The Curse of the Pokémon Master

[@BRNG2042]

"I'm 10, I got time" Trust me Ash, you have a lot more time than you think. That 10 will never end

[@mister_bomb7777]

Actually, it did.

[@AegbGo]

@@mister_bomb7777 when???

[@antyrak7905]

@@mister_bomb7777 he turned 11?

[@JustPineapple]

@@antyrak7905 I like how that would be surprising after nearly 25 years of Pokemon

[@clumsy4490]

bro beat ben 10 at his own game

[@Glitch_Man42]

The fact that Brock just smacks Ash with the fact that he's gotta catch God. Stone faced. Amazing.

[@InquisitorThomas]

I mean there’s a reason he’s a Rock type trainer.

[@symonsan]

And the devil

[@Demki]

You mean Brock faced

[@francoscicolone9534]

@@symonsan what? (I dont know much about pokemon)

[@andrewfinch3457]

"God is nothing but an animal, Ash. Reality as we know it was conceived by thoughtless instinct. You must usurp heaven, Ash. There can be no higher power then you."

[@Unfunny_Frog]

“Actually Ash, that’s a flamigo.” I feel like I’ve actually had this conversation when discussing new Pokémon with my friends

[@AllenAkiyama]

I know I did

[@SufferingSuccotash]

Every new gen is reminding people that snake backwards, seal and a walking acorn exists so it isn't a new phenomenon

[@mauricioalvarezpino1818]

@@SufferingSuccotash you'd think the designs would get better, but no, every gen has at least 3 different "that's just a (insert thing in the real world here)"

[@diegob798]

@@SufferingSuccotash you'd think designs would get better than the first region where they started to test the waters you know, where they didn't really know what was a pokemon and what wasn't, the experimental region that was obligated to fit 150 pokemon in a brick

[@elishafollet5347]

I guess once youve already came up with thousands of designs it helps to just simply take a normal animal or object and turn it into a pokemon so your over worked brain will hurt less

[@zikeibradley3472]

"I MEAN YOU DIDN'T EXPECT THE ADVENTURE TO REALLY EVER END DID YOU" guess who put in his 2 week notice

[@em5345-]

Prediction: Ash is gonna reappear as a side character.

[@MouseGoat]

@@em5345- As a grown ass man who hate kids :P naaa but that be fun.

[@urphakeandgey6308]

@@MouseGoat Actually, I think having him retire as a legend of sorts might not be a terrible route. YGO kind of did it once the original show ended and Yugi/The Pharaoh was known in future shows as the King of Games.

[@lancetheking7524]

@@em5345- it would be like beyblade

[@victorvirgili4447]

@@lancetheking7524beyblade beyblade let it rip and if there’s any other characters retiring ash will be considered the greatest of the greatest, kinda like red in the games

[@Glisten456]

The evolution of Brock from an overexcited and extremely knowledgeable guide to a sort of cult-like prophecy writer to a maniacal capitalist was without a doubt the most incredible character arc ever.

[@coranbaker6401]

Until it finally ends as Brock being literally just the voice of the author

[@ReigoVassal]

I just love the part where he became too meta and broke the fourth wall more than once

[@BlazingKhioneus]

You just made me mad there was no armstrong monolgoue from brock

[@hazukichanx408]

That's what happens when you eat too many -onigiri- _donuts!_

[@ScarletGhost53]

And all it took was 4 minutes

[@kadentam2946]

I love how Ash learns that there are 9 regions with at least 100 unique pokemon in each region and yet his first answer to how many pokemon there are is 300-400

[@mauricioalvarezpino1818]

Ash asked if 1000 is more than 100, I think math isn't one of his strongest assets

[@nodot17]

It was 400 ish in gen 4...... it's never going to end. You'll be catching pokemon forever and ever.

[@MetaFanWing]

@@josephkozak9642 Don’t you start learning multiplication in second or third grade?

[@TheHiddenLettuce]

its gen 1 ash, he was definitely that dumb

[@leonardointiyumecoilamende5960]

I mean, he dropped out of school when he was 10, what did you expect?

[@stanthesledman8849]

"You have to put God in a ball." Has to be one of the funniest lines from this channel.

[@MrDj232]

Jesus isn't canon.

[@ptolemeeselenion1542]

Yep.

[@whatthewhatthe9117]

To be exact it’s an avatar of god as one of its 1000 hands but that’s still really impressive

[@MrDj232]

@@whatthewhatthe9117 So Ash has to catch The God Hand? Does Guts know about this?

[@drago939393]

Some Rick & Morty energy in that line.

[@verylostdoommarauder]

The funny part about the "catch God" part is that Arceus explains in Legends that the Arceus you get after the end of the final boss is only a relatively weak manifestation of him, or a tiny part of his power as he explains it. Also, given real world history, the Pokemon version of Christmas is probably dedicated to a different legendary, probably Xerneas.

[@plumebrise4801]

Yeah in the canon ,there are Avatar of Arceus in the world ,one for each type (But they can still change type at will) . Also : How can the Pokedex know that Arceus have a thousands arms ,if it never seen the real deal.

[@minhhoangnguyen8819]

@@plumebrise4801 legend cant be told if it weren't even heard or seen, someone might have acidentally walk in to arceus dementional crack and saw it real form, it might be human or pokemon. But of course it can also be false rumor that people made up through there imagination😅😅😅

[@donnellobrien4123]

With real world history, lots of cultures had a celebration during the winter solstice. Christianity just coopted it to make it easier for non-christians to adopt their religion. Many of us in the Northern hemisphere would be celebrating something akin to Christmas at the winter solstice if Christianity never existed.

[@connordarvall8482]

So you're telling me that Arceus is just the Saint Paul of Pokemon?

[@SapphireMeteor]

I think the true Arceus is the literal videogame itself. Afterall, a true god would be a bunch of 0s and 1s compressed into digital code that the average player doesn't understand. And on top of that, most fans know more lore than the creator themselves. So what even is Arceus? It is us. We are Arceus.

[@Oxijinn_]

Well, to be a master, a Pokemon Master specifically, you must be writing a brand new chapter...in Pokemon history.

[@osmacar5331]

And those gardevoir's won't breed themselves. And am now leaving you with that image in your head.

[@akumakami64]

Ash does that on a monthly basis.

[@osmacar5331]

@@akumakami64 mary sue/garry stu doesn't count.

[@akumakami64]

@@osmacar5331 Considering how many championships Ash lost, you can't really call him a garry stu

[@feeshcake921]

@@osmacar5331 Forget the Gardevoir line. How about Jinx or Mr.Mime, Nobody's gonna touch that, but someone had to do it. XD

[@JPatrickRoldan]

I love how JJ can impersonate / have a voice actor for every character accurately. Then there's Ash's voice.

[@adissentingopinion848]

Girl voices are just too strong for JJ, could you imagine Wonder Woman?

[@chaffed_was_taken]

𝘯𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴

[@mrviking2mcall212]

Sounded more like SpongeBob.

[@wowalamoiz9489]

@@mrviking2mcall212 That sounds nothing like Spongebob

[@mattwo7]

@@adissentingopinion848 Woman, girl and boy voices apparently. All are typically voiced by women, men who can pull off the falsetto range (or get close enough in tenor) or actual boys. And then there's the DuckTales reboot...

[@FaultehBoi]

"You have to catch god, ash." "You have to put god in a ball."

[@bodabodapasta1500]

Legends Arceus players: Challenge accepted. Edit: Ironically since I got Pokémon Violet, I’ve been taking advantage of the weekly link-trade giveaways Blaines has been doing, and I just got a SHINY arceus. So although I technically didn’t catch him, considering how busy that giveaway was I’m still considering it an achievement that I at least managed to RECEIVE God in a ball, especially since he’s SHINY.

