The First Pokemon Battle... 

You know what ? It's so nice and refreshing to finally see a real animated pokemon video. And not some childhood crushing parody. You my friend, you are an artist. You are a true pokemon master.

That is the scariest level two Poochyena I've ever seen.

I have to say, it's very refreshing to see something like this, a flash cartoon that isn't a dumb parody or, like, 'Make this child-friendly series for adults'. As much as I love me a good video game parody, seeing an actual tribute that can be taken seriously is kinda nice every now and then.

finally a pokemon animation that is not gore/nude/explict/dark ! thank you

Yeah I wish my pokemon knew mega drain at lv 5 too

Lol my first pokemon battle was just spamming tackle

Strongest lvl 2 pokemon I've ever seen ._.

Who knew a level two could be that strong...

You make a lvl 3 or 4 poochyena look stronger than arceus itself.

A lovely fanmade Pokemon animation with no sex jokes, extreme gore, cursing, or any vulgar parody tropes of any kind? THANK YOU! This was a breath of fresh air.

You took me back to a young, impressionable, imaginative me. A me that loved Pokemon way too much, and always imagined the fights as they played out. Good times.

This is really heartwarming. Thank you for not doing some stupid parody.

I was expecting some parody, but this...this is actually pretty nice and wholesome. It felt nostalgic enough to almost make me shed a tear.

I'm sure you have heard this plenty of times before but this video is a masterpiece. It is disturbingly rare to find Pokémon animations that aren't parodies. They often have gore, nsfw, vulgarity, dark humor or all of the above. It is so wonderful and uplifting to see something as pure as this, this what Pokémon is all about.

The bond between Trainer and starter is instantly strong and is not easily broken. Edit: WOW DAS A LOT OF LIKES AND COMMENTS I NEVER GOT NOTIFIED ABOUT.

2014: no 2015: no not yet 2016: nope 2017: soon 2018: I’ll do it later mom!! 2019: YES LETS RECOMMEND THIS MASTERPIECE

Meanwhile in our universe Lvl 2 poochyena vs lvl 5 starters

I picked Treecko too. My game glitched and Sceptile should have fainted during a link match but he kept fighting. We won. He never let me down.

That was so good! Fantastic storytelling and suspense, displaying the in depth side of the Pokemon world!

I’m glad my age group is finally starting to make Pokémon vids. Before it was all just genwunners making parodies of the original games. Looking forward to more gen 3 stuff in the years to come

2:31 to the end made me tear up. This is exactly what Pokemon is about.

This 3 minutes video is much better than countless episodes of the anime

This animation was really good! And I love how treeko saves his life

Everyone's first battle in a nutshell: *Spamming tackle/pound/scratch until wins*

real battle tackle growl tackle growl tackle

Better than most battles in the actual anime.

idk why im getting this recomended 3 years later but this is amazing bro, you deserve more atention

Professor Birch makes Brandon agree to not contact child protective services on him for putting a child in risk of rabies

I find this in 2019, and this is an amazing thing to find. It gives me a nice idea of something to do, and to be honest, while some impacts look brutal, it won't ruin childhoods, it's actually great to see. To add to that, this captures a stronger feeling of that opening, and while you know the outcome is good, the actual threat exists. 11/9, would recommend to everyone.

Let it be known that a sequel is coming out TONIGHT! Stay tuned...

If every pokemon battle is like that and we see a boring animation on our screen. I can't think about some of the cooler battles.

2020 and that animation still incredible

the most touching animated pokemon video... it brings back my memories in pokemon emerald

AMAZING animation. You really capture what a battle would look like with status AND damaging moves, something the anime fails to do constantly. In addition to that, you really showed Birch's peril well. I often hear people go, "Why is Birch afraid of a little puppy?" They forget that a: It's a wild animal, and b: It's based off of a hyena. To be honest, I'm not sure exactly how dangerous hyenas are, but unarmed I would never be down to 1v1 one. You've earned yourself a sub with this one. Keep it up!

LV 2 POOCHY VS LV 5 TREECKO WHO WINS . . . . . Of course t posing lucario

I love wholesome videos like this, now I'm feeling nostalgic, this was literally my first battle cause it's my first Pokémon game and the only one that made me Love everything about Pokémon 😌

i kept wondering if things were gonna turn weird and they never did. I just got to watch something with love and experience a nice feeling. I LIKE IT

A wild POOCHYENA appeared! Go! Treecko! Foe POOCHYENA used BITE! TREECKO flinched! Foe POOCHYENA used HOWL! Foe POOCHYENA's ATTACK rose! TREECKO used POUND! Foe POOCHYENA used TACKLE! TREECKO used LEER! Foe POOCHYENA's DEFENSE fell! Foe POOCHYENA used BITE! TREECKO toughed it out to show its best side to BRENDAN! TREECKO used ABSORB! Foe POOCHYENA fainted!

Dude this was so beautiful and nostalgic thank you very much for your time and your hard work doing this was amazing 😍😉👌

dude that animation was clean, one of my absolute favorite fan animations for pokemon (and treecko is my favorite starter so this hit hard). major props, you even inspired me to make my own animation!

What move was that?? Soul Sucker!?!?

I am crying now. Dude this is so wonderful.

"Leeeda leeeda leeeda leeee" -Patrick Star

And this is why I always pick treecko.

The worst thing about ruby/sapphire is when the poochyana is shiny and you have to kill it... Brings a tear to my eye

Who would win? A canine Pokémon, that can evolve into a okay Pokémon. Or… One green boi?

I never remember this fight being this hardcore, but you made it look like Treeko was fighting for it's life! You are an amazing animator! Subscribed!

