What If Ash Woke Up On Time?

In a world where he never smashed his alarm and arrived to Professor Oak's Lab early, how would Ash Ketchum's journey through Kanto have gone? That's what I attempted to plot out here. How would things have gone differently? Let's find out!
I wanted to finish this video up like a week ago. I've been working on it for a month or so because it required me to watch through like thirty hours of Pokémon. Then editing it took way longer than expected. So, sorry for the pretty lengthy delay between videos. I had a lot of fun working on it so I hope you enjoy! Thanks for watching!
Twitter: / entertheunown

[@tamahiro7343]

What I wanna know is why professor oak promised 4 kids Pokémon but only had three to give out officially.

[@TheNotFamousYoutuber]

Even funnier is how he let ash open all the pokeballs first only to be disappointed. When he should've introduced him to Pikachu first.

[@nonomen6665]

@@TheNotFamousKZbinr This IS the guy who can't even remember his own grandson's name, he probably didn't even remember that all of them were taken.

[@OnyxXThePunch]

Pokemon red , blue, green and yellow

[@metleon]

There's a theory that because he met Ash with Pikachu as a kid in the Celebi movie, he specifically had a Pikachu on hand for him.

[@OnyxXThePunch]

@@metleon is the movie canon

[@rowdyrobgaming8726]

I love how the removal of misty actually simplifies almost everything.

[@jesseleestiresjr8961]

😂😂

[@gdemerald581]

SHE KEEPS HER *BIKE!!!*

[@samhicks5603]

Gamerboy 2000 lol

[@bxblazinballa]

Goes to show you how messy a woman can be in a mans life 🥴

[@deagek7638]

@@gdemerald581 lmao

[@CasuallyShadow]

It's funny how it's the Butterfly effect, as one of the big changes is him not having butterfree.

[@johnpauljonesisabadass8134]

You win the internet, my boy

[@alexanderpanayi7212]

"How ironic"

[@PHANTOMSTARGAMES]

More like the butterfree affect

[@NeoSmoove]

Ashton Kutcher butterfly effect as analogy to ash Ketchum pokemon journey

[@BruhMoment-mn9kn]

The ugly good point about it is that we miss out on the 'Bye Bye Butterfree' heartbreak

[@tarragon111]

"in what can only be described as a miracle Ash Ketchum has won a gym badge fair and square" love how he's so calm saying that

[@uchia9180]

True but like kept in team rocket messed up half his wins

[@theofficialblackshyguy]

It’s crazy how waking up early can change your whole entire life

[@bhavishya3-new916]

Yea xD

[@Rage_net]

I once heard a 9/11 story where a guy was really late to work. (Alarm not going off I think?) And thus missing the attack ultimately saving his life. It’s crazy how the butterfly effect can change so much.

[@chiragdixit6601]

Why did you kill them all ITACHIIIIIII !?

[@sathvikpatibandla9777]

U mean not even a year lol

[@KireTheOne]

@@Rage_net I've also heard the creator of family guy, Seth macfarlane wanna gonna board the plane that got hijacked. But was either too late or drunk. Really makes you appreciate the time and things around your life.

[@blvalverde]

"Waking up is a very essential part of everyday life." One could say that if you don't wake up there is no life.

[@slurpee2431]

That’s probably why my dads always asleep 🤔

[@kcculla]

Not if you don't go to sleep

[@blvalverde]

@@kcculla So you want to play on extra hard, eh? That only works if you speedrun through life. Otherwise, you will pass out and fall asleep. It's a scripted cutscene.

[@AJellyK]

@@slurpee2431 this is dark

[@greengreens6347]

Thats called eternal sleep

[@kingmeatbal4738]

*Ash waking up early has just saved 2 buildings* Excuse me what.

[@Ionel714]

Calm down they exploded there's no plane around here

[@bossza4445]

adin kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3KvYYKmrbufl7c

[@meelia4593]

Well, that's just how the butterfree effect works.

[@ordinarylittlebastard3248]

Nurse Joy and Erika approve that.

[@lil_sushi9663]

Sooooo…. The plot of the Indigo League show caused 9/11?

[@susantakrjana1593]

Alternate title: Pokemon but Ash isn't small brain anymore.

[@nikhilkaligotla4650]

One of the most funniest titles ever

[@stonksagent9040]

But he’s still very small brained, how’d that change?

[@vcheese9927]

@@stonksagent9040 It will change in hoenn

[@Kujo_Jotaro_69]

Pokemon but Ash has more than 1 brain cell

[@loadstonee]

@@Kujo_Jotaro_69 2 brain cells

[@uBreeze]

He doesn’t meet Ho-Oh, meaning all of his life would likely just be unlucky as hell in comparison.

[@anson3383]

And he would actually age for a change

[@serminanasrin455]

@@anson3383 true

[@shandlerbarbosa2353]

I do think he would meet Ho-Oh, because as we already saw, he is like a "chosen one" so he would meet him anyways

[@Richard_Nickerson]

@@shandlerbarbosa2353 But his "chosen one" luck comes from having met Ho-oh, not the other way around.

[@zulthyr1852]

@@anson3383 and thus Pokemon XY is forever changed with the absence of Serena's crush towards Ash since he would be 17 or something.

[@pokegon100]

So you're telling me pikachu, misty, and team rocket have been holding ash back?

[@retroguy9233]

Leave Pikachu out of this.

[@justaweeb9086]

@@retroguy9233 its true though

[@justaweeb9086]

@@retroguy9233 ok

[@risyanthbalaji805]

Pikachu but why

[@plant8612]

Team rocket makes sense

[@julianmarqm8005]

A solid theory all things considered. The one thing I'd change is at the end: Given that Gary would have trained specifically to beat Ash, I'd like to think he'd get too confident in the finals and he'd end up the runner up instead of the champion.

[@rarebeeph1783]

that sounds very reasonable

[@ferozemohammed5339]

It makes a lot of sense, seeing that Gary was quite an egotistical person. If the franchise ends, I want the last main battle to be between Ash and Gary, who after all this time, became the kanto champion, and Ash beats him. Just a wish.

