Honestly, the worst thing about Whitney isn't even the Miltank. It's the fact that she friggen cries when you beat her and someone else has to give you the badge in her place. It's like she doesn't even know what the point of being a gym leader is. Misty: Oh, but Ash, you don't get to compete in the Pokemon league, now. You're part of the Pokemon league. As a gym leader, you have to stay in one place and let new trainers beat you if they are just skilled enough. That's how this works. We're supposed to go easy on challengers so that they gradually get better. You'll have to lose. Ash: WHAT!?
tbf, Whitney is a kid and let's be honest by Johto gym leaders weren't even fleshed out lore wise outside of being a challenge for the player so making her character cry like that also makes her stand out.
@@darknessknows1235 Whitney and Clair are the only two Johto gym leaders that were difficult for a well-considered team, and both of them are immature and throw tantrums when you beat them. That's not a good look.
One thing I like about Opal: she's the Fairy Type Gym Leader...and her Gym challenges play on that. They're questions that normally have trick answers, at least in the fight with her. If you give the obvious answer, you get it wrong. Fae are playful and mischievous, and that fits Opal.
Not to mention how frightening she actually is. Seriously, off pitch she’s like a sweet grandma (except for the moment with Bede, when Opal forcibly took Bede in I was like “lady, leave him alone. He’s already had his comeuppance from the secretary and chairman, no need to kick him while he’s down.”) but when battling her she reveals who she really is, that face and personality really shocked me. And I found this tidbit from a video about interesting interactions at the Galar star tournament, when she paired up with Piers (aka best boi) she threatened him with a Play Rough which scared him, you can see the fear on his face!
@@Zerethos Opal Koboi can be considered the main antagonist of the Artemis Fowl books. She appears the most often (in all the even-numbered books), and she is very powerful and influential. That’s just the basics, but it’s been a long while since I read the books.
Also in the epilogue story-arc in the main game after beating Bede in a battle and seeing him accept his loss. Opal shows up and explains why she picked Bede over you basically as she explains it as the main hero/heroine there was nothing to teach you and to her that would boring and have no true reward, however Opal picks Bede due to the fact he was on the side of evil for a little while and thinks training him and converting him to the side of good would be a good challenge with a nice reward.
Norman earns my top gym leader rank for one specific reason: My dad actually *is* named Norman, so growing up I was convinced that the game knew who my parents were.
100% agree with you on Whitney. That Miltank ALONE is why I grinded my Machop into the ground until it evolved into a Machoke, then traded it to get it to evolve into a Machamp. You might consider it overkill...but if she's gonna cry after her loss, I might as well give her something to cry about.
Seriously. You can never have too many. My 6-tier hanging “stuffed-animal” tower is practically full to bursting, and I’m still looking for ones to buy! Granted it’s not just Pokémon plushes in there, but it’s still at least 3/4 of its contents. Update: And now my plush collection has extended to taking over my couch. And the funny thing is? There’s still more plushes that I want to buy! The only problem is that they’re sold out at the moment.
I heard Attract and Rollout at the same time I heard that damn moo. And I started with this game in Japanese BEFORE I had a full grasp of the language... I still have mares of night.
I hope Gen. 5 remakes gave her a toxtricity in a possible rematch. If they remake the first game she is a secret boss. If they remake the sequels she could still get a gym leader rematch with Pokémon of other regions.
Their kid is going to fucking kill them. Literally. He's going to grow up to try and murder them for the sin of being forced to be born as their kid. I'm speaking from experience.
@@aliastheabnormal I think it's going to be more like the Norman thing. "Child of mine, grow up to surpass me." I can see them doing something like that XD
Roxie is underrated and stands out to me, she is the type of gym leader that should have travelled with ash for a bit and been a comic relief character. SHE is a literal TEEN, she hates her father for trying to act cool when it just embresses her. She has a band! She is also the first gym leader in a pokemon game to have VOICE IN THE GAMES. How do you hate her?! Drayden is also dope, my dude is a boomer that hates when people step on his law (and freezes his city). I really enjoyed the relationship he had with Iris taking her like a jedi would take a child that was strong in the force, he knew that she would do great things one day. And he was right. Take notes LANCE. Damn pokemon black and white (and 2) is such great games.
In the anime, Roxie was the last gym leader Ash battled instead of Drayden. And she took on his entire team with just a Koffing, a scolipede, and Garbodor. And she was undefeated up to that point
@@Shuichisaihara5499 And to add to that, Ash only won because Pikachu's Static Ability kicked in for only like the second time EVER and he got a lucky para on Garbodor's last doubleslap
Well she is the Bob Ross of the Pokemon world. Lol! There are no mistakes. Just happy accidents. Hence why that totem Ribombee bums around in her parents' house. Lol!
Personally, I’m a big fan of clay. He feels like he’s exactly where he needs to be in the game, he’s a pretty fair challenge that doesn’t feel like a difficulty spike, the town he’s a leader of is cool (especially in the sequel), his ace Pokémon is awesome, and his personality is entertaining
Yeah, Clay had a nice involvement in BW among gym leaders, and his battle was just tough enough without being annoying. And a cool design, he looks like someone who deserves to be in charge.
@@GardevoirBoy Honestly...I found Wallace much more a challenge than Steven. Truth be told, I found Steven to be easier than Diantha until the remakes because Mega Metagross is absolutely nuts.
@@theskullboy8700 I must be crazy, cause my absolute favorite Pokemon is the Fire/Fighting Starter that everyone seems to hate, from the Gen that everyone seems to hate. No seriously I actually love Emboar, lol.
My oldest sister is an extreme fan of Raihan, and was also a fan of an anime called Servamp, where her favourite character was called Tsubaki. So when she first heard Raihan's voice in the Eng Sub, and searched up who voiced him, and realised that he was voiced by the Japanese Voice Actor of Tsubaki, she literally shouted *FUCKING KNEW IT!* Without thinking.
Honestly, Opal was my favorite just for making me laugh like hell. The deranged look she gives when seeing Bede caught me off guard. Also, while I don’t like the fairy type, I like fighting the fairy type (does that make any sense?).
Pokemon x was my first pokemon game when I got to vsOlympia i got my butt kick like so many I stop and I'm replaying x so I can actually beat a pokemon game
I got so happy when you mentioned Maylene and Lucario. Truly one of my favorite Leader/Pokemon relationships (yes I might be a little biased), but looking at them together you felt a strong synchronized aura from the both of them, and I love that about them. Definitely didn't forget those two
Loved this video! And I'm totally with you on Opal. The moment I saw Fairy Grandma I knew I had a favorite gym leader. I even wore all pink on my second playthrough to see if she'd notice.
The worst thing about Whitney is that, until you get past her, you're stuck with very few Pokémon that can overpower Miltank without heavy grinding. Putting her so early in the game, when most players are still working on building their teams, was just bad design.
@@emblemblade9245 Also Heracross, and if you pick Chikorita you have access to Reflect which actually walls Miltank really hard (though Chikorita was bar none one of the least popular starters of all time so...^_^;).
I actually have a funny story about whitney’s battle when i olayed through crystal. So i caught a scyther in the bug catching contest and taught it fury cutter and it miraculously tanked through miltanks rollout(a thank you to my quilava goes here for smokescreen) and wouldn’t you know it a few fury cutters are basically like a rollout when done consecutively and made miltank go bye bye
It doesn't have to be consecutive. Fury cutter gets stro ger each time you use it. Though I guess you already know that and probably said that for simplicity, but I had to say it.
Female Geodude works way better since Rollout and Stomp won't do shit, you won't fall in love because you're female, and if it does heal, you probably still have more health than you actually need.
@@michaelkowal3230 Of course it would. Real world humans also would have been extinct long ago in the pokemon world because we are just not all that durable.
