Ash's Rivals RANKED From Weakest to Strongest.
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11 ай бұрынDiscover the ultimate Pokémon showdown as we rank Ash Ketchum's rivals in a thrilling Tier List battle! From intense battles to unforgettable moments, we'll determine who claims the title of the strongest rival.
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@Zactoshi 11 ай бұрын
Horizons Review Tomorrow.
@CupChaos 11 ай бұрын
W 🎉
@Taydar 11 ай бұрын
Don't worry, you can skip that.
@teowjinmingmoe7893 11 ай бұрын
Still after that, I just want to know the 6 part of Pokemon Sword and Shield
@user-cm4bw5mm6b 11 ай бұрын
As soon as possible, I am updated by you alone🥹
@fumkioyuki8457 11 ай бұрын
i do not know where my brain was at but read sword and sheild im a dummy
@GamingFanactic911 11 ай бұрын
Paul is so iconic. The entire story arc with him and Ash leading up to the finale of the Sinnoh League was just incredible
@erosgarcia6284 11 ай бұрын
Yeah, i hated the fact that Paul didn't enter the championships because "he doesn't like festivities" , i think that was a big excuse made by the writers.
@jakandratchet9930 11 ай бұрын
@@erosgarcia6284 I honestly would’ve loved to have seen a rematch between Paul and Cynthia in the Masters 8. Maybe if instead of Iris being in the Masters 8, she battles Cynthia in the tournament just before the Masters 8 are finalized, like Ash battling Raihan, and the battle plays out the same as it would in the show. Then Paul could’ve battled Cynthia in the Masters 8, if he entered. Only instead of a 3 on 3 battle like the normal tournament stipulation, I can imagine Paul would request a full 6vs6 battle with Cynthia for their battle, which I think Cynthia would accept, and the audience would go crazy for. At this point, I think Paul could either win against Cynthia, or at the very least, defeat most of her Pokémon. If Paul won, he could be offered the position of the Sinnoh Champion. Then in the next round, Paul could’ve battled Ash in a full 6vs6 battle, as Champion Vs Champion. I think the main reason Paul didn’t enter was because he became more interested in learning more about Pokémon, and genuinely took an interest in becoming a Gym Leader instead. I imagine Paul will be the same kind of mentor for challengers that he was to Ash during their battle in Pallet Town. I’m not sure if Paul feels he has to prove anything anymore, especially if he won against Brandon in their rematch, which I’m guessing he did. If he defeated Brandon, I don’t think Paul is obsessed with battling competitively anymore.
@eljordinio7647 11 ай бұрын
@@erosgarcia6284 and hypocritical considering the sinnoh league was a major festivity
@jakandratchet9930 11 ай бұрын
@@eljordinio7647 I think Paul honestly made that part up, to hide the reason why he was really in Pallet Town, to seem like the hardass he was to Ash in Sinnoh. I think the reason Paul didn’t enter was because he wanted to learn more about Pokémon, as much as possible to prepare for his Gym. He seems to be genuinely interested in that kind of role. Maybe he wants to be the same kind of Gym Leader for his challengers that he was for Ash. I kinda wish we got another episode with Paul, like in Aim to be a Master, to explain and show that.
@TheLatiosnlatias02 11 ай бұрын
I despise that bastard until this day
@martinisaac3153 11 ай бұрын
Something that makes Paul stand out more, is that he battled Ash not with the purpose of winning but to train him. He used three Pokemon specifically to prepare him for the Masters 8. Imagine if he had actually prepared a team made to take him down in a serious battle.
@jakandratchet9930 11 ай бұрын
The thing is, I think he could’ve used those three Pokémon to win against Ash if he really wanted to, especially in Metagross’ case against Gengar. Metagross took the full impact of Will-O-Wisp when it could’ve easily dodged with Agility, like it did with Shadow Ball. Metagross obviously chose not to dodge Will-O-Wisp on purpose to help Gengar prepare for an incoming Meteor Mash and help even the odds for Gengar against Metagross. It was part of Gengar’s training. If Paul wanted to win that battle, he could’ve easily dodged Will-O-Wisp, and used Psychic instead of Meteor Mash against Gengar, or if it knows Zen Headbutt, could’ve used that instead. It makes me wonder what other Pokémon Paul has, and how the ones we’ve seen him use are doing. I imagine they must be even stronger than ever, at least on par with his Masters 8 inspired team, maybe even stronger.
@epicfan1598 11 ай бұрын
@@jakandratchet9930 Yeah we don't really know paul's full strength or even if those are his strongest pokemon. He didn't enter the masters eight either so who knows
@jakandratchet9930 11 ай бұрын
@@epicfan1598 I’m astounded that Paul didn’t even enter the tournament, even though he was definitely more than capable. My only guess is that after Paul’s rematch with Brandon, especially if Paul won, that need to prove himself kinda just went away.
@eclipse2551 11 ай бұрын
Ash wasn't fighting at his full strength either, he didn't used his Strongest Pokemon Pikachu or any of his gimmicks.
@laxusstrauss5945 11 ай бұрын
@@eclipse2551Base lucario nO diffed raihan's ace With ease Who already had the level for m8 and was leon's former rival In other hand he struggled against paul's newly caught gyarados despite only using resisted moves
@northstarpokeshipper2148 11 ай бұрын
You ranked Ash’s friends. You ranked Ash’s rivals. Now rank Ash’s FRIENDS’ Rivals!
@Zactoshi 11 ай бұрын
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@aureliamastergoomba1278 11 ай бұрын
This is the funniest thing I’ve seen all week
@insheepsclothing5574 11 ай бұрын
Prediction: Serena, Iris and Cilan's rivals are all bottom tier while the top tiers are taken by Gary (technically a rival to Goh) and Zoey
@northstarpokeshipper2148 11 ай бұрын
@@insheepsclothing5574 Yeah. And the one in dead last should be Nini.
