So I guess there was another unova league so soon? After going on her own journey, she had to battle gym leaders, pokemon league, elite four, and Alder to be the new champion
I love how much of a influence Ash had on most of his companions. He got May and Dawn started by teaching them about Pokemon battles, he inspired Goh to do Pokemon battles, he helped Lillie get out of her shell which got her to do battles, he helps in so many ways that made a lot of his companions stronger
@@warrioryuvraj4311 tbh the only thing he learned from misty was the type matchups She was a noob aswell in the first seasons just like ash brock was like a mentor to both
@@laxusstrauss5945 Yaa....Brock was much more experienced than both. Misty was not full-grown GYM trainer at that time. I just said that he learned from both.
@@laxusstrauss5945she wasn't a "noob" tbh we just didn't see her battling skills. She still had her staryu which we know packs an extremely powerful attack
Iris, Goh and May being Top 3 is so based and yet so accurate. Cilan, Clemont and Kiawe really deserved more feats to garantee a higher rank. Poor Brock is a victim of third-wheeling, he's given an Onix and co. who barely did stuff.
Goh may have a lot of strong pokemon but he is a catcher, not a battler. He doesn't really know how to use his pokemon's abilities to fullest. I would at least consider him stronger than Cilan, Serena, and Alola Gang except for Kiawe. He mostly battled wild pokemon, not trainers.
I still think Brock deserves to be higher tho, even in AG roxxanne the gym leader mentions that people look upto Brock and Pewter gym, and for those gens he was considered a very powerful gen. And then we see him return in the new gens and absolutely demolish Kiawe. Imo he alongside Clemont or maybe a lil higher> He can prob defeat goh and May(may can go either way).
Even she was annoying in BW and maybe one of the most hated companion just after Max... Iris got maybe one of the best character development and nearly defeated Cytnhia without any gimmick...and she turned into one of loveable champions... I am really proud of her and this was done right by the Journeys....
I never understood thesa hatred for Max. I honestly liked him, and the bad first impression didn't last long for me. Iris on the other hand... well one of most annoying characters. Yeah, she get a lot better in Journeys, but "lovable" still seems a bit much to me. Also nearly defeated seems to be a bit of overstatement. She put up a good fight, but that isn't yet "nearly defeating".
Except for Goh. He may have a lot of strong pokemon but he is a catcher, not a battler. He doesn't really know how to use his pokemon's abilities to fullest. I would at least consider him stronger than Cilan, Serena, and Alola Gang except for Kiawe. He mostly battled wild pokemon, not trainers.
I think its a reference to the magikarp episode which is funny since Ash was shown to be ripped in that episode too yet he purposefully put Goh instead 😂
When you said there's only one in the F tier, I thought Chloe. Yeah, Max doesn't have any pokemon of his own, but he actually traveled with Ash, May, and Brock. He befriended Deoxys, helped Ralts, helped Shroomish and Shuppet, got Poochyena to evolve, and bonded with Jirachi in movie 6. Chloe didn't do a quarter of that. She was just a recurring character of the day who happens to be friends with Goh before Journeys and Professor Cerise's daughter.
@@0axis771 Chloe only bonded with her family's Yamper and her own Eevee. She wasn't a true travel companion. I don't mean to make it sound like I'd put Max in D/C/B/A ranges as a trainer, but I don't see him as being higher than Chloe.
Iris definitely deserves to be no. 1 💪 ever since BW she has already shown great battling skills & had even gotten a 99 win streak before officially becoming a trainer, she may not be everyone’s favorite companion but she’s the one who definitely shutted many haters down by becoming a regional champion who is ranked above Ash & is also the only one who pushed Cynthia to mega evolve her ace 🔥
I like Iris more as a rival than a companion. Not that I ever hated her as a travel companion, but she and Ash butted heads enough times that it's an easy transition in their relationship.
@@jenniferdaniels701 I had the same thoughts years ago but seeing as she is both a companion & a rival to Ash like Kiawe is great because it makes them both help each other out to become better battlers unlike the other companions who have different interests on which Ash cant relate to
@@kamentrainerhorn2073 true, that was one of the most impressive things about her that alot of fans always want to ignore because they always spend their time hating her for dumb reasons
Iris should've fricking beat Cynthia in the Masters 8 tournament! I bet that a full 6vs6 battle in the semifinals pitting Iris against Ash would be way more cooler than Ash vs. Cynthia!!
It’s because she already had the potential ever since BW, if only y’all didnt hate her for dumb reasons then you would know all her capabilities as a trainer
I agree with this list especially with the top 3. Also apparently if this is true, there was a rumor, or plan for May to make a return in XY/XYZ to show off her Mega Blaziken to sort of market since Mega evolution was still the gimmick of that time, but couldn’t because of her Japanese VA’s voice condition. If it’s true and she does have Mega Blaziken and we just haven’t seen it, she might even surpass Goh potentially
Without those Legendaries, Goh might be in trouble against May’s Mega Blaziken (if she has one). But, I’m more inclined to think that Goh is smarter on his feet than May either way. …Hold on. Am I actually defending Goh? *What the FU-*
It's not just her Mega Blaziken she's even got a Venusaur and I won't be surprised if her Wartortle has evolved to Blastoise like that's 3 fully evolved OP starters and rest of her team is also good. She does indeed have a chance to beat Goh
Iris was honestly one of the best parts of Pokemon Journeys. I really wish we got to see that development happen in Black/White. It would've made me like BW way more :/
I do think Misty deserves much more like maybe better than go since she actually trained her psyduck in sun and moon series which is a big up for her. I think even ash woudnt really make psyduck a useful pokemon
That would be actually a piece of cake for Ash. He even would've learnt it how to swim within days,which Misty still couldn't do after all these years. On the other end,Misty would've lost patience with Charizard,Sceptile.
Let’s be honest. There’s no other companion that can match Iris’s strength. Sure Brock and Misty have mega evolutions, and Goh has caught Legendaries, but none of them are Champions
It wil be interesting to see who si number 1, after reading your comment I immediatly thought Alain, but then again if you consider Tobias as his rival he may take the cake, sure we didn't see him in the M8 but something tells me he is still out there hiding in the shadows with his legendaries and mythicals
Dawn is my favorite pokegirl and she is for sur a strong trainer. Iris deserved the champion place she come for a long way and she is extremely powerful
Another great tier list bro!! Damn, seeing Goh in the E4 tier tho. Wasn’t expecting that. I can see it making sense after you explained it, but I’d personally put him in above average. And revisiting Iris’ feats in this video, I’m still so happy with her development!