[@drawter3592]

bold of you to assume that i dont already have god in my balls

[@paulhuetteman1992]

the music change and the brock voice delivery is too good here

[@hallelujah1822]

And that's how your brother was born

[@FaultehBoi]

@@bodabodapasta1500 i wish pokemon didnt make arceus just another pokemon

[@Kobekola]

1:00 (Discovers there's a minimum of 100 new unique pokemon per region) (Discovers there's roughly 9 regions) *Proceeds to ask if there's 400 pokemon to catch* This aspiring pokemon master is most certainly a drop out

[@bodaciouschad]

He meant pokemon *remaining* to catch, I presume. It isn't as if Ash can't just trade for the ones he doesn't have.

[@poggersman]

@@bodaciouschad well 1000-150 is still 850 so he's still a moron

[@DharshM0]

He is actually 10 here. He doesn’t know multiplication yet

[@Trukmuche1]

@@DharshM0 what are you talking about? I Learned multiplication at like… 7 years old

[@Alpha121198]

Give him a break, he’s supposed to go to school in Alola!

[@mauriceisaac3646]

I remember how disappointed I was when I eventually realized how being a Pokemon Master gradually became an unattainable goal.

[@saltystick_99]

You can be a Pokemon master if you just catch 'em all in one generation and pretend like the succeeding regions don't exist [Taps forehead]

[@DrawciaGleam02]

I thought you just became one by beating the region's champion..... ...And seriously where do Frontier Brains fall on the skill scale. I remember reading Frontier Brains were more difficult than even the Elite Four...... Which would mean Frontier Brains are VERY close to Champion trainer level.

[@saltystick_99]

@@DrawciaGleam02 I personally Headcanon Frontier brain to be like, the best of the best. Like they probably could handle the evil teams if they wanted to.

[@Xbalanque84]

That's why God invented the GameShark. Pity they could only be used for the first couple generations, though.

[@frankhorrigan1508]

well... There's always the option to stop purchasing the new games, forcing bankruptcy in the games division of GameFreak and well... Now you can be a Pokemon master for real.

[@mushroomfusion245]

Interesting how three weeks after this video came out, it was confirmed that Ash was retiring.

[@DarkonFullPower]

I know right! The prediction!

[@MrAlexo01]

Wait he is?

[@Zach-804]

@@MrAlexo01 yep, and he is somehow still !$?&ING 10

[@MrAlexo01]

@@Zach-804 I mean I know it's one of the most known jokes about the Pokémon series but I actually don't really care about his age The Simpsons don't age for example, and nobody cares about that much

[@Zach-804]

I mean that’s why X, Y, and Z are my favorite seasons of the anime, because ash acts older, like he’s grown and is more mature, at least compared the the simple-minded egocentric kid he was in the older seasons.

[@ozvoid1245]

I can tell this was made from the heart. I bet every single word spoken was a part of some massive pent up anger over the years. I applaud in almost disturbed respect.

[@joelnelson4228]

I mean to be fair......Ekans.

[@awesome346]

Jesus loves you!!

[@Brick_Nick]

@@awesome346 Who's this guy?

[@animationdude9]

Definitely came from the heart, mixed with frustration with the franchise for years

[@VexSaber]

Braindead Genwunner opnion lol

[@reckydaguy2432]

According to Ash in the series finale, being a Pokemon Master means being friends with every Pokemon in the world, which is arguably an even more sisyphean effort than just catching em

[@KingOfSciliy]

Yeah, I doubt any of the evil team's Pokemon will ever consider Ash a friend.

[@zerosen1972]

That's just a cop out because Ash never really completed the actual goals of a Pokemon Master - catching all the Pokemon and winning each Pokemon League. (Alola counts about as much as The Orange Islands imo). Ash should have just won the Kalos league and been done with it. It's been said to death but that would have been a much better wrap up than what people got.

[@shifterlocker2361]

@@zerosen1972rent free.

[@IcycleBicycle]

Sisyphean 🤓

[@CrustyFox87]

One must imagine Ash happy

[@pepsiisbetterthancoke6283]

This is when Ash realized that his journey to become the Pokémon master will never end.

[@JustPineapple]

My theory is that Ash is locked in an Eternal Stasis where everyone around him (including himself) can never age. I think it all started after Ash’s Vow since that was the last we heard of him having a birthday party, he can’t ever complete his mission and never die happily.

[@partylrd8699]

Um guys he did it

[@DemonDinoLandYT]

@@partylrd8699 winning a single league doesn't make him master

[@yp_biggie1116]

It's good that he's immortal

[@MaxH0ward]

@@DemonDinoLandYT hes literally the canonical strongest person in the anime

[@loicdecasteau4233]

The delivery of the "You have to put god in a ball" is perfection

[@personyeet]

if you do catch god in a ball, you can be ballin with god

[@SprinklesServant]

@@personyeet but if God's ballin'.... that's not God.. That's- Kobe Byant?!?

[@alexm7627]

God cannot be mocked

[@Fellcat101]

@@alexm7627 and yet i can still call him mr dingleberry

[@negativeiquser5295]

MULTIPLE gods, if you count legendarys, lord helix, snom, every single version of quagsire and wooper, furret, and whatever else is currently meme-relevant

[@Raph___A]

I love how Ash is basically a representation of the fandom constantly asking new questions and questioning every decision GameFreak makes with each new generation, like the fact that Paldea can just come into existence out of nowhere and no one in the Pokémon universe questions it is amazing.

[@beetleR6]

@bluespirit5112 they had too many to send 😂

[@lykos2738]

That's what I want from Game Freak. A canonically accurate globe showing how much of the planet has been allocated via regions. Because from the very beginning, it being confirmed in gen 1 which has real world references like "South America", "China", "Mt. Everest", Pokemon takes place on earth. It's difficult to picture it proportionally. For example I read somewhere that Unova is essentially the size of New York state buuut, I also read Galar is supposed to represent the entirety of the British Isles.

[@beetleR6]

Or alternatively they were a region on the other side of the great war hundreds of years ago and nobody talks about it because they are still in an almost "Cold War state"

[@HaloForgeUltra]

@@lykos2738 The entire British Isles would fit in several different states in the US.

[@zellaus2649]

I think every Pokémon region we’ve yet to see already exists in universe, they’re just not mentioned cause gamefreak hasn’t gotten there yet, so they don’t really suddenly pop into existence, so it’s just a meta “don’t worry about it”. Plus sometimes not yet to be named regions are mentioned, SV mentions quaxly is from another region, we don’t know what region but we know he’s from somewhere, same with Eiscue.

[@paulk5670]

Minor detail my pedantic self can't let go: Mewtwo is actuallg 150. Mew is 151. That's right. They numbered the clone first...

[@ardin543210]

I think it was because mew was more mythological than anything, and mewtwo was created by the dna left in fossil remnants of mew, rather than a living mew. But Mew Appeared after mewtwo did, so it's labeled that way, because that's it's formal discovery time? I guess? lol

[@someonehuman748]

​@@ardin543210 nope. Not allowed.

[@insertjokehere212]

@@ardin543210 But, by that logic they discovered Bulbasaur first... Despite Bulbasaur being rare and rattatta's and pidgey's being everywhere... Yeah, it just makes no sense once you put some thought into it.

[@Maniacman2030]

@@insertjokehere212 To be fair, pidgeys and rattatas are still within the first 20. It might've just been the order the developers chose them.

[@ryanhernandez8324]

Maybe there was always meant to be 151 and they just worked backwards to 1... Ooh, chew on thaaaat oooonee,,,,

[@anthonyoliver418]

“You have to catch god!” The most menacing line Brock ever said!

