Who is the Best Pokémon Trainer?

[@TheAuraGuardian]

Update September 2022: anime is rigged smh

[@SpiritedFalcon]

*Ash used plot armor* *It's super effective*

[@liselilerindram9916]

Agree.

[@Zoroark_Master]

Big load of salt here.

[@infamousplayer8772]

Cry more, maybe your self esteem will rise.

[@infamousplayer8772]

@@SpiritedFalcon "Ash used plot armor" Also Ash: Lost every single big league for 20 years and had to leave behind some of his strongest Pokémon repeatedly. Yeah, plot armor.

[@supremeassassin3478]

James is the best as he evolved a magikarp by kicking it.

[@solny7]

LMFAOOO

[@mercedestrenz1881]

But he along with Team Rocket has lost to Ash hundreds of times.

[@nanadaengie]

Mr. David your comment is so recent :0

[@tunapotato7853]

LMAOOOOOO

[@CreatorsHubCreates]

4 Elements lol I wanna be the very best and kick a magikarp in the face so it becomes my dragon lizard slave

[@claycopter]

'losing to Ash is automatic forfeit' SAVAGE

[@Blittsplitt5]

Also misguided. Ash is pretty powerful.

[@KhoiNguyen-xv4jd]

Guy Lloyd nope,Ash got some stupid asspull like in hoenn region the Solrock match

[@thearmchairyoutuber8669]

@@KhoiNguyen-xv4jd that match sucked balls

[@kasyu1101]

@@Blittsplitt5 ash lost to a level five snivy with a level 100 pikachu.

[@zzestuutsezz6168]

woahhh a vietnamese that also watch english content?

[@inazumapyrax9545]

But ash has a snorlax with 6 moves

[@TheAuraGuardian]

+Inazuma Pyrax Hahahah

[@inazumapyrax9545]

+TheSmashMaster9000 it was a joke since in his list of ashes best Pokemon he trolled us by putting snorlax in top

[@TheMrParagon]

+TheSmashMaster9000 Actually if you pay attention most pokemon in the anime only have 4 moves. Pikachu for example in Kanto Pikachu knew Agility however hasn't used it in many many seasons since Kanto. The most recent move Pikachu has forgotten (at least to my knowledge I'm not up to date with the anime) is Volt Tackle was replaced with electro ball. If you watch the battles you will see that only 4 moves will be called out per pokemon. I'm sure there are a few exceptions but if you randomly picked a battle you would see pokemon generally can't learn more than 4 moves.

[@kuyajayden8442]

+Inazuma Pyrax he didn't troll us

[@pissupmyasshole]

and cgarizard with 5

[@jangoistaken]

I know the secret to Tobias’s team: Darkari, Latios, 4 Bidoofs

[@underscore787]

BEST TEAM EVER

[@malinasarkar2811]

F in the chat

[@souhardyabiswas4070]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lordgarfield6982]

Ngo Show Too powerful

[@Techneam]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jeff3221]

James is the best trainer. He asks his Pokemon if they want to come a long with him. He took a beating from a tyranitar to save his pokemon even if it meant never seeing them again He even says please when calling an attack. James is objectively the best trainer in every pokemon universe

[@alfieslade07]

yess

[@jtgassassin1280]

He fights for his friends 😄

[@obsidiantwigs4982]

And the hair tho

[@bowtiesrcool86]

+James Stirling He's not the most skilled, or have the strongest Pokémon, but he does treat his Pokémon exceptionally well. But they were talking about 'best' as in strongest. James always ultimately looses to Ash. But, Jessie and James are very capable when they don't encounter Ash.

[@TRMGibby888]

yeah

[@wellalrightthen3920]

Tobias is that one guy you fight online who just spams legendaries

[@mimi_kyuwu]

Truuuuuuuuuuuu!

[@user-qt4pw3he2x]

Then gets to wreck him with an aegislash

[@randomerdechanneltohuehue555]

i compare him with someone who spams all dragons and i 1 shot with gardevoir xD

[@arkhalialv5757]

So true, and on that note, do you know how hard it is to catch Darkrai in a Pokeball?

[@starcusmcr3964]

@@user-qt4pw3he2x i already did that.

[@imcaleb8727]

Ash is holding an everstone , that’s why he’s still 10

[@DanieJlRamos]

But a Pokémon with an everstone still levels up... It's human aging more akin to leveling up or evolving? If it's the first, at which age do humans evolve? If not, does every single human has a 70-something stage evolutionary line?

[@yipee11037]

@@DanieJlRamos Goddamn, that's pretty much how to break the 4th wall

[@superfan28]

Lel

[@lukethenotable8990]

Ah yes. A person that acctauly speaks English.

[@emiledlund9559]

Mindy Gave up immortality for a prank. I hate her but I respect that

[@enjustice8221]

The “I like shorts! There fun and easy to wear!” Kid easily. He’s in every region, every game and has every bug

[@chad2687]

underrated comment af

[@meepilee7991]

He's at least way stronger than misty that's pretty obvious

[@johnbailey5835]

Their*

[@Alex23__]

@@johnbailey5835 They’re* I’m sorry.

[@johnbailey5835]

@@Alex23__ I was joking, but tbh, I should have made it more obvious

[@DrewPicklesTheDark]

Yeah but in the anime you can shout "dodge it" to have your pokemon avoid an enemy attack. So obviously it's the trainer with the quickest verbal reflexes.

[@tanishkhanna2167]

DrewPicklesTheDark rappers will rule!!!

[@lekanraposte6732]

Well, since Pokemon Refresh is a thing, it's now a feature in the games.

[@eta2321]

Don’t Look but the Pokémon wouldn’t understand it!

[@colonel1003]

Don’t Look mumble rappers don’t

[@givethatrabbitabanana4321]

@@tanishkhanna2167 lol

[@pedobear7383]

Youngster Joey. Hands down, the best of them all

[@justanordinarymimikyu2109]

Yeah. Imagine him with focus sash quick attack endeavor

[@darkhorse234]

He's truly top percentage

[@rafafirdaus3675]

@@darkhorse234 nah TOP TOP Percentage

[@droidixbacon]

I want him to be the galas champion

[@Alberto-xz7th]

top % ratatta

[@Antonypancake]

Bet you that Tobias team was Darkrai, Latios, Magikarp, Magikarp, Magikarp and Magikarp

[@halimaziz1418]

AntonyPancake lol if that was true that would just be helarious lol

[@e-tan3911]

AntonyPancake noo! that would make him WAY to overpowered!

