Bit of head canon for blue and Gary. Blue and Daisy go to live with their grandfather, Professor Oak, after their parents die. Professor Oak wasn't really a good parental figure, far to interested in his lab, and only really paying attention to Blue when comparing him unfavorably to the neighboring boy Red (starting up the rivalry). Blue grows up and maintains only minimal contact with his grandfather. Gary is Daisy's son. Daisy dies, and Gary goes to live with his great grandfather, calling him grandpa. Oak acknowledges his failure in raising Blue, and tries to overcompensate for this with Gary by spoiling him e.g. buying a 10 year old a car etc.
Well you start with p3000 and p is based on yen so it's somewhere around $30. Seems like the normal amount a kid would have after saving up a bit for their Pokemon journey. But we do see how parents affect their kids in resources for battling. I think that the wealthier the family, the more powerful a trainer's Pokemon can be at the start. Serena and May are fairly strong as rivals because they have family ties to powerful battlers. Brendan and Dawn work with professors and so know more than you at first. Lyra's grandparents run the daycare.
+LOL Icon Or the main characters could just be lucky they live in the same town and grew up being freinds with the regions most influential researchers. Some of them at least...
10/10 explanation this time. Also, remember that Red was meant as a depiction of Satoshi Tajiri as a child, and his father was a Nissan salesman while his mother was a housewife. He would probably have seen his father much more rarely than his mother for obvious reasons.
I'm surprised Norman was never mentioned. He's seen at your house in the beggining of the game, but goes to his gym afterwards. This supports the whole fathers having tons of work theory. Maybe the dads of the main characters all have a job similar to Normans where they stay for extended periods of time? That would raise the question as to where his Dad lives or sleeps if he's not at home ever.
There's a flaw in the Nugget Bridge hypothesis. Blue has to face five other trainers before the Team Rocket Grunt supposedly asks him to join Team Rocket. It's a possibility that Blue could wipe out all of the trainers without taking any damage to his Pokemon, but in that case he would need items to boost his Pokemon's PP. And if that's a possibility, then it would also be a possibility that Blue would have Items to boost HP as well as PP. So technically it isn't a flaw, but rather an extremely unlikely possibility. And here's my own theory; what if Blue's parents are in Team Rocket? Nothing says that Blue's parents died, and ProtoMario made a good point saying that in the popular stereotypical Japanese family respected family and wouldn't simply never talk about them. And what motive would Blue have to join Team Rocket in the first place? Professor Oak has a good sense of justice, proven on his kindness towards Pokemon and people. So why would Blue join Team Rocket if he was raised by Prof. Oak? Someone had to set an example. Who would Blue respect out of everyone he knows? Prof. Oak? His parents? Daisy? Even Red himself? Prof. Oak is a kind person (as I stated before), so he can't be in TR. Daisy? No, not the type to go on an adventure, and she is also a kind person proven by how she speaks to Red and heals his Pokemon, and how Blue trusts her. It's obvious that Red is not in TR, because he just started his adventure and it's likely that he barely (if he ever) even reached Viridian City. His parents? Makes sense. We don't know Blue's parents, so it IS a possibility. It would also explain why they are never home. But my theory is grounded from the Blue being in TR theory. And one more piece of proof to support that theory (that Proto didn't add in his vid), is how heartless Blue is to his Pokemon. Prof. Oak pointed this out, and Blue didn't deny it. In fact, after Oak said that, Blue was silent. That's my theory, steal it and suffer the wrath of copyright and the Night Mother. Hail Sithis!
It's impossible for Giovanni to be reds father since red already knew who his father was because of the sports game reference. Therefore when red meets Giovanni he would definitely point out that he was his father.
You fight kid trainers in the beginning(Youngsters, Picnickers, bug catchers, Lass) and almost no teens and adults. In the middle of the game you fight more teen trainers and less adult/kid trainers but young adults(Ace trainers, Beauties, Skiers, swimmers, Rich boy/girls, Punks) Then Later in the game you fight more adult trainers(Veterans, Expert, Dragon Tamers ) and a minimum of teen trainers(Ace trainers).
I have a theory: Are fire type Pokémon attacks a lot weaker than real fire? (Forests aren't usually burned down from attacks and Pokémon + People can withstand them better than real fires)
Honestly, this theory does makes sense. Red's father could be working. Blue's parents could be working. Blue's parents might have died in the supposed war and Oak just supresses that memory to avoid depression. Giovani is Silver's father, according to an event on Pokémon Soul Silver/Heart Gold and to the manga, so he cannot be Blue's. OR maybe he can. Maybe Blue is Silver's older brother or something. There are too many possibilities with far too little evidence.
Really interesting, I remember that when I was stationed in japan it was definitely like this with everyone. They worked really hard up until like Saturday night which was when a lot of them went out to do things, the Sunday back to work until Saturday night again. So it was like they really did not have full days off.
ProtoMario Some are, but I'm not too sure about the Gen VI Hex Maniacs. They seem like the sort that the other version were in their teens XD Heh, that could be a theory if you have a slow day.
***** LOL it's never a slow day for me. honestly it's hard to determine what a real adult is in that world cause Jessie and James are considered "Adults" with Brock... but Ash is a Kid? Odd you know.
ProtoMario Well its japan, you are technically an adult at 13-15. Also Jessie and James have been said to be 15 or 16 years old in the Japanese dubbed second movie.
I know this is quite frankly really late to comment, but it is proven in the heart gold and soul silver games that Silver is the son of Giovanni. So I hope this could possibly link to hoe Giovanni knew Red's or Blue's father.... Interesting thing to think about. Hope you put this in a theory!
