Pokemon Theory: What Was Ho-oh Originally?
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So maybe that's why Ho-Oh appeared to Ash right after he & Pikachu were attacked by the Spearow, like..."my bad, forgive my little bros bro"
DexMichael exactly lol
yo dude it could be...its a good theory
Woah, yeah that could be it. I mean both in the Kanto series 1 and in the Movie I Choose You do Ash and Pikachu get attacked by Spearow and immediately after are presented with Ho-Oh. Nice theory DexBNimble ;)
Alternatively one of them died in Pikachu's attack and it was resurrected as ho-oh
5:15 "Slightly bigger"?
Fearrow is 3'11" tall, and weighs 38 kgs.
Ho-oh is is 12'06" tall, and weighs 199 kgs.
Bigger? Yes. SLIGHTLY? I don't think so.
Ok bud
That's irrelevant. If you're talking about this theory in the context of whether or not it's viable. You compare the actual creatures.
Frank, when you think about it, almost all the sprites are nearly the same size.
True...
Magikarp is 0.9m tall and weighs 10kg.
Gyarados is 6.5m tall and weighs 235kg.
There's no way Magikarp evolves into Gyarados, that would make no sense.
+WobblyBits_X, we're talking about a direct comparison of sizes here, not evolution. Evolution is known to drastically alter the physical characteristics of Pokemon, such as Metapod to Butterfry, Dragonair to Dragonite, Charmeleon to Charizard, and so on.
However, in the video he quotes a size comparison directly between Ho-oh and Fearrow.
Ho-oh should revive Gary's Radicate into a legendary Rat type Pokemon.
+batman81022 It should revive the Dunesparce line in general.
Sozin
What do you mean by that?
Dunesparce needs the increase in power.
+Sozin they need to give him an evo line.
Ho-oh revived Raticate into Arceus
For the longest time, I actually used to think that the Ho-Oh seen in the first episode of the anime _was_ a Fearow...
glad im not the only one!
Same
I thought it was a moltres when I first seen it
really ???
😂 me too I was like what's so special
They should of gave Ho-Oh it's own movie.
🙂👍🏻
They listened to you 🙏
"Ho-oh revives pokemon and makes them something more"
Did you know there's a theory that Entei, Raikou and Suicune were Flareon, Jolteon and Vaporeon before they died? Go look it up.
Interesting
That Ho Ohs me money
Nice one👌
*cough* natewantstobattle *cough*
How much
+Sjono You win the internet sir
LOL
Also most Pokemon evolutions still maintain some type of root word to connect them example piCHU
spearow
fearow
ho-oh
its OW not OH
+PerilOfTheSkyWings SnowDayGnar You get the point
lmao this nigga commented just to make a totally unnecessary correction
Except the show was created in Japan, and the Japanese root "Oni" in Spearow and Fearow is not part of Ho-oh's Japanese name.
I also thought for a very long time that Ho-oh was the "God" type Pokemon.
Gg
Well Arceus is the god Pokemon
Lugia
Well I wish ho oh was the pokemon god because I don’t like arceus and ho oh is my favorite pokemon
For Me. In my opinion, Ho Oh is the God Of Pokemon. Notice how Pokemons change their Emotions when he is around or just passing by. Anger turns to calm and Joy. Remember when ash was attacked by a flock of Spearow and almost died. When Ho oh was passing by ash got resurrected and the Spearow stopped attacking. Another scenario, remember when the pokemons were controlled (angered) when Ho Oh passed, They regained their selves back. And Arceus was the opposite, Pokemon fears him when he is in the area
why the hell does farfetched just chill out with celery
its actually a leek
...stil weird though
they may never leek that info
+ICy Gold I have always wondered tbh
is some kind of mythical creature in some culture
it's actually supposed to be a spring onion. duck and spring onion is a popular meal in japan/china, so the idea of a duck literally walking up to you, with a spring onion, ready to be cooked, is kind of... farfetched...
2:43 to 2:56 Maybe that's why the Pokemon anime Season 1 through Season 2, always likes to pair Ash with Ho-Oh (Other than Ash seeing it fly through the skies). It's probably their way of saying Ho-Oh was meant to be the penultimate Gen 1 legendary (Other than Mewtwo) until all other iterations came to the surface.
If you think about it, Gen 1's main theme was based around "birth" with Mew(Embryo) and Mewtwo(Test tube Embryo).
