Ash's Rivals RANKED From Weakest to Strongest. 

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Still after that, I just want to know the 6 part of Pokemon Sword and Shield

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i do not know where my brain was at but read sword and sheild im a dummy

Yeah, i hated the fact that Paul didn't enter the championships because "he doesn't like festivities" , i think that was a big excuse made by the writers.

⁠​⁠@@erosgarcia6284 I honestly would’ve loved to have seen a rematch between Paul and Cynthia in the Masters 8. Maybe if instead of Iris being in the Masters 8, she battles Cynthia in the tournament just before the Masters 8 are finalized, like Ash battling Raihan, and the battle plays out the same as it would in the show. Then Paul could’ve battled Cynthia in the Masters 8, if he entered. Only instead of a 3 on 3 battle like the normal tournament stipulation, I can imagine Paul would request a full 6vs6 battle with Cynthia for their battle, which I think Cynthia would accept, and the audience would go crazy for. At this point, I think Paul could either win against Cynthia, or at the very least, defeat most of her Pokémon. If Paul won, he could be offered the position of the Sinnoh Champion. Then in the next round, Paul could’ve battled Ash in a full 6vs6 battle, as Champion Vs Champion. I think the main reason Paul didn’t enter was because he became more interested in learning more about Pokémon, and genuinely took an interest in becoming a Gym Leader instead. I imagine Paul will be the same kind of mentor for challengers that he was to Ash during their battle in Pallet Town. I’m not sure if Paul feels he has to prove anything anymore, especially if he won against Brandon in their rematch, which I’m guessing he did. If he defeated Brandon, I don’t think Paul is obsessed with battling competitively anymore.

@@erosgarcia6284 and hypocritical considering the sinnoh league was a major festivity

@@eljordinio7647 I think Paul honestly made that part up, to hide the reason why he was really in Pallet Town, to seem like the hardass he was to Ash in Sinnoh. I think the reason Paul didn’t enter was because he wanted to learn more about Pokémon, as much as possible to prepare for his Gym. He seems to be genuinely interested in that kind of role. Maybe he wants to be the same kind of Gym Leader for his challengers that he was for Ash. I kinda wish we got another episode with Paul, like in Aim to be a Master, to explain and show that.

I despise that bastard until this day

The thing is, I think he could’ve used those three Pokémon to win against Ash if he really wanted to, especially in Metagross’ case against Gengar. Metagross took the full impact of Will-O-Wisp when it could’ve easily dodged with Agility, like it did with Shadow Ball. Metagross obviously chose not to dodge Will-O-Wisp on purpose to help Gengar prepare for an incoming Meteor Mash and help even the odds for Gengar against Metagross. It was part of Gengar’s training. If Paul wanted to win that battle, he could’ve easily dodged Will-O-Wisp, and used Psychic instead of Meteor Mash against Gengar, or if it knows Zen Headbutt, could’ve used that instead. It makes me wonder what other Pokémon Paul has, and how the ones we’ve seen him use are doing. I imagine they must be even stronger than ever, at least on par with his Masters 8 inspired team, maybe even stronger.

@@jakandratchet9930 Yeah we don't really know paul's full strength or even if those are his strongest pokemon. He didn't enter the masters eight either so who knows

@@epicfan1598 I’m astounded that Paul didn’t even enter the tournament, even though he was definitely more than capable. My only guess is that after Paul’s rematch with Brandon, especially if Paul won, that need to prove himself kinda just went away.

Ash wasn't fighting at his full strength either, he didn't used his Strongest Pokemon Pikachu or any of his gimmicks.

​​@@eclipse2551Base lucario nO diffed raihan's ace With ease Who already had the level for m8 and was leon's former rival In other hand he struggled against paul's newly caught gyarados despite only using resisted moves

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This is the funniest thing I’ve seen all week

Prediction: Serena, Iris and Cilan's rivals are all bottom tier while the top tiers are taken by Gary (technically a rival to Goh) and Zoey

@@insheepsclothing5574 Yeah. And the one in dead last should be Nini.