Fun fact: in the original script Erika was supposed to be a ghost type gym leader and in the original game data she was to be a possessed character. The more you know 😁👍
@@AramautheFierySecretary I mean, Roxie may not be my favorite, I'm biased towards Elesa because Electric is my third favorite type and puns, but Roxie's definitely a close second.
@@AramautheFierySecretary I wish they did with Piers what they did with Roxie. Her gym music really helped the feel of the place and what she's about, where as Pier's is quite awkward to watch.
As a hardcore fan of the Scolipede line, I loved her guitar and design from day 1... also for some reason the anime had her utterly BODY Ash in a 2v6...
Ari is a Pokemon fan. That makes SO much sense. Ari is so passionate about it too, when she rages it's because you can see the amount of love she has for the games. I live for this. I've only played Omega Ruby, Sun and Moon, Let's Go Eevee, and Shield. Out of the games I've played, I definitely agree!! You nailed by feelings on the gym leaders. 10/10 pokemons video can wait for more!
For me, Piers was my favourite. He's got an awesome design, killer theme, and he gets to be one of the few Gym Leaders with a Pokemon that isn't in his type specialty. His gym puzzle (if you can call it that) is lacklustre, but the stage and the fact you can't Dynamax more than makes up for it. The fact that he appears later in the game and helps you out also gives you time to warm up to him.
Heheh. I loved it when she complained about the wrestling being "fake". The acting/drama parts. Most definitely fake. The wrestling? Um....person claiming it's fake might be blind.
Whitney and Clair... Two *female* gym leaders who deny you your badge after winning fair and square... Plus, Clair's Kingdra and Whitney's f[yay]ing Miltank were the bane of my first few playthrough of Gold/Silver and Heart Gold/Soul Silver.
So we can all agree that Korrina Is probably ranking highest out of all the Kalos Gyms right? Far as I remember, she’s the only one who really did much outside her Gym.
But I do agree with Ari's choice for Kalos since Clemont is actually a really cool character and theres a reason he was chosen to be the Leader companion in the X and Y anime.
I do have to say that Erika never actually banned boys from her gym in the anime, it was because Ash insulted the perfume she makes is why they kicked him out of the gym. That being said, I enjoyed this list, and it was nice to see Ari doing her own video. As a Pokemon fan myself, this was a treat to watch.
@@michaelbainbridge7335 Why the hell is that a problem? Maybe no guys applied or maybe only the females made the cut. I mean yeah it is a little boring but I still don’t see why it’s an actual problem
@@grigori9061 Did you not catch the "not that I'm complaining" bit of my post you replied to? I didn't say it was a problem for me, but I can understand why others would think it is.
Ah, I see Aramau is a woman of culture - loves Dimitri - A fellow oshawott lover ...I wish I could give you a hug QwQ also #prayfortrubbish cuz Trubbish did nothing wrong qwq
Aramau is a fan of Pro Wrestling Suddenly my respect goes way up And she sounds like Sylvia Christel from No More Heroes when she does a french accent. More of this please!
Calm people after "raging" to Getting Over It: *breathes deeply* It's okay. I'll make it back up there soon enough. Easily Irritable people after raging to Getting Over It: 9:11
If she does a video again: “Antagonist Team Leaders from Worst to Best.” “Antagonist Teams from Worst to Best.” Examples being: Team Rocket, Skull, Yell, etc. And something good: “Pokémon Rivals Worst to Best” Gotta save the best for last, cook and let the steak sizzle 😁
This intro still beats the regular into...it's just the vocals man they sound super off to me Love the Morty rep! I found him a *pain in the ass* my first time through. Even after my grinding to beat Whitney he still swept me on numerous occasions. Also he inspired my clothing choices. The jumper her wears! I got like 7!
In terms of Karakter MOST karakters are far more awsome then in the Games. I mean the Gym Triblings from Black and White go hunt for the Shadow Trio and evolve ther Monkeys while the other Gym Leaders attack Team Plasmas Castle, all to not only stop the Trio from assisting Ghetsis but also to shut down a Team Plasma Base, in wich Genesect was createt...if I remember that right. Wich is pretty cool considering they ARE the weakest Gym Leaders, they even admit to that. None of them alone has what it takes to be a Gym Leader, and frankly ther Gy should be a Triple Battle against all 3 at once.
@@neptuneplaneptune3367 That at least makes more sense than in the games, since in the games they’re the only gym leaders who don’t show up to Plasma Castle, and it never really explains why.
@@neptuneplaneptune3367 Yeah that's good idea. Anyway I've read up to part way of the johto section of the manga. I'm meaning to get back into it sometime in the future.
Yeah. It was probably the only great portrayal of her in the franchise. Since she's forgettable in the games and the less said about that anime episode, the better.
An Equestrian Themed military base where you have to sneak past the guards to grab an asset, the gym badge, and Ari catches you in the act initiating the battle. Yes I am poking fun at Josh. Seeing as Ari chose Cyndaquill as a child I will hazard a guess and say she favors Fire-Types so her pokemon could represent her husband's military background as well as her preference for Fire-Types.
I think she would be a Fairy type gym leader, since her favorite Pokemon is Gardevoir which is Psychic/Fairy, and she also loves Mimikyu. Josh well it's kinda obvious, He would be a water type gym leader.
I remember one time in Heart Gold, I was fighting Morty, and he knocked me down to my severely under-leveled Togepi. I still managed to win because of Psychokinesis and because Morty refused to use anything but attacking Ghost moves.
@@leunam3004 People can like whatever house they want. My favorite is the Golden Deer. But when people get really rude to others, that's when there is a problem.
Technically, I'm pretty sure Golden Deer is as canon as canon can be in such a game. The final boss feels so much more like a final boss compared to the other two.
*Goes to Roxie* "Nobody is gonna agree with me on this-" I definitely do. I remember when I first played Black 2 absolutely loving Roxie's gym and the simple song she sang while in there got stuck in my head. I honestly just wish she was later on in the game so she could have a more interesting team. Well at least she has that in the tournament fights against her. Though honestly I probably would have been split between her and my man Clay.
Ok i gotta admit Ari taking the helms for a video was definitely unexpected, but at the same time was really enjoyable! I hope we get more videos like these in the future.
about the alola one; i'm still mostly convinced by the theory that part of mina's lackadaisical trial is because they made a last minute switch between her and ilima and therefore didn't have enough time to design a proper challenge. it makes just too much sense for it not to be the case. both mina and ilima are non-descriptively enough dressed that it would have been easy to switch them, but ilima fits much more with the fairy design than mina, with ilima having both pink hair, the color of fairies, and him having the typical fairy trainer sparkly eyes, which is a trait unique to that trainer class. meanwhile it doesn't really fit for ilima's signiture pokemon to be smeargel, a pokemon designed as a painter. however for mina, who is a painter herself, smeargel is a perfect choice. the stains on her shirt are even the same color as smeargel's paint on its tail. gnoggin made a pretty good video on his channel, but the main idea is that nintendo was worried that if they made the already somewhat effeminate ilima a fairy trainer, people would see that as an euphemism for him being gay, which would have affect sales in certain countries, so they swiched it around last second. this explains the lack of content for mina, as they gave all the stuff meant for her over to ilima, leaving her with the blank slate she ended up being in the games.
Probably an unpopular opinion but I actually absolutely adore Gordie, He's a plus sized super star with confidence to match, he battles with so much flair and honestly, as a plus sized man, that kind of representation is amazing to see. I honestly get so tired to seeing the "Gross fat guy" character or the "Strong fat guy" character, being used in videogames, I love that Gordie has so much confidence in himself and I aspire to have that kind of confidence in myself as well :)
tbh if he were in BW1 it wouldn't have been so bad, but also iirc he does help out a little even when it wasn't entirely clear how dangerous Neo Plasma was at the time.
Literally, my Gardevoir swept her team altogether. Pangoro immune to Psychic? Eat Moonblast! Maybe if she had a Lucario, it would have been a bit more tricky.