Ho-Oh is a phoenix and we all know phoenix's die and get "reborn" from their ashes (Is it a coincidence that the Pokemon anime's protagonist is named "Ash"?).
What are your thoughts on this Proto?
+HolyNova Lucario™ (オーラ神) Remember that "Originally" the name is not Ash, but "Satoshi" (The real japanese name of Ash), I think they went with "Ash" because of the whole phoenix thing with Ho-oh and because it's a sticky name for English audiences.
actually mew have birth to mewtwo look in the burned mansion also in real life doby the sheep clone had to be give birth to live.
***** Ohh now that you mention it, I remember that :o
so, maybe Ho-oh existed from Ash??
+TinchoX There's a tree called Ash, it comes in Red Ash, Blue Ash, Green Ash and Indigo Ash.
Pokemon Dictionary: Ho-oh: It's a Pokemon that's name is backwards after the dash; Ho-oH
hhooo... ooohh 😂
now that I think about it, Fearow sounds like pharaoh who are supposed to be the descendants of Ra the Sun god of ancient Egypt and Ho-oh can translate to fire king.
phoenix=fire deity/king of fire, ra=sun deity/king of the sun which is a ball of fire, Ho-oh and Fearow link confirmed
historyGamer Very good catch!
The fact that Ash was attacked by an enormous group of Spearow/Fearow at the very beginning of the series also makes this theory VERY interesting.
My theory is that Ho oh was the king of the sparrows in episode one when pikachu fucked up all those sparrows. He's the evolved version of fearow and came out if the tree to revive it's sparrows. Or all the sparrows souls combined together into a Ho oh.
Spearows*
What a stupid theory
If the theory is real than Entei, Raikou and Suicune will not be create
SlazerFis watch season 2 ep 1
SlazerFis the problem with this theory is that Ho-Oh pre-existed prior to Ash seeing it. The revival of the three ancient dogs was exactly that, ancient. If this were abnormal occurrence for all Spearow/Fearow then there would be craploads of Ho-Oh.
ho-oh is the father of ash lol
bartek ostrowski Best theory ever
bartek ostrowski what about that made you laugh
omg I'm so glad that I found you. I don't know if you intended this comment to be a joke or not, but I thought this through awhile back, and I am actually convinced that Ho-oh is Ash's father! For so long I have been the only person I know of who's had this idea, but then I came across your comment! Here's my evidence:
-Since the beginning, Ho-oh has repeatedly appeared before Ash. Most people don't even see him once.
-In mythology, the famous demigods have a lot of legends associated with them. The same can be applied to Ash, with as many people as he's helped, and as many times as he's saved the world. Think about it; he does kinda seem like somebody out of legend.
-It explains his age: if he has legendary pokemon DNA in him, then maybe he could age slower.
-He has greater bonds with his pokemon than anyone else in the anime. Also, legendary pokemon are always drawn to Ash. They trust him. Even if the movies aren't canon, that doesn't change the fact that legendaries are drawn to him. This all makes sense if he's part legendary.
-According to the pokédex, Ho-oh brings happiness to everyone who sees him. Ash brings happiness to people he meets in EVERY SINGLE EPISODE. A trait passed from father to son, perhaps?
-Ho-oh has always been shrouded in mystery. He's never even been in a movie. Despite being important in the Gold and Heart Gold games, he has not been very prevalent in the anime. Little is known about him. But, Ash has seen him 3 times, the first time being in the very first episode of the anime. The writers would not have done this if it wasn't to set something up.
His name is ASH too.
bartek ostrowski and they both are immortal ho-oh never dies and ash died 7 times throughout the series and he always revives.
Yoshi a pokemon? I'll be looking forward to hearing about that one.
Jack The Jack OK. :)
+13KuriMaster Ikr? I just started thinking about it when he said it and I can see something being made out of it tbh xD
+13kurimaster he evolves into bowser
Where do i take my money to get yoshie as a pokemon, lol wtf?
O shit funny man funny very funny lol
U are on fire XD : P
Also in the first episode of the anime, Ash has some problems with a pack of Spearows and a Fearow, and by the end of the episode he sees what he thought was Ho-Oh.
I'm surprised proto never drew any sort of parallel between Diancie, a legendary pokémon confirmed to have once been a regular Carbink, and Ho-oh...maybe the same energy affecting that Carbink affected a Spearow at some point hundreds of years previously?