@Ash_Melodie 11 ай бұрын
@@northstarpokeshipper2148 legit had to think 5 seconds who the heck was Nini..now I remember I mean she had a gothita, farfetch'd and smoochum and appeared in like 3 episodes
@zeospark9715 11 ай бұрын
A hot take but I feel like Paul at this point became more of an iconic rival to Ash than Gary. Mainly because Gary would constantly belittle Ash but if you remember correctly, the two of them barely battled each other. I think they only had 3 battles before Gary decided to become a Pokemon researcher instead (first was before they both went to Johto, second their iconic match at the Johto League, and third right before Ash went to Sinnoh and two of those battles were just one-on-ones). Whenever Gary appeared, he usually just taunts Ash then goes on his way. However, Paul and Ash nearly battled each other every single time with Paul often coming out on top. The two was constantly at each other's throats and always tried to one-up each other (even Paul picked up some of Ash's tactics in battle like with the Counter Shield). However, both of them improved as trainers from their constant battles and became much better people as a result. It got to the point that Paul was more than happy to help train Ash for his Master's 8 tournament and was even seen smiling that his training paid off for him. Paul may not be Ash's strongest rival, but he was arguably the most important one
@eljordinio7647 11 ай бұрын
Definitely
@inrajwetrust2587 11 ай бұрын
Nah
@pn2294 11 ай бұрын
Not really
@warrioryuvraj4311 10 ай бұрын
Initially, Gary was always stronger than Ash. He had much more experience. He defeated Ash when Ash was the orange island champion .
@Andrew-ly4ch 10 ай бұрын
Agreed, their battles were more than just battles. It was a battle of ideals and to prove to each other whos approach to pokemon training was the right one.
@nintendogeek799 11 ай бұрын
I love how not only Paul is able to fight on par with pre-champion Ash, but that battle was also training for Paul since he was scouted out to become a Gym Leader. Idk to where but Paul might as well be the final test to trainers to see if they themselves qualify for the Pokémon League if they have what it takes to beat him.
@jakandratchet9930 11 ай бұрын
I think that’s why he became interested in being a Gym Leader too! To help train/prepare trainers for the next level.
@mawile2468 11 ай бұрын
After what happened in journeys, Paul needs to be ranked ahead of Alain. And Alain needs to be ranked ahead of Diantha. Ash beat Leon, who smacked Alain, who didn't need 5 freaking pokemon to beat Rillaboom unlike Diantha 😂. Meanwhile, even with Ash using his championship team, it STILL took two of his pokemon learning new moves for him to defeat Paul. 1. Ash 2. Leon 3. Cynthia 4. Steven 5. Paul 6. Alain 7. Diantha 8. Iris 9. Lance 10. Raihan
@IamSatoshi... 11 ай бұрын
Do u know who I think should of came back 1 ash 2 leon 3 Cynthia 4 steven 5 Paul 6 alain 7 diantha 8 gladion
@marqueesiohays 11 ай бұрын
I wonder how Paul would do against Alain.
@IamSatoshi... 11 ай бұрын
@@marqueesiohays can someone talk about how we needed ash to battle all his past rivals again maybe a pokemon sword and shield series for Zac
@Trottskee 11 ай бұрын
Paul is easily the best Anime Rival to date. This dude pushed Ash at every turn and in the end is still a Top ranked battler. Heck in his match against ash before the masters tourney he didn’t really seem to be trying to win. It tells me Paul definitely had the strength to be in that tournament and a top 4 battler. Would’ve LOVED if Cynthia gave Paul the Champion position in Sinnoh. Would’ve made me ecstatic and feel like Paul had a full character growth. He’s a legend.
@KayKwasa 10 ай бұрын
Paul wasn't just a strong rival, he was skilled at the same time; sure he wasn't the nicest guy to meet, but he's an intelligent trainer
@eljordinio7647 8 ай бұрын
Imagine how well he would do if he was in the Masters 8. He could give Cynthia a run for her money at the most
@ElJordinio-fd1jr 7 ай бұрын
Nope Imaginge not hw would not he was not in the Master 8 or 9 crap He could not gice cythia a run for the hill not for the monet crap at the most. but he's not intelligent trainer he more like a dumb and flawed trainer He was not skilled, and also evil.
@ElJordinio-fd1jr 7 ай бұрын
@@eljordinio7647 Nope Imagine how well he would not do if we was not in the master 8 or not crap he could not give Cynthia or Lean a run of the hill not for the money at the worst. Not the most.
@eljordinio7647 7 ай бұрын
@@ElJordinio-fd1jr you worthless swine don't know when to quit. Get lost or you'll be sorry 🔥🔥🔥
@user-tv8ut4sg3x 7 ай бұрын
@@ElJordinio-fd1jrwhat are u on about he wasn’t in the master 8 because he never participated in it lmao
@GaBY031000 5 ай бұрын
Ash and Paul's battle in the Sinnoh League might still be the greatest battle against a rival in the franchise. Some battles surpass it in individual aspects, but as a sum of enjoyment, callbacks, storyline, stakes and the poetry with Chimchar's abandonement ending up being the reason Paul lost is just perfect.
@erosgarcia6284 11 ай бұрын
Sawyer has the best potential ..change my mind. He improved a lot in a short period of time!!!
@parkergreen2704 11 ай бұрын
And since he's basically Steven Stone's protege, he could be the next champion!
@Shadow-jw1kt 9 ай бұрын
@@parkergreen2704that’s kinda how I view him. Basically baby Steven stone. Which is pretty nuts considering how strong his team got in such a short time. Semi-finals of the kalos league is no joke.
