Why Ash Ketchum Is So POWERFUL

[@charusharu]

What's your favourite Ash Ketchum moment?

[@alexandrecadet6897]

When he won against Gary I guess

[@charusharu]

@@alexandrecadet6897 A classic!

[@GalaxyChampion-sj8wb]

When he won against Leon

[@GalaxyChampion-sj8wb]

It shows that in the end all his hard work paid off and he reached his goal

[@spinotikus1518]

@@GalaxyChampion-sj8wb What a goal 🤔

[@Kinra_Jade]

10:33 "It's not about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward..." It resonated with me, thanks for sharing this.

[@charusharu]

My pleasure - it's an important message!

[@_1nvictus_]

The fact this video doubles as a study of Ash's character and also a way to help people better understand goals is great, such an amazing video, keep up the awesome work!

[@charusharu]

Thank you! I'm glad to hear you found it interesting.

[@TheSebliterator]

Ash's true potential as a person and pokemon trainer has always struck me as intriguing and mysterious, what with his unpredictability in battle and insane creative tactics that are crazy enough to actually work. Ash has something that most trainers his age and above do not (in fact VERY few others have this rare natural gift, no joke intended): the ability to understand and connect with pokemon in record time. In a fairly short amount of time, Ash can understand how a pokemon's mind works and act accordingly. In general, his love and compassion for any and all pokemon under his care, even those in the wild he has befriended, is indiscriminate and he extends it to all. He took in Infernape (as Chimchar) when Paul gave him the boot, but Paul would end up eating his words when Ash succeeded in helping Infernape achieve his ultimate power, the difference is Paul constantly tried to force out said power using, well, brute force and abuse, Ash's method was the exact and complete opposite, with patience and kindness, it proved more effective as Infernape's love for Ash grew to extreme lengths, empowering him drastically and thus he unlocked his ultimate power in response to his own desire to make Ash proud. Ash's love for pokemon is so powerful that he'd gladly DIE for them just to prove it. Like in Kalos, when he jumped off the top of Prism Tower without a second thought, to save Pikachu and both of them would've fallen to their deaths if they weren't saved by Clemont's dad at the last second. Then he dove head-first into a volcano to save Talonflame later on. Ash's strong-will, stubborn nature, determination and tenacity has many a time earned him the respect, trust and loyalty of pokemon who once would've just laughed at the idea of joining him or disobey him for whatever reason. His laser-focus on proving himself to pokemon can be irritating to his friends sometimes, but it has ultimately always worked in his favor. A few examples include his selfish and ego-driven Charizard who basically chose who he battled and his selfishness damn near got him killed by a Poliwrath, but Ash saved his life and so regained his respect and loyalty, and now he fights ANY opponent and with honor. His cold but kind-hearted Snivy, who once dismissed him as just another pest and a loser, Ash persistently followed her until he eventually gained her favor after proving his worth to her. His arrogant and overconfident Buizel, despite being caught by Dawn, he realized it was Ash who he wanted to be with as he could help him develop his strength further and satisfy his own need for battling, such was his biggest passion and after switching places with Aipom, he got his wish and shook off his arrogance under Ash's influence. More recently, the likes of Ash's Sirfetch'd, a brash, reckless and proud brawler turned into a kind and noble knight who fights like a true warrior after seeing the good Ash could do for him. Ash's pokemon often mirror his best traits, further proving their compatibility with him, he has this effect on them a lot. Another thing worth mentioning is that Ash has consistently shown strong spiritual connections to certain legendary pokemon, namely Lugia and Azelf, yet another ability that other people could only dream of possessing. In Alola, Ash caught the attention of Tapu Koko who took a particularly strong liking and interest in him, following and observing him from time to time. The reason for this was never properly explained (yes, I know Tapu Koko is curious by nature, which is explicitly stated in the pokedex, but it was a special case where Ash was concerned) but I personally believe it's because Tapu Koko sensed that Ash was a gifted boy with nigh-limitless potential and also sensed his abnormally strong natural aura, and so grew eager to see him in action, he stepped in and personally taught Ash how to execute a Z-Move. Hell, he became so fascinated with Ash, that he even barged in on Ash's final battle with Kukui, and took the place of Kukui's last pokemon because he wanted to FIGHT ASH HIMSELF at his best. Another thing I want to talk about is remember how Korrina's Lucario used to lose control of himself and go completely berserk after mega evolving? This is because they haphazardly rushed into it without properly understanding how it worked and it's specific effect on Lucario. Ash and HIS Lucario clearly remembered this incident, and took the necessary steps to avoid the same result, as well as to prepare for the deadly challenges that lay ahead, and Lucario would stay in control of his own actions accordingly, upon mega evolving. With the separate guidance of Gurkhinn, Korrina's grandfather, and Greninja, Ash and Lucario were able to properly and effectively control and balance their combined auras and make into one of their ultimate weapons in battle, and to fight in complete sync with each other from that point on. The final things that make Ash the true pokemon master he always aimed to become, are the mysterious powers that he seemed to gain purely from his friendship with his pokemon, that are unique (and available, for that matter) only to HIM. While saving Lusamine, his Electrium-Z was suddenly and mysteriously upgraded (possibly by his bond with Pikachu) into Pikashunium-Z, giving him and Pikachu access to the second most powerful Z-Move in existence, 10 Million Volt Thunderbolt (Note: After Ash's final battle with Kukui, his crystal has permanently stayed as Pikashunium-Z). In Kalos, his bond with Greninja grew as strong as his bond with Pikachu as time went on, and somehow manifested itself into a mysterious power, in the form of a transformation that appeared similar to Mega Evolution at first glance. Following a long period of trial and error, Ash and Greninja were able master this form, and soon became virtually unstoppable. Ash's firm and unshakeable belief in the power of friendship and teamwork has ultimately carried him to the top of the trainer world, a position he so rightfully deserves! Ash Ketchum has been the hero of many a childhood, his legacy shall never die. He took the competitive world by storm and conquered it. Long live the Monarch!

