The OST - oh my god. Best thing since homemade bread. Every time I hear it I feel nostalgia and adrenaline pumping through me. It’s hard not to vibe, lol.
XYZ was the absolute peak of pokemon. Ash had an adult look, the cast was absolutely phenomenal, the story was great, and the battles were amazing. Ash felt more wise and stronger than any of the other. Unlike every other region he didn't actually forget how to catch pokemon. All Ash's pokemon felt like he had a certain bond with them (especially Greninja). He still had his childlike moments but he still felt more mature and even ending up being a badass. He even had a form of depression arc and got a form of devleopment Clemont was the perfect opposite to Ash (unlike Goh). His inventions were quirky and unique, and the way he genuinely became more and more brave because Ash influenced him. Serena was when they finally tried making a love story, and it worked. Her story is also great because she started out only wanting to meet Ash but then she wanted to enter contests and even came close to winning Even Bonnie was given importance. Her bond with Zygarde was cool and was wayyy better than Max as the kid of the group. His rivals were some of the absolute best besides Paul. Sawyer was the perfect rival as their styles are completely opposite. Sawyer started out as a beginner and gradually learned from Ash even surpassing him at one point. Ash fights instinctively and can come up with new ways to fight mid battle while Sawyer fights more calculated, yet you can see him take Ash's unpredicability into his own style. Alain although introduced late still felt like a great opponent and not a blatant excuse to make Ash loose the league (Looking at you Tobias). Although he was introduced late, he still left a great impression of this symbol of strength. Team flare although also introduced late got a very hype arc that almost felt like a war arc (rip clembot). Sub themes were absolutely amazing (IKU Z is amazing!). In the anime they just introduced a whole new mechanic, they made Ash feel completely unique by giving him a special thing only he could do in the form of Ash Greninja. Greninja was already beloved and Ash's frokie was one of his best because he had such a bond with it. My only problem with XYZ is that all of this greatness that Ash had gotten were completely thrown out in Sun and moon. He became an idiot again. Also remind me why... the guy who has entered more than 7 leagues right now if we count orange islands (which he won) and getting to semi finals in sinnoh, and even finals in XYZ... WOULD NEED TO GO TO A POKEMON SCHOOL?!
@@damriyeauhayes8660 well it's a correct unpopular opinion as although I like Brock as he was really funny he legitimately had almost zero character development. (Re watching XY and all previous series just to say goodbye to ash)
Honestly I Don't know why they still have ash as 10 years old. Through ash's whole journey he's travelled across the world by himself and with friends, he's battled team rocket pretty much every day (there's no real explanation of time of journey so go with it), he's stopped many evil organisations, he's entered every league (excluding paldea) finishing top 16, top 8 (3 times), top 4, runner up, first league champion of alola and world champion beating someone who has never lost a battle, met every pokemon (I think), has met pretty much met every single legendary and mythical pokemon, caught about 60 pokemon, can mega evolve a lucario and use a z type move for pikachu and can gigantamax gengar and pikachu and has helped many people and pokemon in his journey. I've realised I've completely overexplained I'm sorry. I can sense homer Simpson yelling nerd coming to me for karma hahaha. You get the idea. All that and more in a year (probably less)
Still sad til this day everyone forgets about the greatness of XYZ… best anime and peak development of ash’s character. Makes me sad everyone just quickly moved on from it…
No one forgot, but it just isn't talked abt as much cuz it's old now. Luckily with the release of the trailer for pokemon legends za, people talking abt kalos again. We finally get pokemon z after like 11 years.
I loved XYZ... I was so scared of it after surviving B&W but oh boy, XYZ is a anime I would recommend even to non-pokemon fan. Those few friends who gave it a shot after my approval were sceptical at first but they quickly fell in love with it. It was truly a peak in pokemon anime.
Hard to believe XY dropped 10 years ago, makes me feel so old lmao. Stumbled upon your video and I'm very glad I did. I remember following all the twitter pages dedicated to following updates with the XY anime, and all the hype after the kiss scene. I still remember the dread and disappointment leading up to all the leaks of Sun & Moon. Fun Fact - Ash was allegedly slated to win the Kalos League AND have some degree of further romantic development with Serena, but TV Tokyo didn't think it'd be good for viewer retention for when Sun & Moon dropped. Great video, will definitely be checking out the rest of your channel!
Mate. For Sun and Moon, they could have made Ash a teacher of sorts to teach the next generation of Pokemon trainers! Instead, they turned him back into an idiot.
i think Pokemon mega evolution special also played an important role in making xyz the best, as it provided a introduction to alain prior to the main series.
Pokemon XYZ was amazing great character development from everybody, it had a more serious tone than other series but still managed to maintain the goofiness Pokemon is known for, the animation made everything more intense. I rewatch episodes whenever I get the chance to.
My Top 10 Reasons why XY/XYZ series is the BEST Pokemon series: 10 - Ash's Best Trainer Outfit(Second to the Ash's OG Trainer Outfit(in Kanto to Johto) 9 - Alain's Mega Charizard X vs Steven Stone's Mega Metagross 8 - Clemont & Bonnie as cool Side characters 7 - Best Gym Leaders 6 - Serena as Best Pokegirl 5 - Ash and Serena's Childhood Flashback 4 - Mega Evolution + Ash-Greninja 3 - Team Flare/Zygarde arc 2 - Kalos League + Ash vs Alain 1 - Amourshipping Moments + The Kiss in the Finale Honorable Mentions: Clembot(and his sacrifice during Team Flare/Zygarde arc), Alain turned against Lysandre and helps Ash(Team Flare/Zygarde), Ash-Greninja vs Sawyer's Mega Sceptile, Diantha as Kalos Champion, Serena's run for the Kalos Queen contests, Team Rocket's relationship & Ash's Powerhouse Team(Pikachu, Greninja, Hawlucha, Talonflame, Goodra and Noivern)
I remember reading somewhere that XYZ was immensely popular with Western audiences who loved the more serious tone and ‘grown up Ash’ but it wasn’t so well received in Japan who preferred silly, slapstick comedy instead. This was why the animation was changed to Sun and Moon’s goofy, over the top and (in my option) very stupid looking style. Apparently the extreme animation of One Piece is very well liked in Japan which is what the animators took into consideration for SM.
Ash REALLY should have won the league in XYZ. It would have been perfect. He was at the height of his character, he had good rivals, everything was set up perfectly. I remember watching the episode where he lost to Alain and being legitimately upset that he lost. I was hoping, praying, that he would finally win since they had such a good setup for it. And as you said, it feels like an insult that he won in Alola instead of Kalos. Like they were rubbing salt in the wound that is his loss in the XYZ finals. XYZ was the peak of Pokemon anime, sun and moon was shit, and journeys is meh as well.
I completely agree it would have definitely been great but sadly I did watch the mega special, Alan's mini series I sadly knew his Charizard would Clutch against ash's team
Nah then him winning the league would undermine his character arc in snow bell city and the team flare arc collapses because there is no narrative weight
Nah we Alain was just the stronger trainer sorry. We saw his achievements and feats in mega evolution special and see him fight zyguard forms. His spot in the master 8 proves he was heading to elite 4/low champion level in skill while ash was still not quite there yet. Honestly everyone forgets dp and imo the true greatest Pokemon series. Ash actually should of won that league if Tobias never entered. He just beat his strongest and greatest rival at the time in the most important battle for his character.
@@MintyWW I got into a year after high school, I saw it on TV and I see ash and I'm like dud he grow up, honestly clemont bonnie and serena are my favorite characters in the anime aside from may, xy was the end of a Era 😭😭😭
XYZ came at vital period during my life, watching it at the same age as ash is (although he seems much older) at just made the experience all the more precious. God I wish Tetsuo Yajima would come back to direct another season, cuz lets be honest here we need someone to save the show 😁.
I just finished XYZ yesterday, and it was one of the best experience i never watched. I felt so many feelings during that show and i was really invested, all the characters were great accompanied by excellent game music remastered for the anime was just so perfect and sometimes really emotionnal, the end just let me in front of my computer tearful, it was just so hard to see the end of this piece of perfection, i am really happy to know that anime.