*flashbacks to Whitney's damn Miltank* There are unfair gyms out there. Clair comes to mind, insofar as she refuses to concede defeat. Then there are the forgettable gyms
16:51 maybe its my manga experience talking but i see her in a more fun loving almost ditzy type. when we first meet her its right after the protagonists win a contest that was stacked against them when platina's efforts were sabotaged by audience members that had a bone to pick with her taking part in this contest. fantina's first action was calling out these sabotaging audience members by literally throwing them into a trash bin. she is also helpful with the protagoinst several times. she protects them from potential stalkers (who in actually were really platina's original bodyguards but fantina didn't know this and just saw them as ominous), saves Dia and Pearl from Cyrus who used earth power on the two to leave them high up on top of an earth pillar that was crumbling, help them get back to hearthome where platina had a chance to fight her for her fifth badge, then after platina overhears that her father was abducted fantina lent the trio her drifblim so they can travel to canalave city where platina's father was sighted to have gone missing. she also takes part in the spear pillar conflict along with all the other gym leaders except for volkner who couldn't care less to intervine.
So I know I’m 3 years late but I have a funny story about Erika that I want to share. I grew up watching both the Black & White anime & the original Kanto anime on Netflix, and my first game was Omega Ruby on my 3DS. So I didn’t grow up playing Kanto but I was familiar with all the Gym leaders when the Let’s Go games came out. So when I played through Let’s Go Pikachu I recognized all the Gym leaders & knew the order. I’d just beaten Lt. Surge, gotten Chop Down & was ready to move on to the next gym! I left Vermilion City & eventually arrived at Celladon City, stopped at the Pokémon Center & shop… and immediately left, not seeing anything of value in this random town. I eventually arrived in Fuchsia City, entered & beat Kogas Poison Type Gym. I then opened the Save Menu… aaaaannndd immediately saw I accidentally skipped. a. GYM! I literally had to look up who the Gym leader was to get to Erika & SWEPT through the Gym with EASE thanks to my Charizard being so much higher leveled. To quote later in the video: “The worst thing you can be in a Pokémon game is forgettable”. Erika is not JUST forgettable, she’s so forgettable she’s SKIPPABLE!!
i gotta be honest (and i'm sorry for it) but i didn't have the highest expectations about this video cuz of the title. But as soon as Ari ”stole” the video i got the biggest smile on my face :) Josh and Ari are definitely one of the funniest youtube-gaming-couples ive seen...so far
Me: *sees a video about Gym Leaders* ok, I wonder how Josh'll arrange his favorites and his most hated. *intro starts up, and I start looking up Persona 4 music* Me: Aramau, Your taste in music is *Golden* ... I'll see myself out for that.
And she shows the lovely Sasha Velour whose So Emotional lip sync is legendary during her drag queen comment during the segment on a Gym Leader Named Whitney. That can’t be a coincidence.
I was not expecting you to do this countdown, Ari, (in hindsight, I should have seen this coming considering the topic) but I quite liked this one, even though I'm not a pokemon fan. I honestly can't wait for more. Also, oh my gosh, your EQG avatar is just as cute as your pony avatar. Also also, hi Josh. Your wife did a good job with this countdown.
Fun list idea and really nice seeing you make an appearance! But I have to say, I did have a stroke when Bea was named the worst of Galar I LOVE HER I personally can't remember ANYTHING abut Gord (or much about Milo)
Raihan and Gordie are my favorite Galar Gym Leaders for one main reason: I found them difficult to beat, and as someone who thinks that Sword can be a bit too easy at times, a difficulty spike was actually appreciated.
Aramau hijacking joshscorcher's channel and making her own content wasn't something I realized I needed...until now. I call for more! Also, human Aramau is amazing. ^.^
8:40 That actually sounds like an interesting ability for a future Pokemon ability. Moves like Attract and Captivate effect all genders, even those with unknown gender.
Might as well list mine (again). The only region I haven't experienced as of yet is Kalos, so I don't have an opinion on their Gym Leaders. Kanto Favorite: Blue, for his character development and tricky battle of using multiple types Least Favorite: Blaine, for having a personality that hardly represents the Fire-type (seriously, what do quizzes have to do with fire?) and having the fatal flaw of being a late-game Fire gym where you already have access to Surf Johto Favorite: Jasmine, for her compassion and personality Least Favorite: Whitney, for having the harshest difficulty spike in the series Hoenn Favorite: Flannery, because her volatile uncertainty in how she wants to present herself fits the Fire type to a T Least Favorite: Juan, for the obvious reasons Sinnoh Favorite: Volkner, for really selling the Electric type in not only Gym design, but also in his friendship to Flint and what that entails (You need the help from the fire guy to reignite Volkner's spark. Think about that for a moment.) Least Favorite: Fantina, solely because her DP Gym "puzzle" makes me want to channel Kreese Kreely ("Nobody said there'd be math!") Unova Favorite: Roxie, for her design and Gym style, and the fact that I can _never_ get the Japanese version of her Gym's song out of my head Least Favorite: Marlon, for feeling tacked-on like with Juan, and his "are you really doing the right thing" speech being completely out of place in BW2 when it would've made more sense in BW Alola Favorite: Acerola, for her skills being worthy enough for Prof. Kukui to allow her in Alola's Elite Four, and the Thrifty Megamart being a perfect Ghost-type trial area Least Favorite: Mina, for her lack of a personality, lack of a presence, and (in SM) lack of a trial Galar Favorite: Piers, for his understandable stance on Dynamaxing, how his Gym is set up like a side-scrolling beat-'em-up ending in an urban punk rock concert, how he cares for his sister Marnie, and how he helps out considerably not only in Wyndon but all throughout the post-game Least Favorite: Gordie, for having a simple yet annoying Gym puzzle and having arguably the weakest personality of the Galar Gym Leaders
Ugh, you reminded me of that twit in Gen 5. And definitely, if it was B/W pokemon liberation Plasma, fine, it could raise some concerns on what you are doing and you wonder if you are doing the right thing. But it was against B2/W2 Terrorist take over the world Plasma.
Glad to finally see some Pokemon content from Josh's channel. Thanks Ari. Hope you continue to do this. I'd love to see a top 10 Pokemon video from you like Josh did.
Opening up with the greatest Persona dancing song, immediate appreciation. While I rarely dislike gym leaders or elite four there are two stand out. Marlon in BW2 always rubbed me the wrong way as he always seemed like a slackass who cared more about swimming and playing in the ocean than, well, anything else. And his surfer bro “are Team Plasma really that bad?” nonsense after they literally froze over Opelucid City really makes him seem obnoxiously apathetic, like he’ll make up any excuse to not have to give up playing in the ocean. The other one is Kahili. Most of Alola’s elite four were people you had either met before or battled, so fighting them again feels like going against old friends who are going all out. Then there’s Kahili. She’s a pro golfer and daughter of the owner of the Hano Grand Resort, and that about it. Kukui called her back to be the last member of the E4, the, presumably, scrapped golf course area limited where she could have shown up, and she just strikes me as a last minute addition that left little impact. Also, Acerola is precious.
In Bea's defense, Paranorman over on shield doesn't use a Galar Pokémon as his dynamaxer either, and as JoCat said when sword came out, Sir'Fetched is the Chaddest Chad to ever Chad
Yes, but unlike Bea, he actually has 2 Galar Pokemon. He actually incorporates both Galarian Ghosts into his Team with Yamask and Cursola. Unlike Bea who...just uses Sirfetch'd as her big galar mon.
9:15 That choice made me think of something: what if, in the Switch Era of Pokémon, the leader of the Elite Four, next generation, would be the player character's FATHER!?! How crazy awesome could that be? Have him drop by a few times, here and there, until he outright disappears after you beat the 8th gym leader. He'd be described as a "Fairly hard working trainer," when people, including your mother, talk about him; a vague hint to what he really is. That'd be the crazy thing: he was the man who raised you, created you, inspired you to be a trainer, and you MUST defeat him to be the best.
