Top 10 Toughest Ash Ketchum Battles

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  • Going over the Top 10 Toughest Ash Ketchum battles from the Pokémon Anime Ft. ‪@MysticUmbreon‬
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  • @J2ojuiced95
    @J2ojuiced95 3 роки тому +715

    Ash vs Tobias was basically Ash vs the writers, so you can’t get any tougher than that.

    • @jedidude6358
      @jedidude6358 3 роки тому +88

      The writers are without a doubt the main villains of the show. They have the power to manipulate everything from the story writing to Ash's character whatever they want for profit lol.

    • @sooners2037
      @sooners2037 3 роки тому +28

      If I remember right even the Director of that episode was even pissed about Tobias believer it was in a tweet that he mentions it

    • @infamousplayer8772
      @infamousplayer8772 3 роки тому +31

      Ash vs the constant need to keep making money by making him lose. It's literally impossible.

    • @AB-ii5pi
      @AB-ii5pi 3 роки тому +6

      Funny that this was mentioned in the latest episode of Pokemon journey’s 😅

    • @PatZalatoris
      @PatZalatoris 3 роки тому +21

      Let's admit that that battle was against the top 2, yes ash only made it to the top 4, but ash deserved the 2nd place spot due to him defeating 2, 2 of tobias' legendary pokemon, while no other trainer even the technical second place trainer was able to defeat darkrai

  • @21Raph___A
    @21Raph___A 3 роки тому +548

    Ash's toughest battles tend to be my favorites. The higher the stakes, the better written I believe the fight is.

    • @castform7
      @castform7 3 роки тому +36

      Definitely agree. There are exceptions though (*cough* Tobias *cough*).

    • @justalpha9138
      @justalpha9138 3 роки тому +5

      That's mostly the rule

    • @luistyleralvarez6702
      @luistyleralvarez6702 3 роки тому +1

      I agree raph

    • @teamvortx7016
      @teamvortx7016 3 роки тому +10

      @@castform7 I don’t know why poeple are so mad at Tobias.he was one of the best ways to make ash lose.i am glad they didn’t return a random character whom we don’t know and defeat him with some random Pokemon’s or a trainer like Harrison.people often complain about Alain and Tobias when in reality they were one of the best ways to make ash lose after ash’s lose againl Harrison though

    • @zen1210
      @zen1210 3 роки тому +3

      I like Tobias battle. It is one of very good battle

  • @saquibahmadkhan3198
    @saquibahmadkhan3198 3 роки тому +543

    Fun fact : Ash would have won the Kalos league if his cap was backwards

  • @saahilsabi5152
    @saahilsabi5152 3 роки тому +412

    No one:
    Not even a single soul:
    Paul's Ursaring: *UNLIMITED POWER!!!*

    • @jamalbruna4121
      @jamalbruna4121 3 роки тому +25

      I wish Paul used it in Ash’s league battle instead of mons like Ninjask or Agrron that don’t do anything.

    • @SpiritedFalcon
      @SpiritedFalcon 3 роки тому +23

      @@jamalbruna4121 nah, Infernape would've stomped Ursaring.

    • @arandomcommenter0135
      @arandomcommenter0135 3 роки тому +2

      POWERRRRR

    • @laxusstrauss5945
      @laxusstrauss5945 3 роки тому +10

      @@jamalbruna4121 i mean ninjask completely overpowered gliscor
      If it wasn't for infernape who used an underground flare blitz which is impossible to avoid and a priority it would be way difficult to beat
      And aggron overpowered Pikachu
      But i agree that he should have used it

    • @arandomcommenter0135
      @arandomcommenter0135 3 роки тому

      @Rockstar Zombie just why lol

  • @TSLstudio2010
    @TSLstudio2010 3 роки тому +148

    I have said it multiple times already, but really want that brandon return in Journeys!

    • @castform7
      @castform7 3 роки тому +11

      He even has some incentive with the 2 new Regis.

    • @eljordinio7647
      @eljordinio7647 3 роки тому +9

      @@castform7 if he adds those two plus regigigas to his team he's gonna have the full regi set at his disposal. Then he'll be even more insanely broken than the freak Tobias

    • @Spyro101
      @Spyro101 3 роки тому +7

      Well atleast wulkner is coming back in 3 weeks or so

    • @eljordinio7647
      @eljordinio7647 3 роки тому +4

      @@Spyro101 it's Volkner for Arceus sake

    • @Spyro101
      @Spyro101 3 роки тому +3

      @@eljordinio7647 sorry :/

  • @averymerrick
    @averymerrick 3 роки тому +141

    Tobias man.
    Screw those Pokémon writers.

    • @mystery8820
      @mystery8820 3 роки тому +17

      And screw Goh!
      For stealing the spotlight when he is NOT supposed to be the lead protagonist.

    • @YlO414
      @YlO414 3 роки тому

      Don't be surprised if Tobias returns in the next 2 episodes of Pokemon Journeys

    • @Ghoulofidiocy2917
      @Ghoulofidiocy2917 3 роки тому +3

      @@mystery8820 like dude,is he a character from the pokemon go world like he catched a fucking suicune in a normal pokeball

    • @Warlord_Megatron
      @Warlord_Megatron 2 роки тому +2

      Screw Alain Man. I can bear Tobias considering that he was just a hacker but Alain!? Seriously!?
      That guy... I hate him.

  • @ThePokeRaf
    @ThePokeRaf 3 роки тому +193

    Yo, I forgot how rough Roxie was! But this list is so damn accurate for real. Tobias… ergh 🙄😂 Great video bros!