+AvatarChe I already have many times. But I havn't been able to solve the problem.
+ProtoMario obviously a fearow
proto theory mega pokemon do not need keystones
+ProtoMario pokemon that mega evolve do not need keystones the anime mega evolution special & the diancie movie NO Keystone this is evidence proto so could you do this theory please
+battledragon 360 one theory could be that rather than being necessary objects, they only magnify the friendship level (or whatever is required) to a high enough point to obtain mega evolution when it comes to a captured pokemon, though it may be possible that the trainer and pokemon manage to reach the required compatability without the assistance of the stones and what not, in the case of any wild pokemon mega evolving it could be due to a strong enough will to become stronger
There was this story about a rainbow parrot. And when winter was coming the animals needed heat, so rainbow parrot went away to find a way to keep everyone warm. Then rainbow parrot ran into this god, who gave rainbow parrot a branch that was on fire, and rainbow parrot brought it back, and everyone was warm for the winter.
Ho-Oh, being the rainbow Pokemon, and a fire type, this makes sense for ho-oh to be based off of rainbow parrot.
rainbow parrot?? haha u could've said ho oh
Ho-Oh was actually the first display of a Swalot
+Shiny Swalot I wish XD
+PokeMaster547 me too
Me too
#SwalotForSmash Seriously, he would be a great character for SSB.
+Shiny Swalot your so obessed with that piece of crap pokemon...
I think I solved it,
since ho-oh is a phoenix and it is restoring fallen Pokemon and blessing them with power,
the only thing that is more powerful and is able to give THAT much power to another Pokemon, it has to be magikarp.
MAGICKARP'S REVENGE: IT HAS A POWER LEVEL OF 9,000 AND A PRIORITY OF 500, IT NEVER MISSES AND SENDS YOUR POKEMON INTO THE DEPTHS OF HELL NEVER TO RETURN!!
SonOfMyths73 YUP
+Nigerian Chocolate magikarp splashes
They have the same details too! Their orange and gold and a bit of yellow and white
+Pumpkinmaster77 I thought ho oh was a fearow the first ep
Gotta say, this theory makes the Fearow line much more badass. I ALWAYS preferred Pidgeot over Fearow, mostly out of pure badassery/appearance but partially in the better moveset and stat distribution for my team. But if you consider Fearow as a Ho-Oh that hasn't eaten enough fire stones to begin shitting out rainbows yet, it's actually pretty cool.
Lol, well put. A year ago.
The question is what we're suicune raikou and entei before they were revived
3 eevees
+MayoMan man what? how?
+Dev The Hippie Read the theory
Sir Pikachu where? Last time i checked when bell tower burned down (said in the show) suicune, raikou and entei burned to death and got brought back to life by Ho-Oh. If they came from eevees then somebody lieing. If they came from eevees then Ho-Oh cant bring pokemon to life or back to life
Sir Pikachu and in the game it said the tower burned down and they went down with it
If it was game theorist he would have said, "Ho Oh with out a DOUBT was originally a Fearow!"
+Josney 26 They have never stated their theories were fact, they have "But hey, that's just a theory....a game theory, thanks for watching" at the end for a reason.
+Lazy Canadian (Johnny Smallman) like anyone actually listens to that
Wayne Ekeh That's true, the only exercise most of them get is jumping to conclusions. lol
It seems to me like that pokemon was a fearow but nintendo might of made a mistake unless ho oh was really second gen coming out just saying that nintendo got the ho oh idea then teally fast decided to make a gen two.
Why was fearow golden or looked like a golden spearow hey its an idea for fearow s and spearows third evolution.
Good job! Your FEAROW evolved into HO-OH!
When I was younger I saw a fearow and thought it was ho-oh
fearow (almost sounds like pharoh)
ho-oh is a legendary
he knew
Same
I really wish you'd stop doing the "But Proto!" bit, because that's probably more annoying that if people actually said that kind of stuff in the comments, which I don't really see happen that often in your comments
KRX50 I agree
He does that so people won’t argue his points, by trying to make them feel dumb if they did say that
@@thomasavila7593 yes, but it's an annoying habit still
But KRX50...!
You are annoying 😝😝😝😝😝
if Ho-oh can revive the dead back to life then doesn't that mean that he revived Ash back to life ??? because Ash did see Ho-oh after he woke up in one of the first episodes
+leon323 ash din't die
+Legolas Greenleaf how do you know ??
leon323 dude, fainting is one thing, dieing is another
Maybe everybody thought he fainted but he'really died
leon323 why would the show hide something form us? those fuking theories...