The working all day answer does make sense scince in emerald u know who ur father is but hes so constantly gone at a gym in another city and ur mom will noticeabley be upset over the situation
I have a theory I picked up from elsewhere - Are the Legendary roaming Pokemon (Entei, Raikou& Suicune) actually the three Eeveelutions (Flareon, Jolteon& Vaporeon) in their past lives (before their revival from the dead by Ho-Oh)?
Most characters are missing parents but I only find it really sad with siblings eg. Clemont and Bonnie as there is a ten year age gap between them so Clemont at least would of had a mother until Bonnie was born.
What about blue and daisy being adopted by oak or something like that when they were little , that could explain why he is so close to oak and independent from any parents at all. Another answer could be reds dad counting he is great trainer went traveling on other regions or simply is still trying to finish the dex or complete everything in kanto. Lastly I think the actual absence of parents in the pokemon games could reference the fact it is from a child's point of view , meaning adventure and exploring seems more like a lifestyle than rules and adult laws.
BUT PROTO! Remember the war! I believe the war to be an on-going thing, granted there was a big war thousands of years ago but it seems a recent war happened, look at Blaine or Lt. Surge, also every adult on the Pokemon Games and series that we know about do not seem to have war or military-related jobs so probably Red's or Ash's father is still alive, but still fighting the war. Now, I know you've talked about this before but the on-going wars might be the reason as to why you have to train from a small age at (what seems to be) National-funded gyms and leagues, they want to find the best trainer and possibly recruit them later. Probably this is the same reason why Red vanished in the first place, after becoming the champion and looking for Mew, they got to him and tried to recruit them. Red, not agreeing to join, simply vanished and has been on the loose ever since. Then, if you were to consider that maybe Team Rocket is a liberal opposition to the way the government is taking care of things then said description would match your theory regarding Team Rocket not being evil since it just seems a very rich man got fed up with wars and stuff destroying his country and it opposes the use of Pokemon for these means, I don't believe that Giovanni or Team Rocket pursues world domination per se, but fighting to get enough power to make the calls and legislate on these matters possibly, resolving the wars and fights. Finally, if you were to pair these with Team Rocket's motto it would make so much sense as I believe you've talked about on another theory: To protect the world from devastation (They have experienced devastation through war and do not agree on war being the answer) - To Unite all people within our nation (These on-going wars may even be held among their own nation, probably civil wars) - To denounce the evil of truth and love (Remember AZ? He caused devastation due to love for Floette and it might be a hint for champions or good trainers trying to find the truth about Pokemon and going haywire because of it) - To extend our reach to the stars above (I believe they do have a fair amount of power and that they probably reigned before, so they want to extend their power). Now, this same thing replicates to every enemy team you've got on every region, each having their own purpose, but I believe Team Rocket's purpose to be governmental, financial and political as opposed to Magma's or Aqua's hippie purposes. Lysandre is another good example of a rich guy who is fed up by the way they treat Pokemon, you do not get to that level of crazy if you have not experienced first-hand the horror or suffering of conflict or war and Ghetsis seems to be more of a dictator than anything else.
Plus, if you analyze Kalos' situation, which is based in Europe, you'll notice several adult male figures, as opposed to other regions, which seems to indicate that it is a far more stable region and economy than the past ones. Clemont's father is a freaking superhero and there are lots of NPCs in the game that have non-military related jobs. Maybe peace was reached a long time ago in Kalos or they are so far away from the other regions that the war did not affect them as much. Also ORAS's Hoenn which clearly happens on the same timeline/dimension does not seem to have any conflicts as the past generations since your father is a gym leader, Wally's family makes an appearance and your rival's father is a Professor.
Yeah, makes sense. And if he's in a war, they wouldn't see him for months or years at a time, which explains why he's missing, but in Kalos we have plenty of parents around. Seriously, if "Dad" was just at work, you'd see him at least once, or get a call from Mom saying he visited. But if he's in a war, he can't exactly lobby for a day off on the day of the League.
The Majora's Mask game does have people walk around doing stuff. But it is hard to implement a time function and to have non playable characters focusing on different tasks would not be able to cover up all the scenes where they take a bath or go to the toilet.
Happy Thanksgiving! Also, is Silver (rival in Johto games) the son of Giovanni? I remember there was an event with Celebi that let you travel back in time to when Giovanni was leaving Team Rocket and he was talking with Silver. I think one of them called the other "father" or "son"...
The cultural explanation here is one I find interesting, and one I might have an expansion on. I've never been to Japan, but I have been living in Taiwan for 4 years working as an English teacher. Something that is very common here are men/fathers working far away from their families. For example, I live in the southern part of Taiwan, and one of my friends here is a woman with 2 children, whose husband lives and works in Taipei, in the north. The family has a place here, near the grandparents, and the husband has an apartment in Taipei, and only comes back on some weekends and holidays. As far as I've been told, this is mostly a financial decision, and also because Taipei isn't the best place to raise kids. That example is fairly moderate. There's another very common separation, when the husbands/father move to another country entirely for work. I have several students whose fathers live and work in Mainland China, and send money back to Taiwan for the family. I have, on several occasions been told things along the lines of: "Johnny's family is going to China to visit their dad for the summer, so he'll be missing class. But he'll rejoin in September!" So 10 months out of the year, the kid is here in Taiwan going to school, and maybe he sees his dad for at the lunar new year, and that's it. Then a couple months in the summer they can go visit. But that's it. I think this situation is true for about 1/10th of my students. And that's just the ones I know about, in this one small town. I could easily see situations like this as part of the Pokemon universe.
What about the Pokemon War that Lt. Surge talks about? Maybe Red's dad died in that war and that's why he's always missing?. Same thing with Blue's parents.
