Honestly true,But Red's Theme(Specifically Red in HG/SS) Is the one that I have Goosebumps,Red is literally Canonized as The Original Player,Seeing You as Ethan Battling Yourself As Red is Just Masterpiece. also it has the Motive of The Original Pokemon Theme in Red and Blue
@kapparill this is my order of Champion themes, from most likeable to (still) likeable: Winners: 1) Cynthia 2) Diantha Chef's kiss: 3) Volo 4) N 5) Geeta (this track is growing so quickly on me; previously it was #7 but now #5) 6) Iris 7) Lance Still amazing: 8) Blue (JUST the beginning of the third rendition pulls this theme alone) 9) Nemona 10) Steven and Wallace 11) Alder Still Good: 12) Kukui 13) Leon 14) Hau
I love how all the themes are, while still menacing since this is the Champion, rather upbeat and make you feel excited for the battle. It's the climax of your journey, the final battle as a trainer before you become champion, so there's a sense of celebration. And then you get to Volo, and it's just such a tonal shift because you're trying to stop a madman from destroying the world with the help of a primordial deity.
HGSS Red's Theme is always a masterpiece to me. Gives me nostalgia, I remember climbing Mt. Silver and randomly finding him by pure accident. The hardest & best battle ever.
Same. I was like 3 or 4 and just wandering around Mt. Silver because the guy in the pathway finally moved out of the way and i found this lone guy at the the top of the mountain. I remember struggling to beat him for so long until i finally did.
Personally I think it's weaker than Gen 2s. Gen 2's slower and louder tone make it feel a lot more intimidating. Which is what it should be one you're going up against Red.
So true. She deserved *SOOOOOOO* much better. More appearances during the story, helping the player battle against Team Flare, and a Champion Battle that would give Cynthia a run for her money. Seriously, she had the potential to be the modern Cynthia, but they wasted her. She really deserves to be one of the greats like Steven and Red. I wish they would bring her back in future games rather than Cynthia and give her a truly locked-in team.
Her chamber at the Kalos league definitely gives off those vibes. Pure, Radiant Beauty. I love it. She is so criminally underrated. She deserves to go to other regions to challenge the player, not Cynthia. I'm so tired of Cynthia being shoehorned in as the one Champion to travel to other regions while rarely any other Champions get to do so and sometimes can't even be battled.
@@SegaMario Yeah especially when you know Dianthea is a movie star/actress. She SHOULD be the one you'd see across other regions. no way all the movies she played in only took place in kalos
@@SegaMario Cynthia only appeared in Unova with the premise that she is on vacation, Undella Town being a summer tourist destination. Apart from that she didn't really appeared in any other game as a surprise cameo.
@@oliverorchard6774I like that because it’s reminiscent of how chaotic, yet thoughtfully planned out Blue’s team is. I’d also like to imagine that Blue is also very chaotic by nature when battling Red because he’s dead set on winning and finally proving that he’s better than Red after getting his ass kicked by him the whole game.
I especially love the way it kicks in immediately after Blue declares "Do you know what that means? I'll tell you! I am the most powerful trainer in the world!"
“You”/Kukui” is my favorite theme. A criminally underrated track if you ask me. For those curious, Steven’s and Cynthia’s themes are right below. I can’t decide which of the two I prefer for 2nd, but they both almost made first for me
"Kanto pandering" (as if that's a bad thing), and it's not even that. It's a celebration to the end of the era of handheld gaming, because after S&M, Pokémon finally moved to console. Also S&M's champion theme is one of the best ones. @kapparill
@@cleidosvaldoplanktonhe's the only "rival" champion afaik and his speech before the match is just... "do you know what that means? im the best trainer in the world" cues theme. that beats every other theme for me
@@cleidosvaldoplankton The only other champion trainer that could be considered a rival champion was Nemona, but that entire champion ranked trainer confuses me. Because you'd think that she'd be champion if she was that rank instead of geeta, and considering she's the final battle of the gym leader path, I like to think she was intended to be the final battle, but somewhere along the way they decided to change it, and therefore giving larry a spot in the elite 4 to cover it up. I feel it'd been more homage to the Gen 1 style if they kept Nemona, and Geeta'd say Nemona was the final battle before you could become champion like how Lance does. Just my personal headcanon.
SV didn’t hit for me, mostly the gym leader theme was lame and repetitive, the crowd chorus when the gym leader Tera’s feels like a lame move the capitalize off of SWSH’s crowd cheering hype. idk feels uninspired.
@@daviemerim8077 I remember back then everybody was trashing it, particularly the Pokémon designs. I mean, an ice cream cone? A bag of literal garbage? And don't get me started on the monkeys. To be fair, those criticisms weren't unwarranted, but the story to me was the best in the whole series, and the game had almost everything you could want from a Pokémon game except a Battle Frontier. We didn't know it until later, but Gen 5 was Pokémon at its best.
@@frostyguy1989 Not really, specially not the first games. I still find most of the designs from gen 5 to be pretty meh, so I was very grateful when B2 let me use mons from other gens
@@frostyguy1989the criticisms are valid but the reason they hate it is usually they just hate the newer gens, they dont wanna say seel, voltorb, marill, charmander, squirtle, charizard, oddish, rattata, pidgey, sparrow, etc had horrible designs.
I friggin love Leon's theme. It fits that world and his character perfectly. Pokemon battles have always been fun and a spectacle for me and his is the only one that really embraces the "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!?" aspect that I love
Leon was definitely the showman, and his theme fit him well. I didn't really like his fight because he threw out rhyperior and it really stood no threat against my team, and because of that i couldn't take the fight as serious as i wanted to. Literally burned full restores to heal off the damage of an earthquake that did 20%, in a Pokémon with no set up just to laugh at it. Only to turn around and use that Pokémon to 2HKO it. Felt anticlimatic at the time, but I must admit his team did have style.
Blue's and Lance's/Red's theme just blows every other theme out of the water. It may be because I'm on the older side but those themes just work SO well for a champion and final battle theme. I also really like Iris's theme.
I don't like Iris' theme and I don't feel like she deserves to be Champion... LIKE I know she is strong and young, but like something irked me about her being Champion. 😅
there's always been something about Ruby/Saphire/Emerald that made it pop so much more than the others. i dont think those games had a single bad track to them.