@@Jake-nm3tbhe visto cada temporada de pokemon cada capítulo su historia sus desarrollos de personajes y debo decir honestamente Xyz es DE LAS PEORES INCLUSO PEOR QUE BW
@@Jake-nm3tb Le puedo perdonar que Ash no actúe cómo Ash Que Ash tome decisiones más ESTÚPIDAS QUE NI EN LA PRIMERA TEMPORADA COMETERÍA Que Serena sólo este para lamer le los pies a Assh Y que las batallas perdieran el poco sentido que tenían y perderían totalmente la estrategia Pero lo que jamás voy a perdonar ES QUE ASH ESCUPA SOBRE TODO LO QUE LE ENSEÑÓ BRUK DURANTE 13 TEMPORADAS Y AUN ASI GANE SIN APRENDER PARA QUE DEMONIOS FUERON ESOS 800 EPISODIOS ANTERIORES DONDE BRUK LE ENSEÑÓ TODO LO QUE NECESITABA PARA SER UN ENTRENADOR DE ÉLITE Si al final se olvida de todo y sólo grita como DALE MAS DURO MAS DURO MAS FUERTE COMO MORRA DE HENTAI QUE DIGAN QUE EL ASH DE KALOS QUE ESCUPE SOBRE TODA LA HISTORIA Y LEGADO DE ASH ES EL MEJOR ES DIRECTAMENTE ODIAN AL PERSONAJE PORQUE EL ASH DE KALOS ES TODO LO QUE DIJERON POR 800 CAPITULOS ASH JAMAS DEBÍA SER Un idiota que sólo grita ataques a lo loco
Bonnie does have some moments, her taking care of Flabebe and scaling the cliff (which was also cool since she wasn't able to in the 2nd gym) to get Flabebe the flower was so cute, I'd love to see a short special or even just a movie around Bonnie
6:30 their ages are never specified in the series, but I think most people assume they are around 15 because of the new animation style and character design.
XYZ was the first time in a long time, that Ash felt like the experienced Pokemon trainer he is. There were traces of it in Diamond and Pearl, but XYZ Ash feels like what we would expect Ash to be at this point. He's grown up, like we are.
Man I’m probably a lot younger than y’all but in 3rd/4th grade waking up Saturday mornings to watch this show and eat waffles were some of the best memories I’ve ever had. I’ve rewatched this series countless times and have replayed the game (which isn’t great) countless times. So happy to see this show getting the recognition it deserves
Lets be real. People who hate this series either think that Greninja is overatted (Wich as a Greninja fanboy, I agree with), or have superglued on Nostalgia glasses. DP was really good too but in my Opinion XY was and always will be number one.
The last episode of XYZ makes me cry every single time. The music, the callbacks to previous moments at the beginning of the series, the kiss, the emotions. All this led to such an amazing final episode.
“I wanna be.. the very best, like no one ever was…. To catch them, is my real test, to train them is my cause!” Damn I miss this theme.. its so nostalgic and gets me so energetic lol Ash went downhill really quick after Serena kissed him 💀
That time in XY where serena just started crying cause she lost but only many hours after the contest. She was the most characterised pokemon companion
@@larsthoreson7279 sure, really shows whether you actually paid attention. Dawn is a damn good character but so is Serena. I won't comment on who's better since I'm biased towards Serena but in no way was she a bad character
The problem with Serena is that she uses the same strategy. Dawn and may have originality and great rivals and battles. Serena's strategy is just using pancham's stone edge and when she didn't in ep 8, casually she lost. With dawn and may we see more developments and the exhibitions are way better than every serena's performance except the last one against the queen
i dont know why i suddenly found this video but its amazing. Black and White was so bad for me that i dropped the entire franchise, even the games for some time, it wasn't until XY came out that i came back and i have never left since. Even after watching Sun and Moon (which was OK but not the best) and Journeys (which was mediocre at best but got saved by the final battle) XYZ is still my favorite season. Where i live that's an unpopular opinion (for a number of reasons) but honestly i don't care. Now that Ash's story is coming to an end i'm just glad to have returned to the franchise thanks to XYZ and that i still see XYZ fans remembering it years later with fanarts and fanfics. They won't let the legacy be forgotten.
It's a season that means more to me then I thought it would, xy ash, serena clemont bonnie and sawyer, alain, korrina all mean so much to me I always read xy or amourshipping fanfiction have for the past seven years, for me pokemon ended here and ash's journey end here
@@squoope I like the black and white games, sun and moon games xy games mostly, pokemon has not been the same since xy and since ash is leaving Friday I'm sad he didn't get a proper send off 😭😭
I loved XY so much that I didn't mind the games being a little bit unfinished and slightly bad. The manga was also great even the Clemont abuse got me hyped up for what would come next. A very rare thing for me to say as Clemont is my favourite pokémon character
Xyz is defiantly the most plot driven season & is most like an anime i've seen from pokemon. ( Sun & Moon is more of a highschool type of thing but, we do rarely seen the School aspect inplay)
Oh, this was my first encounter with pokemon!!! I had a little brother who was obsessed with it, but only the games and i didnt like playing games so it wasn't for me and then he showed me xyz and i just fell in love with pokemon and i was like wow now i understand why this whole thing became so popular and then they hit me with sun and moon and im still not recovered from it
Xy and xyz is the main reason why I love pokemon so much, this season.. i can talk about it a full day, the story, the OSTS, bro.. the osts is in another level, and the romance. Xy and xyz will ever have a place in my heart, recenty i started pokemon since the start, and i am in episode 95 now, but i want to get into kalos fast 😂 "i'm home" 06/08/22 - 95
XYZ was great and I do agree it's probably the best one alongside DP, but as someone who watched all of S/M, give it a chance. It's better than you think despite its flaws
@@etheri0n959 nonono don't apologize! it's still your opinion at the end of the day and it didn't affect my thoughts on the video much (which was pretty well made). No offense, but it sounded like you brushed the series over like a lot of us cause of how it presented itself, but I recommend it cause even for its lighter tone, it may surprise you at points.
I found one factor behind the incredible success of xy series the quality over quantity and minimalism it came to be like the series was designed by Steve jobs just see how they introduced only few but adorable Pokemon to this new series and Ash's rivals were given most loved pokemons from previous best series consider Sawyer's team based on Hoenn or some best Pokemon taken from black and white unphezent of Alain, and other lovable Pokemon from sinnoh region instead of introducing new Pokemon whom we could adapt to love they gave impetus to those who were already loved which turned to great familiarity and fandom to the series. In Black and white they introduced new Pokemon like grains of sand but most were hated by fans. One famous example is bunairy of the girl in the episode a keeper for keeps? A Pokemon from sinnoh already loved imagine there couldn't be any other suited more Pokemon for the moment to be fitted and if they tried to create it could spoil the acquaintance of the episode. One more example is of Steven Stone from hoenn in mega evolution special he fitted exactly in the slot to be Alain's friend. Also his mentorship with Sawyer is well drafted. If they tried to create new character for the role it could be a trash not as cool as Steven was. Just contemplate on what I said.
That is what I love it didn't waste time. few showcases the better fewer league battles the better. It leads to more focus on the things that matter to the season
Every single Pokemon XY anime opening hits so hard. Mad-Paced Getter is another favorite of mine. So much more I want to say but I don't feel like writing a essay. This show, it's my fucking jam.
It is actually fine and realistic that 10 year olds explore via light kissing (remember truth or dare anyone, do kids even play that anymore?) Great video again, in tears of pure nostalgia, I am off to loop original pokemon theme now.
11:12 this mini rant yeah this was me when the GOAT Ash of XYZ lost the league and then Sun and Moon remove everything epic about Ash development. I completely stop watching Pokemon until like 5 years later when "Journey championship announcement that all the League Champion were going to be in a type of Elite Four match and by that hype I started watching all of Pokemon Journey so I can catch up to that. (I even made a list of fillers/not important episodes to catch up faster).
