The worst part about dawn releasing ambipom is that’s ashes ambipom… kinda. Imagine trading Dawn your beloved aipom and then she just gives it to a guy that like ping-pong
The irony of the Ambipom release is that the ping pong headquarters are Vermillion City, where Ash was the majority of the Journeys arc and never visited her once 😡
I like how he chose the episodes that are part of the actual story in each series and not the boring meaningless 100% skippable filler episodes. If he did that then this video would be an hour long.
Something you didn't mention about JN115 that I'd like to add is how all the Masters 8 competitors are people Ash has met before on his journey and literally saved the world with half of them, yet Ash gets absolutely zero interactions with anyone there except Iris. To make things worse, they just give Ash completely cold dead stares as if they never met him before. Ash doesn't even get any interactions with Alain, one of his greatest rivals in the series, other than a cold nod from him. It felt insulting to Ash because the competitors treated him like some nobody when he's actually on good terms with all of them.
Not to mention that Alain's victory aged so fucking poorly. Given how easily Leon thrashed him, I think Ash should've won the Kalos League to begin with, as it was supposed to be.
one other thing is how in the after story that they would post on twitter after an episode airs had them actually do a first bump where Alain said good luck to Ash in the the rest of the tournament but they couldn't bother showing that in the actual episode...At least they have one more interaction when Alain leaves :O
@@BisonGaming3334 Exactly. Steven should've fought Leon, and Ash should've rematched against Alain, preferably with the dumb vines thing in Kalos being fixed and Greninja rejoining his team for one last showdown against Mega Charizard X, in which Ash-Greninja finally wins, as it should've done in Kalos.
I actually had a good laugh during that episode 😅😂😂 But I want that stupid filler of Piplup falling in love with Pikachu in the top 10 that was so boring not even slightly funny like Lost at the League.
Yeah. Gym battles against Electric leaders can either miss harder than a stormtrooper (Both fights with Wattson, Elesa) or be really good (Surge, Volkner, Clemont)
And what was their reason for doing that? To give Dawn a Cyndaquil with zero personality to promote HeartGold and SoulSilver and a Togekiss who was basically the "late-series undeveloped Pokémon", but for Dawn's team.
Ambipom’s goodbye is definitely one of if not the worst moments in the entire anime.😡 Thank god for Buizel and Gliscor. Buizel for actually staying committed to Ash and battling, and Gliscor for having one of if not the best Pokémon goodbye’s in the whole anime, and he came back stronger than ever before!😁
Yeah, I don't understand why they randomly made Ambipom develop a thing for ping pong suddenly. It made no sense, and it kind of seems like they were looking for a way to write Ambipom out of the story for whatever the reason, which I really don't know why they would. You would think that it would be a little more important, because the reason why Ash and Dawn traded was that they realized that they had Pokemon that fit the other trainers' style better, not to mention you'd think that they'd want to promote Ambipom more because it was one of the many Pokemon that got a new evolution in gen4
@@matthewkuscienko4616 I know why they wrote off Ambipom. The writers wanted to give Dawn Tgoekiss and Cyndaquill as a way to advertise the upcoming Heart gold and Soul silver games(because togekiss and cyndaquill are johto pokemon lines). However Dawn already had 5 pokemon. So by removing one of Dawn's team members, two pokemon could be shoehorned into the show to advertise the games. Amibpom was chosen since it had the weakest emotional link to Dawn. Dawn had caught all of the her other pokemon, but Aipom was traded so Ambipom was dropped from the show. Which doesnt make sense for this reason: ambipom was itself a Johto pokemon evolution, so I dont understand why Dawn couldnt just be given cyndaquill or togekiss and call it a day.
I really hate what they did to Alain in the Master’s Eight tournament, even ignoring the fact he was the character I was most excited for returning. Literally brought him back just to immediately send him home, like bruh If they were so dead set on having Alain be the first eliminated, they should’ve made Ash fight him instead, that way it would be a far more meaningful and exciting battle. I would’ve liked to see Alain use Mega Charizard X, Tyranitar, Metagross, and Kingambit (evolved from his Bisharp, who I consider to be his secondary ace behind Charizard) in his fight against Ash lol
That would've really NICE Payback for Ash LOSING the KALOS League!!! Why wasn't that EPISODE on the list? I mean seriously WHY name it Ash's Ultimate Victory or what ever it was called, if you weren't going to have him WIN???
@@darkdragon7210 I'd hardly call THAT proper payback for what they pulled in Kalos Alain didn't disrespect Ash in the finals so he did not deserve that BS treatment from Leon
More Journey's episodes in this list. Not that many BW episodes made it into this list, it had a fair mix of episodes like the other series on this list
Atleast Journeys had great battles like Ash vs Volkner, Ash vs Cynthia, Ash vs Leon, Ash vs Drasna, Ash vs Iris, Ash vs Bea, Cynthia vs Iris, Leon vs Raihan etc. B & W was just pure BS. Chloe was annoying but atleast she had much less screentime in being annoying than Iris who was present in every damn episode.
so, you're telling me... That TR first broke in and cheered for Ash during his first battle in the Indigo League but kidnapped him when the battles were just getting intense? what the actual f-
And they just wouldn’t blast no matter what they got hit with like damn if the point was to make it convincing that Ash would lose to Ritchie that was NOT the way to do it
The irony of Ash having to leave his Greninja behind at the end of Kalos is that a reward from the Sun and Moon demo you could transfer into the games is a special Greninja that can use the Ash-Greninja form.
Even more ironic, SV brought back Greninja...but didn't bring back Ash-Greninja and instead changed Battle Bond into a single-use stat boost to Attack, Sp.Atk, and Speed...and this was a while after Greninja's disappointing return in Journeys.
@@kristheforgottenone Considering their bias towards Charizard and the fact that Charizard wasn't voted #1 (I don't know where it placed but I know it was in the Top 10 somewhere), I wouldn't be surprised if they did.
That's why fans never forgave the writers for the Greninja release and not putting Greninja back on Ash's team, unlike Pidgeot, and never will until the writers do so assuming Ash does come back to the show.
The same series that has my least favourite episode "Three Sides to Every Story", which I didn't like because Maril picked the abusive Elekid whp doesn't even have the same Egg Group over Piplup.
I understand why Greninja had to go but you could have just had it be because Ash literally decided to just chill after Kalos and Greninja wanted to go train or something. You don't need an excuse, just let their paths diverge naturally.
Am I the only person who liked how Greninja had a reason to stay behind? like the entire series he became strong to protect people and he left to protect kalos
@@forjqoijasd which is completely ridiculous, especially since Zygarde is the one who created them in the first place, and we have no explanation on why greninja can find them
So that they could make room on Dawn's team for a random Cyndaquil to promote HeartGold and SoulSilver...and a Togekiss that was basically just given to her and given next to no development. It had personality, but pretty much was Dawn's equivalent of Ash's Noivern, Gible, and Melmetal.
My theory is Ambipom was written off cause some TPCI executive thought that Ambipom was ugly and should be replaced with a cute pokemon. Thereby destroying its development and giving Dawn a random Togekiss instead.
@@Jess19980Yeah. And the real ironic thing is that we got an amazing goodbye to a Sinnoh Pokemon owned by one of the twerps that evolved from a Johto one in the 12th season of the anime (Gliscor). And it was in Zactoshi’s TOP 25.
The goddamn Ambipom release episode infuriates me because you can tell they released her because they wanted Dawn to have a walking advertisement of a Cyndaquil and a last minute Togekiss, it’s genuinely baffling how they didn’t decide to let Dawn just have more than six pokemon and it feels like they chose a pokemon at random to release because Ambipom leaving for ping pong devalues her ENTIRE arc, so instead of a pretty well written arc about changing goals, she comes off as having the attention span of a goldfish who chases anything new that looks mildly intersting Garbage ass episode
Yeah. Like, if you want to get rid of Ambipom, maybe just have her stay with Johanna. I mean, it’s not unprecedented for Ash’s friends to leave Pokemon with family so they can catch more. Misty left Horsea with her sisters when Horsea needed a place to swim (and Starmie because her idiot sisters forced her to). Brock left his Pokemon with his family before rejoining Ash in Hoenn, the Kanto Battle Frontier, and Sinnoh. May left Beautifly with her mom because they both liked the garden, and Skitty couldn’t get enough of the greenhouse. So why not Ambipom?
The worst part about Ambipom leaving Dawn to go play ping pong is that there's ZERO appeal to ping pong over contests Like, seriously, why would the energetic, show-off Ambipom who loves performing and putting on a spectacle, leave Ash and Dawn, the two trainers who put love and care into her, to go play basic ass PING PONG?? P I N G P O N G
Ash vs Elesa being 14th is really generous. This episode is the entire reason why people thought, that Ash was an idiot in BW, while he was okay for majority of the battles. While Ash vs Hapu and Leon vs Alain are also mediocre, but Elesa fight for me is the only one in entire anime, that hurts you, when you watching it
Elesa Vs Ash would only seem to prick my foot, but atleast such a thorn could be removed. Leon Vs Diantha was so damn disgusting as if the sliver that pricked you is now inside your veins who knows where. Two days following that episode, I had my entrance exam and on the last night and even amid the exam, I still could see flashes of that episode which would infuriate me. It was THAT bad!
@@nishant9289 after watching Ash vs Leon part 2 it makes it a bit more bearable. At least we could imagine that Dragapult messed with Diantha by constantly switching her team with Dragon Tail and weakening it only for Rillaboom to sweep. It's still awful but at least it's something
@@МихаилЛотов-о8э I have seen that argument several times, and let me tell you, even this argument doesn't make sense. See, Dragon Tail definitely switches out your opponent's Pokémon, but which Pokémon would come out immediately next is completely RANDOM, it doesn't depend on either trainers. Against Ash, this strategy makes sense because all of Ash's Pokémon are prone to a Dragapult (flamethrower for Mega Lucario, Meteor Assault Immunity from Sirfetch'd and ability to hit Dragonite, Dracovish and Gengar for Super-effective damage etc.) If anything, this actually makes Leon look impressive. But against Diantha? Nope! Aurorus hard counters Dragapult because Dragapult can't hit Aurorus for Super-effective damage, but Aurorus can. Also, unlike Ash, Diantha has a fairy type in Mega Gardevoir. What if the dragon tail brought Aurorus? Dragapult would be in trouble. What if it brought Mega Gardevoir, a Pokémon immune to Dragon Tail? Which is why this strategy also doesn't make sense because otherwise it seems to suggest that Leon was relying on luck against a trainer the Anime showcased us as a strategist. Relying too much on luck in a trainer Vs trainer battle is never a great idea.