Except you're forgetting one thing about goh. Most of his battles aren't an indication of his real strength because they weren't fought by him alone. Aside from the karate master and Oleana, he had help in literally every trainer or wild battle he fought. That's not a good indication of his strength as an individual
@@eljordinio7647 she’s still considered underrated because some people still fail to see her admirable skillsets & still keeps on bringing up her flaws like you
@@migspogi2097 some also don't just blindly defend her and aren't afraid to call her out on her problems if they're blatantly obvious. Something toxic fanboys like you fail to comprehend since ur constant defending of BW has made u blind and no better than anyone else Til journeys fixed her, her flaws outweighed any good moments she did have in unova
Had the voice actress of May never had an infection in her throat, would the writers have the "Hoenn Princess" return once again in the XY anime? If so, would May be the first companion of Ash to have mega evolution instead of Brock & Misty? Would that help rank her over Goh?
I would put Kiawe higher During Journeys, He is about the same level as Gladion who is the 3 strongest trainer in the entire Alola region(After Ash and Kukui) There is a good chance that he would qualify as an Alola Elite Four after he graduated and Alola Pokemon League was officially established
Problem is both aren't Brocks level though (Turtonator couldn't defeat Brocks Mega Steelix for example). So Brock would be top contender for A tier, with Misty being second and Kiawe being third.
Well I’m glad this video was accurate. The only thing I would’ve changed was putting kaiway and brock too b tier. Also I love the fact that he always says that dawn is best girl, LTZ you are a man of class
@@theidpboi6205 brock literally has a mega steelix in his aresenal and he ranked dawn higher than her what he’s basically saying is that her piplup will beat a mega steelix
I think Brock should be up a tier, and possible put May down a tier. Brock's accomplishments from Sun and Moon onward shouldn't be undersold, him being on Par with Olivia alone should put him in Elite 4 tier since Olivia is an Elite 4 (tier in the anime, member in the games) trainer in her own right. Plus his victory over Kiawe is much more impressive when you consider Kiawe had a type advantage and a Z-move and it didn't do anything to Steelix. May's on the opposite side of that, The reason Blaziken was able to hold its own against Sceptile is because of its type advantage so it's not quite on par in terms of strength. I also wouldn't undercut Dawn's Victory over her, since May has had Glaceon longer than Dawn had Piplup, and Dawn wasn't even halfway through her first journey yet while May was already traveling through a 3rd region by then. If anything that make's Dawn's Victory more impressive. With that I think swapping May and Brock's positions makes the most sense.
Glaceon had just evolved from Eevee a few days before May used it in battle against Dawn in the final. May wasn't even aware of Glaceon's abilities thats why her plan for using Secret Power on Piplup backfired. If she had used Venusaur or Wartortle in battle then she most probably would've won. And that wasn't May's 3rd region but 2nd bcoz she had just went to Sinnoh to participate in Wallace Cup and evolve her Eevee. She was still traveling in Johto before that. So technically that was her 2nd region 1. Hoenn 2. Johto And tbh I don't think Brock can beat May. Her Blaziken must've gotten a lot stronger it can definitely beat Brock's Steelix. And she's also got Venusaur and probably Blastoise as well by now. So she'll probably beat Brock in a gym battle.
Yeah, Iris is leagues above everyone else. Not surprised she is at the top. It’s heavily implied that Iris is the first person Cynthia had to use Mega Evolution in order to win.
Except for Goh. He may have a lot of strong pokemon but he is a catcher, not a battler. He doesn't really know how to use his pokemon's abilities to fullest. I would at least consider him stronger than Cilan, Serena, and Alola Gang except for Kiawe. He mostly battled wild pokemon, not trainers.
Nice video Lumoise Trainer Zac. I would like to see you do Pokémon What if videos such as What if Paul never released Chimchar What if Misty kept traveling with Ash past Johto What if Ash woke up on time What if Gary kept being a Pokémon Trainer I would also like to see a strongest to weakest rival tier list.
I hope the writers in the future bring back Iris with more new powerful Pokémons. And some new battle gimmicks to help increase her chances of winning in battles.
Like imagine her owning a Latias that can mega evolve? A Flapple or Appleton that can Gigantamax? A Z Ring with a dragon Z crystal? Or a Terrastle for the Dragon Terra types?
@@UnwantedGhost1 Don't say anything about latias I was really hoping to see ash catch him in ATBAPM but the writers were like psych we will throw countless legendaries for goh and none for ash
This just shows how much the OS wasted Brock and Misty. Their best feats all came long after they stopped being the main companions and in the OS itself came off unimpressive as hell (Misty got bodied by one off characters of the day TWICE).
Looking at these rankings I believe it’s perfectly unbiased and accurate. Granted I may think some in the C rank can be rearranged but even then it’s not much a change, could probably go either way. But overall I agree with this rankings.
One thing i'm confused about is that everyone complains about Goh development being rushed, but Iris had most of her development happened off screen or well at least her road to being a champion happened off screen.
Not really, Iris was off screen for 3 seasons, and she was already skilled at the end of unova season. She had time between XY, sun and moon and pokemon journeys to where she got, id say its a reasonable time to get to where she got.
I think it's kinda insane to say that May is elite 4 level I'd put her at gym leader level she's strong but Misty and Goh have had far better feats. I'd say she's just above Dawn top of B
I believe Misty is second strongest companion. But Goh, really? What did he ever do besides catching pokemon? Sure he has a lot of strong pokemon but he does not know how to use them. And sure he got into project mew but unlike Ash, he did not really accomplish anything. It is not like he beat nor officially catch Mew. yeah "that catch" at the end of the episode does not mean much.
@@jetguy128 Although I agree with you on the topic of Misty, I disagree with you about Goh. If you take a look at his Scorbunny, It often teams up on an even playing field with Ash's Lucario, even outlasting Pikachu in battles. Look at his battle against Mewtwo. Sure, Ash and Goh lost, but you did see Goh's skills in that fight. Plus, he often does have pokemon such as Intellion and Scizor that can dish out quite a bit of punishment, matching Ash's Sirfetch.
@@Keiji555 You are saying Cinderace is stronger than Pikachu? Why not say Magikarp is the strongest pokemon in the world. They just did that on purpose to make Lucario and Cinderace fight together. Besides Pikachu was knocked out first because he was fighting Mewtwo alone at that moment. He is only good at catching pokemon but not that good at battling as he does not know how to bring out true potential of other pokemon besides Cinderace and Inteleon. Among Ash's friends, I honestly consider him to be at least stronger than Alola Crew (except Kiawe and Lana) and Serena (who is more into Pokemon performance instead of battling).
