwe2056]

Cynthia better be high tier if not number 1

[@crucifixmegabuster95]

Geeta is so bad I forgot she was champ

[@user-xl7eo7mp1b]

Exactly, she needs to step down

[@0AZ07]

Fun fact: In USUM, the player is technically the champion before Hau and is challenged by hime for the title, whats cooler is that the champion title defence theme against any trainer after is technically the players theme which is just kinda cool to know i guess😅

[@Arthion]

I've always liked that about the SM/USUM champion theme in that it specifically is YOUR theme, plus in the originals Kukui is basically just testing your mettle for fun and as a formality as the founder of the league to make sure you're up to snuff although he would of course more than know that since he handpicked the Elite Four.

[@ryuuronin9852]

Fun fact: its never stated why Red left, or that Lance merely stepped into an empty slot. My head canon is that Lance actually doubled down on his training and pulled out an actual win on Red: giving Red some actual motivation to head to Mt Silver and start training to get as strong as we see him in Gold/Silver. The reason I think this is because not only did Blue not reclaim the title once Red was gone, but his levels actually cap out lower than Lance's in the rematches; implying that Lance become the stronger trainer of the two at least by that point. What's even stranger is that in the pre league battle monologue he calls himself "the most powerful trainer and Champion of the Region", meanwhile when you face him in the PWT he gives the exact same speil minus calling himself the most powerful (remember this is before other leagues were introduced, Indigo was the only game I town as we knew it). His character has always been rather humble: teaching that people should respect their mons, and not even calling himself Champion when helping you outside the league. Then when they're actually battling to decide who is the most powerful in the PWT, he doesn't claim to already be the most powerful. For him to make such a statement it might be because he actually defeated the previous Champion before Red went on his training arc. It doesn't seem like something he'd say if he knew there was another trainer in the region stronger than him. It always struck me as weird that Red would willingly leave the league if he wanted to get stronger (since he's usually characterized as a battle first type of character): the strongest trainers are literally coming to your doorstep to challenge you, that sounds like a great opportunity to grow stronger! And it doesn't seem to be much of an exploration thing, seeing as he technically doesn't even leave the Kanto region, Mt Silver being the border marker of the two places.

[@xempororhxppyx]

99K subs is impressive! I found your channel thanks to Patterz actually :’)

[@Bibbop]

Cynthia's piano is the best champion ngl

[@SlinkSuperior99]

The Piano should get a Grammy

[@BJGvideos]

It's a family heirloom

[@MaxWelton]

9:08 I feel like his whole “unbeatable champ” shtick basically spoils the fact that you end his streak

[@MaxWelton]

4:53 he throws some fossils onto his team for diversity. We Stan a creative teambuilder

[@Jackaboy3695]

Diantha has 1 fairy type. ONE. NOT a spetialist.

[@dantemustdie00]

Same said with Steven, he uses Rock and Ground types as well

[@Ash_Melodie]

Diantha is based on Audrey Hepburn.

[@BJGvideos]

It's odd to me because there's already a real person who's referred to as the "champion of France" they could have modeled her design after but no. Imagine a champion based on Jeanne d'Arc! Heck, they just could have had Diantha dress as her for the championship battle, what with being an actress and all.

[@emilicat2967]

In Sun and Moon wasn't it you the player who became the first champion of Alola? With Kukui being a challenger

[@rhyperiorhunter7339]

unpopular opinion time but I kinda prefer wallace as a champion over steven, mainly because steven isn't that much of a challenge for me (like when I did an alpha sapphire nuzlocke the only reason my Mightyena and Dusclops died was because I forgot that his mega Metagross had bullet punch) while Wallace is consistently challenging whenever I face him even while using both Metagross and Salamence also I actually had a lot of trouble with leon in my first playthrough (mainly because I didn't know where to get the ice punch TM so my weavile only had ice shard leading to his haxorus decimating half my teems) heck he's the only champion in the modern games to actually beat me in my first attempt

[@patrickvargas4377]

I’m a new subscriber to the channel so I’m really ready for the vid

[@patrickvargas4377]

This was an amazing rating and I can’t disagree with you any of the ratings although I wish for geeta to be lower

[@axolotlstudios7918]

I love Nemona, she is so cool

[@ThirtyDimensionedMissile]

True

[@YourLocalSonicColorsFangirl]

5:34 This is my favorite champion!

[@MagusAgrippa8]

Honestly, the manga designs for so many of the characters are peak as hell. Origins is also my favorite Pokémon anime honestly.