The OST in gen 3 sound like it's clipping, like the gain is really high and pushing the limits of the themes. It's the only gen to do this with their OST and I love it. The screechy trumpets paired with the beepy 8-bit sounds is so good.
i LOVE Blues theme, because its a perfect representation of himself. its threatening and fast paced, it even gets a little wild, almost like it's going to lose control of itself and all over the place. Just like Blue can be. Then it comes back together in a very bombastic way full of power and skill, which also describes Blue. He's genuinely one of the best trainers in the world, even though he can be erratic and hot headed. His champion theme (especially in Fire Red/Leaf Green) perfectly reflects his own personality.
So many good themes amongst these. The original Cynthia from DPPt and then the Volo adaptation from PL:A are both iconic themes with completely different dynamics. The XY World Champion theme is another personal favourite, thanks in part to following the VGC World Championships from that year (the BW version is also good, its much darker and grittier). And finally the Kukui SM theme, I remember concluding my first run at something like 2am with headphones and the nostalgia wave at the opening stuck so much for me.
Have to battle Red at the end of Gold probably was one if not the most unexpected plot twist of video game history (if you played red or blue in the first place) it's almost as if you were battling yourself and that was an amazing feeling omg
Man, for the longest time I thought the battle theme for N would not be topped. The intensity and pending doom along with the highest of stakes for this battle. But, the Professors and Volo might’ve topped it 2 times in a row.
Bro as rough as they were as games, it is undeniable that Scarlet and Violet had some absolute heaters in their soundtrack, like that Professor battle music is absolutely nuts
It gives off a sense of nostalgia as you face the rival who's been encouraging you from day 1 to this moment of your final battle! I also live it a lot.
I'm glad to see that Steven's theme is the most viewed. He gets so overshadowed by Cynthia, don't get me wrong she's up there as one of the best champs for a reason, but Steven was the first true nightmare. That metagross is still one of the most terrifying champion aces ever. Also glad the professors got in here too, their whole team was a nightmare.
I love Cynthia as much as the next guy but she is heavily overrated. I’m glad to see a fellow Steven enjoyer out in the wild. I’ve always said that Cynthia is basically just a female version of Steven anyways. They’re very similar characters.
@@mia3033 How is steven a better champion? He didn't help you throughout the story. Team Magma and Aqua were running amok and Steven was chilling in some random friendly cave digging up some fossils. Cynthia accompanied you to the distortion world and tried, to at least stop team Galactic despite her obligations as a champ. Even in the remakes Steve does nothing
@@Yokai_Yuri calm down bro its just my opinion and i am not saying cynthia sucks, steven just stood out for me more as a character. I dont remember much the exact game events but he definitely helped the player a lot as well.
FR/LG's version of Champion Blue's theme will always be my favorite. It feels so dramatic; after countless battles with this guy who's continuously insulted you, it's finally time to defeat him for good.
@@spud9079FR/LG is epic, but that's technically Gen 1. Now, if you're wondering about the R/S/E, it's OK to me. Edit: Correction, the original is great.
HeartGold/SoulSilver champion battle theme will always be #1 in my eyes the fire beat the intensity of it it all just works and bounces off each other to create this harmonic symphony 😌
@@Mwright4444 no its literally plays every single title defense other then hau and in vs hau in the pokemon league it starts with the player intro then shifts to hau.
For me, when I think of a champion theme, I will always remember Lance from HG/SS. Iris is a close second, as well as Ghetsis(screw what anyone says, he was 50 times harder than N or Alder with his Hydreigon, he was champion level), but Lance hit different. His music makes me imagine him slowest walking towards you, giving you a friendly smile…then whipping out a Pokeball, chucking it as hard as he can at the ceiling just for a Dragonite to start dragon rushing you right out the gate.
@@Ash_Melodie Not only that but he actually has surprise coverage for most of his team and is fought with a limited pokedex even though besides regions like paldea unova has a lot of strong pokemon in the brute strength category
@@AdamDawson3 Ghetsis is a final boss. N by technicality is a champion because he did beat the elite 4 fair and square by the time you got there. Its just like with Blue as they were both champions for a short time before you the player intervenes.
Kukuis Theme is the greatest Theme this World has ever heard. He whiped our all asses and was still a maniac, he was God Tier when u fought him the second Time and when this Banger started playing u knew it was over ur last Minute has begon, u and him u reached ur 100% potencial. A Battle of literally Gods
I agree! I was playing pokemon emerald recently, and that was what motivated me to win the Wallace battle (Besides having a level 62 Swampert and a level 74 Rayquaza)! Gen three has ZERO bad themes!
My OG Champion Battle as GSC and is seared into my brain. I adore Iris's theme so so much even though I never played any Unova games, I love it because it is so fun and light helping determine that the champion isn't necessarily just an advisory but also invested in your growth as a trainer. Prof. Kukui's theme has all the proper thematic growth from Iris's in terms of the grandeur of establishing a new league and making it a competitive environment but also understanding and bursting with life. The Gen 9 themes are all over honestly because the AI Professor themes are SUCH bangers.
My top 5 list of Champion Battle Themes: 1. Red Theme 2. N Theme 3. Cynthia Theme 4. Iris Theme 5. Diantha Theme Bonus: Professor theme from Scarlet/Violet is really good.
Can't believe I don't see the Professors theme mentioned in the comments here. IMO that is the GOAT. It was either Cynthia or Blue for me up until SV and the Professor theme blew them both out of the water
My favorites (no particular order): 0:00:00 Gen 1 - Gary Fucking Oak 0:13:10 Gen 7 - Gary Fucking Oak 0:31:04 Gen 4 - The Queen 0:39:30 Gen 8 - The Queen 0:48:00 Gen 5 - Dragon Child 0:53:44 Gen 6 - Balenciaga model 1:08:54 Gen 8 - The Prince 1:14:07 Gen 9 - The girl that sits in front of you in class 1:20:37 Gen 9 - Your PC turns into Skynet
Cynthia for the most challanging and death defying theme and champion. Blue/Red/Lance for the most nostalgic and flat out insane theme. Both Black and White series for the peak (almost) of champions, both for it's themes and champions. Pokemon champion themes never miss when it comes to cooking.
I think Lance's theme is the perfect example of sound designers putting their brains together to make the most out of the NES's limited sound capabilities. Especially comparing it to the Gen 1 theme; they made it sound like the NES can play more simultaneous notes than it actually physically could.