Ok. So what I think happened was that there was a war with hoenn. Just take a look at Lt. Surge's text in red and blue. The parents might have died in the war
+Arkdragonman Well, First blue joined team rocket. (watch the gnoggin vid for full details) and after Giovanni retired, Blue took over as the viridian gym leader and became the head of team rocket. I think it could be plausible.
+Fujin-Raijin I don't think so, because in gen 2 team rocket didn't have an official leader when you went through the game, and they dispatched before one was appointed. In its remake, it was lead by its three admins.
+SouthMaster99 and if so, who made him evolve? Pichu evolves by friendship. Is that why Pikachu is so bitter and resentful to Ash at the start? Because he initially feels he can't trust again?
TheCoolJ101 ... what does that have to do with anything? This comment chain is talking about a theory that Pikachu was a Pichu at first. Which I was commenting about in turn. Why are you directing your comment back at me, and not the original poster who made the initial suggestion?
Could you possibly explain the battle chatelaines from XY and ORAS? They're kind of strange characters and I want to know what there overall goal with the battle Maison is. They're kind of unclear about what they want to accomplish...
It makes a lot of sense as eve in the later games, with times and days, gym leaders are never at home sleeping or anything always just standing there waiting for a trainer to arrive so they can get money to spend like maybe 1000 poke dollars on things and the rest goes else where. Game freak could easily make a wait mechanic but they don't so this says to me that this could be the answer people working all hours of the day and night as a reason to why some parents are never seen
that would awnser how blue became the leader in varidian since gen II, it would also awnser why oak never mentions his son/dauther, if giovanni would be oak's son he would be so ashamed that giovanni's dead to the always loving everyone oak, while trying to raise blue as a good kid together with blue's sister daisy giovanni looks up blue when they could be in a private moment and at that point slowly but steadly starts to presue blue in following into his footsteps, another theory that i got from this is maybe red and blue are brothers and thats why blue always act's so hard on red but red dos not know that the're brothers and so always wonders why blue always acts as a jerk to him
I have a theory isn't the old professor bound to be old and died? so when ash first starts his journey in kanto can that prof.oak be red and somewhere in the story red lost memory or something? and blue/green turned into a scientist or researcher or something? just like Gary did? I mean come on that old prof.oak can't still be a live right? plz reply on what u think
I agree with the post war theory. I believe there was a war and most adults were killed. It was said they was a war in one of the games. I remember it from Pokémon gold. He said a Pokémon saved him during the war. There's proof of a war and a lack of adults. That's all the proof I need. You said that later games included more adults, well that fits this too. As people grow up more adults will appear until the world replaces the life lost.
Average day in 2017... Phil's day at work... *Phone starts buzzing* Phil- Screw this... Boss- What's wrong? Phil- THERE'S A FRICKEN SHINEY CHARIZARD!!! Boss- The 3rd time this week? Okay... Go for it.
Happy thanksgiving. Also you are completely right about any kind of evidence about the where-a-bouts of the parents are really just subjective and not solid. I do favor the idea of Silver being ashes dad and Giovoni being red's dad, but it is just a hunch.
silver is giovanni's son, who is younger than red, and Giovanni does have a wife, who isn't ash's mom. they do state that Delia and Geovanni once did have a thing in the Pokemon live show, but that was cut off after she met ash's dad.
+Jerome Brizeno sorry i named the wrong guy. the person that I was mentioning was some older guy with silver hair that had a Chikorita on his shoulder. I thought his name was silver my bad.
Hey Proto there is still one more Theory you didn't tackle yet and it is the anime series took place in 6 gen because when you did a recent theory about the meteor that hit the other Hoenn region and why Steven mention about a boy and his black Charizard but the Deoxys Still landed in Hoenn while the remake didn't.
I want to know something that's been bothering me for a while. Absol is known as the disaster pokemon, it can learn thunder, blizzard, hail, sandstorm...but it can't learn earthquake why is that??
Hey Protomario, it doesnt make since for Blue to be related to Giovonee. Mostly because your rival from HG and SS, Silver it shows on an event that Giovonee could be related to Silver or what I think is his father.
Gary's parents died in a car crash while professor oak was inventing the pokedex. from then on gary's sister tried to take care of him along side oak. gary was only an infant. i know because it was in ken sugimori's own manga version of pokemon red and blue. i have it. it was SO HARD TO GET!!!!!!
the trainers dad (ash red blu whatever you name it) dad is dead and the mum is so desperate for some fun she sends you off and professor oak gets jiggy with her
andreas aspenberg No, Red is the man you play as in Red, Blue, Fire Red, and Leaf Green. The dude that you battle in Gold, Silver, Crystal, Heart Gold, Soul Silver. Ash is only a kid that can't win that exists solely in the anime.
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andreas aspenberg Red is battled in Black & White 2, Gold, Silver, Crystal(And the Remakes) He is also mentioned in Sinnoh Games.
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andreas aspenberg The character name is the player's choice, not the actual game's choice, No matter what your name is it is neither Ash or Red. it's you
+Jack Shomo "More information is revealed in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver when a fateful encounter Celebi is brought to Ilex Shrine: Celebi takes the player back in time three years to witness Giovanni abandoning Silver to go into seclusion because of his defeat at the hands of Red. Silver's hate for Team Rocket apparently stems from the failure of his father."
Protomario i have a question for you (possibly the basis of a theory?) Was red the first pokemon master? or where there others? if he was, would Ash constantly claiming he'll be the "Greatest Pokemon Master ever" in the first season be confirmation that there are others? and possibly even red? i realize crossing series is kinda taboo but whats up?