[@Prsethsun]

You have to put god in a ball

[@emmanuelvargas296]

666 likes.

[@talgoren2246]

@@Prsethsun it sounded like something Rick Sanchez would say

[@demonking3673]

@@talgoren2246 True

[@randommf3549]

J

[@Poke_verse]

Solid JJ didn't know how to end it so he made the meta-commentary part of the story. Truly your genius surpases all

[@BushWookie141]

A genius to surpass metal gear

[@Poke_verse]

@@BushWookie141 Maybe

[@LolUGotBusted]

I didn't know how to end this comment. Be impressed.

[@Grimpy970]

It's almost joel-haver rambling improvisational shit. You gotta love it

[@mrgalaxy396]

"you have to catch god ash" "what the fuuuck" That one really got me. Another banger SJJ.

[@juangabrielyunen3251]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 I know right

[@Xbalanque84]

Honestly, it sounds like some sort of metaphor for finding enlightenment. Maybe masterhood is something like being a cross between Buddha-hood, Aquaman, and a Disney princess, every Pokémon just immediately bows at your passing and obeys your every command.

[@Smorble]

I'm always flabbergasted by the "new pokemon designs are lazy" tbh because gen 1 had "Pokeball with eyes" and "Pokeball but flipped with eyes and mouth" or "pile of purple goop" or "bigger pile of goop" or "actual goldfish with a horn" but also that's just an actual fucking flamingo

[@kingofcrap4414]

The virgin "New Pokemon designs are lazy and unoriginal" vs the chad "Pokemon designs have always been lazy and unoriginal"

[@MiorAzibAzhari]

​@@kingofcrap4414true but the amount of Pokemon with bad designs might accelerate due to the devs just... Running out of ideas, I Mean it was bound to happen when the devs needed to resort to making regional fakes. Which are like regional forms but... "Different"

[@Hollow_Tim]

Kinda tired of people saying this and using the Voltorb and Muk lines as punching bags (actual unoriginal ones are shit like Pidgey and Seel). Slimes are like an Rpg/fantasy staple and they’re cool, and Voltorb is like the Pokemon version of a mimic which is also cool.

[@Smorble]

@@Hollow_Tim i get that, and i do find them less egregious than 'bird' and 'goldfish' but i didn't want to give an actual response to the video cause like. it's a joke who really cares

[@Hollow_Tim]

@@Smorble I know it's fine, that's just been on my mind for a while and I had to say it somewhere.

[@kirbyofthestarsfan]

Even as a kid I found it funny how at the Kanto show they treat the new pokemon as brand new discovered ones (Togepi) which have just been lurking in known regions for centuries that no traveler or tourist ever thought of bringing

[@Klonoahedgehog]

It's even funnier with the context of them being Gen 2 Pokemon which generally were just native to the fields off to the west of where Ash lives.

[@flyingstonemon3564]

@@Klonoahedgehog Lmao

[@detleffleischer9418]

@@Klonoahedgehog literally like, across the lake from where he and Oak lived their entire lives lmao

[@theapexsurvivor9538]

@@detleffleischer9418 yep, and every time you see Prof Elm call Prof Oak for any reason, no matter how important, just remember that they're a swim and a jog apart.

[@nathanielbass771]

@@theapexsurvivor9538 not exactly, the regions are based on actual maps with the journey supposed to represent a large area. While it's a short trek in game, there are tons of dangerous things even in game, let alone in what would be the actual world

[@christiankroemer4267]

I think we have to appreciate how every Pokemon video on this channel starts lighthearted, then there are some minor allusions to the inconsistencies in the world, then in one line everything immediately spirals out of control into philosophical commentary and existential crises.

[@vodsanity4861]

I was about to ask "Isn't this the only Pokémon video on this channel?" but then I realized even if it was your statement would still be true.

[@1Pidds]

@@vodsanity4861 Theres also the one where James got sick of their shit and just pulled a gun on them

[@kazumas3369]

@@vodsanity4861 There's also the one with Charmnader

[@BBoy4040]

"What's his name, Ash?"

[@Morningelixir]

haven’t you wondered what it’s like to watch a pokémon die ash?

[@BioYuGi]

Even as a kid I knew that ash was never going to catch every Pokemon because he kept letting them go for sentimental reasons and would never take easy opportunities to catch pokemon. There was one time I recall in an early episode where Pikachu knocked out a dozen or so zubats and even Brock caught one but Ash just didn't even think about it.

[@lykos2738]

Not only that but how many legendaries has he passed up? (the movies are canon)

[@cameronjensen9397]

@@lykos2738 Maybe not all the movies? The pokemon black and white movies where Ash could be either the hero of ideas or the hero of truth(and the title that he didn't get goes to a different guy) are two different paths. So.......different timelines. Also, it does bring some issues when later in the Unova series, ash meets N, who is the hero of truth. Either way, we could say that the movies and the anime follow their own separate timelines.

[@iuffcgpuu]

@@lykos2738 Eh, Ash not catching legendaries is super understandable. They are all depicted as being significant to either the entire world, or just a specific part of it. Like, in that one movie with Latios and Latias? He could have easily caught one of them, but they were the guardians of an entire city or something so he didn't. If trainers in the pokemon anime went around catching every legendary they saw, their world would collapse in like a week. That's why Tobias was so sus. Which city's guardian did he steal when he captured Latios? We don't know because he was just a hilariously shitty plot device to make sure Ash doesn't even get to Cynthia for some reason.

[@Flyce_9998]

His quest was never to catch them all, he just wants to be the very best (like no one ever was) in battles

[@cowabungaitis9319]

@@iuffcgpuu Plot device? He's a good trainer there to win a tournament, we're just following the wrong guy.

[@GamingMasterAnthony]

The ending hits harder now that ash is leaving the anime.

[@thisismyelement]

He’s what? No! My childhood!!

[@thelostwanderergames4287]

He’s what

[@thelionheart1179]

@@thelostwanderergames4287 He became the very best

[@thelostwanderergames4287]

@@thelionheart1179 like no one other than goh will ever be (at this moment)

[@csar1523]

I like how Brock says there are 9 more regions, each with about 100 unique pokémons and then Ash proceeds to ask if there are only 300 or 400 pokémon left for him to catch.

[@ethanmacdonald8568]

9 more regions, proceeds to name 8

[@Oropher420]

Funny thing about Ash being surprised there are other regions is that Johto is literally right next to Kanto 😂

[@firstconsul7286]

10 year old math, Ash has shown he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer

[@karicrouse2931]

@@ethanmacdonald8568 because Kanto is part of the nine and he didn’t name kanto because they are in kanto

[@ethanmacdonald8568]

@@karicrouse2931 no, he says 9 MORE regions, implies 9 ON TOP of kanto for a total of 10

[@anonthe-third2367]

"You have to put God in a ball" made me laugh so hard, thank you liquidgg for making working the day before Thanksgiving easier.

[@valiang8867]

Then you got catch time, space, and in between also in balls. Not to mention every aspect of nature, human culture, element, and a djinn...

[@mahiralraisyi3344]

Why is that reminding of the necrons From warhammer 40k

[@HerculesBallsInc]

My favourite is putting a ball in a ball. BALLCEPTION!

[@palea1335]

@@HerculesBallsInc So, Electrode/Voltorb?

[@fatty1040]

@@valiang8867 God will enter my balls

[@DamianDan23]

Okay, so Flamigo is just a Flamingo, but you have to realize, this has been a thing since the beginning; there's a seal pokemon called Seel

[@Aredel]

At least visually it looks a little different. This thing is just a flamingo.