The champion defense theme with Kukui gets me so emotional. Having growth up with the entire series, it feels like such a huge love letter to fans and the franchise. It feels as huge and epic as it always could have been with so much nostalgia but embracing what is new and to come.
I like a ton of these themes for different reasons. I’ll list my top 5 in reverse order. 5) “You” from Sun/Moon This one is huge because… well, this time you really were the first to make it. The games reflect this in their brutal difficulty as well, this wasn’t an easy feat. If you’ve played every game in the series, you know how close you’d have come to being the first in RBY, but this time… you actually did it. 4) Volo from Legends Arceus This one is honestly genuinely frightening. The piano is scary enough, but when he sends out spiritomb and suddenly you know what basically his whole team is going to be… it doesn’t help. Legends had a new gameplay style that made winning really only super feasible with equal or more Pokémon than the opponent. Having to fight that 6v8 is HARD. 3)Blue, the World Champion Do I really have to explain why fighting the WORLD CHAMPION is huge? I didn’t think so. It feels tense and intimidating. 2) Nemona Thank god she’s here, because Geeta is one of the most underwhelming and least thought out champions in history. Back to Nemona, the theme is INCREDIBLE. Victorious, full of energy, and, for once, an all out assault. For a trainer that loves battling as much as she does, you actually don’t get to battle her too much, but this final one really does make up for it. 1)Red HGSS/B2W2 This one… this one is something else. You aren’t fighting someone else. It’s not external this time. You’re fighting YOURSELF. You are proving your own growth as a trainer, as a person. In HGSS in particular you can really feel this. It’s a SHAME really that they made this theme shared with Lance, he doesn’t deserve this in the slightest, and it takes away from the idea that this is a theme for you.
Fight me if you want, but i will die living by the fact that Sun/Moon and US/UM Champion themes are the best. Do they have as much nostalgia factor as others? No. Do they slap? HELL FREAKING YES
@@devinroi3886geeta's theme wasn't bugged for me. Elite 4 was. It felt both disguting and... Good. Like, it made it sound like a real challenge, something you have to win, with high stakes. But listening to it the entire time was annoying
Wow, listening to some of these themes back to back again made me hear a few songs from my past in kukui, hau, and Leon's theme. Kujui/Hau with the opening to the original games, and Leon's with the original "welcome to the hall of fame" song. It perfectly fits their place and style in the game. You're Alola's first champion. What better theme to start off as the first champion than the first song you hear to begin your adventure at the beginning of the series? Leon's theme fits so well with what you've accomplished in the game so far. The fact you're standing against the invincible Leon after saving the region from Eternitus is praise enough (i found his Rhyperior to be silly, but im not going to dunk on it right now) Nemona is probably the best rival in the series. Blue was always amazing, especially with that chip on his shoulder, but Nemona is the perfect blend of "in at the top of my game, i have nothing to prove, so losing is actually interesting, because this doesn't actually happen". I wanted a few more battles with her in the story than i got. Blue could be seen as an opportunist because of the way he catches you just before trying to heal and such, but being a Vicky and arrogant guy just didn't feel right for "I know I'm the best, I have nothing to prove". Compare that to Nemona.
oh man, •I have never played pokemon arceus but that champion theme, WOW, I got the chills! Must be honest that theme is what convinced me to get the game now! •I love pokemon emerald/ruby/sapphire theme, it really showcases what the game was all about, a very fun and intense adventure! •Nemona theme... I just finished pokemon scarlet literally a few hours ago, and listening to Nemona theme was like going back to that era of Mario Kart Double Dash, Sonic Adventures, Mario Sunshine, just that calm, peaceful and fun era as a child! And then from the professors theme I just get this vibe of "My child, this is only the beginning of this adventure and there is no end, so let's all have fun and enjoy every single moment of it!"
Maybe it's the recency bias, but out of all of these themes, I found that Geeta's was THE COOLEST if not a contender for the best out of all of them. The opening using the main Pokémon theme is perfect, and the rest of the song captures both the fun of being a champion (like Leon's theme) and the seriousness of being the region's strongest (like Cynthia's theme) well. I also heard from another comment that one of the OG Gamefreak composers was retiring with Scarlet and Violet, and that Champion Geeta's theme may have been one of the last songs he'll ever composed, which is just the best way to end your career. Thank you Mr. Masuda (I looked the composer list up and I believe the composer was Mr. Junichi Masuda)
@@IJC039 yeah, I believe it did because I wasn't able to play it until a month after it came out, and when I put the cartridge in it already needed an update
@@TheNameIsGamestar Oh, ok. Thats good, because many people including myself listened to it on loop, and for me personally, music is important for a battle, so battling her with the first 10 seconds on loop was driving me crazy. Glad you didn't have to deal with that.
Trainer red/lances theme is by far what all these strive to be. Just going up nt silver, and fighting what was then the greatest trainer ever. Thats badass, and the theme really goes all out to let you know youre in for an asswhoopin
Honestly after a lot of thought I think Kukui's or I should say the player's champion theme my favorite. The opening with the main theme sends chills down my spine every time and song has the intensity and grandeur of a champion's theme. But it also feels like a celebration of how far you'd come and how far the series had come by that point. It evokes feelings of nostaglia in me despite not being from a particularly old game in the series. And knowledge Gen 7 would he the end of the series life on hand helds, it makes these feelings i have for this song even stronger.
If I have to make a top 3: 3. Professors from S/V 2. Lance/Red from HGSS 1. Blue from FRLG. I really love when the songs are intense and epic, that you know you're in to be fucked if you're not prepared enough
my favorites are iris, nemona and leon's personally. being a long time pokemon fan, they just make me so emotional while the others are more intense sounding.
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Which champion theme is your favourite? Alder is high up there, but I think Cynthia's wins out.