​​@@northstarpokeshipper2148 legit had to think 5 seconds who the heck was Nini..now I remember I mean she had a gothita, farfetch'd and smoochum and appeared in like 3 episodes

I think that’s why he became interested in being a Gym Leader too! To help train/prepare trainers for the next level.

After what happened in journeys, Paul needs to be ranked ahead of Alain. And Alain needs to be ranked ahead of Diantha. Ash beat Leon, who smacked Alain, who didn't need 5 freaking pokemon to beat Rillaboom unlike Diantha 😂. Meanwhile, even with Ash using his championship team, it STILL took two of his pokemon learning new moves for him to defeat Paul. 1. Ash 2. Leon 3. Cynthia 4. Steven 5. Paul 6. Alain 7. Diantha 8. Iris 9. Lance 10. Raihan

Do u know who I think should of came back 1 ash 2 leon 3 Cynthia 4 steven 5 Paul 6 alain 7 diantha 8 gladion

I wonder how Paul would do against Alain.

@@marqueesiohays can someone talk about how we needed ash to battle all his past rivals again maybe a pokemon sword and shield series for Zac

Yes I have the same opinion(and this main theme song so amazing)

Infernapes blaze is broken

With blaze, Infernape is borderline unstoppable

Rival wise, Pokemon Diamond Pearl for sure. Series wise, Pokemon Journeys I'd say. Journeys, Diamond Pearl, and XYZ was really good. Alola was good too but wasn't really my favorite. Journeys encompassed everything into that series. Diamond Pearl felt different from the other series. It was one of the more violent ones , and had ruthless villains like Hunter J and of course Team Galactic and their goals, but the storyline was far more story driven and focused more on characters and Ash's pokemon. XYZ showed a more serious side of Ash. Kind of like team rocket was in the first half of the black and white series. His battling, character, maturity was everything. One could have even assumed he was pokemon master back then , but obviously writing purposes made him lose to Alain . But I'd say Ash was the more skilled trainer in that battle. Those three are my favorites

Wdyn he isn’t tamed you doof.

Yeah that was because Paul was trying to help prepare Ash for his upcoming tournament and it worked wonderfully. He wasn't in it that time to beat Ash and it makes sense as Paul was taking things a lot more easy for now on (even allowing his Pokemon to play with Ash's earlier in that episode lol)

Nope,. he is still not that reformed.

Paul is not very so different then Ash , if Ash can do it then Paul would easily match with him .

Paul is not different then poor sweet Ash

If he was in the Masters 8, he’d probably also job to Leon 2 characters kind of need to to keep the stakes high

Definitely

Nah

Not really

Initially, Gary was always stronger than Ash. He had much more experience. He defeated Ash when Ash was the orange island champion .

Agreed, their battles were more than just battles. It was a battle of ideals and to prove to each other whos approach to pokemon training was the right one.

even an namedrop would be amazing to let us know where/when this takes place

You people should really let go and let horizon be there own thing instead of just asking for ash

@soraandthegang1066 I agree, the whole point of Horizons is to serve as a new series without Ash; his time in the series is supposed to be over. People really need to give the series a chance without asking for Ash to come back, I feel like you hear more of that than anything on Horizons itself

@@matthewkuscienko4616 What i find so funny about it is that for years ive seen fans saying we should get a new protagonist and now that hes gone now I see is people wanting him to show up again. I agree Horizon should be its own thing

@@soraandthegang1066 it’s not easy something you’ve loved for years

Especially if Gary gets a Mega Blastoise.

As much of an Alain fan I am, I have to agree. Alain always felt more like Ash's acquaintance or friend rather than a rival, just a strength goal XYZ Ash was striving for In fact, now that I think about it, I don't think Alain ever antagonized Ash, not even during the Team Flare arc Meanwhile, Paul was always, always antagonizing Ash and causing him to question his ideals and methods; Paul is definitely the best rival out of Ash's rivals

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After Latios he might have Deoxys and Latias but no way he has mew,mewtwo,and Arceus

For those who don't know, Brendan's the male counterpart of May in Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald and the remakes.