Clemont just went overkill in the team flare arc. He: Battles the admins to get into the gym Knocks out random grunts inside gym who are never seen again!? Gets rid of Xerosic and hasn't healed his pokémon yet, Sacrafices Clembot to save the city, All ash, Alain and Malva vrs Lysander did was stalling for him and self defense and we all know it.
You know with Tracey's Scyther it beat it's fully evolved form Scizor in one episode I don't remember the name of it but it was awesome it kicked the Scizor ass and won.
This list seems accurate to me. While Goh is my second favorite of the companions, I gotta admit, they did rush his development for someone who didn’t catch a single Pokémon till like the 3rd episode I think
3:22 okay in a Pokemon Battle Lana probably isn't winning, but if we get into actual physical prowess, this is the girl who reeled in a Kyogre, not to mention her performance at the Kantonian Gym, so she does have an edge in that regard
@@eljordinio7647 Honestly, that's what I want to happen. Misty deserves to be the new Kanto Champion. Even team-wise, she can easily defeat Lance because most water types have ice type moves. Starmie, her og ace, especially is so threatening for Lance with a coverage of Ice Beam, Thunderbolt and Surf. And his Hydreigon can be hard countered by Misty's Mega Gyarados.
@@nishant9289 I mean... if we considering Movesets....Brocks Steelix has Rock moves and Dragon moves, so the only threat Lance posses is Gyarados (And even then Brock has the gimmick, while Lance doesn't unless the champion battle is in Galar).
If my Pokemon OC, who I like to view as Ash's best friend, was in this list; he would probably be at either A or B trier. That is because when Ash first meets him during his Johto adventures he was a somewhat good but kinda lacked confidence Trainer. But then Ash helped him build his confidence and gave him some tips on Pokemon battling, he became a Trainer that can pretty much rival Ash himself, which is saying a lot.
I remember I always hated Iris because of her mannerisms, repetitive insults and lower than childish behavior. Not to mention her development would be constantly reset after a few episodes. Then to see her completely mature at her return in Journeys changed my mind about her. It’s honestly incredible
@@migspogi2097 "admit it blah blah blah" Shut up. At least some companions have more respect for ash than you do. Besides all u'd do is just gloat if we did which sums up the type of fan u r. A toxic one who can't accept criticisms even when it's warranted
@@eljordinio7647 if that’s what you think of me go ahead, hating on Ash makes me toxic? Then what do you call yourself? Your also hating on main characters so your no different from me or the scums you always like to bring up
@@migspogi2097 only those who have more cons than pros and so much backlash that they pretty much warrant the hate they get. Like goh, iris (in BW) Chloe and Max all did. Time u learned to accept that no matter how much u like a character, if the majority despise them, it's pointless to try and defend them when you're just going to get shot down for it Toxic or not, I'm also not hesitant to call out bad writing or controversy when it's blatantly obvious, something u constantly defend and antagonise me or others for just cos we disapprove of it. That's a major difference between us.
Ash's Rival Tier List and Villain Team (+ individual Members?) / Leaders (+Jessie and James) Tier List Champion Tier List Gym Leader Tier List (+Kahuna)
I think I would put may behind misty cus misty has access to mega evolution and put up a fight against sun and moon pikachu with a type disadvantage and her other pokemon are also no slouch either but other than that Id probably move up serena to C, Brock Beside Clemont and thats it. Brock has a lot more experience than most and im putting him ahead of dawn because he was sort of the big brother of the group that taught dawn a lot of things too.
I can easily say that Serena is a C tear or B tear because, even she uses her Pokémon contests, she can be pretty powerful with her Sylveon and her Delfox
Not gonna lie, I think that Brock can beat Dawn, and I think he should be higher. Don't even try telling me that Piplup is beating a Mega Steelix that no-sold Inferno Overdrive. And I think he's probably equal to Misty because of that.
tbh as a newbie trainer he didn't deserve any of it but he is still high solely carried by his legendries, without his legendries companions till brock would body him.....
Goh may have a lot of strong pokemon but he is a catcher, not a battler. He doesn't really know how to use his pokemon's abilities to fullest. I would at least consider him stronger than Cilan, Serena, and Alola Gang except for Kiawe. He mostly battled wild pokemon, not trainers.
9:08 "that it held up against Cynthia's Mega Garchomp...Until it lost" Well then again, this IS Cynthia's Garchomp we're talking about. Its pretty powerful even without Mega Evolution
I agree with everyone, we need Rival Tier List. I honestly love your ranking, watched it with my brothers but them and I got along on the fact that we still don't get how May is so high on the list. Like sure she's a good trainer but an Elite 4 member? Most definitly not. I'm a Dawn fan so I would have loved to see her get in the top 4 but being honest she is not one of the four strongest Ash's companions. But Brock definitly IS. Honestly I feel like Clemont being before Brock is kinda illogical even if I see where it comes from. But yeah to me Brock and May should definitly switch positions. The video was really good and I loved how everything you said was justified!
If we're to count Leon or Daint as not a rival, which let's be honest he kinda was not, then we know who would be at the top in terms of friendship, not strength, it has flaws.
If we're to count Gary as a rival, which let's be honest he kinda was, then we know who would be at the top in terms of friendship and also willpower. Elljorindin7647 is a idiocy.
My list of Ash's companions and rivals in Alola ranked from weakest to strongest. 1. Gladion 2. Kiawe 3. Hau 4. Lana 5. Acerola 6. Sophocles 7. Mallow 8. Lillie
And he never will. Ash is 10 and he's younger so unless he gets to be 10 he can't become a Pokemon trainer and that will never happen since they don't age. Big oof
In the anime, ralts promised to max that when he's 10 they will reunite with each other which means Max's pokemon in the future is a Gardevoir/galade. If he trains ralts and evolve her unlike ash's Bulbasaur and squirtle. Just like Bonnie and zygarde, max gets the same treatment when he gets Gardevoir/ galade
@irksomejoker7773 misty is constantly battling other trainers in sun in moon misty said not a single challenger was able to defeat her. Not to mention she defeated ash at the end of journeys.
Yes I agree. I do not see Goh defeating any of companions besides Tracey and Alola gangs minus Kiawe because they were not competitive battlers. I can see XY Serena not being able to beat Goh either but after her reapperance in JN and appearing to be much stronger and popular I can see her winning. Goh is more into catching than battling and his battles mostly involved wild pokemon, getting help from others, or battling at most mediocre trainers. He does not have a chance against real challenging opponents. Even Cilan's Pansage can beat his Cinderace.