OR.
or.
Fearow is based on soaring, predatory birds (which spend a lot of time flying) and ho-oh is marketed as a Pokemon that perches only once in a blue moon (meaning it spends a lot of time flying) Satoshi Tajiri is no dumb-dumb, he knows that there are rules to the physiology of animals based on what they spend most of their time doing, and creatures that spend a lot of time flying are naturally going to have conveniently similar body structures.
I don't really care about whether or not ho-oh or fearow had any relation in pre-production, but your argument for why they might be related feels incredibly scattered and under-researched.
Wait... If Ho-Oh made Flareon, Jolteon, and Vaporeon into Entai, Raikou, and Suicine, what made Fearow, into Ho-Oh? Was it Arceus? That's what my biggest guest would be. Any thoughts, anyone?
+Enderquaza aaa Why Rayquaza?
+ROBLOX Attack on Titan BECAUSE IT'S RAQUAZA!
***** I am right. thank you.
maybe a sudden evolution of Fearow hm just like Diancie ...
It was Peeko
Thank you for showing the list of Pokemon that were cut from Gen 1! After seeing that, I went and looked it up for myself! I've been trying to find out for YEARS how it was that I actually encountered a Raikou in Yellow version way back before Gen 2 ever even came out. Still have no idea how the glitch activated and have been looking for an explanation forever.
looks like they designed it to be ferrow's evolution. then they cut it and were like, fuck it lets make it a legendary instead.
This actually makes sense ....my hats off to you dude .....the production quality....i know its hard ...keepup the good work$_$
Wobbuffet doing the dab in the background.
The Phoenix was a Phoenix before it burst into flames. Ho-Oh is the rainbow bird, an amalgam of the legendary bird trio. It's really that simple.
Lol, "a Phoenix, or penis, rises with the sun ", lol, hahahaha
+BAZZ B Awh, a little aspiring 12 year old SJW cant take a joke. You're such An Hero bro.
+Førehead! tø The Phan Parade Øut Bøy Right? He would be such an hero to his friends lol.
All hail king chicken dicks
The Gospel of Grant morning wood is real thing!!!!
I find it kinda interesting, that Ho-Oh makes an appearance in the very first episode of the Pokémon anime show.
...and shiny Fearow look almost same as Ho-Oh which Ash saw in episode one. I think Pokemon had a more, more deep story in the beginning. Idk why but something happend and their decided to change storyline. Maybe cuz of marketing? Maybe they doesn't want to let Ash grow up to have some bigger bond with Ho-Oh and let them go their way in the future. I'm always sad when i think how Ash would be awsome if they would let him grow up and maybe catch a legend like Ho~Oh. I always imagine scene like some new protagonist is in big trouble and then badass Ash is coming through with some badass music and chew all bad guys. Sadly, it will not ever happen. Ash as character lost it potential a long time ago. He's stupid, he is losing his skills all the time when he should be a legendary trainer right now.
By 2022 ash must have became legendary trainer with almost all legendary Pokemons!
From my side I don't actually like his Pokemonns except Pikachu, Charizard bulbasaur totodile squittle etc! Over the time I lost interest in his Pokemonns! All they are logic less and overrated+ 80% of Ash 's Pokemon never evolved
ProtoMario - Also in episode 1 of Pokemon, Ash and Pikachu were attacked by Spearow. After the climax, he see's Ho-oh. Not sure if it means anything, but it's cool to see that the same evolution line that caused so much pain for him in the beginning actually brings hope.
Why is charmeleon red unlike his prevolution and evolution plz do this theory
I would assume it's a puberty situation. he turns red and eventually sheds that skin when it evolves
I think it's turning to red because it been designed like this -_-
Hey it seems or looke like maybe it was a fearow ash saw then nintendo decided really fast and quickly thought " hey its ho oh or the idea of a second gen two but why was fearow gold unless that was ho oh but where did he came from?like we could of turned into gen three or four or really fast skipping gen two you feel me lol?
+Jaheim Reid I believe it was to differenate from Charmander; to prevent confusion between Charmander and Charmeleon
I noticed the similarity when I was a kid ! I always thought it was weird they looked so close. after hearing about the eveelutions being the legendary dogs this makes tons of sense.