I started with xy/xyz at a time where I was struggling so when it ended and I looked back at previous seasons and the sun and moon series I thought to myself “wow this is shit” so I just stopped watching What was my first and still one of my favorite anime. I really miss that series
I departed from Pokemon around Gen 4. Heart Gold and Soul Silver were the perfect games imo and they made me come full circle since the first Gen I seriously played was Gen 2. It felt like the right note to close on. A couple years back my niece got into Pokemon and asked me to play with her (she didn't have a lot of friends). She had X so I picked up Y. It was quite literally one of the best Pokemon games I ever played. Much faster XP System, excellent grind spots, nearly every Pseudo Legendary, and KANTO STARTERS?! It was like someone reached into my brain as a kid and pulled out the perfect Pokemon Game. I ended up watching the series with her and it ended up being excellent too. Ash's Journey honestly should have ended here instead of Alola - everything was wrapped up perfectly and would have been a much better league for him to win.
The Kalos seasons were definitely the best. Ash felt more like a young adult that had seen alot rather than a kid in a new place. He was the one instructing people rather than having Brock Misty or Cilan giving the advice. Overall he felt like a dense 16 year old.
XY (and XYZ) was the first Pokémon series I watched. I actually started watching from the Kalos league episodes and I was absolutely flabbergasted when Ash lost. I was so confused that the main character didn’t win. Then I researched and found out he never wins, but he carries on. That part of his character got me really hooked on the show. I watched all the other episodes and loved them so much.
I grew up watching Pokemon since Diamond and pearl and XY & XYZ was my favourite and it was one of the best Season I ever watched in my childhood days especially Ash-Greninja he was OP. and this year I rewatch it the XY Series and I pretend it was my first watching it
i've always watched pokemon, and when xyz come out, GOD I WAS SO HAPPY!!! Finaly ash is not a stupid BABY, he is a trainer with a lot of expirence, and everyone understand that, it was such a good show! (Serena is the best girl from all pokemon series in my opinion)
Every episode filler or not was fun, the fights are animated amazingly I feel like out of every series this ken has an actual plot and it’s interesting. Always wondering what is mega evolution and the origin what Pokémon have mega evolutions, and then the bond phenomenon of ash and the way they animate that you just feel there’s something special something mystical that we don’t yet know about
"I know its kinda weird that I ship a couple of 10 yos.......but whatever they are supposed to be 20 by now" OMG that was the most SAVAGE reply to that sh*tty quote "Imagine shipping 10 yos" which goes around everyone on the internet. Its a reply I never happened to be able to give. Epico!
It's definitely the best pokemon series, my personal favorite, it was the Shonen pokemon series. Ash had a great look and a strong leading personality, animation and battle psychology was at it's peak, the companion characters are all super interesting and enjoyable to have around. Many personal arcs are well executed. The romance was adorable and done in a satisfying way. It's the only pokemon season with an awesome villain team arc. And YES the Japanese XYZ opening is an absolute banger! Though the English 3rd opening is really good too. Truthfully my only complaint is Ash should have won the league, he had grown so much and become so strong he earned it here. I was so mad that the goofball series, with the weaker writing and characters was where Ash finally wins a league. Japan, America, GIVE US PERMANENT ACCESS TO THIS SHOW.
I was confused when XYZ got took of Netflix for Sun and Moon, I watched Sun and Moon and loved it, cried when SM ended, I didn’t watch XYZ fully though but I will
Is it weird that I thought Serena and Ash were 15-16 instead of 10? (At that time I hadn’t seen the older seasons, i hadn’t played any of the games either)😅
No, believe me it isn’t weird. Anyone would think they are 14, 15, possibly 16 with their designs and how they behave. When I first watched Pokemon XY, I hadn’t seen the other seasons yet, but I knew they were 10, and wow, it made no sense lol. Ash, Serena, and Clemont look like they are 14 or 15. My cousin also thought they were 14-15, but yeah, no… they’re 10 lol. I looked and acted like a literal baby at 10 years old, while these guys act like full grown adults at 10 years old 💀
Loved your Sun and Moon dissing. I did NOT hold back my gripes when S&M was released and dropped Pokemon altogether. X&Y was the only Pokemon series which I watched in full (iirc) and sequentially as opposed to just sitting in front of the TV and watching episodes as they come intermittently. So I definitely have a soft spot for this series but got they had to poop with S&M ash. But ya know, after giving it some thought, maybe it does make some sort of sense in a way. Usually, even in our own lives, we could be all serious and cool and once we reach our peaks and realize our potentials, we sort of go in a legend but laid back mode, get what I mean? He is shown that he is in a vacation (prolly much needed at this point) and his attitude is in accordance to that setting. Maybe he is a lil too goofy but I can understand why he'd want to be able to behave in such a manner. In each region, Ash is essentially a new face for everybody so he doesn't carry the luggage of identity. After being all serious and pumped for XYZ, I can get behind as to why he'd want to chill somewhat. That said, perhaps it'd have been more appropriate if he won *after* S&M as opposed to during this arc. But I think stealing his victory from X&Y was more rewarding in a sense...
Dude i dont really get how people hate s&m. It has probably some of the coolest moments ever. At the last episode of season 1 when pikachu creates an electric pathway to jump over the water tornado shows how much he has improved in stradegy compared to b&w... fighting monsters, travelling to another dimension, professor kukui, z-moves, team rocket and rowlet. It also had not so bad filler. Its not better than xy but honestly personally one of the best
@subhasishghosh6924 I don't know man. Comedy was annoying I agree with that. Art style was way more expressive tho. Although I love dp ash he was very stiff. And I don't think your mother getting abducted, moewth dying 15 episodes in, mallows mother dying, the pkmn that was looking after litten dying is all that childish. But at the end of the day it's your opinion and I respect it and won't try to change it.
Honestly I couldn't have said it better myself! Up until this point the Sinnoh era was my favorite of the Pokemon anime, but the XY era is arguably the best for all the reasons you said. The animation, story, character arcs and overall aesthetic of this series was everything we needed from the anime. The only flaw it had, in my opinion, was that Ash should have won the league. I wholeheartedly agree that Ash deserved and earned it more in Kalos. I mean he forgot what Volt Tackle was while he was in Alola for goodness sake!!!! They really dumbed him down in that region. If they knew they were going to do a mini reboot of his character in Alola then they should have had him go out with a bang and win in Kalos, but I digress. XY is my favorite hands down and I love it so much.
It's sad that people hype up XYZ so much and then want Ash to win as if the best part of the anime wasn't an effect of Ash losing. Greninja beating MCX would have ruined the team flare arc
THIS IS SUCH A GOOD VIDEO WHY WHYYY IS IT STILL NOT AVAILABLE ANYWHERE OTHER THAN PRIME HELLO WHAT. ur reactions to serena and ash got me so good they're so yes. I'm so sad it deserves sm more
ironically, I like both XY and Sun and Moon! i agree that Sun and Moon could be better and has many flaws, but i like some things, like ash's pokemon, his relationship with professor Kokuie, the animation isn't too bad, just the art style which is a bit meh. And I think this was the series that Ash won the league because he created a connection with the region and the people in it, thus making his victory (in my opinion) well earned. But I recognize it's not the best series compared to XYZ TwT btw, you made a little mistake when talking about Alan. he doesn't just want the strongest, he wants to be the strongest in mega evolution! and Aylin's Chespin falls into a coma after he starts working for Lyzandre! He meets her after starting to work for him.
The end of XYZ was also the end of my highschool life and I went to uni the next year when xyz ended my childhood ended I wasn't able to keep up with pokemon after that until the pandemic strucks lmaoo
The first Pokemon series i saw was XYZ dubbed and then the Japanese version.Most anime that i watch i prefer the sub but I think because i started with the dub i prefer it more but i completely agree that the Japanese OST is way better than the English one, so if there can be a universe where it has the Japanese OST but with the dub, I would be estatic😊
XY/XYZ are the two very first animes i watched and i fell in love with anime because of them. every time i see serena or any of the kalos pokemon on any of the games i get flooded with nostalgia
In BW, the writers threw everything at the wall to see what sticks. The result was a chaotic mess of good, bad and weird. In XY, the writers carufully picked everything that did stick to the wall in BW, and crafted a masterpiece.
XYZ was the show I grew up on, and the show that brought my back to Pokemon. This is my favorite Pokemon show, and I will never forgive the writers for making Ash lose in the final battle
i actually really like sun and moon, but i prefer xyz, and ash's character was not reset like black and white, xyz ash was to serious that it got to him, while sun and moon ash was serious at times but more relaxed then ever, i also agree on your point of saying sun and moon ash didn't deserve to win the league.