[@charusharu]

Nice discussion of Ash's journey!

[@TheSebliterator]

@@charusharu many thanks!

[@GalaxyChampion-sj8wb]

Well said I agree with everything

[@GalaxyChampion-sj8wb]

To be honest ash has made my childhood how it is today he taught me that on your journey you meet and have challenges to face but he had his Pokemon with him to guide him on that journey it just shows how much you can accomplish with a little help. He also help me realize that even if you have challenges he never gave up on them and he got up and tried again. I feel like this lesson should be taught everywhere if you fail all you need is a little help from your friends.

[@charusharu]

Well said!

[@Kurapadox]

All the adventures ash went through made him what he is today.. and because he is the main character lol!

[@charusharu]

Haha - it's important to fill life with adventures, then!

[@jetguy128]

yep, all of his current pokemon, his released ones, traded one like ambipom (raticate doesn't count_, and the ones he took care of like Larvitar and Solgaleo helped him become who he is today

[@madnessarcade7447]

Ash’s true definition of being a Pokémon master was always there NOONE bothered to ya attention Go back to black and white and go to the final episode when ash is laying on the grass reminiscing and listen to what he states I feel like I’m the only one that actively pays attention to the show’s dialogue 😅

[@bacd-nn2lg]

He was already powerful trainer after Orange Islands filler story arc but unfortunately in Anime Generations 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 have always created some ridiculous circumstances where he always lost every major pokemon tournaments in those regions. Unfortunately this formula was the main point that fandom didn't liked the anime too much which is a shame since there were some really fun story arcs. Ps. I can forgive somewhat that he lost in Kanto pokemon tournament, since he didn't have too good team to take on elite 4 even thought it wasn't handled too well at that time in Ash final match against Ritchie.

[@charusharu]

It would have been fun to see Ritchie again. :)

[@bacd-nn2lg]

@@charusharu I agree

[@jetguy128]

I can also understand his loss in Johto League. He may have beaten Gary but he lost in the next round because his opponent was just stronger. This taught Ash that even though pokemon like Charizard obeyed him and that he defeated his biggest rival at that time, there will always be those who are stronger than him.

[@ryutak777]

For a long time I've been avoiding doing some really important things but one day I just yelled at myself in my head to do it over and over again and I did it. Which was shocking for me.

[@charusharu]

Having control of the mental game is so crucial!

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Ash will always be my Michael Jordan XD

[@charusharu]

Likewise he will always be my Gretzky / Matthias of Redwall lol.

[@chandrumala7529]

I am depressed, stopped following Pokemon after ash left, but i am still watching your content. Great job man.

[@charusharu]

Thanks! My viewership dropped off significantly, so I will try some different kinds of videos this autumn. Hope you enjoy.

[@chandrumala7529]

I will be there

[@BhargavN10]

It's easy to forget that Ash is depressed so many times because he's usually full of energy but he didn't come out of it alone. He had help from both his friends and his Pokemon

[@banbowyt8945]

This is unrelated but the fan manga Festival of Champions is an interesting story about the main characters achieving their own goals that highlights their drive, reason and philosophies.