@@rocky_danger_buff5845 But he never really beat any legendaries on his own and most of them were losses. Plus he mostly battled wild pokemon. And no, cinderace is not equal to champion level lucario
@@jetguy128 I said that they were "pretty" equal in terms of strength, as when they fought along side each other there power and endurance seemed to be pretty even.
Honestly despite the facts, it felt like Goh’s entire journey was more plot armor than him attaining that strength. Imo while he is strong, he didn’t earn his stripes like everyone else and honestly in my eyes isn’t allowed to be on this list.
Agree with everything except Goh, he is weaker than May n Misty actually. Little battle experience, the project mew arc was useless and most of his battles or captures were handed over to him on a platter.
If this tier list kept all of today's rankings but was published maybe about 5 years ago, I could picture the Outrage from the community over Iris taking the top spot being able to KO Cynthia's Mega-Garchomp.
I've always thought about this, and regardless of I look at things, it's clear that Iris is the strongest companion and I am not complaining. Though big oof that Clemont almost made it to the B tier
Iris deserves it, she is such a lovable character, tbh even when I watched BW i loved her sassy personality, I can understand why others may dislike her but to me she was that one chill friend 😂
@@Alexgodofwar5662 as someone who's never watched the original series, i think it's the chemistry she had with both Ash and Brock. Not to mention considering she was the first, any other pokegirl companion that has the same roasting-the-firetype out of each other chemistry with Ash people would think abt Misty first
I feel like Lana is easily the 3rd strongest trainer of Ash's Alolan classmates, behind Kiawe and Ash himself. She actually focused on training her Primarina more that the other Alolan girls did their pokemon.
Kiawe is easily above Dawn and Clemont, Clemont battle E4 but he got destroyed easily while Kiawe put close fight against one of Alola champion ace despite having huge disadvantage, Dawn doesn't really have big feats tbh. Kiawe also put great fight against one of Ash's major rival.
I will put Kiawe above May as well, she tied with Sceptile in contest battle where she has huge advantage over Ash, Sceptile beating Darkrai happened 4 seasons later where he was more powerful.
Kiawe is good but he is probably next strongest after Iris, Dawn, May, and Misty. Also he is a lot stronger than Goh. Goh may have strong pokemon but he is mostly a catcher that he can't really utilize their abilities to their fullest; he mostly battled wild pokemon and not trainers.
@@jetguy128 Kiawe feats put him above than Dawn and possibly May too, like he beat Gladion's Lycanroc and put decent fight against legendary Silvally, has very close fight against one Ash's ace Lycanroc with 4x type disadvantage, that's much stronger feat than what Dawn shown.
@@inamdaryasin Dawn has participated in a lot of contest battles and devised many strategies like spinning, swallowing ice shard, sky attack+peck combo etc. And she is getting stronger with each contest experiences. She is stronger than both Kiawe and Gladion.
@@jetguy128 bruh Gladion is way above any Ash's companions except Iris, he tied/beat SM Pikachu who can solo May and Dawn's entire team and you're seriously comparing her with Gladion? When he also defeated mythical pokemon and barely lose to Lycanroc. Kiawe is someone who trained hard or even battle with Ash everyday to get stronger, he was already strong trainer before SM even started.
I think May is less strong than she is in here. Just because she has Blaziken it doesnt mean she knows how to use it. She literally froze during Sceptile battle and gave orders late. Other than Blaziken her team isnt strong as Dawns. Dawn has better battling career aside contest
I disagree, what makes May so special is her ability to stay composed even in the most demanding battles which is a skill she gained overtime. May definitely knows how to use her blaziken, otherwise she would not have defeated a literal absol and tied with a pokemon that was able to defeat a Darkrai. Moreover, she was able to defeat Zoe because she used beautifly, and had she used a more skilled Pokemon against Dawn, im sorry but Dawn would not have stood a chance
@@haadgill1081 Sceptile was a trashbag in Hoenn season. In Battle Frontier he slowly recovered. Hes beaten darkrai in sinnoh league victors. like 2 seasons later. So Sceptile wasnt at his prime when he fought Blaziken yet almost won it because how May struggled to give commands to it.
Before everything of this video really started, I told myself Iris has to be very top somewhere. She's was the only one other than Ash to compete in the World Championship. I was indeed right, no. 1 is her place. She earn her way there. Honestly, I always love May's Pokemon contest more than Dawn. Idk if that's because it was first introduce into Hoenn, but i do like May personality more than Dawn. She is also a tough one compare to Ash's other female companions. Wish we could see more of Misty though. She is always the favorite female companion of all. This listing though is great and rather accurate. You should do Team Rockets pokemon team companions as a ranking. Which team they did have best winning results and all or so minus all their losses which is what they're known for other than trying to steal Pikachu.
I really wish May got to return back for more episodes, she showed a lot of protential. I know her VA had some health issues to not return but man, they could have recast her right?
I think I read somewhere that in Japan, where the show "originally" aired, it is very disrespectful to recast a VA unless the VA has passed away. If it's correct, then that means that since the VA didn't die from the health issues, they cannot recast her.
You put Dawn in the B tier without acknowledging she is the Sinnoh champion in the alternate dimension from Journeys. She clearly has the potential if she wanted to battle. EDIT: I still agree with the placement though. Just thought it was worth noting.
@@eljordinio7647 legendaries are powerful so it’s not a surprise and maybe some of his fights are weren’t official but still he a decently strong trainer compared to some of the other companions in this list
dawn was way more strategic and into battles than may thats why she beat her despite the lack of experience back then And brock is just stronger than any companion except iris he got both the knowledge skills and strategies Dawn's strategies were even used by ash on the master 8 tournament and even by leon lol 1 Iris 2 brock 3 misty 4 dawn 5 may 6 clemont 7 goh (he might have legendaries but he sucks as a trainer) 8 kiawe 9 cilan 10 lana
goh has overpowered pokemons but as a trainer nah he isnt that strong or competend he got stomped by the legendaries even though his team was so strong, i have defeated legendaries with far worse teams i once accidentally one shotted an entei with a 32 lvl crocodil if not lower in the gen 2 game (fuck i wanted to cutch it 😭) and goh has all this strong pokemons and still lost so many times
Sophocles is 100% the 2nd best Alola Companion his vikabolt Cooked And deserved to win ghe final 8 because he had a huge advantage and Was Holding powerful potential and technically he has 3 pokemon
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Now we need Ash’s rival strength tier list.