8:57 The creators of Pokémon wants to think that we're damn idiots, Zygarde could get rid of the vines alone and Greninja could stay on Oak's lab so he can have training partners like Charizard, Sceptile and Infernape so he can come back to be on the Alola league and on the Masters Eight Tournament he could face Leon's Gmax Cinderace but no he is still released because Zygarde lied to him about the stupid vine crap
Zygarde said only greninja can see the vines but whoever had the idea of ash not using his best team in the masters 8 truly does need their brain checked
It's even worse when the episode uses soft lightning and playing sad music to gaslight the viewers into thinking this is an emotionally well-written scene - when in reality - it's not. Even the games have better writing than this episode. This episode alone is why XYZ is overrated for me and why Sun & Moon is unironically a better season for me.
@Loner098You base the quality of a series on just *one episode* it's completely superficial I could talk about the episode where Lana says she wants to become a sea explorer
The top 2 being an XY & DP episode is a proof that even the best series has it’s flaws, I’m a BW stan & I give mad respect to Zac for not putting too much episodes of that series on the top 10 👏🏼
@@mattiasolsson1523 Ambipom’s release was definitely horrible but I feel like there are alot of episodes that are worse than Greninja’s release, Zac just ranked it really high because he is a Greninja stan
@@migspogi2097 Ambipom release was a worst decision in every way. Greninja however release was to save the Kalos region, not really that bad but i really wish Ash could have broght back Greninja to his other Pokémon, it was also emotional when they said goodbye.
@@migspogi2097 When you mention Pokémon BW. That series have some good episode and even have some of the best Pokémon episode. BW might be a disapointed, But i can rewatch it again when for it.
Ah, the Ambipom episode. I recall another youtuber saying the same thing, and humorously pointing out how Ash did the same thing with Primeape. And then there's Tobias. Will never forget that Hack win!!!
I did not find Cacnea's release episode to be the worst. Cacnea started to lose focus in DP due to Carnivine taking over the spotlight and gag of hurting James. At least, Cacnea did get better under Gardenia's tutelage compared to James who did not properly train the little fellow enough prior to its release.
@@augustbornone Also given the fact that while James loved his Pokemon, he realized that he never had the fire to train it. I mean why else would him and Jessie keep losing? Because they never trained their team.
The pokemon goodbyes of Greninja and Ambipom always piss me off! All that build-up of their relationship with Ash, or in Ambipom's case Ash and Dawn, is just thrown out the window!
Whilst I Dislike the release of Greninja I can sort of see why they did it, they instead of having him stuck at Oaks doing nothing they gave him a task so he has something to do. The Ping pong however was so bad, like why
@@professorpengu502people keep saying it’s because he’s the only one that can stop the vines but I don’t think that was true. I’m pretty sure it was that he was the only one that could see where the vines would be before they sprout.
Hot take: I think the episode with Ash’s second battle is worse than the first one. You have: *It take forever to get to the main part of the episode with us not even getting to the gym until the second half of the episode (The first part involving another one of the TRio’s schemes) *Even then, May just HAD to battle Watt before Ash battled Wattson (Which is one of the few bright spots) *When we actually get to the gym battle itself, it constantly gets interrupted by MORE TRio shenanigans, which would be more forgivable except for the fact that Ash and Wattson’s battle is a ONE v ONE! *And Ash’s Torkoal losing to Manectric’s Thunder Wave (a status move) And this episode isn’t filler as this is the episode where May learns the next contest will be In Verdanturf Town!
I would put Ash losing both Indigo and Unova league episodes at worst of entire anime because Ambipom and Greninja's release ruin only one character but those two league episodes ruin whole series.
That sounds quite awful! I really hope this doesn't appear contemptuous if I share my experience. In my case, I was going to give my engineering entrance exam on 28th August, and on 26th August, the infamous JN 122 aka Leon Vs Diantha aired. Here in India, we prepare for this exam for two years (classes 11th and 12th), and since the syllabus is beyond the school textbooks, it is not quite an easy exam and hence the few days prior to the exam are some of the most crucial days/intense and thought-cumbersome days one can feel. This episode, this absolutely one of the all times of episode, struck me for three days, maybe even more, even when I was taking my exam I must have thought how awful that episode was, atleast two to three times. For me this episode will always be the worst episode of all time for these set of reasons.
I don’t blame Journeys for not resolving the whole vine thing. But, do you know what I DO blame them for (aside from Grookey)? Taking Ash back to Vemillion City for his last three seasons and NOT running into Ambipom, who was supposedly training in the sacred art of ping-pong *IN VERMILLION CITY!* But, I guess if you’re a monkey whose name is not Infernape, you don’t get to be relevant after your expiration date.
My least favourite episode is "Three Sides to Every Story" There was this Lum berry farmer's Marill, which Dawn's Piplup falls in love with. It looks really adorable seeing them together & how they get along, plus they share an Egg Group. So why do I hate this episode? Well, there's this obnoxious Elekid that abuses Marill a lot with Super Effective Electric type attacks. We see one of these scenes of her being bullied onscreen by him. The attacks don't hit her though, but she looks so scared. 😟 Brock points out that he's "teasing her" because Elekid is also in love with Marill. At the end of the episode, she gets to choose between Piplup & Elekid & who does she pick? The Elekid who literally crushed on her by forcing her to dance daily over the Piplup who was nice to you from the start. Elekid is in the Undiscovered Egg Group & doesn't even share any egg groups when it evolves, either! So, according to this episode, if you want someone to fall in love with you, tease them by threatening to punch them, THEN show them you can protect them & flirt. Disgusting!
i can't wait to see the blue pokemaniacs, ash releasing greninja, ambipom, the episode where petalburg city fights ash(why was everyone so hostile?? lots of trainers challenge norman)
I mean at least he had more Kalos Pokemon, something he honestly should have had Like picture this team for Alain Charizard Chesnaught Malamar Clawitzer Aegislash Heliolisk
Aipom was and still is my fav Pokémon. That release hurt me as a kid. You know it was bad that as a 12 year old I thought it was extremely stupid. They built Aipom/Ambipom up for so long just to cut it short for absolutely nothing.
The absolute worst episode was Ash’s Greninja losing the Kalos league. That is the episode that got me permanently out of the Pokemon Anime. It ruined EVERYTHING about not only XYZ, but also further iterations of the anime. Ash’s journey RIGHTFULLY should have ended there yet it didn’t because of some awful decision made by the writers and/or the higher ups. Truly a travesty indeed.
Strongly disagree on the Orange Island final Gym, that double battle was actually really good for the time. Most Gyms in the OS were only half an episode, so I don't see why you're on the TR stuff in that ep when it's the same for most Gym of that era. Seeing Pikachu and Charizard work together was great, as well as Pikachu shock Alakazam for its Hyper beam to strike the ground and hit Marowak, and then the bone club come back on its face. Bulbasaur's final episode was really good too, it was emotional enough and is no different than Oaking a Pokemon, no idea why that would be an issue since Bulbasaur lasted way too long in Johto.
You know as badly as they did Ambipom I’m atleast glad they showed her alongside Ash’s other Pokémon during the Champion battle against Leon when Pikachu saw a vision.
The bulbasur episode is pretty good I think. How he acts like a diplomat between all the Pokémon was fun. The goodbye was bs but everything else was good
I mean it was just Oak'ing a Pokemon, and Bulbasaur lasted way too long into Johto anyway, he should of left in the first year shortly after Charizard and Squirtle did. The ep itself was great,
Greninja's release, combined with the Kalos League loss and the writers not letting Ash get revenge, was such disrespect that I quit the anime for three years before it finally redeemed itself.
Extreme disrespect Ash vs Alain as a battle is amazing, but the OUTCOME is unacceptable. Sure Alain didn't body ash like Tobias did but still, Alain was Ash's other major rival, who he had never beaten, so this was the perfect time to settle the score
@@eljordinio7647 Alain's Charizard slayed 10 megas in a row, plus a member of the Kalos Elite Four. Also, Alain's Charizard went toe to toe with Zygarde, and fought Primal Groudon. Greninja's best feat was just defeating a pathetic trainer's Mega Sceptile. I think Alain rightfully won that match. It's amazing how many people hate Ash losing to Alain, but Alain is the only league rival Ash met before getting all eight badges.
@@JaMarcusRussellGOAT so? It doesn't help that said mega Zard X also gets knocked out at point blank range by Leon's Charizard in a single shot Greninja is also the reason ash even made the finals in the first place and after everything he went through to perfect his transformation, I think he deserved to win. Not to mention he came extremely close to beating a champion's ace while Alain's Charizard barely even dented one The Kalos league finals are controversial for a reason whether Alain deserved to win or not
@@eljordinio7647 Because Greninja had a cool form? Since this is about the Lumiose Conference, Alain's performance against Leon doesn't matter. Alain's Charizard was shown to be very powerful, and we had a four episode miniseries to showcase it. The same cannot be said for Ash's other league rivals. Maybe it's because I hate Greninja, but even with all the development he got, it's still reasonable that he failed to defeat Charizard. I mean, a Super Water Shuriken to the face, and Charizard is unphased. Remember, Greninja's destiny was to save Kalos, and not win some tournament.
They went out of their way to make Greninja leave, then casually did everything in thwir power to make it seem like ash greninja never existed, like the disrespect
@@Radiolonestar if they showed greninja doing this before he got released, it might have made some sense but no, they couldn't even build up to the issue properly and just forced it out of nowhere
@@eljordinio7647 fr and they easily could've made up for it by having ash battle Alain using ash Greninja in journeys, or at least show ash Greninja in the flashbacks, but they went out of their way to erase the form
I actually really like Togepi Mirage. It was about time to see Misty return and Togepi mature and evolve. The release does hurt, but I think it adds more to the emotion because Misty raised Togepi since it hatched, so it’s like a parent letting their child go on their own.
My opinion on the worst ten: 10. Unova is still the worst league. 9. They did Alain so dirty. 8. WHY DID SHE RELEASE TOGETIC?? 😢 7. Boring. 6. Honestly I haven’t seen the two episodes so it’s a pass. 5. I actually like the episode 😊 4. It’s Team Rocket fault. 3. Felt like filler, but it’s a really bad episode. 2. WHY DID HE RELEASE GRENINJA?!? 1. Letting go of Ambipom was so stupid. I’m still mad at that episode ever since I was a kid.