[@sandyheart6793]

I love that Gary won in the end. Very realistic, given the two character’s personalities

[@pastpatour]

Yeah I don't buy it. In the original Gary ranked even worse than Ash. I don't think this "I gotta train harder to beat Ash next time" mindset would be enough to make Gary the champion, this is Pokémon after all, not Bleach or Dragon Ball

[@gamepixel5904]

@@pastpatour still levels do account but you have a extremely great point, have a great day

[@persona3897]

In Dragon Ball no matter how much vegeta trains, goku is already stronger, its the same bs like here

[@icantbelieveyoudonethis4059]

@@persona3897 eh to be fair at least in Z Goku had a better foundation. Vegeta regularly overtrained himself and couldn’t get the concept of rest

[@animejerk05]

@@pastpatour excatly pokemon had a well crafted story for 20 years that gary training harder wouldnt magical make him far better. this is why everyone hates goh because he ruins the logic of the verse. the other companions were on par with indigo ash when they first started

[@Caffeinated_Firefly]

"The butterfly effect didn't come into play" don't you mean the Butterfree effect? I'll see myself out

[@andrewcheng1948]

Ok,let's make a fictional story: Since I saw that butter was free,and I didn't have any, I went to get some butter for free

[@kristybarker3391]

Best joke ever lol...

[@DoJ22]

yikes...

[@Masonicon]

Ash giving away his best Pokemons everytimes he goes to new regions was butterfly effect from Tracey becoming Professor Oak's assistant

[@asian_dude222]

That’s a good one

[@ungulatemanalpha]

Given that the anime really couldn't care less about the game mechanics, I feel like Wartortle would end up beating Lt Surge's Raichu by mastering Rapid Spin and using it to deflect the lightning, or something similarly flashy.

[@kartiksaraf4676]

Yes he uses rapid spin to gain thunder armour to deflect future electric attacks :)

[@bradcarver8127]

Uses water gun as a counter shield soaking everyone near the battlefield. Except for Brock who had his trusty drying pan handy.

[@lambachurro8790]

@@bradcarver8127 i'll use my trusty frying pan, as a drying pan!

[@midgetydeath]

Doesn't Squirtle do something like that in the show at some point against someone or other's electric attack?

[@fakeandgay9592]

@@midgetydeath he tanked a thunderbolt somewhere in the Orange islands

[@No_Sleepee]

I love how in this timeline, Ash seems less stupid and instead grows stronger through believable means, as he builds a *proper* team!

[@frogs3338]

He might be stupid because of pikachu

[@rockettbennett]

@@frogs3338 yes.

[@Mr.Heller]

@@frogs3338 Half his neurons are fried from Pikachu exposure, so it's not surprising.

[@frogs3338]

@@Mr.Heller exactly

[@JustaGuy_Gaming]

One thing this change helps Ash is he won most of his badges fairly now, not the pity victories he usually got after Team Rocket trashed his fights. This means in theory his pokemon should respect and follow him far more. It's one pretty big fan theory Charizard was always so disobedient because Ashe didn't honestly earn most of his badges.

[@Abhi-xy2hm]

This is actually a clever theory and I have never thought about this therory, pls make a sequel.

[@GoinGreninja]

Agreed. I need a sequel too in the future.

[@pixelmator5720]

I agree as well

[@colinkeane9070]

Yes pls

[@frenchfry55]

yes i need a whole series of this, imagine Ash taking his Blastoise everywhere instead of Pikachu to different reigions

[@jugemujugemugokonosurikire2973]

Agreed

[@BakaTaco]

This ended up being so much deeper than "He chooses a Squirtle instead of Pikachu." and that is awesome. I never thought the plot itself could be so different.

[@CasualVideoGamer]

Considering how Pikachu was decided to be the mascot and how rare they're supposed to be in Viridian Forest, something tells me in this scenario, Ash would have captured a wild Pikachu. Maybe not one as "special" as our universe's, but still a Pikachu.

[@Heatseeker872591]

Good point. I know in the games they are found in viridian forest but in the anime in pikachus goodbye with all those wild pikachu. That's another forest that isnt in the game so ash would probably have caught his pikachu there.

[@JustaGuy_Gaming]

Yeah Ashe's biggest problem was always his passive approach to being a trainer. Basically he just moved from place to place and waited for something to happen. If no one else challenged him or Team rocket didn't attack, he did nothing. It usually took being brick walled against a Gym for him to actively train, and it's usually just one or two pokemon learning a single attack. There is also the issue of his team being a revolving door and most of them never evolving. He gains and loses "friends" so often what little time he did spend training his pokemon is mostly wasted as they leave his active team. Other than PIkachu obviously, which is probably why it's so OP in canon. He always leads with it, and it probably counted as a "Traded Pokemon" thus gained experience faster.

[@RiftFishing]

I do wonder if the Cerulean Gym Battle might have happened in this timeline. The Cerulean Sisters don't have any Pokemon left to battle specifically because they got beaten 3 times in a row "by a bunch of trainers from this nowhere place called Pallet Town". I guess it depends on whether or not you think Ash still would have gotten to Cerulean later than the other Pallet Town trainers even if it had woken up earlier and had less distractions along the way.

[@jamielaw8517]

i think it would be cool if as ash is walking out he gets interrupted by misty and she then battles him and joins him

[@Nukepositive]

Let's keep in mind that Jessie and James probably still bumped into the fourth trainer from pallet and are still trying to capture that Pikachu. They would still intersect with Ash every time Gary met Team Rocket in the original timeline, since Gary got the Squirtle, right? Now the question is whether Misty would join Pallet's pikachu trainer, or some other effect would cause her to still follow Ash.

[@slashb7836]

@@Nukepositive the Pikachu was only as powerful as it was due to a lot of contrivances that revolved around Ash

[@EnterTheUnown]

The way I thought about it was that the time spent in Pewter would probably still make him the last to arrive.