[@wunderwaffen273]

Therougerenegade trying to do the "dont spam pokemon anime frames every 3 seconds" challenge(impossible)

[@insanityworks4ussu4skrowyt34]

Any one who says Geeta is the best Champion is just plain wrong. Not even a matter of opinion, it is literally stated in-game that Nemona beat her without going all out.

[@Miguel_I_guess]

My friend in paldea the champion title is a rank that multiple people can become, its something everyone aspires to be

[@MaxWelton]

8:47 that’s because he doesn’t have a battle theme. His battle plays *your* theme.

[@felixmcjuandice]

i am within 50 views. anyways You're gonna do it. 100k soon :>

[@ameliajones8772]

Loving your videos

[@sethsmusic2326]

Bemoan is a friendly rival done right the first one since May/Brendan imo

[@drizzilepokemon]

holy shit I can't unsee leon as shadow kamoshida I'm laughing so hard right now LMAO

[@errorparadox710]

Congrats on 100K! me and tubby hope for 1M

[@garchompelago]

Cynthia is still the best and not counting Volo even if he is harder since Volo isnt a champion(and Volo doesnt fight fair anyways. Its basically 6v8 since after beating his team of 6, Giratina with two forms swoops in), Cynthia is still the strongest. As of BDSP, Cynthia surpassed Red's team with her level 88 Garchomp and higher leveled team in her 2nd rematch in BDSP.

[@MaxWelton]

7:00 it honestly sounds like Cyrus’ music

[@XxYuki_SweetNSour_xX]

Love this!!! And totally agree too lol😂 Especially with Cynthia's placement ❤

[@conradojavier7547]

Lance is Basically Roman Reigns who likes he's the Rock, while Red is the TRUE Final Boss.

[@CawtionCorvid]

i too have a watch that lets me know that its bhilip time also i respect you for putting the two characters i am deeply in love with in S tier

[@axei5640]

HEY Guys did you know that Leon is the champion

[@user-kl6kv7ii5s]

Victor did before pokemon journeys is a thing (unless if you talking about the anime specific, but if you are incluing games... so victor did first)

[@rhythm_kitchenn]

this is so real

[@linkanami]

Steven will always be my favorite. I mean come on he is literally one of the richest and down to earth people in Pokemon and he just enjoys his time collecting stones!

[@legobatman8811]

Ahh yes Lance the bird tamer

[@makeeeveeacupcake]

I DONT KNOW WHY N APPEARS FOR 1 SECOND AT THE START OF THE VIDEO BUT I LOVE IT

[@MaxWelton]

8:06 she doesn’t specialize in jack. She’s a flexible champ.

[@catxborsuq1]

In the Pokemon manga, Wallace won the championship fair and square, but declined becoming champion because 1) his master Juan was retiring and he wanted to take over his gym, and 2) he wanted to be closer to Winona (aww^^) Then during Groudon and Kyogre crisis Steven asked him to take over as champion, but later on during Emerald saga Wallace stepped down again

[@MaxWelton]

9:17 bump him down an extra tier for using a regular ass like ball against a strange new monstrosity instead of ANYTHING with an increased catch rate.

[@user-pq7xt6pz6x]

He said Leon looks like he got dressed in the dark 😂

[@Jamer77]

Holy shit someone who actually likes nemonea and that I can relate too

[@MaxWelton]

11:00 the champion rank doesn’t work the same as the championship. Her only job is to be the final exam for new champ rank trainers

[@goatedpulls9201]

Geeta be looking like a despicable me villain

[@refumei7847]

5 gen champions are so underrated

[@Im_that_archeops]

True

[@p0ryg0nz]

My favorite champion would be nemona, but I think of her as more of a friend, a best friend. So my favorite Is either steven or iris

[@kimjimkun98876]

Anyway keep up the good work

[@nevenpatrk9661]

I've got a counter argument against Lance being a cheater that could be in a potential 3rd headcanons video. You see in the Gen 2 games there is a guy outside of Mahogany Town selling RageCandyBars, which have the effect of leveling down your Pokemon. You know who else was in Mahogany Town during that time? Lance. So it is possible that he bought RageCandyBars from that guy (He's the Champion. He could most definitely afford it.) to level down his Dragonites to give the trainers that face him a fairer fight.