Man growing up, I always liked Ash's Aipom and her personality so, knowing full well that she probably wouldn't return, I always used to tear up at the end of the ping pong episode when they showed a montage of ash's journey with Aipom
@@eljordinio7647 there is no reason for Alain to knock more than 1 Pokemon for leon Diantha knocked 2 because he fought leon strongest Pokemon so that wasn't her fault
So for number 16 Battling the Enemy Within, I will say that it sparked so much fandom love and lore for Evil Ash - which was a huge hit for years. Also Friend and Foe Alike is probably my number one hated. I need to think more but for now it is. Also YES WHY THE FREAK DID THEY DO AMBIPOM DIRTY LIKE THAT?
@@SaxophoneSeal does it really make sense or not cause from what I've seen the reason Mudsdale lost cause it got wet when it attacked Pikachu accidentally one of the pillars fell in the water resulting in mudsdale getting wet, then Pikachu used like electro web on it then used a z-move
You know Friend and Foe alike is if in Dragon Ball the Pilaf Gang kidnapped Goku during the 21st tournament, over worked him, and was forced to fight Roshi not at his best which would have ruined the entire theme of the arc
also they said the pingpong guy was in Vermelion, which would make you think at some point they would go back and visit her, but nope. Never saw ambipom again.
As divisive Pokémon Journeys is, at least I personally enjoyed the majority of the episodes but I will admit that I didn’t like how Grookey was caught because the “bond” felt forced in which I personally don’t hate Goh’s Grookey as much as most people but I can agree that this was one of the worst debuts for a starter Pokémon despite me liking the episode and don’t get me started about the releases of both Greninja and Ambipom respectively because they equally angered me a lot, both of them are just poorly written and executed episodes in which sickens me dearly!!! 😦😪😖👎🏻
Dawn letting Ambipom leave her for some stupid ping pong made me so mad. Especially since until she get swinub that later evolves into poliswine and then mamoswine Ambipom is her only full evolved pokemon
Unova league was so absolute bollocks man. Especially that Axew episode haha. However that Ambipom episode is indeed the worst in my opinion too! A pokemon that came all the way from AG to DP only to get released for Ping Pong which she didnt even love beforehand. It’s stupid that it abandoned contests for that…
You've done the best, you've done the worst non-filler, now I would be very interested in a top 10 best filmer episodes. The ones with great comedy, emotional one of characters, engaging conflicts... I'm sure there are some gems spread in the anime!
You know, maybe “A Double Dilemma” isn’t the worst episode after all. Should’ve made the honorable mentions, but oh well… Hearing Zac go off-script to rant about Ambi-pong was wonderful.
That ep is not only my Least Favorite in AG, but also Probably of all TIME!!! Seriously that episode SUCKED BIG TIME!!! The only GOOD thing about that ep is Torkoal actually getting some WINS!!! SHAME we didn't get to see them. # JUSTICE for Torkoal!!!
I didn't remember the episode title for number 1 so I was just like "well what could this be". I am not joking when I say my heart rate rised as I yelled obscenities the moment I saw Ambipom. Greninja's release is garbage, no one can deny but at least it kinda sorta has reasoning with his arc and has him being the regions -weed wacker- protector. Ambipom had all of this setup, was part of one of the only good trades in the anime's history, was overall just fun to have around and her doing contests made sense. So then why, on Arceus' green earth did they throw all that set up away for PING PONG! It is probably one of the biggest fumbles in the anime's history and I get angry everytime I think about it.
Hey, while yes, May losing to Dawn doesn’t make sense given their skill levels, it DOES make sense narratively. May’s no longer the female protagonist, so the battle is a passing of the torch moment.
The thing is they kinda had to "get rid of Greninja" in one way or another 'cause it would've just stolen the spotlight if it had returned with Ashes other Pokémon, but there was literally NO REASON to get rid of Ambipom!
Greninja could have either stayed with Sanpei in Ninja Village since he was a crucial part of its development, or just stayed with Sycamore so he could study the bond phenomenon further, maybe even be the guardian of the lab Or heck, he could have just gone to Oak's with everyone else barring Goodra
Since this 2-part video series focused on plot-centric episodes, I'd love to watch a second video series about the best and worst filler episodes in the anime
Ash does insist on a rematch as well when it’s a more even battlefield, and in Watt’s with Wattson even tries to return the Dynamo Badge because the match was unintentionally rigged in his favour. OG Ash would have used the loophole of receiving it, this shows how much he’s grown and is much more like the Ash who refuses the Sunnyshore badge as a handout (a rare point he and Paul agree on) and prefers to earn it in DP.
I can see where you are coming from, it was nice seeing ash Sweep a gym and even at the end of the episode Ash offered to give the badge back because he felt bad as he thought that he cheated and Watson being the nice old man he was laughed it off and let him keep the badge as the Pikachu Power boost was Watsons fault for trying to startle challengers
2:21 I liked "Battling the Enemy Within". Maybe it was just in terms of the concept but I'm a sucker for a dark side of the main hero trope. Ash is such a pure character in the majority of the series, it was kinda refreshing seeing him have a dark side. Even if it was the result of a possession, It was novel seeing Ash act evil for once.
Same. And that's not even the last time it happens... The Hoopa movie did this briefly too. And (kill me because I'm about to say it) Journeys had this happen during Alister's debut.
I actually liked that episode, sure it was pointless filler, but i liked it, I may be biased tho cuz i adore the mudkip line and am always happy to see it 😅
Thank you for talking about Cameron, because the fandom drives up the fxcking wall with how much we lambaste Tobias and Alain, but complete ignore the grand L that occurred in between. Also, we never talk about the ref that just set Ash up to lose. I mean, a competitor was KIDNAPPED and he exhausted his Pokémon to make to the match on time and they still wouldn’t let him switch out first? Like, Oak is in the stands. It’s probably like a five-minute process to get three able-bodied Pokémon onto his team. And then he has the nerve to declare Squirtle unable to battle like sleep status isn’t a thing. Ooo!!! These two episodes drive me up the fxcking wall.
@@eljordinio7647 seriously, how do you go from defeating your main rival in Sinnoh, making it to the Top 4, even making Tobias struggle a bit against Ash to losing to an idiot in the Top 8
@@ashgreninja-flurriko2173 The writers did so by making Ash's Unova team notoriously weak by taking the "this Pokemon does not need to evolve to get stronger" logic into the extreme, think comedy and cuteness automatically makes the Pokemon a fan favorite and a powerhouse (Pokemon need more than comedic and cute personalities to be a powerhouse since Gliscor's 28% win ratio proved that theory) and some members were just copy-paste duplicates but done worse (e.g., Snivy is Bulbasaur but with no changes in moveset or evolution, Pignite was a copy paste Charizard and Infernape but not fully evolved, Palpitoad was Kingler 2.0 but not fully evolved)
The one reason why I don't like Ash vs Hapu is you realise, that Ash could've just brought Rowlet and defeat Mudsdale without much difficulty with Bloom Doom, and Tectonic Rage has no effect on him. Or making Torracat to fight, since he just learned Fire Blast episode earlier and it would be a great opportunity to shine. But Ash chose the worst option on purpose and won by pure Anime Logic, since apparently making Ground type wet equals to using move Soak. At this point random Whiscash or Stunfisk living underwater is already doomed to random Thunderbolt
I feel like they could've gotten rid of the Axew episode and replace it with Ash vs Stephan, and then Ash vs Cameron (having Ash win), and then have Ash lose to Virgil in the semi-finals
I’m honestly surprised the episode where Pikachu lost to a Snivy didn’t get some sort of mention. Everyone I know of that talks about negative aspects of the BW anime mentions that episode in particular as being one of the most bafflingly stupid in the series.
It's because in context, there's a reason Pikachu got nerfed and lost to Snivy, so it wasn't just a reset of Ash and Pikachu's skills like people make it out to be.
@@incrediblefunk7220Pikachu could still use Quick Attack and Iron Tail. And even if BW was an actual reset and that it took place right after the Orange Islands arc, Pikachu still defeated a Dragonite, which is one of the strongest Pokémon in the Kanto Region. I get that Pikachu is a glass cannon and that he's lost to opponents weaker than Dragonite...but handicap or not, how do you lose to an opponent who's never battled in its life?
Honestly most of these episodes while having some albeit small good points are agreeably marred by the many bad ones which takes the fun out of enjoying them fully
@@ImyIsStillHere Alain got absolutely demolished...I don't think Alain will participate in another Masters 8 tournament. He told Leon that he will retrain and battle Leon again...well beating Leon is a dream that Alain won't accomplish in his lifetime 😂
@@pokegoplayer6701 why is Alain even there!? He doesn't want to be the strongest anymore because of the team flare arc. This thing ruined Alains character development
I'm sorry, but the conclusion of the Kalos League still makes my blood boil with scalding rage, especially after how half-assed Alain vs Leon was. Ash should've won it in the first place.
@@JaMarcusRussellGOAT Ash has beaten legendary Pokémon. With Pokémon that aren't as powerful as Greninja. But I agree that he should've used older Pokémon, namely Charizard or Infernape, or even Krookodile.
@@JaMarcusRussellGOAT Pikachu sure, but Charizard and Sceptile? Alain's Charizard is stronger than Ash's, and Darkrai isn't as strong as other legendary Pokémon Ash has beaten. Plus Greninja's win rate is much higher than Sceptile.
@@theserpent8667 The argument is that Alain rightfully won the Lumoise Conference. Greninja objectively became a worse fighter after evolving from Frogadier, and Frogadier was undefeated. Bottom line, Alain won fair and square, and Greninja is overrated.
The episode where they release Pokemon for the flimsiest reasons are incredibly aggravating. Surprised you didn't add the Primeape episode as a dishonorable mention too.