Well the only games where we meet both parents are the gen 3 games (and remakes), and I think that's only because your character's dad is a gym leader in gen 3. so saying all or most of the parents are at work may be possible...on the other hand since most children go on journeys, we see that it is possible to make a very good living just being a Pokémon trainer (well maybe not, since a bike and a slowpoke tail cost 1,000,000 each, and the most money a trainer can have at one time is 999,999, so until we figure out what the deal is with their economy I guess it would be impossible to say whether or not a trainer could make enough money to support themselves and their families.)
why does charmander start off orange, then charmeleon turn red and as charizard is orange again? squirtle and bulbasaur all get darker with evolution, it seems that charizard should be a deep dark red instead of reverting back to orange? i only assume that this is the case because it is on the cover of the red game and they needed a bigger contrast, but blastoise is blue on the blue game and venasaur is green on the green game, so that doesnt really make sense.
See, I agree with this why would people expect you to know who reds father is. It wouldn't really make sense for it to be Giovanni (who already has a son that looks nothing like red.)
But Proto! What about the great war that L-Surge mentions in his gym battle? Could that be a cause of some of the missing parents? I've seen several videos on that theory as well but you didn't even hint at it? Does that mean you don't find much merit in the theory?
if pokemon like the fossil pokemon went extinct do you think there are more pokemon than in the pokedex. I watched your prof. oak champion video but I figured there was no harm in asking
if gary's last name is oak,then the professor must be gary's dad's dad,otherwise the professor wouldn't have had the last name oak. if oak is also ash's grandfather,then delia's brother is gary's father.
I think lance is red's dad, Giovanni is blues dad and his mom is one of the high ranking administrators of team rocket. blue and his sister would have been left with their grandfather because team rocket travels a lot. also if you can reference the indigo league season, Ash's father left to be a pokemon master. if he achieved his goal its very likely he could have climbed to be the dragon master. besides Lance Ketchum has a ring to it.
Ok proto, go with me here. this theory is kinda weak but i believe ash's father is home and lives with the familes and is just at work all the time. I think ashes father dying would be a real impact on his self esteem and will power. daddy issues per-say. I dont think he would have the confidence to even start his adventure. Knowing he has the support of both of his parents would go a long way.
Bit of head canon for blue and Gary.
Blue and Daisy go to live with their grandfather, Professor Oak, after their parents die. Professor Oak wasn't really a good parental figure, far to interested in his lab, and only really paying attention to Blue when comparing him unfavorably to the neighboring boy Red (starting up the rivalry). Blue grows up and maintains only minimal contact with his grandfather.
Gary is Daisy's son. Daisy dies, and Gary goes to live with his great grandfather, calling him grandpa. Oak acknowledges his failure in raising Blue, and tries to overcompensate for this with Gary by spoiling him e.g. buying a 10 year old a car etc.
If the fathers are always working, that would explain why the fathers are always away and the kids have hundreds of poke'dollars to spend on battles.
Well you start with p3000 and p is based on yen so it's somewhere around $30. Seems like the normal amount a kid would have after saving up a bit for their Pokemon journey.
But we do see how parents affect their kids in resources for battling. I think that the wealthier the family, the more powerful a trainer's Pokemon can be at the start. Serena and May are fairly strong as rivals because they have family ties to powerful battlers. Brendan and Dawn work with professors and so know more than you at first. Lyra's grandparents run the daycare.
+Kyle Tupps Hah, good point-
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Or the main characters could just be lucky they live in the same town and grew up being freinds with the regions most influential researchers.
Some of them at least...
True
Actually, its modeled after the yen... When you start the game, you have 3000, which was equivalent to about $30 U.S. Dollars.
What if the father of the trainer is you, the player, and you're watching the adventures of his child traveling through the various regions?
MIND BLOWN
tf lol
The usual top-down perspective of the games makes this dark...
We must be not very good father's then.
+MegaSonicViper so your watching your son picking up dirty stuff and entering houses like its there real home!?
BUT PROTO ITS THANKSGIVING BUT PROTO WHAT POKEMON IS EATEN ON THANKSGIVING
YOUR FIRST
+richard wright torchic?
+Angel Munoz. BUT PROTO ITS THANKSGIVIIINGGG
+richard wright Farfetch'd
+ProtoMario sounds like a good choice and it comes with its own seasoning
10/10 explanation this time. Also, remember that Red was meant as a depiction of Satoshi Tajiri as a child, and his father was a Nissan salesman while his mother was a housewife. He would probably have seen his father much more rarely than his mother for obvious reasons.
it's confirmed Giovani is SILVER'S father
I feel that the idea about no dads or anything has to do maybe with the creator maybe possibly didn't have his dad around as a kid
that would make sense
Raven Fantasy yah lmao
IceCreamFrost that's what usually happens to creators
Yuno Gasai Lmao funny but true
Obviously the fathers/mothers of all the trainers (all the ones that are missing) is trainer Joey with his rattata
but proto, please continue your good work and share those thoughts with us! i enjoy the vibe
I'm surprised Norman was never mentioned. He's seen at your house in the beggining of the game, but goes to his gym afterwards. This supports the whole fathers having tons of work theory. Maybe the dads of the main characters all have a job similar to Normans where they stay for extended periods of time? That would raise the question as to where his Dad lives or sleeps if he's not at home ever.