I forgot to mention. There are actual serious repercussions for saving the world. The loss of Clembot, the Zygarde vines, Multiple lives (Look back at how much damage was caused, there's NO way at least one person hadn't died during the team flare arc.) overall XYZ knew how to deal responsible consequences to characters. Oh and might I just mention that Lysander publicly stated he was going to commit mass murder on television. I don't know about you but I don't see many antagonists in the pokemon anime stating that the world is over-populated and the weak/non-chosen ones deserve to die to create world peace. It feels like it was ripped straight out of Naruto (which is kinda true- (I'm looking at you "nInJa ViLlAgE") but damn they pulled it off.
God... if only Greninja could've survived that final Blast Burn we wouldn't have to deal with SM anime stans... love XY easily the best Pokemon Anime iteration
Why XYZ is the best Pokémon anime series (not movies cause Diamond & Pearl clears every single one) 1. Romance done right. 2. Whole cast was developed properly unlike any other series ever. 3. OP Fairy type introduced and exploited properly. 4. Good Gym Leaders that made sense. (Ice-type gym wrecking through Ash's completely weak to Ice team makes sense) 5. Great Lore. 6. Mega Evolution i.e. best type of mutation ever. 7. Insane legendaries and mythicals. 8. Actually understandable rivals. 9. SAKUGA GO BRRR- 10. Adult themes also go BRR- (Ash's depression after getting wrecked by Ice Gym Leader, Froakie's abandonment because he was just different, Romance, Lysandre torturing Ash before the Series finale battle, actually emotional farewells.) The Volcanion movie was aight, not too shabby, just felt like a Pokémon X Violet Evergarden Collab. The Hoopa Movie tho- shits hot, like the Capt. America Civil War of Pokémon.
I remember in France, the first episode of sun and moon was just after the Vulcanion movie, so with my brother we watched the movie and then, in a first time we laught like we never taught and in the second time we cry because of what was that shit we were looking at, passing from a "16 years old Ash" with beautiful graphics to the biggest piss dog shit we ever seen !!
I Loved XY/Z it got me back into Pokémon(would quit this series if it didn’t exist) and it still remains my favorite region. Also there’s a bs reason Ash lost in the Kalo’s league. Apparently Ash was originally going to win the league however TV Tokyo(at least I think it was them) wasn’t ok with that idea as they believed Ash winning would stop people from supporting the anime so the XY/Z writers were replaced with the Black&White writers which makes Ash winning in Sun & Moon even worse in hindsight. Needless to say the XY/Z writers were just as upset as we were when Ash lost. P..S. If you haven’t I highly recommend the latest Pokémon films I Choose You and The Power of Us, the second one especially has XY/Z quality writing.
Damn, that hurts knowing he was originally going to win. I'm gonna be crying myself to sleep tonight. And about the two movies, thanks for the recommendation. I'll definitely check them out.
On the defense of Pokemon Sun and Moon. I have not seen the anime, but there are two battles that I still think about from the Sun and Moon Arc. Ash vs Kukui, and the Guzma Tournament Arc. Those were pretty epic. I need to watch it entirely cause I know for sure that series had some banger episodes
Yesterday I fought in Kalos league for the first time (never had 3ds, just now found an emulator suitable for my laptop) and throughout the run i kept blasting XYZ opening over and over again. Truly felt like Satoshi (not Ash) during those moments. Thank you so much for making this video, its something Ive been saying for years. From the start to finish there was no wrong done to anyone, pokemon or human characters, and the battle animations were peak. Sun and Moon sucked with plot and animations but regional forms and Z moves tried to make up for it (they couldnt), while Journeys did a better job with the plot but what the hell were those gigantmax evoultions, its like they had a rule of "one step forward, two steps backwards" after XYZ. So yeah, nothing better was made before Kalos and nothing better will be made after Kalos
XYZ is special to me and my brothers because this is what brought me to absolutly love pokemon it was the first pokemon anime i watched and now that i learned the power of emulation and the internet i can play XYZ... wait what there isnt a pokemon z game
XYZ is what got me back into the tv series. The change in animation and themes completely took me by surprise. That OST too.
Same for me, after black and white made me lose interest. Thanks for watching the video and commenting.
The OST - oh my god. Best thing since homemade bread. Every time I hear it I feel nostalgia and adrenaline pumping through me. It’s hard not to vibe, lol.
@@mommycynthia1045 same
Same here. It helps that Serena is a throwback to May and that brought old fans back into Pokemon again
@@etheri0n959 If XYZ is not in Crunchyroll how can I watch in a safe way?
XYZ was the absolute peak of pokemon. Ash had an adult look, the cast was absolutely phenomenal, the story was great, and the battles were amazing.
Ash felt more wise and stronger than any of the other. Unlike every other region he didn't actually forget how to catch pokemon. All Ash's pokemon felt like he had a certain bond with them (especially Greninja). He still had his childlike moments but he still felt more mature and even ending up being a badass. He even had a form of depression arc and got a form of devleopment
Clemont was the perfect opposite to Ash (unlike Goh). His inventions were quirky and unique, and the way he genuinely became more and more brave because Ash influenced him.
Serena was when they finally tried making a love story, and it worked. Her story is also great because she started out only wanting to meet Ash but then she wanted to enter contests and even came close to winning
Even Bonnie was given importance. Her bond with Zygarde was cool and was wayyy better than Max as the kid of the group.
His rivals were some of the absolute best besides Paul. Sawyer was the perfect rival as their styles are completely opposite. Sawyer started out as a beginner and gradually learned from Ash even surpassing him at one point. Ash fights instinctively and can come up with new ways to fight mid battle while Sawyer fights more calculated, yet you can see him take Ash's unpredicability into his own style.
Alain although introduced late still felt like a great opponent and not a blatant excuse to make Ash loose the league (Looking at you Tobias). Although he was introduced late, he still left a great impression of this symbol of strength.
Team flare although also introduced late got a very hype arc that almost felt like a war arc (rip clembot).
Sub themes were absolutely amazing (IKU Z is amazing!).
In the anime they just introduced a whole new mechanic, they made Ash feel completely unique by giving him a special thing only he could do in the form of Ash Greninja. Greninja was already beloved and Ash's frokie was one of his best because he had such a bond with it.
My only problem with XYZ is that all of this greatness that Ash had gotten were completely thrown out in Sun and moon. He became an idiot again. Also remind me why... the guy who has entered more than 7 leagues right now if we count orange islands (which he won) and getting to semi finals in sinnoh, and even finals in XYZ... WOULD NEED TO GO TO A POKEMON SCHOOL?!
Let's face it goh is literally a cheap knock off Clemont and we all know it.
@@ImyIsStillHere unpopular opinion clemont is better developed character and better companion then brock.
@@damriyeauhayes8660 well it's a correct unpopular opinion as although I like Brock as he was really funny he legitimately had almost zero character development. (Re watching XY and all previous series just to say goodbye to ash)
@@ImyIsStillHere I still like him I just don't let nostalgia blind me from things but that is just me
@@damriyeauhayes8660 fair enough
The fact that you can realistically say that Ash and Serena are older then 10 (maybe 13-14) was the best part imo
ash and serena are 10 years old, only they seemed older because of the camera focus
@@anonimo-hk1cn in Xyz Ash is 16 in the half
@@spooky_spedy no, since in alola and in journeys they are 10 years old, they only made him grow in size, but his age is the same
@@anonimo-hk1cn yeah it confusing
Honestly I Don't know why they still have ash as 10 years old. Through ash's whole journey he's travelled across the world by himself and with friends, he's battled team rocket pretty much every day (there's no real explanation of time of journey so go with it), he's stopped many evil organisations, he's entered every league (excluding paldea) finishing top 16, top 8 (3 times), top 4, runner up, first league champion of alola and world champion beating someone who has never lost a battle, met every pokemon (I think), has met pretty much met every single legendary and mythical pokemon, caught about 60 pokemon, can mega evolve a lucario and use a z type move for pikachu and can gigantamax gengar and pikachu and has helped many people and pokemon in his journey. I've realised I've completely overexplained I'm sorry. I can sense homer Simpson yelling nerd coming to me for karma hahaha.