yes it will be complete ash's pokemon, his companions and finally his rivals will be ranked too
Something tells me Morrison or Trip are gonna be the lowest 😅
I know who will be F tier
Hop
Hop's not a rival of Ash
@@Ditto.007 they will probably be D tier
Iris is probably the strongest companion of Ash since she’s the champion of Unova. She’s truly grown a lot
Im very proud of her💜
She defs did
Journeys redeemed her character
Iris W😊❤
So I guess there was another unova league so soon? After going on her own journey, she had to battle gym leaders, pokemon league, elite four, and Alder to be the new champion
I love how much of a influence Ash had on most of his companions. He got May and Dawn started by teaching them about Pokemon battles, he inspired Goh to do Pokemon battles, he helped Lillie get out of her shell which got her to do battles, he helps in so many ways that made a lot of his companions stronger
Ash actually learned even more from brock
And ash's strategies were dawn's creations as a coordinator like ice aqua jet and counter shield
@@laxusstrauss5945Yup Ash learned a lot from Misty and Brock. As both were Gym trainers and Ash was a noob at that time.
@@warrioryuvraj4311 tbh the only thing he learned from misty was the type matchups
She was a noob aswell in the first seasons just like ash
brock was like a mentor to both
@@laxusstrauss5945 Yaa....Brock was much more experienced than both. Misty was not full-grown GYM trainer at that time. I just said that he learned from both.
@@laxusstrauss5945she wasn't a "noob" tbh we just didn't see her battling skills. She still had her staryu which we know packs an extremely powerful attack
Iris, Goh and May being Top 3 is so based and yet so accurate.
Cilan, Clemont and Kiawe really deserved more feats to garantee a higher rank.
Poor Brock is a victim of third-wheeling, he's given an Onix and co. who barely did stuff.
Goh may have a lot of strong pokemon but he is a catcher, not a battler. He doesn't really know how to use his pokemon's abilities to fullest. I would at least consider him stronger than Cilan, Serena, and Alola Gang except for Kiawe. He mostly battled wild pokemon, not trainers.
@@jetguy128 agreed
he has a mega steelix
I still think Brock deserves to be higher tho, even in AG roxxanne the gym leader mentions that people look upto Brock and Pewter gym, and for those gens he was considered a very powerful gen. And then we see him return in the new gens and absolutely demolish Kiawe. Imo he alongside Clemont or maybe a lil higher> He can prob defeat goh and May(may can go either way).
@@omarkazi7504 agreed to be a Gym Leader you have to at least beat an elite 4 from your region.
Even she was annoying in BW and maybe one of the most hated companion just after Max... Iris got maybe one of the best character development and nearly defeated Cytnhia without any gimmick...and she turned into one of loveable champions... I am really proud of her and this was done right by the Journeys....
I never understood thesa hatred for Max. I honestly liked him, and the bad first impression didn't last long for me.
Iris on the other hand... well one of most annoying characters. Yeah, she get a lot better in Journeys, but "lovable" still seems a bit much to me. Also nearly defeated seems to be a bit of overstatement. She put up a good fight, but that isn't yet "nearly defeating".
@@Lyokoheros-KLPXTV Someone is having a bad day eeh?
@@alperenayman620 that's quite a weird conclusion from having different opinion...
Iris didn't deserve the hate... unlike BW Ash... damm
@@Lyokoheros-KLPXTV I mean it's not like she got clapped like Alain did by Leon. At least Iris could bring Cynthia down to one Pokemon by the end
Even though Lillie is the weakest Alolan companions in terms of battles, she's still the best Alolan friend in terms of writing by a landslide.
FACTS
Agreed, her arc was amazing and I'm glad Journeys was able to finish it all up in a nice bundle
Agreed, no one can argue with you on this one
She has better developing compared to the rest of the Alola friends.
Easily
Dawn's counter shield being used by the top 2 trainers in the world though.
Ash originally thought up the counter shield idea but was inspired by one of dawns other strategies.
@@FlyGli1she was the first to use it to counter delcatty's Sing
There’s nothing I wouldn’t change about this tier list of Ash’s companions. Zac you hitted everything right on the nail.
What he literally put dawn higher than brock
the brock is narratively equual to misty to ya thats a problem
Except for Goh. He may have a lot of strong pokemon but he is a catcher, not a battler. He doesn't really know how to use his pokemon's abilities to fullest. I would at least consider him stronger than Cilan, Serena, and Alola Gang except for Kiawe. He mostly battled wild pokemon, not trainers.
@@jetguy128 I would switch Goh with Kiawe. But honestly it does not bother me too much since Goh did battle some strong Pokémon.
@@koolerman4443 but he did not beat those strong pokemon. For zapdos he used two pokemon againe one. For regieleki, he had help from Gary.
Iris being A-Tier and Champion of Unova is trully poetic justice
She's the only champion out of any companion, who else would have made it to A tier (there is no S tier here)
@@eljordinio7647 ash is in S tier
@@Leafeater09 he's not a companion
@@eljordinio7647 well yeah im just saying if there was an S tier it would just be Ash himself in there
Zac is actually acknowledging Tracey by name!? 🤯
Character Development.
Who?!
WHO?!
Who?!
WHO
That thumbnail is… TERRIFYING 😂😂😂
I think its a reference to the magikarp episode which is funny since Ash was shown to be ripped in that episode too yet he purposefully put Goh instead 😂
@@Ditto.007 that was a strange episode 😵💫
Frfr.... I need to bleach my eyes
Oh here's a picture of Goh....
*Sees buff Goh*
AAAAAAAAAAAAA...*throws water at my screen*
Serena now knows that someone deserves a better fanbase than her hahaha
When you said there's only one in the F tier, I thought Chloe. Yeah, Max doesn't have any pokemon of his own, but he actually traveled with Ash, May, and Brock. He befriended Deoxys, helped Ralts, helped Shroomish and Shuppet, got Poochyena to evolve, and bonded with Jirachi in movie 6. Chloe didn't do a quarter of that. She was just a recurring character of the day who happens to be friends with Goh before Journeys and Professor Cerise's daughter.
@@0axis771 Chloe only bonded with her family's Yamper and her own Eevee. She wasn't a true travel companion. I don't mean to make it sound like I'd put Max in D/C/B/A ranges as a trainer, but I don't see him as being higher than Chloe.
@@jenniferdaniels701I do no offence tho
True I guess 😅
@@jenniferdaniels701Chloe also doesn’t have the excuse of being too young to have a trainer’s license.
