Paul was DEFINITELY a BETTER RIVAL than Gary. Paul actually made Ash think and come up with strategy and actually have character development along with the his "years" of experience from the other leagues
His Lake Acuity battle had Ash think about if his way of raising Pokemon was truly working. He truly tested Ash's moral standpoint and was the only rival, other than Gary, that made him have feel like he had something to prove
Sawyer was my favorite rival for the simple fact that he admired ash to the point he went from a novice trainer to actually surpassing XY Ash and caused a redemption arc for Ash. Their Kalos League battle is probably my favorite animated battle in all of Pokemon
dude no way you put gary over paul! I get it Gary was his long time rival and the original rival but the relationship ash had with Paul was a lot more tense and having chimchar being in the mix just put more fuel to the fire, i also think that the battles demonstrated how much they hated each other. Me personally, Gary 2 and Paul 1 but that's just me👍🏼
@@dracoluciusmalfoy8696 Yea. Charizard is stronger. But Infernape is honestly on about the same level. They both have shown about the same amount of intense fire power in battle.Charizard is the OG, hes stronger and always will be. But Infernape is right under him. My list of Ashs top 6 pokemon would be 6:Greninja 5:Lucario 4:Sceptile 3:Infernape 2:Charizard 1:Pikachu.
No because they just had the one battle. Bea and Ash went back and forth and were in the same class like true rivals. Rivals grow together. Leon was the strongest already and Ash was a scrub.
@@adithnew Okay, but Ash is done with Bea after halfway through the series. Leon is still the goal here. Everyone else is a literal secondary rival. Bea, Iris, Rinto, Marnie, and Raihan as well. Bea does get a little bit more screen time with three different battles, but that’s pretty much it.
I would personally choose Paul as Ash’s best rival. Alain being second. Ash and Paul had massive character development especially involving raising chimchar
Paul is deff the best rival personally for me , the character development both ash and paul had throughout the series , the hatred at first and respect at last , the battle they had in the sinnoh league and lake acuity, the chimchar plot , everything was so well done. Ash and paul also learned a lot from each other and they see each other like every few episodes of the anime. Paul’s really strong too , if he had a Pokémon that could mega evolve , do a z move or gigantamax , he most likely would’ve got in the masters 8- , Gary is great and all but he’s just a nostalgic rival, he’s strong but just not to Paul’s level in battling
Yes, four things that were the best in x and y : 1. Mega Evolution ( My favourite phenomenom ) 2. The Best Ash's ship ( Ash x Serena ) 3. The coolest pokémon that it ever existed ( ash-greninja ) 4. The best Ash style that it ever existed ( x and y Ash is the ash with most drip )
Masterpiece? Really? I mean, I enjoyed and liked XY but there's some problems with their writing and some rushed moments, so... is not the best, sorry.
I honestly think Paul was Ash's best rival. Paul's own brother said how much his brother and Ash were polar opposites on how they viewed and treated their Pokemon. Ash also had to come up with top-tier strategies to try and defeat Paul, and in the Sinnoh League, it was only through Infernape's pure willpower that I feel Ash was only able to win that fight. In the end, Paul hadn't really changed, but he could admit that Ash was the better trainer.
I think Gary and Paul should switch places. The problem with Gary as a rival is that the dynamic is essentially comparing him and Ash for more than half of their rivalry is more tall than actual show. Yes, it’s true Gary had been a step ahead, but all his accomplishments feel more hyped up compared to what we actually see of him. In my opinion, I actually find that rather underwhelming on Gary’s part. Would you rather hear about his accomplishments and capabilities, or actually see them? Paul on the other hand was handled correctly from start-to-finish. The dynamic with Ash was always actually building towards something, and created a more compelling, concrete, constructive, but also profound and challenging storyline between the two as trainers. Also, Paul’s capabilities and prowess were actually shown instead of merely talked about, making it all the more impactful when Paul defeats Ash and other trainers, and shows Ash that he’s got some catching up to do. Everything was more cohesive and much more fleshed out/better developed. Also, I think Paul was generally much more interesting than Gary as a whole. From his dynamic with Ash, their contrasts, from how Paul proves himself as a rival, how Paul operates, his motivation, his battles, etc.
