Personal Theory Brock keeps his eyes shut because he spend too much time in caves training his rock pokemon that his eyes became sensitive to light

Here is one that may be a good theory or a bad theory: Eevee is native to Kalos. Eevee is given as a gift in every game except Kalos and Alola and Sinnoh. In Alola it is found on a Ranch so it is likely yet another invasive species as is the theme of that game. In Sinnoh it is only found in the old man's garden which is where pokemon from other regions can be found. In Kalos it is found close to where the elemental sones come from near the ancient weapon. It would make sence that a pokemon that is native to that area should be able to evolve with many different elemental stones.

I have a theory: The pokemon regions themes are based on things that you learn in highschool: Kanto - Mutation/genetics. That´s why you have pokemon like mew, mewtwo, ditto, eevee that are highly related to those concepts and some other pokemon like doduo (a bird based on an extinct animal but with two heads) and also pokemon like grimer and muk that are literal toxic waste (which is associated with mutations). That´s also why Kanto is the region with more poison type pokemon. Johto- History. That´s why the whole Johto region so highly tied with the past of the region itself, legends, myths, antique buildings, etc. Like the bellsprout tower and such. That´s also why there are pokemon like the unown. Hoenn - Ecology: different climates/enviroments (that´s why it´s so diverse and the evil teams are centered around those aspects as well) Sinnoh - Religion. The story of arceus as the pokemon god and the creation of the pokemon world. Unova - Ethics. I think I don´t have to explain too much this one since it´s pretty clear considering the story being related about if it´s okay or not to have pokemon in pokeballs and use them in battles. Kalos - Art. The whole region is full of artist and things related to beauty. The champion is also an actress. Alola - Evolution / natural selection . How the different environments may affect how the species look. Galar - Sports. It´s pretty clear why if you have seen what they´ve shown so far.

Theory: *it’s only been about 3 years since ash left on his journey.* Evidence: If we look into the aspect that 1 week of our lives equates to one day in the Pokémon anime, then it’s only been about 2.5-3 years. It’s been about 22 years since the anime first aired. There are 52 weeks in one year, meaning that each year that goes by for us, only 52 days go by in the Pokémon world. 22 x 52 = 1,144. This means only 1,144 days have passed since ash left on his journey. 1,144 / 365 = 3.134246575342466. In conclusion: In XYZ, Ash genuinely does seem more mature and more skilled than when he left, I can honestly see him being 13 years old. As for Sun and Moon, he’s on vacation! Obviously he’s not gonna try as hard as he would if he was in a legit region with a Competitive league, which Alola didn’t even have until Ash arrived on the scene.

i named my Arcanine "Entei Jr", but before i heard of the Theory of Entei being a Arcanine.

People always talk about how Ash never grows up even though all the other characters in the anime that never grow up as well.

There is evidence to suggest that aging dosen't equal evolution, though. The old Treeko.

Pretty sure the last Kanto theory is because it was Pokémon’s first rodeo and they were just testing things out. They probably based it on the real world Kanto (and by extension, the real world) because there was no other frame of reference. There was no “Pokémon World” yet. At that point, Kanto _was_ the Pokémon World.

The Legendary Bird Theory makes sense, considering that despite being Legendaries, there is no legends or myths surrounding them in Kanto, almost as if the people there don't even know about them.

"Welcome to the world of Pokemon" might be meant very literally. You just moved through the Kanto gateway!

I swear you and Lockstin are the only ones who can go all "conspiracy theory" mode and make it work.

Given the age requirements for the Alola Trials (that being 11 or older), Ash must've turned 11 sometime between Kalos and Alola or even between Unova and Kalos

The image he used of brock opening his eyes, he was looking at a larvitar! Larvitar is a rock type!

