What If Ash Woke Up On Time | Unova

[@drew_ytp]

Iris catching Tepig is actually quite smart since fire fighting is pretty much the best option for ice types. It could also be like a big brother figure for Axew

[@Godzilla00X]

Plus training a pokemon in Tepigs situation will really help her grow as a trainer

[@joshmegow6424]

@@Godzilla00X 8

[@joshmegow6424]

9

[@drew_ytp]

@The Weavile It pretty much acts the same age as Scraggy who is a newborn. So even if it was, it wouldn't make a difference.

[@ICR_Frizzstroyer]

@The Weavile big brother *figure*

[@thenerdbeast7375]

I like how despite how OP Blastoise is, Ash being Ash just balances things out so that it isn't too unfair.

[@alphabladelm2011]

Ash isn’t Ash if he doesn’t fail to learn from his mistakes.

[@MisutoMyst]

Bisexual pokeball I fucking love it

[@leonardofarias8843]

@@alphabladelm2011 This wouldn’t happen if Hilbert was the protagonist

[@orangeknight2441]

@@MisutoMyst I want one that when the Pokémon comes out of the ball it’s the bi flag in a faint light and then Disappears to reveal the Pokémon

[@memerman9268]

@@MisutoMyst The Bi Ball. Has a 100 percent catch rate if a female pokemon and a male pokemon both use attract

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

I like how Ash's life is easier without Team Rocket stalking them.

[@theoboy2716]

Well yesh if ur not getting stalked by 3 members of a criminal organization ofc ur life gonns be easier

[@proudbox5091]

But that's essentially free exp

[@Tabbimura]

@@proudbox5091 And a pain in the ass.

[@proudbox5091]

@@Tabbimura yeah but still ash's life is very easy very few forced battles.In the game there are so many forced battles

[@Tabbimura]

@@proudbox5091 So lemme get this straight.I have no option but to fight trainers, but the game won't let me join Team Rocket which would make me a freaking Overord of the world.

[@lordfawful9469]

Ash planning to us his entire team then losing immediately was a massive f***ing tease and he better use the backlog in Kalos.

[@yuilinkmat9469]

That was just cruel, we didn't deserve that

[@ihistory8861]

I really hope he uses it in Kalos

[@javierruiz118]

Yeah totally agree. I would have change the story a bit. Instead of blastoise, charizard or infernape would have been a smart pick for Ash.

[@ihistory8861]

@@javierruiz118 That's true but Ash over the series respecting his Pokemons rivalry

[@javierruiz118]

@@ihistory8861 yeah but why do you think that for blastoise serperios was his rival? Before that he was juts beaten up to pieces. Remember that Ash is the Hoen League Champion. He had two options: or that blastoise would be like in Alain or leon’s chatizard level, or he just chooses another pokemon. I dunno, for me a blastoise that has competed in several leagues, loosing to a beginner serperior…

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Enter the Unown pulled the Reverse Uno card. In the original timeline, Trip continued to beat Ash until the Unova League. But in this timeline, Ash continued to beat Trip until the Unova League.

[@YlO414]

This is how it was in Ash vs Paul Lake Acuity battle Our timeline: Paul wins Alternate timeline: Ash wins The Sinnoh League battle between Ash and Paul is also reversed Our timeline: Ash wins Alternate timeline: Paul wins

[@bidoof367]

man youre like half the comments on this

[@goldmemberpb]

I think Ash losing in the first round would actually cause a riot if this happened in the original. Good thing this is a what if.

[@alphabladelm2011]

I’d agree with you. All that hype about a major tournament and seeing Ash go through everything should mean he’d go far. An early loss would lead to unholy amounts of backlash against the writers.

[@zyro7756]

Greninja losing to Charizard and the end of the Sinnoh league: Finally! A worthy opponent

[@kappakiev9672]

At least it should inspire him to work harder in Kalos

[@dggaming7109]

First he said that ash is not going to get his mind reset and being normal Then before he said that ash is going to use all of his pokemon from Kanto to Unova than why tf he used to choose Blastoise against surpirior when he can choose anyone with having type advantage Like Charizard Torkoal or even Infernape

[@luk6997]

@@dggaming7109 Probably because of the rivalry between Serperior and Blastoise

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

At least Ash got his first victory against Trip a lot early than he did.