Thanks proto I appreciate the recent theories they have been great!!! Love Em All
There's a flaw in the Nugget Bridge hypothesis. Blue has to face five other trainers before the Team Rocket Grunt supposedly asks him to join Team Rocket. It's a possibility that Blue could wipe out all of the trainers without taking any damage to his Pokemon, but in that case he would need items to boost his Pokemon's PP. And if that's a possibility, then it would also be a possibility that Blue would have Items to boost HP as well as PP. So technically it isn't a flaw, but rather an extremely unlikely possibility. And here's my own theory; what if Blue's parents are in Team Rocket? Nothing says that Blue's parents died, and ProtoMario made a good point saying that in the popular stereotypical Japanese family respected family and wouldn't simply never talk about them. And what motive would Blue have to join Team Rocket in the first place? Professor Oak has a good sense of justice, proven on his kindness towards Pokemon and people. So why would Blue join Team Rocket if he was raised by Prof. Oak? Someone had to set an example. Who would Blue respect out of everyone he knows? Prof. Oak? His parents? Daisy? Even Red himself? Prof. Oak is a kind person (as I stated before), so he can't be in TR. Daisy? No, not the type to go on an adventure, and she is also a kind person proven by how she speaks to Red and heals his Pokemon, and how Blue trusts her. It's obvious that Red is not in TR, because he just started his adventure and it's likely that he barely (if he ever) even reached Viridian City. His parents? Makes sense. We don't know Blue's parents, so it IS a possibility. It would also explain why they are never home. But my theory is grounded from the Blue being in TR theory. And one more piece of proof to support that theory (that Proto didn't add in his vid), is how heartless Blue is to his Pokemon. Prof. Oak pointed this out, and Blue didn't deny it. In fact, after Oak said that, Blue was silent. That's my theory, steal it and suffer the wrath of copyright and the Night Mother. Hail Sithis!
It's impossible for Giovanni to be reds father since red already knew who his father was because of the sports game reference. Therefore when red meets Giovanni he would definitely point out that he was his father.
You fight kid trainers in the beginning(Youngsters, Picnickers, bug catchers, Lass) and almost no teens and adults.
In the middle of the game you fight more teen trainers and less adult/kid trainers but young adults(Ace trainers, Beauties, Skiers, swimmers, Rich boy/girls, Punks)
Then Later in the game you fight more adult trainers(Veterans, Expert, Dragon Tamers ) and a minimum of teen trainers(Ace trainers).
I have a theory: Are fire type Pokémon attacks a lot weaker than real fire? (Forests aren't usually burned down from attacks and Pokémon + People can withstand them better than real fires)
Honestly, this theory does makes sense. Red's father could be working. Blue's parents could be working. Blue's parents might have died in the supposed war and Oak just supresses that memory to avoid depression. Giovani is Silver's father, according to an event on Pokémon Soul Silver/Heart Gold and to the manga, so he cannot be Blue's. OR maybe he can. Maybe Blue is Silver's older brother or something. There are too many possibilities with far too little evidence.
In the 3rd generation was the only time I see the person you choose and the rival has both parents, I might be wrong but that's what I remember.
Really interesting, I remember that when I was stationed in japan it was definitely like this with everyone. They worked really hard up until like Saturday night which was when a lot of them went out to do things, the Sunday back to work until Saturday night again. So it was like they really did not have full days off.
2:48 How is that Hex maniac supposed to be a parent? I feel like I have missed something.
+HORRIOR Hex Maniacs are adults.
ProtoMario Some are, but I'm not too sure about the Gen VI Hex Maniacs. They seem like the sort that the other version were in their teens XD
Heh, that could be a theory if you have a slow day.
***** LOL it's never a slow day for me. honestly it's hard to determine what a real adult is in that world cause Jessie and James are considered "Adults" with Brock... but Ash is a Kid? Odd you know.
ProtoMario Well its japan, you are technically an adult at 13-15. Also Jessie and James have been said to be 15 or 16 years old in the Japanese dubbed second movie.
+HORRIOR but 20 is classed a teenager/child in Japan like 16 is classed a teenager/child in other countries such as America and the UK
But Proto! You are a dad too, shouldn't this mean that you are dead/missing too?!
+Shiny Swalot nah he just goes to a different version of pokemon
SGT MuffinBadger ;)
he will go to leaf green version
Yay
Hi again! Lol I saw you in candyevie’s video’s twice!
divorce and terrible car crashes is what happen.......so tragic
I know this is quite frankly really late to comment, but it is proven in the heart gold and soul silver games that Silver is the son of Giovanni. So I hope this could possibly link to hoe Giovanni knew Red's or Blue's father.... Interesting thing to think about. Hope you put this in a theory!
what if the parents are part of villian teams like the admins in team flare there are loads
Happy thanksgiving dude!!!
The working all day answer does make sense scince in emerald u know who ur father is but hes so constantly gone at a gym in another city and ur mom will noticeabley be upset over the situation
I have a theory I picked up from elsewhere - Are the Legendary roaming Pokemon (Entei, Raikou& Suicune) actually the three Eeveelutions (Flareon, Jolteon& Vaporeon) in their past lives (before their revival from the dead by Ho-Oh)?
Most characters are missing parents but I only find it really sad with siblings eg. Clemont and Bonnie as there is a ten year age gap between them so Clemont at least would of had a mother until Bonnie was born.
What about blue and daisy being adopted by oak or something like that when they were little , that could explain why he is so close to oak and independent from any parents at all. Another answer could be reds dad counting he is great trainer went traveling on other regions or simply is still trying to finish the dex or complete everything in kanto. Lastly I think the actual absence of parents in the pokemon games could reference the fact it is from a child's point of view , meaning adventure and exploring seems more like a lifestyle than rules and adult laws.
Wasn't Giovanni Silvers father?
33foxs Maybe Giovanni gets around. 🤷♂️
Nothing implies he’s married to Ariana in the games either, yet Silver is pretty clearly her son.
Dang. This was a great video Proto! Keep it up!