I liked that this showed not all pokemon theories are good but that nonetheless can sometimes makes sense. Great video Hoops

The legendary bird theory makes a lot of sense when you consider the johto region is where they each have their own islands and the guardian of them Lugia lives in johti as well

Ever Stone keeps Ash 10 years old. Ok...now explain his mom, Prof Oak, Misty, Brock and all the other characters that have seen him over the years that also don’t age or aren’t freaked out that Ash doesnt

There is at least one more Legendary Pokemon native to Kanto: Shaymin. There was an entire event in the code of either Diamond and Pearl or Platinum (I can't quite remember) where you get a letter from Prof. Oak, and he shows you a rock that when you carve what you are grateful for into, Shaymin will appear. The interesting thing is that he says that there is an identical rock in _Kanto_ , seeming to hint at Shaymin being native to Kanto.

Problem with the Everstone theory... others aren’t aging either!

Theory 3: Birds, and not beast, are animals who like to perch in a specific kind of place, so is easy to see them in one place standing still or even nesting

What if Growlithe evolve in to entei. Think about it. Why does growlithe need a fire stone? What if some growlithe are able to evolve naturally and others need a fire stone?

One theory I had about the Ultra Beasts was that they are actually Pokémon from the distant future, living thousands or even millions of years after humans went extinct. The Ultra wormholes shown in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon could have been time portals to the Ultra Beasts' respective era's Nihilego could have been a future descendant of Pokémon like Tentacool and Jellicent while Pheromosa could have been a descendant of Pokémon like Leavanny.

Taking this way too seriouslly, but you asked for our opinion after all. 😉 In your theory about the Legendary birds, originally being from Johto, it seemed like you applied meta logic to the in universe lore and vice versa, which lead to a flaw in your argument. While I absolutely believe that the Legendary Birds, Ho-oh and Lugia belong together as a group of legendaries as well, that does not mean they have to be from the same region. You mentioned for example that Kanto is a technology oriented region. This refers to the theme of the Kanto games from a story telling perspective. In universe however myths and legends would still exist in a society that values technology, even if they would have less impact and be less likely to be believed. Furthermore if those myths turned out to be true and ancient beasts/birds awakened in the present, the current beliefs and values of the geographic region that happened to be their resting place wouldn't matter at all. What's more, Pokemon regions in-universe seem to be political unions, similar to the real world's nations. Mythical beings would likely not care about such arbitrary borders, might well have existed long before they were established and it would if course have no bearing at all on the place they first came into being. Kant and Johto are located right next to each other, so what makes it so unlikely that the 5 birds were divided up between them? Instead of the Legendary Birds being "from Johto" all 5 of them belong to both Kanto and Johto.

Brock’s eyes are not closed, its just an art style, him opening his eyes is him widening them.

On Arcanine as a Legendary Pokemon, I remember reading another theory somewhere that Lapras would've also be a Legendary Pokemon because the way you get it in R/B/Y was a little anti climatic for such a noble looking and strong-ish Pokemon which means the original trio would be Arcanine, Lapras and Zapdos (with a different name) for a land, sea and sky Legendary trio.

I have a random theory that I doubt is right: The real reason Pikachu lost to trips snivy was because in gen five Pikachu had lower base health!(I doubt this is right because I don’t actually have Pikachu in Pokémon white) I noticed this in Alpha Sapphire where I noticed that my cosplay Pikachu was at the same level as some of my other Pokémon but had a lot lower base health. I’m pretty sure the other Pokémon had a base health that was over one hundred, while Pikachu had around eighty. I didn’t use any items or berries that affect the base health. I also noticed the same thing in Moon and I had a lower leveled Pokémon with more health. Then again the Pikachu I had on my team was Ash’s Pikachu... anyway even though that’s probably not correct it makes the most sense to me, but it also could be that maybe Zekrom weakened Pikachu or something.

Evolution doesn't correlate to age though... that everstone theory would work better to explain why he never wins a league. He can't evolve into a better version of himself, aka a champion.

Wikipedia won't let me edit the page for anaphylaxis so I could edit the photo they have posted, with a picture of Brock waving and smiling in one of the bottom corners of it.

What if Brock is just the Pokémon world’s equivalent to Toph?

ash isnt the only that doesnt age

WAIT mew is from south america? Dood they gotta integrate that when they make a region based on there. South American Carvanha and Hippowdon gotta exist too

I thought even knew already, Brock has his eyes close because he’s Chinese but ash and everyone else in that region is Japanese.