[@slashb7836]

@@EnterTheUnown on the other hand, though, we know the two who weren't Ash and Gary eventually did quit their journeys (at a later point, but still indicative of their level of drive), and Oak only gave Ash Pikachu because of how hard he begged for a Pokemon. It would be a reasobaly justifiable assumption the would-be Bulbasaur chooser (or possibly would-be Charmander chooser, displaced by the third person), may have just not been given Pikachu due to either less drive or just being mature enough not to whine at Oak until Oak gave him a Pokemon.

[@jacobarmstrong5308]

Ash: Blastoise use dig! Everyone: WHAT

[@Akranejames]

What's really funny with this whole thing is that it made Ash's Blastoise sound like my typical Pokemon Red one. Dig, Mega Punch, Hydropump and Surf and you've got a classic "kid" setup for what makes a good pokemon.

[@Cj-iu5px]

Blastoise can learn Dig in the games so it makes sense lol

[@RodrigoMartinez-ib9fq]

NANI

[@SabeNo-rh7mb]

Ash: I'm gonna do what's called a pro gamer move. The Plot: Wait, That's Illegal!!!!

[@AD-ol3wv]

@José del Carmen CRUZADO CASTILLO yu grimmer Hart me,,.

[@Tb55555]

I have a theory that Professor Oak actually plotted the whole thing from the start, meaning that he wanted Ash to have Pikachu. This is because of him meeting Ash when he was younger and traveled to the future in the movie ”Celebi: Voice of the Forest”. So even if he hadn’t arrived late, Oak would still have given him Pikachu due to knowing of the bond they would have in the future.

[@pastpatour]

I'm kinda sad to realize how inconsequential Misty really is for Ash's Kanto journey. Her absence either doesn't change much or changes it for better, no Misty means no Butterfree which means no shipwreck. On the downside, that also means no Island of the Giant Pokémon.

[@jedidude6358]

Honestly you could apply that to any other companion other than Brock (who is helpful by his cooking and being an expert to the rules of Pokemon). Even if characters like May Dawn and Serena didn't travel with Ash the journey wouldn't change much. We can still be invested to their own adventures and not merely be Ash's cheerleaders most of the time and will only associate with Ash when something important is going on.

[@KillamriX98]

When you're such a scrub, your freaking Blastoise loses to Arcanine despite having at least two super effective moves. Typical Ash.

[@azriel9654]

Typical ash is having Pikachu use thunderbolt on a ground type

[@azriel9654]

And fainting it

[@BierBart12]

Hey, Arcanine was absolutely OP in gen 1

[@TheMNHShow]

Kinda like his Greninja losing to a Charizard

[@bruh-jj4xj]

@@TheMNHShow but charizard was part dragon type

[@draishazarienenajash9188]

No hate but it wud have been really wierd if he carried a blastoise on his shoulder

[@albabimam1114]

Well Squirtle obviously would stay in the ball like Gary's in our timeline

[@mahouken]

He could have ridden on Blastoise's shoulder and Pidgey on Ash's XD

[@classicallycommie6266]

Naw man blaistoise would've carried ash on his shoulders

[@wesleyrussell6670]

It's possible, he did hold cosmogs evolution (I don't know how to spell it) which is I think the heaviest Pokemon

[@Retrenorium]

@@wesleyrussell6670 cosmium I think

[@Niall_Sene]

I actually love this video series, I've watched this episode 3 times and I'll do it again, I just really enjoy the concept of Ash's journey going down a different path.

[@pastpatour]

The best part about this timeline is that the most infuriating things in the Indigo League (Ash losing because Charizard is a jerk and the contrived interference of Team Rocket) don't take place.

[@danielp.7]

If Ash woke up on time, then we wouldn't have seen him struggle for 22 years to win a Pokemon league 😂

[@pastpatour]

If Ash woke up on time we wouldn't have Pokémon Yellow because no Pikachu, and the anime wouldn't be that different from Pokémon Red and Blue to justify a new, anime-based version of the game anyway. Without that trend, maybe there wouldn't be Pokémon Emerald either, or Platinum etc. Of course I'm extrapolating this fan theory of the anime to real world implications.

[@danielp.7]

@@pastpatour True, in fact, our protagonist in the anime "Satoshi" who in real life designed the original games and the person behind Game Freak had originally planned *Clefairy* instead of Pikachu to be Red's first partner in Pokémon Red. Its funny to imagine how would the anime have worked without Pokémon Yellow.

[@sukumykaja]

like bruh if hed have woken up just a few hours early THE ENTIRE SERIES WOULD BE DIFFERENT

[@8bitty192]

Be early kiddos

[@demonick850]

Nope be late

[@czennies_1234]

Pikachu won't be that famous thus no Let's Go Pikachu.

[@mrsgraceestores]

no partner :(

[@SFCAUSTIN1995]

eyaf!!! The sequel videos.

[@jordannow13]

I feel like if ash hadve chose Squirtal, It would definitely be the fan favourite of all the starters instead of Charmander being the one mostly chose and most popular.

[@Quocalimar]

To a point I agree, especially if there is no Pikachu, most kids are going to go with the main characters main pokemon. Though if you were like me, and got your first pokemon game after knowing the final forms, which one are you going to choose, the dragon, the frog, or the turtle?

[@David-ud9ju]

It's ironic because Charmander is definitely the worst starter to play the game with. Bulbusaur cruises through the first 3 gyms which are the most difficult as you have less pokemon, moves and items available and Venesaur is slightly better for the pokemon league.

[@Quocalimar]

@Theodore MacAulay definitely agree about their base forms, and I'm understating it cuz of my biases, but yea I don't really see flowers appealing to many. But guns, fuck yeah, 😂😂😂

[@JuicedOutCat]

Let’s just appreciate how much Pokémon this dude had to watch to make a 21 minute video

[@SethColby69]

this video is basically 21 minutes of why ash's life would've been better if he didn't get a pikachu

[@marblebongos2794]

@Sir We Are About to Die Not really, it's just that Pikachu is so overrated.

[@Dragonoid269]

Technically it is also a 21 minutes video of why Ash's life would've been better if he didn't meet team rocket and Misty :P

[@earendurvoneinzbern7585]

I remember putting Brock's Pokemon to sleep with Butterfree, good times!