[@DamianDan23]

@@shinken6636 I really didn't mean to call him out or insult him. I just wanted to point out that there have always been at least some lazy pokemon designs like that.

[@cindygauthier8567]

@@Aredel Seel is a seal with a horn on its head. Also… Voltorb. It’s just an angry pokeball

[@Gentlemenpickleesq.]

Ekans is literally "snake" backwards...

[@matucaboro4077]

@Pied And "Muk" is backwards FOR-

[@DBS_Destroyer]

0:38 the reason for this, I assume, is because hisui is in the past, and therefore ash would need arceus, dialga, or celebi to help him get there, but still has its own unique Pokémon so that’s why he said ash needs to go to 9 other regions, but he only names 8.

[@Madmankey13]

Or Orre

[@Vok250]

The real Canon is that his mom just wanted him out of the house for a few hours so she could get railed. She thought he'd get bored and give up by dinner time.

[@chonflis3834]

This makes sense so I wont even bother to ask for your source

[@404_VipersBite]

@@chonflis3834 don't worry. His source is that he made it the fuck up. If you ask me that is perfectly reliable

[@SangheiliSpecOp]

Bruh what

[@theliveing]

You know the boy has a father, right? He actually exists, and she knows where he is. He's literally just working.

[@0SC2]

@@theliveing That’s a nice argument, Senator. Why don’t you back it up with a source?

[@funnyhappystudios]

Brock is explaining this to Ash like a parent trying to crush their child’s dream careers. “But don’t you know the dangers of being a fire fighter?”

[@Sephiroth144]

Just show them the video; its right next to the "Don't Go To Space" one.

[@lazarus8018]

@@Sephiroth144 Studies show that 100% of deaths happen right here on earth.

[@siggimondo]

[Sad Emboar noises]

[@SkiggsMoDiggs]

​@@lazarus8018 there have been a few in-space deaths. mostly with animals but i'm pretty sure some humans too

[@Sephiroth144]

@@SkiggsMoDiggs I think if its in atmo, it can reasonably count as "Earth" based; and we haven't sent anything beyond the atmosphere that died... came close with Apollo 13, but that was it (so far)

[@Shoenin]

It took him 25 years as a 10 year old but Ash has indeed become a Pokemon Master

[@clyax113]

I thought it was 21?

[@hetaresgaming7771]

Well, not quite. He won the Pokemon league, so he's the Pokemon Champion, but to be a Pokemon Master most agree that alongside with winning the league one has to capture all pokemon. At the very least he can stick to Kanto and 151 pokemon, but Mew's a bitch though.

[@neonoah3353]

Nope, ash himself said that becoming the champion is only part of becoming the pokemon master. And he himself has no eefing ideia on how to "end" his own objective of becoming a pokemon master because that is a made up title that he made up himself.

[@codetaku]

@@clyax113 You may be thinking of when he won the Alola league, but no, that made him a champion but not a Master. A couple weeks ago he just became a true Pokemon Master by becoming the champion of the world, which took 25 years from the start of the pokemon anime in Japan in 1997. And @Hetares Gaming almost no one agrees on that anymore, in fact, the tagline was dropped in gen 3 and Game Freak completely abandoned any pretense of that as of gen 8 when you literally can't catch every pokemon in 1 game anymore.

[@byronsenior6499]

@@codetaku Can't cause it's too many. Or literally impossible within the mechanics of the game? Asking cause I haven't played in years.

[@camillepradeaux9130]

Not gonna lie, Ash is probably the guy who met the most legendary pokemons in his lifetime

[@ForWeAreMany]

I love meta humor like this, especially when it gets self-conscious and ends like this. absolutely hilarious

[@giggabiite4417]

I laughed very hard at that bit, which is weird cause I'm use to meta-style bits but this one was weirdly really funny to me

[@ReigoVassal]

It's too meta even Brock became the author himself

[@ReigoVassal]

I love this episode

[@F4c2a]

it's great in small doses

[@alexandrefigs]

Flamigo right there provoking existencial crisis on a whole community just by existing, what a mad lad!

[@r3dr4te963]

I myself not a fan, but Flamigo is really conflicting design. They don't look cartoonish enough but also too normal to be Pokemon

[@Foxfiend]

I don't really get it. First people say pokemon designs are too weird or overdesigned and we no longer have anything simple. Now they say pokemon sucks because it is too simple. It's the flamingo that broke the last straw. It's not like we didn't have stuff like literally just a brown bear or literally just a pigeon. People just have no idea what they actually want.

[@fatty1040]

@@Foxfiend Literally never heard anything about "Overdesigns". Definitely obvious creativity went back to Kindergarten tho, going to have a paperclip pokemon at some point lmao

[@Yabuturtle]

@@Foxfiend Some fans are just weird like that. You can't please everyone, but yeah, not lot of consistency with the fans. They'll dislike one thing and completely forget there is something similar to it that existed before and they are totally fine with it. I don't get it either. xD

[@nathanielbass771]

@@fatty1040 a paperclip pokemon would have some amazing animation potential though, able to bend and move its body like a snake and make shapes. Maybe it's a grass/steel type that likes to gather leaves for camoflage?

[@adenperkins9719]

The fact they he just kept putting the memes together on a meta rant is true commitment to even the dumbest jokes. *And that is why I watch every single video this mastermind creates.*

[@yaqinmalul1364]

Better meta than mcu she hulk😂

[@mawillix2018]

The videos will keep being made, you'll never "Watch 'em all!", the journey will continue for as long as it makes money.

[@HearMeLearn]

truly the Aristotle of our time

[@HerculesBallsInc]

Just like UR MOM! Snap!

[@alfynubz]

0:26 johto, sinnoh, hoen, unova, kaloes, alola, and seven episodes in galar is where your journey ends. Ash will retire after 25- i mean less than one year, travelling to many places around the world but was stopped by border control near spain and portugal

[@realhollowapathy]

I've never actually thought about how weird it is that Mewtwo is 151, when canonically there existed other Pokémon from the regions other than Kanto before he was made in the lab. Like, yeah, those Pokémon were actually made after the fact from our perspective, but in the fictional world, there are over a thousand that are just... there. edit: Yes, someone before you has mentioned that Mewtwo is 150 and that Mew is 151. You can stop mentioning it now.

[@genericname2747]

Kanto people are just self centered

[@Cendrail0001]

In their defense, the Pokedex seems to have been popularized by Oak, so the global system ends up following the order of Pokedex introductions (like how Oak gives the Pokedex to Gold/Ethan three years later in Johto). Even in Paldea the director mentions how he used to do pokemon research by paper before developing the Pokedex app much later. Also, Ash should not be surprised at all about Pokemon being created when Porygon exists.

[@Nerdnumberone]

It's worse: Mewtwo is 150. *Mew* is 151. It makes even less sense.

[@Idran]

​@@Nerdnumberone it makes sense (in the perspective of R/B/Y at least) if numbering is order of discovery; mew gets 151 because it was the most recent to be discovered; mewtwo got 150 for being created very shortly before the start of the game; the dratini line gets 147-149 because (according to the pokedex entry for dratini) they were also just discovered recently; then before that is the legendary birds, snorlax, the fossil pokemon, and porygon, which all either were canonically or can very easily be assumed to have been found/created in the last decade or so it really seems like the original intent was that pokemon were numbered as they were discovered or created, and that was just kinda abandoned with G/S and onwards

[@Vertraic]

@@Idran Wait, I thought Mewtwo was created in an attempt to clone a Mew? Just the fact that they NAMED IT MEWTWO suggests they were already aware of a Mew...

