I loved Brock, but you have to admit that he didn’t fit the shows vision. The anime and games are based around trainers not breeders. I admit he did have a fair amount of focus in Indigo and Johto but after that he got shunned to make way for May and Dawn. If they ever do an Pokemon series where they cover all aspects of the Pokemon World however I think Brock could be a pretty compelling main character
Brock is the best character he stayed by Ash's side for the longest and hes hilarious! It was such a shame to see him leave after years of being with Ash..
@@mscooldeadly Of course he isn't -- because he *is* the top four, at least for me. Heck, he followed Ash through four seasons. Considering that Ash's mentality almost always gets "reset", Brock's there to reteach him the basics. His leaving was one of the downfalls of Unova, though I still enjoyed it.
When Brock was put on #9 I only then realise this list was judging characters based on their qualities as a character not their companionship with Ash. Because Brock is Ash's best friend lol.
Not even that, it was more like "how many xyz characters can I cram in at the top". How the hell do you put Bonnie over Brock and Misty??? Or May for that matter. He even put Lana below Iris, like wtf man???
@@theonlyhikaru As someone who grew up with the og anime, Brock and Misty were honestly very stale by the time Johto came around. They made sense to be around in the Kanto anime when Ash was clueless and needed his smarter friends around but they just didn't contribute all that much to the group dynamic in Johto. Misty was a mother to Togepi and that's about it, Brock was a Breeder and that's about it. They're still enjoyable characters but he clearly values interesting character moments and development over "This character is nice"
“[Brock] is still able to give good advice to his friends.” Also Brock: “BOTh oF aSH’s pOkÉMoN aRe wATer tYpES anD thEY’Re tOtALlY wEaK agAinSt fIrE tYPeS!!!1!11!1!1!11!”
Crazy thing is Serena could’ve been the most basic character out there in existence, and yes a crush is amazing to have especially a long time crush that happens to pop up again out of the blue but the way her character development was handled is 10/10 amazing.
Not to mention she didn't even become the Kalos queen in the end. But at the same time, she decided to keep trying and accepted Palermo's advice that she wasn't ready and figured out on her own she needed to make people smile instead of people making her smile. It's defiantly a lesson on how you need to have self-confidence instead of expecting it from others to succeed. Her cutting her hair after her failure was not just to change her appearance it was to say goodbye to her past self that had no clue what she even wanted.
My Top 5 companion list: 1. Serena: Although the character development came 50 episodes late she’s had the best development out of any companion ash ever had. She also possesses wife traits since she makes him deserts and is Ash biggest supporter. When he was depressed after losing a gym battle she snapped him out of it. She pretty much played the girlfriend/wife role for Ash 2. Brock: What can you say about Brock ? Dude is the funniest character and also the thirstiest. He is Ash first mentor and played the big brother role for Ash. 3. Misty: She’s mean at first but becomes genuinely a sweet person to Ash. She honestly is the big sister ash never had since all they did was fight but she still encouraged him. 4. Clemont: If there was ever a best friend role I would definitely give it to him. Dude was honestly a great companion for both Ash and Serena on their journey. He encouraged both them and made episodes funny with his inventions. 5. Everyone else: Pretty much everyone from the series (AD, DP, BW, SM) fits in this category. All of his friends are special and helped him
It honestly disgusts me how fucking brain dead this comment section is. Dawn was ash’s best friend and they even had their own cheering high five they did. And had by far the most emotional goodbye in the entire series.
@Button Moon None of their personality really stood out (oh I'm a geek, I'm your happy go lucky girl and I'm your blend rival withtout any character progression) I fell like past rivals like in gen 4 or 5 had either a intertaining personality like berry that made me want to read his dialogs instead of skipping them or even your 2 rivals in gen 5, they want through a lot of character changes and were actually had their little side stories Look, in the show they were a great cast, but they were just really bland in the games (cough cough like the team flair) I just feel like the developpers probably left aside the writing and story of the game to put as much efforts on the 3d models and 3d graphics in general (which makes a lot of sense)
anyone else thinks that the sun and moon cast is a part of clemonts personality spread out? Sophocles got the inventor and bad at running from him, Kiawe got the battling, Malow got the cooking, Lillie got the book smarts from him, and launa got the shyness from him. (because clemont was a bit shy, just not too much like launa.)