@@azer9720 True, but he was still one of, if not the best rivals ash had. He had some great development from not being able to beat ash to bring as equally strong as him, even beating greninja. His battle with ash in the Kalos league was also an amazing battle with great animation.
nah brooo garyyyyy kanto team >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> whole paul team
I would switch Gary and Paul just cause Paul felt more like a fr obstacle and someone who showed ash there is more than one way to make Pokémon strong and almost all his Pokémon agree with his training methods he has a bond with his Pokémon different from ash but with almost the same strength
@@thatboyminussawyer is ash's main rival in xy. Especially given that he came before alain,alain was honestly just a roadblock so ash doesn't win the kalos league.
Would personally put Paul over Ash for his narrative importance and exposure. Infact he was explored so well that we get a well drawn backstory of him. But it's your opinion anyway to put Gary above, which I respect
unova hate is starting to anger me. that is the series that got me into pokemon and kept me into pokemon. i loved trip personally. i loved his surperior as a kid
I've only sporadically seen the anime, and I've literally never seen #3 ever. I knew everyone else through bits I've seen or through the internet, but never #3
Someone like allan and serena who just pops up and be extremely good at stuff are not the type of character i liked. The character i liked are the character that started fresh , fallen into deep lose and come back to develop
I think people are just overhating on Trip right now. I get it, the writers really wanted to replicate the same aura Paul had with Trip, but they failed. But credit where is due, Trip did become better in the latter part of BW. So cut my man some slack
"Walmart Paul💀💀💀"
That had me on the floor 🤣
It's true tho
Tbh trip had a lot of potential but the writer of course had to make trip after they made Paul
It's true though
So true tho
My boy Sawyer just got cut off 😭😭
Sawyer wasn't his rival, Sawyer was a fan of Ash
@@Animefan-ty4vt for fan he sure gave him a good fight
@@Animefan-ty4vt He's a rival bruh, Just because he's a fan of Ash, doesn't mean he isn't a rival.
He was a much more friendly rival, he forgot a few people
@@Animefan-ty4vt Well in that case the gym leader from galar should not be on the list
gotta love how he gives a reason for everyone except gary
Genwunners dont need reasons
Gary is the true rival. He’s the original. Get over it.
@@zerotodona1495 first off the attitude is unnecessary and rude. second is so much to ask for a reason? sheesh dude
i love gary so much bruh mf has 12 girlfriends and is ONLY 10 plus he is the most savage one who humbled Ash with just words
@@zerotodona1495original does not mean better, except for seto kaiba
Paul was DEFINITELY a BETTER RIVAL than Gary. Paul actually made Ash think and come up with strategy and actually have character development along with the his "years" of experience from the other leagues
His Lake Acuity battle had Ash think about if his way of raising Pokemon was truly working. He truly tested Ash's moral standpoint and was the only rival, other than Gary, that made him have feel like he had something to prove
Paul is basically a nuzlocker
Fr and paul actually called Ash trash whenever ash asked stuff like how much badges he had and Gary was just poking fun at Ash
Paul is at 1 for me , I don't let my nostalgia take over the fax
Garys appeared more and been thru ash thru everything and even appears in his last ever episode showing how the two of them reached their dreams
@@aki24-h2ngary barely appears in both Kanto and Jotho, the two series where he is an actual rival. He shows up more often afterwards
Sawyer deserve a spot here aleast before or after alain since all of their battles are freaking amazing
Totally agree the aigeslash in the woods chopping down the trees was epic
He was kust Oras promotion
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He wasn't the main.. Alain was
Ash was more of Sawyers rival, if that makes any sense
@MRfake fake, Alain had fewer episodes than Sawyer did, so Sawyer is the rival in Kalos more than Alain is
Unpopular opinion: Ash never really had a main rival in Kalos (if that makes sense), similar to hoenn
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I think he is only the talking about main rivals
Ok
@@incognito_mode420 literally the intro.
He also forgot Sawyer
@@ThatGuyTJ not a main rival.
Paul is definitely the best. The character growth of Ash and Paul wrre insane + the infernape storyline. Gary is still no 2 for me.
I stick with that👍
I deff agree.
i never agreee coz ash best rival is gary
Sawyer was my favorite rival for the simple fact that he admired ash to the point he went from a novice trainer to actually surpassing XY Ash and caused a redemption arc for Ash. Their Kalos League battle is probably my favorite animated battle in all of Pokemon
Me too
dude no way you put gary over paul! I get it Gary was his long time rival and the original rival but the relationship ash had with Paul was a lot more tense and having chimchar being in the mix just put more fuel to the fire, i also think that the battles demonstrated how much they hated each other.
Me personally, Gary 2 and Paul 1 but that's just me👍🏼
Paul was trash, relax.
