Final Battle! Hop [8-bit; VRC6] - Pokémon Sword and Shield 

With this, I consider my SwSh 8-bit series complete! Thank you all so much for joining me on this ride of realizing this project's completion. Please look forward to more varied video game and anime arrangements :) Edit: I lied. Thanks SwSh DLC

I really like hop because he starts out as the typically happy go lucky rival, you destroy his happiness, and he just says "screw battling im gonna be a professor instead"

Ah yes. The galar protag’s signature move. *Dream Eater.*

Hop: *challenges you* Me: ez My brain: *LET HIM WIN! LET HIM WIN*

Fun Fact: Hop's number is a gorowarase that reads "hiyaku", which means "hop"

What if, You wanted to follow in your brother’s footsteps and become the Galar Champion, But God said, “Cinderace, use Pyre Ball!”

Out of all the rivals I’ve clapped hop was emotionally the most hardest out of all. Aside from Wally.

Hah! You may think I'm backed into a corner but not so! Get em scorbunn- *Instantly one shot* ...Fffffffffffffffffffff-ANtatsic battle rival!

Hop's theme at the end still remains the better version.

Say what you will about Hop, he at least has a character arc. That's more than some games in the series can say.

The actual story wasn't great, but the characters themselves were one of the Sword and Shield highlights. I loved watching Hop and Bede go through their own little transformations. Marnie's just kind of there, but she's still neat. Even the standard NPCs were given a lot more personality. I can remember the thoughtful look on the school girls, the upset poses of the mailmen, the angry tantrums of the male pokekids, how the office workers are always on their phones, and my personal favorite: the psycho artists.

Me: nice dream you got there, it would be a shame if someone DESTROYED IT

Crowd: *cheering for hop* Me: “I raised(crushed) that boy”

Actually having 2d pixel animation battle intros like this would be hella cool

that salsa breakdown is crisp as HECK. congrats on finishing your SwSh series! :)

Looks like Hop is about to have a *Champion Time!*

Everyday, Every single goddamn day i start liking hop just a little bit more then i did the day before This man went from being a suprisingly good rival to one of my favorite characters in not only gen 8, but the entire franchise. And this theme just reminds me of that every single time i listen to it. Thank you game freak, for giving us one of the best rivals you have given us in years and giving him an amazing theme to top it off

The protagonist literally scared off Hop from follow his dreams of being a phenomenal pokemon master and turned him into a lab assistant...and he doesn’t want to fight u in the dlc either

the type advantage theme: tournament edition

Your Sw/Sh remixes are some of the most clean tracks I have ever heard, keep it up!

The song I have set as my wifi battle theme, sweet remix!

Oh my lord, I just had the sudden urge to listen to Hop's themes this morning, completely out of the blue, and then THIS?! AHHH This is incredible ;0; Absolutely fantastic work on this, thank you so much for bringing this into existence! Have a wonderful day/night, whoever's reading this~!

Great animation!! And 8bit of Latin music is so cool!

Hop could have been such an amazing character. No, actually he is. It's just that the game doesn't really portray that well enough. In game he doesn't feel like a challenge at all and never feels like he gets past the "tutorial" fight of the game. Even though he's said to be an amazing trainer he was consistently an easy as hell fight. But we see glimmers of amazing parts. This fight is a perfect example. When he puts everything into it. Is gritting through it all and going all out. When he loses and you see him ready to cry but he hangs in there regardless. That made me feel something for him. I just wish the game had made him less... Common? I guess? So the battles with him felt more special and actually properly challenging. I enjoy his energetic personality, his determination. He's a good kid with a goal he wants to accomplish but the game just doesn't express that well. He ends up being an annoying roadblock that pesters you to fight every chance you see him. Which is quite a lot.

Love the intro! Hop looks as ready as ever! Hop, how do ya not get tired of hold’n the Poké Ball in the air? Do ya even get tired EVER??

All jokes aside, Hop is a good rival, for the time. Yeah his methods and battle style are... questionable... but! He’s clearly got heart, not to mention his battle arena battle theme is just great at expressing his desire to win with the constant shift from bit to bit in its tone... too bad he’s F tier compared to us older players

I’d say Hop is one of the few rivals who truly aspired to achieve something other than the generic “I’m better than you” that Blue, Silver, Cheren, or the “Heya bestie you’re sooo amazing” that May, Bianca, THE ENTIRE GEN 6 CREW, and Hau had, while he does start as the latter he later branches out and shows genuine emotion and even is willing to search for something he truly wants to do aka being a Pokémon Professor (without a 2 year timeskip looking at you Bianca and Cheren), Hop is definitely one of the few rivals with ambitions that isn’t a broken record, the only other two rivals I’d say did this was Barry because of his strive of wanting to be a great battler due to his father, and N who truly believed liberating all Pokemon was the right thing to do Edit: okay so I forgot about some rivals but the only one I’m gonna touch on is Wally, he’s also a good rival, but when comparing him to Hop, it’s still no competition, if I had to make a Tier List of Rival’s, Wally and Barry would have A tier to theirselves, but Hop and N would have S tier to theirselves

who else likes just re-watching the first 10 seconds bc the animation is so good? ...just me...? _i'll be going back to the corner naow_

Amazing work. Brought me to tears like when I beat Hop in the tournament. Dude tried his best, moreso than any rival in the series.