[@demonderpz7937]

I love how unhinged this video slowly becomes. It goes from a bit to the actual creator becoming self aware regarding his product and getting slowly more confused as to what the message of his own video is supposed to be

[@yaqinmalul1364]

Well it confirmed archeus is kapitalism Pokémon because he created every NEW POKÉMON EVERY GODDAMN YEARS 😂

[@JaharNarishma]

@@yaqinmalul1364 using Palkia to make the new place and Dialga to make it so they have always been there.

[@yaqinmalul1364]

@@JaharNarishma true lol

[@mrmaelstrom5264]

The end isn't even brock anymore its just Solid JJ talking to us about the never-ending amount of Pokémon. I mean even God is a Pokémon. That's deep.

[@gungy_vt]

While new Pokemon ideas are dumb, we can't act like "pile of magnets", "snake backwards", "pile of sludge", "BIGGER pile of sludge", "not a Pokeball", "not an upside-down Pokeball", "not a pigeon", "not a sparrow", "not a bat", and "some dude's pet rock" are really the peak of creativity. Pokemon designs have always been bad, they haven't gotten worse over time, they just lack the nostalgia factor.

[@somedorkydude6483]

I'm saying this more as an a former artist Abe not as a pokemon fan my freind. I agree with your main point tho I'd argue that it's not that they were always bad but not every design is going to be iconic when you got to make hundreds of pokemon

[@Sr.Anonimo-bk1uz]

​@@somedorkydude6483 I also would like to say that in general, they started being very weird in coloring since like Alola. But not just the colours itselves, but also the design, which makes it out of place to put very colorful pokemon alongside simpler designs of Kanto and Johto, which were made to just have 2-3 colors (+black and white). Dude just compare Lopunny and Diggserby to Cinderace, the entire Scoorbunny line looks like some knockoff (which looks good) that doesnt know if it wants to be like pokemon, digimon, or whatever Also, Sprigatito is the worst looking starter, sorry but that yucky green coloring is usually just for ugly shinies. At least Grookey has some brown.

[@Tential1]

We can appreciate just how low the bar really is to get our attention

[@Sr.Anonimo-bk1uz]

Honestly I think only gen 1 has done some repeated pokemon evolutions (Magneton and Dugtrio. Dodrio at least has the heads with a different design and a tail), apart from Deino getting an extra head first Also nonsensical evolutions (Golem looks completely different from Graveler, same could be said for Dragonite, and maybe for Fearow and Hypno. Venomoth and Butterfree appear to be swapped)

[@blaacksugar7714]

Ceruledge though. And Garchomp.

[@thesurp72520]

Brock being the bringer of wisdom and Ash being totally dumbfounded is just like in the anime.

[@will2276]

So do you think that they will replace Ash in the next 25 years or do you think that he will constantly be a kid catching Pokémon in an infinite amount of regions for an eternity? His life just sounds like either a personalized version of heaven or hell, I honestly can't tell which.

[@Hei_Darkfire]

I'm guessing at some point they're going to give up on Ash and replace him with a new generation. That seems to be what they're doing to a lot of long running characters.

[@EyeOfArgus]

They might replace him next season actually. He just kinda… won, in the current one. He’s the very best now. I can’t imagine theres many more places to take him

[@MrDj232]

@@EyeOfArgus Time skip and have the new main character fight Ash to become champion.

[@akakay0131]

@@EyeOfArgus Well there’s Paldea, for one. And what being Pokémon master means is still extremely vague, so they’ll probably just go “oh, being a Pokémon master isn’t just about being the strongest” and keep using Ash. I think that’s what they did when he became Alola champion. I really wish they just dropped Ash when they got to Johto, and made a new protagonist based on Gold/Ethan, like how they do it in Adventures. Though it’s probably way too late for that now.

[@inkchariot6147]

It needs to end, I can't begin to tell you just how fucking tired I am of seeing Ash and his same damn Pikachu.

[@SyniStar616]

"WHO THE FUCK IS JESUS!?!" These videos are amazing for out of context meme grabs. I love it. You guys are doing the lord's work.

[@yaqinmalul1364]

"Is JESUS IS NEW TYPE Of POKÉMON" -ash

[@SCTheth]

Jirachi

[@DanielMemeSmith]

take back the last sentence you said.

[@racim3443]

how come you quote a joke about jesus then say that the guy who did it is doing god's work? im confused.

[@kimorayn1733]

What is 'lord'?

[@Ricksdetrix]

Considering there are more than 5000 different species of DUNG BEETLE, I think 1008 pokemon is really not that bad

[@gabeskai]

I am 90% confident he was playing scarlet/Violet, ran into Flamigo, and needed an excuse to bring it up😆

[@MarvinPowell1]

Wait... Flamigo is real?!

[@Vandelorian]

@@MarvinPowell1 Yeah. Its real. Its a Fighting Flying type designed after a Flamingo.

[@irisius7551]

"God forbid we slow down" scarlet and violet were announced less than a month after Legends Arceus was released. I feel so bad for the developers

[@yaqinmalul1364]

Well it otherwise the Dev will MILKING THE FRENCHISE TILL IT DONE 🤣 All hail capitalism

[@valk9519]

Don't. The break the sales record every time, with half-baked games full of bugs, that looks like from the PS2 era graphically.

[@---oq5kb]

@@valk9519 they are talking about people who had to deliver the game in such a short time because of the people in charge. Do the pokemon fans thing the developer team have full freedom over their schedule?

[@irisius7551]

@@valk9519 a lot of the issues you just mentioned are mostly due to massive crunch and not the developers being lazy or whatever. I say the employees should unionize if anything

[@blueh4t880]

I feel bad for the animators who never had time to improve the 3d models fully and have to reuse the almost exact same ones since gen 6

[@mr.elephant6894]

When Scarlet and Violet first came out a couple days ago, I misread the name of the pokemon and for a couple days I thought it was genuinely called "flamingo" rather than "flamigo"

[@bodabodapasta1500]

I’m going to make it my mission to catch a Flamigo now just because this video made me like them ironically for how bad their design is! Might even shiny hunt them lol! 😂 Edit: Ok the shiny’s pretty bad too lol!

[@weeb_dweeb]

@@bodabodapasta1500 eh, i still kinda like it, at least it's not as bad as some of the older pokemon.

[@blipboigilgamesh7865]

@@weeb_dweeb I love how the only rational response to the fact these recent pokémon games are garbage is to say "well they've always been garbage there's not how to get that much worse"

[@weeb_dweeb]

@@blipboigilgamesh7865 yeah, i have a bit of a stockholm sydrome with pokemon, i dislike most of the games, but pokemon is the only series to actually nail that feeling of traveling around with your pets, most other games that try this are well... Trash?

[@Sasoriemo]

@@shinken6636 Cringe, yall try to pint it on nostalgia all the time, but that thing is just a flamingo. A lot of new designs look trash, yall just cope by deflecting.