You get the idea. All that and more in a year (probably less)
Still sad til this day everyone forgets about the greatness of XYZ… best anime and peak development of ash’s character. Makes me sad everyone just quickly moved on from it…
I still can't move on from it it it showed pokemon can mature with the audience with good writing
The thing was the alola anime wasnt bad i feel like it wasn’t forgotten tell journies
WHAT? people did NOT move on. sun and moon got completely ignored - people went straight back to xyz
Actually sun and moon is the best because rowlet
no one has forgotten abt the goat
No one forgot, but it just isn't talked abt as much cuz it's old now. Luckily with the release of the trailer for pokemon legends za, people talking abt kalos again. We finally get pokemon z after like 11 years.
I loved XYZ... I was so scared of it after surviving B&W but oh boy, XYZ is a anime I would recommend even to non-pokemon fan. Those few friends who gave it a shot after my approval were sceptical at first but they quickly fell in love with it. It was truly a peak in pokemon anime.
BW still traumatizes me to this day 😂 What was GameFreak thinking?!
@@martinthomas2520BW doesn’t get the love it deserves
I mean XYZ is good but let’s not act like it’s perfect here. I don’t think people remember how bad most the filler was.
Funny thing xyz was my introduction to Pokémon
Hard to believe XY dropped 10 years ago, makes me feel so old lmao. Stumbled upon your video and I'm very glad I did. I remember following all the twitter pages dedicated to following updates with the XY anime, and all the hype after the kiss scene. I still remember the dread and disappointment leading up to all the leaks of Sun & Moon. Fun Fact - Ash was allegedly slated to win the Kalos League AND have some degree of further romantic development with Serena, but TV Tokyo didn't think it'd be good for viewer retention for when Sun & Moon dropped. Great video, will definitely be checking out the rest of your channel!
He was not supposed to win he was always made to lose to alain for the flare arc to have narrative weight
10 YEARS?!!???? Holy moly
I did a double take when I read your comment. It's really been 10 years? Holy shit time flew by fast
It's crazy right? I love XY and really miss those times watching this masterpiece@@Doctor_Pickney
Mate. For Sun and Moon, they could have made Ash a teacher of sorts to teach the next generation of Pokemon trainers! Instead, they turned him back into an idiot.
i think Pokemon mega evolution special also played an important role in making xyz the best, as it provided a introduction to alain prior to the main series.
Alain is my favorite Pokémon character
Yeah ofcourse we needed a story about alain aswell.
I want XYZ to be put back on Netflix!
Yh
Pokemon XYZ was amazing great character development from everybody, it had a more serious tone than other series but still managed to maintain the goofiness Pokemon is known for, the animation made everything more intense. I rewatch episodes whenever I get the chance to.
My Top 10 Reasons why XY/XYZ series is the BEST Pokemon series:
10 - Ash's Best Trainer Outfit(Second to the Ash's OG Trainer Outfit(in Kanto to Johto)
9 - Alain's Mega Charizard X vs Steven Stone's Mega Metagross
8 - Clemont & Bonnie as cool Side characters
7 - Best Gym Leaders
6 - Serena as Best Pokegirl
5 - Ash and Serena's Childhood Flashback
4 - Mega Evolution + Ash-Greninja
3 - Team Flare/Zygarde arc
2 - Kalos League + Ash vs Alain
1 - Amourshipping Moments + The Kiss in the Finale
Honorable Mentions: Clembot(and his sacrifice during Team Flare/Zygarde arc), Alain turned against Lysandre and helps Ash(Team Flare/Zygarde), Ash-Greninja vs Sawyer's Mega Sceptile, Diantha as Kalos Champion, Serena's run for the Kalos Queen contests, Team Rocket's relationship & Ash's Powerhouse Team(Pikachu, Greninja, Hawlucha, Talonflame, Goodra and Noivern)
You forgot to mention the kickass intro song
@@CdogThePro Ah yes. The Japanese intro of XYZ which also a theme of Ash-Greninja.
For me it’s just Wobbufett
I cried when it ended, then I cried more after knowing what is coming after xyz
Same lol 💀
keep off the goat
Sun and Moon was fine fym
Sun and moon were ok but they're bad in comparison to xyz and xy
sun and moon was better tbh everyone just hated it cus they didn’t like the art work hardly anyone ever actually gave it a chance
I remember reading somewhere that XYZ was immensely popular with Western audiences who loved the more serious tone and ‘grown up Ash’ but it wasn’t so well received in Japan who preferred silly, slapstick comedy instead. This was why the animation was changed to Sun and Moon’s goofy, over the top and (in my option) very stupid looking style. Apparently the extreme animation of One Piece is very well liked in Japan which is what the animators took into consideration for SM.
Hey, do u know where we can find sources about this ? This is really interesting but I can't find articles on it
Ash REALLY should have won the league in XYZ. It would have been perfect. He was at the height of his character, he had good rivals, everything was set up perfectly. I remember watching the episode where he lost to Alain and being legitimately upset that he lost. I was hoping, praying, that he would finally win since they had such a good setup for it. And as you said, it feels like an insult that he won in Alola instead of Kalos. Like they were rubbing salt in the wound that is his loss in the XYZ finals. XYZ was the peak of Pokemon anime, sun and moon was shit, and journeys is meh as well.
I completely agree it would have definitely been great but sadly I did watch the mega special, Alan's mini series I sadly knew his Charizard would Clutch against ash's team
Nah then him winning the league would undermine his character arc in snow bell city and the team flare arc collapses because there is no narrative weight
Nah we Alain was just the stronger trainer sorry. We saw his achievements and feats in mega evolution special and see him fight zyguard forms. His spot in the master 8 proves he was heading to elite 4/low champion level in skill while ash was still not quite there yet. Honestly everyone forgets dp and imo the true greatest Pokemon series. Ash actually should of won that league if Tobias never entered. He just beat his strongest and greatest rival at the time in the most important battle for his character.
If he did, bet Serena would’ve kissed him
@@metascrub285 Alan was way beyond E4
I was very emotional when at the end of series Ash said "I'm home"
Whre our childhoods ended 😭😭😭
@@damriyeauhayes8660put another sad emoji, not the same crap over and over again
XY and XYZ really got me into Pokémon, the anime really gave a different vibe and feeling compared to the other animes
I remember when I was like 8-9 and saw the end of xyz, I was honestly sad for the rest of the day, I just wish I could watch more
Maybe the reason we loved it so much was it's realistic and the most human pokemon felt, I click with ash he is very grounded for a character
@@damriyeauhayes8660 I was young, so it was nostalgic for me, and yes, the story for xy and xyz were amazing, but yeah your point is true
@@MintyWW I got into a year after high school, I saw it on TV and I see ash and I'm like dud he grow up, honestly clemont bonnie and serena are my favorite characters in the anime aside from may, xy was the end of a Era 😭😭😭
XYZ came at vital period during my life, watching it at the same age as ash is (although he seems much older) at just made the experience all the more precious. God I wish Tetsuo Yajima would come back to direct another season, cuz lets be honest here we need someone to save the show 😁.
I just finished XYZ yesterday, and it was one of the best experience i never watched. I felt so many feelings during that show and i was really invested, all the characters were great accompanied by excellent game music remastered for the anime was just so perfect and sometimes really emotionnal, the end just let me in front of my computer tearful, it was just so hard to see the end of this piece of perfection, i am really happy to know that anime.