    • @akatsuki3347
      @akatsuki3347 3 роки тому +4

      Eat slugs

    • @shomeats871
      @shomeats871 3 роки тому +4

      “How rough” lol

    • @greninjassj691
      @greninjassj691 2 роки тому

      Roxie was actually one of my favorite gym battles as a kid, nowadays I probably would have it a little lower but it's still in my top 10.

  • @karenbonds264
    @karenbonds264 3 роки тому +268

    I still hope that in Journeys, Ash will get a Rematch against everyone he lost a League to.
    If that's the case, then finally beating Mr. Action Tobias Replay will be some next level catharsis.

    • @eljordinio7647
      @eljordinio7647 3 роки тому +35

      All he needs are his powerhouses like Charizard, Lucario, Sceptile the Darkrai Slayer, Dragonite, Snorlax and Pikachu, and he should b good against Tobias

    • @abishikthebenezer5458
      @abishikthebenezer5458 3 роки тому +27

      @@eljordinio7647 I wuld want ash to use his Aces... So here's my team.. Pikachu, Charizard, Sceptile, Infernape, Lycanrock and Greninja ( if greninja does not return by this time then Lucario/ Dragonite can take this spot) but ik sure this is not gonna happen.. his old Pokemon are gonna rot in the lab thts it...

    • @Interiorcrocodilealigator10838
      @Interiorcrocodilealigator10838 3 роки тому +5

      Ash def gotta use some cheater juice to beat tobias. Bring back the gren, pikachu, mega evolve the charizard, the last three between snorlax, sceptile, ape, incineroar, melmetal, naganadel, Dnite, gengar, or lucario

    • @DMS_Shisui
      @DMS_Shisui 3 роки тому +6

      @PearlEaglit Lycanroc's pretty tanky in the anime. It took about 4 counters + 2 Stone Edges from Gladion's Lycanroc and still won. Sceptile managed to beat Tobias' Darkrai, who had relatively full health at the time. Dracovish is strong, but its best feats were beating Iris' weakened Dragonite with a 4x super effective Ice Fang. Dragonite's incredibly durable, definitely one of his best. Heracross is great, but it kinda pales in comparison with a lot of the others.

    • @abishikthebenezer5458
      @abishikthebenezer5458 3 роки тому +2

      @PearlEaglit the reason I took both infernape and Charizard is cause.. infernape is fighting type too and Charizard is flying type(I mean it has flying type attacks) and Lycanrock is weak??? Mann!! Thts one tough Pokemon... Imagine getting back up after 4 counters and the sky drop by braviery.. I don't think any Pokemon wuld stand up after falling frm tht... CMG to sceptile.. sceptile did not get much chances after evolving.. it did perform well in the battle frontier and with tht less experience it beat a fucking Darkrai tht was seaming invincible.... Yes melmetal is mythical so he may use it as advantage.. but even without legendaries ash can best Tobias with his Aces of all regions... In the anime ash uses one of his worst Pokemon against Tobias except sceptile and Pikachu.... Let's see.. but I don't see any of his old Pokemon CMG to his team to battle.. because his current team on its own is powerful... His dragonite has proved to be incredible although it's attacks seams to be too slow.. consideri vs iris using dragon claw or destroyer beam it was damm slow but still it has gr8 resilience.. lucario needs more screentime.. hoping they'll make a new type of evolution named Aura Bond or smt... Cause we know Ash has Aura within him...

  • @karisu4598
    @karisu4598 3 роки тому +43

    The fact that 3 Battle Frontier battles made it into the list really shows how tough the BF was for Ash as a whole.

    • @itisiumair4358
      @itisiumair4358 2 роки тому +4

      Damn. I didn't know Ash had a boyfriend

    • @katelynkohls236
      @katelynkohls236 2 роки тому +1

      @@itisiumair4358 i think he meant bf for battle frontier

    • @sheagaier7582
      @sheagaier7582 Рік тому

      Fact: the frontier brains are just as powerful as elite 4 members!

    • @pokegameryt8756
      @pokegameryt8756 Місяць тому

      ​@@sheagaier7582true

  • @DigiWarriorCallum
    @DigiWarriorCallum 3 роки тому +122

    Tobias... AKA, Action Replay, the character.
    And I use 'character' loosely.

    • @Khrystarlite
      @Khrystarlite 3 роки тому +9

      I also refer to him as the badly executed Red proxy. Imagine if everything stayed the same, but it was some silent guy with a red hat sweeping with Mewtwo and Charizard.

    • @averytubestudios
      @averytubestudios 3 роки тому +12

      My headcanon for Tobias’ team is Darkrai, Latios, Feebas, Magikarp, Sunkern, and Wurmple.

    • @MsBaijayanti
      @MsBaijayanti 3 роки тому +8

      @@Khrystarlite Damn everyone would have become crazy if red came

    • @swirling565
      @swirling565 3 роки тому +8

      @@averytubestudios mine is darkahi, latios, 4 level 5 starlys

    • @adinarayan.p2035
      @adinarayan.p2035 3 роки тому +5

      @@averytubestudios haha

  • @thechipmaster1308
    @thechipmaster1308 3 роки тому +145

    Ash:gets a god of Pokémon.Tobias:hey that’s mine!