[@marblebongos2794]

@Sir We Are About to Die please elaborate?

[@jcohasset23]

@@marblebongos2794 Some of that problem is because there weren't many choices for good electric pokemon in Gen 1 until mid-late game. Without using TMs the only real useful electric pokemon were Pikachu/Raichu, Jolteon, Electabuzz (which is really only useful if you're not already using a Pikachu/Raichu or Jolteon), and Zapdos. I do agree that I feel Pikachu is a bit overrated, same as Charizard (which also suffers from a lack of good fire pokemon in Gen 1; especially compared to rather the plentiful water and grass pokemon of Gen 1).

[@joshuagrosvenor9837]

The best change in this timeline is Ash not being a fool and giving away his Primeape, why would you give away the greatest pokemon ever.

[@karankukreja9628]

Finally l thought i was the only 1 who loved primeape

[@joshuagrosvenor9837]

@@karankukreja9628 I know, its definitely not the most popular pokemon but Mankey and Primeape have always been my favourite pokemon evolution line.

[@WildWeavile]

In pokemon ash gray, a fan game. Primeape doesn't listen to you at all until you do the P1. You can choose not to release primeape, and anthony (the discount american dad) even has unique dialogue if you say no. Primeape is one of my favorite ash mons.

[@christiananderson8600]

Ehh im not to sure about that last one chief.

[@WildWeavile]

@@christiananderson8600 Primeape was ash's strongest pokemon at the time.

[@aarohalme1020]

Nice to see Gary as the winner, he put the effort in after all and maybe developed some respect for Ash possibly even being disappointed in their match due to how one sided it went.

[@Embtic]

I love this series so much. Can’t wait until Kalos to see if there’s a rivalry with Ash-greninja or if Blastoise gets a Blastoisinite and can mega so Froakie never even has a chance to become his powerhouse or what happens there. Plus him actually taking a rideable water type to Alola, an island region, is gonna be epic

[@thejoabear]

You forgot the biggest difference. Professor Oak is 1 million dollars richer!

[@justinarney3050]

@Atreyaa Oak made a bet with Gary that Ash would catch a pokemon by veridon city and in OG timeline Ash didnt catch anything but in this new one he caught that pidgey

[@BierBart12]

@@justinarney3050 I thought Gary would have a better time in this, but damn. Poor guy, in the literal way

[@goldscape6875]

@@BierBart12 this is off-topic but... I can't tell who's more toxic. Blue or Gary.

[@brycebarretto4287]

@@goldscape6875 blue wasn't really toxic

[@goldscape6875]

@@brycebarretto4287 Looking back, you're right.

[@RockyTorres43]

The final showdown pretty much got decided by that double-KO between him and Gary before the league. I wonder if Gary winning there could actually have the opposite effect that double-KO had and make Ash train harder while Gary gets a bit too cocky. Anyway, Ash losing the semifinals to him is still the most likely outcome I think. (I absolutely prefer this Alternate team to the one he had)

[@jasonreinherz7164]

Same hear I personally like Chameleons better then Charizard, and blastoise is my favorite starter. It would also be cool for him to keep Primape and Pigeot.

[@timothybelloftheclanbell1658]

Gary would've got Squirtle regardless, it was made clear that it was specifically saved for him. The Pokemon that makes the most sense for Ash would be Bulbasaur, in order to differentiate him from Red

[@jatarokemuri5443]

As well as the fact that Gary is oak’s grandson. So he’d go first.

[@jatarokemuri5443]

I understand that Blue in the games chose second but Blue isn’t Gary,

[@bitslay]

So if you want friends and a fun companion, don't wake up early, kids!

[@dali3839]

But Brock is a cool friend and by the start Misty was a bit tiresome to deal with because she never stopped whinning about her bike...

[@supernova9361]

i still think ash would've caught the 20 Tauros cause let's face it, he'd be frustrated catching the same pokemon and would keep going until he runs out of balls or caught something new

[@trueblade3636]

20 'Kings of OU' Tauros

[@comics4556]

30

[@babyyoda9407]

Pretty sure it was 200

[@spino650]

@@babyyoda9407 Oh, I thought it was 500 Tauros

[@DemiIsNotHere]

Ash uses his 30 safari balls + one brook gives his

[@thebluediglett1711]

Ash would probably meet misty as a one-off character

[@GiuseppeGaetanoSabatelli]

And they'd probably actually bang since she wouldn't hate him for stealing her bike.

[@christiananderson8600]

Yah probably at her sister's gym

[@he_d0es]

@O K and so is misty so he won't be underage

[@retroguy9233]

What if that girl from the School of hard knocks episode joined Ash and Brock on their journey instead of Misty?

[@mannytrix]

@Cabel10 wtf no

[@myithspa25]

I don't know why, but your voice, combined with the soft music in the background, is relaxing

[@meta527II]

Something that I literally just now realized, even if Ash DIDN'T break his alarm clock, he probably still wouldn't have made it. I mean considering how pretty much the ENTIRE TOWN could choose a starter from Professor Oak, and he only had FOUR available Pokemon to choose, it's amazing Ash even got a Pokemon at all.

[@therpgerer]

it is funny that it's like "first come first serve" though you do have to wonder how many people are turning 10 on the same day in the 1 small town. that said, of course being his Grandson Gary would get first dibs. heck, if I was Gary I'd have stayed the night at gramps just to guarantee being first in line.

[@flamehalo8603]

Why ash went on adventure: to become a Pokémon master Why Brock joined the adventure: he wanted to go with ash Why misty joined the adventure: B I K E

[@Tigerman4545]

And because she had a crush on ash. You can’t disprove it.

[@lbspartyhouse8265]

@@salsabilaziz1390 wait what

[@Cofering]

@@salsabilaziz1390 Canon or Headcanon?

[@hanabishaven]

@@salsabilaziz1390 maybe don’t go inserting your own headcanons into shows.... save it for your fanfictions 😓

[@pixxL_]

and he never replaced the bike

[@Displayable_]

If Ash woke up early,he would barely roast since Misty isn't here.