Maybe Ho-Oh was gonna be Moltres until Moltres came along
That was my thought
yeah, that makes sense!
That's even what ash said in the second episode of Pokemon
TheCosmaticGamer Well, the second generation was never going to exist until high demand came, so Moltres probably just didn't exist and they made ho-oh into second generation because he didn't have as solid as a color as the others. Sorry if this was to long XD
Moltres was supposedly going to be arcanine but the devs changed coz its wierd that 2 birds and 1 dog as the 3 elements so they changed it then became Moltres
You know that in the movie with lucario, you see mew transforming into ho-oh.
Nicolai Bonde yeah but mew is one of the only two Pokemon that can learn transform
Fearow looks quite old and scruffy to me (look at that bent beck). Sorta how I imagine that a phoenix would look like just before it's about to die and "reincarnate".
There's an episode in season 1 with bill the pc guy worth a watch
Fear-ow....Ho-oh... similar names. It's like they almost called Ho-oh, hope-oh
Ho-oh is the actual name for tge Japanese phoenix creature. The name was not invented by Pokemon.
its funny you mentioned that. in gen2 I threw a master ball at a fearow thinking it was a ho oh . biggest mistake ever.
where did all pokemon come from including acreus
@@syedrafayhussain6481 oml thank you for the reply, made me laugh
The basis of Ho-oh pheonix theme is not that it dies and is reborn itself. But Ashes journey dies and gets reborn into a new generation since he sees Ho-oh at the start of each new region.
In the pokedex entries:
It will reveal itself before a pure-hearted Trainer by shining its bright, rainbow-colored wings.
Its feathers are in seven colors. It is said that anyone seeing it is promised eternal happiness.
And thus Ash always goes on what he dreams to do, meeting new pokemon and tryharding the league to fail in the end, so he can keep traveling to new places :P
BUT PROTO! WHERE'S MY POKEMANS?
He showed Pokemon
I feel like torkoal is evolution of a mutated fire type squirtle from an unrevealed region
But Proto! Ho-Oh is a BIRD :D
Stupid comments FTW
i watch your videos because of the comment section voice impression you do! OMG SO SPOT ON
second comment. i have an idea to a theory: how long can a pokemon battle???
Forever... It was in a gen one glitch.
+Sebastian Jensen For as many Power Points it can use before killing itself with Struggle. It would be interesting to find which scenario of battle could produce the most rounds. (Technically in some games you could have a battle last forever by having a Ditto battle a Ditto, look up the Transform Paradox)
+Andrew Fish (Werdnae) Buy gen one glitch.
+Colonel Awesome (Saturn) Ohh I remember that xD.
Wait...how was it again?
TinchoX Ditto uses transform which turns itself into the other Ditto which resets the move transform's PP to 5. Then the other Ditto uses transform which turns it into Ditto which resets the move transform's PP to 5. Rinse and repeat.
Woah, feathers on their WINGS? You cracked the case
Ferrow mega evolved into ho-oh permanently
Ho-oh is Ho-oh. If its a phoenix, it died a Ho-oh and was reborn a Ho-oh. What is all this Fearow garbage? Phoenix don't die as one thing then be reborn as something totally different, they're reborn as another phoenix.
maybe ho oh is the mega evolution of fearow
Sounds pretty farfetch'd
exactly what I was thinking I mean now we know that mega evolution is a thing could be what happend
+Nicholas Peterman....ditto lol
Except ho-oh has a completely different story arch. Mega evolutions are this bull crap they shoehorned into the lore.
Pokemon are turning into digimon slowly
+SetzarothTV because Digimon has always been better.
Pokemon Theory: What Was lugia Originally?
A tirtouga
My Ho-oh theory:
What I was thinking when ash and Pickachu were attacked by spearows one evolved into a feorow and got caught in a fire made by a lighting bolt and turned into a Phoenix.. And Ho-oh is based of a Phoenix...... Hear that? That's the roar of approximately 500,000 peoples minds blown
Also in pokemon I believe they don't want legendaries to be pokemon that could evolve (The reason Arcanine isn't a legendary but is supposed to be) so basically Ho-Oh can not be an evolved pokemon at all.