    • @karthus006
      @karthus006 3 роки тому +13

      Or...
      Goh: I am finally able to catch Mew! *prepares to throw Poke Ball*
      Tobias: Nope, it's mine. *Throws Master Ball*

    • @Warlord_Megatron
      @Warlord_Megatron 2 роки тому

      @@karthus006 Goh: 😦...💀

    • @shortsiscool2855
      @shortsiscool2855 Рік тому

      Goh: pulls out a Glock and shoots the master ball
      Also goh: pulls out a PokeBall and catches mew first try

  • @fernansanchez6331
    @fernansanchez6331 3 роки тому +75

    Ash's hardes battle: Metapod vs Metapod.

    • @eljordinio7647
      @eljordinio7647 3 роки тому

      More like a joke since they barely hurt each other

    • @Emobullymaguire
      @Emobullymaguire 3 роки тому

      @@eljordinio7647 your sense of humour is so good

    • @eljordinio7647
      @eljordinio7647 2 роки тому

      @Subpatt X I knew that was a joke so don't say I got a sense of humour

    • @Bhuvan_MS
      @Bhuvan_MS 2 роки тому

      Loll

  • @jedidude6358
    @jedidude6358 3 роки тому +33

    #1: Ash vs His inability to age

  • @youngclueless7364
    @youngclueless7364 3 роки тому +213

    The fact that Ash managed to KO Tobias' Darkrai, who singlehandedly swept all of his previous opponents, is a feat in and of itself

    • @visionaryvjae5641
      @visionaryvjae5641 3 роки тому +41

      It also swept the finals, Ash literally lost that league to plot

    • @eljordinio7647
      @eljordinio7647 3 роки тому +6

      @@visionaryvjae5641 this is why ash shouldn't have legendaries. And no melmetal and naganadel don't count

    • @eljordinio7647
      @eljordinio7647 2 роки тому +1

      @Teetune 07 the fight was STILL a one sided sweep since even without Darkrai ash stood no chance of winning.
      At least every other fight where ash defeats a legendary, it's enough to give ash the victory

    • @renitsukishe8740
      @renitsukishe8740 2 роки тому +1

      @@eljordinio7647 I think that's a bigger reason to give ash a legendary. his boxing a legendary Pokemon that is darkrai! his only using sceptile!
      like imagine your a rookie sniper sniping a legendary enemy that killed the biggest threat with a dead count of 300. but only made him bleed out. but at the same time he snipe your sniper and destroyed it at the same while in the process he injured your jaw. yet the general immediately say's afterwards. "you have no right to hold a better weapon for not immediately killing a legend."

  • @thefanwithoutaface8105
    @thefanwithoutaface8105 3 роки тому +40

    Ash's toughest Opponent: The Writers because they just refuse to let him win when it counts.

    • @nascour5991
      @nascour5991 2 роки тому

      Until alola

    • @edselcervantes6229
      @edselcervantes6229 2 роки тому +1

      My only issue with a Alola cup is it felt like a tournament between friends.

    • @eljordinio7647
      @eljordinio7647 2 роки тому

      @@edselcervantes6229 it was also a tournament between enemies as Guzma was an enemy and threat to pretty much anyone who wasn't on his scum of a team

    • @edselcervantes6229
      @edselcervantes6229 2 роки тому

      @@eljordinio7647 if I defeat all my friends and a stranger in yugioh, does that make me the national champion?

    • @eljordinio7647
      @eljordinio7647 2 роки тому

      @@edselcervantes6229 u become champ by winning the tournament and in said tournament u don't face EVERYONE. Just whoever ur matched up with

  • @fallenherothebasedlegend5723
    @fallenherothebasedlegend5723 3 роки тому +40

    AH yes Ash vs Legendaries was definitely the toughest

  • @lisamann3889
    @lisamann3889 3 роки тому +107

    If it wasn't for Tobias, Ash would've won the sinnoh league.

    • @gerardgarcia8501
      @gerardgarcia8501 3 роки тому +7

      I know

    • @Jerry-fu5po
      @Jerry-fu5po 3 роки тому +25

      Sure because the one who battle with Tobias at final did even worse than Ash. I can tell that he is the second strongest of the league

    • @eljordinio7647
      @eljordinio7647 3 роки тому +9

      Yeah the decision to make ash lose there felt kinda forced just like kalos

    • @urstsdydjtjztzhzgzffzbzbsg6563
      @urstsdydjtjztzhzgzffzbzbsg6563 3 роки тому +3

      If had his primeape it would have creamed that darkai

    • @mattiasolsson1523
      @mattiasolsson1523 3 роки тому

      Yes. Why anime?

  • @isanivids1456
    @isanivids1456 3 роки тому +88

    The toughest battle for people playing the games is the battle of Whitney and her Miltank
    THAT DAMN MILTANK😡

  • @rylyn8037
    @rylyn8037 3 роки тому +28

    Woahh I never thought Tobias Vs Ash would be the toughest

    • @renitsukishe8740
      @renitsukishe8740 2 роки тому

      think about. most of ash's rivals and friends who mind you are elite level got immediately sweep by Tobias darkrai. yet ash is the first person to break his 1 shot spree with darkrai by not even using a legendary Pokemon. it's just a sinnoh starter Pokemon. mind you it's the weakest. no offense it is one of the great starters for any game version period. it just had a disadvantage to the others since it's up against torchic and mudkip. blaziken with that blaze kick is crack. and marshtomp with spamming the move surf is God at this point in the game.