Fire Father-in-law, Thick Ice Mama, Rolling Rock Son, Nanna Of Fairies. Quite a family we got here in Galar, and that's without me even realizing that the pilot swap Shared gym challenge having Moi Thai Fighter Sister and Ghost Wrangler Brother were actually adoptive siblings
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Honestly, the worst thing about Whitney isn't even the Miltank. It's the fact that she friggen cries when you beat her and someone else has to give you the badge in her place. It's like she doesn't even know what the point of being a gym leader is.
Misty: Oh, but Ash, you don't get to compete in the Pokemon league, now. You're part of the Pokemon league. As a gym leader, you have to stay in one place and let new trainers beat you if they are just skilled enough. That's how this works. We're supposed to go easy on challengers so that they gradually get better. You'll have to lose.
Ash: WHAT!?
ASH: Misty, you underestimate how much practice I have at losing Pokemon battles!
Was that a legit moment in the anime??? When?
@@VitaEmerald324 It's from this: ua-cam.com/video/VaE6THNSO18/v-deo.html
tbf, Whitney is a kid and let's be honest by Johto gym leaders weren't even fleshed out lore wise outside of being a challenge for the player so making her character cry like that also makes her stand out.
@@darknessknows1235 Whitney and Clair are the only two Johto gym leaders that were difficult for a well-considered team, and both of them are immature and throw tantrums when you beat them. That's not a good look.
One thing I like about Opal: she's the Fairy Type Gym Leader...and her Gym challenges play on that. They're questions that normally have trick answers, at least in the fight with her. If you give the obvious answer, you get it wrong. Fae are playful and mischievous, and that fits Opal.
Not to mention how frightening she actually is. Seriously, off pitch she’s like a sweet grandma (except for the moment with Bede, when Opal forcibly took Bede in I was like “lady, leave him alone. He’s already had his comeuppance from the secretary and chairman, no need to kick him while he’s down.”) but when battling her she reveals who she really is, that face and personality really shocked me. And I found this tidbit from a video about interesting interactions at the Galar star tournament, when she paired up with Piers (aka best boi) she threatened him with a Play Rough which scared him, you can see the fear on his face!
is this a nod to Opal Koboi from Artemis Fowl
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I’m not familiar with Artemis fowl and that character. Mind giving me a brief description?
@@Zerethos Opal Koboi can be considered the main antagonist of the Artemis Fowl books. She appears the most often (in all the even-numbered books), and she is very powerful and influential. That’s just the basics, but it’s been a long while since I read the books.
Also in the epilogue story-arc in the main game after beating Bede in a battle and seeing him accept his loss. Opal shows up and explains why she picked Bede over you basically as she explains it as the main hero/heroine there was nothing to teach you and to her that would boring and have no true reward, however Opal picks Bede due to the fact he was on the side of evil for a little while and thinks training him and converting him to the side of good would be a good challenge with a nice reward.
FireyJoker: Crazy about Kingdom Hearts
Aramau: Crazy about Pokemon
I feel like there is a similarly there . . .
Nope , can't put my finger on it .
Not at all ; )
Pokémon and Kingdom Hearts crossover confirmed?! 👀
So that means their favorite game is Dream Drop Distance?
Anime esk franchises that everyone try’s to copy with a bad case of spin-offs
Kingdom Hearts Crystal?
Pokemon Dream Drop Distance
*Ari first takes over*
Me: Hey hold on a minute-
*She talks about Pokémon at length*
Also Me: I for one accept our new overlord.
XD XD XD XD
Same here.
@Alexander LeBlanc Yes, the editor
ikr xD
That's Josh's wife soo
Norman earns my top gym leader rank for one specific reason: My dad actually *is* named Norman, so growing up I was convinced that the game knew who my parents were.
That is fucking adorable.
That’s so cute!
100% agree with you on Whitney. That Miltank ALONE is why I grinded my Machop into the ground until it evolved into a Machoke, then traded it to get it to evolve into a Machamp. You might consider it overkill...but if she's gonna cry after her loss, I might as well give her something to cry about.
Teach me your ways, o merciless one!
I actually like miltank and as for crystal Whitney, I swept through her team by spamming rage on my croconaw. Not joking
I wanna try that sometime
Not gonna lie, that intro immediately made me quote abridged alucard.
'Holy shit she's sassy, I like her'
We're still on scorchers chanal. That was the only natural response in this situation.
P4 "Specialist" makes everything sassier
"Too many plushies to be considered healthy...."
Honey, that's still not enough
Those are rookie numbers, we gotta get those numbers up
@@DXUnlimitedGamer Just add more zeroes. Adding zeroes fixes all rookie numbers.
Would that count in the bills for every Kamen Rider in the known world and galaxy.
I agree
Seriously. You can never have too many. My 6-tier hanging “stuffed-animal” tower is practically full to bursting, and I’m still looking for ones to buy! Granted it’s not just Pokémon plushes in there, but it’s still at least 3/4 of its contents.
Update: And now my plush collection has extended to taking over my couch. And the funny thing is? There’s still more plushes that I want to buy! The only problem is that they’re sold out at the moment.
"it almost makes up for the- MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"
"*oh no*
me: *OH NO*
OH YES
SHIIIIIITT!!!!!
I heard Attract and Rollout at the same time I heard that damn moo. And I started with this game in Japanese BEFORE I had a full grasp of the language... I still have mares of night.
Miltank: **breaks down the wall.** OH YEAH
Miltank: "OH YEEEEEAH!"
It's a shame that Roxie was 3 gens early to have Toxtricity be her signature pokemon
I hope Gen. 5 remakes gave her a toxtricity in a possible rematch.
If they remake the first game she is a secret boss.
If they remake the sequels she could still get a gym leader rematch with Pokémon of other regions.
P O K E M ON POKÉMON!!!
Calling it now: if/when there’s a return to Unova, Roxie will have a Toxtricity.
Maybe, either having both forms, or if it's a two versions thing again, probably more likely, have the form she has depend on the version
And maybe it would take over as her ace Pokemon.
@@michaelbainbridge7335 Heck, how about a Double Battle with her and Piers?
@@RomanVulcan83 He would cover her Psychic type weaknesses while she could help with his Fighting, Bug, and Fairy type weaknesses.
She would most likely have the low key aka bass form Toxtricity since she is the bass guitarist of her band.
“FIRE EMBLEM DIMITRI’S HOUSE- I mean three houses”
I FELT THAT
Claude to the end!!
FOR THE ALLIANCE!!!!
@@papulapop9425 agreed!
FEAR THE DEER!
@@papulapop9425 this argument is silly. everyone know that they're both best boy.
@@pokedude720 I HAVE FOUND MY PEOPLE. #FearTheDeer
@@redviolet5158 I know I just kind of posted that as a joke since I chose Golden Deer for my first play through of the game.
I can see why Josh married her. They both have an insane temper!
Their kid is going to fucking kill them. Literally. He's going to grow up to try and murder them for the sin of being forced to be born as their kid. I'm speaking from experience.
they both like Professional Wrestling, that's also a plus, most women are either annoyed or downright disgusted by the sport.
@@aliastheabnormal I think it's going to be more like the Norman thing. "Child of mine, grow up to surpass me." I can see them doing something like that XD
@@Takisan111 That would be the best case scenario. But the world isn't anime.
@@aliastheabnormal Not with that attitude XD
Roxie is underrated and stands out to me, she is the type of gym leader that should have travelled with ash for a bit and been a comic relief character. SHE is a literal TEEN, she hates her father for trying to act cool when it just embresses her. She has a band! She is also the first gym leader in a pokemon game to have VOICE IN THE GAMES. How do you hate her?!