[@mimingmaster5839]

It's actually an Omastar

[@ethanadams8109]

He probably has Acreus. No Joke.

[@broski2124]

if he add 2 more magikarp and switch it with darkrai and latios omg i just dont want to think about how overpowerd it will be

[@abadgamersperspective3111]

Ash who taught his snorlax 6 moves: HEY, HEY, HEY

[@arlainecarinugan3703]

Drake's dragonite knows 9

[@einokoskenranta3432]

@@arlainecarinugan3703 You mean 10

[@liselilerindram9916]

@@arlainecarinugan3703 indigo league is a mess. there is literally no rules. U saw how pikachu fainteda golem with thunderbolt?

[@Grandflea02]

@@liselilerindram9916 That's just called anime logic.

[@mizz4644]

The best trainer is Youngster Joey, because he has the top Percentage of Rattata

[@benkolasin4277]

He called me up today telling me that.

[@lemmykoopaling2663]

lol

[@mizz4644]

+Ben Kolasin Lol

[@theamazingj7007]

+Ben Kolasin k

[@fantasy7432]

hahahahahahahhahahahhahahahahhaha

[@sisal6365]

Rusty is the best duh, he owns perfect bidoof

[@nethaura4922]

Wait U here from dorkly I like dorkly

[@thineevee7345]

IkR!!

[@tarcisio9669]

With perfet IV's Bidoof who can win ?

[@Orangeboyhd]

you mean Delhi Rusty has Perfect Bidoof

[@NAFProjects]

Nice reference.

[@Times2-t2d]

In conclusion: Sinnoh has the best trainers In the anime :\

[@georgbergsten6050]

Yup

[@JustMalik19]

This is why Gen 4 is my favorite

[@arkhalialv5757]

Pretty much.

[@TheEchelon]

There is no logic, concistency and continuity in the series. So using his logic of who beat who can be thrown out the window.

[@kasiajakubowska1499]

Yup

[@xell6834]

Now that I think about it Tobias: "Go Darkrai" Cynthia: "Garchomp use brick break" supereffective. Tobias: "Go Latios" Cynthia: " Use Dragon claw" k.o thats two down

[@xell6834]

@@pokemontobias9721 true but you forget this is Cynthias Garchomp we are talking about. Also its in anime so we dont know who is specifically faster but we do know Cynthias Garchomp is stronger then your darkrai tobias

[@xell6834]

@@pokemontobias9721 well if her entire team is the same in the game Ash wouldnt stand much a chance cause milotic counters both infernape and charizard. Also if were going with Ash greninja we have to give Cynthia mega Garchomp and we all know how that will end up.

[@xell6834]

@@pokemontobias9721 you have to make it fair and tbh by the time ash made it to kalos im pretty sure Cynthia would have gotten a mega stone and garchompite if we're being technical

[@ac3packersfan535]

Um, Darkrai would just put Garchomp to sleep. I don't see Cynthia standing any chance, sorry guys. Plus, if Tobias can control legendary Pokemon with ease, then he must be just as awesome as Cynthia, if not better. So, I don't see how you guys think Cynthia would win - if there's a counter to this, let me know (without being rude, as I do not intend on being rude).

[@ac3packersfan535]

Also, even if Garchomp isn't put to sleep, it will still lose to Darkrai. Darkrai is a beast, and we saw how it overpowered ALL of Ash's Pokemon with ease. Sceptile only got lucky, as it woke up and Tobias was surprised. Tobias could have stopped it with ice beam instead of dream eater, and thus continued to beat the rest of Ash's Pokemon. (Even Pikachu)

[@jbkesselman]

Actually in the Anime it is implied there are more than 8 gyms. You just have to beat 8 to enter the league.

[@inkedseahear]

Not to mention there's little oversight over the giving of gym badges (in the case of Volkner).

[@inamdaryasin]

Yeah even Sinnoh they mention when maylene give up on her gym leader post and someone says (or maybe ash) he need to go to other gyms, so it's obvious more than 8 gyms are available in anime.

[@cooperchamberlain196]

well, unova does seem to have more than 8 gyms, if you combine B/W & B2/W2

[@abbybayer9815]

Unova has like 25 gym leaders when you combine them like when did Gamefreak have the time to make all these gym leaders

[@antrodriguez880]

Exactly because ash did different gyms then that kid who beat him In the league

[@inzanedogg3]

Auraguardian: "hint its not ash ketchem" Me: "i know you're going to pick cynthia" Auraguardian: "its cynthia"

[@malinasarkar2811]

Ikr

[@Zoroark_Master]

This might not age well soon…

[@xTriton_]

But.. my pick for the strongest trainer would be.... Fisherman with 6 Magikarps Who can splash in Arceus' blood.

[@keithleenpricillaherlamban9743]

That fisherman with 6 magikarp has 6 gyarados now

[@locrynmassey7759]

No it's bug catcher Joey because that metapod to hard

[@ash.geary9158]

xHyperEgend_ that’s right

[@fellipedias1902]

That Magikarps that only use Splash? Oh, he beat Cynthia easily

[@theogredop1277]

Really cynthia is the best hahahahaha. Magikarp's splash could even kill the arceus. And cynthia's garchomp won't stand a chance against magikarp

[@Raven-so4tz]

"Who's the strongest trainer (in the anime)" 5 mins later: "Alder wasnt even the Champion on BW2.."

[@tjtg8861]

Exactly

[@wenxiwu6480]

Journeys has proved us that Alder is no longer the champion lol

[@shreyaanghosh]

We all know cynthia was gonna be the strongest...she is a real badass

[@redthewifeyhunter4034]

Cynthia is Waifu

[@_pyxeled]

And Cynthia doesn’t have any legendaries that she uses former battle (besides the illusion rayquaza lol)

[@justdontrell_3449]

@@_pyxeled And my comment disappeared. Must be aliens

[@redthewifeyhunter4034]

@@_pyxeled and that's what makes her badass. Who needs legendaries when you're a badass Pokemon champion.

[@_pyxeled]

Red exactly.