BUT PROTO! Remember the war! I believe the war to be an on-going thing, granted there was a big war thousands of years ago but it seems a recent war happened, look at Blaine or Lt. Surge, also every adult on the Pokemon Games and series that we know about do not seem to have war or military-related jobs so probably Red's or Ash's father is still alive, but still fighting the war. Now, I know you've talked about this before but the on-going wars might be the reason as to why you have to train from a small age at (what seems to be) National-funded gyms and leagues, they want to find the best trainer and possibly recruit them later. Probably this is the same reason why Red vanished in the first place, after becoming the champion and looking for Mew, they got to him and tried to recruit them. Red, not agreeing to join, simply vanished and has been on the loose ever since. Then, if you were to consider that maybe Team Rocket is a liberal opposition to the way the government is taking care of things then said description would match your theory regarding Team Rocket not being evil since it just seems a very rich man got fed up with wars and stuff destroying his country and it opposes the use of Pokemon for these means, I don't believe that Giovanni or Team Rocket pursues world domination per se, but fighting to get enough power to make the calls and legislate on these matters possibly, resolving the wars and fights. Finally, if you were to pair these with Team Rocket's motto it would make so much sense as I believe you've talked about on another theory: To protect the world from devastation (They have experienced devastation through war and do not agree on war being the answer) - To Unite all people within our nation (These on-going wars may even be held among their own nation, probably civil wars) - To denounce the evil of truth and love (Remember AZ? He caused devastation due to love for Floette and it might be a hint for champions or good trainers trying to find the truth about Pokemon and going haywire because of it) - To extend our reach to the stars above (I believe they do have a fair amount of power and that they probably reigned before, so they want to extend their power). Now, this same thing replicates to every enemy team you've got on every region, each having their own purpose, but I believe Team Rocket's purpose to be governmental, financial and political as opposed to Magma's or Aqua's hippie purposes. Lysandre is another good example of a rich guy who is fed up by the way they treat Pokemon, you do not get to that level of crazy if you have not experienced first-hand the horror or suffering of conflict or war and Ghetsis seems to be more of a dictator than anything else.
Yes!
Wow!
Plus, if you analyze Kalos' situation, which is based in Europe, you'll notice several adult male figures, as opposed to other regions, which seems to indicate that it is a far more stable region and economy than the past ones. Clemont's father is a freaking superhero and there are lots of NPCs in the game that have non-military related jobs. Maybe peace was reached a long time ago in Kalos or they are so far away from the other regions that the war did not affect them as much. Also ORAS's Hoenn which clearly happens on the same timeline/dimension does not seem to have any conflicts as the past generations since your father is a gym leader, Wally's family makes an appearance and your rival's father is a Professor.
Yeah, makes sense. And if he's in a war, they wouldn't see him for months or years at a time, which explains why he's missing, but in Kalos we have plenty of parents around. Seriously, if "Dad" was just at work, you'd see him at least once, or get a call from Mom saying he visited. But if he's in a war, he can't exactly lobby for a day off on the day of the League.
Guillermo Cuadra The “rich guy fed up with wars” sounds more like Cyrus lol. Even in the anime version he goes on a tangent about wars.
Cy. :,3 💕
Only May/Ruby is the happy child.
Silver.. he has a dad but no mom.
+CNFunnyJon well, Ariana looks an awful lot like Silver... she could be his mom...
+DryBones271 I did hear about it. Just no true evidence... besides the desperate search for him. Some think it's Jessie.
Jessie, and Giovanni? Probably not...
Yeah. But the guy was very persuasive.
Does this mean Blue and Silver are brothers?
Cameron Naim yes Giovanni is their dad and Blue took over team Rocket.
Insurrective no way that’s bullshit silver is more like blue than red.
The Majora's Mask game does have people walk around doing stuff.
But it is hard to implement a time function and to have non playable characters focusing on different tasks would not be able to cover up all the scenes where they take a bath or go to the toilet.
What if there was a huge outbreak of unown that took everyones parents? DUN DUN DUUUUUUUN
TBH I have no idea
+Eddie Walls unknown isn't a disease it's a pokemon do wym immune?
Ha ok cool
the results would be..... (takes off shades) UNKNOWN YEAHHHHHHH!!!!!
+Fujin-Raijin completely stupid
I did enjoy the theory about rival being involved with team rocket, that part was cool.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Also, is Silver (rival in Johto games) the son of Giovanni? I remember there was an event with Celebi that let you travel back in time to when Giovanni was leaving Team Rocket and he was talking with Silver. I think one of them called the other "father" or "son"...
The cultural explanation here is one I find interesting, and one I might have an expansion on. I've never been to Japan, but I have been living in Taiwan for 4 years working as an English teacher. Something that is very common here are men/fathers working far away from their families. For example, I live in the southern part of Taiwan, and one of my friends here is a woman with 2 children, whose husband lives and works in Taipei, in the north. The family has a place here, near the grandparents, and the husband has an apartment in Taipei, and only comes back on some weekends and holidays. As far as I've been told, this is mostly a financial decision, and also because Taipei isn't the best place to raise kids.
That example is fairly moderate. There's another very common separation, when the husbands/father move to another country entirely for work. I have several students whose fathers live and work in Mainland China, and send money back to Taiwan for the family. I have, on several occasions been told things along the lines of: "Johnny's family is going to China to visit their dad for the summer, so he'll be missing class. But he'll rejoin in September!" So 10 months out of the year, the kid is here in Taiwan going to school, and maybe he sees his dad for at the lunar new year, and that's it. Then a couple months in the summer they can go visit. But that's it. I think this situation is true for about 1/10th of my students. And that's just the ones I know about, in this one small town.
I could easily see situations like this as part of the Pokemon universe.
What about the Pokemon War that Lt. Surge talks about? Maybe Red's dad died in that war and that's why he's always missing?. Same thing with Blue's parents.
Do a theory about whether or not a Pokemon can be a Pokemon trainer?
Ok. So what I think happened was that there was a war with hoenn. Just take a look at Lt. Surge's text in red and blue. The parents might have died in the war
But Proto what if blue is the secret leader of team rocket
And your evidence is.....?