  • @AhmedHussain-ju6xd
    @AhmedHussain-ju6xd 3 роки тому +13

    I love how whenever Paul's ursaring roared it sounded like he was saying "COME HERE"

  • @Sman128
    @Sman128 3 роки тому +35

    The toughest battle has to be Ash’s Pikachu vs the Paris the battle was so intense and very hard for Ash to win

  • @akatsuki3347
    @akatsuki3347 3 роки тому +97

    Charizard vs Articuno was one of the toughest battle.

    • @heavydonkeykong5190
      @heavydonkeykong5190 3 роки тому +14

      Really happy that it didn't feel like Charizard only won because of type matchups. The struggle of that battle genuienly made the victory feel earned.

    • @kerjosani5137
      @kerjosani5137 3 роки тому

      No Charizard vs Magmar was even more tough than Charizard vs Articuno

    • @akatsuki3347
      @akatsuki3347 3 роки тому +3

      @@kerjosani5137 yeah it was tough but against Articuno it was more tough bcoz it was legendary and Articuno was having an upper hand in the battle.

    • @mattiasolsson1523
      @mattiasolsson1523 3 роки тому +1

      That battle is awesome.

    • @javislugo6835
      @javislugo6835 3 роки тому +2

      @@akatsuki3347 not to mention Articuno could use water pulse

  • @ChampionBlaze
    @ChampionBlaze 3 роки тому +19

    When I saw the honorable mentions I was a bit shocked to see battles like Ash Vs Sawyer on the list. But then seeing the battles on the actual top 10, yeah, Those battles were insanely difficult.
    Ash Vs Tobias will forever live on in infamy. 😒 but it was still a good battle 🙃 really couldn’t agree more with also adding 3 battles from the Battle Frontier.

  • @MarkHogan994
    @MarkHogan994 3 роки тому +12

    Ash vs Tyson from the Hoenn League should've had an honorable mention, I know a lot of people dislike the Hoenn league but that battle had a lot of epic moments, and both Tyson's Metagross and his Meowth were tough as hell.

  • @lauzuli137
    @lauzuli137 3 роки тому +24

    Seeing Tobias in the thumbnail immediately makes me kinda annoyed due to how he robbed Ash from a win at the Sinnoh League

    • @eljordinio7647
      @eljordinio7647 3 роки тому +5

      And gave him a humiliating defeat

    • @Azzie-z3b
      @Azzie-z3b 3 роки тому

      @@eljordinio7647 It wasn't humiliating at all. He's the only guy who took out Darkrai and Latios. That would've gotten him mad respect... which disappears immedietly after he goes to Unova

    • @eljordinio7647
      @eljordinio7647 3 роки тому

      @@Azzie-z3b he went from having the best battle of his life to getting brutally destroyed in spite of taking down two of his opponent's six. That shouldn't be how ur league run shoud end. It's humiliating cos of how rushed it was and the fact that ash stood zero chance of winning. Even Sceptile and Pikachu Alone couldn't turn the tide
      Ash may get props for beating two legendaries but getting ripped apart like that was just disrespectful

    • @ianr.navahuber2195
      @ianr.navahuber2195 3 роки тому +1

      @@Azzie-z3b Cameron makes tobias look like a reasonable defeat

    • @saricubra2867
      @saricubra2867 2 роки тому

      @@ianr.navahuber2195 Ash was pretty dumb in Black & White anime, that is a pretty low bar, also, Black & White pulled a thing that is worse than Tobías, Pikachu losing to a lvl 5 Sniny.

  • @laxusstrauss5945
    @laxusstrauss5945 3 роки тому +5

    Ash vs Paul was legendary
    The only battle which gave me chills in the series

    • @Ruffgi
      @Ruffgi 3 роки тому +1

      I watched it with my cousins, we screamed so hard in that episode that my father thought in were in the world cup.

    • @laxusstrauss5945
      @laxusstrauss5945 3 роки тому

      @@Ruffgi Lmao same
      Infernape using flamethrower after blaze activation still amazes me

  • @AN-in4vt
    @AN-in4vt 3 роки тому +35

    9:20
    Why the heck does Heracross get no love, that thing did big damage with Megahorn and people always forget it.

    • @jorgegajardo5180
      @jorgegajardo5180 3 роки тому +2

      He suplex'd a tank on one of the early episodes, thing was a beast.

    • @eljordinio7647
      @eljordinio7647 3 роки тому +1

      Sceptile was the one who got the kill so he gets the credit

    • @padfoot3014
      @padfoot3014 2 роки тому +1

      Even swellow doesn't get much love yes It fainted at once fighting latios but it was a beast in hoenn everyone forgets about it

    • @eljordinio7647
      @eljordinio7647 2 роки тому +1

      @@padfoot3014 you'd think with all its impressive feats it would be enough to topple a legendary. Sceptile beat one (albeit a mythical) and unlike torkoal, Swellow doesn't suck

    • @padfoot3014
      @padfoot3014 2 роки тому +1

      @@eljordinio7647 yes actually sceptilewas able to beat darkrai since darkrai took a lot of damage from gible and heracross so sceptile defeated but still that's very impressive

  • @shimmy4808
    @shimmy4808 3 роки тому +15

    Wow Tobias sunkern, magikarp, weedle, and caterpie want to battle too smh.

  • @adityaghuge4616
    @adityaghuge4616 3 роки тому +3

    #1. Ash vs Paul ( Sinnoh league ). What a battle it was!!!! The climax was most intense!!!!! The main highlight was drapion and Electwire vs Infernape

  • @sureshviji3412
    @sureshviji3412 2 роки тому +5

    Not only was Ash vs Paul's first 6v6 tough battle wise but it was also tough mental wise.