@parkergreen2704 9 ай бұрын
@@Shadow-jw1kt I wonder what else he would have in his roster.
@SAMTUBESTYT 11 ай бұрын
Pokemon Diamond and pearl has to be one of the best series. Paul vs Ash setup is way too epic and the whole finale fight of Ash Infernape vs Paul Electiviter is just top notch
@Hardcore0 10 ай бұрын
Yes I have the same opinion(and this main theme song so amazing)
@giftlwn1988 9 ай бұрын
Infernapes blaze is broken
@eljordinio7647 5 ай бұрын
With blaze, Infernape is borderline unstoppable
@aaravhallen679 11 ай бұрын
Like everyone, I would like to see Paul in the top of legendary tier or in champion tier with Cynthia included. He is too iconic. He could easily end up being on top 3 of the Masters 8 if he participated. In Ash vs Paul's latest battle, he didn't seem to be using his full strength. It looked like a casual battle.
@zeospark9715 11 ай бұрын
Yeah that was because Paul was trying to help prepare Ash for his upcoming tournament and it worked wonderfully. He wasn't in it that time to beat Ash and it makes sense as Paul was taking things a lot more easy for now on (even allowing his Pokemon to play with Ash's earlier in that episode lol)
@BikeEdward 11 ай бұрын
Nope,. he is still not that reformed.
@Vinothkumar-dk9bj 11 ай бұрын
Paul is not very so different then Ash , if Ash can do it then Paul would easily match with him .
@BikeEdward 11 ай бұрын
Paul is not different then poor sweet Ash
@redtutel 11 ай бұрын
If he was in the Masters 8, he’d probably also job to Leon 2 characters kind of need to to keep the stakes high
@AhmedHussain-ju6xd 11 ай бұрын
I would love if ash starts to make a recurring appearance around the middle of pokemon horizons as a trainer travelling paldea. It would be cool to see him make a few appearence
@lulukomadori9651 11 ай бұрын
even an namedrop would be amazing to let us know where/when this takes place
@soraandthegang1066 11 ай бұрын
You people should really let go and let horizon be there own thing instead of just asking for ash
@matthewkuscienko4616 11 ай бұрын
@soraandthegang1066 I agree, the whole point of Horizons is to serve as a new series without Ash; his time in the series is supposed to be over. People really need to give the series a chance without asking for Ash to come back, I feel like you hear more of that than anything on Horizons itself
@Radiolonestar 11 ай бұрын
@@matthewkuscienko4616 What i find so funny about it is that for years ive seen fans saying we should get a new protagonist and now that hes gone now I see is people wanting him to show up again. I agree Horizon should be its own thing
@carterryans 11 ай бұрын
@@soraandthegang1066 it’s not easy something you’ve loved for years
@malikaiforest3080 11 ай бұрын
this was a really good tier list, also pretty nostalgic to see all of Ash's old rivals again
@toreyrauch2504 2 ай бұрын
Well, not all of Ash’s old rivals. He didn’t even include Brock and Misty.
@jetguy128 13 күн бұрын
Indeed. But I am not sure if Rinto is a rival. He and Ash did not have any type of relationship. He is just a guy that Ash had rematch with and after that was never seen again
@jayd.doubledubs 11 ай бұрын
Let's go, let's go, let's gooo! Super happy to see Sawyer so high. It makes me absurdly happy that an Ash fanboy like Sawyer is shown to have the potential to become that strong and not just be some cheerleader on the sidelines who only admires Ash's fighting spirit but doesn't emanate it themselves Gary vs Sawyer would be an INSANE fight; I would love to see those two tactical fighters go head to head
@theserpent8667 11 ай бұрын
Especially if Gary gets a Mega Blastoise.
@zacharygate9842 11 ай бұрын
I hope they give Liko/Roy a rival that uses a competitive team.
@lulukomadori9651 11 ай бұрын
I would love if the rival is someone who start like that but become part of the team, I'm surprise we never had an rival who join the team, that way we see just how strong they are which push Liko/Roy since they're not that good yet
@patrickkh1245 11 ай бұрын
I think the ceruledge trainer is their rival
@zacharygate9842 11 ай бұрын
@@patrickkh1245 He's more of a rival for The Rising Volt Tacklers, even if he wants Liko's pendant.
@patrickkh1245 11 ай бұрын
@@lulukomadori9651 clemont was a rival to Ash
@eljordinio7647 11 ай бұрын
Wonder what kind of strats they would use if they were a competitive battler
@frkdring187 6 ай бұрын
Leon once Said “THERES Way more trailers that There are better than me” -wise words
@user-cm4bw5mm6b 11 ай бұрын
Paul was the best balanced rival Ash ever got,He was the hardest to crack Love You From India 🇮🇳
@jayd.doubledubs 11 ай бұрын
As much of an Alain fan I am, I have to agree. Alain always felt more like Ash's acquaintance or friend rather than a rival, just a strength goal XYZ Ash was striving for In fact, now that I think about it, I don't think Alain ever antagonized Ash, not even during the Team Flare arc Meanwhile, Paul was always, always antagonizing Ash and causing him to question his ideals and methods; Paul is definitely the best rival out of Ash's rivals
@avijeet424 11 ай бұрын
Bhai kidhar se ho?
@user-cm4bw5mm6b 11 ай бұрын
@@jayd.doubledubs Agreed 🤝
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@avijeet424 11 ай бұрын
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@briansherrod1916 5 ай бұрын
Paul is untouched he was a phenomenal rival. I loved everything about him.