Mr.Walrus05 no in season 2 ep 1 ash was attacked by a fearow and that was the spearow he hit with a rock then it evolved
Mr.Walrus05 BTW pikachu used thunder
+PFF lol The move "Thunderbolt" is a mistranslation. It's supposed to be "Lightningbolt". But, it was actually a good thing it was mistranslated, because it never would have fit in the move box as " Lightningbolt". (In Japanese, thunder and !ightning are the same thing. No wonder it was mistranslated.)
Emerald Cruncher
No one was questioning the move name translation
When I saw the Golden Ho-oh in the very first episode of the anime, I immediately thought, "That's the god pokemon!"
I know what Ho oh is............................................. ...................OMG ITS A POKEMAN
Rich Nb your the 🐐
Did you know Arcanine was suppose to be a legendary Pokemon in Gen 1? Arcanine was going to be part of the Legendary trio alongside Articuno and Zapdos but they made Arcanine a normal Pokemon and switched it to Moltres.
@Proto Mario you are sort of right. The 1999 blue/red version were launched after a very questionable decision. There was going to be an extra pokemon (aside from mew and mewtwo) it supposed to be a God Pokemon but game freak people thought it would be too soon for it. So they took it down, but they couldn't delete the whole data since this would have delay the release for longer and that was no in their options. So, instead they created a glitch, the pokemon would still appear (sort of) just with no appeareance and with the name of MissingNo. Your ho oh was deleted. MissingNo grants you happiness in the game it multiples your six item to infinitive amounts. Your rare candy should be one of those item along with the master ball. That pokemon is there but it isn't as well. Because is a missing number
I just sort of stumbled onto these theory videos and after watching a few of them, I really want to watch the show now. The story sounds amazing.
Theory: Pikachu killed one of the Spearows in Episode 1. Maybe HoHo isn't the reincarnation of Fearow, but the evolution of a dead Spearow, which is why we saw HoHo at the end of the episode.
I think Ho-oh appearing in the first episode of the show backs up the "He was cut" thing. Also, the whole reviving/protecting thing, too. That was the episode where Pikachu nearly died. And Ho-oh protected him. Or maybe revived him(possible he died for a short amount of time).
+Damon Jordan Tis explaining pikachus unatural large amount of power
That would make sense but the game came out before the tv show in which ho-oh was cut long before the TV show. It is possible that Ho-oh appering in the first episode was an easter egg that ho-oh was orignally surpose to be in Red,Blue,Yellow etc. To be even more fair Game freak did the same thing with the togipi which is a pokemon that might have been one of the hack pokemon that was cut from Red,Blue etc yet appering in the Kanto regeion in the anima in the episode where ash falls in a hole and meets the fossil pokemon. SO it could very likey that these Johto Pokemon appering in the Kanto regeion were simple easter eggs.(And thats not a joke about togipi beging an egg :P)
The show was made long after the decision to cut pokemon out of the games. By time the anime rolled out in the US, they were already designing Gold and Silver. These Easter eggs were put in, on purpose, purely to hype people up for the next generation of games. Since then, they've done this same exact thing with the other seasons and some of the movies as well. Let's keep in mind that the anime is essentially part of the marketing for their games, trading cards, and other merchandise. :P
Great vid Proto keep it up I have high respect for you.
Recently saw a Tweet that someone thought they saw Ho-Oh in Pokémon GO, but it was just a Fearow.
When I saw it on the nearby list it kinda looked like Aticuno...
When I was new to Pokemon, I always thought Ho-oh was a Fearow and almost knocked him out in the game because I didn't think he was special...
With Ash being attacked by a flock of Spearow in the beginning of the Anime and then seeing Ho-oh afterwards, maybe the series intended to come full-circle at one point but then decided to expand for another 20 years instead.
Theory: Back in time Fearow and Pidgeot was enemies. One day they decided to battle, but didn't go as planned. They were between ice and fire. Then they both used a special attack at the same time. Fearow was shot into a volcano, and Pidgeot dodged. Then Fearow was on fire, and it affected it. It shot fire over all. Snow fell down from mountains, and buried Pidgeot. A year later Pidgeot broke out, but it was frozen inside. Since then the fire Fearow was called Ho Oh, and the ice Pidgeot was called Articuno.
Pidgeot dodged*
This is a really good theory dude good job! I subscribe! :-D
As far as my older brothers (gen oners) are concerned, Ho-Oh was and still is Fearow. For their entire childhood and up into adulthood they believed the perfect bubble of gen 1 was preserved until I tried correcting them, showing that it was actually a gen 2 Pokemon that appeared in the first episode of Pokemon, but they still insist gen 1 is the only good generation and the only canon generation, pretty much everything up to the first movie, and Ho-Oh does not compute as an answer, the only logical explanation is that it was Fearow.