[@buutardd]

The hardest trainer is obviously Whitney and miltank no doubt

[@coldore6734]

No your the best trainer with your top percentage rattata

[@buutardd]

Ne san thank you that means a lot to me

[@Mega-rw8mt]

Ladies and gentlemen its a fact youngster joey who we all thought was THE best Said it so take your markers and write Whitney and miltank on top of THE list

[@iamjayrts25]

Cosmo but she lost to Ash

[@kblaster1381]

Ya yet ash managed to lose to the bug type gym in kalos and had a Flying type fletchling

[@Steven-sq2yi]

Based on evidence than Cynthia, but I’d still put my money on Steven, that Metagross man, that Metagross.

[@abigbutterstick1780]

Honestly I haven't watched Pokemon in so long I was hoping it would be him or Cynthia, I guess he never did do anything in the anime to scale his abilities.

[@snowchild1764]

That Garchomp....... Cynthia 👑

[@Steven-sq2yi]

Stevens is mega

[@wolfario1144]

Stevens metagross is better than garchomp

[@azul5148]

Garchomp used earthquake

[@lukas4112]

Sinnoh just produces the best trainers huh?

[@TheAlphaLoneWolf1]

Lukas That’s why we getting a Sinnoh Remake!

[@Iroh10800]

Lukas well sinnoh has the best Pokémon so it only makes sense

[@someone_random1049]

@@dontatmeimmoody2895 Darach the butler?

[@topodiyoutube4004]

sinnoh rema- POKÉMON LEAGUE OF LEGENDS

[@samahissimplistic]

The best trainers that trade you a Haunter holding an everstone? For sure

[@CarmenSandi3go]

Tobias isn't better because he caught legendary Pokemon. Cynthia is better because she is still the champion whilst using only pseudo-legendary Pokemon/ Regular pokemon.

[@Audreyxdding]

And also, we've only seen two of tobias' pokemon, his others might be trash(or at least not as good)

[@itsmedericknvbjvdvn9265]

Carmen Troncoso Garcia I think tibia was just created so ash could be beaten(ash wasn't an idiot in that region). I mean who was the character that Tobias battled in the finals? A nobody. Also, I don't think they had any idea what the fuck they were gonna do with Tobias so they just left him and never mentioned him ever again. I honestly think Tobias would destroy Cynthia.

[@cyryl3827]

Unless Tobias is just a guy who stumbled upon PokeCompany building, and received a bunch of legendaries (whom he didn't train). (sure PokeCompany doesn't exist in anime, but Tobias is an out of nowhere owner of a bunch of legendaries.. while it's common for people to own one or two in the games, in anime legendaries belong either to chosen ones, or villains, and villains lose, and Tobias ain't no chosen one)

[@powerlifter4631]

Carmen Troncoso Garcia Red

[@boeinga3309]

Cynthia is mah fav

[@RedFeralWolf]

A.J. The Sandshrew trainer should be in there from the first season of Pokemon. He trained his ground type to be immune to water attacks. Imagine what else he could do.

[@ronniechatterjee6490]

Roman Torchwick lol

[@apug7096]

Yeah but he pretty much abuses his Pokemon with whips and stuff

[@gengarzilla1685]

Put it in front of a Hydro Cannon, see what happens.

[@RedFeralWolf]

Did you miss the word immune?

[@RedFeralWolf]

Not really. Ash thought the same but was proven wrong.

[@void9673]

What a coincidence that all the possible candidates for strongest trainer are all from Sinnoh

[@SyedAli-gl7jq]

Now ash beat Cynthia and leon

[@bingo2underscores]

The best Pokemon trainer is Youngster Joey

[@oscarcool1235]

no ash

[@bingo2underscores]

+Oscar Almaraz In all seriousness, I'm pretty sure Tobias from the anime is the best trainer, having two legendary Pokemon, Darkrai and Latios. And that's just what we see of him!

[@bingo2underscores]

***** Proof?

[@JoeysGames]

+TyLore Thanks :P

[@jonahheisler4765]

+Auryn Barron OF COURSE MAGIKARPS ARE GODS!!!!!!!!!

[@cookiemarauder4real125]

The hardest trainer is obviously Bug Catcher Joey, no doubt.

[@mihirbindal4012]

He's youngster Joey

[@anth00ny33]

No... It would be Fisherman Andrew, the Fisherman with 6 magikarps...

[@cassiusfelix2805]

CookieMarauder 4Real omg yes

[@nethaura4922]

WTF? BUG CATCHER????? BUG CATCHER JOEY????? WTF?????

[@LucarioBoricua]

@@nethaura4922 All of his pokémon know harden and string shot!

[@fIaffy]

Bro, Youngster Joey is the best Pokemon Trainer no cap.

[@bluetowel-reko]

@@bikassingh5123 you wouldnt understand it kid

[@muddledlion9593]

@@bikassingh5123 youngster joey is a legend with his level 100 shiny rattata

[@Maannnn...]

No, it's youngster Tyler with his Magikarp

[@Oceakip]

dont belive? go play pokemon xenoverse

[@SandeepSingh-du1od]

James is the best trainer because he made a magikarp and a primeape evolve just by kicking them

[@inkybear4727]

stolen comment

[@GamerThomas4]

You forgot whitney and her miltank

[@doublechinultimate3394]

I can’t even lose to whitney she so ez I’m not joking being prepared with a well rounded strategy makes it ez as fyck

[@bedantosen1540]

@@doublechinultimate3394 not for first timers.

[@quaza2001]

I beat her ez first time

[@cassiusfelix2805]

Ku ba yes he did

[@wernerwombo3789]

When you pick Cyndaquil as your starter

[@ihateyouall9199]

My team Lvl 1 magikarp Lvl 7 rattata Lvl 100 magikarp Lvl 5 bulbasuar Lvl 99 arceus Lvl 13 bellsprout

[@ElHarmonyV]

Is this a reference to something cause I remember a joke like this somewhere.

[@berkantremie8383]

Most op team ever seen

[@Rizoku_]

Two Magikarps? Lmao

[@glaciveestudios6170]

What's holding you back from leveling them up?

[@randomyoutubeuser261]

Show bulbasur more respect

[@mondaymydudes7078]

Or tobias didnt gave a fuck about being a champion and went to capture Arceus

[@Charlotte_beans]

probably

[@JayWNotUsed]

Or Cynthia came back and whooped his ass.