[@charusharu]

A fantastic fanmade manga. Made one video about it a few years ago and will have to revisit the story again sometime.

[@itszefas]

Simple, he's him

[@charusharu]

He is a special guy indeed.

[@KiyoshiroClips]

the chosen one

[@Mr.Crabz89]

Bro this video hit me hard and strong. Just the message I needed to hear. Most people need to hear this even though it came from a Pokemon Anime.

[@charusharu]

Glad it resonated with you! There is so much important stuff at the core of the anime.

[@mendo5459]

Great video Charles! I really liked the pokemon come self improvement combo, I found it really useful. Thankyou!

[@charusharu]

My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it and found it useful. :)

[@sephirothwhite]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 @ 2:17 - "...or just catch the damn Latias" is straight sending me.

[@charusharu]

He's gotta do it haha.

[@sephirothwhite]

@@charusharu I sure thought he would catch her...or catch Latios since he battled with him...or catch both of them. Regardless, it was still pretty damn good and I loved it. And this was a damn good video you did as well, C! 💖💖💖💖

[@SuparNerd]

Oh wow. Haven't heard Redwall mentioned in a long time. What a banger of a show that was.

[@charusharu]

Great show and great books! I'd love to read them again some time.

[@Taydar]

Very inspirational. A testament to why is Ash is the perfect character for a Pokemon anime.

[@charusharu]

Absolutely!

[@jackking6191]

The simple answer he's the chosen one Ash is also superhuman considering that he's able to throw massive logs around like they weigh absolutely nothing jump so high in the air that you can literally see miles upon miles and survive temperatures hot enough to actually incinerate someone or temperatures that could freeze a normal human instantly He's also somehow resistant or downright immune to things like time manipulation or reality warping there's also the fact that Ash Ketchum is actually incredibly durable and has a massive amount of aura that is probably the source of his superhuman abilities.

[@jackking6191]

And I forgot the last important ability of Ash he somehow never ages!

[@charusharu]

@@jackking6191 Now that's an ability I wish I could tap into.

[@juel8653]

Facts

[@charusharu]

😊

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Looking back, I would've loved to see an official runback against Tobias during Journeys lol. Just be a cathartic cementing of his growth. Though i also would've liked him using the same team and not just his journeys crew. Though i wish he did that throughout the season in general tbh.

[@charusharu]

That would have been cathartic indeed. Likewise I would have enjoyed seeing more of his older Pokemon cycled in.

[@madnessarcade7447]

Heart and determination

[@spinotikus1518]

I wonder if the writers made Ash lose just because he was afraid to take risks, or maybe his character was supposed to be a parody of the main character.🤔

[@jodamora7338]

Interesting video you made. Also, you saying "Just catch the damn Latias" is relatable & humorous. Lastly, I learned new terms & more.

[@charusharu]

Haha that Latias really needed to be caught.

[@leomarklagrama1380]

All I can say is, he's both powerful and immortal

[@charusharu]

These are both facts.

[@chimuoma390]

@@charusharu Koh And Sayo From Digimon World Dawn/Dusk Would Murder Ash/Red And Gary/Blue In A Double Battle!Like If You Agree,Charles!

[@joshthehammerheadshark7350]

6:00

[@RedGiant67]

Mattius of Redwall! Love the callback

[@charusharu]

Great books! I hope that my kids will enjoy reading them one day.

[@MrOvergryph]

Cosmoem can levitate, so its weight in Ash's hands can canonically be zero, and the fantasy trees in the pokemon universe have no official weight, so if a 10 year old can throw it then a 10 year old can throw it.

[@lorddarkrai5753]

You know what in most anime when the main character loses , somehow later he'll get too broken and defeat his overpowered opponent. Pokemon has never done anything like that , being always respectable to its monsters and power levels.Yes , Ash indeed sometimes won through very questionable and weird ways but the anime went on its way telling you "Yeah legendaries are too much he won't beat Tobias".But the greatness of Ash is exactly that even when he loses , he understands why , accepts it and moves forward , waiting for the next chance to show his teeth. The Infernape arc in the Sinnoh League is proof of that.Paul doubted Chimchar and despite his major wins against Ash , he lost the title of Sinnoh League , the only title that matters in the end , because of how Ash made Chimchar the force Paul thought it would be. Ash is such a great main character in anime that lots of manga writers should really start learning from. Of course the writers left out some umportant parts of him like who his father was or the age thing or i don't know but in the end they didn't seem to affect Ash in any way so i guess the writers didn't deem them important enough.