    • @eljordinio7647
      @eljordinio7647 2 роки тому +1

      Not to mention Paul completely wiped the floor with ash

    • @sureshviji3412
      @sureshviji3412 2 роки тому +1

      @@eljordinio7647 true

    • @jakandratchet9930
      @jakandratchet9930 9 місяців тому

      It was also a battle that legitimately hospitalized Ash’s Pokémon, which doesn’t happen too often, even when he loses.
      I mean, sure heading to the Pokémon centre is a regular thing, but it doesn’t often happen where the Pokémon are actually wrapped up in bandages and take longer to heal.

  • @vzmo
    @vzmo 2 роки тому +4

    I feel like Ash vs Candice is underrated, he was getting one shot by her abomasnow, I thought he was going to rematch her (just like me during my brilliant diamond playthrough) but that Chimchar win was epic when he was snowboarding

  • @reddyNB5131
    @reddyNB5131 3 роки тому +11

    Dude the anime creators are like “crap Ash is too powerful. We need someone to beat him. AHA! Let’s make someone with ALL FRICKING LEGENDAIRES”. An thus Tobias was born

    • @reddyNB5131
      @reddyNB5131 3 роки тому

      @@stephaniecronin2056 Yes I agree

    • @mask938
      @mask938 3 роки тому

      And they never used Tobias again. He was created soley to make Ash lose and the writers decided to discard him after he fulfilled that purpose.

    • @eljordinio7647
      @eljordinio7647 3 роки тому +1

      One of his most unacceptable league losses to date. At least ash vs Alain was a close fight and we got to know Alain before it

    • @eljordinio7647
      @eljordinio7647 3 роки тому

      @@stephaniecronin2056 there is nothing cool about this broken monster

    • @elijahpadilla5083
      @elijahpadilla5083 3 роки тому +1

      The crazy thing? Tobias's team was supposed to be movie references, according to the storyboarding that said he would also have a Lucario and an Entei.
      So . . .
      Spell of the Unown, Heroes, Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, and Rise of Darkrai were the four movies that were picked to be "represented" by the team that would stomp Ash, before the writers realized he wouldn't need to fight four to lose.

  • @Jerry-fu5po
    @Jerry-fu5po 3 роки тому +21

    8:18 Alain after 2 guillotines hit : Welcome to French (Kalos) Mother F

    • @denilramos2337
      @denilramos2337 3 роки тому

      Intentionally or not, that was a cool historical reference.

  • @ganoninthepit
    @ganoninthepit 3 роки тому +5

    Nice list!
    One thing I'd like to point out is that against Flint, once Ash brought out Pikachu and showed him off, Flint told his Infernape that he could fight going all-out. So while he was decisively stronger, Pikachu forced Flint's ace to put in all of his effort. And he even took eight attacks + several Volt Tackle recoils!

    • @laxusstrauss5945
      @laxusstrauss5945 3 роки тому

      Nah flint infernape fight with all his strength only against Garshomp that's pretty obvious just look at his expression facing garshomp and how calm it was smashing Pikachu
      Against Pikachu he was clearly holding back

    • @ganoninthepit
      @ganoninthepit 3 роки тому

      @@laxusstrauss5945 Flint himself told Infernape that they could go all-out against this opponent and Infernape agreed.
      Obviously though Garchomp gave him much more resistance.

  • @DWAkhaten
    @DWAkhaten 3 роки тому +5

    9:55 I always chuckle at how much Zac hates Tobias.

  • @TSLstudio2010
    @TSLstudio2010 3 роки тому +10

    Can't wait for tomorrows episode!! :D

    • @Ruffgi
      @Ruffgi 3 роки тому

      Me too! Planning on posting on Twitter and try to make her name trend

  • @sunnypa7101
    @sunnypa7101 3 роки тому +8

    My top 5 fav battles are
    5: Ash v Gary
    4: Ash v Kukui
    3: Ash v Alain
    2: Ash v Sawyer
    1: Ash vs Paul ( C'mon it's totally a battle of their mindsets of how a trainer should be)

  • @theonlyhikaru
    @theonlyhikaru 3 роки тому +3

    Ash vaguely talked about his battle with Tobias's Darkrai in the latest episode of Journeys and boy did it bring back memories

  • @hasansayyed8850
    @hasansayyed8850 Рік тому +2

    Now ash's toughest battle was Ash vs leon

  • @pokelover1743
    @pokelover1743 3 роки тому +4

    ash's toughest battles are always a treat to watch. they're usually so well written except *cough cough* tobias who can barely be called a character. he's basically jiren without the characterization: he just exists to be a wall. nothing more, nothing less

    • @jedidude6358
      @jedidude6358 3 роки тому +1

      And the worst part is that Jiren is already an inferior version of Toguro from Yu yu hakusho so you know how bad Tobias is when he's even worse than that.

  • @averymerrick
    @averymerrick 3 роки тому +21

    Creator Backlash: A lot of the writers for the anime were just as upset about *having to have Ash lose the Kalos League to Alain because of the execs* as much as fans were. Word has it a few of them even quit in disgust.

    • @mystery8820
      @mystery8820 3 роки тому +4

      Is that true? Do you have an article?

    • @eljordinio7647
      @eljordinio7647 3 роки тому +1

      So why did they do it anyway?!
      If they wanted ash to win they should have just let him

    • @elijahpadilla5083
      @elijahpadilla5083 3 роки тому +6

      @@eljordinio7647 The executives blocked the idea. The boys with the big desks said no, Ash-Greninja can't claim a tournament.