I only liked Tracy because I tried to binge watch the whole anime when i was younger and I knew that ash had a ton of friends come and go so when brock left and Tracy joined, I thought I was getting so far into it.
I mean Ash now has a freaking phone, at least the anime showing a text between them would be cool but nah, they made us wait for him to return to Kalos and reencounter the wrong blonde
@@ZheMing How do you know she’s still there? Like, Ash spent some time in Alola and I’d imagine that their journeys last about the same per region, and for example May went to Johto after traveling through Kanto She could even be in Sinnoh participating in contests but we don’t know
@@ZheMing You are absolutely right. And it doesn’t make sense at all. Let’s hope someday characters from the anime grow at least 3 years older so that we can also see Max and Bonnie becoming trainers and much more stuff. As many pokémon fans became fans like 15 years ago and eventually grew up and became more mature. Personally I’m only asking for more reencounters not necessarily with Serena, but also his pokémon from previous seasons, elite four members, companions, etc
I loved how you put Clemont and Dawn in your top four because they are both my favorite character throughout the whole series. I still don't like Serena that much but I respect your decision
#1 spot is an interesting character and I haven't even seen that particular one. Personally, I grew up with Misty so she's always my original favorite companion with Ash. Love how we all got our favorites! Pokemon has come a long way.
Kevin Pereira I watched XY/Z before anything else and in doing that I screwed myself over, I then couldn’t deal with how Ash looked in any other series (or the fact that there was no Clemont, Bonnie or Serena). I watched some of Sun and Moon and the first couple of episodes with Misty (I don’t know what the series is called..)
i never watched kanto, johto and honenn, (but i know most of the character in all of that region because i watched the character comparasion video like this) and i watched like 4 episodes of xyz, and i always watching BW, SM and especially, DP. (over and over because this is my favorite series)
imagine making serena a fan-fav character, giving her great development and even making amourshipping cannon, just to prob never use her as a main character again
AdzzXYZ the xy were definitely my favorite set of characters, but imo it makes a lot more sense to bring serena back than clement as he still has responsibilities in kalos, also serena was left with story to still be written and it would def be wrong if we never saw her character again
@AdzzXYZ Well, I don't mind(if they are constructive) because it's kind of true. But they do piss me off if they act like nothing else other than Amourshipping exists. Same with any other shipper.
I'm a Tracey fan.he had no character development which stinks but I like him for his kind heart and personality he himself doesn't stink it's how the writers wrote him that stunk.
Didnt really remember Max at all despite Hoenn was my childhood. Max didn do anything and was more annoying for me. Bonnie on the other hand was so memorable. She had lots of moments in the anime even though she wasnt an official trainer.
Still I can't get a valid reason why Serena is at the top of every videos. Atleast he didn't mention its because of Amourshipping. I still don't see Serena is not a sparky and fiery character like Misty and iris or a character which always be cheering and helping by your side like Dawn or a strong hearted character like May. Even Lillie had to fight her mom and search her father. I always see that Serena wants to get in a relationship with Ash that's all Could I get any reasons why Serena is better because this video finished without saying any reasons ?
If you see the xyz episodes you would understand... 1. She herself fought with her mother and she ran away from home because she didnt wanna become a rhyhorn racer. It's pretty relatable how she wants to follow her own dream and not her parents will. 2. Her journey to the finals of becoming kalos queen was very heartening and wonderful I'll say the whole xy/xyz series was very well made and I suck at explaining every single point because this comment is getting too long now
I honestly feel the same. I can't understand why serena is considered the best companion when every pokegirl had like the same traits?? (Gone through development, and imo Dawn's and May's were better, starting her journey not knowing what to do, May did the exact same thing, etc.) Dawn and May are way better imo🤷
I'll be frank. I love Serena whenever her focus is on her goals and her impact as a performer. Her character arc in that regard is great, and while I prefer Dawn as a character in general, I still love watching Serena's journey, and the showcases were truly spectacles of animation to behold. Unfortunately, I'm held back from truly loving Serena because of how she was whenever the focus wasn't on her specifically. While a majority of the other side characters could still be fun supports from the side when they weren't being focused on, Serena's entire character became her crush on Ash, and it very quickly became nauseating to me. Not that I'm against the idea, but it was overblown out of proportion to the point of it becoming her most prominent trait. None of their supposed moments together felt natural because we were getting Serena's feelings on the matter shoved in our faces almost every episode, to the point where her not worshipping the ground he walks on is treated like some sort of dramatic moment just because he's in a bad mood when it happens. It makes you feel that any relationship they might have wouldn't be healthy because she would essentially be a yes girl until Ash had negative emotions where suddenly there'd be problems rather than her actually helping him through it. All in all, I feel the whole crush aspect REALLY holds Serena back as a character, and I wish it either wasn't there at all or was way more downplayed. Because she's perfectly fine whenever that aspect isn't in focus for her, and she'd definitely still be in my top 5 if I were the one making a list. Unfortunately, the writers didn't give her the right focus enough of the time, and it was honestly one of the lowest points of the whole Kalos anime for me. Still love her. Just putting my thoughts out there.