Hoops, I'll have you know that we have in-game evidence that the Legendary Birds are native to Kanto, as we see them hatch in Pokemon Snap, which takes place in Kanto.

Quick thought: Could Lairon be a Rhyhorn that adapted to live in deep caves?

That Brock theory could work pretty well in the anime, until you remember that half of his team isn't rock type. Yes, he has geodude and onix, but at the same time he had a vulpix and a zubat, the latter of which was out and used way more than thr rocks.

Everyone knows that Brock is blind and I he's like Toph from Avatar The Last Airbender where he senses the environment around him through the ground.

Here's a dumb theory: The three nameless Pokemon were Rai, En, and Sui. The beta designs were only made to show players what the nameless Pokemon looked like. Sure the idea of dogs turning into a leopard, a lion, and a tiger is a little out there. But the designs are close enough together for it to be possible. And the silhouettes in the anime resemble Rai, En, and Sui. Edit: I have a headcanon on Pokemon aging. Unevolved Pokemon age slower than humans, while fully evolved Pokemon age at the same rate as humans. 1. First of three stages. It ages every 3 human years. 2. Second of three stages and first of two stages. They age every other year. 3. Final stage of evolutionary line. Ages at the same rate as a human. 4. The exception: stand alone Pokemon. Pokemon like Absol age at the same rate as wolves while single stage mons with a more human appearance (Alcremie, if it is standalone for example) age at the same rates as humans.

How about this: Brock is just tired.

The fossil of Mew was found in Guyana.

I thought Ash was still 10-11 was because the tears of pokemon that restored him infused him with Infinity Energy, you know the energy Devon derived from AZs weapon, the energy that made the giant man immortal to begin with.

What about the first movie where the attacks of both mew and mewtwo collide and turned Ash to stone!!

What if Arcanine was supposed to be legendary along with Ninetails, but that idea was scrapped and they received their respective pre evolutions. Ninetails looks pretty much legendary to me, as a mythological fox with nine tails with magical powers, who can live hundreds of years.

Popular joke theory: Brock keeps his eyes closed because he can shoot Hyper Beams out of them, like Snorlax, and he can't control it. Kinda like Cyclops from Marvel.

Simplest way to explain Ash's lack of aging. The Mewtwo movie, when he got turned into stone, and then revived by Pokemon tears. His biological clock stopped. Doesn't make sense, but neither does fire breathing skunks or electrical mice

I totally left the arcanine theory on an older video of yours. Thanks for saying it's the greatest

The problem with Ash having an everstone is his bag is the fact he changes bags together with rest of his clothes.

My Theory: Diancie is Actually Kalosian Mesprit or Mesprit Evolution

4:09- I'm still waiting to hear on how these Wynaut-people hybrids came into existence, and what they have to do with Ash's everstone!!!

I love the Kanto theory. It makes sense. There are so many real-world references from Kanto. While there are real-world references in other regions, it's nowhere near as many, and some of those even link back to Kanto. It makes perfect sense.

I couldnt tap the notification faster.

14:30 I'm not 100% sure but I just want to say...Ultra Beasts.

Wow last time I saw u u had 30k subs now u reached congrats on the big jump👌

Why do you shave your mustache but keep your beard? I feel like you'd look better with the mustache tbh, but you do you my dude

Personal theory: The reason Ash was 10 for so long is because the Pokemon world's measure of a year is longer than ours. A year is the measure of time it takes a planet to revolve around the sun. So for the Pokemon world, a year for them is decades for us. Think of it as one year for them being thousands of days. Extended from this: The reason they don't age the same as us within the same chronological time is because the humans of that world evolved (heh) to be more durable and "long living" to survive all the dangers of their world. Hence Ash being able to tank a flamethrower to the face and carry a Larvitar.

I like the theories especially the one about being a Pokemon real world.

So are you telling me if Brock opens his eyes everyone who looks at him will turned to stone 😨

Brock keeps his eyes shut because he’s a stereotypical Asian, they have thin eyes

My favorite theory is that Entei, Rikou, and Suicune were jolteon, flareon, and vaporeon that died, and were resurrected by ho-oh.