Drayden is also dope, my dude is a boomer that hates when people step on his law (and freezes his city). I really enjoyed the relationship he had with Iris taking her like a jedi would take a child that was strong in the force, he knew that she would do great things one day. And he was right. Take notes LANCE.
Damn pokemon black and white (and 2) is such great games.
I think the voice you hear in the Black 2/White 2 version of the Nimbasa gym could be Elesa singing but I could be wrong about that
In the anime, Roxie was the last gym leader Ash battled instead of Drayden. And she took on his entire team with just a Koffing, a scolipede, and Garbodor. And she was undefeated up to that point
@@Shuichisaihara5499 And to add to that, Ash only won because Pikachu's Static Ability kicked in for only like the second time EVER and he got a lucky para on Garbodor's last doubleslap
@@frankmcgee236 the plot demands it
Ari doing a series of countdowns like Josh? BURNER, MAKE THIS A SERIES! THE AUIDENCE DEMANDS IT!
More of a compilation than a countdown. She lists the GLs by region more than preference.
Yes we demand it.
never talk for me ! i want to ask for more of the Fiery secretary myself ^^ GIMME GIMME GIMME !!
I second that!
I third that
Mina doesn’t use a bong.
She’s clearly huffing paint fumes.
That would explain the streak of paint on her face.
😂😂😂 @Saiyef96 you just made me wheeze 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nah she's on the fuzzy
Well she is the Bob Ross of the Pokemon world. Lol! There are no mistakes. Just happy accidents. Hence why that totem Ribombee bums around in her parents' house. Lol!
Personally, I’m a big fan of clay. He feels like he’s exactly where he needs to be in the game, he’s a pretty fair challenge that doesn’t feel like a difficulty spike, the town he’s a leader of is cool (especially in the sequel), his ace Pokémon is awesome, and his personality is entertaining
Yeah, Clay had a nice involvement in BW among gym leaders, and his battle was just tough enough without being annoying. And a cool design, he looks like someone who deserves to be in charge.
Team Plasma: *exists*
Clay: YOU'VE YEED YER LAST HAW
I like Wallace as Hoenn Champion but I agree with you guys that Juan is a bad Water-type Gym Leader.
@@GardevoirBoy Honestly...I found Wallace much more a challenge than Steven. Truth be told, I found Steven to be easier than Diantha until the remakes because Mega Metagross is absolutely nuts.
I mean he’s in the town with the best music. So I can expect no less
Opal is just amazing. The scene where she takes Bede under her wing had be laughing so hard. Now that's a memorable Gym Leader.
"Gen 5 is kind of the middle child thats been forgotten"
Me: *gen 5 hits differently intensifies*
**blasts Neo team plasma on a giant speaker**
@Nadia Blue funny how most of my favorites came from this gen
@@theskullboy8700 I must be crazy, cause my absolute favorite Pokemon is the Fire/Fighting Starter that everyone seems to hate, from the Gen that everyone seems to hate.
No seriously I actually love Emboar, lol.
@Nadia Blue me when a ice with 2 heads represents a entire generation
It’s not the middle child for me
Anyone else wanna hear Aramau's thoughts on each of the Elite Four in every region? Even if it's a best and worst list.
ARCEUS YES!!!!!
Same here.
17:26 "And Oshawott exists."
*HECK YEAH IT DOES!*
Oshawott is baby.
Oshawott the best.
You mean Revolver Oshawott.
That's the main reason I bought the games
Oshawott is the still the only Water Starter I have ever chosen... it's too adorable to leave behind
“Y’all get ready for the tea on this pink haired b-“
I died 😂😂😂
to me that was my personal favorite on this video
6:34
I had to go back just to hear that again!!!
It sounded like the start of a rap song XD
(now that I think about it, that's actually not a bad idea).
Same
Whitney makes Pokemon fans everywhere cringe and rage at the same time.
My oldest sister is an extreme fan of Raihan, and was also a fan of an anime called Servamp, where her favourite character was called Tsubaki. So when she first heard Raihan's voice in the Eng Sub, and searched up who voiced him, and realised that he was voiced by the Japanese Voice Actor of Tsubaki, she literally shouted *FUCKING KNEW IT!* Without thinking.
*some things were just meant to happen*
WAIT REALLY?! OH DAMN I'VE NEVER SEEN THE SERVAMP DUB NO WONDER I DIDN'T KNOW
Honestly, Opal was my favorite just for making me laugh like hell. The deranged look she gives when seeing Bede caught me off guard. Also, while I don’t like the fairy type, I like fighting the fairy type (does that make any sense?).
I have a feeling the resident Pokemon expert is gonna take the reigns on this one hehe
You fuckin called it
@@amgry_leaf8546 Yes I (Fluttershy Yay) Did hehe
yknow if i got a wife who was a resident pokemon expert
id be very happy
Pokemon x was my first pokemon game when I got to vsOlympia i got my butt kick like so many I stop and I'm replaying x so I can actually beat a pokemon game
I got so happy when you mentioned Maylene and Lucario. Truly one of my favorite Leader/Pokemon relationships (yes I might be a little biased), but looking at them together you felt a strong synchronized aura from the both of them, and I love that about them. Definitely didn't forget those two
Also, really love this video Ari. Hope you do more!
Gordie won over Bea because of the backflip, guaranteed
Yeah and comparing Bea to Mustard is no contest.Mustard actually kind of her more dull.Hes definitely the more memorable fighting type expert in Galar
And the fact he’s a narcissistic brat who hates his mom for some reason.
Loved this video!
And I'm totally with you on Opal. The moment I saw Fairy Grandma I knew I had a favorite gym leader. I even wore all pink on my second playthrough to see if she'd notice.
The worst thing about Whitney is that, until you get past her, you're stuck with very few Pokémon that can overpower Miltank without heavy grinding. Putting her so early in the game, when most players are still working on building their teams, was just bad design.
Want something cathartic? Start reading from "Welcome to the Goldenrod gym".
www.fanfiction.net/s/7262793/59/Ashes-of-the-Past
At least there’s that trade Machop iirc
Well there was that trade for machop, and if you're willing to spend a little time, you could get heracross by headbutting trees
@@kylestubbs8867 *grins. Having read the SHIT out of that fic.*
@@emblemblade9245 Also Heracross, and if you pick Chikorita you have access to Reflect which actually walls Miltank really hard (though Chikorita was bar none one of the least popular starters of all time so...^_^;).
I actually have a funny story about whitney’s battle when i olayed through crystal. So i caught a scyther in the bug catching contest and taught it fury cutter and it miraculously tanked through miltanks rollout(a thank you to my quilava goes here for smokescreen) and wouldn’t you know it a few fury cutters are basically like a rollout when done consecutively and made miltank go bye bye
It doesn't have to be consecutive. Fury cutter gets stro ger each time you use it. Though I guess you already know that and probably said that for simplicity, but I had to say it.
@@sworddash2365 i.. i didnt know this. THATS SO COOL!
I cheesed her with my gloom. I just kept putting her to sleep, and boom she's dead
Female Geodude works way better since Rollout and Stomp won't do shit, you won't fall in love because you're female, and if it does heal, you probably still have more health than you actually need.
I liked Skyla"s just for the gym. The cannon smacking me into a steel wall never failed to get a laugh from me.
I always say ouch when that happens.
@@michealforguson5317 ‘pain’
@@2212blackstar Glorious pain.
That gym would get shut down in the real world because safety regulations
@@michaelkowal3230 Of course it would. Real world humans also would have been extinct long ago in the pokemon world because we are just not all that durable.
Fun fact: in the original script Erika was supposed to be a ghost type gym leader and in the original game data she was to be a possessed character. The more you know 😁👍
Ari: Nobody is going to agree with me on Roxie.
Me, who loves the music aesthetic and is part of a college rock band: I mean.....