This guy thinks Ashs Infernape is way over rated for its strength even tho I think Infernape is At least Ashs Charizard level.
@@CLArden no bro charizard has better feats...infernape isnt as good...tho he is ash top6 pokemon
@@dracoluciusmalfoy8696 Yea. Charizard is stronger. But Infernape is honestly on about the same level. They both have shown about the same amount of intense fire power in battle.Charizard is the OG, hes stronger and always will be. But Infernape is right under him. My list of Ashs top 6 pokemon would be
6:Greninja
5:Lucario
4:Sceptile
3:Infernape
2:Charizard
1:Pikachu.
@@CLArden sadly infernape does not have better feats than lucario greninja or sceptile(arguably)...they are close but infernape should be in 6th imo
I think Leon was technically Ash’s main rival in Journey’s.
No because they just had the one battle. Bea and Ash went back and forth and were in the same class like true rivals. Rivals grow together. Leon was the strongest already and Ash was a scrub.
Idk honestly when I was watching journey ash felt like a background character so I stopped watching after a bit because I just found journey boring
@@youtubepunisher8695 They actually battled twice. That’s more than Morrison and the same amount as Gary. Lol
No, in Journeys, Ash's rivals were supposed to be Bea and Iris
@@adithnew Okay, but Ash is done with Bea after halfway through the series. Leon is still the goal here. Everyone else is a literal secondary rival. Bea, Iris, Rinto, Marnie, and Raihan as well. Bea does get a little bit more screen time with three different battles, but that’s pretty much it.
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He said main rival. Kiawe is more like a friend.
@@azer9720 bro, Kiawe is constantly portaid as ashes rival.
@@LuneToon maybe but not the MAIN rival.
@@azer9720 he is a main rival tho- there are 2 main rivals in sun and moon
@@LuneToon yeah maybe
Paul made me question Ash way of fighting because he gave us results. Honestly I think Paul was more impactful than Gary could ever be.
Paul had a bond with his Pokémon just like ash it was just different but all his Pokémon agreed to how Paul was and how he did things
Sawyer is crying in the corner😭.
I can feel u
Man sawyer really need some justice
@@dzik49ilol #SawyerSupremacy
I would personally choose Paul as Ash’s best rival. Alain being second. Ash and Paul had massive character development especially involving raising chimchar
Paul is hands down the most iconic and best rival. That last battle with infernape and electivire was electrifying. Gary is a close second though
You had to do the pun there, right?
I would've ranked Paul higher than Garry. I know Garry is the OG and was a jerk too but I think Paul's persona is of a perfect rival.
Paul always reminded me of silver for sum weird reason
He was based on him so that is way
cus paul is a bootleg silver
(for legal reasons this is a joke)
Paul is deff the best rival personally for me , the character development both ash and paul had throughout the series , the hatred at first and respect at last , the battle they had in the sinnoh league and lake acuity, the chimchar plot , everything was so well done. Ash and paul also learned a lot from each other and they see each other like every few episodes of the anime. Paul’s really strong too , if he had a Pokémon that could mega evolve , do a z move or gigantamax , he most likely would’ve got in the masters 8- , Gary is great and all but he’s just a nostalgic rival, he’s strong but just not to Paul’s level in battling
Paul is the best he is the true rival and pushed him and his sinnoh team to be the very best whether it's in DP anime or Journeys
X and y were just truly a masterpiece
Fr too bad it's so good that people hate it
Fax. In my opinion it is the best season along with the journeys season
Yes, four things that were the best in x and y :
1. Mega Evolution ( My favourite phenomenom )
2. The Best Ash's ship ( Ash x Serena )
3. The coolest pokémon that it ever existed ( ash-greninja )
4. The best Ash style that it ever existed ( x and y Ash is the ash with most drip )
Yup. Also, my favorite thing about the XY/XYZ anime is the mega evolution specials and the team flare arc.
Masterpiece? Really? I mean, I enjoyed and liked XY but there's some problems with their writing and some rushed moments, so... is not the best, sorry.
if Gary wasn't first I'd be surprised. Guy seriously got 10 badges when he only needed 8 to qualify. he got 2 extra badges to to salt the wound more.
I honestly think Paul was Ash's best rival. Paul's own brother said how much his brother and Ash were polar opposites on how they viewed and treated their Pokemon. Ash also had to come up with top-tier strategies to try and defeat Paul, and in the Sinnoh League, it was only through Infernape's pure willpower that I feel Ash was only able to win that fight. In the end, Paul hadn't really changed, but he could admit that Ash was the better trainer.