[@Charlotte_beans]

He got arceus and then her garchomp beat him

[@afzz1507]

Leon: I’m the strongest champion in the world. Cynthia: *Hold my garchomp*

[@navjeevanhome-7257]

I mean he had a dragapult

[@afzz1507]

@@navjeevanhome-7257 And yet i beat him in my first attempt

[@navjeevanhome-7257]

@@afzz1507 well

[@faridanasser4650]

@@afzz1507 yep he was so easy

[@Peter-mk8iq]

@@faridanasser4650 cyntia is easy

[@justinquan9963]

Cynthia is best gir-- TRAINER.

[@Jashanpr2etSingh]

Shut up

[@shushumga7482]

That was a bit uncalled for

[@kaytk1762]

If you had continued: Cynthia is the best Giratina

[@Velotune]

@@kaytk1762 I thought that too. Lol

[@sarmilaacharya318]

No , diantha is.

[@CasperDar]

Is Rattata Joey in the anime? Because that guy is legendary.

[@jx7945]

Casper Dar I know right.

[@FantasyAngel-zj7bw]

Top percentage dude- top percentage.

[@crabfoo7451]

Yeah joey's rattata just swept tobias's team Darkrai never stood a chance.....

[@stephenchen2993]

Joey v Tobias Outcome 1: Joey wins hands down Outcome 2: Tobias finally manages to beat Rattata Joey is so trolly he sends out his second one he caught just before the battle

[@christiancroes5349]

Red and Ash Ketchum

[@bransheehan2689]

Youngster Joey is the BEST he just needs Lv.3 Rattata

[@bikassingh5123]

I am so pissed😡😡😡😡😡😡😤😤😡 of

[@sdsmystix9472]

@@bikassingh5123 you don't get it

[@SasukeUchiha-ms6dr]

@@bikassingh5123 if you played the game you know you are a kid

[@iamtotallypacy6537]

@@bikassingh5123 can u stop kiddo

[@oxez8867]

Tobias's pokémon is ofc darkrai and Latios... the other ones are.... lv 5 Snivy's i mean who else would it be

[@solny7]

Well since a lvl 5 snivy can fuck up ashs pikachu that beat so many legendary mons

[@profkatarina8429]

Lvl 100 w/ everstone*

[@sonicfriends4564]

Lol

[@fastgun3121]

Prof Katarina or just spamming the b bottom

[@maxley.]

Prof Katarina Lv 100 w/ eviolite**

[@BZ_-zd3ph]

Isn’t it at all possible that Tobias simply has no interest in becoming champion and simply didn’t compete/battle for it?

[@UUSER142]

or perhaps he wipe the floor with the elite four and Cynthia using only his Darkrai and then decline the champion position.

[@Zoroark_Master]

Stop trying to make excuses all just sound like a bunch of Tobias fanboy that doesn’t want to admit that their mighty good can loose

[@UUSER142]

keep thinking that way but deep inside you know Tobias is the best

[@Zoroark_Master]

@UUSER142 even if i'm pretty sure you're trolling but i do genuinely think tobias loss to one of the elite 4 or Cynthia and that he's not the strongest trainer

[@BZ_-zd3ph]

zoroark MASTER we neither have proof that he’s the best nor that he’s not, it’s just about taking a guess

[@renegade6578]

I'd love to see Cynthia wipe Tobias's smug smile and kick his arse

[@renegade6578]

@Gaming Reaper True, but note that Cynthia's Garchomp took a 4x Blizzard and several other attacks and brushed it off, while Darkrai staggered and was eliminated after 3 attacks, one of which wasn't even super effective

[@mysterysecret6815]

Gaming Reaper I would completely disagree. Tobias lost 2 Pokémon to Ash. If Tobias was really as strong as a champion, then he would have been able to easily sweep Ash without losing a single Pokémon.

[@plzbanmydex2912]

Mystery Secret or maybe those 2 were his weakest legendaries in his squad. You could tell he wasn’t at all impressed by the battle and won the tournament by complete ease

[@mysterysecret6815]

PlzBanMyDEX First of all the “he wasn’t impressed” is completely false. He definitely was impressed considering he himself walked to Ash and told him that he had a great battle with him. Secondly what does him being impressed or not have anything to do with this? It does not. Him being impressed or not doesn’t tell you anything about how strong his Pokémon are.

[@plzbanmydex2912]

Mystery Secret as the sweeping goes, maybe those were his weakest pokemon in his arsenal. We all know Cynthia’s garchomp is op but against Tobias 2 legendaries and the other legendaries or pokemon he is hiding, no way Cynthia would stand a chance. Plus, there is no mandatory rule where someone has to claim the champion title or make a run for the league champion or against the elite four. There’s 2 sides in which we don’t know what happened at the time so it’s all just theories and guesses at this point. No one really knows what occurred and who won if they did have a battle or what the circumstances were.

[@beepboop7748]

"Spoiler alert, it's not Ash..." It is now Ash.

[@makaylahall2664]

Ash: I'm gonna catch em all Also ash: *dosen't recapture old pokemon he has released*

[@stllr_]

they've got the caught symbol in the pokedex bro he's not lost any progress lmao

[@socks5266]

"I'll be back for you when I come back to pallet town pidgeot" ass ketchup - 1999

[@IrisXen]

@@socks5266 21 years later. My guy pulling a Fry from Futurama and leaving his animals to wait for him for decades.

[@Zoroark_Master]

That was never ash slogan but the slogan of the series.

[@Jibitsun]

But does Cynthia have a pokemon with 6 moves like Ash?

[@lorencegaming2897]

Dragon Tamer illuminati

[@johannndsouza]

snorlax ftw

[@dfloriza]

Or a Bulbasaur with Gust?

[@FirstNameLastName-nr9sv]

dfloriza you mean whirlwind

[@bananajohana1862]

At least she dosen't have a Charizard with TACKLE ATTACK!

[@Canon-lm7kr]

0:42 false i didnt beat red cus i suck

[@JaelinBezel]

LOL OMG I've never even battled red. Yet I still apparently won...?