[@aliveuntilunalive9491]

Oh no

[@AhmedHussain-ju6xd]

NOOOO!!!!!!

[@jacobalvarez5381]

no

[@janec4418]

Oh. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@gemiguess]

Huh??? I don’t get it

[@LegendaryPokemon1221]

I loved this! I never got to watch the whole thing when you first uploaded it all those months ago. Can't wait to watch the Johto one next! RIP Pikachu

[@TurkeyFaceX]

I think the bigger question here is who are the other trainers from Pallet Town? They took the remaining starters and we hear about them from a few trainers immediately after Ash's journey began, but aside from Gary we don't see these trainers at all. And beyond the first handful of episodes they're never mentioned again. Who were they, what were their Pokémon, how far did they take their journey? So many questions, zero answers.

[@me30000]

I just realized, that means one of the other three trainers who got the starters ended up taking the Pikachu

[@kingbowser4542]

Interesting idea. I wonder what would have happened, because they probably wouldn't meet the Spearows and this trainer would have to get Pikachu's trust in another way, or maybe he wouldn't befriend Pikachu at all. Maybe Pikachu would stay with Oak, or maybe Pikachu would evolve at some point. Maybe this trainer would meet Misty. Maybe the trainer would release Pikachu and catch a pokémon that listens. That's really interesting.

[@slashb7836]

It's pretty likely no one got Pikachu, really. Ash only got it in the prime timeline from whining

[@LagannDriller024]

The other trainers gave up being pokemon trainers in the original timeline im going to assume the same for this timeline

[@fudgelee624]

If one of the other trainers would’ve gotten Pikachu it might’ve played out with that trainer building a relationship with Pikachu before leaving Pallet Town for their Pokémon journey. This would create a strong rival and level headed trainer that would catch up to Ash and the other trainers. And for being set back a couple months this trainer would probably have a unique fighting style or just a very skilled trainer.

[@RGC_animation]

That other guy will get recked by team Rocket

[@trumpeterjen]

*Opinion:* Awesome video! However, I think Gary still would've gotten Squirtle first, as he says in the first episode, "If you'd shown up on time, you woulda seen that I got the best Pokemon from Professor Oak. It's good to have a grandfather in the Pokemon business, isn't it?" This implies that even if Ash got there earlier, he still wouldn't have gotten the first one; he just would have been on time to watch Gary do so because of nepotism. Ash's second choice was Bulbasaur, but he still could have caught Pidgey; Gust was Normal-type back then and Bulbasaur knows Tackle, so type wouldn't have mattered. No Spearow encounter. I still think Ash could've gotten a Butterfree because Caterpie is so common, but it wouldn't have changed much; Pidgey would lose to Pinsir like Pidgeotto did, the Metapod battle would be the same, the trade wouldn't ultimately affect anything, and he'd still let it go. The Grass moves Bulbasaur learned from Flint's training would have let him defeat Brock. Misty's sisters lost to the earlier Pallet trainers, but even if Ash outpaced them, Bulbasaur could've swept them with Grass moves, just as it did in the main timeline under another trainer's direction. Bulbasaur could evolve when Squirtle did. Having an Ivysaur, he wouldn't have needed Bulbasaur, but he'd still get Charmander. Not Squirtle, either, but he'd still catch Krabby. Ivysaur could probably handle Raichu, but if it lost with its limited mobility, Brock could teach it Double Team or something, which could let it dodge like Wartortle's Dig. Marsh Badge is the same. Psychic attacks ruin Ivysaur, so Haunter is a necessity. Mankey's the same as you said, as is Erica, and Pidgey evolves. He still catches Muk, but it's only his sixth Pokemon, so it's not boxed, and the Soul Badge plays out the same. I can still see Tauros replacing Krabby, too. Blaine could give Ash trouble. Tauros has Fissure and could learn Earthquake, and Mankey could evolve or learn Dig/Rock Slide. Primeape could still earn him the Earth Badge. Ash vs. Gary would be different. Ash's Venusaur could beat Gary's Blastoise, but Gary's Arcanine would give him serious trouble, especially with Krabby possibly being boxed. Ash's Charmander could still evolve with this setup, and an arrogant Gary would lose in the first round of the championship. Ash's first round plays out the same as before with Krabby evolving, and Kingler allows him to probably beat the second round with little trouble. Charmeleon and Muk take out Jeanette. Ritchie's Butterfree vs. Ash's Venusaur is close, as they probably both have powder moves at this point. Butterfree's speed and mobility would help, but Venusaur's Double Team could come into play, and it has better stats. Butterfree uses Whirlwind, though, which means it probably knows Confusion, which is super effective and OP in the anime. I'd give Butterfree the edge, as Venusaur can't do much against Bug/Flying-types. Charmeleon and Pidgeotto could take Butterfree out next. Pikachu could handle Pidgeotto, but neither Pikachu nor Charmander could handle Charmeleon, so Ash would eventually win either way. Against Assunta, Rhydon falls to Venusaur, Venomoth and Ivysaur lose to Charmeleon or Pidgeotto, and Tentacool and Spearow are laughable. Ash could only lose this one on purpose. Do I think he'd win the League? Probably not. Most of his Pokemon would have very shallow movesets. Even if he did win, he'd lose to Lorelei in the first round, as he doesn't have anything that can handle combination Water and Ice-types, and she has two of those. *tl;dr Gary's dialogue suggests Ash actually would've gotten Venusaur. He'd probably lose to Gary but get farther in the League, where he'd be walled either by another contestant or Lorelei at the beginning of the Elite Four. I love the video, though!* Why did I do all this lol

[@EnterTheUnown]

This is amazing! I appreciate this view of the alternate-alternate timeline. My thoughts on the Gary quote were just that he was trying to rub it in to make things worse for Ash. I don't believe that Professor Oak would really let Gary select first just because he's family. In fact, I feel like (similar to the games) he'd make Gary wait knowing that not giving him his way would probably be good for him in the long run.

[@trumpeterjen]

@@EnterTheUnown Definitely a valid interpretation! Gary was such a brat back then that I wouldn't put it past him to do that.