XYZ is THE masterpiece of the Anipoke
@@Jake-nm3tbhe visto cada temporada de pokemon cada capítulo su historia sus desarrollos de personajes y debo decir honestamente
Xyz es DE LAS PEORES
INCLUSO PEOR QUE BW
@@Jake-nm3tb Le puedo perdonar que Ash no actúe cómo Ash
Que Ash tome decisiones más ESTÚPIDAS QUE NI EN LA PRIMERA TEMPORADA COMETERÍA
Que Serena sólo este para lamer le los pies a Assh
Y que las batallas perdieran el poco sentido que tenían y perderían totalmente la estrategia
Pero lo que jamás voy a perdonar
ES QUE ASH ESCUPA SOBRE TODO LO QUE LE ENSEÑÓ BRUK DURANTE 13 TEMPORADAS
Y AUN ASI GANE SIN APRENDER
PARA QUE DEMONIOS FUERON ESOS 800 EPISODIOS ANTERIORES DONDE BRUK LE ENSEÑÓ TODO LO QUE NECESITABA PARA SER UN ENTRENADOR DE ÉLITE
Si al final se olvida de todo y sólo grita como
DALE MAS DURO MAS DURO
MAS FUERTE
COMO MORRA DE HENTAI
QUE DIGAN QUE EL ASH DE KALOS QUE ESCUPE SOBRE TODA LA HISTORIA Y LEGADO DE ASH ES EL MEJOR
ES DIRECTAMENTE ODIAN AL PERSONAJE
PORQUE EL ASH DE KALOS ES TODO LO QUE DIJERON POR 800 CAPITULOS ASH JAMAS DEBÍA SER
Un idiota que sólo grita ataques a lo loco
Bonnie does have some moments, her taking care of Flabebe and scaling the cliff (which was also cool since she wasn't able to in the 2nd gym) to get Flabebe the flower was so cute, I'd love to see a short special or even just a movie around Bonnie
6:30 their ages are never specified in the series, but I think most people assume they are around 15 because of the new animation style and character design.
XYZ was the first time in a long time, that Ash felt like the experienced Pokemon trainer he is. There were traces of it in Diamond and Pearl, but XYZ Ash feels like what we would expect Ash to be at this point. He's grown up, like we are.
Xyz set the bar so high and then the seasons after we’re disappointing
Man I’m probably a lot younger than y’all but in 3rd/4th grade waking up Saturday mornings to watch this show and eat waffles were some of the best memories I’ve ever had. I’ve rewatched this series countless times and have replayed the game (which isn’t great) countless times. So happy to see this show getting the recognition it deserves
I remember running back from 5th to 7th grade just to catch the live broadcast of this series.
I literally agree with you so much, XYZ best show, best characters, and most importantly best music!
Xy and Xyz was the first Pokémon series I watched and stil loves the series. Man I miss this. 😭😭😭❤❤❤
The cry emoji is OVERUSED 🤬
Lets be real. People who hate this series either think that Greninja is overatted (Wich as a Greninja fanboy, I agree with), or have superglued on Nostalgia glasses. DP was really good too but in my Opinion XY was and always will be number one.
As a serena and grininja and alain and amourshipping fanboy they are overrated but I love them anyway
Don’t forget people who ship ash and misty.
The last episode of XYZ makes me cry every single time. The music, the callbacks to previous moments at the beginning of the series, the kiss, the emotions. All this led to such an amazing final episode.
“I wanna be.. the very best, like no one ever was…. To catch them, is my real test, to train them is my cause!” Damn I miss this theme.. its so nostalgic and gets me so energetic lol
Ash went downhill really quick after Serena kissed him 💀
Misty was right when she said "people change when they get kissed"
Well if you see that way ash become Champion of Alola and eventually World Champion after serena kissing him 🤣
That time in XY where serena just started crying cause she lost but only many hours after the contest. She was the most characterised pokemon companion
@@larsthoreson7279 sure, really shows whether you actually paid attention. Dawn is a damn good character but so is Serena. I won't comment on who's better since I'm biased towards Serena but in no way was she a bad character
@@larsthoreson7279 disagree i perfer serena she is realistic and I relate to her
The problem with Serena is that she uses the same strategy. Dawn and may have originality and great rivals and battles. Serena's strategy is just using pancham's stone edge and when she didn't in ep 8, casually she lost. With dawn and may we see more developments and the exhibitions are way better than every serena's performance except the last one against the queen
i dont know why i suddenly found this video but its amazing. Black and White was so bad for me that i dropped the entire franchise, even the games for some time, it wasn't until XY came out that i came back and i have never left since. Even after watching Sun and Moon (which was OK but not the best) and Journeys (which was mediocre at best but got saved by the final battle) XYZ is still my favorite season. Where i live that's an unpopular opinion (for a number of reasons) but honestly i don't care. Now that Ash's story is coming to an end i'm just glad to have returned to the franchise thanks to XYZ and that i still see XYZ fans remembering it years later with fanarts and fanfics. They won't let the legacy be forgotten.
It's a season that means more to me then I thought it would, xy ash, serena clemont bonnie and sawyer, alain, korrina all mean so much to me I always read xy or amourshipping fanfiction have for the past seven years, for me pokemon ended here and ash's journey end here
oh, the black and white games were probably the peak of the series for me gamewise 😭 xyz was definitely my favorite of the anime though
@@squoope I like the black and white games, sun and moon games xy games mostly, pokemon has not been the same since xy and since ash is leaving Friday I'm sad he didn't get a proper send off 😭😭
I loved XY so much that I didn't mind the games being a little bit unfinished and slightly bad. The manga was also great even the Clemont abuse got me hyped up for what would come next. A very rare thing for me to say as Clemont is my favourite pokémon character
Xyz is defiantly the most plot driven season & is most like an anime i've seen from pokemon. ( Sun & Moon is more of a highschool type of thing but, we do rarely seen the School aspect inplay)
Oh, this was my first encounter with pokemon!!!
I had a little brother who was obsessed with it, but only the games and i didnt like playing games so it wasn't for me and then he showed me xyz and i just fell in love with pokemon and i was like wow now i understand why this whole thing became so popular and then they hit me with sun and moon and im still not recovered from it
Xy and xyz is the main reason why I love pokemon so much, this season.. i can talk about it a full day, the story, the OSTS, bro.. the osts is in another level, and the romance. Xy and xyz will ever have a place in my heart, recenty i started pokemon since the start, and i am in episode 95 now, but i want to get into kalos fast 😂
"i'm home"
06/08/22 - 95
Kalos is our home 😎😎 , it's good to be home
im so glad someone else love's this anime as much as i do xy and xyz on top
Damn i miss xy and the z series
Just rewatch
XYZ was great and I do agree it's probably the best one alongside DP, but as someone who watched all of S/M, give it a chance. It's better than you think despite its flaws
Sorry about that. Definitely will. Sorry if that was a detriment to your viewing experience.
@@etheri0n959 nonono don't apologize! it's still your opinion at the end of the day and it didn't affect my thoughts on the video much (which was pretty well made). No offense, but it sounded like you brushed the series over like a lot of us cause of how it presented itself, but I recommend it cause even for its lighter tone, it may surprise you at points.
I found one factor behind the incredible success of xy series the quality over quantity and minimalism it came to be like the series was designed by Steve jobs just see how they introduced only few but adorable Pokemon to this new series and Ash's rivals were given most loved pokemons from previous best series consider Sawyer's team based on Hoenn or some best Pokemon taken from black and white unphezent of Alain, and other lovable Pokemon from sinnoh region instead of introducing new Pokemon whom we could adapt to love they gave impetus to those who were already loved which turned to great familiarity and fandom to the series. In Black and white they introduced new Pokemon like grains of sand but most were hated by fans. One famous example is bunairy of the girl in the episode a keeper for keeps? A Pokemon from sinnoh already loved imagine there couldn't be any other suited more Pokemon for the moment to be fitted and if they tried to create it could spoil the acquaintance of the episode. One more example is of Steven Stone from hoenn in mega evolution special he fitted exactly in the slot to be Alain's friend. Also his mentorship with Sawyer is well drafted. If they tried to create new character for the role it could be a trash not as cool as Steven was. Just contemplate on what I said.
That is what I love it didn't waste time. few showcases the better fewer league battles the better. It leads to more focus on the things that matter to the season
Every single Pokemon XY anime opening hits so hard. Mad-Paced Getter is another favorite of mine. So much more I want to say but I don't feel like writing a essay. This show, it's my fucking jam.
0:34 what about YX kalos quest as well?
It is actually fine and realistic that 10 year olds explore via light kissing (remember truth or dare anyone, do kids even play that anymore?) Great video again, in tears of pure nostalgia, I am off to loop original pokemon theme now.