@buuu489 10 ай бұрын
Paul is the goat in DP series. He single handedly made the season more interesting🤌
@Lgamerz_luka 11 ай бұрын
The sequel to ranking his companions is HERE!!!
@Shadow-jw1kt 9 ай бұрын
Honestly, Leon is just ridiculously OP. It would be pretty hard to imagine a trainer surpassing him. When it takes a trainer of Ash’s caliber to use 2 dynamax’s, a z move, and mega evolution, just to take down his normal team, with 2 dynamax’s, given charizard and cinderace, is just pure insanity. Also shows just how ridiculous pikachu is. Goes toe to to with gigantimax charizard, then takes down a full health gigantimax cinderace, and then eventually takes down charizard in his normal form.
@McDooogle 11 ай бұрын
Awesome list! Between the battle scenes and the Gen 3 battle music playing in the back it was truly a stroll down memory lane! I don’t think anybody can be mad at this list
@skbossgamer2476 7 ай бұрын
Tobias Crying in the corner 😂
@ragingwolf3383 3 ай бұрын
Bro i was looking for this😂
@Seivilon 2 ай бұрын
Yeah because Cynthia kicked his ass
@amrapalihadkey1792 26 күн бұрын
Okay actually he was not a rival. He just defeated ash that's it... He had nothing to do with ash..
@eljordinio7647 13 күн бұрын
He's nothing but cheating filth
@finleychen1535 7 күн бұрын
@@SeivilonShe didn’t, Tobias just gone for milk
@Taydar 11 ай бұрын
The fact that we will never see Ash vs Nemona is the biggest crime the anime writers have ever done.
@carterryans 11 ай бұрын
I think we can all agree all the rivals are unique and strong in there own way except Cameron
@MegaNikaNika 11 ай бұрын
why cameron?
@eljordinio7647 11 ай бұрын
Yeah... No Virgil hardly counts for anything since he and ash never even fought or interacted Trevor is weak And yeah Cameron is an idiot
@migspogi2097 11 ай бұрын
Cameron would be an absolute threat if he organized himself more
@darkdragon7210 11 ай бұрын
YEAH Cameron SUCKED ASS!!!
@Fisher_Tiger01 11 ай бұрын
@@migspogi2097Fax. The man has a decent team, he just needs to pull himself together.
@UnwantedGhost1 11 ай бұрын
The writers should of have Brendan replace Morrison as Ash's main rival in the Advanced Series. He did briefly appear in the Destiny Deoxys movie.
@UnwantedGhost1 11 ай бұрын
For those who don't know, Brendan's the male counterpart of May in Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald and the remakes.
@lulukomadori9651 11 ай бұрын
Sadly it the rule of the pokemon anime where we don't have the male protagonist meet up with ash, we didn't see gold from the chronicles special
@panosts6178 11 ай бұрын
Ash's Sinoh team was so well made and they had great connections between each other. He beat his rival fair and square for the first time. Too bad he lost to the dude with GameShark
@Sledge666 9 ай бұрын
After Latios he might have Deoxys and Latias but no way he has mew,mewtwo,and Arceus
@rikiro3956 10 ай бұрын
What makes Paul high diff from all other rivals is that he doesn't have just the ace pokemon, but 6+ other really stong pokemon that are beasts. That is the reason I like him better than Alain who just throws mega charizard at everything
@Hardcore0 10 ай бұрын
Exactly and he combine different strategies ,not just power
@tomnorton4277 8 ай бұрын
Paul's strongest Pokemon are Electivire and Torterra.
@TechnoArpan 7 ай бұрын
As a character I like Alain more, but I can agree with that
@eljordinio7647 6 ай бұрын
@@tomnorton4277 and ursaring. That bear has brute to burn
@Justin-pl3qx 11 ай бұрын
Great rated tier list of all Ash's rivals. I'm surprised about Trevor's rank thought you would put him in D tier but the explanation you gave putting him in the c tier reasonable. Love the ending of video priceless lol.
@minermole101 11 ай бұрын
Imagine if Ash was in the Horizons animé. Though even if not a cameo, a reference yould be neat.
@travisduncan6161 11 ай бұрын
This was an awesome video keep up the good work and have a wonderful day
@NatsuDragneel-ii9es 11 ай бұрын
I feel like Harrison can definitely be moved up to Elite Four Tier and Sawyer can potentially be moved up to Champion tier just because of how close the final battle between him and Ash was. I hate how Alain was treated in Journeys cause he's probably my favorite character in the series. He should've at least put Leon on his last leg.
@MarcusMapua 11 ай бұрын
I'm honestly not even sure if Leon technically counts as a rival as they only fought one time before the final battle. Rivalries up to now build each other up they more they battle-encounter each other to see development & growth between the two trainers, and we hardly got any of that with Leon; we got that more with Bea and heck technically at least almost Rinto than compared with Leon
@eljordinio7647 7 ай бұрын
@@MarcusMapua Leon and Ash still interacted a lot before their final battle so that definitely helps his case
@eljordinio7647 6 ай бұрын
Yeah Leon definitely needed to be challenged by Alain given his skill despite not being a champion
@mazharsiddiqi7288 11 ай бұрын
Awesome video Should do one thay includes the other League competitors like Vincent, Katie, etc. to see how they compare to the official rivals
@taariqmalik1822 11 ай бұрын
I didn't expect gladion to be as low as he was, but u made it make sense
@wish4605 3 ай бұрын
Paul might not be ash's strongest rival but he's definitely his best rival The entire dynamic between ash and paul and the development of infernape was absolutely insane and a great conclusion too
@Editor-Fc 11 ай бұрын
I think Paul’s stronger then Alain. In Journeys he was almost just as strong as Ash. While Alain took a really big thrashing against Leon while Leon is on the same level as Ash.