Here is my top worst list: 1. "Friend and Foe Alike" Episode 81 2. "Johto Photo Finish" Episode 274 3. "At the End of the Fray" Episode 407 4. "The Semi-Final Frontier" Episode 657 5. "A Unova League Evolution!" Episode 767 6. "Down to the Fiery Finish!" Episode 932 In those 6 episodes Ash has lost in every major regional pokemon league in generation 1-6, so you understand why some people really didn't like this anime in the past. Funny things is that the original writer wanted to make some good changes like aging up Ash, and giving him along with team rocket some major character development, but unfortunately the pokemon anime studio has different plans, so we had to wait until generation 7 to see him winning a major regional pokemon league. Ps. The scoring on all of those episodes are obviously 0/10 from me, since they have always rushed towards the next pokemon anime generation, so the regional pokemon league story arcs were always bad with the ending. I could understand using this tactic 2 maybe 3 times but not 6 times in a row (aside from orange pokemon league).
I think Horizons is gonna fulfill Takeshi Shudo's vision now that Ash is finally done and he might return older. Dude is like the Stephen Hillenburg of the Pokemon anime in a sense. But unfortunately corporate greed took over and for them status quo beats good storytelling apparently. It's why so many parts of the Ash anime were stagnant and the anime wants us to care about his long journey when like most of it is just resets, bad writing decisions, missed opportunities, fillers, and inconsistencies. Horizons please be good.
@@jedidude6358 yeah this whole corporate greed was just BS and led to a lot of bad writing I can somewhat excuse Ash's Johto and Hoenn league losses, but the others were disgraceful
@@eljordinio7647 To make things worse, MPM pretty much confirmed that Ash's "Pokemon master" goal is to befriend all Pokemon all along. If that's the case then what is the point of giving 95% of the focus to Ash challenging the league over and over again? I don't really blame the writers. I think even they see the potential the Pokemon anime has. But they have to adhere to the greedy higher-ups who only saw the show as a glorified advertisement and nothing more, forcing them to limit their writing to the status quo and not giving them creative freedom.
@@jedidude6358 the greedy higher ups shouldn't even be in charge of the anime if they think merchandise and money is more important than actually good storytelling. Like that overused excuse of the show ending if ash won a league. LIES!! Ash won the orange league, Alola league and battle frontier and the show did not end
@@jedidude6358 they should have just made that point clear from the beginning or just focused on a Pokemon master being the strongest trainer, which makes tons more sense since ash has pushed himself to greater heights over the past 25 years
2:47 Complete with Pikachu Thunderbolt-ing him out of exasperation. Oh, and the episode also shows him completely forgetting, until that point, the caveat of Attract. In short, a meme-worthy episode.
Whenever the writers have to introduce an overpowered character with no game counterpart just to justify a main character loss. Tobias is who springs to mind immediately, his Darkrai sweeping the Sinnoh League and Ash only taking out a third of his team before losing. The Kanto Grand Festival has Solidad, a new character who has suddenly disclosed connection to three regular characters (who have never mentioned her before or since and she didn’t appear during the regular contests) and exists solely to make sure May can’t progress after beating Drew, similar to how Ash will beat his main rival of the region in the league only to lose in the next round. Defeat Gary lose to Harrison, Paul then Tobias, Trip then Cameron, Sawyer then Alain.
The worst part about dawn releasing ambipom is that’s ashes ambipom… kinda. Imagine trading Dawn your beloved aipom and then she just gives it to a guy that like ping-pong
Maybe the reason why the writers decided to release him is because of a stupid pun
You know ambipom ampingpong
@@gabriellopesevora Ambipom is a girl. The Japanese title of the episode of her release is “Pokemon Ping Pong Tournament! Ambipom Does *HER* Best!”
@@gabriellopesevora Pretty sure Ambipom was a female.
@@northstarpokeshipper2148 oh okey
If we had to write off a Pokémon I would write off bunery because i just dosent do anything
The irony of the Ambipom release is that the ping pong headquarters are Vermillion City, where Ash was the majority of the Journeys arc and never visited her once 😡
No kidding... Not even with the number of times Dawn showed up.
Seriously bro i always wondered he should visit her at least once
Yeah, they really @#$%ed that one up.
Common Journeys L
They really screwed up there
I like how he chose the episodes that are part of the actual story in each series and not the boring meaningless 100% skippable filler episodes. If he did that then this video would be an hour long.
For example i like the Braxien episode, developing her and Serena more.
Yep.
basically skipping majority of journeys 0 complaints
But the detail of Zac that he is in love with Cynthia
@@BenjaminM.21who isn’t?
Something you didn't mention about JN115 that I'd like to add is how all the Masters 8 competitors are people Ash has met before on his journey and literally saved the world with half of them, yet Ash gets absolutely zero interactions with anyone there except Iris. To make things worse, they just give Ash completely cold dead stares as if they never met him before. Ash doesn't even get any interactions with Alain, one of his greatest rivals in the series, other than a cold nod from him. It felt insulting to Ash because the competitors treated him like some nobody when he's actually on good terms with all of them.
Not to mention that Alain's victory aged so fucking poorly. Given how easily Leon thrashed him, I think Ash should've won the Kalos League to begin with, as it was supposed to be.
On top of that, instead of putting ash in the backstage and make him interact with them, the writers made him sit in the audience.
one other thing is how in the after story that they would post on twitter after an episode airs had them actually do a first bump where Alain said good luck to Ash in the the rest of the tournament but they couldn't bother showing that in the actual episode...At least they have one more interaction when Alain leaves :O
Another thing, Ash had to battle Steven, the champion he had the least interactions with
...Why?
@@BisonGaming3334 Exactly. Steven should've fought Leon, and Ash should've rematched against Alain, preferably with the dumb vines thing in Kalos being fixed and Greninja rejoining his team for one last showdown against Mega Charizard X, in which Ash-Greninja finally wins, as it should've done in Kalos.
Axew getting lost in the middle of the Unova League better be in the top 10. 😂😂
Defenetly
And that 1 chloe episode during the masters 8
I actually had a good laugh during that episode 😅😂😂
But I want that stupid filler of Piplup falling in love with Pikachu in the top 10 that was so boring not even slightly funny like Lost at the League.
Who in the writing staff thought that episode was good idea
Why?
The best Gym Leader battle episode was with an Electric Type Gym Leader, and the worst was with an Electric type Gym Leader. Poetic.
Very true, agreed and not because I'm biased with Kalos supremmecy
Yeah. Gym battles against Electric leaders can either miss harder than a stormtrooper (Both fights with Wattson, Elesa) or be really good (Surge, Volkner, Clemont)
It's ironic.
Ash vs Clemont is a great battle but I wouldnt really consider it the best, Ash vs Korrina tops it imo as the best gym battle in Kalos
@@migspogi2097 I liked Ash vs Clemont better
Not only is it a great battle, but Clemont gets to show off his training and makes this battle very great
AG and DP putting so much into Ambipom’s arc only for all of that to be thrown away in one episode legit gave 10 year old me trust issues.
And what was their reason for doing that?
To give Dawn a Cyndaquil with zero personality to promote HeartGold and SoulSilver and a Togekiss who was basically the "late-series undeveloped Pokémon", but for Dawn's team.
@@GhostGuy99 Yeah. And I blame Togekiss for costing Dawn the Grand Festival, as Dawn used a Pokemon she never used before to try and win.
Ambipom’s goodbye is definitely one of if not the worst moments in the entire anime.😡
Thank god for Buizel and Gliscor. Buizel for actually staying committed to Ash and battling, and Gliscor for having one of if not the best Pokémon goodbye’s in the whole anime, and he came back stronger than ever before!😁
Yeah, I don't understand why they randomly made Ambipom develop a thing for ping pong suddenly. It made no sense, and it kind of seems like they were looking for a way to write Ambipom out of the story for whatever the reason, which I really don't know why they would. You would think that it would be a little more important, because the reason why Ash and Dawn traded was that they realized that they had Pokemon that fit the other trainers' style better, not to mention you'd think that they'd want to promote Ambipom more because it was one of the many Pokemon that got a new evolution in gen4
@@matthewkuscienko4616 I know why they wrote off Ambipom. The writers wanted to give Dawn Tgoekiss and Cyndaquill as a way to advertise the upcoming Heart gold and Soul silver games(because togekiss and cyndaquill are johto pokemon lines). However Dawn already had 5 pokemon. So by removing one of Dawn's team members, two pokemon could be shoehorned into the show to advertise the games. Amibpom was chosen since it had the weakest emotional link to Dawn. Dawn had caught all of the her other pokemon, but Aipom was traded so Ambipom was dropped from the show. Which doesnt make sense for this reason: ambipom was itself a Johto pokemon evolution, so I dont understand why Dawn couldnt just be given cyndaquill or togekiss and call it a day.
@@zyggybaranowski6852 Paul should have recieved a Tyranitar and a Houndoom instead if they wanted to go that route
Haha yes
I really hate what they did to Alain in the Master’s Eight tournament, even ignoring the fact he was the character I was most excited for returning. Literally brought him back just to immediately send him home, like bruh
If they were so dead set on having Alain be the first eliminated, they should’ve made Ash fight him instead, that way it would be a far more meaningful and exciting battle. I would’ve liked to see Alain use Mega Charizard X, Tyranitar, Metagross, and Kingambit (evolved from his Bisharp, who I consider to be his secondary ace behind Charizard) in his fight against Ash lol
That would've really NICE Payback for Ash LOSING the KALOS League!!! Why wasn't that EPISODE on the list?
I mean seriously WHY name it Ash's Ultimate Victory or what ever it was called, if you weren't going to have him WIN???
@@darkdragon7210 I'd hardly call THAT proper payback for what they pulled in Kalos
Alain didn't disrespect Ash in the finals so he did not deserve that BS treatment from Leon
@@eljordinio7647 What would you consider as proper payback?
@@darkdragon7210 oh wait u were saying ash should have fought Alain here? Never mind
Hmmm am I forgetting something or wasn't Kingambit a thing when the episode came out?
Pokemon B&W 🤝 Pokemon Journeys
"Having the most worst episodes in Pokemon history"
More Journey's episodes in this list. Not that many BW episodes made it into this list, it had a fair mix of episodes like the other series on this list
Atleast Journeys had great battles like Ash vs Volkner, Ash vs Cynthia, Ash vs Leon, Ash vs Drasna, Ash vs Iris, Ash vs Bea, Cynthia vs Iris, Leon vs Raihan etc. B & W was just pure BS. Chloe was annoying but atleast she had much less screentime in being annoying than Iris who was present in every damn episode.