[@deansaiyano1035]

Please stop commenting so much

[@ethnictendo]

@@deansaiyano1035 Didn't know you're Wyndell's mom.

[@liannehawkins5161]

@@deansaiyano1035 pathetic

[@liannehawkins5161]

@@ethnictendo roasted toasted Newsted posted

[@flygon6997]

The fact that he lost in the first round without using his brain

[@demangjandemangjan3065]

Not gonna lie if ash get Froakie in this time line and mega blastoise he would be a amazing water type trainer

[@fernandoguillen5996]

Even if i don't like greninja Ash, it's most certain ash will use it

[@Aryan_Aran]

Mega Blastoise and Ash-Grininja that would be amazing

[@zyro7756]

It would make the Misty and Ash shippers even more powerful

[@genkiwan8949]

@@zyro7756 ... my god your right

[@artisanofmonkey881]

@@fernandoguillen5996 I don't think so actually, there's a possibility but Froakie only fully revealed himself to Ash while defending Pikachu from Team Rocket in the first episode of X and Y, without Team Rocket following Ash, Froakie may not show himself to Ash that early on, if at all

[@MrCONBO]

While it's subversive, I do like the motif of Ash having a more consistently powerful starter, which he more heavily relies on in clutch moments, coming back to bite him at the end of major arcs. Rivals are much more motivated to take him seriously, and actually make game plans to deal with Blastoise. While I'm not sure it would make for excellent or satisfying television, narratively it's really interesting and creates an overall character flaw which Ash needs to take a long time to get over. With demoralizing league losses to Paul and Trip respectively, I wonder if he'll start to realize that his over-reliance on Blastoise is too exploitable. Maybe Ash needs to learn what it's like to not have his ace in his back pocket, and dedicate himself equally to his whole team? Keep it up, creating entire headcanons is super entertaining to me and this series has been super enjoyable. Thank you for taking the time and making the effort.

[@draco4450]

I mean he's tried that but I think some of it's one, he could have used charizard or something there, but 2, also not growing complacent with his ace's ability either and continuing to strategize and push boundaries with em, which megas and alains deal would be good to emphasize

[@thefoker6310]

Here I am hoping my boy Blastoise doesn't lose to a Snivy.

[@salt4235]

He didnt

[@SpliteTheBomb]

@@salt4235 woah no way I never knew

[@krookodilegang6192]

@@salt4235 Nooooo Really? I never wouldve found out by watching the video!

[@-theguiltycormorant-1043]

@UCA2zkXUi3-YpAxoI7rOBXqw mean? Why mean

[@thomasdunn9009]

@@salt4235 he kind of did it's just that that's snivy had a bit of growing to do first

[@drooprtroopr6969]

"Garbodor's go go gadget arms" is a great reasoning on why I like garbodor

[@starlitgalaxy2448]

2:45 "and this shouldn't come as a surprise to you but Blastoise annihilates snivy" oh thank arceus I was worried for a sec there

[@firelifeblizzard8782]

It's so awesome that you've gotten to a point in your career where you can post a 30 minute fanfiction and we all love it and beg for more

[@Poke_Miracle_Owl_Universe]

I wouldn't call this fanfiction

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

"Pidove, what are you doing? You can fly!" Me: 🤣

[@alphabladelm2011]

Pidove are pretty bird-brained.

[@GoinGreninja]

@@alphabladelm2011 But that was just beyond braindead for that Pidove. It was hilarious regardless.

[@alphabladelm2011]

Fair enough.

[@TheBlkKat]

It kind of makes sense they didn't immediately fly considering pidove and its evolutions are inspired, at least in part, by pheasants and pheasants have learned to not fly to avoid being shot by hunters. Although, I don't have much hope that the writers actually thought about that when coming up with scene.

[@ivanzoneBR]

I like this episode, but I missed the pokeballs edit with Ash teams so that made it confusing to track down which Pokémon ash used. I understand that would be a lot of editing but I would appreciated. Thankfully in Kalos, Ash just catched 5 pokemon so I expect that in this reimagining Ash will not catch that much Pokemon.

[@TheManInBlueFlames]

Same.