Iris definitely deserves to be no. 1 💪 ever since BW she has already shown great battling skills & had even gotten a 99 win streak before officially becoming a trainer, she may not be everyone’s favorite companion but she’s the one who definitely shutted many haters down by becoming a regional champion who is ranked above Ash & is also the only one who pushed Cynthia to mega evolve her ace 🔥
I like Iris more as a rival than a companion. Not that I ever hated her as a travel companion, but she and Ash butted heads enough times that it's an easy transition in their relationship.
@@jenniferdaniels701 I don't think she was much of a rival to ash. More like a sparring partner
@@jenniferdaniels701 I had the same thoughts years ago but seeing as she is both a companion & a rival to Ash like Kiawe is great because it makes them both help each other out to become better battlers unlike the other companions who have different interests on which Ash cant relate to
99 straight wins with just Excadrill. AT MAX AND BONNIE’S AGE!
@@kamentrainerhorn2073 true, that was one of the most impressive things about her that alot of fans always want to ignore because they always spend their time hating her for dumb reasons
This tier list is definitely reasonable and you should also rank all of ash’s rivals
No debate, Alain sweeps everyone else aside from (maybe) Paul. Gary is a close third and everyone else can battle to not suck
It's crazy to see that Iris make such a progress in the anime.
Guess someone had to and since she was a champion in the games, making her one in the anime was a no brainer
really iris is the best
Iris should've fricking beat Cynthia in the Masters 8 tournament! I bet that a full 6vs6 battle in the semifinals pitting Iris against Ash would be way more cooler than Ash vs. Cynthia!!
@@CalebBartholomew-i1b absolutely not. Ash already proved who the superior one is, so why bother with a match that's just gonna have the same result
It’s because she already had the potential ever since BW, if only y’all didnt hate her for dumb reasons then you would know all her capabilities as a trainer
Good video I knew Max was going to F tier
He should be there. There was just no point to his character at all.
I agree with this list especially with the top 3. Also apparently if this is true, there was a rumor, or plan for May to make a return in XY/XYZ to show off her Mega Blaziken to sort of market since Mega evolution was still the gimmick of that time, but couldn’t because of her Japanese VA’s voice condition. If it’s true and she does have Mega Blaziken and we just haven’t seen it, she might even surpass Goh potentially
Without those Legendaries, Goh might be in trouble against May’s Mega Blaziken (if she has one). But, I’m more inclined to think that Goh is smarter on his feet than May either way.
…Hold on. Am I actually defending Goh? *What the FU-*
@@kamentrainerhorn2073*iris has entered the chat*
@@puppies3330
Correction: Iris IS the chat
@@kamentrainerhorn2073 how could I miss this important fact?!
It's not just her Mega Blaziken she's even got a Venusaur and I won't be surprised if her Wartortle has evolved to Blastoise like that's 3 fully evolved OP starters and rest of her team is also good. She does indeed have a chance to beat Goh
Iris was honestly one of the best parts of Pokemon Journeys. I really wish we got to see that development happen in Black/White. It would've made me like BW way more :/
I do think Misty deserves much more like maybe better than go since she actually trained her psyduck in sun and moon series which is a big up for her. I think even ash woudnt really make psyduck a useful pokemon
That would be actually a piece of cake for Ash. He even would've learnt it how to swim within days,which Misty still couldn't do after all these years.
On the other end,Misty would've lost patience with Charizard,Sceptile.
Let’s be honest. There’s no other companion that can match Iris’s strength. Sure Brock and Misty have mega evolutions, and Goh has caught Legendaries, but none of them are Champions
nah she gonna whip out a mega salamence 💀
@@swift3520 or mega garchomp since she more than likely fully evolved her gible
And Goh doesn't battle that much coz he likes to catch and catch. Really fulfilling the phrase "Gonna catch them all!"
@@cornbeefcommie7519 something which no one can even accomplish in the anime
This is really an interesting take on how to rank them in Battle Strength. I was actually enlightened when it came to certain Trainers :)
Hey Zac can you do this but with the rivals next time
Yes he should
He has already done it with ashs pokemon and now the companions
That would be such a good video
It wil be interesting to see who si number 1, after reading your comment I immediatly thought Alain, but then again if you consider Tobias as his rival he may take the cake, sure we didn't see him in the M8 but something tells me he is still out there hiding in the shadows with his legendaries and mythicals
Paul and Alain would easily win
At first I thought Sophecles should be lower, but you're explanation makes sense
Finally,May has rank up to silver class!
Honesty, I don't have any complains. This is a really solid ranking! Keep up the good work, Zac! 👍🔥
Dawn is my favorite pokegirl and she is for sur a strong trainer. Iris deserved the champion place she come for a long way and she is extremely powerful
I did originally think that you would rank their pokemon and not the trainers themselves, but this is honestly great. Hope to see a rivals tier list
Another great tier list bro!! Damn, seeing Goh in the E4 tier tho. Wasn’t expecting that. I can see it making sense after you explained it, but I’d personally put him in above average. And revisiting Iris’ feats in this video, I’m still so happy with her development!
Except you're forgetting one thing about goh. Most of his battles aren't an indication of his real strength because they weren't fought by him alone. Aside from the karate master and Oleana, he had help in literally every trainer or wild battle he fought. That's not a good indication of his strength as an individual
The thumbnail is… definitely a choice 😂
Im so proud Iris💜
She’s underrated and deserve much better today.
I'd hardly call her underrated now she's a champion
really iris gets too much hate honestly.
@@chetanyanigam more like she DID get too much hate
Less people do, even I don't hate her much now. Tho I'm still no fan
@@eljordinio7647 she’s still considered underrated because some people still fail to see her admirable skillsets & still keeps on bringing up her flaws like you
@@migspogi2097 some also don't just blindly defend her and aren't afraid to call her out on her problems if they're blatantly obvious. Something toxic fanboys like you fail to comprehend since ur constant defending of BW has made u blind and no better than anyone else
Til journeys fixed her, her flaws outweighed any good moments she did have in unova
Had the voice actress of May never had an infection in her throat, would the writers have the "Hoenn Princess" return once again in the XY anime? If so, would May be the first companion of Ash to have mega evolution instead of Brock & Misty? Would that help rank her over Goh?
Anyone above goh would be fine
I would put Kiawe higher
During Journeys, He is about the same level as Gladion who is the 3 strongest trainer in the entire Alola region(After Ash and Kukui) There is a good chance that he would qualify as an Alola Elite Four after he graduated and Alola Pokemon League was officially established
Problem is both aren't Brocks level though (Turtonator couldn't defeat Brocks Mega Steelix for example). So Brock would be top contender for A tier, with Misty being second and Kiawe being third.