[@Skittser]

Watching this again after learning that the adventure is kinda gonna end makes it twice as funny

[@bigboibebop]

“Your telling me there are other regions with their own Pokémon? And their not just being discovered now, they’ve already existed and we’ve known about it? And your just telling me NOW?” Me conveniently finding the decent, healthy answers to my life problems RIGHT AFTER I’ve already haphazardly constructed self destructive coping mechanisms just to get by

[@Akodakun]

Damn man, are you good

[@minecraftvieweraccount]

Yay depression.🫠

[@thefinnishbaconshroom]

I like how with the release of the newest Pokemon series, they literally made Pokemon the groundhog day, because apparently Ash is 10 again and starts his journey but still remembers (like all of the gang does) all the things that happened before

[@sunayoru]

worst part for me is how he slowly got taller over the first 6 gens (relative to jessie and james, at least) and then they just suddenly shrink him in gen 7 onwards

[@darthmaul7434]

This really bothers me because it sound like it took Ash only a year to become a pokemon master, from the first episode of Indigo League to the last one

[@loganbigmo]

@@darthmaul7434 Yup, he traveled all those regions, despite each adventure taking months, in about 11 months. Not to mention the Pikachu special back in the Indigo League days where he celebrates 1 year of getting Pikachu (I guess that's non canon now, since that would make Ash 11 & would contradict the first episode of B&W)

[@cryonim]

That's the reason why its the first anime/cartoon/show whatever I dropped hard. Like I was waiting for the final episodes for months as a kid, then it finally happens and he loses on like first or second match and the show goes "haha, no problem kiddo, just try everything all over again and we are rebooting the show". That's the moment I lost it and never saw another pokemon episode ever again, and I still hold that grudge so have never bothered with any of its games/movies/shows etc.

[@midnightexpress3604]

Watching both Ash and Brock slowly go insane over the canonicity of Jesus is the perfect way to start a Thursday.

[@alchemistofsteel8099]

It's Wednesday

[@midnightexpress3604]

@@alchemistofsteel8099 Little something called the Southern Hemisphere mate.

[@mauricioalvarezpino1818]

@@midnightexpress3604 it's wednesday here too idk what you're talking about

[@midnightexpress3604]

@@mauricioalvarezpino1818 I'm running on New Zealand Standard.

[@gregorymansour1763]

@@midnightexpress3604 Timezones aren't based off of North and South

[@ronin7561]

We finally learn in Legends Arceus that you're not catching god, just an incarceration of him. You're essentially catching Pokemon Jesus

[@ThomasTheThermonuclearBomb]

Incarceration is a bit different from incarnation

[@herowither12354]

God's in jail?

[@royross6411]

Honestly i kinda love flamigo just for the fact that it really is just a flamingo, like they looked a lt a flamingo and decided that that creature was weird enough it already fits our standards for a pokemon.

[@jariu9612]

To be fair the standard has also been shit like "A sparrow" since day one.

[@Flyce_9998]

Why can't they be more original like in gen 1 when they had pokemon like Seel (totally not a seal)

[@protocetid]

IDK Flamigo seems specially lazy, the two examples above at least had more stylization

[@auberginemanproductions1608]

@@protocetid How? Seel is literally just a seal with a little spike on its head, that's the same level as flamigo

[@Flyce_9998]

Well, Seel is just an example, Gen 1 has a ton more pokemon with lazy designs (Ekans and Arbok are just snakes, Krabby and Kingler are just crabs, Horsea is just a seahorse) and there is a bunch of evolutions that are "the pokemon but more" (Pidgeot barely changes from Pidgeotto, Dugtrio is just 3 Digletts, Magneton just 3 Magnemite, Dewdong is a prettier Seel, Electrode is just Voltorb upside down, etc) I do think Flamigo is on the lazier side of designs but that has always been a thing with pokemon

[@illinoismappingandsoccer1367]

"You have to explore all the nine regions to find Pokemon" 2 minutes later: *"You have to put god in a ball."*

[@arcturus2599]

I mean If Ash owned a master ball factory

[@andrewprahst2529]

I imagine there's a pokemon equivalent to every real world region. So far we just have most of Japan, an unclear portion of the US, and three west European countries. For all we know there could be another 200 regions out there. This has been canon ever since they said mew was discovered in the Amazon rainforest

[@milk_choc7889]

The early pokédex entries mentioning real-life regions are just early installment weirdness, I think. Raichu's dex entry mentioning Indian elephants has been retconned to be a Copperajah in Legends.

[@lucasmiller8286]

Kalos isn't even full France, just northern France, and Unova is literally just NYC

[@andrewprahst2529]

@@lucasmiller8286 Sort of, but NYC doesn't have a desert or Hollywood in it

[@justinblakeney3466]

Can't wait for Ash to discover Australia.

[@SirGrimLockSmithVIII]

Oh god I forgot that real world locations just casually existed in early Pokemon lore

[@Lluvia1984]

Now Ash's retirement as protagonist is Announced, this vid hits different.

[@sinedddmk8996]

I like how brock said that each of the 9 regions had about 100 unique pokemon, and ash still asks however more pokemon exist starting with the guess if 300.

[@nj8833]

When you realize that Ash dropped out of school 25 years ago at age 10, this starts to make sense

[@Real_Metagross]

@@nj8833 that's why they put him in school in alola

[@thelostwanderergames4287]

Ik I am late but I think he meant more Pokémon to catch not Pokémon in total

[@jonathonthomas1255]

I mean it's canon that ash is pretty fucken stupid

[@tomohawk52]

"It's the journey, not the destination." - especially when the journey never ends and there is no destination.

[@sprousprou]

Damn, Flamigo really is just a flamingo. I remember the good old days of Gen 1 when we had such wild, out there pokemon as Spearow and Caterpie.

[@Friedegger]

Not to mention the seal literally called Seel.

[@dragontamer9323]

@@Friedegger or the similar, but different, Spheal. Cause ya know, we needed another seal pokemon Water/Ice type.

[@byronsenior6499]

I remember how mind blown I was finding out Ekans was snake backwards lol. Such a simple fix to lazy naming. I mean, it actually sounds like a cool name backwards. Sort of a Alucard/Dracula kind of thing. And Arbok = Cobra (but with a “K”).

[@dragontamer9323]

@@byronsenior6499 I remember how mind blown I was finding out that Kum was... no wait. Eevee was Eevee spelled backwards. It makes so much sense.

[@Vyloka]

Man remember that pokemon that MIGHT be a magnet? Might be a pokemon too! Magnetmite!

[@FrostyBooyyy]

The most acceptable and reasonable 4 minutes and 17 seconds of truth and the commentary was necessary. I loved this.

[@paladinwiggles7896]

I will die on the hill that Klefki is actually a good design. Its a *fairy* inhabiting keys and is the reason you *can't find your keys*. Thats fucking brilliant.

[@TheAzulmagia]

I feel like the Litwick line gets a lot of unfair flak, too.

[@Monty2289]

I talked made shit about Gen 5 but honestly. Gen 1 had a literally ball as pokemon. There's a pokemon named Muk which is just amorphous sludge. Krabby, Kingler, Dewgong, and Goldeen are literal crabs, seels, and goldfish respectively. The fact is inspite of some stinkers Pokemon designs have gotten better

[@tposeanteater]

@@Monty2289 what's muk backward?

[@mshamblam]

@@Monty2289 Whenever anyone says they don't like new pokemon designs I just remind them of Seel and fucking Eggsecute. Just a bunch of eggs invokes enough nostalgia for people

[@mutedknght]

@@Monty2289 WAIT HOLD ON the literal ball is actually a good design imo because it's the pokemon equivalent of a mimic and that was the intention. Otherwise yes you are 100% correct

[@MarvinPowell1]

Actually, if you do the math (as I have already), using the first four Pokemon regions as a basis for real world Japan scaled down, you'll discover there's at least 56 more regions and about 150,000 species of Pokemon on the Pokemon version of Earth. So completing the Kanto Pokedex is about 0.001% of completing the Global Pokedex. So once Ash is done with Kanto, he only has 56 more regions, 149,850 more Pokemon, and 448 more gym badges to go!

[@afro025]

Dude if they're basing regions from the US off of theirs states then every state of America is a region on its own so there's obviously gonna be more than 56 regions

[@childdeleter2224]

@@afro025 no because some states are just the same except less racist or more racist or they make more corn or they make no corn or they don't exist and they do exist sadly

[@nathanielbass771]

@@childdeleter2224 the US has just about every biome except for tropical jungle...it even has Tropical, just not the jungle part due to lack of land in that direction

[@afro025]

@@childdeleter2224 what the fuck are you talking about 💀 the hell does that have to do with individual states being the equivalent of Pokémon regions

[@lilpesto96]

@@afro025 It’s even more if you count the U.S Territories.