    • @eljordinio7647
      @eljordinio7647 3 роки тому +1

      @@elijahpadilla5083 those boys were idiots. They could have just made ash lose in the top 4 then and have ash face Sawyer in the quarterfinals, or, heck, just made him lose by forfeit in the first round. If they were gonna be this stubborn to not let ash win here, they shouldn't have hyped up the league so much

    • @elijahpadilla5083
      @elijahpadilla5083 3 роки тому +1

      @@eljordinio7647 They needed to stall just enough episodes until Alola came out, though, and XY didn't exactly let off the gas.

  • @RobertMcGill
    @RobertMcGill 3 роки тому +19

    I really wanted to know the rest of Tobias' Pokemon that he had when he took on Ash. The fact that he had 2 very rare and hard to find Pokemon in Darkai and Latios is incredible. Darkai took out 3 of Ash's Pokemon with ease showed how powerful it was.

    • @tedgruver7618
      @tedgruver7618 3 роки тому +3

      My best guess, Tobias’s team consists of primarily Legendary and Mythical Pokémon.

    • @kunalbhansali2160
      @kunalbhansali2160 3 роки тому +1

      The writers said he had a Mewtwo

    • @factomaniac1138
      @factomaniac1138 3 роки тому +8

      In Japan it was revealed that 3rd Pokemon was Entei.

    • @factomaniac1138
      @factomaniac1138 3 роки тому +7

      @@kunalbhansali2160 that was fake, it was entei.

    • @hello.9958
      @hello.9958 3 роки тому

      @Is Karthik preety sure that is someone else heatran

  • @logeyperogi1805
    @logeyperogi1805 3 роки тому +2

    I’m very upset that Ash lost to Tobias, it made sense but even so

  • @yashaoftheflames8475
    @yashaoftheflames8475 3 роки тому +3

    **Sees Tobias in the thumbnail **
    Me: And I took that personally

  • @JoaoPedro-im7ur
    @JoaoPedro-im7ur 3 роки тому +3

    I think his battle against Tapu Koko should've made the cut, winning against the Z move Guardian of Alola is quite impressive

  • @Carolanne17
    @Carolanne17 2 роки тому +1

    You can feel Zac's hatred of tobias through the screen lmao

    • @eljordinio7647
      @eljordinio7647 2 роки тому

      We all hate Tobias and for good reason

  • @jediclonekag13
    @jediclonekag13 3 роки тому +1

    I would not be surprised if Tobias returned in "Pokemon Journeys" and competed in the World Coronation Series.

  • @extremetitan1881
    @extremetitan1881 3 роки тому +2

    Tobias Vs ash is what a NPC Vs MC must feel like , or when you go back to an early route and run into a trainer missed on accident.

  • @darienhenley6784
    @darienhenley6784 3 роки тому +3

    Cocky trainer fights Brandon
    Brandon:
    Gets shovel and gravestone

  • @frndsucks7076
    @frndsucks7076 3 роки тому +7

    Man I wish u got out of depression the thing might be a sudden shock to u hope u and raf recovered

  • @amos7464
    @amos7464 3 роки тому +1

    I think fantina should at least deserve a honourable mention spot. Ash had to develop counter shield to win that badge and later paul also adapted that strategy in the sinnoh league against ash

  • @h.a.c.k.3803
    @h.a.c.k.3803 3 роки тому +6

    I NEED SERNA BACK AND/OR GRENINJA

    • @mrknight221
      @mrknight221 3 роки тому

      Dont say that forbidden word, the anipoke community will go nuts!

    • @Ruffgi
      @Ruffgi 3 роки тому

      I only need Hikari ♡

    • @ajoysengupta7581
      @ajoysengupta7581 3 роки тому

      @@RuffgiCame and gone

  • @TheStorytellerAJ
    @TheStorytellerAJ 3 роки тому +2

    Tobias probably had an Entei too sadly. It's shown in the intro of both the Japanese and English opening during the Sinnoh League battling Ash's Pokemon, so if I were to assume, the next Pokemon was certainly that. He was cooked.

  • @Radiance_
    @Radiance_ 3 роки тому +2

    I would put Ash vs Guzma on there. Not only did Ash's pokemon have to deal with Golisopod's poison from his poison jab, but they also had to deal with his armor, which could even block Z-moves. While Ash did have a bit of a lucky break taking down Scizor, Pikachu was exhausted by the end of the fight with Golisopod.

  • @nintendolife25
    @nintendolife25 3 роки тому +2

    I know I’ve already said this on MysticUmbreon’s Top Ten Strongest Trainers in the Anime video but Tobias represents one of those online trainers who would bring a full team of Ubers in an OU battle.

  • @sureshviji3412
    @sureshviji3412 3 роки тому +3

    There is no way Team Rocket didn't try and kidnap Tobias during the league seeing him use legendaries in a Pokeball

    • @TheMan05555
      @TheMan05555 Рік тому +1

      He would have whipped out Arceus had Team Rocket touched him.

  • @Rixec2
    @Rixec2 3 роки тому +1

    I think we're all forgetting Ash's true toughest battle, not just for him, but for many of the audience as well: The Metapod on Metapod Harden battle.

    • @denilramos2337
      @denilramos2337 3 роки тому

      So tough, that episode was actually banned from South Korea.