[@copythekat]

I haven't even battled Red yet

[@nebula4256]

To beat him takes a LOT of grinding

[@yuhyuh268]

Magikarp the magnificent I completed heart gold without any grinding when I went to red my Pokemon were all lvl 60 except mewto who was Lvl 71 but like matts burrito said in pokemon golder you don’t get to be champion without knowing how to spam full restores XD then again only reason I didn’t grind is cuz I was an impatient kid lol😂

[@kokyinyin10]

I havent battled red either

[@sunilkumarsingh5823]

What if Tobias just decided he doesn't want to be the champion and just gave up, being ... You know ... Too OP

[@Ayanokouzi]

@Andrew Perera You aren't kidding. Right?

[@willowsorenson7971]

@Andrew Perera That might be fun. Like, "yo remember this dude from more than ten seasons ago who randomly appeared out of nowhere with a bunch of Legendaries? Yeah he's back!" But seriously considering his personality and him winning the Sinnoh League just to get the visa ticket to challenge the Elite Four... I'm assuming he did challenge and lose. After all if Ash could defeat two of his Pokemon the Sinnoh Elite Four probably could too considering they steamrolled Ash.

[@LeDave257]

Tobias is a pokemon THIEF in the original Story of Pokemon diamond pearl the pokemon protagonists has filed the Pokemon dex that means they must have catch darkrai

[@Jebretta]

Cynthia, best trainer. i totally agree, she has the trickiest setup even in the games + she looks like a badass. i would even give her some a higher score just because she's from sinnoh. and in mj opinion that is and was the best generation egion.

[@coralmaynard4876]

So far, xy is looking like that could be the best season so far, especially if Ash finally develops feelings for a girl (in this case, Serena, who has an obvious crush on him lol)

[@mlmf2012]

its to make up for how weak she is in the pokemon adventures manga

[@Laurenrdraws]

Then how did I beat her on my first try when I was 7

[@Jebretta]

+Pentix you must be a master😜

[@Laurenrdraws]

I honestly don't remember the battle.

[@tahamulla2585]

The best pokemon trainer is the fisherman . He has a freaking magikarp. He can defeat anyone

[@lucaslee4885]

Taha Mulla lol

[@RicardoGarcia-kk6gz]

Taha Mulla lol

[@biggeststonks2742]

Omfg Lol XD

[@harrisontrinder8048]

Real life Pokemon

[@ydshetty1]

Taha Mulla agreed

[@randommindz6782]

Spoiler alert it's not ash THAT'S ALL I NEED TO HEAR! *clicks like button*

[@chelsa2251]

RandomMindz

[@ursulatang3588]

RandomMindz

[@harryhouli1121]

lol

[@legallypumpkin]

Yep

[@freadbearandfriendsbonnie3849]

RandomMindz true

[@sakusserafim8755]

Alex: Best trainer in the anime is Cynthia Comments section: Younster Joey and or James

[@ericwhitfield]

Tobias-That moment when you realize you're to OP to catch 'em all

[@Wasabs]

The best trainer is obviously pikachu, and her pokemon Ash

[@Wasabs]

And who needs legendaries, if u can beat everyone without them it just shows how good of a trainer u are doesnt it?

[@Umayrica]

It's a he

[@Umayrica]

Because female pikachu's have a heart shape at the end of their tails

[@legendviii9114]

+Sans that was just introduced

[@icommentdumbshitbutyoudidn6575]

+LegendVIII and there still isnt a heart on its tail

[@draggeny]

You: WHO'S THE BEST POKEMON TRAINER Me: Cynthia obviously Me: *Later watching results* Oh so I'm right

[@abbybayer9815]

You mean strongest, not best. Best can be defined in so many ways and produce lots of different answers and arguements

[@draggeny]

@@abbybayer9815 It says best in the title.

[@inflixo36]

Abby B that’s only if you wanna be little bitch and be extra about it

[@Oceakip]

Alola Ash With a 1million bolt thunderbolt in the finals:Munching popcorn intentifes

[@DrakodanSRL]

Right off the bat, I unfortunately have a huge problem with one of the first points: I absolutely HATE this "Gym Leaders are weak because they lose to so many trainers" logic. Gym Leaders are employed by the Pokemon League to test trainers in controlled conditions, and to provide different milestones for those trainers to pass. Gym Leaders appearing in the games in rematches and World Tournaments etc with much stronger teams is evidence that their "Gym Leader" team is not their strongest party, it's the standardised party they use for the purpose of determining a trainer's skill at that point in their journey. Any Gym Leader is automatically a high-tier trainer by virtue of qualifying to work in that position in the Pokemon League.

[@olivercharles2930]

I don't really see how you counter that point? If you get your ass kicked over and over i dont really how you could be strong.

[@Insidiouskiller]

@@olivercharles2930 Because Gym Leaders are not going all out in most of their fights, either due to not using their most experienced Pokemon and/or because they're holding back so that the much-less experienced trainer has a chance and so that the gym is a suitable test.

[@brianandrade7605]

I thought the best trainer was gonna be snorlax

[@PirateDishWater]

6 moves

[@Clitor]

+The Darkner what

[@eve9494]

IKR I THOUGHT THAT TOO

[@isismelly2737]

Me too

[@isismelly2737]

+mario167 wow, you ruined it

[@shironasama0445]

Notice how all the possible characters are from Sinnoh

[@zaccain601]

That's because Sinnoh is great.

[@Lesane11]

Zac Cain Sinnoh Region was really the best overall

[@anceriddempressfable5734]

@Denzel agreed.

[@anceriddempressfable5734]

so far

[@ryanleadbitter7749]

dialga reshiram Sinnoh was awesome

[@bijeshstha206]

Tobias' Team= Darkrei, Latios, Pidgey, Sentret, Rattata, Metapod xD xD xD

[@lavandesahil]

Bijesh Stha u forgot magikarp

[@SevoV4X]

Bijesh Stha wtfs a darkrei?

[@alekhpalakurthi1263]

Bruh nahhhh..... #4BidoofsAllTheWay

[@superforheadsupersugerpoke7764]

Bijesh Stha Lol.