[@maninthetrenchcoat5603]

One thought, given that he does get Butterfree in your timeline, he'd still eventually release it anyway. So he wouldn't have to box Krabby once he got Tauros. If Krabby got more training since he wasn't boxed, he could've evolved during the Gary fight and beat him.

[@trumpeterjen]

@@maninthetrenchcoat5603 By the time the Gary fight happened, he'd have Venusaur, Pidgeotto, Charmander/Charmeleon, Muk, Mankey, Tauros, and Krabby, which is still 7. It's impossible to know for sure whether he'd keep Krabby or Tauros on the team, but Ash was never really partial to Krabby and took it out for only two episodes. It also lost to an Arcanine in the championship even as a Kingler, so it's a gamble either way, especially because Gary's Arcanine defeated Giovanni's Kingler. Even if that weren't true, Ash has used his Tauros a lot more than his Krabby in canon, so though we'll never know the answer for sure, the information we do know points to him losing the battle, Kingler or no Kingler.

[@lanuwu]

Why did I press 'Read more'

[@rieiid5867]

Basically Ash is just somewhat similar to Red if he didn't wake up late.

[@ryarod]

I just saw through to the end. There's a lot to process. I can say in general, this is an impressive and engaging presentation.

[@OfficialSolpiercer]

you've obligated yourself to doing the rest now

[@mightypurplelicious3209]

Oh boy

[@alphabladelm2011]

Johto will take a while. Lots of filler to be done.

[@wizardish1264]

I find it ironic that in this world where another version of the BUTTERFLY effect is put in practice, Ash doesn’t catch a butterfree

[@dzizzleboi6999]

Man: You want to be shot? Ash: Not in English

[@michaelfox6948]

Best comment on this thread

[@BrandonKellogg22]

This video made me cry. The music is beautiful and the life lessons are so rich

[@ritzplushfilms2666]

New theory What if spongebob never applied for a job at the krusty Krab?

[@bonniedarling6248]

THE END

[@retroguy9233]

I think he'd be better off working at the chum bucket.

[@thepizzatime3502]

He wouldn’t get a ketamine addiction

[@DEv-es9bx]

@@thepizzatime3502 sad

[@jannetfranco581]

That would have changed the whole series and that video would take YEARS...

[@FzBs]

Then Ash never met Ho-oh, therefore he'd age by now as his journey continues....

[@yourehereforthatarentyou]

Didnt journeys say he was 11 now

[@BierBart12]

He'd be around 35 now. That'd honestly be interesting

[@Endromination]

@@BierBart12 lets pretend his age is neutral right now, and we can say whatever age we want him to be. I would say the same age as me.

[@kollekciorozsdas6110]

@@BierBart12 No, in the anime Time line he's around 20-23 if you count the seasons

[@BierBart12]

@@kollekciorozsdas6110 That honestly makes more sense. Literature doesn't have to follow real time, or linear time at all. Perhaps he IS just one of those people whose puberty ended at 12

[@travisalexander6440]

Love the concept, but the only gripe I had is that Brock was always fairly intuitive and very aware and competent when it comes to battle (he is a completely different dude once a pretty girl is involved). I see him noticing Gary after the draw against Ash and possibly telling Ash that Gary is about to redouble his training and Ash should consider the same. Ash acknowledges it, but doesn't take it fully seriously. It doesn't change much in the results (still loses to Gary but it is closer) but seeing the value in training hard (a tie turning into a win or a loss) could affect Ash much sooner than it does in the regular series. Awesome work, though!

[@harleybear3104]

Amazing concept really decent idea 😁 can’t wait too watch the next 2 !

[@andrewdecker616]

but if he woke up early he probably wouldnt have seen Ho-oh and been given immortality lol.

[@seemie3389]

The show would be a lot different

[@miskahn]

Was Team Rocket granted immortality? And if Ash died, Team Rocket would probably be the mascot (because some episodes are all about them)

[@notreal940]

I don’t think that is canon

[@Kano_kami]

I want to like but-

[@chay471858]

Man, I genuinely enjoy each of your videos.

[@TheQuackinator]

What would be interesting would be to dive into how the Pokémon fandom evolved throughout the alternate "Working Alarmclock" timeline, would Pikachu be the mascot? Or would he be replaced by another character, maybe Squirtle? Chances are that this change in timeline might ended up making major changes to world history, maybe a different country would somehow win in Eurovision in one year or someone who went to a Pokémon store irl instead went and started a major revolution somewhere because they never became interested in the series as they didn't care for Squirtle being the mascot.

[@ThoughtBubbleYT]

Wow. I've never been this early to a video. But ugh just imagine if Ash had started with a Squirtle and never gotten another form the Squirtle Squad. That would have been a tragedy.

[@Ambipie]

The new Yellow wouldve gotten a squirtle

[@Vivigreeny25]

@Dog Treats *There's a Pikachu on the loose stealing people's food and Ash decides to help and ends up catching it AND ASH STILL GETS A DISOBEDIENT PIKACHU BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY REASON TO LIKE HIM AT ALL AND-* (Prompts to anyone who recognises this)

[@madhurimajakkamsetty6209]

My thoughts exactly, glad he didn't wake up.

[@SonicSwift99]

Leafgreen 25 Pokémon Adventures Red 😉

[@alphabladelm2011]

I’ve seen a couple of ‘What If’ videos for Pokémon and I’d say this one is the best I’ve seen. You actually show how one small change can affect everything. Team Rocket really got off easy here. Not obsessing over Pikachu kept them from constantly going bankrupt and becoming crash-test dummies. And sadly, they probably managed to steal a lot more Pokémon... Misty’s absence means there’s less drama in the group and seems to prevent a lot of events from happening. No destroyed bikes, no perfume incidents, no issues with Psyduck, no fighting over Togepi... Wow, Misty seemed to spark a lot of conflict. Plus, Ash and Brock save a fortune by not getting involved in the Princess Day event (ugh). I am sad to see some of Ash’s Pokémon are not included due to Ash not oversleeping, but it’s understandable. I’m curious about what could have happened to them. Same with Togepi since he was never discovered in the canyon. Maybe you could eventually do a short video about their lives in this timeline? It would be pretty neat. However, it’s refreshing to see Charmeleon cooperate with Ash and not be a jerk. Even if Muk doesn’t get his chance in the spotlight. Seeing Ash get crushed by Gary in the semifinals is a bittersweet ending for this arc. On one hand, Ash made it much farther than canon and didn’t suffer an embarrassing loss with a disobedient Charizard. But knowing Gary beat him so thoroughly was hard. Still, Ash was really arrogant during the Indigo League so his hubris was bound to bring him down eventually. Especially when that battle in Pallet Town spurred Gary to improve himself so much. You sir, should be commended for your fantastic work and all the research you did. I hope you’ll continue from where you left off on this timeline. I’d love to see what you come up with.