This might not make much sense, but I have something to add on to the theory. The sounds at the end of Spearow, Fearow, and Ho-oh's names are similar.
Hey Protomario I have a theory of my own.I hope you would like it.
TO PROTOMARIO;
Ones upon a time a there was a unknown and unique kind of pokemon . That still exist from the start of the world and remains hidden in the present. One day a disaster came to them and everyone was in a threat . Then all of an sudden their leader unleashed his inner power [ or being blessed by ARCEUS ] and turned in to the ultimate legendary pokemon [ also the first legendary pokemon ] HO_OH .Everyone was saved by him. They still exist ,but remains hidden from the outside world.This is why HO-OH lives . [to protect them]
I hope it helped you.
This is actually incredibly believable. I always found the legend about Entei, Suicune, and Raikou originally being Flareon, Vaporeon, and Jolteon pretty probable.
the pigey line has 3 evolution types while spearo only has 2. adding hooh would give it the same 3 stage evolution
Ho-oh is a god-like Pokemon because it cannot permanently die, so in a sense its immortal.
Anyone else feel that the lore of the later legendaries kind of contradict the others?
Ex: -Xerneas gives life & yveltal takes it
Ho oh gives life...AGAIN...
-3 birds control the weather
Gen 3 introduces the "WEATHER" trio not to mention tornadus thunderus and Landoras
-celebi and dialga can travel time
-Suicune creates lakes
Then we have the "lake" trio
Ho-Oh has similar red colors to that of a Spearow...
Spearow + Fearow = Ho-oh aka 3rd evolution scrapped as a Legendary?
Pokemon didn't even existed when Yoshi was created IMO, it was planned to be in the first game, but due to many technical issues it was left and later introduced in Super Mario Worls
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Proto ! I think Ho-Oh was the third evolution of the spearow and fearow evolution line . But after a while they stopped evolving into Ho-Ohs because there were many pokemon hunters who caught ho-oh to collet its feathers. Eventually there was only 1 Ho-Oh left .
thats my therory
An ancient Fearow died and rose back to life as the legendary Ho Oh much like the legendary dogs who were once normal Pokemon.
Quote -ProtoMario they both have"feathers on their wings" Haha, the only living creature that comes to mind that doesn't have feathers would be the bat (not including insects, reptiles and extinct creatures.)
You know, I have this thought that Tropius was meant to be the secret split evolution of Bayleef.
Ho-Oh is in the first episode.
If everything begins at the ending;
Plot Twist: The legendary bird is the mysticism that makes the Pokémon show to this day.
On the wings of the feathers shiny gold flakes reign in essence on the excellence this incomparable enigma that is called Ho-oH.
To his name it represents equal balance as a feather being weighed in Egyption death walks to thee afterlife against a heart.
.Ho - oH.
Pikachu & Ashes connection is moulded after the magical bird flutters itself across the sky over a rainbow.
-Just writing this makes the feels chill.-
HooH is the beginning and end.
As your video defined the comparison with a Phoenix, Ho oH is born from the 'Ash' es that is Pokemon. Especially after that thunderously vicious Pikachu electrifying defence against there assailants. From the spearow bird pokemon, that don't compare to the grace that is Ho-oH.
After there toasted like burned wood, the rest speaks for itself.
My opinion is meaningless.
Take it or leave it.
It is what it is.
A bird that flew over a rainbow.
Now I'm here.
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I like the idea that Ho-Oh used to be a Fearow but went through some shit and became a god. Or, maybe, it was just born a very special Fearow.
Game freak planned to have Ho-oh in first gen but they scrapped it so that Ho-oh used to be one type of missingno.
Here is my theory. When you are playing Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal you go to the city with the burned tower and if you talk to an old man there he states that there use to be a bird pokemon that sat atop the tower until it burned down. That pokemon was a Fearow and when the tower burned down that Fearow became Ho-Oh
I agree it was originally fearow. The first time I saw it I thought that was the one Ash saw in the first episode that the pokedex couldn't identify.
Yeah that's what I was thinking
Your Fearow is burn(after the battle)Oh your is Fearow is evolving...Your Fearow evolved in to a Ho-oh.