[@Pikatwig16]

Froakie and Goomy may actually be impacted since the former noticed Ash because it saw him fighting Team Rocket, and the latter was found by Ash because of stuff done by Team Rocket.

[@fernandoguillen5996]

Hopefully there's no froakie in this timeline

[@HandsomeAhsan]

@@fernandoguillen5996 WHAT WHY? Greninja's arc is awesome man

[@norazlan5424]

@@HandsomeAhsan cuz there is already a water type pokemon sadly

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Seeing Blastoise using Hydro Pump never gets old.

[@feanaro2712]

It's cool that even after all these different battles, Blastoise's Dig attack is still catch people off guard.

[@redhead_bebs]

I remember being EXTREMELY mad Ash didn't catch the sweet little Venipede.

[@SMCwasTaken]

Same with Emolga, well technecally he did but Emolga being the bastard she is just glided over to iris and liked iris better

[@stevenmattrell3448]

Unova is the one season of the Pokémon anime that deserves a rewrite. Such a waste of potential.

[@kugo9512]

the unova games was good but the anime was full of bullcrap

[@stevenmattrell3448]

@@kugo9512 100% agree

[@edwarddanza5468]

@@kugo9512 Agreed

[@castform7]

@Pantsmonster Alola was pretty balanced and you can't really judge Galar since 90% of the time we aren't even *near* Galar.

[@alphabladelm2011]

From N’s backstory to the Team Rocket and Team Plasma faceoff to the Abyssal Ruins and the Giant Chasm, there was so much the writers could have done with Unova. Instead, we got a reset Ash and a Kabuto journey knockoff.

[@finnsword8286]

Ash's brain resetting when he enters Unova is just what happens when someone enters New York.

[@Dr.CrossOfficial]

In hindsight, Ash waking up early turned him into a chad.

[@ApplesWhoDance]

These videos are always such a pleasure to watch. Your story telling and editing creates such a fun visual, I hope you’re able to keep this series up and maybe do more like it in the future. You’re extremely talented and deserve more subs than you have, keep it up!

[@luish8056]

Agreed!

[@Poke_Miracle_Owl_Universe]

Hear hear! 😍😊

[@archiiebarrett]

Kalos is a major growth point for Ash in the original Anime, I can only imagine this is where this Ash shines brightest. He even has the potential to win this league if his team is as good as it could be. Definitely excited for this after the major loss.

[@orangeknight2441]

And having a mega blastoise and possibly most likely ash greninja will be cool as well

[@solierix]

Oh wow...

[@Poke_Miracle_Owl_Universe]

I hope we wins againt Alain

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Trip saw right through Ash, just like Paul did in the Sinnoh League.

[@GoinGreninja]

Yup. Ash was using basically the same strategy multiple times. He didn't lose his skills nor did he evolve, leading to his stagnation and eventual defeat by Trip who understood that Ash loves to send in Blastoise anytime he sends his Snivy, allowing him to formulate an effective plan and make Ash lose. Now with this horrible loss may Ash understand that he needs to evolve fast and he needs to archive results better too, maybe leading to his eventually win at the Kalos League, hopefully...

[@alphabladelm2011]

True. Ash seems to be his own worst enemy. His win streak against Trip was no excuse to stop improving himself. Perhaps the worst philosophy to follow in the Pokémon world is “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

[@michaelmurray8134]

@@GoinGreninja Also he could have used his other pokemon from his previous journeys like he had originally planned. He got back into the habit of using Blastoise for his most serious battles instead of his other pokemon, in other words he got a bit too confident with his previous victories over Trip that he completely underestimated him, and at the worst possible time.

[@michaelmurray8134]

@@alphabladelm2011 That's true, Just because something seems to work so well doesn't mean it can't be improved upon. Which will probably lead into Blastoise achieving Mega Evolution. Let's just hope he doesn't become dependent on it.

[@linkfan6555]

@@michaelmurray8134 I can see Mega Blastoise being even stronger then Ash-Greninja due to it being his starter and a mega, insanely powerful.

[@Godzilla00X]

Was in the edge of my seat with that league battle. Looking forward to hearing how Kalos goes!