Well I’m glad this video was accurate. The only thing I would’ve changed was putting kaiway and brock too b tier. Also I love the fact that he always says that dawn is best girl, LTZ you are a man of class
Swap goh out for either of them and this would b fine
A list i never knew i needed, but feels like it was a nail you hit right on the head.
Brock kiawe and cilan were badly mistreated here
@@adgeebrown8394 Were they, though?
@@theidpboi6205 brock literally has a mega steelix in his aresenal and he ranked dawn higher than her what he’s basically saying is that her piplup will beat a mega steelix
@@adgeebrown8394 he's just saying she has better feats than him. But yeah the mega steelix powercreep is justified
I think Brock should be up a tier, and possible put May down a tier. Brock's accomplishments from Sun and Moon onward shouldn't be undersold, him being on Par with Olivia alone should put him in Elite 4 tier since Olivia is an Elite 4 (tier in the anime, member in the games) trainer in her own right. Plus his victory over Kiawe is much more impressive when you consider Kiawe had a type advantage and a Z-move and it didn't do anything to Steelix. May's on the opposite side of that, The reason Blaziken was able to hold its own against Sceptile is because of its type advantage so it's not quite on par in terms of strength. I also wouldn't undercut Dawn's Victory over her, since May has had Glaceon longer than Dawn had Piplup, and Dawn wasn't even halfway through her first journey yet while May was already traveling through a 3rd region by then. If anything that make's Dawn's Victory more impressive. With that I think swapping May and Brock's positions makes the most sense.
Not only that... Mega Steelix would solo all of Gohs mons except for maybe Cinderace (And that is due to type advantage).
May defeated Brock with her eevee..
You should watch may vs Brock
Marshtomp vs eevee
Glaceon had just evolved from Eevee a few days before May used it in battle against Dawn in the final. May wasn't even aware of Glaceon's abilities thats why her plan for using Secret Power on Piplup backfired. If she had used Venusaur or Wartortle in battle then she most probably would've won.
And that wasn't May's 3rd region but 2nd bcoz she had just went to Sinnoh to participate in Wallace Cup and evolve her Eevee. She was still traveling in Johto before that. So technically that was her 2nd region 1. Hoenn 2. Johto
And tbh I don't think Brock can beat May. Her Blaziken must've gotten a lot stronger it can definitely beat Brock's Steelix. And she's also got Venusaur and probably Blastoise as well by now. So she'll probably beat Brock in a gym battle.
Yeah, Iris is leagues above everyone else. Not surprised she is at the top. It’s heavily implied that Iris is the first person Cynthia had to use Mega Evolution in order to win.
Flint clearly couldn't despite holding his own against Cynthia. Then again mega evolution wasn't even a thing back then
@@eljordinio7647 Very true, I just don’t think Flint can push Cynthia to use mega evolution
@@gamerookie09 I doubt Cynthia would even need it half the time since she also has dynamax and garchomp is fearsome enough on her own
Great video
Agree 100% with rankings
Poor Max will forever be under the age of 10 with no Pokémon
Except for Goh. He may have a lot of strong pokemon but he is a catcher, not a battler. He doesn't really know how to use his pokemon's abilities to fullest. I would at least consider him stronger than Cilan, Serena, and Alola Gang except for Kiawe. He mostly battled wild pokemon, not trainers.
Based solely on strength, this list is fairly accurate. I wouldn't include Chloe at all since she's not a main character but her placement is correct.
You should rank ash’s rivals from weakest to strongest next
He should do all rivals
Leon would definitely be at the top if we were to include him
Nice video Lumoise Trainer Zac. I would like to see you do Pokémon What if videos such as
What if Paul never released Chimchar
What if Misty kept traveling with Ash past Johto
What if Ash woke up on time
What if Gary kept being a Pokémon Trainer
I would also like to see a strongest to weakest rival tier list.
Misty is stronger than May. Otherwise I agree with this list. I hate that Goh is so high, but I don't argue it.
His only official fight was against Oleana. All his other battles hardly count
@@eljordinio7647 Screw that opnion.
His only official fight was against Leon. All his other battles hardly count.
they did her dirty in the anime but the glow up to champion is just a french kiss
I hope the writers in the future bring back Iris with more new powerful Pokémons. And some new battle gimmicks to help increase her chances of winning in battles.
Like imagine her owning a Latias that can mega evolve? A Flapple or Appleton that can Gigantamax? A Z Ring with a dragon Z crystal? Or a Terrastle for the Dragon Terra types?
@@UnwantedGhost1 Don't say anything about latias I was really hoping to see ash catch him in ATBAPM but the writers were like psych we will throw countless legendaries for goh and none for ash
A z move or dynamax would suffice
@@sharadaprasanna6167 Latias is a girl
@@eljordinio7647 yeah I know I just.. you know
This just shows how much the OS wasted Brock and Misty. Their best feats all came long after they stopped being the main companions and in the OS itself came off unimpressive as hell (Misty got bodied by one off characters of the day TWICE).
We NEED RIVALS TIER LIST, WE NEED RIVALS TIER LIST
4:03 may I ask what the context of this clip is? Why is she wearing Ash’s clothes?
Looking at these rankings I believe it’s perfectly unbiased and accurate. Granted I may think some in the C rank can be rearranged but even then it’s not much a change, could probably go either way. But overall I agree with this rankings.
OH SHIT !! We're power scaling friends now
One thing i'm confused about is that everyone complains about Goh development being rushed, but Iris had most of her development happened off screen or well at least her road to being a champion happened off screen.
Not really, Iris was off screen for 3 seasons, and she was already skilled at the end of unova season. She had time between XY, sun and moon and pokemon journeys to where she got, id say its a reasonable time to get to where she got.
Uh...no? Most of her development was in the back load of BW anime. With Drayden. Ya know...her WHOLE backstory about the Dragon Tamers? Her Dragonite?
Zac nice tier list. You should rank all of Ash's teams throughout the years
I think it's kinda insane to say that May is elite 4 level I'd put her at gym leader level she's strong but Misty and Goh have had far better feats. I'd say she's just above Dawn top of B
I believe Misty is second strongest companion. But Goh, really? What did he ever do besides catching pokemon? Sure he has a lot of strong pokemon but he does not know how to use them. And sure he got into project mew but unlike Ash, he did not really accomplish anything. It is not like he beat nor officially catch Mew. yeah "that catch" at the end of the episode does not mean much.
@@jetguy128 Although I agree with you on the topic of Misty, I disagree with you about Goh.