[@TheElectricRaichu]

Fun Fact: Klefki isn't actually a set of keys. Klefki is based off of the japanese folktale about a fairy that steals keys. Probably originating from people losing their house and car keys constantly. I think you see Klefki's actual form (keyless) in the anime once. The "keyring" part is just it's arms.

[@meciocio]

still a dumb concept abd design nevertheless

[@Abyzz_Knight]

@@meciocio every generation has some dumb pokemon including gen 1, like agree that it's dumb it's funny that they make fun of flamigo when gen 1 has a Pokémon that's literally just a seal named seel. Another bad Pokémon that it is again funny that they fun of is the ice cream Pokémon, because gen 1 has a pile of eggs as a Pokémon. I'm finewith people thinking the Pokémon shown are dumb (even though i kindof like Klefki, it's dumb in a chaming sort of way to me). The only Pokémon that the made fun of that I would fight someone over is litwick and its evolution line.

[@meciocio]

@@Abyzz_Knight i have no problem with seel or flamigo, or literally any other real animal based pokemon(gen 1 pokemon Pidgey is literally just a pigeon) But klefki is just ridiculous you have to admit that .

[@mousermind]

*its arms it's = it + is

[@kvngjaygamez2570]

@@meciociodesign is kinda dumb, but I like the concept, reminds me of yokai that are literally just shoes or an umbrella

[@Gemstin]

Ash: T-that’s okay, I’m 10…I got time! Brock: You’ve been 10 for 25 years… Ash: and?

[@EdwardKAllen-sz5sd]

OMG! That was beautiful. It encompasses the feelings of whole generations of children who have been there since generation 1. You got me thinking you were gonna go all the way Gary Oak doing a God's action. But actually is the best, most hilarious compilation of what the Pokémon lore and Fandom is till our days. You could also have played with the fact that Ash doesn't ages, but he doesn't know, does he? But I digress. Awesome video as usual!

[@yaqinmalul1364]

Well pokemon Dev will MILKING THE FRENCHISE TILL IT DONE🤣 ALL HAIL KAPITALISM

[@kleptrep94]

I like how it took Pokemon like 9 generations before realising that sandwiches were a thing.

[@JayceCH.]

They always were a thing. Just not craftable.

[@RayramAureanBlue]

I mean there was that one ridiculous localisation of that riceball being replaced by a sub as it rolls down a hill... and the sub was rolling down the hill not on its side, but long ways.

[@Zwijger]

Dude Litwick's evolution line absolutely slaps, give me that over nearly any of the other inamite designs of earlier gens

[@Nathan-oe8ut]

Inamite?

[@cj.59]

Inamite?

[@Jx_-]

Given that Ash attained immortality at 10, I'd say the eternal deluge of new Pokemon every year was practically made just for him Get going Ash, that literally just a flamingo isn't gonna catch itself!

[@Two-Checks]

Like endlessly rolling a boulder up a hill.....oh God, it can't be!

[@d5kenn]

I love how this just seamlessly transitioned into existential horror.

[@ledgeofthisalt6969]

What Ash really means by “Pokémon Master” is, because he wants to be the strongest Pokémon trainer out there, he wants to win every single battle. Edit: dang

[@ShadoShade]

That kinda fails the moment you lose a battle once, doesn't it? The "Pokémon Master” schtick doesn't really have the same ring to it if you mean "Pokémon Master starting from this moment right now and onwards."

[@tomc.5704]

@@ShadoShade "Pokemon Master", "King of Games"; believing in the heart of the cards and believing in the 10 pokemon you have with you. It's all the same, really.

[@clyax113]

Except league battles (except recently).

[@LowellaAskew]

@@tomc.5704 Believe in the heart of the cards, Yugi.

[@theapexsurvivor9538]

Technically it's basically just be the undisputed champion and catch 150 Pokemon species in a way that defines the art of capture. There's an entire song that sums up what Ash's idea of a Pokemon Master is, being written from Ash's perspective , from back in 1999, officially licensed by the Pokemon Company: 2b A Master. Interestingly it specifies memorising the Gen 1 types but doesn't mention the Gen 2 types, despite being recorded after Gold and Silver were first demo'd and being released after Gen 2's initial intended release date (which was supposed to be at the same time as S1 of the anime aired).

[@bassman9261995]

Misty: *nods in lack of voice actress*

[@jasonheart866]

I'm going to be honest. This is probably my favorite video you've done so far. All of your stuff I've seen has been great, but this one, the sheer amount of meta, reality crushing, unapologetic truth of the situation and realization. It's beautiful

[@jvts8916]

There's been a few explanations for legendaries. In the case of at least Rayquaza, it's less about you catching it and more about how it let you catch it. The Sinnoh higher ups only allow the trainer to use a fraction of their power, divided even further in Arceus' case who describes the form he always appears in as "a piece of himself". Others just like you, which is important because Let's Go shows it is indeed possible for a Pokemon to block a Master Ball if they're that sapient and standoffish.

[@petrie911]

Does that mean that Arceus is Jesus? One aspect of God through which all things were created and became incarnate in the world. Been a while since Sunday school, but I think that's about right.

[@filiformis]

​@@petrie911 1 Timothy 3:16. Jesus is wholly God and wholly man. Jesus is not a piece of God, as Arceus describes his form.

[@MOORE4U2]

@@filiformis Hypostatic Union, son.

[@Four-S]

Source?

[@firstconsul7286]

@@petrie911 I'd say the two coexist and kick it on weekends between universes

[@kiyopawn]

The best thing about Scarlet and Violet is that turning to a champion is no longer a position, but a rank. That makes things so much easier.

[@symawi312]

I mean you still have to do the exact same thing to attain said rank

[@suppressedp90]

​@@symawi312 with it being a role, the hardest part would be maintaining your position as the champion, but if it's a rank you wouldn't have to do that

[@upisntdownsilly]

don’t you love how you beat the champion of the region who herself has said that she wasn’t holding back, and then you are rewarded with a rank that’s lower than hers when you literally just proved to be better?

[@MustacheDLuffy]

I thought it was a rank. When the new champion beats you, you become an elite 4 member

[@MustacheDLuffy]

@@upisntdownsilly well that’s because she’s the champion and you’re not. You’ll never be better than her or the new champion

[@TotallyTaRz]

“Oh my god it’s unattainable.”

[@AfgAlpha]

"You have to catch God, Ash" I never expected, that Pokemon would take such a metaphysical challenging and dark turn.

[@rnglillian8081]

Technically you don't actually catch Arceus in its entirety. Arceus just deems you worthy and gives you a tiny fragment of itself to assist in your efforts. Now the God of Space and the God of Time however, that's free range to control in their entirety

[@arkansky]

I'm gonna be real honest here. I desperately want a folder with every single Solid jj's videos "frame" to use his quotes out of context in every possible situation.

[@blackjack7207]

I wanna be able to use "You have to put God in a ball" as a reaction image

[@Morningelixir]

i’ll start making it into a dropbox

[@SlyJMan]

That supervillain monologue felt so personally charged about it being every year and never ending. Like I was having a discussion about that EARLIER TODAY, it’s that cold a take.

[@Victoria3WorldConquerer]

That pair of keys lives in my nightmares. That prankster thunder wave. Those spikes. That pair of keys won't leave me alone.