I can't believe black&white and black& white 2 are such good games but they really messed up the anime😭😭
I can agree Journeys is trash
To be fair, x and y was pretty mid at worst but the amine was soo good @Zendude.14
The Kalos characters were disrespected in Journeys. The writers should have had the episode focused on Diantha vs Leon instead of rushing it.
Those two Galar kids were never seen after that infamous episode, so what was the point of all that predictable filler? Smdh
@@UnwantedGhost1 They actually were, we see them in the audience during Ash/Cynthia during one of the eps.
And Leon vs Alain needed the proper screentime it deserved so Alain could at least be seen as less of a pushover
so, you're telling me... That TR first broke in and cheered for Ash during his first battle in the Indigo League but kidnapped him when the battles were just getting intense? what the actual f-
And they just wouldn’t blast no matter what they got hit with like damn if the point was to make it convincing that Ash would lose to Ritchie that was NOT the way to do it
@@dayvonlouis5187yeah, it was stoopid
Ash should have just wiped them out after the Ritchie loss as it's their fault it happened
Just got done watching this episode, and it made my blood boil. Felt bad for both Ash and Ritchie
The irony of Ash having to leave his Greninja behind at the end of Kalos is that a reward from the Sun and Moon demo you could transfer into the games is a special Greninja that can use the Ash-Greninja form.
Even more ironic, SV brought back Greninja...but didn't bring back Ash-Greninja and instead changed Battle Bond into a single-use stat boost to Attack, Sp.Atk, and Speed...and this was a while after Greninja's disappointing return in Journeys.
@@GhostGuy99 I guess the pokemon company hates greninja lol
@@kristheforgottenone Considering their bias towards Charizard and the fact that Charizard wasn't voted #1 (I don't know where it placed but I know it was in the Top 10 somewhere), I wouldn't be surprised if they did.
Still that's BS treatment for one of Ash's best pokemon
That's why fans never forgave the writers for the Greninja release and not putting Greninja back on Ash's team, unlike Pidgeot, and never will until the writers do so assuming Ash does come back to the show.
I agree that Ambipom episode made me so upset 😭😭😭 I cannot believe it got released just to play Ping Pong PING PONG
Yeah, I agree when I was a kid I felt upset that I even recognized the bad writing, especially since Ambipom is one of my favorites.
The same series that has my least favourite episode "Three Sides to Every Story", which I didn't like because Maril picked the abusive Elekid whp doesn't even have the same Egg Group over Piplup.
That was so stupid
I understand why Greninja had to go but you could have just had it be because Ash literally decided to just chill after Kalos and Greninja wanted to go train or something. You don't need an excuse, just let their paths diverge naturally.
Greninja could have either stayed with Sycamore or Sanpei if he was going to stay behind
Am I the only person who liked how Greninja had a reason to stay behind? like the entire series he became strong to protect people and he left to protect kalos
@@forjqoijasdZygarde is more than capable of doing that
@@eljordinio7647 zygarde said they couldnt find the vines though and only greninja could
@@forjqoijasd which is completely ridiculous, especially since Zygarde is the one who created them in the first place, and we have no explanation on why greninja can find them
What makes the release of Ambipom worse is that Ambipom CHOSE pingpong over being with Dawn. WHYYYYYYY?!
So that they could make room on Dawn's team for a random Cyndaquil to promote HeartGold and SoulSilver...and a Togekiss that was basically just given to her and given next to no development. It had personality, but pretty much was Dawn's equivalent of Ash's Noivern, Gible, and Melmetal.
@@GhostGuy99 Yeah, but there were other ways to do that besides releasing it.
@@GhostGuy99 At least Togekiss was funny that one time when it scolded Ash's Gible.
My theory is Ambipom was written off cause some TPCI executive thought that Ambipom was ugly and should be replaced with a cute pokemon. Thereby destroying its development and giving Dawn a random Togekiss instead.
@@Infernape102it's not THAT bad looking
I think we can all agree that Ambipom's goodbye episode in the "Diamond and Pearl" is the absolute worst episode we have ever gotten in the anime.
@@kitty.miracle It had really bad writing and lame excuse to get rid of Ambipom.
@@kitty.miracle and Actually the emotional sendoffs in DP went to Team Rocket's two Hoenn Pokemon: Cacnea and Dustox.
Definitely
It pisses me off how much good pokemon were released for a stupid reason
@@Jess19980Yeah. And the real ironic thing is that we got an amazing goodbye to a Sinnoh Pokemon owned by one of the twerps that evolved from a Johto one in the 12th season of the anime (Gliscor). And it was in Zactoshi’s TOP 25.
The goddamn Ambipom release episode infuriates me because you can tell they released her because they wanted Dawn to have a walking advertisement of a Cyndaquil and a last minute Togekiss, it’s genuinely baffling how they didn’t decide to let Dawn just have more than six pokemon and it feels like they chose a pokemon at random to release because Ambipom leaving for ping pong devalues her ENTIRE arc, so instead of a pretty well written arc about changing goals, she comes off as having the attention span of a goldfish who chases anything new that looks mildly intersting
Garbage ass episode
Yeah. Like, if you want to get rid of Ambipom, maybe just have her stay with Johanna. I mean, it’s not unprecedented for Ash’s friends to leave Pokemon with family so they can catch more. Misty left Horsea with her sisters when Horsea needed a place to swim (and Starmie because her idiot sisters forced her to). Brock left his Pokemon with his family before rejoining Ash in Hoenn, the Kanto Battle Frontier, and Sinnoh. May left Beautifly with her mom because they both liked the garden, and Skitty couldn’t get enough of the greenhouse. So why not Ambipom?
In a way, the Ping Pong thing was Barry's fault too since he recommended Dawn in entering it. Looks like HE needs to be fined.
The worst part about Ambipom leaving Dawn to go play ping pong is that there's ZERO appeal to ping pong over contests
Like, seriously, why would the energetic, show-off Ambipom who loves performing and putting on a spectacle, leave Ash and Dawn, the two trainers who put love and care into her, to go play basic ass PING PONG??
P I N G P O N G
Ha ha. Zero APPEAL. Because contests start with the “appeal round”.
Ash vs Elesa being 14th is really generous. This episode is the entire reason why people thought, that Ash was an idiot in BW, while he was okay for majority of the battles. While Ash vs Hapu and Leon vs Alain are also mediocre, but Elesa fight for me is the only one in entire anime, that hurts you, when you watching it
Yeah I was surprised at how low that one is. Because it is easily one of the most frustrating battles in the anime.
He didn't even think of having roggenrola on hand for the Elesa fight which can hit emolga for super effective damage
Elesa Vs Ash would only seem to prick my foot, but atleast such a thorn could be removed.
Leon Vs Diantha was so damn disgusting as if the sliver that pricked you is now inside your veins who knows where. Two days following that episode, I had my entrance exam and on the last night and even amid the exam, I still could see flashes of that episode which would infuriate me. It was THAT bad!
@@nishant9289 after watching Ash vs Leon part 2 it makes it a bit more bearable. At least we could imagine that Dragapult messed with Diantha by constantly switching her team with Dragon Tail and weakening it only for Rillaboom to sweep. It's still awful but at least it's something
@@МихаилЛотов-о8э I have seen that argument several times, and let me tell you, even this argument doesn't make sense.
See, Dragon Tail definitely switches out your opponent's Pokémon, but which Pokémon would come out immediately next is completely RANDOM, it doesn't depend on either trainers.
Against Ash, this strategy makes sense because all of Ash's Pokémon are prone to a Dragapult (flamethrower for Mega Lucario, Meteor Assault Immunity from Sirfetch'd and ability to hit Dragonite, Dracovish and Gengar for Super-effective damage etc.) If anything, this actually makes Leon look impressive.
But against Diantha? Nope! Aurorus hard counters Dragapult because Dragapult can't hit Aurorus for Super-effective damage, but Aurorus can. Also, unlike Ash, Diantha has a fairy type in Mega Gardevoir. What if the dragon tail brought Aurorus? Dragapult would be in trouble. What if it brought Mega Gardevoir, a Pokémon immune to Dragon Tail?
Which is why this strategy also doesn't make sense because otherwise it seems to suggest that Leon was relying on luck against a trainer the Anime showcased us as a strategist. Relying too much on luck in a trainer Vs trainer battle is never a great idea.
8:57 The creators of Pokémon wants to think that we're damn idiots, Zygarde could get rid of the vines alone and Greninja could stay on Oak's lab so he can have training partners like Charizard, Sceptile and Infernape so he can come back to be on the Alola league and on the Masters Eight Tournament he could face Leon's Gmax Cinderace but no he is still released because Zygarde lied to him about the stupid vine crap
Talk about incompetent
Zygarde said only greninja can see the vines but whoever had the idea of ash not using his best team in the masters 8 truly does need their brain checked
It's even worse when the episode uses soft lightning and playing sad music to gaslight the viewers into thinking this is an emotionally well-written scene - when in reality - it's not. Even the games have better writing than this episode.
This episode alone is why XYZ is overrated for me and why Sun & Moon is unironically a better season for me.
@@Loner098yo finally someone says XY is overrated, I thought I was the only one
@Loner098You base the quality of a series on just *one episode* it's completely superficial I could talk about the episode where Lana says she wants to become a sea explorer
The top 2 being an XY & DP episode is a proof that even the best series has it’s flaws, I’m a BW stan & I give mad respect to Zac for not putting too much episodes of that series on the top 10 👏🏼
Are you agree or disagree about that?
@@mattiasolsson1523 Ambipom’s release was definitely horrible but I feel like there are alot of episodes that are worse than Greninja’s release, Zac just ranked it really high because he is a Greninja stan
@@migspogi2097
Ambipom release was a worst decision in every way. Greninja however release was to save the Kalos region, not really that bad but i really wish Ash could have broght back Greninja to his other Pokémon, it was also emotional when they said goodbye.
@@migspogi2097
When you mention Pokémon BW.
That series have some good episode and even have some of the best Pokémon episode.
BW might be a disapointed, But i can rewatch it again when for it.
@@kitty.miracle they are bad in the sense that they also caused a lot of controversy and backlash
The rage for ambipom being released took me out 😂 nice video Zac!!! 🤗
>Ambipom join contest
>Took an L
>Quit
I mean, if I failed at what I loved the way Ambipom did, I'd probably quit too.
Ah, the Ambipom episode. I recall another youtuber saying the same thing, and humorously pointing out how Ash did the same thing with Primeape.
And then there's Tobias. Will never forget that Hack win!!!