[@timebandit125]

Its called PLOT ARMER !!!

[@charusharu]

He must have left it on the bench in his match against Tobias. :P

[@timebandit125]

The plot was for Ash to lose . and on to the next one @@charusharu

[@reyesmoralesamourshippingg6175]

Well they are man things,mystery and secrets to solve here😅😅😅💫👍

[@charusharu]

Yes indeed!

[@reyesmoralesamourshippingg6175]

​@charusharu well if there is a only way to discover them

[@ryankutchenriter]

Nice video, I really think that you deserve to have 1 million subscribers by now

[@charusharu]

Thanks! And I would be very happy if that were the case lol.

[@geejae]

What matters IS what you want at the end, be like Ash or Not.

[@thijsde1110]

Ever heard of plot armour?

[@charusharu]

Ever heard of "storytelling"?

[@madnessarcade7447]

Pokémon is such a one of a kind unique franchise and ash and pikachu have such an one of a kind unique journey It was such an imaginative and unique and special and one of a kind journey and there will never be anything like it again in any franchise and I hope more people discover it for the first time There’s no characters like them in any anime or even within pokemon itself They are so special I’m gonna be showing the anime to my kids Such a long and satisfying arc that’s something that was never done before and something that will never be done again in any franchise imo A 25 season arc is something unique to ash.

[@charusharu]

It's certainly a rare situation that can only be likened to something like One Piece.

[@madnessarcade7447]

@@charusharutrue

[@CyanOnryo]

Honestly I'm pretty sure it's just because Ash is the anime counter part to Red from the original Pokémon game.

[@Flamelance_Accendo]

I can't buy Ash being the strongest when the World is just far too vast and he has only been in a piece of the world. >.>

[@BazilTheBean]

I was gonna comment about how interesting this video was, but then I heard the Redwall reference and I was mind blown. I love Redwall!

[@charusharu]

I'll have to reference Redwall more often haha.

[@BazilTheBean]

@@charusharu You absolutely should!

[@Irishstile]

Everyday, I fear that I will never get to see the day, I was hoping to see; finding true love, before taking my "Dirt nap". Why? Because all signs point to "No!" For example: everytime, I do right by somebody, something bad, happens to me! If I run across somebody from my past, they point out how I gained weight. I don't do that to them, yet everything's falling back, on me! What I mean is, no one ever says that, their wrong, but if I what've done the same thing, I wouldn't hear, the end of it! That's why I fear, that all I'm going to be remembered as, is a joke!😢 If one is not willing, to look past my insecurities, then, what makes you think, that's not a sign that I was meant to be single forever?😢😕🤔

[@alexgeorge501]

Pure determination that is truly unbreakable as the hardest of hardened Diamonds!

[@charusharu]

Indeed!

[@alexgeorge501]

@@charusharu you tagged it dude!

[@Proxpleb]

Bro dropped a whole life lesson out of pokemon and yet we got people who genuinely think only kids should watch pokemon

[@charusharu]

Those people are the types who will write off the show and refuse to take a deeper look at things generally, I'd say!

[@user-kl6kv7ii5s]

Short answer: ash is the main protagonist of the pokemon anime, need i say more?

[@theauraone7755]

Ash Ketchum is for a 10 year old wiser then many people will ever be. And that is not to mention that he may or may not be able to travel dimensions by walking because of him training for the Masters 8.......

[@charusharu]

Wiser and much harder-working!

[@theauraone7755]

@@charusharu I agree. I say he works harder then most ever do.

[@njivwathomassilavwe2056]

The power of friendship

[@charusharu]

An important power for sure!

[@Xanderee]

Ash is the owner of pokemon anime

[@thelastgamurai]

🎶 Born to be a winner

[@charusharu]

You've prompted me to put on the OP playlist haha.

[@Animesrk]

Nice video charles

[@charusharu]

Thank you!!

[@spinotikus1518]

For the same reason he had to lose leagues, because that's what the script told him to do😏

[@charusharu]

Hopefully viewers will engage with the show's lessons so they can re-write their own scripts. :)

[@ashsama672]

he’s my goat

[@johanstenfelt1206]

Hm, fair and valid points and opinions, i can see what you’re saying. I appreciate this Video. Hm, i wonder how Ash vs Red would go?

[@charusharu]

That would be a fun video to make, too. :)

[@il3fortunato664]

Easy, plot armor.