[@yuilinkmat9469]

Even if he lost the way ETU narrates makes it so hype

[@fernandoguillen5996]

If Ash invites Alain to the league, then it would be the same result a the original timeline

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Iris: I think I wanna catch you. *Tepig denies Iris* *Iris catches Tepig in this timeline*

[@yuilinkmat9469]

I mean, Tepig was almost dying, it's not like he could defend himself

[@mosaicarts828]

It's kinda intresting to me how unlike the canon timeline in which Ash usually doesn't beat his rivals until the league, in this case, with both Paul and Trip, Ash lost the league to both. Yes, waking up early could change things like that.

[@alphabladelm2011]

He never seems to realize that just because he beat his rivals he shouldn’t assume they won’t learn from their losses and prepare for the next battle. Critical thinking seems to be Ash’s biggest shortcoming.

[@yuilinkmat9469]

@@alphabladelm2011 I think after winning the Hoenn League Ash got way to cocky Hopefully this loss in the Unova League will teach him a lesson

[@Sg190th]

That makes sense... This could mean he might defeat Alain!

[@linkfan6555]

Basically in this version with a much stronger and fully evolved Pokémon as his starter he was more likely to win a lot of battles but this actually comes back to bite him as he doesn’t learn from the wins the same way he does the loses and when he finally gets to the league his rivals have been preparing for rematch’s against him instead of him mostly preparing for them meaning they where training much harder then in the original.

[@_WiZ420]

I'm convinced at this point that when they write Ash's script they ask each other "How do we make a secret genius sound like a total dumbass?" and work off of that.

[@proudbox5091]

The fact you added game music makes it all the more awesome

[@wanderlustwarrior]

New episodes of "What if James Never Got Engaged?" and "What if Ash Woke Up On Time?" on the same day?! What a treat!

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Great video. I'm already waiting for What if "Ash Woke Up on Time?" Part 6.

[@GoinGreninja]

Waiting for it too. Hopefully he wins the Kalos League after suffering a crushing loss like that, making him improve more and become stronger yet.

[@fernandoguillen5996]

@@GoinGreninja If Ash invites Alain to the league, then it would be the same result as the original timeline

[@bubsbuben914]

@@fernandoguillen5996 Idk man, Ash's Kalos team could have Ash Greninja+Mega Blatoise which would be a good amount of strength, this along with other members on the team could easily turn the tide into Ash's favour

[@fernandoguillen5996]

@@bubsbuben914 Kalos team was underwhelming after greninja evolved, in the main anime only pikachu and greninja (which was way too dependent of his transformation) were strong. The birds were decent at best and the dragons were living punching bags.

[@bubsbuben914]

@@fernandoguillen5996 Goodra was good, it did get shafted during the Kalos league but what it did do there was at least a good showing. Noivern just didn't have enough screen time. The team was good and I think with an even more determined Ash it'll be great

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

I like how he says "Okay, let's move on."

[@SpookyTree255]

I find it very weird not having Ash current team in the alternate timeline on screen like in the other videos... I know its because of the multiple switches but still :(

[@D3r_N1ck]

I love how we're not straying away from how strong Blastoise is because it's traveled through 4 other regions lol

[@Octoshark19]

thanks for continuing this series! i find that your more imaginative video ideas are really unique and entertaining!

[@kokirimido3924]

This is the man who made full scenario pokemon what ifs first in the youtube community. At that time there were only one shot pokemon what ifs or what ifs narrated by a man called ClockworkHigher. But now, there are so many people making pokemon what ifs and it is all because of Enter the Unknown. Sadly he does not get enough credit for his latest works. You have my respect sir.

[@canadianshinxeh6103]

ok, that twist at the end where it was Trip who was always the one behind, and ended up coming back stronger than Ash at the end was amazing

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Ash Ketchum should be a League level trainer. He won the Hoenn League!

[@ishgi2064]

But his mind got reset in unova

[@kanekokazumi1]

Exactly, i just feel really disappointed with this video, want me to elaborate? 1) Ash almost manage to knock out alder's pokemon and yet it loses to trip's starter pokemon, which is total BS 2)Regardless of whether ash restted in the unova, it doesn't mean that it applies the same thing with blastoise 3)He laterally won the hoenn league, like wtf

[@sharondareese507]

@@kanekokazumi1 okay 1. He didn't knock out Alder's Pokemon he lost. 2. He said at the start of the video that Ash Wasen't really reset in this au. 3. Just because he won the Hoenn league doesn't mean he is invincible, Trip not only had the type advantage but he trained and planned just so he could beat Ash and Blastoise.