    • @eljordinio7647
      @eljordinio7647 2 роки тому

      Pls. That fight was a joke

  • @Just_an_Animator47
    @Just_an_Animator47 3 роки тому +1

    Next Video should be on *Top 10 Stupid Ash Ketchum Battles*

  • @nishitbirade8206
    @nishitbirade8206 3 роки тому +3

    This video gives me goosebumps bro and I am not jocking

  • @dakotadoyle7573
    @dakotadoyle7573 3 роки тому +1

    I just want to point out that Ash was the only person in the Sinnoh League Tournament to knock out Tobias's Darkrai

    • @GhostBoyJames
      @GhostBoyJames 3 роки тому

      The entire Sinnoh Region actually.

  • @eldest808
    @eldest808 2 роки тому +1

    Ash deserves a rematch against Tobias in Journey

  • @castform7
    @castform7 3 роки тому +2

    Y'know now that I think about it. The lake Acuity battle against Paul and the League battle against Tobias are very similar. Ash getting battered and bruised while only taking out 2 Pokemon. Funny how the former did so much better with the concept.

    • @jakandratchet9930
      @jakandratchet9930 9 місяців тому

      I probably would’ve included Snorlax and Charizard. Snorlax knows sleep talk, and is quite a heavy hitter.
      And Charizard was another powerhouse as well, and if Ash saw an opportunity, he might’ve used Charizard’s blaze to an even greater degree than Infernape’s.

  • @Ez_sau
    @Ez_sau 3 роки тому +3

    Dude this video looks fire 🔥

  • @brandonc3361
    @brandonc3361 3 роки тому +3

    I bet Tobias did the Dynamax dens and chose the best legendaries to compete in the Sinnoh League

  • @Udbhav77
    @Udbhav77 3 роки тому +1

    Goodra : I'm a pseudo legendary
    Bisharp : I don't care

  • @whitedeath5057
    @whitedeath5057 3 роки тому +2

    I think the battle against Olympia should be higher as it was a double battle and the speed and quick thinking was actually something most battles lack, when I watched it I was amazed

  • @showblox1922
    @showblox1922 3 роки тому +2

    Ash’s toughest battle:
    “Metapod, harden!”

  • @bastien03
    @bastien03 2 роки тому

    Paul's Ursaring appears : Don't cry. Just, run.

  • @heavydonkeykong5190
    @heavydonkeykong5190 3 роки тому +1

    I think Maylene deserves a mention as well. Although Ash managed to get her down to Lucario without any losses, everything turned around after that. Lucario fought its way through Staravia and Chimchar, and Buizel was only able to take it to a draw, and even then, Buizel needed to learn Water Pulse AND (iirc) make use of Swift Swim to do it. Despite all of that, Ash was still ONLY able to score a draw on Maylene, despite everything he had going for him with the momentum of being up 3-1, and Buizel's new move and ability. That Lucario was crazy.

  • @varun5528
    @varun5528 3 роки тому +2

    0:05 he will always be 10

  • @oliviamiller1388
    @oliviamiller1388 3 роки тому +1

    I wish we got to see Ash VS Drayden the Dragon Gym Leader of The Unova Pokemon Region in the Pokemon Black and White Anime TV Series!

    • @eljordinio7647
      @eljordinio7647 3 роки тому

      Shame iris didn't like him or something

  • @tomasstargamer6308
    @tomasstargamer6308 3 роки тому

    Kukui as a honorable mention...? Dude was basically E4 level and the strongest of the whole region, and a Legendary even helped him..

  • @Robertz702
    @Robertz702 3 роки тому +2

    My favorite toughest battles are Ash vs Noland, Ash vs Paul and Ash vs Kukui.

  • @TSLstudio2010
    @TSLstudio2010 3 роки тому +3

    Nolan and Brandon got to be in here :)

  • @bluezayyad1296
    @bluezayyad1296 3 роки тому +1

    I love the ash vs Gary

  • @rirururu4697
    @rirururu4697 3 роки тому +1

    Nice video! While Gary vs Ash was most people's childhood favourite match, mine was actually Ash vs Drake in the orange league. How do you feel about making an opposite of this list like "Top 10 Easiest Ash Ketchum Battles" or "Top 10 Most One-Sided Ash Ketchum Victories"?

  • @wandering_alaska
    @wandering_alaska 2 роки тому

    Ash vs Tobias was straight up writers venting down their all anger on Ash 💀

  • @JustinArtistry
    @JustinArtistry 2 роки тому

    Ash battle with Tobias, and Alain made me feel the most absolute anger.

  • @bmarpit3942
    @bmarpit3942 3 роки тому +2

    I am interested in Zactoshi Gekkouga
    Please more video on that

  • @zaxtersplayz4238
    @zaxtersplayz4238 3 роки тому +1

    10: ash v tobias
    9: ash v wulfric
    8: ash v sawyer (kalos league)
    7: ash v roxie
    6: ash v olympia
    5: ash v nanu
    4: ash v guzma (alola league)
    3: ash v kukui
    2: ash v Alain (kalos league)
    1: ash v Paul (sinnoh league)

  • @DoomSlayerid
    @DoomSlayerid 3 роки тому +1

    Wanna ask tobias what cheat codes he uses

  • @rajalakshmipremkumar251
    @rajalakshmipremkumar251 Рік тому +1

    I don't care what other people think or say
    But I frickin *LOVE* Tobias

  • @supersonicheroes
    @supersonicheroes 3 роки тому +3

    The battles with Alain and Tobias might be tough and intense, but that *doesn’t* mean I have to like them.