[@charusharu]

It certainly doesn't hurt. ;)

[@jetguy128]

He had 25 years of development. When he first started he was arrogant and amateur. He won most of his battles due to his friend's coaching or luck. He did not even deserve most of his badges. During all those years he experienced and success and failures that helped him improve. XY Ash seemed to be the strongest version of Ash but he was still missing something which he was able to attain in Alola. JN Ash is combination of XY and SM Ash, which made him on par with other champions

[@Cratossama]

So powerful?? Dude lost from my childhood to adulthood and doesn’t evolve his Pokémon I beat the elite 4 when I was 8 dude is trash

[@spinotikus1518]

0:00 Because he cheated in the fight with Leon 😅

[@charusharu]

Haha allowing him to use the three mechanics whereas Leon only used one was absurd.

[@spinotikus1518]

​@@charusharu Better a defeat than such a victory 😒

[@jetguy128]

@@charusharu But Pikachu did defeat Leon's unbeatable Charizard singlehandedly.

[@charusharu]

@@jetguy128 That was excellent, though I still wish they'd leveled the playing field with the mechanics.

[@jetguy128]

@@charusharu Yeah I kinda wish Leon mega evolved his charizard after using gmax. Pikachu was able to use both z moves and gmax. I can understand Leon not using z moves considering it is not popular as mega and is mostly alola exclusive

[@YourGuyAlex]

Yo better help IS A SCAM!!!! Warning!!!!

[@charusharu]

As someone who has personally gotten a ton of value out of the service I can tell you that no, no it definitely is not.

[@lachbullen8014]

Why is Ashy boy so powerful never giving up determination and a volume of snowballs to the face by his girlfriend😂😂 oh yeah let's not forget that he was entrusted with responsibility and care of looking after a giant space lion...

[@charusharu]

He took good care of that space lion haha.

[@lachbullen8014]

That's the one thing I love about Pokemon sun and moon series it showed Ash as a leader an inspiring everyone around him it just sucks that we didn't see that in Pokemon Journeys just imagine him bringing the giant space lion to the world coronation championships the look on Leon's face..

[@Oceane1803]

You can't become the very best like no one ever was. The reason Ash is the best trainer in the entire world because of protagonistic Mary Suing. Most trainers never beat all the champions. Being a Pokémon Champion is possible if you're a great Pokémon strategist, but it's almost impossible for average people like you and me, but world champion would be an absolutely unreachable goal for most people. If we truly were in the Pokémon world, the best trainers in the world would be the best strategists with perfect knowledge of EVs and IVs and Pokémon that were breeded in order to create Pokémon born with perfect IVs, born to battle. Realistically, Ash's absolute misunderstanding of Pokémon strategy and "power of friendship" would never allow him to go this far. He would get crushed by the real strategists who make coming up with new strategies their job, with Pokémon trained to react as fast as the order is given. If this was real, the Champions and Elite 4 members of every region would be leagues above any of you (and me too). You couldn't just grab your starter and just win by making your way through the region. It would so much more complicated than that. Something neither you and me would be ready for. Beating even one Pokémon League would take years and years of training, not just traversing a region in a few months. And you might still fail after all these years of training. I can imagine Ash beating a league, but not being the World Champion. At least no without the protagonistic Mary Suing that accompanied him during the entirety of Journeys.

[@charusharu]

"You can't become the very best like no one ever was." I think I'll stick with the other message that will push me to become the best version of myself. 😉 Agreed that Journeys Ash could have been more interesting generally, though.

[@Oceane1803]

@@charusharu At least if the Pokémon world was real you couldn't. But also it's not because being the absolute best is impossible that your best isn't good enough. Everyone has a different level of skill in different things and that's okay. Setting unreachable goals for yourself is not good, as you'll be disappointed when you fail to reach them. Instead, just do your best, no matter what that best is and no matter if there are stronger people out there. Just do the things you love to do without caring about others' judgement and expectations. Be proud of the progress you've made and the level you've reached. Think of what you managed to accomplish instead of focusing on what you didn't manage to accomplish. Isn't that a good moral too, even if becoming the very best is impossible ?

[@MegaMachiOnline]

In-universe most trainers don’t even get three badges though. We’re just watching through the lens of determined and fairly disciplined/talented trainers.

[@Oceane1803]

@@MegaMachiOnline Yeah that's what I'm saying. And most people would be in that "less than 3 badges" category.

[@MegaMachiOnline]

@@Oceane1803 That doesn’t mean Ash would not be HIM. Sorry. He just has the necessary vision and drive to make an upset.