The animation and the remix are sooo good I love them 😄👌🏾 Also did U knOw aBout tyPeS AdvanTageS-

Certified good.

The Final hop's battle theme is realy good, i really love that salsa part ichinose implemented on it, makes it very original. Nice work with this.

アニメーションの質がいい！ テンポも良くてテンション上がる！ it's exciting!

As Hop’s alolan form said once: “Hoo-ee! That gave me chicken skin!” Excellent work, Lumena!! On another note (hehe see what I did there), you said you wanted to do more Splatoon remixes? I think Shark Bytes would be AWESOME with your remix style!

THAT OPENING THO YOOOOOOOO

Hop is one of the few parts of the story I actually really liked in swsh

I can’t be the only one that feels a little bad for Hop, right? He just wanted to be champion :c

This remix helped me greatly on an emotional level. Without it's upbeat tone, without the notes telling me "You're almost there! Don't give up now! You can do this!", I most likely would've struggled writing the last few pages of my long and detailed "Research Methods" final report in college. Awesome work!

すごい！ホップが動いてる😭😭😭音楽も素敵です😭😭

**takes some glass** Pretend this is hop’s hopes and dreams and I am the player. **Shatters the glass**

THE INTRO was just so well made. I love it so much

not only is the theme amazing, but so is the 8 bit animation drawing

Gloria: Takes a swig of Vodka, "Mate, ya in for some hell!

Nice

I *hopped* in expecting something good but I was wrong. This was, in fact, very good

hop's music has a touch of real sadness in there, it makes me heart drop everytime the theme lulls into it :(

Yay! It's here! :D So far it's really good. Oh my god, it sounds absolutely beautiful in 8-bit!

This remix SLAPS.

すごくかっこいい

AAHHH YESS I LOVE THIS THEME

Sounds AMAZING Really love your work !!! 💕

A little part of me dies because the NPC’s are always so hyped to face me but then I just absolutely decimate them and then they get all sad.

This. Is. BEAUTIFUL. Thanks so making this. I adore Hop

Hop has brushed his teeth. Hop has brushed his teeth 100,000,000 times faster

This was very well made

Hop: I'm going to be... Me: N O Y O U A I N' T

You definitely preserved the determination and resolve this track exerts! Great work!

Hop must be really pumped to be standing in the same position for almost four minutes. This is amazing, and my respect is immense.

I wanted this for sooo long! It was freackin' worth it, that's an amazing work! :D

The animation tho... Me an animator:This seems easy but its not.

I love everything about this

Absolutely fantastic! You really used 8-bit to it's potential!😁👍

This is my fav of your recreations, fantastic job, specially that intro god

This is so amazingly energetic and groovy, I love it, Lumena-tan!

GOSH this theme is so good and you did it justice, great arrangement ❤

Is it just me, but I love this kid way too freaking much❤️

Am I the only one who cried when you fight hop post legendary also can I use this for outro music if I credit

YES

Gave me the same chills I had while playing the game, your remixes are great thank you!! ❤

Better hop to it.

I do like hop and I think he could’ve been a great rival, but the story and writing held him back. I don’t think they should’ve made him an outright jerk like blue, but definitely not happy go lucky like some of our recent contenders. If anything, I think he should’ve been like Cheren or Hugh from gen 5. They had the perfect combination of not being a jerk but not being too friendly. They were obviously the player’s friend, but they also acted as a rival and challenged the player to be better. If hop was like this, then he probably would’ve been the best. His theme is also really good.

Just an fyi, you put an extra “l” in the link to the artist’s twitter so the link doesn’t work. Great work btw, sounds awesome

the salsa bit is smoother than butter! amazing job!

Hop is the best *friendly* rival. No question. Arguably jackass rivals like blue are better but hop holds a special place in my heart (SwSh was my first pkmn game, since then ive played em' all)

this is my favorite of all your tracks, it sounds so good!

Just a Masterpiece

Thank you!!!!!!! 🙏🏻✨

This is why I wish there was a secret ending if you lost the last rival battle.

I gotta say that is some *very good* 8-bit animating you got

Looks like you have mastered type matchups

This actually looks amazing! Great job!!!!!!

ok yes type advantages ez fight blah but can we talk about how slick that animation is like what

OH MY GOD THIS IS GREAT you just earned a sub mate

I love the sword and shield ost. I feel like the songs have story interwoven within them, and it puts be in chills everytime.

No joke this soundtrack gave me nostalgia the day after completing the game

0:05 WHY ARE HIS HANDS LIMP NOODLES?

Thank you hop for making Pokémon Sword so fun for me, battling you at the end truly felt like having a final battle with a friend, I would pay to relive that moment over again

Divine

This is amazing this has to be the best version of hops theme

Very nice 8-bit animation

Ludicolo is fired up

Does anyone else just smile when they here the first ten seconds of this remix

This sounds like it came straight outta shovel knight and I’m HERE for it

웃는거 되게 이쁘당 노래도 맘에 들어 짱좋다 디게 최종보스 상대하는 것 같네

I loved everyone of this remixes! thank you

This is amazingly well done.

that opening was really smooth bruhhh

Bro who else gets chills from fighting him? Yeah this is amazing❤❤❤ Love ur work!

the animation is amazing!

This song only makes your inevitably easy defeat 30 times more enjoyable my dear hop.