Honestly true,But Red's Theme(Specifically Red in HG/SS) Is the one that I have Goosebumps,Red is literally Canonized as The Original Player,Seeing You as Ethan Battling Yourself As Red is Just Masterpiece.
also it has the Motive of The Original Pokemon Theme in Red and Blue
It’s got to be Stevan and Wallace’s theme
@kapparill this is my order of Champion themes, from most likeable to (still) likeable:
Winners:
1) Cynthia
2) Diantha
Chef's kiss:
3) Volo
4) N
5) Geeta (this track is growing so quickly on me; previously it was #7 but now #5)
6) Iris
7) Lance
Still amazing:
8) Blue (JUST the beginning of the third rendition pulls this theme alone)
9) Nemona
10) Steven and Wallace
11) Alder
Still Good:
12) Kukui
13) Leon
14) Hau
Ethelo ( Volo)
I’m tied between Cynthia and Elio/Selene
I love how all the themes are, while still menacing since this is the Champion, rather upbeat and make you feel excited for the battle. It's the climax of your journey, the final battle as a trainer before you become champion, so there's a sense of celebration.
And then you get to Volo, and it's just such a tonal shift because you're trying to stop a madman from destroying the world with the help of a primordial deity.
Sada/Turo battle music goes so hard. Scarlet/Violet music in general is so good but everything in area zero is 11/10
Agreed man. Plus te theme was made by the dude who made undertale
Agreed. When I first heard it, I stopped and just jammed for a bit. It NEARLY became my #1 track. But Miror B still holds that. XD Specifically.
@@KGAGamer is that a celeste reference?
HGSS Red's Theme is always a masterpiece to me. Gives me nostalgia, I remember climbing Mt. Silver and randomly finding him by pure accident. The hardest & best battle ever.
Same here bro, I remember thinking there was nothing left to do and thinking I should just complete the pokedex. Then I encounter *Him*
Had a similar experience in ultra sun and moon, and I legendary pokemon lol
also Lance’s theme 😅
Same. I was like 3 or 4 and just wandering around Mt. Silver because the guy in the pathway finally moved out of the way and i found this lone guy at the the top of the mountain. I remember struggling to beat him for so long until i finally did.
Personally I think it's weaker than Gen 2s. Gen 2's slower and louder tone make it feel a lot more intimidating.
Which is what it should be one you're going up against Red.
I gotta say, for all the faults that X/Y had, Diantha's theme is one of my all time favorite pieces of Pokemon music. So amazing!
So true. She deserved *SOOOOOOO* much better. More appearances during the story, helping the player battle against Team Flare, and a Champion Battle that would give Cynthia a run for her money. Seriously, she had the potential to be the modern Cynthia, but they wasted her. She really deserves to be one of the greats like Steven and Red.
I wish they would bring her back in future games rather than Cynthia and give her a truly locked-in team.
Is it just me or Diantha's theme song it feels like I'm attending a wedding or I'm inside a church where I can hear angels singing. 😅
I mean her champion room looks exactly like what you’re describing so that’s probably why
Her chamber at the Kalos league definitely gives off those vibes. Pure, Radiant Beauty. I love it.
She is so criminally underrated. She deserves to go to other regions to challenge the player, not Cynthia. I'm so tired of Cynthia being shoehorned in as the one Champion to travel to other regions while rarely any other Champions get to do so and sometimes can't even be battled.
@@SegaMario Yeah especially when you know Dianthea is a movie star/actress. She SHOULD be the one you'd see across other regions. no way all the movies she played in only took place in kalos
@@SegaMario Cynthia only appeared in Unova with the premise that she is on vacation, Undella Town being a summer tourist destination. Apart from that she didn't really appeared in any other game as a surprise cameo.
That’s what the battle stage looks like as well, very church-y with the tinted glass
The blue theme for FireRed and LeafGreen is pure MASTERPIECE! Always gives me chills and Nostalgia.
I agree, it's definitely up there as one of the best :)
It also stands out due to its very chaotic nature.
@@oliverorchard6774I like that because it’s reminiscent of how chaotic, yet thoughtfully planned out Blue’s team is. I’d also like to imagine that Blue is also very chaotic by nature when battling Red because he’s dead set on winning and finally proving that he’s better than Red after getting his ass kicked by him the whole game.
I especially love the way it kicks in immediately after Blue declares "Do you know what that means? I'll tell you! I am the most powerful trainer in the world!"
@@oliverorchard6774I just feel smugness coming from it with some haunting of him taking over the world
The World Champion theme from Black and White is one of the best themes in the series and you cannot convince me otherwise
Why would someone try to convince you otherwise when you are absolutely correct
Ah yes, a man of culture I see
Okay but are we talking top 3? 5? 10? 20? It's definitely not top 2
You mean the original black and white? Alder's theme?
@@jetsettech88044:50 This song was used for World Championship battles in tournaments.
“You”/Kukui” is my favorite theme. A criminally underrated track if you ask me.
For those curious, Steven’s and Cynthia’s themes are right below. I can’t decide which of the two I prefer for 2nd, but they both almost made first for me
It's definitely Kanto pandering at least a little bit, but I entirely agree that it is a fantastic theme.
@@kapparillits really just the title theme, i don’t see how that’s kanto pandering
Kuki us theme is also the start screen so it like the throwback
"Kanto pandering" (as if that's a bad thing), and it's not even that. It's a celebration to the end of the era of handheld gaming, because after S&M, Pokémon finally moved to console. Also S&M's champion theme is one of the best ones. @kapparill
@@kapparill Kanto pandering is when trainer has Snorlax
Blue will always have the most threatening theme to me, still gives me chills up to this date. Below there's a draw, Cynthia's and Lance's theme.
I mean he was the first champion!
@@JUMPYCOOLThe "first" champion. He really was, but only because he was the Champion of the First Generation, but in lore he is not the first.
@@cleidosvaldoplanktonhe's the only "rival" champion afaik and his speech before the match is just... "do you know what that means? im the best trainer in the world" cues theme. that beats every other theme for me
@@jn-jk9bm Yeah, the "only"
@@cleidosvaldoplankton The only other champion trainer that could be considered a rival champion was Nemona, but that entire champion ranked trainer confuses me. Because you'd think that she'd be champion if she was that rank instead of geeta, and considering she's the final battle of the gym leader path, I like to think she was intended to be the final battle, but somewhere along the way they decided to change it, and therefore giving larry a spot in the elite 4 to cover it up.
I feel it'd been more homage to the Gen 1 style if they kept Nemona, and Geeta'd say Nemona was the final battle before you could become champion like how Lance does.
Just my personal headcanon.
The shift from Leon’s theme to Volo’s is wild
Lmao that's true
@@kapparill "HYPE HYPE HYPE!!!!!!!!!!" to "... This is the end..."