[@laegu5430]

Ash : That's literally just a flamingo Also Ash : HOLY FUCK GUYS that's a SEEL, the horn makes it TOTALLY different!

[@dorkfishieSailor]

And then there's the Pokéball with a face, and also the literal blob

[@kamiwriterleonardo6345]

It's stupid, but still more different than... just a flamingo with nothing to differentiate itself.

[@Octopig44]

@@kamiwriterleonardo6345 there is something a bit different. its neck is tied into a knot. still lazy though

[@ianraymo350]

@@dorkfishieSailor tbf the pokeball with a face is based on a mimic which makes sense given it's purpose in the games.

[@carmelgamer3231]

But you can’t forget the purple rat, or the purple snake, or it’s evolved form, another purple snake!

[@krazyfangfang6630]

this hits different when its all coming to an end now , all my childhood is now gone

[@ZenithintheMaking]

Your childhood could never leave you. Well technically it did leave since you're older but your childhood is still in your memories 😄

[@urphakeandgey6308]

They gotta move on from Ash. First, Ash has had enough of a harem already. Second, I think it's just time. Even YGO would change protagonists every time the series got rebooted. I don't see why Pokemon can't do something similar and Ash is just "King of Monsters" in the future shows or some shit.

[@erieriderschillingcorner1595]

@@urphakeandgey6308 Nah my guy Ash needs to catch em all, and i'm not talking about the pokemon 😏

[@Game_Hero]

Ash touched your life with just his one...

[@Yabuturtle]

People forget there are actual animals in the pokemon world, but are rarely seen, seeing how pokemon kind of take the spot light. There are numerous comparisons to pokemon and real world animals, calling them bird pokemon, lizard pokemon, elephant pokemon ect. Plus in the anime we see them eat animals that are clearly not pokemon, so they definitely exist. They just don't bring them up very often.

[@Peterkragger]

There aren't. They were only in OG series, thankfully they disappeared from modern games and seasons

[@kauanjos3199]

There aren't normal animals anymore they were changed to pokemon now, for example in legends archeus there's a lot of Pokedex entries that make reference to older ones, one of them used to say elephant but they changed to coperaja

[@viniciusgrosse1958]

There aren't normal animals. Quit making shit up😂 they only use those comparisons for is

[@Yabuturtle]

@@Peterkragger If they were there in the first place, they are still there. There wasn't a retcon or certain event that made animals disappear. I am wondering though if they are gone, why are they still compared to real life animals like elephants or lizards, ect. If they aren't there, they wouldn't call them "elephant or "lizard" type pokemon.

[@Peterkragger]

@@Yabuturtle It's because the lore was uncomplete and messed up from the start

[@joelbernal-garcia6085]

Fullish Ash. You must know the story of Arceus who sent, one of his many sons Lucario Christ to be sacrificed a top the highest peak of Mt Coronet. From there is aura to this day flows creating more and more Pokémon. Before he died he says these scared words: Hey guys, did you know that in terms of male human and female Pokémon breeding, Vaporeon is the most compatible Pokémon for humans?

[@richiewitcher4456]

I haven't watched pokemon or played the games in forever. Is that actually in the anime/games or did you just make that up?

[@TheUnovanZorua]

Using a phone so I can't reply to a specific person, but that was made up in case you didn't notice. It wasn't even inspired by an actual part of any game or anime, or even manga. Also, the last part is a reference to an old copypasta.

[@CertifiedAsher]

Hello, uuuh, this questione kinda sus but i'm gonna answer it to let you know i seen your comment, vaporeon is not compatibile with human

[@plantinapot9169]

@@CertifiedAsher it’s a meme from a horrible 4chan shitpost

[@TheStarGuy200]

I love the, “I’m not even gonna ask how you know that“, when Mewtwo is brought up.

[@MrDj232]

Brock is the secret leader of Team Rocket. He wanted to name it Team Rock, but the minions felt it lacked flair. They're dead now but they still made a good point.

[@Drip_Wooper]

why do you think Brock always has his eyes closed? He's omnipotent, he knows everything and that knowledge can be seen in his eyes, they're pitch black as the universe, and inside of them you can see the answer to all questions, brock knows the meaning of life, brock knows what comes after you die, brock knows in which chapter One Piece will end and how it will end, Brock knows what inside the fnaf4 box, Brock knows he's inside a animated series created after a popular game and Brock knows he and all his friends will suffer for all eternity forced to be trapped in the same year again and again for as long as the series keeps pumping money, he knows Ash has been 10 for the last 30 years... and Brock wishes he didnt knew

[@Psykolord1989]

Oak 3:16 "For Arceus so loved the world, that he let himself be put in a ball."

[@squirrele4495]

It’s well-documented that island habitats accelerate subspeciation and breed variation, and new insects are discovered all the time. The Kanto pokedex could easily quadruple by the time Ash is an old man.

[@SidneyBroadshead]

Brock and Ash had a serious Rick and Morty vibe at the end. "You and me, Ash. Forever! Brock and Ash 2000!"

[@BeretBay]

This is truly one of the SolidJJ moments of all time.

[@ahmednaveedalam6385]

Ash started out as bad at geography and ended up abandoning his life goals while Brock spiraled between his own world, the real world and the astral world.

[@Xbalanque84]

Also, *_breeding._*

[@Z3r0Up]

That ending bit makes this officially my favorite video from you! I was cracking up when suddenly you just started talking as yourself, something that I never saw coming! Bravo, my man! 🎉

[@bowsindurrows8512]

tbh, I think it'd have been better if brock was like "what's a flamingo?" when ash was just like "that's just a flamingo".

[@MasterKcoop]

At this moment, Ash a mere boy so driven by the impossible task set before him, so hard wired to keep failing yet never give up, knew he had to unravel his understanding of the cosmic construct of his reality to unlock from within the secrets to obtaining immortality…… and he did.

[@kingcobra6766]

I love how this skit is implying that real life animals like flamingos exist in this world.

[@saltystick_99]

Something, something, Raichu can make an Elephant pass out according to a Pokedex entry I'm not kidding

[@exotic1405]

They do

[@Gilhelmi]

@@saltystick_99 There is an "Indian Elephant" Pokèmon that is native to a yet unseen region based on India. I forget how to spell it, but it was introduced in Sw/Sh.

[@richarddarma1452]

They did, before they got replaced by pokemon and treated as they never existed.

[@MarvinPowell1]

In the anime, they do exist. Like real fish, cows to make hamburgers and cheese, and African Elephants to be knocked out according to the Pokedex. Hell, real animals existed in the games until they retconned it sometime between gen 3 and gen 4. As well as real countries, like Mew flying around Guyana and Lt. Surge being the Lightning American.

[@DougFantasy]

About Arceus. We never saw his real form, but only a fraction of his power in a Pokémon form, so it's technically impossible to catch the Pokémon God itself.

[@saltystick_99]

That fact becomes even more surreal when you realize that if you just look at his outline on the official art, Arceus looks like a fucking hand. To me, that just implies there's like, a thousand "Arceus" in the world.

[@Xbalanque84]

Or, like the Biblical Leviathan, Arceus is just _the favored pet of God._ Both are cthonic cosmic dragons instrumental in the creation of the world, and feared by the petty gods of other pantheons. Assuming GameFreak learned how to make a proper _hotheos,_ Arceus would probably be as far removed from the god that made it as humans are from Yog-Sothoth.

[@Hex.A.Decimal]

@@saltystick_99 I can definitely see Arceus being "the hand of God"

[@nugget0928]

4:11 This channel is a magnificent source of reaction images, due to being literally just image macros, but this in particular is of note.

[@h.b.5577]

I like how Brock's voice slowly cracks over the course of his monologue as if signalling his out of character ending.