When I was writing this, I had heard NO LOVE for Roxie. But yay I'm happy I'm wrong!
@@AramautheFierySecretary I mean, Roxie may not be my favorite, I'm biased towards Elesa because Electric is my third favorite type and puns, but Roxie's definitely a close second.
@@AramautheFierySecretary I wish they did with Piers what they did with Roxie. Her gym music really helped the feel of the place and what she's about, where as Pier's is quite awkward to watch.
As a hardcore fan of the Scolipede line, I loved her guitar and design from day 1... also for some reason the anime had her utterly BODY Ash in a 2v6...
Me, who only ever sees art of Roxie and has never played Gen 5: I mean...
Ari is a Pokemon fan. That makes SO much sense. Ari is so passionate about it too, when she rages it's because you can see the amount of love she has for the games. I live for this. I've only played Omega Ruby, Sun and Moon, Let's Go Eevee, and Shield. Out of the games I've played, I definitely agree!! You nailed by feelings on the gym leaders. 10/10 pokemons video can wait for more!
How many bong hits did Mina take before you enter the room? Yes.
Ask Erika, she sold them.
@@CountShaman I would but I’m not allowed near the gym. I might have to get the man known by the initials U.B. To convince her to talk about it. /s
You could say she's more of a _Rock-Type_ specialist.
Someone's been hitting the Galarian Weezing a bit too much
@@keylimepython641 The...STRANGE STEAM! 😀
For me, Piers was my favourite. He's got an awesome design, killer theme, and he gets to be one of the few Gym Leaders with a Pokemon that isn't in his type specialty. His gym puzzle (if you can call it that) is lacklustre, but the stage and the fact you can't Dynamax more than makes up for it. The fact that he appears later in the game and helps you out also gives you time to warm up to him.
He's my second favorite. :)
Hes my favorite too! Mweh!
Hold up! *She's a Pro Wrestling Fan!?*
Josh my boi, you lucky *lucky* bastard!
This vid was fantastic, great job
Technically she said Josh first introduced her to it, but still.
I understand its been 8 months but damn I misherd hard. As Nelson said though, but still.
Heheh. I loved it when she complained about the wrestling being "fake". The acting/drama parts. Most definitely fake. The wrestling? Um....person claiming it's fake might be blind.
*video not vid
“The perfect couple doesn’t exist”
This channel:
*darts eyes left to right*
I’m-im not seeing it
@@LenOnTheDoor0000 Okay?
Fun fact Brician was actually a movie star. When he was injured he quit acting after that go and become a Pokémon trainer.
did he take Decidueye's sinister arrow raid to the knee?
Finally some more Roxie love!
Edit:And love for Opal? Dang, wouldn’t mind seeing more Ari videos of her tastes are this good.
Can't wait for more pokemon episodes with Ari. Also that intro was cool.
Same here.
Yeah I’d watch more as a Pokémon nerd listening to another Pokémon nerd go on about her take on the games is cool to me
I love the salt Whitney's Miltank brings. Makes me want to recreate it.
Not as much salt as Clair's Kingdra. Or is it just me?
Whitney and Clair... Two *female* gym leaders who deny you your badge after winning fair and square... Plus, Clair's Kingdra and Whitney's f[yay]ing Miltank were the bane of my first few playthrough of Gold/Silver and Heart Gold/Soul Silver.
I remember fighting her and beating by just debuffing her with Mud Slap
Almost makes someone want to do a pokemon version of grandma got ran over by a reindeer.
So we can all agree that Korrina Is probably ranking highest out of all the Kalos Gyms right? Far as I remember, she’s the only one who really did much outside her Gym.
At least she gave you the Mega Stone and one of her Lucarios.
But I do agree with Ari's choice for Kalos since Clemont is actually a really cool character and theres a reason he was chosen to be the Leader companion in the X and Y anime.
@@cameronfield7313 true, and the anime did feature Korrina plenty in the anime.
@@supermariogamer5294 Yeah~! I wouldn't be surprised if Korrina would've been a runner up for Kalos.
You also get the Pokemon you're going to sweep her with from her Gym as well.
18:52 There's an animation error in her eye.
(Bea really should have had her Grapaloct on her team, I mean, the gym "puzzle" had a Clobbopus design!)
She momentarily gained a cataract
Yeah... I recently battled against Opal with a Toxtricity, and I'm glad I made it out alive! She was ready to fight any poison-type that I dish out!
I do have to say that Erika never actually banned boys from her gym in the anime, it was because Ash insulted the perfume she makes is why they kicked him out of the gym. That being said, I enjoyed this list, and it was nice to see Ari doing her own video. As a Pokemon fan myself, this was a treat to watch.
Doesn't excuse the fact she only has female Gym Trainers in her Gym. Not that I'm complaining about that, but still.
@@michaelbainbridge7335 Why the hell is that a problem? Maybe no guys applied or maybe only the females made the cut. I mean yeah it is a little boring but I still don’t see why it’s an actual problem
@@grigori9061 Did you not catch the "not that I'm complaining" bit of my post you replied to? I didn't say it was a problem for me, but I can understand why others would think it is.
@@michaelbainbridge7335 Lt. Surge has only male trainers in his gym. It’s not an Erika-exclusive thing.
@@TheMbmdcrew Oh, okay, so it's balanced.
Ah, I see Aramau is a woman of culture
- loves Dimitri
- A fellow oshawott lover
...I wish I could give you a hug QwQ
also #prayfortrubbish
cuz Trubbish did nothing wrong qwq
Same she amazing!!
Don’t forget she’s a wrestling fan that alone adds 10 points
Aramau is a fan of Pro Wrestling
Suddenly my respect goes way up
And she sounds like Sylvia Christel from No More Heroes when she does a french accent. More of this please!
I like her comedy lol. We need more of this
6:36 “OK Y’ALL, GET READY FOR THE TEA ON THIS PINK-HAIRED B*yay*!”
That bit left me in stitches! 🤣
Calm people after "raging" to Getting Over It: *breathes deeply* It's okay. I'll make it back up there soon enough.
Easily Irritable people after raging to Getting Over It: 9:11
If she does a video again: “Antagonist Team Leaders from Worst to Best.”
“Antagonist Teams from Worst to Best.”
Examples being: Team Rocket, Skull, Yell, etc.
And something good: “Pokémon Rivals Worst to Best”
Gotta save the best for last, cook and let the steak sizzle 😁
Ghetsis is going to be the best, like.... he is pure evil.
@@WildWeavile Agree, and this is my opinion: Marnie is role model rival. Not annoying or too bland. At first looks edgy, but is pretty kind.
@@PhantomSt21 marnie is ok, I wish she had more to do in the story
@@WildWeavile Same, still, best rival compared to the others.
@@PhantomSt21 Best rival in the game? No, that's bede be a long shot. And if you mean in all of the games, then I would say barry or wally.
This intro still beats the regular into...it's just the vocals man they sound super off to me
Love the Morty rep! I found him a *pain in the ass* my first time through. Even after my grinding to beat Whitney he still swept me on numerous occasions. Also he inspired my clothing choices. The jumper her wears! I got like 7!
"I am the queen of Pokemon in this household!" makes me want to see you two take each other on in a pokemon battle. Or two. Each month.
Erika is actually pretty awesome in the manga. She builds an army to take down team rocket.
In terms of Karakter MOST karakters are far more awsome then in the Games. I mean the Gym Triblings from Black and White go hunt for the Shadow Trio and evolve ther Monkeys while the other Gym Leaders attack Team Plasmas Castle, all to not only stop the Trio from assisting Ghetsis but also to shut down a Team Plasma Base, in wich Genesect was createt...if I remember that right. Wich is pretty cool considering they ARE the weakest Gym Leaders, they even admit to that. None of them alone has what it takes to be a Gym Leader, and frankly ther Gy should be a Triple Battle against all 3 at once.