This was my very first pokemon battle EVER! When I was a kid, pokemon ruby version was the very first game I ever played. Treecko was the very first pokemon I ever chose. I remember this battle perfectly. The battle against the poocheyena at the begining of pokemon ruby will always be a special moment for me. This video captures a special feeling for many people who played through this as their very first pokemon battle. For many, this was the beginning of their journey and their glorious introduction to the wonderful world of pokemon. Thank you for making this video.

This deserves a lot more views, honestly it's wonderful. Great job. :)

if you pick Treecko as your starter you chose wisely Sceptile for life

This animation has honestly reached community treasure status as of 2019.

This was amazing. A fantastic offering to the Pokémon universe that perfectly portrays one of the more exciting opening chapters in the series. It reminded me so much of the dream and hope of being a trainer it actually made me choke up a bit and get misty eyed watching it. Keep up the great work!

Great now i cant decide if to practice drawing or become a pokemon master.

I don't remember that battle being so difficult

Woah dude that is one of the best animations i ever saw what a awosome battle thank you for this amaizing animation

This is something beautiful that I didn’t realize I needed. Thank you for giving us a stunning dramatic reenactment of my favorite Pokemon game with my favorite starter. :’)

Anyone else notice that Professor Birch in this animation kinda looks like Jontron? XD

Poochyena used Bite Treeko flinched Poochyena used Howl Treeko used Pound Poochyena used Bite Treeko used Leer Poochyena used Bite Trainer used Pissed Off Treeko used Absorb You defeated the wild Poochyena!

Oh my it was actually a normal nice wholesome pokemon animated video! Hell yeah! Treecko too, great choice 👍 that was my starter too 😊

This is utterly wrong... No Poochyna spamming growl...

My tactic on that battle is: *Keep using tackle*

this is the best animated, best storylined, most enjoyable animation I have ever seen. kudos to you my friend kudos to you

Heartwarming animations like this are underrated! I would love to see more stuff like this. Thank you for blessing my eyeballs! XD

0:21 Who else thought in this moment his face was like that because he was gonna get all 3 pokemon and run because prof.birch is cornered?

This is what Pokémon is, man. You nailed it

Am i the only one that take Mudkip....?

I heard this wild Pokemon theme of the smash Bros ultimate remix! I'm so glad you put an remix battle theme into this vid! Satisfying.

Given my usual RU-vid feed, I expected this to be some memey video, but uh.. nah. Just a labor of love and passion it looks like. Some hits to childhood nostalgia of me imagining battles being much more epic than just spamming the moves over and over. Good work.

Wow that treeco knows wood style from the first hokage and Yamato

So nice to see :D I love how this story plays out, awesome animation!

I agree with Helm - O. This is true art and true Pokémon lovers should all see this 🧡💚🙏🤙

Ahh this video brought tears to my eyes... I'm back to being 8 years old again. This video is so well done and gives a GOOD feeling of nostalgia.

This is really well animated! :D

- Uses Tackle - Uses Bite immediately after - Finishes off with Howl - Treecko hasn't had a turn That Poochyena is a cheating son of a gun...

Thank you so much for this artistic masterpiece. It really embodies the perfect situation as a child when you fight the very first poochyeena. Amazing work and thank you for your amazing work.

I thought this was just going to be another dark comedy spoof. Pleasently suprised it was'nt, good job

Litteraly nobody has this much trouble with a poochyene

ThanK YOU. THANKS. I LOVE YOU I NEEDED THIS

I'll be completely honest, I teared up at the instant bond you could tell was between the trainer and Pokemon. This is a beautiful representation of how the show and games are supposed to be. It's so sad that I was half dreading watching this vid when it came up in my recommended cuz I didn't want to watch another morbid parody. The Poochyena looking horrifying and even rabid shows even more the fact that the professor was actually in danger and why they always tell you to never go into tall grass without a Pokemon. They are dangerous creatures that humans tame to be their friends and protectors and they help out each other. The visuals were great along with the fluid motion and expressions. No words were needed. Excellent job! Keep up the great work :0

This was really good. Well communicated, especially the bond/telepathy between trainer and pokemon.

Imagine how easier the fight would have been if he just sent out all three at the same time.

*Claps proudly* Bravo! BRAVO! :D

I'm glad you actually made something adorable amd happy!

This was amazing! One of the best things ive seen on youtube

Bruh dis is the best animation I ever seen

It almost made me cry because the thing is, I chose Treeko as my starter pokemon and I just.... QuQ I wanna cry so much!!! TuT **cries tears of joy**

I thought this was going to have a really dark and twisted ending, but it actually turned out to be really wholesome! I love this video, amazing job!!!

This was very wholesome and enjoyable, and adorable, too. Thank you for this.

Awwww, Its nice to see a happier animation about pokemon

I always chose Treecko, simply because geckoes are awesome, I used to catch them all the time as a kid.

We need you to make a full series

This was the most adorable thing I have ever seen. I expected something dumb to happen like Brandon to die or Birtch to take Treeko back, but it never did. What a wholesome animation that just made me so nostalgic and happy to watch!

That was one hell of a leer. Not to mention dem absorb hacks

2:34 from that moment on Brendan has set out on his journey to be the badassness that he was in generations.

This is the best Pokémon battle I ever saw.I love how the treeko protected its trainer even if it almost lost,he is the best starter ever!

All of that intense battling for treecko to not only be knocked out, but come back with a new move, win and grow a level

old memories, my first pokemon was a treecko too... his name was jack

Man I wish that we could actually catch pokemon, train them, and battle with them in real life. People could make technology to actually make robots fight like pokemon and we can command them on which move they can use.

This is exactly how i remember it

Now this is some fine animation! This is a faving well earned, there!