SV really didn't miss with the OST, the AI professor theme is probably the most hype a song has ever been in pokemon.
Agreed. I’ve literally ran on a treadmill to it. So good for Cadence and speed training.
Though im pretty sure I heard that the fastest song in pokemon was champion Steven's theme
ohoho that theme actually sweeps
AI goated with the sauce apparently
SV didn’t hit for me, mostly the gym leader theme was lame and repetitive, the crowd chorus when the gym leader Tera’s feels like a lame move the capitalize off of SWSH’s crowd cheering hype. idk feels uninspired.
There's something about Gen 5 that's so iconic - truly felt like the peak of pokemon. Their music is near unbeatable
If only people had realized that back then!
@@daviemerim8077 I remember back then everybody was trashing it, particularly the Pokémon designs. I mean, an ice cream cone? A bag of literal garbage? And don't get me started on the monkeys. To be fair, those criticisms weren't unwarranted, but the story to me was the best in the whole series, and the game had almost everything you could want from a Pokémon game except a Battle Frontier. We didn't know it until later, but Gen 5 was Pokémon at its best.
@@frostyguy1989 Not really, specially not the first games. I still find most of the designs from gen 5 to be pretty meh, so I was very grateful when B2 let me use mons from other gens
@@daviemerim8077Yeah, sadly.
@@frostyguy1989the criticisms are valid but the reason they hate it is usually they just hate the newer gens, they dont wanna say seel, voltorb, marill, charmander, squirtle, charizard, oddish, rattata, pidgey, sparrow, etc had horrible designs.
Whenever i hear Cynthias theme my skin got chills, everytime, no matter what
Same, and I’ve never even fought Cynthia, it just sounds so menacing
@@terramarc i just cant deal with her theme
Dude her theme is as good as the Ruby champion theme mannnn
The piano before is insane ! 🔥
She's everyone's favorite yet most infamous Final Boss.
I friggin love Leon's theme. It fits that world and his character perfectly. Pokemon battles have always been fun and a spectacle for me and his is the only one that really embraces the "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!?" aspect that I love
Leon was definitely the showman, and his theme fit him well. I didn't really like his fight because he threw out rhyperior and it really stood no threat against my team, and because of that i couldn't take the fight as serious as i wanted to. Literally burned full restores to heal off the damage of an earthquake that did 20%, in a Pokémon with no set up just to laugh at it. Only to turn around and use that Pokémon to 2HKO it. Felt anticlimatic at the time, but I must admit his team did have style.
@@azurrayne4140his team does alter based on the starter that’s left the team i think is the hardest out of his three is the one intelleon
That’s what I also feel about Iris’s theme, except it screams end credit scene.
bw2 cynthia is definately my favorite rendition of the theme ever, so fast paced and so good with that soundfont.
It's the first version I heard, so it definitely has a place in my heart
It's funny when you listen to the start of dpp, bw, b2w2 in a row as every time the pitch and tempo seems to have gone up a bit.
Something about Volo’s theme with Cynthia’s intro sprinkled in there is soooo satisfying
"Sprinkled" is an understatement, but I agree it sounds very good
Iris theme is absolutely beautiful
I'm really not a fan of the generation but then the musics ❤️
It fits sooooo perfectly with that cosmic background as well
This girl doesn't play around
whaat!!!11!1 Gen 5 is peak pokemon@@IdentifiantE.S
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Love listening to these while i do hw! Thank you!
youre welcome
Can’t we Agree Volos is a masterpiece
Yes
Cynthia and Volo are the best damn bloodline 😭
Nah
@@dragonwarriorz1 your just false
@justingabriel1765 If you listen closely to Volo’s theme, it sounds just like the theme of when you encounter Cynthia in the Sinnoh Pokémon League.
Blue's and Lance's/Red's theme just blows every other theme out of the water. It may be because I'm on the older side but those themes just work SO well for a champion and final battle theme. I also really like Iris's theme.
I love Blues in Fire Red so much, but the Let's Go one makes the old theme sound so good
I agree, they do their job well as being a truly menacing theme!
I don't blame you. As a Gen 1 veteran, they still hit hard to this day.
Totally agree. Pokemon yellow was one of my first games. Still remember getting to blue and being blown away
I don't like Iris' theme and I don't feel like she deserves to be Champion... LIKE I know she is strong and young, but like something irked me about her being Champion. 😅
All these themes are great!
Musics are the best point of games !
As they should. They are the last main opponents in the game.
I knew about Volo's betrayal I fought him
This theme still gave me MAD chills
I still haven't beat him and I've had the game for 2 weeks
bro i beat him everytime, but that stupid giratena i lost to
Beat him first try, wasn't that hard, but damn I loved everything about it. The Giratina actually felt like a real threat
@@Itsukazutrap what level were your pokemon
The only way I beat it was my yanmega getting a crit shadow ball on the final stage which one shot it after agile style chip
I don't even remember, but I still cant beat him when they are in there late 70's
cynthia is my favourite champion, and her theme rules but diantha's is honestly my favourite, it feels so triumphant
This comment is Giratina approved
What a great collection. All high quality, not missing anything. Amazing.
thanks mate took me a while to get all sources in FLAC quality lol
(If we're being picky, not all known champions are listed lol)
@@skybreak4852where is mustard
@@s4mzdagod and Peony 🤔
@@skybreak4852 peony isn’t a champion (I think)
the champ theme in ORAS literally slaps so hard and no one talks about it but its my fave even all these years later!
It was my first game so I hold a lot of bias but agreed
there's always been something about Ruby/Saphire/Emerald that made it pop so much more than the others. i dont think those games had a single bad track to them.
Closest one was probably the endcredits, and thats just because it meant you had finished the game
They did love the horn sound font back then
@umbreon876 you know, I laughed at that review at first. But then I went back and played it again. I realized, you do ALOT of surfing in that game.
The OST in gen 3 sound like it's clipping, like the gain is really high and pushing the limits of the themes. It's the only gen to do this with their OST and I love it. The screechy trumpets paired with the beepy 8-bit sounds is so good.