But at least Ash “releasing” Primeape made sense for what little development he got.
We all know the real worst episode was when James gave away his Cacnea to gardinia, poor thing is probably getting mauled by toddlers.
And it gets worst, from what I saw for the rest of the series, WE NEVER SEE CACNEA AGAIN!!!
I know… WE NEED TO FIND GARDINIA AND TEACH HER A LESSON!
I did not find Cacnea's release episode to be the worst. Cacnea started to lose focus in DP due to Carnivine taking over the spotlight and gag of hurting James. At least, Cacnea did get better under Gardenia's tutelage compared to James who did not properly train the little fellow enough prior to its release.
Thats understandable I guess.@@hiddenfan-37
@@augustbornone Also given the fact that while James loved his Pokemon, he realized that he never had the fire to train it. I mean why else would him and Jessie keep losing? Because they never trained their team.
The pokemon goodbyes of Greninja and Ambipom always piss me off! All that build-up of their relationship with Ash, or in Ambipom's case Ash and Dawn, is just thrown out the window!
Whilst I Dislike the release of Greninja I can sort of see why they did it, they instead of having him stuck at Oaks doing nothing they gave him a task so he has something to do. The Ping pong however was so bad, like why
Greninja wasn't bad? It left to go help clear up the issues from the incident with zygarde
@@professorpengu502people keep saying it’s because he’s the only one that can stop the vines but I don’t think that was true. I’m pretty sure it was that he was the only one that could see where the vines would be before they sprout.
Hot take: I think the episode with Ash’s second battle is worse than the first one. You have:
*It take forever to get to the main part of the episode with us not even getting to the gym until the second half of the episode (The first part involving another one of the TRio’s schemes)
*Even then, May just HAD to battle Watt before Ash battled Wattson (Which is one of the few bright spots)
*When we actually get to the gym battle itself, it constantly gets interrupted by MORE TRio shenanigans, which would be more forgivable except for the fact that Ash and Wattson’s battle is a ONE v ONE!
*And Ash’s Torkoal losing to Manectric’s Thunder Wave (a status move)
And this episode isn’t filler as this is the episode where May learns the next contest will be In Verdanturf Town!
Ash releasing Greninja, the episode blue Pokémon Journeys episode, 50% of Johto, and not to mention at least 2 Black and White episodes.
Make that two black and white seasons
Rival Destinies on its own was solid
@@eljordinio7647 is that the season with Project Tempess?
@@zacharygate9842 that's operation tempest. And yes
@@eljordinio7647 That's great, because that 2 parter was amazing, and it actually used Giovanni.
come on black and white has some of the best fillers in season 14 .
I would put Ash losing both Indigo and Unova league episodes at worst of entire anime because Ambipom and Greninja's release ruin only one character but those two league episodes ruin whole series.
The Leon vs Alain and Diantha Episode were pure garbage. Even worst, 115 was aired on my Niece's Graduation, and 122 was aired on my Cousin's Wedding.
That sounds quite awful! I really hope this doesn't appear contemptuous if I share my experience.
In my case, I was going to give my engineering entrance exam on 28th August, and on 26th August, the infamous JN 122 aka Leon Vs Diantha aired. Here in India, we prepare for this exam for two years (classes 11th and 12th), and since the syllabus is beyond the school textbooks, it is not quite an easy exam and hence the few days prior to the exam are some of the most crucial days/intense and thought-cumbersome days one can feel.
This episode, this absolutely one of the all times of episode, struck me for three days, maybe even more, even when I was taking my exam I must have thought how awful that episode was, atleast two to three times.
For me this episode will always be the worst episode of all time for these set of reasons.
I don’t blame Journeys for not resolving the whole vine thing. But, do you know what I DO blame them for (aside from Grookey)? Taking Ash back to Vemillion City for his last three seasons and NOT running into Ambipom, who was supposedly training in the sacred art of ping-pong *IN VERMILLION CITY!* But, I guess if you’re a monkey whose name is not Infernape, you don’t get to be relevant after your expiration date.
My least favourite episode is "Three Sides to Every Story"
There was this Lum berry farmer's Marill, which Dawn's Piplup falls in love with. It looks really adorable seeing them together & how they get along, plus they share an Egg Group.
So why do I hate this episode?
Well, there's this obnoxious Elekid that abuses Marill a lot with Super Effective Electric type attacks.
We see one of these scenes of her being bullied onscreen by him. The attacks don't hit her though, but she looks so scared. 😟
Brock points out that he's "teasing her" because Elekid is also in love with Marill.
At the end of the episode, she gets to choose between Piplup & Elekid & who does she pick? The Elekid who literally crushed on her by forcing her to dance daily over the Piplup who was nice to you from the start.
Elekid is in the Undiscovered Egg Group & doesn't even share any egg groups when it evolves, either!
So, according to this episode, if you want someone to fall in love with you, tease them by threatening to punch them, THEN show them you can protect them & flirt.
Disgusting!
Makes you ask one thing......WHAT.....THE HELL????
i can't wait to see the blue pokemaniacs, ash releasing greninja, ambipom, the episode where petalburg city fights ash(why was everyone so hostile?? lots of trainers challenge norman)
Shame the real Norman couldn't step in and teach those brats a lesson
There's no rule saying who U can and cannot fight
Fun Fact: Zac probably hates Ping Pong now.
Can we just talk about how Alan had two pseudo legendaries and a Bisharp and yet he went with chestnaut and malamar
Alain decided to play like Ash. Starting fresh. That proved to be his greatest mistake.
Chesnaught ain't no slouch but he should have chosen better than Malamar.
@@sreenaths6829 Should have chosen either Bisharp or Weavile.
I mean at least he had more Kalos Pokemon, something he honestly should have had
Like picture this team for Alain
Charizard
Chesnaught
Malamar
Clawitzer
Aegislash
Heliolisk
Aipom was and still is my fav Pokémon. That release hurt me as a kid. You know it was bad that as a 12 year old I thought it was extremely stupid. They built Aipom/Ambipom up for so long just to cut it short for absolutely nothing.
Ambipom is my favourite, with Aipom second, so I feel your pain, and defo felt it as a kid watching it too
You should do a best and worst filler episode list while you’re at it! Great content
The absolute worst episode was Ash’s Greninja losing the Kalos league. That is the episode that got me permanently out of the Pokemon Anime. It ruined EVERYTHING about not only XYZ, but also further iterations of the anime. Ash’s journey RIGHTFULLY should have ended there yet it didn’t because of some awful decision made by the writers and/or the higher ups. Truly a travesty indeed.
No.
@@Skykkj_ Yes
As much as I like Sun & Moon, I would've absolutely agreed with this back in 2016
Strongly disagree on the Orange Island final Gym, that double battle was actually really good for the time. Most Gyms in the OS were only half an episode, so I don't see why you're on the TR stuff in that ep when it's the same for most Gym of that era. Seeing Pikachu and Charizard work together was great, as well as Pikachu shock Alakazam for its Hyper beam to strike the ground and hit Marowak, and then the bone club come back on its face. Bulbasaur's final episode was really good too, it was emotional enough and is no different than Oaking a Pokemon, no idea why that would be an issue since Bulbasaur lasted way too long in Johto.
You know as badly as they did Ambipom I’m atleast glad they showed her alongside Ash’s other Pokémon during the Champion battle against Leon when Pikachu saw a vision.
HER. Ash/Dawn’s Ambipom is a GIRL
@@northstarpokeshipper2148 For some reason I still get this male vibe from Ambipom.
@@northstarpokeshipper2148 lil bro relax
The bulbasur episode is pretty good I think. How he acts like a diplomat between all the Pokémon was fun. The goodbye was bs but everything else was good
BS? It’s not like Bulb really left Ash.
I mean it was just Oak'ing a Pokemon, and Bulbasaur lasted way too long into Johto anyway, he should of left in the first year shortly after Charizard and Squirtle did. The ep itself was great,
I'm actually quite impressed by how bad the Ambipom release episode was; as a kid, watching that episode made my blood boil.
Why do I have a feeling that 40% of the video would consist of Journeys, and Black and white episodes 🤔😂
Its BS totally BS.
You should be like this more often Zac. It's like a free therapy to me
Great video
The top 2 being release episodes is interesting
Though makes sense as are poor ends to a beloved Pokémon's arc
Greninja's release, combined with the Kalos League loss and the writers not letting Ash get revenge, was such disrespect that I quit the anime for three years before it finally redeemed itself.
I was upset by it soo much. The only thing that redeemed Kalos was Clemont because he was hilarious
Extreme disrespect
Ash vs Alain as a battle is amazing, but the OUTCOME is unacceptable. Sure Alain didn't body ash like Tobias did but still, Alain was Ash's other major rival, who he had never beaten, so this was the perfect time to settle the score
@@eljordinio7647 Alain's Charizard slayed 10 megas in a row, plus a member of the Kalos Elite Four. Also, Alain's Charizard went toe to toe with Zygarde, and fought Primal Groudon. Greninja's best feat was just defeating a pathetic trainer's Mega Sceptile.
I think Alain rightfully won that match. It's amazing how many people hate Ash losing to Alain, but Alain is the only league rival Ash met before getting all eight badges.
@@JaMarcusRussellGOAT so? It doesn't help that said mega Zard X also gets knocked out at point blank range by Leon's Charizard in a single shot
Greninja is also the reason ash even made the finals in the first place and after everything he went through to perfect his transformation, I think he deserved to win. Not to mention he came extremely close to beating a champion's ace while Alain's Charizard barely even dented one
The Kalos league finals are controversial for a reason whether Alain deserved to win or not
@@eljordinio7647 Because Greninja had a cool form? Since this is about the Lumiose Conference, Alain's performance against Leon doesn't matter. Alain's Charizard was shown to be very powerful, and we had a four episode miniseries to showcase it. The same cannot be said for Ash's other league rivals.
Maybe it's because I hate Greninja, but even with all the development he got, it's still reasonable that he failed to defeat Charizard. I mean, a Super Water Shuriken to the face, and Charizard is unphased. Remember, Greninja's destiny was to save Kalos, and not win some tournament.
They went out of their way to make Greninja leave, then casually did everything in thwir power to make it seem like ash greninja never existed, like the disrespect
Someone should sack those idiots
What do the writers have against XY anyway? They made the series amazing barring the league loss and Greninja release
Yeah it was so forced & it dosent even make any sense. Zygarde can't sense the vines made from its own power but this random Frog with a power up can?