@lulukomadori9651 11 ай бұрын
Then again, Leon was way too strong where they had to let ash use 4 gimmicks to win, meanwhile alain still earn his place but sadly journey didn't care despite bringing him back for x/y fans
@eljordinio7647 11 ай бұрын
@@lulukomadori9651 it's like Journeys had something against XY given all the disrespect they gave it They didn't include Serena during Ash's flashbacks of his Kalos travels When Serena DID show up she didn't get much of a reunion with Ash They bring Greninja back without properly acknowledging Ash-Greninja And even though they did make two of the Masters 8 Kalos representatives, they had Leon completely disrespect and humiliate them
@pokemonchampion4826 11 ай бұрын
Paul didn't even face Ash's strongest pokemon Pikachu while base Lucario is weaker than Cynthia base Garchomp We also saw Ash's pokemons getting more powerful throughout master 8
@eljordinio7647 11 ай бұрын
@@pokemonchampion4826 the same base Lucario who cleaned house with Volkner, Bea's Grapploct and even took down Raihan's Duraludon while it was Gmaxed
@pokemonchampion4826 11 ай бұрын
@@eljordinio7647 That put Lucario above Raihan ace level but even Iris is stronger than Raihan. Cynthia's togekiss did more agaiant same Lucario than Paul's Gyarados.
@Pikaweedle 11 ай бұрын
Now you need to rank all of the rival’s Pokémon
@Mert_ens17 3 ай бұрын
Great video bro
@CountMonsparkle 8 ай бұрын
I always wanted to see a battle between Paul and Gary Oak, shame it will most likely never happen...
@joaquinnovoa2386 11 ай бұрын
Now this is what we needed!
@gaurangsawant516 Ай бұрын
Why Tobias and Cynthia are excluded ??
@Unstealleon Күн бұрын
0:13 and Cynthia isn't a rival she only battled him in masters Eight tournament
@oof9008 Күн бұрын
Because they are way too strong to be on the list
@gocesamardziev8450 11 ай бұрын
Ok, we got all the tier lists as well as the team changes to ash and his companions. Now all that's left is Zac's team changes to all of the rivals in the anime (ash's, may's dawn's, etc.) MAKE IT HAPPEN, ZAC!
@bijayathokchom1824 2 ай бұрын
Paul was literally every pokemon competitive player
@TheMediaNut 11 ай бұрын
A true list of rivals!!!
@ronnyday6294 5 ай бұрын
Ash losing to Cameron when he only had 5 Pokémon is the biggest plot armour in the whole anime, on par with Tobias
@eljordinio7647 Ай бұрын
Absolutely
@TheGamerninja15 11 ай бұрын
Alain made Trevor and Ash loose in the Kalos League so badly that he ended up getting karma for it in Journeys
@wazzawarrior5715 11 ай бұрын
I hope that if when Ash does return to the anime that he battles Nemona and we get to see how strong he’s gotten and maybe it would be a good way to develop Nemona and show that she still has a long way to go. He could also battle Liko or Roy but none of them have shown to be super into battling yet so we will have to wait and see
@tyson543 11 ай бұрын
Roy IS into battling. His goal is to find Rayquaza AND to make Fuecoco as cool and strong as Charizard.
@eljordinio7647 11 ай бұрын
@@tyson543 let's hope that means he will fully evolve into Skeledirge
@knucklestheceoofmemes7755 11 ай бұрын
Zac: Ash's rivals strengh tier list Also Zac: (ads Virgil)
@lulukomadori9651 11 ай бұрын
Oh yeah, lol, why was he on there, he could of just added Cross from the I choose you movie
@knucklestheceoofmemes7755 11 ай бұрын
@@lulukomadori9651 He atleast had 2 battles with Ash
@lulukomadori9651 11 ай бұрын
@@knucklestheceoofmemes7755 Oh well, just blame Cameron, Lol
@eljordinio7647 11 ай бұрын
@@knucklestheceoofmemes7755 Virgil and ash never even fought
@jetguy128 13 күн бұрын
@@eljordinio7647 But considering that Virgil and Ash both competed for Unova League and had friendship, he can be considered as rival even if two never fought
@nightshockplayz5894 11 ай бұрын
Great video!!! I would say Steven and Cynthia can also count as being ok the S tier. However, they did battle Ash just once, but others in the list also did that 🤣
@nightshockplayz5894 11 ай бұрын
Iris could also be in the A tier hahaha
@eljordinio7647 11 ай бұрын
@@nightshockplayz5894 if she could hold her own against the second strongest in the world, I can see that happening
@Eljordino4345-ud6kj 9 ай бұрын
Meh and nope!
@KalosNinja 10 ай бұрын
Ur actually absolutely right I agree with this I thaught Alain was falling under the S tier but it all made sense now seeing that he lost to Leon.
@jacobcarhart6160 11 ай бұрын
My tier list would be the same but I'd move Gladion to the B tier in front of Bea and I would have Kukui, and Paul in front of Alain in the A tier
@mr.mystery9940 11 ай бұрын
I would honestly put Paul above all in A tier. The reason is, that he didn't even used his aces: Torterra and Electivire and they're definitely stronger, than mons, that he used to prepare Ash for 8
@eljordinio7647 11 ай бұрын
If Paul could give ash a hard time, imagine what he could do to the rest of the masters eight barring Leon
@aidanzagorski1729 11 ай бұрын
Paul would still probably get crushed by Leon. Alain, with mega evolution, is stronger than Paul. and well, we all know how that went
@mr.mystery9940 11 ай бұрын
@Zags007 nah, man, his Garchomp was stronger, than Leon's Dragapult. He would've lost to Leon, but would've took out 4 or 5 Leon's mons in a process. Plus, Alain was made to be an idiot for M8
@blackknight6757 11 ай бұрын
@@aidanzagorski1729 strength isn't the only thing tho. Paul is waay smarter than Alain especially with how he adapts to battles(namely Ash's unpredictability). Not to mention Alain focuses only on his Charizard unlike Paul who knows how to use all of his Pokémon. Paul would win against Alain even tho it would be close
@radim5714 11 ай бұрын
Absolutely agree. Also remember Paul was always a powerhouse without any gimmicks.