@@umbreon876i so much miss all the surfing and subbing area at our enjoy..! 😢😢
i LOVE Blues theme, because its a perfect representation of himself. its threatening and fast paced, it even gets a little wild, almost like it's going to lose control of itself and all over the place. Just like Blue can be. Then it comes back together in a very bombastic way full of power and skill, which also describes Blue. He's genuinely one of the best trainers in the world, even though he can be erratic and hot headed. His champion theme (especially in Fire Red/Leaf Green) perfectly reflects his own personality.
So many good themes amongst these. The original Cynthia from DPPt and then the Volo adaptation from PL:A are both iconic themes with completely different dynamics. The XY World Champion theme is another personal favourite, thanks in part to following the VGC World Championships from that year (the BW version is also good, its much darker and grittier). And finally the Kukui SM theme, I remember concluding my first run at something like 2am with headphones and the nostalgia wave at the opening stuck so much for me.
Diantha’s ain’t talked about enough
Frlg Blue’s is simply a masterpiece. THAT INTRO
I love Nemona’s and the academy tournament
The first time I fought Blue, the intro to that theme literally made me jump for how god tier it is
"Do you know what that means? I'll tell you! I am the most powerful trainer in the world!"
It’s kinda crazy how well Blue’s theme holds up for being the first champion theme
Lance's will always be my favorite. As a small child that knew nothing of type advantages, 3 Dragonites were terrifying.
Have to battle Red at the end of Gold probably was one if not the most unexpected plot twist of video game history (if you played red or blue in the first place) it's almost as if you were battling yourself and that was an amazing feeling omg
agreed, it still gives me goosebumps til this day.
Blue’s champion theme is the winner for me. I wasn’t that good at the game as a kid and that final battle really had all the stakes
I love this battle theme! I rarely play the kanto games and am not yet done pokemon yellow, but this is a certified banger!
His theme in B/W hit HARD.
Man, for the longest time I thought the battle theme for N would not be topped. The intensity and pending doom along with the highest of stakes for this battle. But, the Professors and Volo might’ve topped it 2 times in a row.
33:56 Entering a random house in Undella Town was Absolute Scary
*laughs in full level 100 team*
Bro as rough as they were as games, it is undeniable that Scarlet and Violet had some absolute heaters in their soundtrack, like that Professor battle music is absolutely nuts
Levincia City's music is the single greatest city track I've ever heard.
@@KuroiRenge I'm glad to see someone else mention it.
Surprised to see like nobody mentioning Nemona's theme. It fits her personality so well!! Adventurous and exciting.
It gives off a sense of nostalgia as you face the rival who's been encouraging you from day 1 to this moment of your final battle! I also live it a lot.
SV really hit it in the music department, like that’s HER song, it couldn’t anyone else!!!
I have just big bias with Lance theme, but I like all of them... Also Dianta, Iris and our MC theme in sumo are just beautiful
4:50 this one is my personal favourite. It really makes you feel like you're in for the battle of your life.
7:45 makes more sense
I love the cheering in Leon’s theme but there’s something so nostalgic and satisfying about the original fight against blue.
Same with pretty much everything before Gen 5 lol
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Professor theme from SV are amazing especially the version from retrospector. But gen1-3 all classics
I love how Red's theme is still a menace even in G/S/C
I'm glad to see that Steven's theme is the most viewed. He gets so overshadowed by Cynthia, don't get me wrong she's up there as one of the best champs for a reason, but Steven was the first true nightmare. That metagross is still one of the most terrifying champion aces ever. Also glad the professors got in here too, their whole team was a nightmare.
I love Cynthia as much as the next guy but she is heavily overrated. I’m glad to see a fellow Steven enjoyer out in the wild. I’ve always said that Cynthia is basically just a female version of Steven anyways. They’re very similar characters.
Steven is just a better champion in general, tho cynthia's team is harder
with the weakness that his team has? not really @@mia3033
@@mia3033 How is steven a better champion? He didn't help you throughout the story. Team Magma and Aqua were running amok and Steven was chilling in some random friendly cave digging up some fossils. Cynthia accompanied you to the distortion world and tried, to at least stop team Galactic despite her obligations as a champ. Even in the remakes Steve does nothing
@@Yokai_Yuri calm down bro its just my opinion and i am not saying cynthia sucks, steven just stood out for me more as a character. I dont remember much the exact game events but he definitely helped the player a lot as well.
FR/LG's version of Champion Blue's theme will always be my favorite. It feels so dramatic; after countless battles with this guy who's continuously insulted you, it's finally time to defeat him for good.
FINALLY,someone with a brain
@@spud9079Wdym by that?
@@cleidosvaldoplankton FRLG has the best champion them and you cannot change my mind,Cynthia's theme is overrated imo
@@spud9079 It's okay if you think that, but you can't say that other people don't have brains simply because they like other themes.
@@cleidosvaldoplankton fair enogh
Pokemon's Final Boss themes are ALWAYS chilling the first time they were heard.
The first five generation songs (2D era) were special.
Yeah, Generation 1, 2, and 4 in particular are menacing
What about gen 3 =( fr LG champion theme is the best and then reds theme hgss is second
@@spud9079FR/LG is epic, but that's technically Gen 1. Now, if you're wondering about the R/S/E, it's OK to me.
Edit: Correction, the original is great.
@@LITTLE1994 ye but in the remakes they added parts to the theme so they are a bit different
What? Steven's theme wasn't chilling to you?
初手からグリーン戦のBGMに、心を震わせられて鳥肌立つ…それぞれの世代の
世界観や思い出がよみがえってきて、凄くノスタルジックな気分になる🍃☕️
Iris' theme literally screams at you "Hey, this is the last fight! Might as well have fun with it!" and that's why her theme is the best.
HeartGold/SoulSilver champion battle theme will always be #1 in my eyes the fire beat the intensity of it it all just works and bounces off each other to create this harmonic symphony 😌
All of the champion themes in Sun/Moon and Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon are criminally underrated
especially kukuis theme
i cried listening to those songs, theyre so nostalgic and they send chills down my spine
@@kapparill its the player theme
@@mrfunny1917 speculation
@@Mwright4444 no its literally plays every single title defense other then hau and in vs hau in the pokemon league it starts with the player intro then shifts to hau.
For me, when I think of a champion theme, I will always remember Lance from HG/SS.
Iris is a close second, as well as Ghetsis(screw what anyone says, he was 50 times harder than N or Alder with his Hydreigon, he was champion level), but Lance hit different.