Question because I did live under a rock for a bit what was the original plan for the black and white anime all I remember from the original plan was some Team Rocket vs Team Plasma stuff
Misty would be number one on my list since I grew up with her in the 90's. I even had a toy of her and not the rest of the cast. I was in shocked when she left and I felt uneasy because they brought the new girl May which I then grew to love in the early 2000's.
Misty 2nd. Broke 1st. Sorry 😅coz broke has journey with ash more then misty but howaver misty is my no.1 favourite pokegirl😢also max was batter then bonnie for me
Animated ginger: I don’t dislike iris but she was basically misty with less character development Me: misty had character development? I thought she was just there to hold togepi.
Same. She claimed to want to be a 'water pokemon master', but when she had a rematch against Ash to get Totodile, the 1st pokemon she used was Togepi against Ash's Pikachu, knowing that Pikachu will not hurt Togepi. Luckily at the end, Ash won because of, surprisingly, his competence, using his Chikorita & Bulbasaur to defeat Misty's Staryu & Poliwag which evolved to Poliwhirl.
can i just say that dawn is practically the best companion (for me atleast) for ash. and her not winning the grand finals of the pokemon contest sealed that faith because you see how much she changed from being a cocky trainer that cant accept losing to a trainer that values almost everything: pokemon, battling and of course being a pokemon coordinator. when she set ambipom free because she wanted it to be happy, a few tears were shed tbh.
You can't regret misty . She is ash's one and only best friend. She was the first girl who travelled with ash and mostly appeared character among the girls . Serena just came up like a side character. Serena kissed Ash but Ash didn't.
I really was Lily and Serina to meet they have so much in common like having problems with their mothers, being really shy around people and Pokémon, and being my favorite characters
I always cry when I watch temple of the sea,and I'm not afraid to admit it,this movie tugs HARD on my heart strings,its just so sad,plus it might be cuz May was my overall fav character in the anime growing up.
When misty and Brock was with ash they just fit together unlike others when i saw them walking together in sun and moon and i felt like this was what i was missing all these years..
"I grew up with diamond and pearl"..... Me who remembers watching ash catch his Caterpie on tv as a small child before going to school..... oh my god ;_;
My opinion: 16 - Tracey (same reason) 15 - Cilan (same reason) 14 - Sophocles (crybaby and has nothing to do with the story) 13 - Iris (cool but annoying) 12 - Lana (same reason) 11 - Lillie (high-pitched voice and her fear of Pokémon at the begin of S&M) 10 - Max (nerd) 9 - Brock (FRYING PAN!) 8 - Mallow (emotional moments and hidden great backstory) 7 - Bonnie (goes through a lot of things) 6 - Clement (cool gymleader) 5 - Misty (classic) 4 - May (great character development) 3 - Dawn (same as May) 2 - Kiawe (dat serious face XD) 1 - Serena (ship)
1:41 I remember someone made a Top 100 worst things in Pokemon list and most of the time he explained the different points bet then he just said Tracy for one point and moved on directly
HECK YES! THANK YOU ANIMATED GINGER FOR PUTTING SERENA UP IN FIRST SHE IS MY FAVORITE TRAVEL COMPANION OF ASH IN XY AND XYZ! Also I wonder how she is in Hoenn!