[@kanekokazumi1]

@@sharondareese507 1) i forgot to put almost, 2) bruh, like what you said before, Ash Wasn't resseted in this AU thus ash should have eon because of Blastoise's experience 3) 3rd of all i never said Ash was invincible what I'm trying to say is that ash shouldn't have lost regardless whether trip had the type advantage because Ash ALMOST knock the Champions Pokémon, And to add the fact that blastoise has much more experience than trip's pokemon, trip's starter pokemon may have worked hard but the same thing applies to ash, and not only that Ash didn't lose His skills in pokemon battle, in this fic ash isn't a complete dumbass

[@MagusAgrippa8]

@@kanekokazumi1 Remember that canon Ash still lost a battle to Allan’s Charizard while using a Greninja who came just as close to defeating Diantha’s Gardevoir. If that’s possible, then an unprepared Ash losing to a Serperior built specifically to take him out is more than possible as well.

[@Niall_Sene]

Yesssssss!!!!!!, it's finally here, this is my favourite series you've done and I always have a blast watching it Edit: dang Ash hasn't been doing too well in leagues since his victory in Hoenn, I still think that if in this timeline he would've taken on the Battle Frontier he'd have done better but that's a discussion for another day, the final battle with Trip was a real nail biter though. As for Kalos I hope Ash is able to pick up at least a higher place in that league or maybe even win.

[@RacketEPIC]

I Mean let's be Honest both during Sinnoh and Unova Ash lost because of....... Himself.

[@Zarrow1]

Can we all take a moment to appreciate that Enter the Unown had to endure whole B&W series for this video

[@sakuraa1770]

Maybe an unpopular opinion but I MUCH prefer Ash losing in the Unova league this way than how it actually happened. Here, Ash lost because he got cocky after defeating Trip so much that he didn't feel the need to improve as much and never saw him as a threat; to the point that he sent out Blastoise against Serperior when he could have used one of his other Pokemon with an advantage. I think that is far better writing than Ash loosing to a moron who brought 5 Pokemon to a full battle and just happened to get a DEM evolution in the middle of the match where they went out of their way to make Ash bring along his weakest captures in the region.

[@krissy_o_gi904]

Bro Blastoise be traumatizing Trip because he keeps winning against him 🤣

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

You have no idea how long I've waited for this...

[@roberteospeedwagon8178]

3 months

[@-theguiltycormorant-1043]

@@roberteospeedwagon8178 r/technicallyTheTruth

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

At least Ash's Blastoise doesn't lose to Lvl. 5 Snivy. Lol

[@Normandy1998]

Still find that bs XD

[@MicoDossun]

levels aren't real in the anime and Pikachu lost cause he had never seen that Pokemon before

[@castform7]

@Aggelos Anastasoulakis Ok but numerical levels have only been stated once in the animes history in episode 6. It is to be assumed that people who say "levels" actually mean level of power or experience (not EXP just experience) cause you'd think that the mention numerical levels would be tossed aside after episode 7 of now 1000.

[@patrickstyle24816]

stop posting like 10 comments

[@castform7]

@Aggelos Anastasoulakis I know. I was referring to EXP points.

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

I wish Enter the Unown could animate this story.

[@yummydragon8533]

That would be hard

[@alwayshasbeen7125]

JustSomeGuyOnTheNet and a whole pokemon battle would make it longer

[@WillHughes2000]

The amount of work that goes into this is incredible, kudos to you

[@jetblackwarhawk6010]

When you realize he had Ash want to use his old Pokémon, so when got to the next region his and Alan’s Charizard may finally do battle.

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Imagine if Ash had Ash-Greninja and Mega Blastoise. How epic would that be?

[@dustin202]

He could be the strongest water trainer

[@wooperman2783]

@Lavya Khayàndelwal true

[@wooperman2783]

@Lavya Khayàndelwal yeah

[@Penbin123]

I would be surprised if this isn't the case.