Hey, glad you liked the video. Thanks for that bit of info too.
they were not 10
11:12 this mini rant yeah this was me when the GOAT Ash of XYZ lost the league and then Sun and Moon remove everything epic about Ash development. I completely stop watching Pokemon until like 5 years later when "Journey championship announcement that all the League Champion were going to be in a type of Elite Four match and by that hype I started watching all of Pokemon Journey so I can catch up to that. (I even made a list of fillers/not important episodes to catch up faster).
I started with xy/xyz at a time where I was struggling so when it ended and I looked back at previous seasons and the sun and moon series I thought to myself “wow this is shit” so I just stopped watching What was my first and still one of my favorite anime. I really miss that series
We can learn from pokemon xy to build a better tomorrow 😭😭
I departed from Pokemon around Gen 4. Heart Gold and Soul Silver were the perfect games imo and they made me come full circle since the first Gen I seriously played was Gen 2. It felt like the right note to close on.
A couple years back my niece got into Pokemon and asked me to play with her (she didn't have a lot of friends). She had X so I picked up Y. It was quite literally one of the best Pokemon games I ever played. Much faster XP System, excellent grind spots, nearly every Pseudo Legendary, and KANTO STARTERS?! It was like someone reached into my brain as a kid and pulled out the perfect Pokemon Game.
I ended up watching the series with her and it ended up being excellent too. Ash's Journey honestly should have ended here instead of Alola - everything was wrapped up perfectly and would have been a much better league for him to win.
The Kalos seasons were definitely the best. Ash felt more like a young adult that had seen alot rather than a kid in a new place. He was the one instructing people rather than having Brock Misty or Cilan giving the advice.
Overall he felt like a dense 16 year old.
My guy deserves so much more love on this platform im subbing.
That one episode in XYZ when Bonnie thought Clemont was getting married was just so…disturbing (A Keeper for Keeps)
XY (and XYZ) was the first Pokémon series I watched. I actually started watching from the Kalos league episodes and I was absolutely flabbergasted when Ash lost. I was so confused that the main character didn’t win. Then I researched and found out he never wins, but he carries on. That part of his character got me really hooked on the show. I watched all the other episodes and loved them so much.
I grew up watching Pokemon since Diamond and pearl and XY & XYZ was my favourite and it was one of the best Season I ever watched in my childhood days especially Ash-Greninja he was OP. and this year I rewatch it the XY Series and I pretend it was my first watching it
xyz was certainly the most anime of all the pokemon animes.
i've always watched pokemon, and when xyz come out, GOD I WAS SO HAPPY!!! Finaly ash is not a stupid BABY, he is a trainer with a lot of expirence, and everyone understand that, it was such a good show! (Serena is the best girl from all pokemon series in my opinion)
Serena is low key my favorite Pokemon character
@@TechnoArpan I miss her more than ash
Every episode filler or not was fun, the fights are animated amazingly
I feel like out of every series this ken has an actual plot and it’s interesting. Always wondering what is mega evolution and the origin what Pokémon have mega evolutions, and then the bond phenomenon of ash and the way they animate that you just feel there’s something special something mystical that we don’t yet know about
When a anime manages to make the FILLER interesting, you know they nailed it!
"I know its kinda weird that I ship a couple of 10 yos.......but whatever they are supposed to be 20 by now"
OMG that was the most SAVAGE reply to that sh*tty quote "Imagine shipping 10 yos" which goes around everyone on the internet. Its a reply I never happened to be able to give. Epico!
Clemont Bonnie and Serena had such an awesome dynamic in addition to Ash. I love them all so much
It's definitely the best pokemon series, my personal favorite, it was the Shonen pokemon series. Ash had a great look and a strong leading personality, animation and battle psychology was at it's peak, the companion characters are all super interesting and enjoyable to have around. Many personal arcs are well executed. The romance was adorable and done in a satisfying way. It's the only pokemon season with an awesome villain team arc. And YES the Japanese XYZ opening is an absolute banger! Though the English 3rd opening is really good too. Truthfully my only complaint is Ash should have won the league, he had grown so much and become so strong he earned it here. I was so mad that the goofball series, with the weaker writing and characters was where Ash finally wins a league. Japan, America, GIVE US PERMANENT ACCESS TO THIS SHOW.
Another factor was that XYZ fit in the Zygarde arc to make up for no follow up Kalos game
i'm still rewatching xyz
Finally!!! Someone who gets me! XY and XYZ is my childhood Pokémon anime and video games!
I was confused when XYZ got took of Netflix for Sun and Moon, I watched Sun and Moon and loved it, cried when SM ended, I didn’t watch XYZ fully though but I will
XY was extremely high quality. For a long running weekly show, the output of animation was top tier
I still remember the Malimar side plot… if you know, you know💧
XYZ best anime in the series and my favorite Pokémon game in the series. Sun and Moon was a slap in the face after X and Y.
Is it weird that I thought Serena and Ash were 15-16 instead of 10?
(At that time I hadn’t seen the older seasons, i hadn’t played any of the games either)😅
In the Swedish dub that I watched Ash sounded more like a teenager or someone in his puberty😅
No, believe me it isn’t weird. Anyone would think they are 14, 15, possibly 16 with their designs and how they behave. When I first watched Pokemon XY, I hadn’t seen the other seasons yet, but I knew they were 10, and wow, it made no sense lol. Ash, Serena, and Clemont look like they are 14 or 15. My cousin also thought they were 14-15, but yeah, no… they’re 10 lol. I looked and acted like a literal baby at 10 years old, while these guys act like full grown adults at 10 years old 💀
Loved your Sun and Moon dissing.
I did NOT hold back my gripes when S&M was released and dropped Pokemon altogether.
X&Y was the only Pokemon series which I watched in full (iirc) and sequentially as opposed to just sitting in front of the TV and watching episodes as they come intermittently.
So I definitely have a soft spot for this series but got they had to poop with S&M ash.
But ya know, after giving it some thought, maybe it does make some sort of sense in a way.
Usually, even in our own lives, we could be all serious and cool and once we reach our peaks and realize our potentials, we sort of go in a legend but laid back mode, get what I mean? He is shown that he is in a vacation (prolly much needed at this point) and his attitude is in accordance to that setting.
Maybe he is a lil too goofy but I can understand why he'd want to be able to behave in such a manner.
In each region, Ash is essentially a new face for everybody so he doesn't carry the luggage of identity.
After being all serious and pumped for XYZ, I can get behind as to why he'd want to chill somewhat.
That said, perhaps it'd have been more appropriate if he won *after* S&M as opposed to during this arc.
But I think stealing his victory from X&Y was more rewarding in a sense...
Ok so, how does this make sense. Maturity = losing a league and childish = winning a league. How does that makes sense gamefreak, how, how, HOW.
When are you going to talk about Sun and Moon?
And I am very disappointed that you didn't talk about Serena 's impeccable development that much
When pokemon grew up with us
This video has like my thoughts exactly almost word for word, damn this needs more attention.
Dude i dont really get how people hate s&m. It has probably some of the coolest moments ever. At the last episode of season 1 when pikachu creates an electric pathway to jump over the water tornado shows how much he has improved in stradegy compared to b&w... fighting monsters, travelling to another dimension, professor kukui, z-moves, team rocket and rowlet. It also had not so bad filler. Its not better than xy but honestly personally one of the best
Because it cannot balance writing with comedy, the artstyle is god awful and the show is extremely dumbed down for children as compared to XY or DP
@subhasishghosh6924 I don't know man. Comedy was annoying I agree with that. Art style was way more expressive tho. Although I love dp ash he was very stiff. And I don't think your mother getting abducted, moewth dying 15 episodes in, mallows mother dying, the pkmn that was looking after litten dying is all that childish. But at the end of the day it's your opinion and I respect it and won't try to change it.
My favorite series, wish they kept XYZ on Netflix
Honestly I couldn't have said it better myself! Up until this point the Sinnoh era was my favorite of the Pokemon anime, but the XY era is arguably the best for all the reasons you said. The animation, story, character arcs and overall aesthetic of this series was everything we needed from the anime. The only flaw it had, in my opinion, was that Ash should have won the league. I wholeheartedly agree that Ash deserved and earned it more in Kalos. I mean he forgot what Volt Tackle was while he was in Alola for goodness sake!!!! They really dumbed him down in that region. If they knew they were going to do a mini reboot of his character in Alola then they should have had him go out with a bang and win in Kalos, but I digress. XY is my favorite hands down and I love it so much.