+Arkdragonman Well, First blue joined team rocket. (watch the gnoggin vid for full details) and after Giovanni retired, Blue took over as the viridian gym leader and became the head of team rocket. I think it could be plausible.
+Fujin-Raijin I don't think so, because in gen 2 team rocket didn't have an official leader when you went through the game, and they dispatched before one was appointed. In its remake, it was lead by its three admins.
Id like that
I've never really thought about Blue joining Team Rocket...interesting idea...
In Soul Silver, of what I have heard, Giovanni is your rival's father in that game. (Still talking about Soil Silver)
But proto, isn't your rival from HG/SS (gold and silver) father Giovanni? I believe it says it in the celebi event.
proto was ash's pikachu once a pichu?
Good question
+SouthMaster99 and if so, who made him evolve? Pichu evolves by friendship. Is that why Pikachu is so bitter and resentful to Ash at the start? Because he initially feels he can't trust again?
+tiny punkabuu you are able to catch a Pikachu in Viridian Forest in Kanto; that must have been where Pikachu was from
TheCoolJ101 ... what does that have to do with anything? This comment chain is talking about a theory that Pikachu was a Pichu at first. Which I was commenting about in turn. Why are you directing your comment back at me, and not the original poster who made the initial suggestion?
+tiny punkabuu pichu didnt exist (as in being created so the grass must have pooped him out or something) but in a chronological order then probably
Could you possibly explain the battle chatelaines from XY and ORAS? They're kind of strange characters and I want to know what there overall goal with the battle Maison is. They're kind of unclear about what they want to accomplish...
Thank you for not changing your voice at the 'but proto' part
It makes a lot of sense as eve in the later games, with times and days, gym leaders are never at home sleeping or anything always just standing there waiting for a trainer to arrive so they can get money to spend like maybe 1000 poke dollars on things and the rest goes else where. Game freak could easily make a wait mechanic but they don't so this says to me that this could be the answer people working all hours of the day and night as a reason to why some parents are never seen
that would awnser how blue became the leader in varidian since gen II, it would also awnser why oak never mentions his son/dauther, if giovanni would be oak's son he would be so ashamed that giovanni's dead to the always loving everyone oak, while trying to raise blue as a good kid together with blue's sister daisy giovanni looks up blue when they could be in a private moment and at that point slowly but steadly starts to presue blue in following into his footsteps, another theory that i got from this is maybe red and blue are brothers and thats why blue always act's so hard on red but red dos not know that the're brothers and so always wonders why blue always acts as a jerk to him
I have a theory isn't the old professor bound to be old and died? so when ash first starts his journey in kanto can that prof.oak be red and somewhere in the story red lost memory or something? and blue/green turned into a scientist or researcher or something? just like Gary did? I mean come on that old prof.oak can't still be a live right? plz reply on what u think
But proto not everyone celebrates thanksgiving
+Mitchel Dec Yeah XD
+Eddie Walls it actually isn't because thanksgiving has religion so it's everywhere it's too give thanks obviously lol
+Mitchel Dec We don't either here in my country.
+Eddie Walls the us isn't the only country canada has thanksgiving (or something of the sort) a month earlier
Wolftamer Wolfcorp Ya it's called Halloween...
I agree with the post war theory. I believe there was a war and most adults were killed. It was said they was a war in one of the games. I remember it from Pokémon gold. He said a Pokémon saved him during the war. There's proof of a war and a lack of adults. That's all the proof I need. You said that later games included more adults, well that fits this too. As people grow up more adults will appear until the world replaces the life lost.
Average day in 2017...
Phil's day at work...
*Phone starts buzzing*
Phil- Screw this...
Boss- What's wrong?
Phil- THERE'S A FRICKEN SHINEY CHARIZARD!!!
Boss- The 3rd time this week? Okay... Go for it.
hey proto what is luga exactly it is never explained what it is it reminds me of a dragon or something but I would really like to know
does my shiny arcanine count as a legendary?
Proto! What does diglet look like under the ground?... And what about when you're surfing? How does that even work??
Happy thanksgiving. Also you are completely right about any kind of evidence about the where-a-bouts of the parents are really just subjective and not solid. I do favor the idea of Silver being ashes dad and Giovoni being red's dad, but it is just a hunch.
silver is giovanni's son, who is younger than red, and Giovanni does have a wife, who isn't ash's mom. they do state that Delia and Geovanni once did have a thing in the Pokemon live show, but that was cut off after she met ash's dad.
+Jerome Brizeno sorry i named the wrong guy. the person that I was mentioning was some older guy with silver hair that had a Chikorita on his shoulder. I thought his name was silver my bad.
+Jerome Brizeno so yeah i was talking about a second silver from pokemon chronicles. There is already a theory about him being ash's dad.
Thanks for making a theory on thanksgiving proto
Hey Proto there is still one more Theory you didn't tackle yet and it is the anime series took place in 6 gen because when you did a recent theory about the meteor that hit the other Hoenn region and why Steven mention about a boy and his black Charizard but the Deoxys Still landed in Hoenn while the remake didn't.
I want to know something that's been bothering me for a while.
Absol is known as the disaster pokemon, it can learn thunder, blizzard, hail, sandstorm...but it can't learn earthquake why is that??
Thanks for not letting the intro hurt my ears again.
The guy who wrote the original 2 seasons of the anime wrote some books explaining these things.
Hey Protomario, it doesnt make since for Blue to be related to Giovonee. Mostly because your rival from HG and SS, Silver it shows on an event that Giovonee could be related to Silver or what I think is his father.