His music makes me imagine him slowest walking towards you, giving you a friendly smile…then whipping out a Pokeball, chucking it as hard as he can at the ceiling just for a Dragonite to start dragon rushing you right out the gate.
For Ghestsis he's ONLY hard because you couldn't heal before the battle, where N who healed your pokemon making it easy
@@Ash_Melodie Not only that but he actually has surprise coverage for most of his team and is fought with a limited pokedex even though besides regions like paldea unova has a lot of strong pokemon in the brute strength category
@@KazShiro Ghetsis has 150+ pokemon for his team, Diantha had 80-90+ pokemons.
Ghetsis is a villain not a champion as same N & Volo and the true champions of Unova are Alder/Iris
@@AdamDawson3 Ghetsis is a final boss. N by technicality is a champion because he did beat the elite 4 fair and square by the time you got there. Its just like with Blue as they were both champions for a short time before you the player intervenes.
volo's theme and the ai professor's theme have to be my ABSOLUTE favorite in all of pokemon. both of them give me chills throughout the whole song.
Kukuis Theme is the greatest Theme this World has ever heard. He whiped our all asses and was still a maniac, he was God Tier when u fought him the second Time and when this Banger started playing u knew it was over ur last Minute has begon, u and him u reached ur 100% potencial. A Battle of literally Gods
Everyone: *music of ultimate intimidation and potentially trauma inducing
Iris: RAINBOWS TO THE FACE MOTHERFUCKER, GO HAXORUS
Blue's theme will forever slap, it's the most intimidating.
Diantha theme's is so incredible, like Cynthias too
100%
The Professor's theme from SV is 🔥
Steven/Wallace's theme is the best by far. It feels like a final battle theme more than most of these.
I agree! I was playing pokemon emerald recently, and that was what motivated me to win the Wallace battle (Besides having a level 62 Swampert and a level 74 Rayquaza)! Gen three has ZERO bad themes!
My OG Champion Battle as GSC and is seared into my brain. I adore Iris's theme so so much even though I never played any Unova games, I love it because it is so fun and light helping determine that the champion isn't necessarily just an advisory but also invested in your growth as a trainer. Prof. Kukui's theme has all the proper thematic growth from Iris's in terms of the grandeur of establishing a new league and making it a competitive environment but also understanding and bursting with life. The Gen 9 themes are all over honestly because the AI Professor themes are SUCH bangers.
My top 5 list of Champion Battle Themes:
1. Red Theme
2. N Theme
3. Cynthia Theme
4. Iris Theme
5. Diantha Theme
Bonus: Professor theme from Scarlet/Violet is really good.
OG Gary champion theme was absolute fire
Lance and Red got the best one if you ask me, truly iconic
Can't believe I don't see the Professors theme mentioned in the comments here. IMO that is the GOAT. It was either Cynthia or Blue for me up until SV and the Professor theme blew them both out of the water
My favorites (no particular order):
0:00:00 Gen 1 - Gary Fucking Oak
0:13:10 Gen 7 - Gary Fucking Oak
0:31:04 Gen 4 - The Queen
0:39:30 Gen 8 - The Queen
0:48:00 Gen 5 - Dragon Child
0:53:44 Gen 6 - Balenciaga model
1:08:54 Gen 8 - The Prince
1:14:07 Gen 9 - The girl that sits in front of you in class
1:20:37 Gen 9 - Your PC turns into Skynet
Why are you true about Diantha
Iris them hits really hard in my opinion it has that retro and modern sound combo which is amazing
Honestly I agree
Top 5:
1 Nemona
2 Volo
3 Blue
4 Cynthia
5 Iris
Leon just barely missed it😢
32:24 shit still gives me chills to this day
Cynthia for the most challanging and death defying theme and champion.
Blue/Red/Lance for the most nostalgic and flat out insane theme.
Both Black and White series for the peak (almost) of champions, both for it's themes and champions.
Pokemon champion themes never miss when it comes to cooking.
I think Lance's theme is the perfect example of sound designers putting their brains together to make the most out of the NES's limited sound capabilities. Especially comparing it to the Gen 1 theme; they made it sound like the NES can play more simultaneous notes than it actually physically could.
The champion defense theme with Kukui gets me so emotional. Having growth up with the entire series, it feels like such a huge love letter to fans and the franchise. It feels as huge and epic as it always could have been with so much nostalgia but embracing what is new and to come.
1:20:39 I didn't expect the professors would be counted in here
have you beaten sun and moon?
Professor Kukui was champion in SM I think.
I like a ton of these themes for different reasons. I’ll list my top 5 in reverse order.
5) “You” from Sun/Moon
This one is huge because… well, this time you really were the first to make it. The games reflect this in their brutal difficulty as well, this wasn’t an easy feat. If you’ve played every game in the series, you know how close you’d have come to being the first in RBY, but this time… you actually did it.
4) Volo from Legends Arceus
This one is honestly genuinely frightening. The piano is scary enough, but when he sends out spiritomb and suddenly you know what basically his whole team is going to be… it doesn’t help. Legends had a new gameplay style that made winning really only super feasible with equal or more Pokémon than the opponent. Having to fight that 6v8 is HARD.
3)Blue, the World Champion
Do I really have to explain why fighting the WORLD CHAMPION is huge? I didn’t think so. It feels tense and intimidating.
2) Nemona
Thank god she’s here, because Geeta is one of the most underwhelming and least thought out champions in history.
Back to Nemona, the theme is INCREDIBLE. Victorious, full of energy, and, for once, an all out assault. For a trainer that loves battling as much as she does, you actually don’t get to battle her too much, but this final one really does make up for it.
1)Red HGSS/B2W2
This one… this one is something else. You aren’t fighting someone else. It’s not external this time. You’re fighting YOURSELF. You are proving your own growth as a trainer, as a person. In HGSS in particular you can really feel this. It’s a SHAME really that they made this theme shared with Lance, he doesn’t deserve this in the slightest, and it takes away from the idea that this is a theme for you.
Fight me if you want, but i will die living by the fact that Sun/Moon and US/UM Champion themes are the best.
Do they have as much nostalgia factor as others? No. Do they slap? HELL FREAKING YES
i cried listening to those songs lmao
Pokemon sword and shield is freaking fire just wait 30 seconds
The worst
@@orgue2999 which one?
I love iris's rainbow road from b2w2 but I can definitely appreciate the alola themes.