Another example of the Kanto referencing the real world: The Pewter City Museum of Science. The upper floor makes references to the US Space Program, and one NPC even mentions purchasing a colour TV to watch the Moon Landing.

Best part of this video is seeing eevee's name Darwin 💀

Brock keeps his eyes shut because he would otherwise always be firing Hyperbeams from them like a Snorlax

I don't care what everyone says Raikou is a cat.

I love the Kanto as a bridge theory. It could be the earliest (technically most energetic) game in the bicurrential temporal shape in the 5th dimension, the ground zero for the scientific discovery that rippled outward both directions in time and severed the inbound timelines of the place at the epicenter of the event, or confluence of events, that gives rise to the fractured, multiversal reality in which Pokemon takes place.

Aifel Tower on Paris? You mean lumios Tower in kalos 😂😂😂

I think that the theory of ash is mixed one, the Ho-oh incident modified his soul to be closer to Pokemons and interact better with them and thus the everstone he carries is able to affect him, also explains the ASH Grenninja connection/fusion !

Interesting that Arcanine also looks like the cut "legendary" fluffy dog that may have been the legendary of Pokémon Sliver before Lugia

The everstone theory can't be true. age and evolution are different and we know this because we have seen elderly first form pokemon.

*sees pokemon video* (Hoopsandhiphop viewers watches this) Me: YEAH NO SURSKIT!

Everstone theory: mmm maybe, I haven’t watch the new Pokémon episodes since xyz, but the last time I’ve seen ash and a everstone is when dawn was givin 1 for her piplup because it didn’t want too evolve.

I have another theory: Anabel and Wally are from different timelines/universes. Anabel is from the emerald universe or timeline and Wally is from the mega timeline, which is why Anabel is an adult and Wally looks like he’s 12.

Ok I did not see that medusa theory coming XD At first the Everstone sounds ridiculous until you remember we're talking about Ash who absolutely could forget he'd been carrying a pretty big rock for 25 years.

I too have a theory on why Ash doesn't age. In the first pokemon movie Mew vs. Mewtwo Ash attempts to stop Mew and Mewtwo's fighting. He succeeds but gets turned to stone. He was then revived by the tears of the pokemon but my theory is the tears brought him to heaven. He thinks he was revived and still is on his journey, at the end of the anime he could realizes he is dead all his friends fade away. He then becomes a ghost and goes to earth but stays on Mt. Silver with ghost versions of his pokemon as red which also explains why Ash has had the same main series pokemon but Espon, Arcanine, and Machamp which replaced the pokemon he didn't use before he died (krabby , tauros and Muk) hence why there three pokemon ash didn't have and that means Ash=Red too

I resonate w/ the idea that 3 pokemon that died in the tower then resurrected as the legendary beasts of Gen 2 were the original eeveelutions. The types match up, Flareon is fire (Entei), Vaporeo is water (Suicune) and Jolteon is electric (Raiku)

12:25 Alola:*Sob*

Ash holding an ever stone? Nah fam, he just keeps pressing B on his birthday so that he never ages.

Really cool video dude

Yeah... Theory 5 sounds a bit too similar to that creepypasta I've heard that declares that Pokémon are essentially descended from mutants created by some experiment-gone-wrong. Basically, the story goes that an international team of scientists working on a matter-energy transfer device wind up having a calamitous lab mishap that causes enough destruction to rival the atomic bombs, a quarantine is effected, yadda-yadda-yadda, Pokémon are born from the ashes (pun not intended) of the scientific catastrophe.

I didn't even think that "Kanto is based on Kanto" was a theory: I just thought it was a reality.

My favourite perfectly terrible Pokemon theory is that Gardenia killed everyone in the Old Chateau.

The Kanto=Kanto theory is confirmed isn't it? I mean originally Johto's map was just going to be Japan.