Sadly it the rule of the pokemon anime where we don't have the male protagonist meet up with ash, we didn't see gold from the chronicles special

I'm honestly not even sure if Leon technically counts as a rival as they only fought one time before the final battle. Rivalries up to now build each other up they more they battle-encounter each other to see development & growth between the two trainers, and we hardly got any of that with Leon; we got that more with Bea and heck technically at least almost Rinto than compared with Leon

@@MarcusMapua Leon and Ash still interacted a lot before their final battle so that definitely helps his case

Yeah Leon definitely needed to be challenged by Alain given his skill despite not being a champion

Bro i was looking for this😂

Yeah because Cynthia kicked his ass

Okay actually he was not a rival. He just defeated ash that's it... He had nothing to do with ash..

He's nothing but cheating filth

@@SeivilonShe didn’t, Tobias just gone for milk

What does that mean?

He isn't a goat fool. Cope.

Roy IS into battling. His goal is to find Rayquaza AND to make Fuecoco as cool and strong as Charizard.

@@tyson543 let's hope that means he will fully evolve into Skeledirge

She would have a better rival in Black and White.

If Paul could give ash a hard time, imagine what he could do to the rest of the masters eight barring Leon

Paul would still probably get crushed by Leon. Alain, with mega evolution, is stronger than Paul. and well, we all know how that went

@Zags007 nah, man, his Garchomp was stronger, than Leon's Dragapult. He would've lost to Leon, but would've took out 4 or 5 Leon's mons in a process. Plus, Alain was made to be an idiot for M8

​@@Zags007 strength isn't the only thing tho. Paul is waay smarter than Alain especially with how he adapts to battles(namely Ash's unpredictability). Not to mention Alain focuses only on his Charizard unlike Paul who knows how to use all of his Pokémon. Paul would win against Alain even tho it would be close

Absolutely agree. Also remember Paul was always a powerhouse without any gimmicks.

No all the Pokémon from Ash to kalos are you force with this XY argument to an excellent victory rate I can say that infernape carried the sinnoh team

@@christ5431 same with Greninja and Pikachu (mostly Greninja) in Kalos! Noivern, Talonflame, and Hawlucha were not that great. Hawlucha struggled against an Ice/Dark Type, with its only super effective move being ICE BEAM! Yeah his Kalos Team *sucks* pal!

@@aureliamastergoomba1278 Seriously hawlucha beat a mega evolution Talonflame to equalize with a legendary and he beat one of Sawyer's strongest Pokémon goodra beat the ace of Tierno and Clermont

@@aureliamastergoomba1278 Ahh you want to talk about the table of types in alola he has 4 Ground weakness in sinnoh 4 ICE weakness in kalos they have coverage to overcome their weakness like foot aerobatics flash cannon and flame charge unless you are a haster you must not be smart

@@aureliamastergoomba1278 Noivern was the only pathetic one. Hawlucha and Talonflame were decent

It such an shame that they never brought him back again, literally meaning the writer made him just so ash didn't win the league in gen 4

No way. He was a freak of a hacker and a mistake Glad the anime got rid of him

Tobias was too broken for the Pokemon anime to handle so the Pokemon anime writers had to soft retcon him out of existance.

No, I’m fine with Tobias not coming back! He was only really there to make Ash lose the Sinnoh League, and nothing more really 😒 However, if any other Sinnoh character deserved a return… it would be Nando 🎶 Nando was at least there for a real reason, but then the writers made him face Ash too early, then he left and never came back 🥺 They didn’t even give poor Nando a cameo watching the Masters 8 along with the others! Which, to me at least, is a bit unfair to Nando 😭

@@eljordinio7647 Also you are in denial of all of this too LAMO!

Exactly and he combine different strategies ,not just power

Paul's strongest Pokemon are Electivire and Torterra.

As a character I like Alain more, but I can agree with that

@@tomnorton4277 and ursaring. That bear has brute to burn

Nope he is just an evil brute

Not really plot armor, Ash did stuff you can't do in the games due to the games being limited, but it was all legit

@@TechnoArpan thank you someone with common sense

​@@eljordinio7647 well the battle ignored type advantages completely water against grass should go to grass

Can't agree more

I disagree more. He will always be the worst rival in the pokemon anime. HE still unforgivbale.