[@superforheadsupersugerpoke7764]

Jeboysevo XD

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

This is a really good video that summarizes and clarifies a lot of information. My only criticism is that is sometimes takes into account info from the games that have no real bearing on the anime like Alder not being the Unova champion. That info is irrelevant and does him a disservice because in the anime canon, Alder still is champion and no one has beaten him. Like by that logic, Iris is in the running becase she's champion in BW2 but in the anime canon she's nowhere near that strong. The same logic applies to Lance, there is nothing so suggest someone in Kanto is stronger, we have no confirmation that there is a Kanto champion stronger than him. I also think you might have under estimated Steven's strength. But regardless of these minor criticisms, I still entirely agree with your overall conclusions. This is a a really well put together video and I think it really answers the questions so thoroughly that no one else has even bothered to make another video to answer this questions. Fantastic job!

[@paulschultz8011]

He had the high ground that’s why You know what that’s like

[@x-90]

Well now in journeys iris is the champion

[@ByteBoiToastin]

I agree with cynthia, she was a Challenge compared to the other games!

[@johnbailey5835]

getting out of bed is more of a challenge than beating games that are gen 6 or later So cynthia being harder than them isnt saying much She is a challenge tho

[@tipahmazlibengaltiger2763]

u forgot to mention that tobias caught them with a pokeball

[@skylariverson6510]

lol

[@isas127]

Tipah Mazli Bengaltiger Its not posible to tobias caught them whit balls cuz world balance. Latios is guardian and darkrai is just for world balance. They are friends of tobias but tobias need to put them on balls for moment.

[@PrinceAmul]

There seems to be multiple darkrais and Latios in the world. There are more special legendaries that just come as one.

[@detectivebridgette6202]

This doesnt make him the best just the luckiest effer in existence

[@MonikaLover]

Listen there is no great or ultra ball in anime, and I highly dough he had a master ball at hand

[@kakkoiihusbandohikkikomori6847]

To be fair; Tobias could have rejected the title so he wouldn't be tied down to the Sinnoh region save for special occasions.

[@Smithington_]

Although this is possible, Cynthia has been seen on multiple occasions outside of Sinnoh. HG/SS in the Sinjoh ruins. Or you know, Black/White where she just kinda takes a break (I assume that is what she is doing in Unova during the summer and Spring time)... (Although, this Cynthia also mentions "A younger trainer" beating her and a Giratina.) (I am also aware that I am here referring to the games, and not the anime.)

[@hanmoamo]

Smithington younger trainer=the possible you that beated her in sinnoh Fun fact: cynthia's pokémons in gen 4 have perfect IVs...god the first time I beated her I had to keep reviving palkia and empoleon till her lucario run out of moves, it was frustrating and absurdly hard

[@LordSiris]

He also could just have not challenged Cynthia because something else was more time pressing (eg. Catching Deoxis or saving the world.) We may never know.

[@asheplayssports]

Smithington yeah I’m pretty sure she meant you in Pokémon platinum since you can catch giratina in that game

[@Ghosy01]

So he either was affraid of cynthia or he was just a scrub stomper who only battles scrubs both options are bad

[@astra3766]

9:11 Yes I’m sure Tobias had Gen 5 Legends IN GEN 4

[@guoc11]

Well it is possible since we saw ho-oh in Gen 1

[@blokblocks8216]

Astra I think his team is: Darkrai Latios Entei, Suicune, Raikou (legendary beast/dog trio) Lucario (his starter was Riolu)

[@Mongoliantiger]

@@blokblocks8216 Probably Deoxis, Shaimen/Manaphy then one of the dogs and no idea what could be last

[@blokblocks8216]

imyu Imagine if he returns in Pokemon journeys with a Mewtwo and an Eternamax Eternatus

[@shinydarkrai4620]

Tobias galar team : 1. Darkrai 2. Articuno (galar) 3. Zapdos (galar) 4. Moltress (galar) 5. Zarude 6. Urshifu (gmax)

[@anushamanandhar732]

I know Tobias team it is: 1-darkrai 2-latios 3-Super sayin god super sayin goku 4-mewtwo 5-aura guardian 6-girlytina

[@mysticdan101]

lol

[@martinconway8174]

you forgot saitama

[@brenomanhaes9322]

Like for girlytina

[@alexisbertsch1564]

What about bidoof and magikarp

[@firefoxyt6600]

lol wtf

[@nitro4554]

Tobias only entered the league to see if anyone could beat any of his legendaries.

[@finalfrontier001]

Exactly he did not want to hold a position.

[@neko6135]

If he enterd to see if someone could beat him wouldn't he test himself on cynthia?

[@beastunleashed657]

Sean Marciales lvl 99 Darkrai OHKOed by a sceptile ? Yeah no

[@stampoulisrafail7836]

@@beastunleashed657 you act like it was a normal sceptile.

[@beastunleashed657]

@@stampoulisrafail7836 it kinda was. There's no way that Leaf Blade can OHKO a lvl 99 Darkrai regardless

[@mississippiking1366]

Ash vs Tobias in my opinion had missed a great opportunity. Wouldn't have been cool to see Ash bring back Primape for the fight, have Tobias' Darkrai use Dark Void on it... only to find it had Vital Spirit for an ability?

[@boxiannn]

Mississippi King yes! That wouldda been it!

[@Kuronosa]

Somebody actually did that in Fanfiction.

[@leafletaa3278]

Mississippi King yeah i wished its like that!

[@JimnyThePython]

Yeah but didn't we find out Infernape had Blaze in his battle against Paul?

[@VinnyTheTall]

Ash released Primape bud

[@infamousplayer8772]

"Spoiler, it's not Ash..." Well fuck, that didn't age well.

[@pok3monm4st3rjade3]

JAMES IS THE BEST POKEMON TRAINER,PERIOD... He asks his Pokemon to join him! He kicks a magikarp and it evolves! His crying can evolve Pokemon... There by forth titling James "Best Pokemon Trainer"

[@pengu4534]

All the running is from SINNOH from the best regeion

[@georgbergsten6050]

Agreed

[@Zorovee]

I sense a little bit of bias there

[@MG_Spy]

corruption4 you mean Tobias

[@trinxty6099]

Sinnoh forever!

[@xaviersh8069]

Ash tought his snorlax 6 moves so u r wrong

[@ShinyKelp]

Pokemon itself breaks it, letting only six pokemon per team.

[@rayjinx]

Drake taught his dragonite 9 moves.