@nicolasvaras8964 11 ай бұрын
Great list, although I would imagine that Cynthia would also be here but there was only 1 battle between Cynthia and Ash.
@eljordinio7647 11 ай бұрын
Ash never really saw Cynthia as a rival compared to an ally
@BikeEdward 11 ай бұрын
she is not ally.
@eljordinio7647 11 ай бұрын
@@BikeEdward will you just SHUT UP?!!!
@Eljordino4345-ud6kj 9 ай бұрын
She is not really an ally.
@eljordinio7647 9 ай бұрын
@@Eljordino4345-ud6kj WHAT PART OF SHUT UP IS BEYOND YOUR FEEBLE PATHETIC COMPREHENSION?!
@oresti9271 11 ай бұрын
Trevor being in the c tier with the other rivals makes me think of that clown soldier meme lmao
@patrickkh1245 11 ай бұрын
I would love it If the world championship returned and We got to see some of these trainers return.
@patrickkh1245 11 ай бұрын
Gladion is my favourite😁 i just love him so much. He is my favourite pokemon character ever. I dont know Why but he is just amazing.
@xcelerator03 11 ай бұрын
My favorite rival would have to be Gladion.
@vanessasandoval96 11 ай бұрын
G.L.A.D.I.O.N Glaring-Rivalry Looks At Dares Is Officially New-Rival
@nategraham6946 24 күн бұрын
Paul wasn’t even trying to win in their Journeys battle. But he was being a proper gym leader, and teaching his opponent.
@JesusFreak98 5 ай бұрын
The fact that Ash needed three different gimmicks to fight Leon never hit so hard
@shahabudinkarimi1810 11 ай бұрын
I wish we saw a ash vs Tobias rematch. anyone else wish we got this rematch
@lulukomadori9651 11 ай бұрын
It such an shame that they never brought him back again, literally meaning the writer made him just so ash didn't win the league in gen 4
@eljordinio7647 11 ай бұрын
No way. He was a freak of a hacker and a mistake Glad the anime got rid of him
@gauntlet8026 11 ай бұрын
Tobias was too broken for the Pokemon anime to handle so the Pokemon anime writers had to soft retcon him out of existance.
@tawnyacosta9091 11 ай бұрын
No, I’m fine with Tobias not coming back! He was only really there to make Ash lose the Sinnoh League, and nothing more really 😒 However, if any other Sinnoh character deserved a return… it would be Nando 🎶 Nando was at least there for a real reason, but then the writers made him face Ash too early, then he left and never came back 🥺 They didn’t even give poor Nando a cameo watching the Masters 8 along with the others! Which, to me at least, is a bit unfair to Nando 😭
@Elojordino1767-tu8ct 9 ай бұрын
@@eljordinio7647 Also you are in denial of all of this too LAMO!
@AhmedHussain-ju6xd 11 ай бұрын
This tier list is FACTS ❤
@patrickkh1245 10 ай бұрын
I love How Gladion looks in the thumbnail😁 my favourote pokemon character
@Bryan-uj3bo 9 ай бұрын
you should do a video ranking all of ash’s gym battles
@Axle287 11 ай бұрын
I’m surprised you didn’t put Iris in the tier list video because although she wasn’t Ash’s rival she’s still one of the best Legendary trainers in the world at least in my opinion.
@animedude8712 2 ай бұрын
She would have a better rival in Black and White.
@donovan802 11 ай бұрын
I’ll be honest, as fantastic as the Sinnoh League battle between Ash vs Paul is, and as satisfying as it was for Ash to finally win, I think Paul would’ve gotten the edge if he used this team that MysticUmbreon considers Paul best team: Torterra, Honchkrow, Drapion, Magmortar, Ursaring, and Electivire (there is the argument that Ash has learned how all of those members battled, aside from Drapion, but they never gave Ash an easy time at all)
@jakandratchet9930 11 ай бұрын
I also think Paul was saving some of those Pokémon for Tobias. One other thing, I don’t think Paul losing to Ash amounted to Paul’s choices with which Pokémon he used, because I think if Paul didn’t let Ash defeat Aggron or Gastrodon on purpose, Paul could’ve won (not guaranteed, but more likely) that battle if he had switched Gastrodon with Drapion after Ash switched Staraptor with Buizel without Gastrodon fainting. Honestly, I wonder how Paul would’ve fared against Tobias. Tobias would’ve definitely won, but I wonder how many of Tobias’ Pokémon Paul could’ve defeated before finally losing. I wouldn’t be surprised if Paul challenged Tobias at some point after his battle with Brandon.
@laxusstrauss5945 11 ай бұрын
thats his best team for sure but infernape would have won anyway
@eljordinio7647 5 ай бұрын
Eh. Ash would have still won but it wouldn't be that easy
@sumeracarnatia6997 10 ай бұрын
Think a Tier list of all the anime’s Gym Leaders, Elite Four members and Champions would be possible?
@speakerman2052 11 ай бұрын
I watched this just now. I agree with you on all the rivals
@duckblock 11 ай бұрын
I would put Sawyer higher on my list purely on his performance in the pokemon league. What he does are irl competitive pokemon battling strategies, and only Ash's plot armor was there to stop it. I believe that he would have something against Alain as well, if you discount Alain's plot armor that's crazier than Ash's.