​@@BikeEdwardMan shut up crybaby.

G.L.A.D.I.O.N Glaring-Rivalry Looks At Dares Is Officially New-Rival

0:13 and Cynthia isn't a rival she only battled him in masters Eight tournament

Because they are way too strong to be on the list

@@oof9008you do realize leon is on the list and he was stated to not have a single lost until ash beat him he even was ranked NUMBER ONE

She was great 🥲

Johto was so bizzare in the anime, full of filler and rival who promise to be at the league but never did

@@Zactoshi i thought you hated Casey since you gave her a 4/10 in the rivals reviewed video

She and Ritchie deserved way better

Paul did not dersved better at all.

He doesn't count for anything. He only showed up for the league, didn't interact with ash outside of battle once, and humiliated the heck out of him

@@eljordinio7647 you do have a point.

Cynthia swipe the floor with him so he is still behind leon

Then again, Leon was way too strong where they had to let ash use 4 gimmicks to win, meanwhile alain still earn his place but sadly journey didn't care despite bringing him back for x/y fans

​​@@lulukomadori9651 it's like Journeys had something against XY given all the disrespect they gave it They didn't include Serena during Ash's flashbacks of his Kalos travels When Serena DID show up she didn't get much of a reunion with Ash They bring Greninja back without properly acknowledging Ash-Greninja And even though they did make two of the Masters 8 Kalos representatives, they had Leon completely disrespect and humiliate them

Paul didn't even face Ash's strongest pokemon Pikachu while base Lucario is weaker than Cynthia base Garchomp We also saw Ash's pokemons getting more powerful throughout master 8

@@pokemonchampion4826 the same base Lucario who cleaned house with Volkner, Bea's Grapploct and even took down Raihan's Duraludon while it was Gmaxed

@@eljordinio7647 That put Lucario above Raihan ace level but even Iris is stronger than Raihan. Cynthia's togekiss did more agaiant same Lucario than Paul's Gyarados.

I guess it might be because if compared with others to fight, I don't think Gladion wouldn't have stood any chance against any other rivals of Ash. If only they gave Gladion a full team at the time so that a full 6v6 instead of a 3v3 could help raise his scaling

​@@MarcusMapuaI imagine that Gladion's only problem is the same. Since I see him as strong or maybe even more than certain B-Rank trainers, besides that we have to count the Z-move which is a huge advantage within a battle.

​​​@@MarcusMapuaGladion was able to put very close fight against Ash who has more powerful team than all those rivals except Leon, Alan and JN Paul.

@@inamdaryasin Fun Fact though: with sm ash's team, all Gladion had to do to technically winning advantage over practically almost all of his alola pokemon team would be is to have Silvally turn into a Ground type Pokemon (takes out 5/6 and then we just Air Slash out rowlet)

@@MarcusMapua One ground Pokemon isn't enough unless it's champion ace.

Oof that'd be insane, maybe separate so it like female companions and male companions for 2 parts

@@lulukomadori9651 How about 3: One for the girls, one for the boys, and one for Goh

@@northstarpokeshipper2148 Oh god Goh mons, right. I think ONLY the ones that battle should be just for goh

With how many Pokemon goh has, that would take eons

Iris could also be in the A tier hahaha

@@nightshockplayz5894 if she could hold her own against the second strongest in the world, I can see that happening

Meh and nope!

They were not really rivals of Ash though. They were just trainers that Ash really respected before having official matches. It was different than Ash and Leon rivalry where they both yearned to battle each other.

Actually u were pretty much accurate

Truly an Journeys Moment

Alain losing wasn't the problem, it was the fact that Leon didn't even G-Max his Charizard to win and instead wrecked Alain's broken Charizard in base form. Bro actually got Yamcha'd.

Leon got carried by plot in the m8 because he was the main goal for the main character So it was obvious they would show him broken

Agreed. For a master's eight trainer, they had zero respect for Alain And to think some people like to justify this treatment

​@@SonicSwift99 that, and the fact that they made Alain look so weak in comparison despite getting one KO

paul in legendary? your fanatism makes you bias, even alain deserves that more than paul since he literally has fought legendarys before.