@@neptuneplaneptune3367 That at least makes more sense than in the games, since in the games they’re the only gym leaders who don’t show up to Plasma Castle, and it never really explains why.
@@neptuneplaneptune3367 Yeah that's good idea. Anyway I've read up to part way of the johto section of the manga. I'm meaning to get back into it sometime in the future.
@@amirgarcia547 Yeah I think thats why they put that scene in, to adress exactly that. Heck even in Pokemon Generations they didnt show up.
Yeah. It was probably the only great portrayal of her in the franchise. Since she's forgettable in the games and the less said about that anime episode, the better.
I'm rather interested in how Ari's Gym would be: what type would she use, her gym's gimmick and her team layout
An Equestrian Themed military base where you have to sneak past the guards to grab an asset, the gym badge, and Ari catches you in the act initiating the battle. Yes I am poking fun at Josh.
Seeing as Ari chose Cyndaquill as a child I will hazard a guess and say she favors Fire-Types so her pokemon could represent her husband's military background as well as her preference for Fire-Types.
@@generaljimmies3429 hmm makes sense
I've been thinking about mine lately and this came at a decent time
I think she would be a Fairy type gym leader, since her favorite Pokemon is Gardevoir which is Psychic/Fairy, and she also loves Mimikyu. Josh well it's kinda obvious, He would be a water type gym leader.
@@dylanweathers9727 I mean you don't need fire to make something explode
@@ThexZeldaxChampx90 yeah true
I remember one time in Heart Gold, I was fighting Morty, and he knocked me down to my severely under-leveled Togepi. I still managed to win because of Psychokinesis and because Morty refused to use anything but attacking Ghost moves.
"Fire Emblem: Dimitri's House."
The correct title for that game.
Hahahahaha yes
i know rigth? i have no idea why she corrected herself
Because there two other that don't scream "Kill every last one of them" Some people don't like that. But people got different taste so who cares.
@@leunam3004 People can like whatever house they want. My favorite is the Golden Deer. But when people get really rude to others, that's when there is a problem.
Technically, I'm pretty sure Golden Deer is as canon as canon can be in such a game. The final boss feels so much more like a final boss compared to the other two.
I was already along for the ride, due to Ari's charisma and knowledgeable critiquing...
And then she mentioned WRASSLING! I am very, very pleased.
*Goes to Roxie* "Nobody is gonna agree with me on this-"
I definitely do. I remember when I first played Black 2 absolutely loving Roxie's gym and the simple song she sang while in there got stuck in my head. I honestly just wish she was later on in the game so she could have a more interesting team. Well at least she has that in the tournament fights against her. Though honestly I probably would have been split between her and my man Clay.
Aramau: "No one's gonna agree with me on [Roxie]."
Me: "Really? I freaking LOVE Roxie!!"
Me too! Especially in the anime!
♫D, O, G, A, R, S, DOGARS!♫
She was surprisingly more well-liked than I realized!
Roxie is great Gym Leader in my opinion
I personally named my Toxtricity after her.
Ok i gotta admit Ari taking the helms for a video was definitely unexpected, but at the same time was really enjoyable! I hope we get more videos like these in the future.
about the alola one; i'm still mostly convinced by the theory that part of mina's lackadaisical trial is because they made a last minute switch between her and ilima and therefore didn't have enough time to design a proper challenge. it makes just too much sense for it not to be the case.
both mina and ilima are non-descriptively enough dressed that it would have been easy to switch them, but ilima fits much more with the fairy design than mina, with ilima having both pink hair, the color of fairies, and him having the typical fairy trainer sparkly eyes, which is a trait unique to that trainer class. meanwhile it doesn't really fit for ilima's signiture pokemon to be smeargel, a pokemon designed as a painter. however for mina, who is a painter herself, smeargel is a perfect choice. the stains on her shirt are even the same color as smeargel's paint on its tail.
gnoggin made a pretty good video on his channel, but the main idea is that nintendo was worried that if they made the already somewhat effeminate ilima a fairy trainer, people would see that as an euphemism for him being gay, which would have affect sales in certain countries, so they swiched it around last second.
this explains the lack of content for mina, as they gave all the stuff meant for her over to ilima, leaving her with the blank slate she ended up being in the games.
...ilima is a guy?!
...I always thought ilima was a somewhat masculine girl, not a somewhat feminine boy...
"Even tho the whole region (Unova) is kinda forgettable..."
_Slams desk_
You *WOT!?*
Heresy even enemies of the imperium despise
I'm *this* close to unsubscribing.
Probably an unpopular opinion but I actually absolutely adore Gordie, He's a plus sized super star with confidence to match, he battles with so much flair and honestly, as a plus sized man, that kind of representation is amazing to see. I honestly get so tired to seeing the "Gross fat guy" character or the "Strong fat guy" character, being used in videogames, I love that Gordie has so much confidence in himself and I aspire to have that kind of confidence in myself as well :)
In Shield he's replaced with his mother Melony
I just imagine the recording of whitney and Josh fearing for his life
My worst Gym Leader in Unova is the water one for plot reasons, namely how he refuses to do his part in protecting the region.
tbh if he were in BW1 it wouldn't have been so bad, but also iirc he does help out a little even when it wasn't entirely clear how dangerous Neo Plasma was at the time.
I think Johnny said it best himself: "Motherfucker, these People just Froze over an ENTIRE City and you Wanna Play the Centerist? Fuck off!"
Top 10 Pokemon Battles
Minor B. HAS GOT to be on there somewhere.
6:30
Oh good, here comes the salt!
That segment made the ocean look drinkable
Honestly Bea is my favorite. She’s adorable, and I love her design. I just wish she was more of a challenge
A person of culture i see.
Literally, my Gardevoir swept her team altogether. Pangoro immune to Psychic? Eat Moonblast! Maybe if she had a Lucario, it would have been a bit more tricky.
As a hardcore Pokémon fan, I'm totally on board with that. HIJACK MORE!!! >:D
She’ll become a hacker if she does it too much
*flashbacks to Whitney's damn Miltank* There are unfair gyms out there. Clair comes to mind, insofar as she refuses to concede defeat. Then there are the forgettable gyms
"Nobody is going to agree with me on this."
Well, Miss, you were wrong.
16:51 maybe its my manga experience talking but i see her in a more fun loving almost ditzy type. when we first meet her its right after the protagonists win a contest that was stacked against them when platina's efforts were sabotaged by audience members that had a bone to pick with her taking part in this contest. fantina's first action was calling out these sabotaging audience members by literally throwing them into a trash bin.
she is also helpful with the protagoinst several times. she protects them from potential stalkers (who in actually were really platina's original bodyguards but fantina didn't know this and just saw them as ominous), saves Dia and Pearl from Cyrus who used earth power on the two to leave them high up on top of an earth pillar that was crumbling, help them get back to hearthome where platina had a chance to fight her for her fifth badge, then after platina overhears that her father was abducted fantina lent the trio her drifblim so they can travel to canalave city where platina's father was sighted to have gone missing. she also takes part in the spear pillar conflict along with all the other gym leaders except for volkner who couldn't care less to intervine.
Why am I sensing danger going into this list?
8:08-9:00 O_O that’s why
You and Josh oughta do a full-on collab sometime.
Agreed.
4:40 YES A FELLOW DIMITRI FAN THE POPULATION GROWS ONCE AGAIN
Favorite bit: 19:09
" *Your fabulous,* " " *IM FABULOUS!* "
so glad Opal got best from Galar. she is such a cheeky young lady and i love it.
Pryce is also a good young lad.
Let's be Honest, it was gonna be Her, Piers or Raihan.
So I know I’m 3 years late but I have a funny story about Erika that I want to share.