@TechnoArpan 7 ай бұрын
Not really plot armor, Ash did stuff you can't do in the games due to the games being limited, but it was all legit
@eljordinio7647 6 ай бұрын
@@TechnoArpan thank you someone with common sense
@ObiClon 11 ай бұрын
So many rivals. So many great battles.
@voltingmaster5458 11 ай бұрын
0:15 and because he was essentially deleted from the Anime after the Sinnoh League concluded, and even if he wasn’t he was more than likely defeated by Cynthia since in Black and White when Caitlyn challenged Sinnoh’s champion to an exhibition match, the one to challenge her was You Guessed It, Cynthia!
@JadeSentinel 11 ай бұрын
You should do a discussion video comparing Pokémon Contest Vs Pokémon Showcases
@TheInfinityFulcrum 11 ай бұрын
Cool idea
@Vantoxify 11 ай бұрын
id LOVE to see Ash vs Nemona or Geeta
@eljordinio7647 11 ай бұрын
Geeta better be at least Cynthia's level of strength
@BikeEdward 11 ай бұрын
Cynthia's is suck.
@althie7268 11 ай бұрын
I wouldn't say Kukui and Leon were rivals.... They don't fight through out the series like others do, and they feel more like (eventually) challenged mentors more than rivals to me. But setting that aside I agree with your ranking. :)
@SalterGames 11 ай бұрын
i like the list brought back some great memories but how many times does he have to battle someone to consider him a rival, i feel like they gotta go at it at least a good 3 times to be a true rival
@thenewbb 11 ай бұрын
the thing making ashs rivals overhyped is ashs strength resets pretty much every time the era changes. he was pretty powerful in the last bit of sun and moon but atr the start of journeys we dont even need to say.
@aureliamastergoomba1278 11 ай бұрын
8:47 Like the attitude the XY fans gave after that didn’t justify this. Also, Pikachu and Greninja kind of carried
@christ5431 8 ай бұрын
No all the Pokémon from Ash to kalos are you force with this XY argument to an excellent victory rate I can say that infernape carried the sinnoh team
@aureliamastergoomba1278 8 ай бұрын
@@christ5431 same with Greninja and Pikachu (mostly Greninja) in Kalos! Noivern, Talonflame, and Hawlucha were not that great. Hawlucha struggled against an Ice/Dark Type, with its only super effective move being ICE BEAM! Yeah his Kalos Team *sucks* pal!
@christ5431 8 ай бұрын
@@aureliamastergoomba1278 Seriously hawlucha beat a mega evolution Talonflame to equalize with a legendary and he beat one of Sawyer's strongest Pokémon goodra beat the ace of Tierno and Clermont
@christ5431 8 ай бұрын
@@aureliamastergoomba1278 Ahh you want to talk about the table of types in alola he has 4 Ground weakness in sinnoh 4 ICE weakness in kalos they have coverage to overcome their weakness like foot aerobatics flash cannon and flame charge unless you are a haster you must not be smart
@eljordinio7647 7 ай бұрын
@@aureliamastergoomba1278 Noivern was the only pathetic one. Hawlucha and Talonflame were decent
@simeonroberts2004 11 ай бұрын
Next you have to ranks Ash’s companions’ Pokémon by strength
@lulukomadori9651 11 ай бұрын
Oof that'd be insane, maybe separate so it like female companions and male companions for 2 parts
@northstarpokeshipper2148 11 ай бұрын
@@lulukomadori9651 How about 3: One for the girls, one for the boys, and one for Goh
@lulukomadori9651 11 ай бұрын
@@northstarpokeshipper2148 Oh god Goh mons, right. I think ONLY the ones that battle should be just for goh
@eljordinio7647 11 ай бұрын
With how many Pokemon goh has, that would take eons
@JuanCV1912 11 ай бұрын
Ash's teams from every region/series from worst to best
@eljordinio7647 11 ай бұрын
Top 3 would probably be XY, Sun and Moon and obviously Journeys at no. 1
@thatman666 11 ай бұрын
I think Wolfey got that topic covered.
@jediclonekag13 11 ай бұрын
If Ash returns in "Pokemon Horizons", then I really want to see him battle Nemona.
@kdwil1999 11 ай бұрын
I'm so glad that my boy paul got top 4 in the list. He will always be the best rival in the pokémon anime
@sceptile2794 11 ай бұрын
Can't agree more
@BikeEdward 11 ай бұрын
I disagree more. He will always be the worst rival in the pokemon anime. HE still unforgivbale.
@rheem5794 11 ай бұрын
@@BikeEdwardMan shut up crybaby.
@pinkprincess6136 11 ай бұрын
I liked the tier list and I do think Tobias is Ash's rival because he went against Ash with a Darkrai and a Latios and because he was one of the strongest trainers that Ash went against and he's probably is stronger than most of Ash's rivals because of his legendary team.
@eljordinio7647 8 ай бұрын
He doesn't count for anything. He only showed up for the league, didn't interact with ash outside of battle once, and humiliated the heck out of him
@pinkprincess6136 8 ай бұрын
@@eljordinio7647 you do have a point.
@Unstealleon 2 ай бұрын
Cynthia swipe the floor with him so he is still behind leon
@TheOshowatKing 7 ай бұрын
I like how most of his rivals still have a strong bond and are good freinds
@RiriSeven5625 11 ай бұрын
it makes me sad for how awful they treated these rivals in journeys. ash didn't get to battle gary not even just a friendly battle, ash and alain have literally no interactions despite having one of the best rivalries in the franchise, and paulbeing the ash's best competition is reduced to just a mere training partner. why couldn't be some if not all of the rivals be in the tourney competing with ash instead of just making in cameos smh. journeys just continues to dissapoint me as a series until now lol
@oliverorchard6774 11 ай бұрын
I feel like Gladion should be higher (High B tier low A tier) considering that he decided to complete the island challenge because of Ash, plus he also had personal development compared to many other rivals through his family troubles and he was one of the better trainers in the Sun and Moon series.