44:40 one of the best themes (and characters) in the games imo
Geeta is probably my favorite theme out of all of these. Her battle is ridiculous, bur her theme is a banger !
Steven, Cynthia and Blue all have way better champion themes than Geeta's
Too bad their themes were bugged day 1 release on a loop. Ruined the hype n can't rechallenge the elite 4 anymore
Just with a better team management she could have lasted a little longer, just for us to hear this incredible theme
@@devinroi3886geeta's theme wasn't bugged for me. Elite 4 was. It felt both disguting and... Good. Like, it made it sound like a real challenge, something you have to win, with high stakes. But listening to it the entire time was annoying
The current generation wasn't very good, however.
The Champion theme from Fire Red is my absolute favourite.
Good work, full nostalgia emerged. 😉👍🏻
Thanks mate
Wow, listening to some of these themes back to back again made me hear a few songs from my past in kukui, hau, and Leon's theme. Kujui/Hau with the opening to the original games, and Leon's with the original "welcome to the hall of fame" song. It perfectly fits their place and style in the game.
You're Alola's first champion. What better theme to start off as the first champion than the first song you hear to begin your adventure at the beginning of the series?
Leon's theme fits so well with what you've accomplished in the game so far. The fact you're standing against the invincible Leon after saving the region from Eternitus is praise enough (i found his Rhyperior to be silly, but im not going to dunk on it right now)
Nemona is probably the best rival in the series. Blue was always amazing, especially with that chip on his shoulder, but Nemona is the perfect blend of "in at the top of my game, i have nothing to prove, so losing is actually interesting, because this doesn't actually happen". I wanted a few more battles with her in the story than i got. Blue could be seen as an opportunist because of the way he catches you just before trying to heal and such, but being a Vicky and arrogant guy just didn't feel right for "I know I'm the best, I have nothing to prove". Compare that to Nemona.
Really enjoy how the key of Cynthia's theme goes up with every successive game in Gens 4 and 5
Ruby/sapphire/emerald (Black & white 2) and Iris are just nostalgic to me and they are so good including Leon also
Also the Alder Theme is so underrated
oh man,
•I have never played pokemon arceus but that champion theme, WOW, I got the chills! Must be honest that theme is what convinced me to get the game now!
•I love pokemon emerald/ruby/sapphire theme, it really showcases what the game was all about, a very fun and intense adventure!
•Nemona theme... I just finished pokemon scarlet literally a few hours ago, and listening to Nemona theme was like going back to that era of Mario Kart Double Dash, Sonic Adventures, Mario Sunshine, just that calm, peaceful and fun era as a child!
And then from the professors theme I just get this vibe of "My child, this is only the beginning of this adventure and there is no end, so let's all have fun and enjoy every single moment of it!"
I love Volo's theme, gotta be one of my favourite genders fr
I feel like Alder's theme is so underrated man. The buildup for it is so fantastic. Its genuinely my favorite one
I'm old school with the OG theme, but the Legends Arceus theme is the best sounding and it's a throwback
I LOVE LOVE LOVE that you included king N.
I mean... He WAS Champion for a brief period!
Lance from 0:17:35 is my favourite. Listen to it at random times to give my activity a feeling of epicness. It’s top tier.
First Red from HG/SS, Blue in leafgreen/firered in second that choir in the begininng made it gorgeous
I love DP Cynthia theme. I still play at Diammond with my DS (who froze at time) just for it.
Champion Blue's music still holds up for me as the most intense.
Maybe it's the recency bias, but out of all of these themes, I found that Geeta's was THE COOLEST if not a contender for the best out of all of them. The opening using the main Pokémon theme is perfect, and the rest of the song captures both the fun of being a champion (like Leon's theme) and the seriousness of being the region's strongest (like Cynthia's theme) well.
I also heard from another comment that one of the OG Gamefreak composers was retiring with Scarlet and Violet, and that Champion Geeta's theme may have been one of the last songs he'll ever composed, which is just the best way to end your career. Thank you Mr. Masuda (I looked the composer list up and I believe the composer was Mr. Junichi Masuda)
Agreed completely! As for the artist ID, the composition has Masuda written all over it but it's definitely from Adachi's DAW.
kirby pea guy on pokman real1!1!1!
@@Blacknwhite.. real
Because Geeta was so easy, I didn't have time to take the theme in, but it's actually hits pretty hard
Did you even hear the theme in battle? I know that lots of people experienced a bug that looped the first part of that song.
@@IJC039 yeah, I believe it did because I wasn't able to play it until a month after it came out, and when I put the cartridge in it already needed an update
@@TheNameIsGamestar Oh, ok. Thats good, because many people including myself listened to it on loop, and for me personally, music is important for a battle, so battling her with the first 10 seconds on loop was driving me crazy. Glad you didn't have to deal with that.
@IJC039 Sounds like a modern Pokemon game issue to me lol
Cynthia, Lance/Red and Iris are my top 3.
Trainer red/lances theme is by far what all these strive to be. Just going up nt silver, and fighting what was then the greatest trainer ever. Thats badass, and the theme really goes all out to let you know youre in for an asswhoopin
17:35 and 31:04 will always be the "prepare to cry kid" themes to me
Honestly after a lot of thought I think Kukui's or I should say the player's champion theme my favorite. The opening with the main theme sends chills down my spine every time and song has the intensity and grandeur of a champion's theme. But it also feels like a celebration of how far you'd come and how far the series had come by that point. It evokes feelings of nostaglia in me despite not being from a particularly old game in the series. And knowledge Gen 7 would he the end of the series life on hand helds, it makes these feelings i have for this song even stronger.
2:26 BLUE'S THEME SLAPS HOLY SHIT 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
God. with just an instrument change, steven's theme manages to be a BANGER in the remix.
If I have to make a top 3:
3. Professors from S/V
2. Lance/Red from HGSS
1. Blue from FRLG.
I really love when the songs are intense and epic, that you know you're in to be fucked if you're not prepared enough
my favorites are iris, nemona and leon's personally. being a long time pokemon fan, they just make me so emotional while the others are more intense sounding.
Same here!
Technically the Professors theme from SV isn’t a champion theme but that’s my favourite last boss theme of all games.
Pokemon Sun / Moon Theme is so satisfactory. It feels like you're about to achive the ultimate goal.