@@Radiolonestar if they showed greninja doing this before he got released, it might have made some sense but no, they couldn't even build up to the issue properly and just forced it out of nowhere
@@eljordinio7647 fr and they easily could've made up for it by having ash battle Alain using ash Greninja in journeys, or at least show ash Greninja in the flashbacks, but they went out of their way to erase the form
@@TheGhostOfTK someone should pay for that disrespect
I remember the braixen stick episode as a kid i was so confused why it wasnt just a b plot or even existed to begin with
I actually really like Togepi Mirage. It was about time to see Misty return and Togepi mature and evolve. The release does hurt, but I think it adds more to the emotion because Misty raised Togepi since it hatched, so it’s like a parent letting their child go on their own.
Still, togepi was her partner that she carried with her throughout the OG series. It's just a shame it returned and did something only to leave
i thought the togepi mirage episode was hot garbage even excluding the release of togepi
@@stinkymayas110 Same here.
Noticed that only one was considered bad episode from sun and moon, this shows how good that region seasons are
At least, one bad episode from SM that was important enough to not be considered filler.
Not to mention, a lot of that series' fillers weren't even all that bad, they were actually pretty good and super fun
My opinion on the worst ten:
10. Unova is still the worst league.
9. They did Alain so dirty.
8. WHY DID SHE RELEASE TOGETIC?? 😢
7. Boring.
6. Honestly I haven’t seen the two episodes so it’s a pass.
5. I actually like the episode 😊
4. It’s Team Rocket fault.
3. Felt like filler, but it’s a really bad episode.
2. WHY DID HE RELEASE GRENINJA?!?
1. Letting go of Ambipom was so stupid. I’m still mad at that episode ever since I was a kid.
Man growing up, I always liked Ash's Aipom and her personality so, knowing full well that she probably wouldn't return, I always used to tear up at the end of the ping pong episode when they showed a montage of ash's journey with Aipom
The direspect Alain got hitted me harder than Ash's battle against Trip, considering the fact that he was my favorite anime character in Pokemon.
Don't u mean disrespect
@@eljordinio7647 Thanks for pointing it out
Alain wasn't disrespected💀
Alain did good enough by knocking rillaboom there was no reason for Alain to last what he lasted
@@Alexgodofwar5662 one out of three is not good enough!!
@@eljordinio7647 there is no reason for Alain to knock more than 1 Pokemon for leon
Diantha knocked 2 because he fought leon strongest Pokemon so that wasn't her fault
So for number 16 Battling the Enemy Within, I will say that it sparked so much fandom love and lore for Evil Ash - which was a huge hit for years.
Also Friend and Foe Alike is probably my number one hated. I need to think more but for now it is.
Also YES WHY THE FREAK DID THEY DO AMBIPOM DIRTY LIKE THAT?
I’m very glad to see there were no Sun and Moon episodes on this list, I love that arc dearly.
SM109
@@theofficialliedetector1545 oh yeah that fight was bullshit, Mudsdale would never lose to a pikachu
@@SaxophoneSeal does it really make sense or not cause from what I've seen the reason Mudsdale lost cause it got wet when it attacked Pikachu accidentally one of the pillars fell in the water resulting in mudsdale getting wet, then Pikachu used like electro web on it then used a z-move
@@theofficialliedetector1545 Any more bad Sun & Moon episodes you can think of?
You know Friend and Foe alike is if in Dragon Ball the Pilaf Gang kidnapped Goku during the 21st tournament, over worked him, and was forced to fight Roshi not at his best which would have ruined the entire theme of the arc
also they said the pingpong guy was in Vermelion, which would make you think at some point they would go back and visit her, but nope. Never saw ambipom again.
I Still Hate the episode of ash leaving Greninja so much . They literally removed him from flash backs too like there were no ash Greninja ever
Same. They did greninja dirty ever since the controversy surrounding the Kalos League
As divisive Pokémon Journeys is, at least I personally enjoyed the majority of the episodes but I will admit that I didn’t like how Grookey was caught because the “bond” felt forced in which I personally don’t hate Goh’s Grookey as much as most people but I can agree that this was one of the worst debuts for a starter Pokémon despite me liking the episode and don’t get me started about the releases of both Greninja and Ambipom respectively because they equally angered me a lot, both of them are just poorly written and executed episodes in which sickens me dearly!!! 😦😪😖👎🏻
My bois didn't even get a cameo in aim to be pokemon master
@@tanjievan6373I think you should watch the end of the credits of the final episode of XY.
The worst episode has to be the blue Pokemon episode in Journeys. Even Wobuffet returned to his Pokeball on his own. That's how bad it was
So bad yet so funny at the same time.
Thats a true theory.
That's a filler one though
Dawn letting Ambipom leave her for some stupid ping pong made me so mad. Especially since until she get swinub that later evolves into poliswine and then mamoswine Ambipom is her only full evolved pokemon
Words can't describe how much a hate Ash vs Cameron. I don't know who in the writing room decided that outcome but they should be FIRED.
Even BW fans can't defend this DISGRACEFUL loss
Shinzō Fujita is the writer of ash vs Cameron
He also was the writer of ash vs alain
@@Alexgodofwar5662 does this mean he's a bad writer. Seriously I don't know much about him.
@@disneyboy3030 yes he is a bad writer
Every loss that ash had that didn't make any sense are because of him
@@Alexgodofwar5662 Yikes 😬
Unova league was so absolute bollocks man. Especially that Axew episode haha. However that Ambipom episode is indeed the worst in my opinion too! A pokemon that came all the way from AG to DP only to get released for Ping Pong which she didnt even love beforehand. It’s stupid that it abandoned contests for that…
25 episodes in the worst episodes list, divided for each series
OS: 4
AG: 4
DP: 2
BW: 5
XY: 2
SM: 2
JN: 7 (6 if Mew is counted as one)
And the averages for each series (the higher score, the better)
OG: 16.5
AG: 14
DP: 10
BW: 9.8
XY: 3.5
SM: 15
JN: 16.16
You've done the best, you've done the worst non-filler, now I would be very interested in a top 10 best filmer episodes. The ones with great comedy, emotional one of characters, engaging conflicts... I'm sure there are some gems spread in the anime!
The jn glaceon episode has to be in the top 10! One of the fillers that are actually memorable.
That would be hard to find since a lot of filler is garbage
Ooh, I'd be interested in 10 best/worst filler episodes
I was expecting the marshtomp episode to be #1 til you said it's a non filler list. We need a worst filler episode list now 😂.
Agreed! That would be interesting
Even then, it'd be 2nd
You know, maybe “A Double Dilemma” isn’t the worst episode after all. Should’ve made the honorable mentions, but oh well…
Hearing Zac go off-script to rant about Ambi-pong was wonderful.
LOL, AmbiPong!
That ep is my least favourite AG episode
That ep is not only my Least Favorite in AG, but also Probably of all TIME!!! Seriously that episode SUCKED BIG TIME!!! The only GOOD thing about that ep is Torkoal actually getting some WINS!!! SHAME we didn't get to see them.
# JUSTICE for Torkoal!!!
@@darkdragon7210 Agreed. Definitely a bottom 5 Season 7 Episode for sure. (My least favorite from that season is Togetic’s release)
@@theofficialliedetector1545I hate it so much that I'm confident I'll go into cardiac arrest if I ever watch it again.
8:28 ngl this is also my most hated episode,How did they shove My Boi Greninja to the sidelines
Even worse, they act like bond phenomenon never happened
I didn't remember the episode title for number 1 so I was just like "well what could this be". I am not joking when I say my heart rate rised as I yelled obscenities the moment I saw Ambipom. Greninja's release is garbage, no one can deny but at least it kinda sorta has reasoning with his arc and has him being the regions -weed wacker- protector. Ambipom had all of this setup, was part of one of the only good trades in the anime's history, was overall just fun to have around and her doing contests made sense. So then why, on Arceus' green earth did they throw all that set up away for PING PONG! It is probably one of the biggest fumbles in the anime's history and I get angry everytime I think about it.
"Hope you like garganacles cause its gonna get salty"
-lumiose trainer zac
Bro Imma use this quote from now on
I never considered Project Mew to be THAT bad since at least it had a conclusion. Not to say the same case for Eevee subplot.
The Wallace Cup episode where May lost to Dawn after breezing through Zoey was really Dumb imo considering Dawn was still a newbie
Hey, while yes, May losing to Dawn doesn’t make sense given their skill levels, it DOES make sense narratively. May’s no longer the female protagonist, so the battle is a passing of the torch moment.
The thing is they kinda had to "get rid of Greninja" in one way or another 'cause it would've just stolen the spotlight if it had returned with Ashes other Pokémon, but there was literally NO REASON to get rid of Ambipom!
Greninja could have either stayed with Sanpei in Ninja Village since he was a crucial part of its development, or just stayed with Sycamore so he could study the bond phenomenon further, maybe even be the guardian of the lab
Or heck, he could have just gone to Oak's with everyone else barring Goodra
Since this 2-part video series focused on plot-centric episodes, I'd love to watch a second video series about the best and worst filler episodes in the anime
Same here
I thought the Watson episode was pretty good, honestly. A really creative way to depict how game accurate gym battles would play out.
Ash does insist on a rematch as well when it’s a more even battlefield, and in Watt’s with Wattson even tries to return the Dynamo Badge because the match was unintentionally rigged in his favour. OG Ash would have used the loophole of receiving it, this shows how much he’s grown and is much more like the Ash who refuses the Sunnyshore badge as a handout (a rare point he and Paul agree on) and prefers to earn it in DP.
I can see where you are coming from, it was nice seeing ash Sweep a gym and even at the end of the episode Ash offered to give the badge back because he felt bad as he thought that he cheated and Watson being the nice old man he was laughed it off and let him keep the badge as the Pikachu Power boost was Watsons fault for trying to startle challengers
2:21 I liked "Battling the Enemy Within". Maybe it was just in terms of the concept but I'm a sucker for a dark side of the main hero trope. Ash is such a pure character in the majority of the series, it was kinda refreshing seeing him have a dark side. Even if it was the result of a possession, It was novel seeing Ash act evil for once.
Same.
And that's not even the last time it happens...
The Hoopa movie did this briefly too.
And (kill me because I'm about to say it) Journeys had this happen during Alister's debut.