[@FluddyKd]

ROGUE RENEGADE FOR LIFEEE

[@theicingcreeper]

YESSSSS FLUDDY!!!👍🔥😆

[@everythingiscool6228]

Ah Pokémon champion

[@Frogboyaidan]

❤ great view man yes they are infact champions🏆

[@Kyle-zz6mx]

Bro went IN on Geeta damn 😂

[@origamigamer8990]

I agree, Nemona isn’t a yandere. I do, however, believe Nemona is autistic- I see a lot of similarities between her and myself! Narrowed obsessive interests, misreading situations occasionally, and lackluster social skills, but still trying their very best to make friends. I can also see the clinginess towards actual friends in her, too. Nemona is not a yandere, she is most likely autistic.

[@lma6808]

I don't agree with Diantha only because I had the worst team. I had mostly fairy types because it quickly became my favorite type. Plus I loved the arena and her mega gardevoir. Her aesthetics suck though. I think b tier but that's just me. Also I love Nemona. If she had just a bit more depth she could be S tier.

[@xLinne]

The main differences between out rankings is that I put mustard higher and Lance lower, considering that Gen 2 is just so weak and that reflects onto alder and I like mustard's character and story alot. You are right about the eyebrows though what drugs is he cooking

[@TayoAAdetola]

To my understanding Wallace was champion before Steven was and Steven beat him then went around to travel and they reinstated the previous champion.

[@Chillarmyssb]

Iris and Lance gotta be my favorites

[@flamingphoenix1425]

There wasnt enough Leon slander in this video

[@user-hp1zw1jh3p]

I agree 💯 with your tier list

[@nathanmcclung3564]

So leon is bad for being one of the few champions to do his job. lol.

[@masked_wolf9015]

Everyone: "Leon is so easy!!" Me, losing to Leon 17 times and never finishing pokemon sword: "I'm sorry, this man is supposed to be EASY!?-"

[@jrapcdaikari]

I'd put Leon and Diantha a tier higher 1. I actually had trouble with Leon cause I didn't overlevel my team; his Charizard's Solar Beam (GMax) fucked my Inteleon out of nowhere first try 2. Personal opinion because of her design

[@purpleclaws202]

Nah they suck

[@user-xl7eo7mp1b]

I think your ranking was 100% spot on, especially geeta

[@d4c_reznor470]

Geeta not giving up the champion title is because they retconned it to being champion ranks. So you, Nemona, the gym leaders and Geeta are all champion ranked while Geeta also serves as the commissioner.

[@Arthion]

She's also the League Chairwoman so of course being the person in charge of running the Pokemon League it makes sense that unless she steps down her job entirely she'd continue to test challengers. That said I found her entirely uninteresting as a character and her team is..

[@d4c_reznor470]

@@Arthion …much better after the release of indigo disc

[@Arthion]

@@d4c_reznor470 I mean her team is, but her personality is as.. wooden as ever.

[@smallkid9045]

I think I like the lechonk I found near the light house more then geeta

[@3rr0r_23]

Idk how but I had as much trouble on Geeta as much as i did on cynthia.

[@elpabloescobar8278]

Nemona should've been the champion like a secret until the end of the story like how it was with blur kinda

[@MatiNuva1724]

Sad You didn't mentioned that Red actually talked in Masters Ex

[@joannavelasco7066]

the only thing id change is bump nemona to s

[@BrookAfroSkeleton]

I put Nemona on S+++ tier, she's just sooo amazing and... well... she's basically Ash but without the annoying little kid who knows nothing. IN GEN 5 ANIME ASH HAD TO LOOK UP WHAT A KOFFIN WAS ALTHOUGH TEAM ROCKET HAD FOUGHT HIM USING A KOFFIN MULTIPLE TIMES

[@espeon030]

nemona S TEAR IMMEDIATELY

[@SymbioticVader]

Nice video.

[@jilliangonzales1446]

I fucking love Steven and Wallace so much

[@anubisgodess2353]

You know what I ultimately came to watch this video to see where you would put Iris and as much as it grinds my gears I can respect you putting her in A tier because I understand there's not much I can do to get people passed iris's younger days in the anime but so long as people acknowledge that she has matured and changed for the better I'm okay with her being in upper A tier, but for me She'll always be an S tier.

[@Im_that_archeops]

Same

[@OwlMasterProductions]

i agree with everything here everything is correct

[@desdygd]

Cynthia is hard

[@InquisitorThomas]

I actually had the opposite experience with Leon, I found how everyone talked about him and his FUCKING CHARZARD early on to absolutely insufferable I assumed I’d easily sweep him in the battle and grind him into the dirt, but it was actually a really close fight since I tried my best to not over level or abuse items, and it was honestly one of my favorite battles in the series.

[@YoucefMeziane-ei1qb]

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