[@michaeleadie224]

+Brandon Pokemon 6 pokemon 1 trainer. 7 still applies

[@michaeleadie224]

+Thiro DSmash 6 pokemon 1 trainer

[@jrobinson4801]

that doesn't mean anything ash still sucks

[@funtimefreddy4204]

Me: Looks at the thumbnail My response: I don’t think that fisherman with 6 Magikarp will win

[@NoSleepGaming168]

Great video bro

[@TheAuraGuardian]

Thank you!

[@maccameron]

+TheAuraGuardian how no ash his gerninja can mega evolve

[@maccameron]

+TheAuraGuardian AND ITS A BOSS

[@weedgoofy4323]

+Raging Gamer ash is super stupid so he is not the strongest

[@maccameron]

+SON GOKU his gerninga can destroy everything

[@CyanideOwl]

Isn't it obvious? I'm the best trainer. I defeated all gyms, elite four and champions in every gen.

[@mysterysecret6815]

This is in the pokemon anime. You do not exist in the pokemon anime.

[@zhikos_6441]

So have i also beat all the leader in XD and the other one

[@leafletaa3278]

Koniaczek Koń ... i catched a rattata... im the master

[@zedek6709]

What? You too? I'm also conquered the battle frontier at the hoenn and sinnoh region, some dudes jojo posing at a subway and beat the powerpuff maids at the kalos region.

[@iSomeone111]

Koniaczek Koń i did beat of all them too in one week!

[@darkpatrix4452]

i agree, cynthia is freaking badass, especially spiritomb, the most annoying overpowered pokemon in nds game, because there's no fairy type on platinum, idk about black & white series, because im kinda forget

[@209_FM]

There is no fairy type in gen 5, but yeah spiritomb sucked

[@coram2844]

DarkPatrix If I’m not mistaken, she starts with Spiritomb too. Considering it has no weakness, it could logically take quite a few hits from most Pokémon. If she DOES lead with Spiritomb, it’s smart because you could waste some good moves taking it down... making you weaker for the rest of her team

[@chad2687]

wym spiritomb is annoying? GL with garchomp if you have no ice moves

[@JustinRed624]

@@coram2844 that's why odor sleuth/foresight/mind reader is helpful.

[@samahissimplistic]

@@209_FM You can always use foresight on it and wreck it with a fighting type move

[@B3an01]

Man coming back to this video after ash became world champ feels different

[@heckula6651]

yeah lol

[@johnycrisps3112]

but tobias may have declined the request to become champion he looks like the type to decline to be champion

[@UUSER142]

finally someone get it

[@fluffyplayery3017]

It's way more likely he lost to Cynthia considering his Darkrai and Latios were fainted by Ash's pokemon.

[@toddrickfrancis8860]

Or maybe Tobias never faced Cynthia by the time she traveled to Unova.

[@mysterysecret6815]

Tobias losing to Cynthia makes the most sense considering that Ash manages to beat two of his mons while he cannot do anything to a champion (not including his Greninja from Kalos)

[@nosananolife4190]

Agree. I'm not sure if Ash ever battled Cynthia in a full battle, but I would say Ash and Paul are about the same when it comes to their competency in battling. Ash barely won against Paul (using Infernape's blaze, but imagine if his last pokemon did not have that ability...), yet Cynthia totally destroyed Paul using only a Garchomp. Meaning that she would have possibly totally destroyed Ash too. Meanwhile, when Ash battled Tobias, two of Tobias' pokemon fainted. Also remember Cynthia still had 4 pokemon who are a mystery so while Tobias might have more legendary pokemon with him...Cynthia could possibly have an arceus or mewtwo XD

[@drtea5887]

Guys the best trainer is actually...... Youngster Joey

[@flying_gorilla8069]

Bikas Singh lol why u mad?

[@flying_gorilla8069]

Why do you hate him for being the best trainer

[@flying_gorilla8069]

Don’t be jealous of Youngster Joey

[@sdsmystix9472]

@@flying_gorilla8069 he jealous of youngster Joey's rattata

[@flying_gorilla8069]

I finished Pokémon Ruby and I decided to waste my time to find a perfect EV Rattata

[@kingofsincoscosecseccottan3970]

99.9% Of the World: Love Cynthia Me, the 00.1%: Love Steven.

[@atanantealbertjames6100]

i like both of them

[@armanvarmakhan8342]

Benjamin Raven I like steven

[@medicaleducationbitesize6227]

me the 00.1% who HATES cynthia not her looks but her in general

[@mizikane9709]

Daigo-san

[@elk7050]

Steven is the best work of fiction that has ever existed in the history of human being.

[@esatacikgoz2016]

AurA GuArdiAn: Losing to Ash is bAsicAlly An AutomAtic forfeit. Me: CrAcking Up

[@almira9162]

.

[@Duroace]

IKR SAME LMAO

[@ChrisonJoseph]

Tobias did'nt attend his Champion spot battle , maybe???? Just a thought

[@superforheadsupersugerpoke7764]

Chrison Joseph I was thinking the same. I predict that Tobias Hasn't even attempted to battle the Elite Four.

[@brain_tonic]

It's kind of weird for such an ambitious trainer that would go and catch Darkrai and Latios and then proceed to win the league but then to decide to Netflix n' Chill instead of trying to go for the bigger title. That's like a league of legends team that wins their region and then skips worlds, just seems inconsistent personality-wise.

[@ravnreviews3772]

Frarly Gog yeah he was afraid to show his team getting beaten by Cynthia so he hightailed it.

[@TERAV06]

He probably went Mia to catch more legendarys

[@theillusionist1494]

"Pics or it doesn't count." If Tobias doesn't have _official_ proof that he's the better trainer, he isn't. And the only _official_ proof he could get would be a victory against Cynthia. Since he doesn't have that, he hasn't proven that he's better. So, he isn't. That's my logic; feel free to debate.

[@Frost87000]

If tobias has an ultra necrozma...🤔🤔🤔

[@baconbunz2548]

if head fuckin arceus

[@sol-nr4iu]

Ima steal it.

[@aykou5859]

The thing is, Tobias's legendary pokemon respected him enough to listen.

[@colinlane4599]

Tobias could have turned down the spot as champion cause he didn't want to deal with the responsibilities of champion

[@Zoroark_Master]

Sounds more like an excuse than anything.

[@ayedehfittahey5400]

Steven stone gave up because he want to study mega evolution

[@01cybermen]

Not a huge follower of pokemon but why can't he be both?