I grew up watching both the Black & White anime & the original Kanto anime on Netflix, and my first game was Omega Ruby on my 3DS. So I didn’t grow up playing Kanto but I was familiar with all the Gym leaders when the Let’s Go games came out. So when I played through Let’s Go Pikachu I recognized all the Gym leaders & knew the order. I’d just beaten Lt. Surge, gotten Chop Down & was ready to move on to the next gym!
I left Vermilion City & eventually arrived at Celladon City, stopped at the Pokémon Center & shop… and immediately left, not seeing anything of value in this random town. I eventually arrived in Fuchsia City, entered & beat Kogas Poison Type Gym. I then opened the Save Menu… aaaaannndd immediately saw I accidentally skipped. a. GYM! I literally had to look up who the Gym leader was to get to Erika & SWEPT through the Gym with EASE thanks to my Charizard being so much higher leveled.
To quote later in the video: “The worst thing you can be in a Pokémon game is forgettable”. Erika is not JUST forgettable, she’s so forgettable she’s SKIPPABLE!!
You don't win against Whitney you survive her.
i gotta be honest (and i'm sorry for it) but i didn't have the highest expectations about this video cuz of the title. But as soon as Ari ”stole” the video i got the biggest smile on my face :)
Josh and Ari are definitely one of the funniest youtube-gaming-couples ive seen...so far
Finally, some love for my man Crasher Wake!
Me: *sees a video about Gym Leaders* ok, I wonder how Josh'll arrange his favorites and his most hated.
*intro starts up, and I start looking up Persona 4 music*
Me: Aramau, Your taste in music is *Golden* ... I'll see myself out for that.
And she shows the lovely Sasha Velour whose So Emotional lip sync is legendary during her drag queen comment during the segment on a Gym Leader Named Whitney. That can’t be a coincidence.
I want more Ari videos!
Also, I’m gonna relate to Ari on plushies SO much
I was not expecting you to do this countdown, Ari, (in hindsight, I should have seen this coming considering the topic) but I quite liked this one, even though I'm not a pokemon fan. I honestly can't wait for more. Also, oh my gosh, your EQG avatar is just as cute as your pony avatar.
Also also, hi Josh. Your wife did a good job with this countdown.
Wallace isn't really a bad Hoenn champion, but I agree with her that Juan is a bad Water-type Gym Leader.
Fun list idea and really nice seeing you make an appearance! But I have to say, I did have a stroke when Bea was named the worst of Galar
I LOVE HER
I personally can't remember ANYTHING abut Gord (or much about Milo)
Raihan and Gordie are my favorite Galar Gym Leaders for one main reason: I found them difficult to beat, and as someone who thinks that Sword can be a bit too easy at times, a difficulty spike was actually appreciated.
Aramau hijacking joshscorcher's channel and making her own content wasn't something I realized I needed...until now. I call for more! Also, human Aramau is amazing. ^.^
8:40
That actually sounds like an interesting ability for a future Pokemon ability. Moves like Attract and Captivate effect all genders, even those with unknown gender.
Might as well list mine (again). The only region I haven't experienced as of yet is Kalos, so I don't have an opinion on their Gym Leaders.
Kanto
Favorite: Blue, for his character development and tricky battle of using multiple types
Least Favorite: Blaine, for having a personality that hardly represents the Fire-type (seriously, what do quizzes have to do with fire?) and having the fatal flaw of being a late-game Fire gym where you already have access to Surf
Johto
Favorite: Jasmine, for her compassion and personality
Least Favorite: Whitney, for having the harshest difficulty spike in the series
Hoenn
Favorite: Flannery, because her volatile uncertainty in how she wants to present herself fits the Fire type to a T
Least Favorite: Juan, for the obvious reasons
Sinnoh
Favorite: Volkner, for really selling the Electric type in not only Gym design, but also in his friendship to Flint and what that entails (You need the help from the fire guy to reignite Volkner's spark. Think about that for a moment.)
Least Favorite: Fantina, solely because her DP Gym "puzzle" makes me want to channel Kreese Kreely ("Nobody said there'd be math!")
Unova
Favorite: Roxie, for her design and Gym style, and the fact that I can _never_ get the Japanese version of her Gym's song out of my head
Least Favorite: Marlon, for feeling tacked-on like with Juan, and his "are you really doing the right thing" speech being completely out of place in BW2 when it would've made more sense in BW
Alola
Favorite: Acerola, for her skills being worthy enough for Prof. Kukui to allow her in Alola's Elite Four, and the Thrifty Megamart being a perfect Ghost-type trial area
Least Favorite: Mina, for her lack of a personality, lack of a presence, and (in SM) lack of a trial
Galar
Favorite: Piers, for his understandable stance on Dynamaxing, how his Gym is set up like a side-scrolling beat-'em-up ending in an urban punk rock concert, how he cares for his sister Marnie, and how he helps out considerably not only in Wyndon but all throughout the post-game
Least Favorite: Gordie, for having a simple yet annoying Gym puzzle and having arguably the weakest personality of the Galar Gym Leaders
Ugh, you reminded me of that twit in Gen 5. And definitely, if it was B/W pokemon liberation Plasma, fine, it could raise some concerns on what you are doing and you wonder if you are doing the right thing. But it was against B2/W2 Terrorist take over the world Plasma.
Glad to finally see some Pokemon content from Josh's channel. Thanks Ari. Hope you continue to do this. I'd love to see a top 10 Pokemon video from you like Josh did.
6:36 Oh my God I'm dying!🤣
Opening up with the greatest Persona dancing song, immediate appreciation.
While I rarely dislike gym leaders or elite four there are two stand out.
Marlon in BW2 always rubbed me the wrong way as he always seemed like a slackass who cared more about swimming and playing in the ocean than, well, anything else.
And his surfer bro “are Team Plasma really that bad?” nonsense after they literally froze over Opelucid City really makes him seem obnoxiously apathetic, like he’ll make up any excuse to not have to give up playing in the ocean.
The other one is Kahili. Most of Alola’s elite four were people you had either met before or battled, so fighting them again feels like going against old friends who are going all out.
Then there’s Kahili.
She’s a pro golfer and daughter of the owner of the Hano Grand Resort, and that about it. Kukui called her back to be the last member of the E4, the, presumably, scrapped golf course area limited where she could have shown up, and she just strikes me as a last minute addition that left little impact.
Also, Acerola is precious.
In Bea's defense, Paranorman over on shield doesn't use a Galar Pokémon as his dynamaxer either, and as JoCat said when sword came out, Sir'Fetched is the Chaddest Chad to ever Chad
Yes, but unlike Bea, he actually has 2 Galar Pokemon.
He actually incorporates both Galarian Ghosts into his Team with Yamask and Cursola.
Unlike Bea who...just uses Sirfetch'd as her big galar mon.
@@quilavalover8232 ARRRRRGH THAT CURSOLA!
To be fair on both Allister and Bea, the amount of dynamaxing Galar pokemon is LOW
9:15 That choice made me think of something: what if, in the Switch Era of Pokémon, the leader of the Elite Four, next generation, would be the player character's FATHER!?! How crazy awesome could that be? Have him drop by a few times, here and there, until he outright disappears after you beat the 8th gym leader. He'd be described as a "Fairly hard working trainer," when people, including your mother, talk about him; a vague hint to what he really is. That'd be the crazy thing: he was the man who raised you, created you, inspired you to be a trainer, and you MUST defeat him to be the best.
You ARE FUNNY AS HELL, do more videos
Fire Father-in-law, Thick Ice Mama, Rolling Rock Son, Nanna Of Fairies. Quite a family we got here in Galar, and that's without me even realizing that the pilot swap Shared gym challenge having Moi Thai Fighter Sister and Ghost Wrangler Brother were actually adoptive siblings
Josh: OK time to make a-
Ari: move aside boi. It's my time to shine
Josh: yes dear...
Dont you mean Ari?
@@ventusanimegirl3730 thanks