[@solierix]

Kinda lame?

[@michaelmurray8134]

A part of me is a little disappointed that Ash lost this early in the Unova League but it makes sense. In the beginning Ash and Blastoise always won against Trip and Sirperior because the water type was just too experienced to lose to the grass type that had an advantage, But an advantage like that can only work for so long. Trip went into battle knowing what to expect and was more than prepared for it even when the odds were still against him he never Stop pushing and took down what seemed to be like an imperatrable wall. Also Ash was getting back into the habit of overlying on Blastoise again because he could have came in with some of his other pokemon from the other region like you originally planned, If he did that right away he would have caught Trip off guard. He had so many options other than Blastoise but decided to do the same thing as their other battles and it cost him the match.

[@DukeSR8]

Idea for Kalos: Have Froakie and Blastoise end up as teammates that are rivals at the same time.

[@Typhoon457]

I would be funny if Blastoise is to Froakie because Froakie will take all Ash's attention

[@meherunchowdhury9276]

@@Typhoon457 Wait I don't understand what you say. You want to say that Blastoise will be jealous after froakie will get more attentions by Ash.

[@Typhoon457]

@@meherunchowdhury9276 no that's just what i thought would happened but i hope Foakie and Blastoise would be good friends

[@saralily0977]

And since we are in kalos maybe we might see blastoise getting turned into stone in diance and the cocoon of destruction

[@Poke_Miracle_Owl_Universe]

I don't think Ash can catch froakie

[@CourtVision-1a]

someone could have had a child in the amount of time between this is and the hopeful xy part

[@speedcow9711]

Lmao yeah, it's weird because the other ones only have about a 2-4 month gap inbetween episodes. I wonder if he just put it on the back burner, we know he's working on it cause' 3 months ago he made a community post mentioning it, but no word since then. He's probably talked about it on his twitch channel but I can never catch one of his streams to ask him, cause I either forget about it or whenever I do go on twitch he's never streaming.

[@fernandoguillen5996]

I just hope there's no greninja Ash in the what if

[@Rico2489]

Btw after rewatching your old videos I missed the fact that we didn’t have his team on the side of the screen to see how he progressed. I know that’s hard given the rotation but still….also (food for thought) but would be cool to see his companions Pokémon as well as “battle pokemon” showing both trainers Pokémon on either side 👍🏼

[@chainblade4067]

I was like "Its been a while since Unknown has done a what if ash woke up early?" then I went on my home page and now this is officially a dababy moment

[@Shieldwolf27]

I just spent like 3ish hours or more watching this series and I'm ready for the next one!

[@ElCaCaHANDLE]

The fact that you uploaded this the same day as black-and-white was released on Pokémon TV is hilarious

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Trip's Snivy had character development.

[@skinneybob4984]

I promise you I just watch the other videos yesterday and was like “damn I just can’t wait on the video” let’s goo

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Ash better win the Kalos League. No excuses.

[@xmorphias6888]

half of these battles are ash catching people off guard with his digging blastoise and i am here for it

[@chillyperfect5334]

You should actually make a pokemon run of your what if ash woke up on time. LOVE YOUR VIDS!!

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Ash should've called Charizard back and used him against Trip's Serperior in the Unova League.

[@alphabladelm2011]

YES! Thank you! That would have really thrown Trip for a loop especially since Ash said he wanted to use his full Pokémon roster. Or Ash could have used Sawsbuck if its ability was Sap Sipper. Solarbeam would be worthless along with every other Grass move while Sawsbuck could use everything in their arsenal to win.

[@Crystalford719]

@@alphabladelm2011 but this is *Unova ash* we are talking about here lol

[@KillamriX98]

Always a good day when we get another one of these.

[@Xiaolin-Loonatic]

Iris being less of a jerk? Well color me impressed. ^^

[@gingerkays7362]

What a coincidence! I just marathoned the previous four videos yesterday!!