@MarcusMapua 11 ай бұрын
I guess it might be because if compared with others to fight, I don't think Gladion wouldn't have stood any chance against any other rivals of Ash. If only they gave Gladion a full team at the time so that a full 6v6 instead of a 3v3 could help raise his scaling
@cauanzg5193 11 ай бұрын
@@MarcusMapuaI imagine that Gladion's only problem is the same. Since I see him as strong or maybe even more than certain B-Rank trainers, besides that we have to count the Z-move which is a huge advantage within a battle.
@inamdaryasin 11 ай бұрын
@@MarcusMapuaGladion was able to put very close fight against Ash who has more powerful team than all those rivals except Leon, Alan and JN Paul.
@MarcusMapua 11 ай бұрын
@@inamdaryasin Fun Fact though: with sm ash's team, all Gladion had to do to technically winning advantage over practically almost all of his alola pokemon team would be is to have Silvally turn into a Ground type Pokemon (takes out 5/6 and then we just Air Slash out rowlet)
@inamdaryasin 11 ай бұрын
@@MarcusMapua One ground Pokemon isn't enough unless it's champion ace.
@nitt_ 11 ай бұрын
The writers just stopped giving a damn about Casey and Ritchie which is pretty sad, especially for Casey since she was still a beginner
@Zactoshi 11 ай бұрын
She was great 🥲
@lulukomadori9651 11 ай бұрын
Johto was so bizzare in the anime, full of filler and rival who promise to be at the league but never did
@dragontales1999 11 ай бұрын
@@Zactoshi i thought you hated Casey since you gave her a 4/10 in the rivals reviewed video
@eljordinio7647 11 ай бұрын
She and Ritchie deserved way better
@BikeEdward 11 ай бұрын
Paul did not dersved better at all.
@Radley653 2 ай бұрын
I'ma admit gladion for some reason is one of my many fav Pokemon characters
@aureum7479 2 ай бұрын
Trip’s bond he had with Snivy, Servine and Serperior was really special
@ShinyUmbreon106 11 ай бұрын
Paul not in legendary tier is crazy
@sandygarcia3567 11 ай бұрын
paul in legendary? your fanatism makes you bias, even alain deserves that more than paul since he literally has fought legendarys before.
@ovictor1472 11 ай бұрын
Not sure if the community consider Cynthia and iris ask rivals but I do for me iris right behind Alan and Cynthia would be right behind Leon
@mrbrightside2742 10 ай бұрын
“But like….. it’s a maganium” ☠️ 😂
@theshadyking8175 10 ай бұрын
You should do a video on ranking ash's rivals Pokémon or at least their ace
@rabia7012 10 ай бұрын
For me Paul stood out the most he was a legendary rival because he genuinely gave all he got in every battle but after infernape won against electivire and after ash finally beat Paul to us die hard fans ash won the entire sinnoh league
@user-sm3uu6fb1f 11 ай бұрын
I am kinda in a grey area with Leon I don’t really consider him a rival to ash cause he doesn’t portray the rival energy like someone like Paul and Alain does but I also do for the reason he fit the criteria to be an ash rival even though it was the bare minimum
@cooper3814 9 ай бұрын
what about Gladion? if you ask me it was more Like a sibling rivalry between their Lycanrocs and Ash and Gladion were friends
@superan3 5 ай бұрын
I've watched the show and the writers have done it so dirty on Trip especially the loss against Simone's Dwebble, Biancas Emboar, and Unova Leaugue's first match against Ashes Pikachu. It's like they made him grow as a strong character just to get beat by really bad plot armor.
@NMM_Lifely 11 ай бұрын
I died when I thought you were going to end the video
@toxicjoshua7934 11 ай бұрын
Alan losing is still BS, at the very least make it a close fight 😅
@lulukomadori9651 11 ай бұрын
Truly an Journeys Moment
@SonicSwift99 11 ай бұрын
Alain losing wasn't the problem, it was the fact that Leon didn't even G-Max his Charizard to win and instead wrecked Alain's broken Charizard in base form. Bro actually got Yamcha'd.
@laxusstrauss5945 11 ай бұрын
Leon got carried by plot in the m8 because he was the main goal for the main character So it was obvious they would show him broken
@eljordinio7647 11 ай бұрын
Agreed. For a master's eight trainer, they had zero respect for Alain And to think some people like to justify this treatment
@eljordinio7647 11 ай бұрын
@@SonicSwift99 that, and the fact that they made Alain look so weak in comparison despite getting one KO
@jeronimoroldan2677 11 ай бұрын
Sigo pensando que a Rito le deberian haber dado a Mega Gallade.
@spontaneouswizard358 11 ай бұрын
I love Tyson’s hair. Almost Afro like.
@davidedalterio4979 11 ай бұрын
Hau is Victory Road Lvl at least and I am NOT kidding. Among the Kahunas, his grandfather is the closest to his E4 counterpart by the end of Sun&Moon, as he possesses both his in-game aces and has the most battle experience; if Hau was able to defeat him (without the Z-move, mind you), that means he's either on E4 Tier or right under, having barely started his journey. And if you need even more evidences, well, keep in mind that he almost defeated the Rowlet who (alongside Lycanroc) beated Champion Tier Kukui's 2nd strongest mon, Braviary. If that isn't strenght, I don't now what is it.
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