Gary's parents died in a car crash while professor oak was inventing the pokedex. from then on gary's sister tried to take care of him along side oak. gary was only an infant. i know because it was in ken sugimori's own manga version of pokemon red and blue. i have it. it was SO HARD TO GET!!!!!!
according to the anime/manga ashes dad or reds dad is on his own pokemon journey
the trainers dad (ash red blu whatever you name it) dad is dead and the mum is so desperate for some fun she sends you off and professor oak gets jiggy with her
Did you know that Giovanni is officially the silver's father. It is confirmed in the pokemon origins anime.
we already has thanksgiving in Canada last month
all parents turned into pokemon
"I know I usually do theories on Tuesdays and Thursdays"
Still uploaded on Thursday. (At least for me)
Kingdra ate all of the parents. Don't underestimate the Almighty Kingdra
Red is Ash's dad, and he is deeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaad
and you are dead.
red came after ash....
andreas aspenberg No, Red is the man you play as in Red, Blue, Fire Red, and Leaf Green. The dude that you battle in Gold, Silver, Crystal, Heart Gold, Soul Silver. Ash is only a kid that can't win that exists solely in the anime.
andreas aspenberg Red is battled in Black & White 2, Gold, Silver, Crystal(And the Remakes) He is also mentioned in Sinnoh Games.
andreas aspenberg The character name is the player's choice, not the actual game's choice, No matter what your name is it is neither Ash or Red. it's you
Is it me or are you coming up with more Pokémon theorys recently?
maybe the trainers fathers are stationed at a different region for work or research
Isn't Giovanni Silver's father
+Jack Shomo "More information is revealed in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver when a fateful encounter Celebi is brought to Ilex Shrine: Celebi takes the player back in time three years to witness Giovanni abandoning Silver to go into seclusion because of his defeat at the hands of Red. Silver's hate for Team Rocket apparently stems from the failure of his father."
what if red is ash's father
But proto, why is Giovanni confront Mewtwo without meteors armor on?
What if ash’s mom was the Boss Of team rocket Instead of Giovani ?
Protomario i have a question for you (possibly the basis of a theory?)
Was red the first pokemon master? or where there others? if he was, would Ash constantly claiming he'll be the "Greatest Pokemon Master ever" in the first season be confirmation that there are others? and possibly even red? i realize crossing series is kinda taboo but whats up?
But Proto Alpha Sapphire/Omega Ruby does show both of your parents your mother is at the beginning and your father is the next town over's Gym Leader
in fire red and leaf green ashes dad is the fourth gym leader he uses Gras type Pokémon
but proto what ever happens to the 3rd starter but proto are All the trainers 10 that the player plays as
but proto there are gym leeeaders
Actually i can answer that. If you look closely, x and y give hints about the protagonists age. According to dialogue they are at least 16 years old
+Moritz “もりツ” Vogt i know i just added that cause wynaut
its really easy their parents are still on the journeys
There's actually a video of a theory on Gnoggin's channel about Blue/Green joining Team Rocket
You mean turd
(its what proto called blue/green in the game footage in this vid)
Ninshisho Kasai Oh ok sorry
DarkHero - Destiny & BO3 Content why are you saying sorry
BUT PROTO NORMAN IS A GYM LEADER AND A DAD YOU FOOL!
Well the only games where we meet both parents are the gen 3 games (and remakes), and I think that's only because your character's dad is a gym leader in gen 3. so saying all or most of the parents are at work may be possible...on the other hand since most children go on journeys, we see that it is possible to make a very good living just being a Pokémon trainer (well maybe not, since a bike and a slowpoke tail cost 1,000,000 each, and the most money a trainer can have at one time is 999,999, so until we figure out what the deal is with their economy I guess it would be impossible to say whether or not a trainer could make enough money to support themselves and their families.)
why does charmander start off orange, then charmeleon turn red and as charizard is orange again? squirtle and bulbasaur all get darker with evolution, it seems that charizard should be a deep dark red instead of reverting back to orange? i only assume that this is the case because it is on the cover of the red game and they needed a bigger contrast, but blastoise is blue on the blue game and venasaur is green on the green game, so that doesnt really make sense.
See, I agree with this why would people expect you to know who reds father is. It wouldn't really make sense for it to be Giovanni (who already has a son that looks nothing like red.)
But Proto where do trainers and people get their food?
Didnt you already made the theory about the guy at the entry of every gym being Reds father?
But Proto! What about the great war that L-Surge mentions in his gym battle? Could that be a cause of some of the missing parents? I've seen several videos on that theory as well but you didn't even hint at it? Does that mean you don't find much merit in the theory?
if pokemon like the fossil pokemon went extinct do you think there are more pokemon than in the pokedex. I watched your prof. oak champion video but I figured there was no harm in asking
if gary's last name is oak,then the professor must be gary's dad's dad,otherwise the professor wouldn't have had the last name oak. if oak is also ash's grandfather,then delia's brother is gary's father.
if the original comment is true,then delia's former last name is oak
Merry thansgiving proto
the rival is at lavender Town because one of his pokemon died
I think lance is red's dad, Giovanni is blues dad and his mom is one of the high ranking administrators of team rocket. blue and his sister would have been left with their grandfather because team rocket travels a lot. also if you can reference the indigo league season, Ash's father left to be a pokemon master. if he achieved his goal its very likely he could have climbed to be the dragon master. besides Lance Ketchum has a ring to it.
Giovonni is Silver's dad and Lance tried to kill Red.
+Dabt0402 Yah he and the elite four teamed up in an attempt to kill Red
there all at war cuz towns are small(from battles) and that raichu trainer guy talks about war
Ok proto, go with me here. this theory is kinda weak but i believe ash's father is home and lives with the familes and is just at work all the time. I think ashes father dying would be a real impact on his self esteem and will power. daddy issues per-say. I dont think he would have the confidence to even start his adventure. Knowing he has the support of both of his parents would go a long way.
it's been proofed already that giovanni is silvers father BUT!! silver may be blue's younger brother.
proved*