[@michaelwatkis4261]

Marvel's getting shook at this man's 'What If's' 😄🤣

[@Rico2489]

Echoing what everyone is saying recently! Just did my second watch thru, you’re definitely the most practical of the “woke up on time” videos! Finish up ash’s journey! 🙏🏼

[@alacritical7873]

It's pretty interesting how, in this alternate timeline, Ash seems to have peaked in Hoenn and has been declining ever since, whereas in the original timeline, Ash generally got more competent as the seasons went on

[@MsMoonDragoon]

I wonder how much this entire series would change if ash still chose squirtle, but it was Shiny, so team rocket was still obsessed with it. Also ash didn't catch venipede because they're scared to give ash a poison or ghost type for some reason they've never explained.

[@jorgegonzalezavila9376]

Keep this up! However, I think you made a mistake by not letting us keep track of Ash's team, unlike in the other regions where his current lineup was always shown on-screen.

[@qwirkt]

I think it’s because Ash switches his team up more in this “season”, but it did make it more difficult to keep track of what was evolved or not lol

[@aikou2886]

I forgot about this series, it was a nice surprise to see a new episode!

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Ash wins the Hoenn League. Ash loses in the first round of the Unova League.

[@k.n2574]

What getting up early gives you, getting up early takes you away.

[@bidoof367]

you commented so many times oh my god

[@RacketEPIC]

"Perfectly Balanced, as all things should be"

[@17Master]

Kanto - Ash ties Gary shortly before their League match -> Gary slaughters Ash in their League match Sinnoh - Ash beats Paul before their League match -> Paul beats Ash in their League match Unova - Ash uses Blastoise every single match against Trip's starter -> Trip devises a specific counter strat and knocks Ash out of the PRELIMINARY So, we have an established flaw in how Ash underestimates his rivals and comparatively slacks in training before the League begins. Question now is if/when Ash will catch on and address it. ...Wow, this series is making me care about Ash's character development...

[@chris10180d]

So instead of a humiliating defeat by Cameron, its a humiliating defeat by Trip.

[@delaneyh7813]

Love these vids so much, always interesting to see how big of a difference it makes. Can't wait for the next upload :)

[@shinyelectrode0892]

as soon as I started watching this I was praying his Blastoise wouldn’t be clapped by a lv.5 snivy

[@Omzstarrr]

Fax😂👍

[@Aryan_Aran]

This video made my morning even better. Can't wait for the next part 😁

[@kawaiipotetu4047]

Imagine if Blastoise lost to Snivy lol

[@Typhoon457]

He didn't

[@manoelcavalcant3879]

Type advantage in a nutshell

[@unknown634VODS]

At least ash didn't lose to a level 5 snivy in this timeline

[@starkz8194]

I like how Ash lost in the first round in the league since it would definitely help improve him as a trainer, but let's be honest, if this actually happened in the anime, the community would be VERY pissed off.

[@comfyghost]

ok so i really didn't like paul beating ash in the sinoh league, but despite an essay of a comment i left, i wasn't sure exactly why, but trip winning here reminds me exactly why, it just felt unearned to say he learnt his lesson, and at paul still saw how much infernape grew in this what if, but here, trip never got his reality check from alder, and the last thing we saw him say before the league was "you got lucky" so him coming back and finally winning doesn't show he grew, it proved him right, that emotionless strategy is more effective and important than caring for your pokemon, that ash really did just win because he had luck and the level advantage on his side, rather than lose in a way that made no logic sense from his old flawed perspective of pokemon, requiring him to accept a new point of view. like, i know i'm complaining about a 2 year old video, that's just supposed to be a fun thought exploration, but still, character growth isn't something to do off screen, even on screen you don't just say it happened, because growth takes time, it's easy for someone to regress, and most importantly it's just not satisfying (especially if you just did the exact same thing with the rival from the last region)

[@professorescanor7310]

Can’t wait to see how Ash handles things. Although since Team Rocket may not be there. Serena may not know he’s in Kalos which is sad

[@fernandoguillen5996]

So basically no Serena in this what if? Thankful with the one above

[@matthewbraith0411]

Serena not being a thing Is something that pleases me,

[@cesarwitha_t]

Also we might get a Ash-Blastoise instead of an Ash-Greninja

[@AznYunHou]

@@cesarwitha_t Plus Gmax Blastoise in Galar instead of Pikachu

[@fernandoguillen5996]

@@AznYunHou I hope he follows the same events as in journeys

[@volcanicz6739]

This Ash losing to Trip in the League is a far more jaw dropping twist than any Hollywood movie twist

[@waynesingleton7961]

If ash loses the kalos leauge in this timeline i gonna be so mad

[@RacketEPIC]

Facts

[@vanguardbreaker8826]

I've been looking forward to this. Before I've even watched can tell it's going to be a great video.