[@armandogonzalez2289]

That loss in the league might motivate him to train harder in this timeline.

[@alphabladelm2011]

I hope so. Ash proved he can be pretty incredible. Sinnoh and Kalos being prime examples.

[@footballtheorist5507]

Nope, hey would of drowned on that ship if Ash didn’t help them

[@jixo6294]

+ lack of Misty means most of us wouldn't be suffering from a crippling hentai addiction

[@meowify69420]

That poor togepi egg tho :(

[@cobaltjay9862]

Just thought about it and I think after Ash having no trouble letting Squirtle evolve would lead Bulbasaur into deciding to evolve in the mysterious forest because ash would never need to face the dilemma of having to choose to have Pikachu evolve and seeing Pikachu refuse so he would never have a need to have that mindset project on Bulbasaur

[@Kevin-gg2bl]

One thing that this doesn't take into consideration, is he would've gotten to a lot of things faster. At first by a few hours, but after several episodes, it would be days ahead of the original. So a lot of his "random" encounters would've been missed. Both people and Pokemon. But yes, Squirtle with dig! I dug that twenty years ago!

[@Dan-zc3ou]

That's actually what fanfics are for. In fact i'm pretty sure i've read some that dealt exactly with that premise

[@StuffandThings0]

Right? I just thought this was a lesser effort fanfic with pictures! Not that I don’t love the video.

[@M4x_P0w3r]

@@StuffandThings0 Lesser effort? I thought it was well thought out

[@TristanLackey]

Do you have a link by any chance? I need more reading material lol

[@shiroyasha7324]

Do you have a link?

[@dradekon]

Nowadays every fanfic is like "(insert random character here) x reader"

[@RealCrazyCoolYT]

You didn’t mention that Jessie and James drown in the SS Anne

[@frosted_glaceon5513]

Well, since in this alternate timeline they aren't actually following Ash, they would not have a reason to get on the SS Anne in the first place.

[@sureshms3071]

@@frosted_glaceon5513 but it was already pre planned right...not only following ash...they wanted to loot everyone's pokemon ... so i guess his point of view is pretty good.. Without anyone's help they will drown in that ship

[@frosted_glaceon5513]

@@sureshms3071 It's been a while since I've seen the original series. Guess I've been watching too much Sun and Moon

[@aledc7232]

He never gos on in the first place

[@RealCrazyCoolYT]

Aled C in the original series, before ash becomes trainer, the boss of team rocket (who’s identity I will not spoil just in case you haven’t beat the game or finished a few seasons of the anime) plans to lure many powerful trainers on board, not specifically ash. Ash would have gone on, etc, etc, and Jessie and James would have drowned regardless if ash was on board.

[@thejoabear]

I went to revisit this series because of how memorable and awesome it is and I can't believe that the comment I made back when this came out was two years ago! Time really does fly... This series was awesome. I know it's been a long time and it would probably be too difficult to continue this series due to the incredible scale and work set up that would take place after your rendition of gen 5. Just know that when I say this I mean it from the bottom of my heart this series was awesome. Truly a wonderful and incredibly well thought story. To put it into the perspective about how much this series means to me, know that this isn't even my first rewatch, this is my second or third. You truly made something incredible and I respect your decision to not continue it. You've done a great job, I'll see you on your second channel. edit: I just realised (re-realised?) that you uploaded the Unova episode on my birthday! Another edit: it’s almost been another year and I would like to say that a few week after making this comment I learned that he was continuing it, and just now I learned he made a Kalos continuation 8 days ago.

[@Maylover12]

Bro!!!! This episode! Is 🔥🔥🔥🔥 thank you sooo much!!! I just wished you would of had narrated the quater finals battle, but hey what can you do with the little footage, ladies and gents, let this be a lesson to you all! Wake up early!! Lol dont be an Ash!

[@wintersong2266]

This is an interesting idea, but my personal headcanon is that if Ash had woken up on time Professor Oak would still have tried to give Ash a Pikachu. Since he knew Ash was supposed to have a Pikachu from his adventure with Celebi.

[@snuffles504]

Ah, the good old paradox problem.

[@k3nzxzaz081]

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[@KingOfSciliy]

Ah, but that was only if Ash woke up late. If he had woken up early, Samuel would have met his Blastoise instead, and thus would ensure he chose Squirtle. In a Causal Loop, whatever Ash's choice would have been would have always been as it was known in the 4th movie.

[@paulorozco1105]

@Tom Schwartzmans Maybe time is cyclical

[@oscarhess1376]

Also since Gary got first pick because nepotism.

[@coll4rdgreens]

Isn’t Ash granted eternal youth when he sees that Ho-oh with pikachu in the end of the first episode? So wouldn’t that mean that he would age like any 10 year old kid?

[@seguacedialko]

No, that is just a fan theory that makes no sense. What really happened is explained in the movie "I choose you"

[@coll4rdgreens]

seguacedialko ig, but if the fan theory were true, it would explain a lot

[@comsox4915]

@@coll4rdgreens you can think that but it still doesnt make it true

[@coll4rdgreens]

@@comsox4915 I never said it did, besides, this is just a theory/rumor that has been spreading around.