[@thewhitepikmin2327]

"Losing to ash is automatic forfeit" Cynthia: Wait no-

[@theillusionmaster7030]

Or Tobias didn't fight the elite four at all ...

[@Tintaaa]

Why wouldn't he?

[@toddrickfrancis8860]

With Tobias, there’s also the possibility that he hasn’t challenged Cynthia or the Elite Four by the time she visited Unova, and there’s no rule saying how long a new champion has to face the current champion, as we saw Flint in a flashback win the Sinnoh league when his Infernape was still a Monferno.

[@melzee6719]

Yeah that's what I was going to say, maybe he didn't challenge them not like they are going to force him to challenge the elite four and the champion, not only that you can also assume that he did beat the elite four and also defeated Cynthia but he also took the route that Steven took and decided not to be the champion of the region.

[@NinjaArmyGaming]

my guess is that Tobias has a Dakrai, A latios...... AND 4 MAGIKARPS XD

[@FodderineL]

Ninja Army Gaming magikarp is the best

[@catherinesquire1291]

Ninja Army Gaming The Magikarps are level 100 with the most powerful splash

[@jjthefbsoldaccount]

no, LeeDragonite. magikarp is the most useless pokemon

[@jjthefbsoldaccount]

adwait, pikachu did beat latios even though it fainted

[@jjthefbsoldaccount]

pikaev, splash is the most useless move

[@ericchan3175]

YOUNGSTER JOEY!!!!!1

[@ericchan3175]

How about trip? His snivy gotem

[@nevod.]

eric chan top precent xD

[@Azura-16]

hahahaha lol youngster joey.. he is not even in the anime xD wich is what this list is for :-)

[@ginak5802]

My Rattatatattatata is definitely in the top percentage. I love youngster Joey

[@rat_fucker]

eric chan YO MAMA is the best trainer

[@kewlaldo10]

Tobias of course. The other 4 members of his team were: Exodia, Beerus, Kurama and Shaka Virgo!!!

[@samahissimplistic]

What about Shaggy?

[@bbdl7042]

The writers said entie was the 3rd member

[@thermalx796]

If "Tobias" was better he would be champion

[@bbdl7042]

No someone has beaten the champ before he not taken the position because they didn’t want to.

[@thermalx796]

@@bbdl7042 where'd you get this info?

[@thelonelyshivy5370]

I love Cynthia, ma fav champ of all time

[@Micmacaroni]

Tobias isn't the best trainer cuz he used action replay to hack pokemon onto his team

[@Micmacaroni]

Though, it may be possible that he bought his legendaries from pokemon hunters like shown in the anime. How likely is it to catch legendaries inside a pokeball anyways?

[@piper63121]

Well in HG/SS it's really easy to catch Mewtwo in a Pokeball, you just use a dark type so it can't hurt you and just repeatedly throw them with no real need to even attack it.

[@mitz2866]

We're using anime logic. It's highly unlikely anyone could just run up to a legendary (they're totally everywhere) and throw 150 ultra balls and "boom, caught it!" In the anime world, It's easier to assume you would have to go out of your way deliberately to find legendaries, bearing in mind most of them are either locked away or live in very treacherous or hard to navigate areas, and you would probably have to completely wear the thing down before you could even start trying to catch it. Bearing in mind that this is certainly far harder in the anime world, where pikachu uses thunderbolt on a swellow, the swellow doesn't get OHKOd, and becomes a jacked up thunderbird.

[@latakhatun6355]

Your and my opinion are the same. And obviously, Cynthia is the best Pokemon trainer.

[@lovearrowshoot5116]

True

[@тнєєє27]

Lata Khatun How do I Crush her easily with sucjest team. Lucian is harder than cynthia

[@eolyne9872]

I was playing pokemon platinum and did a sweep with my lvl 100 Inferape

[@veryfatweeb4507]

i mean, please, i sweeped her with a Bibarel

[@PC42069]

Cynthia is the best

[@tenshi7784]

it's possible that Steven is now the champion of Hoenn because he beat Wallace and took his title. I also believe he is about as strong as Diantha based on what we've seen of him in the anime. In terms of skill because of mega evolution they both might be stronger than Cynthia. In the anime, mega evolved Pokemon are op and only lost to other mega evolved Pokemon, legendaries and Ash-Greninja

[@profsenku7455]

You become the champion You complete the Pokedex You won the world tournament Bladibladibla No one has admire me so much.... Thank you

[@22NightWing]

Goes to show how well fleshed out the Diamond and Pearl Anime was... The reason all three of your choices were Sinnoh based is because the story leant itself to developing those characters. No other region had as fleshed out a supporting cast of Elite 4 members etc. than Sinnoh. X&Y seems to be getting close, though... So maybe it'll live up to the DPPt heights by it's end.

[@heavydonkeykong5190]

+22NightWing X&Y is basically Sinnoh 2.0. *SO GOOD!! IN MY OPINION!!*

[@stackinthepaper362]

Ash kill the Champ easyyy, his quajutzu is more Overkill then Pikachu

[@c.e4562]

8:33....wait for it......Ash Ketchum😂 plus I do agree with you that Cynthia is the best Pokemon Trainer

[@jacoboare9632]

4:50 he didn't say asshole he said "Great job as always". I found the episode

[@arenbanerjee8258]

Unfortunately for you, history will not see it that way...

[@tylerprovencal4354]

8:55 *Rolls eyes* "Because you love her...

[@pushpavalli4152]

Cynthia has a kid

[@dustinwalls5960]

The director of i choose you has denied that she is the mother.

[@dustinwalls5960]

Sadly, yes. I wanted to believe it too because Verity’s story of being the daughter of a powerful trainer was very suggestive but the director did eventually deny it.

[@fatuusdottore]

Yeah I’m sure that’s why.

[@fatuusdottore]

Dustin Walls They show a pic tho.

[@Delta-gx2ns]

Obviously the best trainer is... Caterpie

[@eliaskyriakou6253]

Wrong,it's youngster joey

[@beyondviolet]

that is from Shippiddge's starter squad series isn't it

[@greninjagaming2412]

Crastal Lucario umm its alan

[@Tacomuncher-vh1qr]

no its dare I say METAPOD "METAPOD USE (suprise suprise) HHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDDDEEEEEENNNNNNNNNN"

[@ilikepasta3104]

No mr weedle