Honestly I just like it because I thought that shit was cool when I was like 8 or 9 and still have that bias
I thought it was eh but Zac does have a point
They had every opportunity to set up Chloe's Eevee for gigantamax & failed
I'm excited to see a Marshtomp in this video
I actually liked that episode, sure it was pointless filler, but i liked it, I may be biased tho cuz i adore the mudkip line and am always happy to see it 😅
There should be a list of bad/good filler episodes.
If he ever made a list like that it would mostly consist of Journeys and Best Wishes episodes lol
Thank you for talking about Cameron, because the fandom drives up the fxcking wall with how much we lambaste Tobias and Alain, but complete ignore the grand L that occurred in between.
Also, we never talk about the ref that just set Ash up to lose. I mean, a competitor was KIDNAPPED and he exhausted his Pokémon to make to the match on time and they still wouldn’t let him switch out first? Like, Oak is in the stands. It’s probably like a five-minute process to get three able-bodied Pokémon onto his team. And then he has the nerve to declare Squirtle unable to battle like sleep status isn’t a thing. Ooo!!! These two episodes drive me up the fxcking wall.
Oh, whenever I talk about Cameron's bitch ass, I could probably end up with a whole novel
Ash deserved a better ending to his unova league run than that
At least take him to the semifinals and have Virgil beat him
@@eljordinio7647 seriously, how do you go from defeating your main rival in Sinnoh, making it to the Top 4, even making Tobias struggle a bit against Ash to losing to an idiot in the Top 8
@@ashgreninja-flurriko2173 The writers did so by making Ash's Unova team notoriously weak by taking the "this Pokemon does not need to evolve to get stronger" logic into the extreme, think comedy and cuteness automatically makes the Pokemon a fan favorite and a powerhouse (Pokemon need more than comedic and cute personalities to be a powerhouse since Gliscor's 28% win ratio proved that theory) and some members were just copy-paste duplicates but done worse (e.g., Snivy is Bulbasaur but with no changes in moveset or evolution, Pignite was a copy paste Charizard and Infernape but not fully evolved, Palpitoad was Kingler 2.0 but not fully evolved)
the scariest part about this list is that you could fit the entirety of the unova travels into this video and it would still be just as valid
10:59 it looks like aimbipom is flipping us off, exactly like how the episode did to ambipom fans.
The one reason why I don't like Ash vs Hapu is you realise, that Ash could've just brought Rowlet and defeat Mudsdale without much difficulty with Bloom Doom, and Tectonic Rage has no effect on him. Or making Torracat to fight, since he just learned Fire Blast episode earlier and it would be a great opportunity to shine.
But Ash chose the worst option on purpose and won by pure Anime Logic, since apparently making Ground type wet equals to using move Soak. At this point random Whiscash or Stunfisk living underwater is already doomed to random Thunderbolt
And had rowlet lost that stupid everstone in the battle, it could have evolved
Ambepom's release screams we need to show off Togekiss but Dawn already has 6 pokemon
Yeah. A choice that made Dawn lose the grand festival.
That episode with the blue pokemon comes to mind and the gym battle with elesa
I feel like they could've gotten rid of the Axew episode and replace it with Ash vs Stephan, and then Ash vs Cameron (having Ash win), and then have Ash lose to Virgil in the semi-finals
I’m honestly surprised the episode where Pikachu lost to a Snivy didn’t get some sort of mention. Everyone I know of that talks about negative aspects of the BW anime mentions that episode in particular as being one of the most bafflingly stupid in the series.
It's because in context, there's a reason Pikachu got nerfed and lost to Snivy, so it wasn't just a reset of Ash and Pikachu's skills like people make it out to be.
@@incrediblefunk7220Pikachu could still use Quick Attack and Iron Tail.
And even if BW was an actual reset and that it took place right after the Orange Islands arc, Pikachu still defeated a Dragonite, which is one of the strongest Pokémon in the Kanto Region.
I get that Pikachu is a glass cannon and that he's lost to opponents weaker than Dragonite...but handicap or not, how do you lose to an opponent who's never battled in its life?
It definitely gave black and white a bad reputation
Honestly most of these episodes while having some albeit small good points are agreeably marred by the many bad ones which takes the fun out of enjoying them fully
Alain,the Trevor of the Masters 8
Alain should apologize to Trevor for that because he knows how it feels
@@ImyIsStillHere Alain got absolutely demolished...I don't think Alain will participate in another Masters 8 tournament. He told Leon that he will retrain and battle Leon again...well beating Leon is a dream that Alain won't accomplish in his lifetime 😂
@@pokegoplayer6701 why is Alain even there!? He doesn't want to be the strongest anymore because of the team flare arc. This thing ruined Alains character development
@@ImyIsStillHere Alain is a champion while Trevor is nothing so Alain wouldn't care
Except this wasn't deserved as Alain was a strong and worthy battler while Trevor was a disgrace from the beginning
I'm sorry, but the conclusion of the Kalos League still makes my blood boil with scalding rage, especially after how half-assed Alain vs Leon was. Ash should've won it in the first place.
Alain's Charizard took out 10 megas in a row, and fought uber legendries. I would only agree if Ash used older Pokémon during the Lumiose Conference.
@@JaMarcusRussellGOAT Ash has beaten legendary Pokémon. With Pokémon that aren't as powerful as Greninja. But I agree that he should've used older Pokémon, namely Charizard or Infernape, or even Krookodile.
@@theserpent8667 Charizard, Pikachu, and Sceptile are more powerful than Greninja. And both the former and the latter can Mega Evolve.
@@JaMarcusRussellGOAT Pikachu sure, but Charizard and Sceptile? Alain's Charizard is stronger than Ash's, and Darkrai isn't as strong as other legendary Pokémon Ash has beaten. Plus Greninja's win rate is much higher than Sceptile.
@@theserpent8667 The argument is that Alain rightfully won the Lumoise Conference. Greninja objectively became a worse fighter after evolving from Frogadier, and Frogadier was undefeated. Bottom line, Alain won fair and square, and Greninja is overrated.
The episode where they release Pokemon for the flimsiest reasons are incredibly aggravating. Surprised you didn't add the Primeape episode as a dishonorable mention too.
Yeah, why train it when it's already good and won the fight?
@@NRaache Ash basically got conned into giving up his best Pokemon.
@@TheNeos07 Exactly, they just want to take the already best winning Pokemon, it's a sore loser move.
You originally ranked Farewell Unova! Setting Sail For New Adventures a 6/10. Why is it on this list?
Because it started the boring decalore Island arc. Which is probably the worst Arc in the entire anime.
Here is my top worst list:
1. "Friend and Foe Alike" Episode 81
2. "Johto Photo Finish" Episode 274
3. "At the End of the Fray" Episode 407
4. "The Semi-Final Frontier" Episode 657
5. "A Unova League Evolution!" Episode 767
6. "Down to the Fiery Finish!" Episode 932
In those 6 episodes Ash has lost in every major regional pokemon league in generation 1-6, so you understand why some people really didn't like this anime in the past. Funny things is that the original writer wanted to make some good changes like aging up Ash, and giving him along with team rocket some major character development, but unfortunately the pokemon anime studio has different plans, so we had to wait until generation 7 to see him winning a major regional pokemon league.
Ps. The scoring on all of those episodes are obviously 0/10 from me, since they have always rushed towards the next pokemon anime generation, so the regional pokemon league story arcs were always bad with the ending. I could understand using this tactic 2 maybe 3 times but not 6 times in a row (aside from orange pokemon league).
I think Horizons is gonna fulfill Takeshi Shudo's vision now that Ash is finally done and he might return older. Dude is like the Stephen Hillenburg of the Pokemon anime in a sense. But unfortunately corporate greed took over and for them status quo beats good storytelling apparently. It's why so many parts of the Ash anime were stagnant and the anime wants us to care about his long journey when like most of it is just resets, bad writing decisions, missed opportunities, fillers, and inconsistencies.
Horizons please be good.
@@jedidude6358 yeah this whole corporate greed was just BS and led to a lot of bad writing
I can somewhat excuse Ash's Johto and Hoenn league losses, but the others were disgraceful
@@eljordinio7647 To make things worse, MPM pretty much confirmed that Ash's "Pokemon master" goal is to befriend all Pokemon all along. If that's the case then what is the point of giving 95% of the focus to Ash challenging the league over and over again? I don't really blame the writers. I think even they see the potential the Pokemon anime has. But they have to adhere to the greedy higher-ups who only saw the show as a glorified advertisement and nothing more, forcing them to limit their writing to the status quo and not giving them creative freedom.
@@jedidude6358 the greedy higher ups shouldn't even be in charge of the anime if they think merchandise and money is more important than actually good storytelling.
Like that overused excuse of the show ending if ash won a league. LIES!! Ash won the orange league, Alola league and battle frontier and the show did not end
@@jedidude6358 they should have just made that point clear from the beginning or just focused on a Pokemon master being the strongest trainer, which makes tons more sense since ash has pushed himself to greater heights over the past 25 years
Now I understand the team rocket hate for everybody but James. James is a perfect person
Oh no doubt about it, James’s my favorite!
James is the best member, no doubt. My gripes are typically with Jessie and Meowth most of the time
2:47 Complete with Pikachu Thunderbolt-ing him out of exasperation. Oh, and the episode also shows him completely forgetting, until that point, the caveat of Attract. In short, a meme-worthy episode.
Whenever the writers have to introduce an overpowered character with no game counterpart just to justify a main character loss. Tobias is who springs to mind immediately, his Darkrai sweeping the Sinnoh League and Ash only taking out a third of his team before losing. The Kanto Grand Festival has Solidad, a new character who has suddenly disclosed connection to three regular characters (who have never mentioned her before or since and she didn’t appear during the regular contests) and exists solely to make sure May can’t progress after beating Drew, similar to how Ash will beat his main rival of the region in the league only to lose in the next round. Defeat Gary lose to Harrison, Paul then Tobias, Trip then Cameron, Sawyer then Alain.
Ash got passed two rounds before losing to Cameron. With your formula, Ash's real Unova rival was Stephan.
Uh Oh time to go rage mode.
No shit sherlock
10:30 what episode did this clip come from cus i dont know.
The HORROR of facing the needs of many ☠️
2:38 Emolga bias because I’m glad Emolga knocked some sense into Ash 😂
4:08 yeah *beep* that guy 🤣🤣