[@z0mb139]

Nice theory! so maybe he would be a 45 year old in the alternate timeline

[@thenerdbeast7375]

Another neat moment for the Squirtle Squad would be instead of Ash bonding with their leader, Ash's Wartortle smacks some sense into them so they clean up their act. Not sure if they would still be the town fire fighters without the forest fire but would still be cool.

[@isoultanic6200]

So very interesting scenario, but the thing is Professor Oak had more then just one of each starter. He told Ash someone already took that pokemon, but if they did why would there be a empty pokeball. It's because Oak set it up to make Ash think he didn't have any left. Now why would he?? Its because when Oak was younger he met a trainer that ended up time traveling to the past because of Celebi (Ash) and that trainer had a companion Pikachu. So when Oak got older and found a stubborn Pikachu he knew it was meant for Ash. So either way Ash would have got Pikachu if he woke up late or not

[@dustycallins7601]

I loved this alternative history version of the Kanto journey. It seems like everyone is better off in this timeline including Team Rocket who are now credible threats. I hope you keep this going. I can only imagine your version of Ash growing up both as a trainer and a person in the next few arcs to eventually settle in as a gym leader in the orange islands thanks to him becoming a more comptent person and trainer due to waking up on time.

[@onijester56]

The start reminds me of the "Alternate Universe" movie, "I Choose You". Its conceit is that Ash still wakes up late, and is still stuck with Pikachu, but when he sees Ho-Oh it drops a 'rainbow wing' that instantly heals Ash and Pikachu. Without Pikachu being injured, he never encounters Misty and never meets Team Rocket in Viridian City. Ash does, however, acquire a Caterpie (eventually, not immediately)...and is actually competent enough to have a literal no-loss record until the movie's version of Damien appears. Even the matter of him fighting Erika without an issue, the end of that battle is where the story's own action gets going.

[@theduck2259]

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[@marblebongos2794]

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[@kyleellis9177]

Imagine of May/Max, Dawn, Serena, really any other player characters from their game without ash.

[@hmidk676]

@@kyleellis9177 it would be so awesome

[@Garbo_trashcan]

If this timeline was in our world, Blastoise would be the series' mascot. I wish that was the case, Blastoise is my favourite pokemon.

[@worm8636]

I like flying snake and shiny hunting starter from gen 3

[@goroufromgenshin57107]

@@worm8636 Rayquaza?

[@aadithiyapillai]

same man

[@miskahn]

Mine is like, Inkay

[@igocrazywithrage834]

My fav is Ash Greeninja and Pikachu

[@drexelspivey872]

0:04 I finally figured it out, look at that hair. Goku is ash’s dad

[@Newguyatwork]

No wonder he's resistant to fire and electric!

[@phantomski1]

For such a well put together video this deserves a sub

[@SlimyPennies]

THIS IS GOOD SHIT DUDE the reoccurring use of dig was p thematically epic im gonna be real

[@ronaldplayer89]

damn, just by waking up early everything would change

[@WilfredCthulu]

This had strangely sad vibes to it at first but gradually got better.

[@woodie232323]

Thank you for this I never knew until today how much I needed to know this 😂

[@metleon]

I feel like Ash would still need Muk to beat Bellsprout, since it dodged everything Ash's Pokemon threw at it. I don't think even Charmeleon's Flamethrower would be able to hit it. Other than that, I think everything makes perfect sense.

[@scramblelikeaeggbeforeifol5833]

There is something called *PLOT*

[@pichanokikon7539]

Charmeleon would be faster and grab bellsprout remember charmeleon is a stubborn pokemon he would grab him and flame him on the spot

[@jasonreinherz7164]

I think this would be mostly correct but I think Pidgeotto would evolve earlier because for a while he is his only other pokemon besides blastoise.

[@darkxolotl955]

6:50 watch this with subtitles on

[@hilarynguyen14]

This just made me realise to appreciate the little things more. Even if it's annoying. Especially from people. Everything you experience is what make you into the person today. Or I guess for ash atleast.

[@arson2458]

It’s funny how waking up on time could have changed everything...

[@madina3401]

Yeah lmaooo

[@logans.7932]

Yoooo I kinda want a sequel to this, this was super clever!

[@BerxationCrew]

Your voice is so calming, this is really good.

[@Cool_Kid95]

Shockingly amazing and very very interesting 😁 I hope there’s more!

[@Pokemonleafmon]

So it's actually more or less a net gain. That's honestly kind of funny

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

The Early bird almost got the worm, but still needed to train its wings off.

[@BloodyAbsol]

I’ve watch this so many times just because you have a relaxing voice

[@briannotseth21]

I would like to suggest that, instead of Ash letting Butterfree go in Bye Bye Butterfree, the alternate timeline would actually have him catching a butterfree. My reasoning, Ash is on a quest to fill the pokedex. When he learns of a migration of butterfree, he gets excited and decides to go there to catch one. Possibly even freeing shiny butterfree from Team Rocket, making friends with it, and defeating Team Rocket with butterfree. In such a case, Ash would not be saying goodbye to Butterfree, but instead he would be meeting Butterfree for the first time. Hence the name change you gave the episode, Hi Hi Butterfree.

[@Sean-km2mh]

This is such an oddly specific video and I love it

[@reyservinas3975]

0:00 at this point red already has every single pokemon on the kanto reigion and all maxed out

[@dali3839]

Shit you are right...

[@richardmorao9446]

0:30 Correction, Its "The Butterfree Effect"! Gosh! Atleast do your research! Lol jokes aside i LOVE this so much! I have never thought how much of the events are caused by simply having Pikachu!

[@patricklynch4074]

ill admit i was skeptical clicking the video, but i thorougly appreciate your balanced approach!!

[@dephy11]

I'm now so curious how this alternate timeline would affect his future journeys in other regions.

[@VFChannelArchive]

Now we need anither video for that

[@alphabladelm2011]

I thought that too. Maybe he’d win a league by Hoenn at the latest.

[@hayato8452]

And how it would affect the movies.

[@TechSupport900]

He would’ve won a league by unova Sinnoh or Hoenn preferably And would’ve won Unova and kalos And would’ve stream rolled Alola

[@wysp272]

But he never saw ho-oh so he may not be able to have as many adventures