Leon became a rival the moment Ash decided to partake in the World Coronation Series. More or less an end goal when competing in the rankings.

He was a goal and a rival

They're literally rivals making their way to the finals to battle and decide who is the strongest

Leon was also heavily interested in battling Ash that he even would tell others about him. He even personally watched some of Ash's battles before Masters 8 Touranment. They also had some adventures like Eternatus Saga, Baking, and even training. They really respected each other and Leon can tell Ash will be one of his greatest opponent that he was super excited too.

Ngl that would be hype asf

Cool idea

Who didn't

To this day his metapod still hardening

SAMURAI SWEEP

That sack of feathers ought to be ashamed

Nitpicky as this may sound, but after Ash vs Hau, I wanted Final Fights where unevolved vs fully evolved Pokémon gets phased out entirely. Unless said Pokémon isn't meant to battle, I want them at their upmost potential or have the anime debut the Eviolite.

@@thatman666 fair point

@@kitty.miracle That still doesn't change the fact that Alain's Mega Charizard X that defeated a Zygarde loss to a plain vanilla Charizard from a single Dragon Pulse.

It wouldn't be as insulting if Paul was actually on par with Leon instead of the humiliating sweep he got from Cynthia

@@kitty.miracle that's still no excuse for Alain to be done so dirty

it would feel insulting still if paul had multiple interesting strategies to beat leon with but then leon is portrayed as 'nope' and just ohkos all of paul's pokemon. chesnaught vs rillaboom was good because both trainers showed adaptability and skill, but then after that when leon's charizard comes out, the fight devolves into one shot city. ash's fight with leon was good BECAUSE we saw what made leon the strongest guy around, with his use of moves like dragon tail, abilities, psychic terrain, and more. his depiction in the m8 tournament beforehand was problematic because all we saw was him no-selling champion-level trainers with brute force and some planning with his movesets

Yes, it is @@eljordinio7647 It would be as insulting if evil Paul was not actually on par with Lance instead of the humiliating sweep he got from Brandon and N, not Cynthia.

*numerous encounters

She's his companion, not a rival

Still, in terms of feats Charizard dominates infernape. Infernape couldn't beat a legendary while Charizard did, and the one time infernape took on a champion he got wrecked hard. Same with his performance against Flint Charizard hasn't beaten a champion either but he did beat a frontier brain, all of whom r said to be stronger than the Elite 4

Nope.

@@BikeEdward stay out of this

@@eljordinio7647 Nope U stay out of this jerk.

@@eljordinio7647 nope.

Alain’s obsession with power jus like Paul but in a good way

@@Sledge666in some ways Alain’s obsession with power is similar to Paul, at least before Paul mellowed out, but not quite the same. Alain desired to prove his strength by beating those who had a mega Pokémon on their team whilst Paul became obsessed with power after seeing Brandon defeat his brother Reggie.

@@LordRumshi ye Reggie took the ez way out

They're not really main rivals of Ash.

@@Zactoshi oh okay

I've never hated Alain since his debut. He was essentially Tobias written right.

If Paul were this good with strategy, he could be a worthy succession to Cynthia

@@thatman666 at least Alain gave Ash a respectable league loss compared to Tobias who straight up humiliated him

​@@thatman666I'd argue Goh is Tobias written, somewhat right.

@@eljordinio7647 Nope Pual was not god with this strategy. he is lazy he could not be worthy of succession to Cythina. he still unforgivable

I disagree with you tbh.

I agree. Paul with a mega evolution would be a monster.

I'm afraid I have to disagree, Paul has no bounds, primarily evil. Mega evolution lousy idea!!

@@BikeEdward who asked you filth

@@RheemQ if he had much bonds with his Pokemon, which he might but he barely shows it half the time

they had 3 matches. After tying in second match, they bonded over snacks and desire to beat Leon. That is when Bea became his rival

@@jetguy128 Troll stop calling me t hat one.

@@jetguy128 They had three matches. After tying in the second match, they bonded over snacks and their desire to beat Leon. That is when Bea became his rival.

@@jetguy128 Dork trol,l stop calling me that.