[@Martinxo51]

Ash's Pokémon League results in *The original timeline:* Kanto: Top 16 Orange Islands: *Champion🏆* Johto: Top 8 Hoenn: Top 8 Sinnoh: Top 4 Unova: Top 8 *This alternate timeline:* Kanto: Top 4 Orange Islands: _Not participated_ Johto: Top 8 Hoenn: *Champion 🏆* Sinnoh: Top 8 Unova: Preliminary round

[@fernandoguillen5996]

Funny how Alternative Ash starts better than original Ash, but after hoenn, original Ash is actually a better trainer than alternative Ash

[@marisolramirez9591]

32:25 they sensed the genwunners in Kanto and immediately decided to leave

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Trip is the new Misty in this timeline.

[@Glass69420]

PLEASE I NEED ANOTHER THIS IS kinda a like a online drug this is lovely

[@rueblie2627]

I like how getting blastoise rather than pikachu has made Ash really overconfident. Hopefully he can work this out by Kalos

[@thelonelion]

Love these videos, can't wait for Kalos. It's interesting that Paul and Trip both grew to be better trainers in order to beat Ash in this timeline

[@alphabladelm2011]

I noticed something: Ash and Trip has four battles with each other. In some cultures like Japan, four is an unlucky number and can mean death. In their fourth battle, Ash’s win streak and chance at the Unova League died.

[@Tamus_29]

I’ve loved and really enjoyed these videos and can’t wait to see what you have for Kalos

[@armandogonzalez2289]

I think for the next region, he will still catch froakie, though under different circumstances. Also because Jessie and James aren’t pursuing Ash, he won’t meet Serena, because she doesn’t know he is in the region due to the garchomp situation not happening. Also I think by the time he beats the third gym leader, he will get access to mega evolution earlier than canon, because he has blastoise with him.

[@xdcoolbro]

Ye mega blastoise boiii

[@fernandoguillen5996]

That would be amazing, but sadly i have the feeling that he's going to forced greninja and Serena into the story.

[@Poke_Miracle_Owl_Universe]

You're right about the Serena thing

[@meteor7528]

What I like here is that the reason Ash lost the league wasn't that he didn't develop his other Pokémon and relied on Blastoise, it's that he didn't develop *Blastoise* at all It's a nic change of pace, and shows that he needs to work on all of his Pokémon to become the very best, like no one ever was

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

At least Ash doesn't lose to a trainer with 5 Pokemon.

[@alphabladelm2011]

The same trainer who thought the Unova League was in Eckruteak City,Johto and needed 7 badges to qualify.

[@GoinGreninja]

Agreed. At least the battle here was intense with the Serperior and Blastoise with them doing back and forths, with Trip's new strategy prevailing because it was built specifically to beat Ash who used the same strategy multiple times and not innovating. It's much better because he can use this loss to maybe win the Kalos League too.

[@travisholmes6981]

Awesome, this is definitely interesting for the fact that Ash lost immediately, but I can't wait to see what you go for Kalos and the whole Ash Greninja thing. I really do hope that Blastoise does go mega, maybe even disobeying to get Ash to fully understand him

[@jfvecchi]

Don't know if this was already suggested, but you could do a video trying to beat each game with these teams from your timeline in which Ash woke up in time. I would definitely watch that!

[@danieljames-davidson6596]

I absolutely love your channel and definitely these videos! I for a long time wanted a what if Ash got Squirtle as a starter and how it would effect the anime. You showed us all what it would be like and I can't wait for Kalos, Alola and Galar and possibly the new Gen 9.

[@kai_3788]

Well it’s a shame this series never continued. Just remembered it existed and I was hoping there’d be a whole catalogue of episodes I missed. Oh well.

[@testerwulf3357]

it got another episode! :]

[@rafasha2222]

​@@testerwulf33572 years later! Better late than never i guess, lol.

[@yaguygfly9959]

I just rewatched this whole series yesterday! Hype !!!