Heres your fan theory: Pokemon were a rogue altered reality program that gained self awareness, faught the people of that time, and won. Then rewrote history for the surviving enslaved people. The timeline this series is in is many years after that war and people are slowly returning to the way they were originally, with an altered idea of what actually happened.

I've always had issues with the "Ash never ages" theory because the anime (and fiction in general) will not have timeframes based on the real world and therefore its in-universe timeframe wouldn't be 20+ years. It's like asking why the Simpsons didn't age over 30+ years.

Brock is Asian and many Asians have slit eyes, from a bit of distance away they look like their eyes are closed, and anime often exaggerate this by making their eyes a literal slit. But they are perfectly capable of opening their eyes wider for emphasis if the situation calls for it. Also, if Brock is like medusa, then why did no one turn to stone when he did open his eyes? Also, everstone only stops pokemon from evolving, not growing, since humans don't evolve, it does nothing to humans. So even if ash did have an everstone in his backpack, it should not stop him from growing.

I know the games haven’t came out yet when this was uploaded, but my theory is that Sword and Shield’s water gym leader Nessa is actually Brock and Olivia’s daughter.If you watched the Sun and Moon episode where Brock and Misty are visiting Alola Brock seemed to know Olivia like he knew her personally and if you look closely Nessa and Olivia have similar designs and it also explains why her main pokémon Drednaw is part rock type which is the same type that her parents specialize in.

While not one that would fall into this type of video, there is a theory I would like to share. I think that Alcremie of Galar is the creator of the Whipped Dream item, aka the item needed to evolve Swirlix into Slurpuff via trade. Alcremie is currently known for making whipped cream for patisseries and bakers. While the image doesn't show a strawberry like those found on Alcremie, I would be shocked if the Whipped Dream item didn't consist of whipped cream.

The 10 age thing doesnt make sense in the context of other characters. Do they all have everstones?

Remember brock' family? Thats a lot of medusa in pewter city

I personally think that if Kanto would have cared more about the legendary birds than Arcanine would have been like the one to summon the birds together in the event of some catastrophe.

Did u know that the real reason Brocks eyes are always shut is because in Japanese folklore a person who's eyes is always closed is seen as wise and when u think about it brock is the smartest tallest and smartest therefore the most wisest p.s age and hight doesn't matter

My head cannon is that Brock is related to Frisk from Undertale. (Or vise versa).

Brock keeps his eyes closed because Hyper Beam comes out if he opens them.

“But hey that just a theory a GAME THEORY”

I’m more interested in the idea that South America apparently exists in the Pokémon universe which, along with the ‘Vikings mostly live in Minnesota’ line, logically means North America too exists.

Brock is like medusa? Oh boy, I gotta give you credit, that's the worst pokemon theory I've ever heard. Creative though.

Maybe Borock is just the Pokemon version of Toph but before Toph was a sprinkle in her parents eyes

Building a bit on that last theory-what if all the regions are acctually the places they're based on-just in the far future? Countries irl change names and boarders all the time, so it makes sense if the pokemon regions have different names and don't look exactly like their real world counterparts. As for why the kanto games mention real world places? Part of it may be because being the first games they take place further back on the time line, ie, before many places had name changes. At least the south america reference can be explained by that being a whole continent and not just one region. We never really get a world map that shows what continents in the pokemon world look like or are named.

I thought that Broc was supposed to be English /American as the Japanese think they have slanted eyes

as others are putting it with the everstone theory, Everyone doesnt seem to age. Also Ash always changes his outfit and backpack every new journey he goes on, so he either leaves behind what was in it or has to repack it, and I dont think he would keep what he thinks is just a random stone...

I've always thought that Brock has a very narrow eyes because he squints them and I never thought that Brock's eyes are full closed.

About the Ash and everstone theory, It is in the anime that aging is a completely different process to lv up and evovle so I don't think it would make sense for Ash to have a everstone that keeps his aging in check as Ash is basiclly a lv5 person.

Theory: ho-oh used a type of mega evolution when reviving the legendary beasts. Entei is a mega evolved Arcanine. Raikou is a mega evolved yamper evolution. And suicune is a mega evolution of a as of yet seen water dog.