Pov : you didn't paid the editor enough
Pay*
I think Gary and Paul should switch places. The problem with Gary as a rival is that the dynamic is essentially comparing him and Ash for more than half of their rivalry is more tall than actual show. Yes, it’s true Gary had been a step ahead, but all his accomplishments feel more hyped up compared to what we actually see of him. In my opinion, I actually find that rather underwhelming on Gary’s part. Would you rather hear about his accomplishments and capabilities, or actually see them?
Paul on the other hand was handled correctly from start-to-finish. The dynamic with Ash was always actually building towards something, and created a more compelling, concrete, constructive, but also profound and challenging storyline between the two as trainers. Also, Paul’s capabilities and prowess were actually shown instead of merely talked about, making it all the more impactful when Paul defeats Ash and other trainers, and shows Ash that he’s got some catching up to do. Everything was more cohesive and much more fleshed out/better developed.
Also, I think Paul was generally much more interesting than Gary as a whole. From his dynamic with Ash, their contrasts, from how Paul proves himself as a rival, how Paul operates, his motivation, his battles, etc.
Leon laughing in the corner 🤣🤣
Leon isn't his rival.
@@alderlopezcastro4928 leon was his main rival in journeys
He should be in 4
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He said main rival
Yea but sawyer was also mainline
Gosh is a companion
Bruh auto correct
Goh
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sawyer is like kind of a easy rival..😅 However that already showed in the anime 🧢
@@mibrahim18 Bro almost beat Greninja, wdym?
@@mibrahim18 well I mean Sawyer was pretty strong as he nearly beat Greninja but I know what you mean
@@mibrahim18 kiawe doesnt even have 6 pokemons but sawyer is the easy one😭😭
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In which part of the anime?
I searched who it was and I guess he wasn't the MAIN rival.
@@azer9720 True, but he was still one of, if not the best rivals ash had. He had some great development from not being able to beat ash to bring as equally strong as him, even beating greninja. His battle with ash in the Kalos league was also an amazing battle with great animation.
@@minepromystical2020 I see
Even I have to admit the battle with Ash and both Paul and Alain was quiet sick
Gary was a great rival. But Paul was the best rival, he was the opposite of Ash. Had the most influence on Ash in terms of rivals,
I guess Paul is more important for Ash’s plot than Gary… so I think you could change their positions
nah brooo
garyyyyy kanto team >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> whole paul team
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Leon was never in the chat
If paul isn't 1, the list is objectively wrong
This dude is wrong on all of his shitty takes, this shouldn’t come as a surprise to you lol. Dude is delusional 😂
I agree
Others : Paul
Him : "PhAWUL"
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Who barry
@@cyberrgg6452the yellow hair guy that wears a green scarf in the unova anime
@@guzmashuji nah it was sinnoh or you might be trolling
@@ficdm825he was not sinnoh he literally beat ash in the unova league
@@hotdogkid9015 thats Cameron not Barry check your facts bro.
Sawyer: *Sad underrated noises*
I would switch Gary and Paul just cause Paul felt more like a fr obstacle and someone who showed ash there is more than one way to make Pokémon strong and almost all his Pokémon agree with his training methods he has a bond with his Pokémon different from ash but with almost the same strength
How the hell is Bea on this list, but not Ritchie or Sawyer?
Exactly 💯
Sawyer also had more battles with Ash than Bea did,Bea battled him three times, so it was a missed opportunity to have Sawyer battle ash in journeys
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I guess he wasn't the MAIN rival.
Cameron is lucky to have left before he got ranked, definitely dead last. Worse than Ritchie, Morrison or even Trip!
Forget Cameron what about Barry?!
Edge lord himself 💀 that has some new meaning these days
No Ritchie, Casey, Nando...Nando was the man, chill and had a theme to his team, and played beautiful music
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Listen to the first part of the video
@@thatboyminussawyer is ash's main rival in xy. Especially given that he came before alain,alain was honestly just a roadblock so ash doesn't win the kalos league.
Sawyer is definitely a main rival
@@ImyIsStillHere to me,sawyer is like a near equal to Paul. Both are really perfect rivals for ash. Alain is overrated as hell,god damnit!
@@pixelsaidon5032 very true
''Ash's strongest rival''
Tobias: Am I A joke to you?