@@darshankumarsahoo194 yea. And it's get really boring their dynamics. Misty was there for 5 seasons, and Brock for the 1st one, all jhoto, all hoenn and sinnoh. It gets too repetitive and boring.
Adam Lueth SHES so bland and her only good thing was that she was a performer (which we have seen) and she had a crush on ash, had may, or , dawn done the same thing she would’ve been exactly the same
Julisa Guevara she was very different than the other girls because she started her journey because of ash and ash invited her to travel with them and that’s why I like her, and she had tons more chemistry with ash than any other poke girl besides misty
@@julisaguevara2179 No what makes her a good character is the fact that we see her grow up in the series, to a girl who was forced being to do something that wasen't her thing and having no dream, to finding her own into being a performer and going to be the queen of a region, the thing with Ash is only a complement of how well he treats him like others characters, a lot of people think she is only around Ash and nothing else but totally forgets all the episodes around her and the fact she went to continue his dream on Hoenn instead of going with Ash to Alola no matter how big her feelings had on him, that my friend is development on her, I mean Ginger himself sayed it in the video unless you didin't watch it.
You made me have a crush on Dawn and Serena Edit: top 5 of my most favorite companions of ash 5. Lillie 4. Misty and May 3. Clemont and Bonnie 2. Dawn 1. Serena
If people are complaining about Serena being #1 on many rankings from different RU-vidrs, then they should be able to make valid points other than only letting it out on the shipping, but that isnt even Serena's centric anymore roughly after episode 60. And that episode is also a milestone for her character delevopment.
@@imnormal-sl8mj yeaa nostalgia is one factor especially for misty! I mean! Majority of amourshippers don't hate misty...and at the same time the pokeshippers just hate serena without any valid reason! They hate her just becuase she like ash and I don't see why people hate her because she likes ash,they just wanna see ash end up with misty! I mean that's just lame!! And people blame amourshippers to be toxic!! I have seen pokeshipping videos and in the comments people just hate on serena and compare her with prostitute, and used some other words that I wouldn't mention...who is really being toxic here....and that's no way you treat a character! And they say serena is the reason other pokegirls don't get respect!!! All these are just lame reasons....while it's people who need to show respect than just flat out blaming the characters!
@@unknownlegend2570 there is toxicity in every shipping community! I didn't say that amourshipping or for the fact that any other shipping is toxicity free! But the way people portray amourshippers to be some kinda worst people out there is just not true! The people who bash amourshippers are way too toxic and make nasty comments and certain people just react back and how do expect someone to calm when someone makes nasty comments on your favourite character! I haven't seen any other shipping to get this kinda treatment!
My Personal list for Best Companions of Ash Ranking 1. Serena 2. Clemont 3. Dawn 4. Lilie 5. Bonnie 6. Brock 7. Mallow 8. Kiawei 9. Misty 10. Lana 11. May 12. Cilan 13. Max 14. Sophocles 15. Iris 16. Tracy
List sounds freaking perfect to me. Especially the top 5 order. I may have lowered Bonnie a few and upped Brock a couple but mostly things were making sense.
I actually really like Bonnie. She is Max done right. She brought more positivity to the group and was just a fairly good character. But yea Brock should be a bit higher, maybe like 5th or 6th
There’s an episode similar to that sun and moon episode called “Thank you papa Yayoi’s treasure” from smile precure. There’s a very touching scene where Yayoi Has a memory with her deceased father. She said in that emotional scene “I’m so sorry... I’m sorry I didn’t remember sooner...You cared about me so much,papa... So,So much” It’s so emotional and touching! If u Haven’t watched Pretty cure WHAT THE HELL’S WRONG WITH YOU?! GO WATCH IT
I want in pokemon journey that ash reunites with his friends and the people he met and his old pokemon just like he see corina again and ash remembers what happening in his journey that i really like i hope in the future he reunites with everybody even the pokemon he met
This is my top 11 because I've only seen up to x and Y 11: Max 10: Tracy 9: Cilan 8: Clement 7: Bonnie 6: Misty 5: May 4: Brock 3: Serena 2: Iris 1: Dawn Lol tho Tracy is so forgettable I literally almost forgot to add him
@@infernoearth7267 yeah lol she would have been number 1 but I did not want to face the backlash of putting her there so I just put Dawn there because I love Dawn just as much as Iris