    • @eljordinio7647
      @eljordinio7647 3 роки тому +2

      At least ash vs Alain wasn't so one sided

    • @supersonicheroes
      @supersonicheroes 3 роки тому

      @@eljordinio7647 You are correct there, but the fact it was in the finals and Ash lost is a personal berserk button for me. I’m not sure why but watching the main character and/or my favorite character lose in the finals just pisses me off. I can handle any lower place, like top 4, top 8, or even last place, but second place to me hurts way worse.

    • @eljordinio7647
      @eljordinio7647 3 роки тому +3

      @@supersonicheroes in greninja's defence he didn't have any super effective moves against his mega opponent, greninja is kinda frail and Charizard had way more experience to the point where it beat 10 Megas in a row. Greninja had only beaten two

    • @supersonicheroes
      @supersonicheroes 3 роки тому

      @@eljordinio7647 Maybe, but wasn’t it also stated that Ash-Greninja was supposed to be stronger than Mega Evolution once mastered? Even if it wasn’t, they already lost to Alain twice previously, and all the teasing and buildup the writers did that Ash was finally going to win turned out to just be them trolling fans. That’s the real slap in the face, which made me quit the anime for three years.

    • @p3mcthedoor32
      @p3mcthedoor32 3 роки тому +1

      Because they have one thing in common
      Both huge middle fingers to Pokemon fans

  • @justiengubaton1084
    @justiengubaton1084 2 роки тому

    The moment I taught ash gonna win the sinnoh league but then that guy just pulled out Darkrai and latios. I'm so disappointed that time hahahaha

  • @kai-iv7ws
    @kai-iv7ws 3 роки тому +1

    That dude in the thumbnail is just a cheat code implemented in the anime to destroy Ash.

  • @purgeblue
    @purgeblue 3 роки тому +1

    Ash vs tobias shouldn’t really count as the toughest considering Ash used some of his worst possible pokemon he had. Like why did he even consider using Torcoal, it’s his worst pokemon. It got one shot by Dark pulse. Heck Ash knew after the first episode that he had a darkrai so he could have planned ahead by using infernape who is a fighting type and also won his battle against Paul. And the writers gave Tobias’s darkrai ice beam which was effective against Septile and Gible(who should have evolved sooner lets be honest)

  • @RJS23423
    @RJS23423 3 роки тому +1

    I actually liked Ash v Harrison in the Johto League...

  • @IamLegendaryguy1998
    @IamLegendaryguy1998 3 роки тому +1

    Pokémon greatness

  • @hesoocky
    @hesoocky 3 роки тому +2

    damn u and umbreon posted at the same time 🔥

  • @janithernest3929
    @janithernest3929 3 роки тому +3

    Imagine seeing Tobias in journeys

  • @merinkukoojoseph
    @merinkukoojoseph 7 місяців тому

    Hey MysticUmbreon, thank you for giving me the best team for Black 2, I appreciate it .

  • @PinoyRiceCake
    @PinoyRiceCake 3 роки тому +1

    When you realize that Tobias (assuming he joined the World Coronation Series) must have lost to Leon at some point. I'd like to think that Tobias is in either in Top 100 or Top 8. Hoping for a full 6 v 6 rematch for this. I'd also like to see how Tobias reacted when he did lose to Leon, since I think he beat all of the Gym Leaders and the Lily of the Valley Conference with only his Darkrai, excluding his match with Ash.

  • @ileee1
    @ileee1 3 роки тому

    okay after those honorable mentions I'm psyched

  • @vasureddy4121
    @vasureddy4121 3 роки тому

    Ash vs kukui is a tough battle deserved to be on the list

  • @kjiyere7224
    @kjiyere7224 2 роки тому

    10. Ash only won this battle because of luck (Pikachu's static kicked in). I remember him saying at the start of the fight that he wanted it to be 3v3 for a "fair fight."
    9. "Do you really think a Dark type Pokémon user cares about being 'fair'?" -Nanu
    The battle really proved Lycanroc's grit and was vital to his character arc. Tapu Bulu came in clutch with the berry.
    8. Ash's first win against a Legendary! Charizard only won with a last second move and even then, barely.
    7. Anabel was a touch challenge. She could telepathically communicate with her Pokemon.
    6. Ash vs. Gary was top tier. Charizard soloed half of his team.
    5. Ash vs. Paul was peak. It wasn't just a battle of rivals, but a battle of ideals.
    4. Ash vs. Brandon was scary as Ash lost his strongest Pokemon in the first round, leading to the rest of the team having to pick up the slack.
    3. This isn't even a fight. Just a beatdown. At least Ash won the others mentioned above (eventually).
    2. No other battle in Pokemon can get a rise out of me like this.
    1. I don't even consider this a lose. It was still an amazing and entertaining fight.

  • @anildanceandfit4172
    @anildanceandfit4172 2 роки тому

    Alian,s charizard vs grenenja was so intense

  • @terrencelee9366
    @terrencelee9366 3 роки тому

    Ash vs Spencer of the Battle Palace, is on my top 10 list because they trainers got active and not only that the little snack break is real wholesome.

  • @thejunksynchronhero
    @thejunksynchronhero 3 роки тому

    Thank you Mystic for pronouncing garbodor correctly.

  • @cassandraspoelhof3752
    @cassandraspoelhof3752 3 роки тому +3

    Yeah... Ash v Tobias again IS BRUTAL! Not even Heracross learning Sleep Talk was enough to help here like it did against Nando earlier on. Also wow Sleep Talk actually being used in the anime was nice to see.

  • @gitanmathiroban2317
    @gitanmathiroban2317 3 роки тому

    Let's go another Lumiose Trainer Zac vid!