He is not a rival
@@justanordinaryguy658 tobias aka ash's nightmare
Tobias isn’t a rival :/ he’s just a random character that won the league
Tobias wasn’t even a rival really he was a character the writers had to use to nerf ash cause they made him too op at the end of diamond and pearl
First of these I lowkey agree with (I put Paul ahead but Gary is also top tier)
I can’t believe sawyer isn’t on this list
Also Ritchie is missing
Morrison was a good friend. Also is anybody not gonna talk about the fact that most of his rivals are never seen again.
Harrison
@@theultimategamer8322 no I’m talking about morrison
I agree for the most part, but still Richie should’ve been in there.
Paul is the best rival of ash. Best 6v6 battle of all time
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sawyer deserves a spot, he learned so much from ash and he almost beat ash
You should rank all of ash Ketchums final rival battles
Sawyer was also a good rival in XYZ series
If Alain is the main rival, so is Leon.
But I think the main rival in XY is Sawyer.
Saywer is the first one to debut in the anime
Coming in dead last we have morrison..this guy sucks was so funny 😂
I feel like Leon was Ash's main rival in Jou5rnies. , though Bea was pretty cool.
Leon is literally the worst always flaunting his undefeated status I swept his team in 5 minutes. Cynthia is much more harder.
Shade thrown at trip!
0:13 lol
Paul deserves first place
I was obsessed with Pokémon from gen 1-4 and not even I remember the 7th place guy
me who for some reason was like jessie and James! JESSIE AND JAMES!
they're the villains, not rivals
Personally I feel Paul should be on top and trip should be in the bottom.
“The Edge Lord”💀💀💀
"The edge lord himself" 💀
Ngl gladdion and ash’s rivalry remind me of sonic and shadow.
Finally proper respect given to Gary mf oak
The og gangster 💀
Nah, Gary was a asshole, he didn't contribute anything. imo, my favorite rival was Gladion. He was badass despite his crippling arthritis
might be the first list I 100% agree with
besides the gary placing I agree tbh
Gary Oak is a classic
1-Paul
2-Gary
3-Alain
4-Leon
5-Gladion
6-Sawyer
7-Harrison
8-Kiawe
9-Bea
10-Trip
tbh for me Paul is num1 and Gary at num2. For me Paul’s character development has got to be the best out of all of Ash’s rivals
Paul should’ve been arrested for pokémon abuse.
Kiawe : Do I not exist👁👄👁
Leon is technically a rival
Paul was actually best rival ever
1 - Paul
2 - Gary
3 - Gladion
Sawyer: Am I a joke to you?
Would personally put Paul over Ash for his narrative importance and exposure. Infact he was explored so well that we get a well drawn backstory of him.
But it's your opinion anyway to put Gary above, which I respect
Hardest question
Which can be classified as eternal rivals
Option A) Gai and Kakashi
B) Satoshi and Higeru
I love Alain tbh👌🔥🔥
Same. Also a hot take: Alain is my favorite Pokémon character.
Same
Garrys rivalry is emotion. 😅
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F**k Leon!
I was waiting for Gary Motherfucking Oak❤️ Easily the absolute best.
The gangsta 😂
unova hate is starting to anger me. that is the series that got me into pokemon and kept me into pokemon. i loved trip personally. i loved his surperior as a kid
I've only sporadically seen the anime, and I've literally never seen #3 ever. I knew everyone else through bits I've seen or through the internet, but never #3
Quick question, do you actually remember all the rivals? Or do you skip out on the rest of them for no reason?
1. Paul
2. Gary
3. Alain
4. Gladion
5. Sawyer
6. Trip
I respect Bea’s skills and focus as a Fighting-Type trainer.
Never let bro cook
Sawyer will always be my favorite.
Me waiting gary in last☕
me when no stephan, the true unova rival
Gary, Paul, Alain, Sawyer and Gladion are the greatest rivals.
Someone like allan and serena who just pops up and be extremely good at stuff are not the type of character i liked. The character i liked are the character that started fresh , fallen into deep lose and come back to develop
Paul and Gary
@@uvr4402 yeah they grow alongside ash , garry grows overconfident while paul grows too tough to his pokemon
@@legiondevil3524 🐐🐐s
I think you got your characters mixed up, how is Serena a character that pops up and is good she had to wait 40 episodes to even do anything
Sinnoh stan 🚮
I'd personally switch gary and paul, but I'm definitely not mad
I think people are just overhating on Trip right now. I get it, the writers really wanted to replicate the same aura Paul had with Trip, but they failed. But credit where is due, Trip did become better in the latter part of BW. So cut my man some slack
I have literally been saying that ash and Alain needed a rematch, and I was so ticked off that it didn’t happen
The pic of Gary💀💀