It's sad that people hype up XYZ so much and then want Ash to win as if the best part of the anime wasn't an effect of Ash losing. Greninja beating MCX would have ruined the team flare arc
I really like Pokémon XYZ just because it introduced Greninja
THIS IS SUCH A GOOD VIDEO WHY WHYYY IS IT STILL NOT AVAILABLE ANYWHERE OTHER THAN PRIME HELLO WHAT. ur reactions to serena and ash got me so good they're so yes. I'm so sad it deserves sm more
ironically, I like both XY and Sun and Moon! i agree that Sun and Moon could be better and has many flaws, but i like some things, like ash's pokemon, his relationship with professor Kokuie, the animation isn't too bad, just the art style which is a bit meh. And I think this was the series that Ash won the league because he created a connection with the region and the people in it, thus making his victory (in my opinion) well earned. But I recognize it's not the best series compared to XYZ TwT
btw, you made a little mistake when talking about Alan. he doesn't just want the strongest, he wants to be the strongest in mega evolution! and Aylin's Chespin falls into a coma after he starts working for Lyzandre! He meets her after starting to work for him.
Thanks for the correction! I must have forgotten some of the more specific details. Thanks again
"pokemon, the series that needs no introduction" introduces it
The end of XYZ was also the end of my highschool life and I went to uni the next year when xyz ended my childhood ended I wasn't able to keep up with pokemon after that until the pandemic strucks lmaoo
The first Pokemon series i saw was XYZ dubbed and then the Japanese version.Most anime that i watch i prefer the sub but I think because i started with the dub i prefer it more but i completely agree that the Japanese OST is way better than the English one, so if there can be a universe where it has the Japanese OST but with the dub, I would be estatic😊
XY/XYZ are the two very first animes i watched and i fell in love with anime because of them. every time i see serena or any of the kalos pokemon on any of the games i get flooded with nostalgia
Dude, I used to binge watch XYZ on Netflix, and then about 2 years ago I wanted to rewatch it, but it wasn't there anymore
Seeing Team Rocket in disguise root for Ash while in the League was honestly so wholesome
amazing how pokemon xyz did things that 73.82% of romance animes can't
Keep it up on your work and this video and channel
I love this video and channel
Thanks you for your video and channel
I love Pokemon All franchise
I just wanted to knew since when did the Pokémon use CGI with 2D animation in the anime because they did a good job.
In BW, the writers threw everything at the wall to see what sticks. The result was a chaotic mess of good, bad and weird.
In XY, the writers carufully picked everything that did stick to the wall in BW, and crafted a masterpiece.
XYZ is one of the greatest seasons in animation history!
XYZ was the show I grew up on, and the show that brought my back to Pokemon. This is my favorite Pokemon show, and I will never forgive the writers for making Ash lose in the final battle
i actually really like sun and moon, but i prefer xyz, and ash's character was not reset like black and white, xyz ash was to serious that it got to him, while sun and moon ash was serious at times but more relaxed then ever, i also agree on your point of saying sun and moon ash didn't deserve to win the league.
I forgot to mention. There are actual serious repercussions for saving the world. The loss of Clembot, the Zygarde vines, Multiple lives (Look back at how much damage was caused, there's NO way at least one person hadn't died during the team flare arc.) overall XYZ knew how to deal responsible consequences to characters.
Oh and might I just mention that Lysander publicly stated he was going to commit mass murder on television. I don't know about you but I don't see many antagonists in the pokemon anime stating that the world is over-populated and the weak/non-chosen ones deserve to die to create world peace. It feels like it was ripped straight out of Naruto (which is kinda true- (I'm looking at you "nInJa ViLlAgE") but damn they pulled it off.
6:29 im gonna be honest i think ash travels so offten he forgot how old he was cuss there is no way he is 10 in this series
I liked sun and moon, the way he was drawn felt more expressive. And Ash was finally able to be a kid.
God... if only Greninja could've survived that final Blast Burn we wouldn't have to deal with SM anime stans... love XY easily the best Pokemon Anime iteration
Greninja winning would have ruined the entire Team flare arc so no
i just watched xy as a kid not knowing that pokemon had generations at all so im very glad looking back at black and white that i started there
XYZ is now on UA-cam :)
Why XYZ is the best Pokémon anime series (not movies cause Diamond & Pearl clears every single one)
1. Romance done right.
2. Whole cast was developed properly unlike any other series ever.
3. OP Fairy type introduced and exploited properly.
4. Good Gym Leaders that made sense. (Ice-type gym wrecking through Ash's completely weak to Ice team makes sense)
5. Great Lore.
6. Mega Evolution i.e. best type of mutation ever.
7. Insane legendaries and mythicals.
8. Actually understandable rivals.
9. SAKUGA GO BRRR-
10. Adult themes also go BRR-
(Ash's depression after getting wrecked by Ice Gym Leader, Froakie's abandonment because he was just different, Romance, Lysandre torturing Ash before the Series finale battle, actually emotional farewells.)
The Volcanion movie was aight, not too shabby, just felt like a Pokémon X Violet Evergarden Collab.
The Hoopa Movie tho- shits hot, like the Capt. America Civil War of Pokémon.
So wait, quick question, are you saying hoopa movie is good or bad
@@guffthebir72 hoopa movie was okay but the fights were mindblowing. But you can't really put it up against the gen four movies tbf
@@rasif4907 yea, i was hoping that it wasnt my nostalgia that was blinding me. Used to watch that movie and the deoxys movie all the time as a kid.
Movie 1 >>>>
I remember in France, the first episode of sun and moon was just after the Vulcanion movie, so with my brother we watched the movie and then, in a first time we laught like we never taught and in the second time we cry because of what was that shit we were looking at, passing from a "16 years old Ash" with beautiful graphics to the biggest piss dog shit we ever seen !!
I loved pokemon XYZ so much like It was the first show I could fully get through.
I Loved XY/Z it got me back into Pokémon(would quit this series if it didn’t exist) and it still remains my favorite region. Also there’s a bs reason Ash lost in the Kalo’s league. Apparently Ash was originally going to win the league however TV Tokyo(at least I think it was them) wasn’t ok with that idea as they believed Ash winning would stop people from supporting the anime so the XY/Z writers were replaced with the Black&White writers which makes Ash winning in Sun & Moon even worse in hindsight. Needless to say the XY/Z writers were just as upset as we were when Ash lost.
P..S. If you haven’t I highly recommend the latest Pokémon films I Choose You and The Power of Us, the second one especially has XY/Z quality writing.
Damn, that hurts knowing he was originally going to win. I'm gonna be crying myself to sleep tonight. And about the two movies, thanks for the recommendation. I'll definitely check them out.
On the defense of Pokemon Sun and Moon. I have not seen the anime, but there are two battles that I still think about from the Sun and Moon Arc.
Ash vs Kukui, and the Guzma Tournament Arc. Those were pretty epic. I need to watch it entirely cause I know for sure that series had some banger episodes
Yesterday I fought in Kalos league for the first time (never had 3ds, just now found an emulator suitable for my laptop) and throughout the run i kept blasting XYZ opening over and over again. Truly felt like Satoshi (not Ash) during those moments. Thank you so much for making this video, its something Ive been saying for years. From the start to finish there was no wrong done to anyone, pokemon or human characters, and the battle animations were peak. Sun and Moon sucked with plot and animations but regional forms and Z moves tried to make up for it (they couldnt), while Journeys did a better job with the plot but what the hell were those gigantmax evoultions, its like they had a rule of "one step forward, two steps backwards" after XYZ. So yeah, nothing better was made before Kalos and nothing better will be made after Kalos
IMO journeys is a billion times worse than Sun and Moon
XYZ is special to me and my brothers because this is what brought me to absolutly love pokemon it was the first pokemon anime i watched and now that i learned the power of emulation and the internet i can play XYZ... wait what there isnt a pokemon z game
Lol yeah, what makes it worse is the fact that x and y needed a third version the most out of all the pokemon games, even now