From Bulbapedia: Ho-Oh is based on the legend of the phoenix, specifically the Fenghuang, the immortal phoenix of China from which it derives its name. It is also based on the Huma bird, a legendary bird that is said to never rest, living its entire life flying continuously, and resurrects itself and others in its own ashes and flames. It is a symbol of fortune and friendship and will bestow happiness to anyone who simply glimpses it. Many cultures view the Phoenix and Huma as symbols of resurrection; this is seen in Ho-Oh, which was reborn rising from its own ashes and had a hand in resurrecting Suicune, Raikou and Entei. It may also be based on many other firebirds; some examples are the three-legged bird, Simurgh, and the Ember Bird. It also is similar to the rainbow-feathered bird god Achiyalabopa. Ho-Oh's Hidden Ability Regenerator reflects a phoenix's ability to be reborn from its ashes. For me, that is a satisfactory back story and myths to be based on.
Proud First-genner. Watched and played Pokemon from its beginning and will continue to snicker, judge and speak condescendingly at everyone after me. Have a nice day! ^_^
Wow, dude! Interesting theory, I like it. And nice video, by the way.
I also have a theory about Ho-oh (hope it'll catch your attention) , but his origin, but the reason, why never actually takes part in action.
So, the theory is that in main anime series Ho-oh is dead. Completely. And he was killed by some Mew (from who's fossil Mewtwo was cloned?) You see, the 8th, as I remember, film about Lukario and Mew, showed us, that for some reason Mew really likes to turn into Ho-oh during talking a flight over his territory. It seems like a sing or something, doesn't it? As you know, Mew is cute but very wise and... feisty (remember japanese version of the first movie, there Mew tried to prevent battle, but he obviously saw Mewtwo as fool and all in all was ready for a hard fight. You can even say, that Mew trolled his opponent and teased him). I think Ho-oh went to far (created Beasts, for example, and really didn't have such right, because Mew is a God pokemon, but not Ho-oh). Also he could interfere Mew's territory(specifically THAT Mew, not the other one, who lived in the World Tree, or how it is named in American version, I watched only japanese :-)), which made that little cat-embreon like thing very angry. In other words, these two legendaries had had the same kind of conflict as Palkia and Dialga had in the 10th film. But instead of Dragon Goddesses there were Mew and Ho-oh. And that battle had a winner... and a loser. And as there are only one Giratina I or Jirachi, there also was only one Ho-oh. So Mew made Ho-oh species extinct. And as sing of proud or fear to make anybody to cast in lot with Ho-oh, all Mews take form after Ho-oh when they fly over their territories. Or something like it. And yes, all Ho-ohs, that Ash saw was Mews or Mew. At least this the only theory, that explains why Ho-oh never gets its own film or special, besides carma :0) And it also explains why Mewtwo and Co left to Johto and didn't even try to find a place in Kanto (which is big enough for theme to hide in my opinion. But I agree, Team Rocket is everywhere there, and Mewtwo knew it, but Team Rocket is also everywhere in Johto;0)) But the most probable reason is Ho-oh is not very interesting legendary pokemon (in opinion) and now it is just too late for him. Poor
lol, talking a flight? why, corrector, why? Interesting, how many other misprints I did? sorry
+Стася Bordanka What you wrote was really hard to read. I don't agree with Mew killing Ho-oh. Maybe there was a time when the world became so cruel that noone could be considered as sacred; and in that moment Ho-oh perished in it's own flames, like Phoenix do, to never rise again. Maybe it lost it's sacred ash or sth. Mew saw this happen and maybe from that day on started acting like Ho-oh by transforming.
I agree with Ash seeing Mew instead of Ho-oh; its a very interesting case......
Pranav Karki I see your point. It's very nice. And sorry for bad English. I did my best. English is not not my native. Shame on me :-) I guess, that mysterious war made Ho-oh to turn into ash
Стася Bordanka Oh, it's okay.. your point was good too.
+Pranav Karki thanks!
I like your theory man! Makes sense. Another example to support to your theory could be like in the first episode of the anime after ash and pikachu defeats the spearows. Ho-oh flew over them as if that's its heritage!
"I'm not going to talk about first gen".... Proceeds to talk about first gen...
BUT Proto, please do a but proto compilation! Please! put all together please!!!!
5:52, why do you just have to bring in gross religion into this?? 'god bless' ew