If you take a look at his Scorbunny, It often teams up on an even playing field with Ash's Lucario, even outlasting Pikachu in battles. Look at his battle against Mewtwo. Sure, Ash and Goh lost, but you did see Goh's skills in that fight.
Plus, he often does have pokemon such as Intellion and Scizor that can dish out quite a bit of punishment, matching Ash's Sirfetch.
@@Keiji555 You are saying Cinderace is stronger than Pikachu? Why not say Magikarp is the strongest pokemon in the world. They just did that on purpose to make Lucario and Cinderace fight together. Besides Pikachu was knocked out first because he was fighting Mewtwo alone at that moment. He is only good at catching pokemon but not that good at battling as he does not know how to bring out true potential of other pokemon besides Cinderace and Inteleon. Among Ash's friends, I honestly consider him to be at least stronger than Alola Crew (except Kiawe and Lana) and Serena (who is more into Pokemon performance instead of battling).
Let’s be honest, Lillie should’ve caught that Alolan Sandshrew.
Chloe is the definition of a raid battle trainer. She can only do double battles
Clemont just went overkill in the team flare arc. He:
Battles the admins to get into the gym
Knocks out random grunts inside gym who are never seen again!?
Gets rid of Xerosic and hasn't healed his pokémon yet,
Sacrafices Clembot to save the city,
All ash, Alain and Malva vrs Lysander did was stalling for him and self defense and we all know it.
He'd be first for me because im Kalos biased the end.
You know with Tracey's Scyther it beat it's fully evolved form Scizor in one episode I don't remember the name of it but it was awesome it kicked the Scizor ass and won.
This list seems accurate to me. While Goh is my second favorite of the companions, I gotta admit, they did rush his development for someone who didn’t catch a single Pokémon till like the 3rd episode I think
Max gets the short end of the stick there. Too bad we'll never get that battle that he promised that he would have with Ash, but oh well.
3:22 okay in a Pokemon Battle Lana probably isn't winning, but if we get into actual physical prowess, this is the girl who reeled in a Kyogre, not to mention her performance at the Kantonian Gym, so she does have an edge in that regard
Before I complete watching this video, I want Iris and Misty in A Tier.
A tier is reserved for Iris
And only she deserves that position.
When Misty usurps Lance as Kanto champion then u can talk
@@eljordinio7647 Honestly, that's what I want to happen.
Misty deserves to be the new Kanto Champion.
Even team-wise, she can easily defeat Lance because most water types have ice type moves. Starmie, her og ace, especially is so threatening for Lance with a coverage of Ice Beam, Thunderbolt and Surf. And his Hydreigon can be hard countered by Misty's Mega Gyarados.
@@nishant9289 I mean... if we considering Movesets....Brocks Steelix has Rock moves and Dragon moves, so the only threat Lance posses is Gyarados (And even then Brock has the gimmick, while Lance doesn't unless the champion battle is in Galar).
I wish Cynthia was on this list because she followed him for like half of black and white
@@laserburning9713 it wasn't even close to half of Black and White
Brock not being in S tier is outrageous
If my Pokemon OC, who I like to view as Ash's best friend, was in this list; he would probably be at either A or B trier. That is because when Ash first meets him during his Johto adventures he was a somewhat good but kinda lacked confidence Trainer. But then Ash helped him build his confidence and gave him some tips on Pokemon battling, he became a Trainer that can pretty much rival Ash himself, which is saying a lot.
I remember I always hated Iris because of her mannerisms, repetitive insults and lower than childish behavior. Not to mention her development would be constantly reset after a few episodes. Then to see her completely mature at her return in Journeys changed my mind about her. It’s honestly incredible
Still not a fan of her but journeys at least made me tolerate her
Admit it y’all only hated her because your hurt when someone talks some real sh*t about your hero 😂
@@migspogi2097 "admit it blah blah blah"
Shut up. At least some companions have more respect for ash than you do. Besides all u'd do is just gloat if we did which sums up the type of fan u r. A toxic one who can't accept criticisms even when it's warranted
@@eljordinio7647 if that’s what you think of me go ahead, hating on Ash makes me toxic? Then what do you call yourself? Your also hating on main characters so your no different from me or the scums you always like to bring up
@@migspogi2097 only those who have more cons than pros and so much backlash that they pretty much warrant the hate they get. Like goh, iris (in BW) Chloe and Max all did. Time u learned to accept that no matter how much u like a character, if the majority despise them, it's pointless to try and defend them when you're just going to get shot down for it
Toxic or not, I'm also not hesitant to call out bad writing or controversy when it's blatantly obvious, something u constantly defend and antagonise me or others for just cos we disapprove of it. That's a major difference between us.
Ash's Rival Tier List and
Villain Team (+ individual Members?) / Leaders (+Jessie and James) Tier List
Champion Tier List
Gym Leader Tier List (+Kahuna)
I think I would put may behind misty cus misty has access to mega evolution and put up a fight against sun and moon pikachu with a type disadvantage and her other pokemon are also no slouch either but other than that Id probably move up serena to C, Brock Beside Clemont and thats it.
Brock has a lot more experience than most and im putting him ahead of dawn because he was sort of the big brother of the group that taught dawn a lot of things too.
I can easily say that Serena is a C tear or B tear because, even she uses her Pokémon contests, she can be pretty powerful with her Sylveon and her Delfox
Not gonna lie, I think that Brock can beat Dawn, and I think he should be higher. Don't even try telling me that Piplup is beating a Mega Steelix that no-sold Inferno Overdrive. And I think he's probably equal to Misty because of that.
That's a nice ranking of how strong Ash's partners are even with their Pokemon.
I’m actually glad that Goh is ranked so high. He truly deserves it!
tbh as a newbie trainer he didn't deserve any of it but he is still high solely carried by his legendries, without his legendries companions till brock would body him.....
Goh may have a lot of strong pokemon but he is a catcher, not a battler. He doesn't really know how to use his pokemon's abilities to fullest. I would at least consider him stronger than Cilan, Serena, and Alola Gang except for Kiawe. He mostly battled wild pokemon, not trainers.
He deserves no such thing
no he doesn't He has a lot of Pokemon that Ash should have including Suicune, Grookey and Inteleon.
@@pinkprincess6136 and flygon
9:08 "that it held up against Cynthia's Mega Garchomp...Until it lost"
Well then again, this IS Cynthia's Garchomp we're talking about. Its pretty powerful even without Mega Evolution
I agree with everyone, we need Rival Tier List. I honestly love your ranking, watched it with my brothers but them and I got along on the fact that we still don't get how May is so high on the list. Like sure she's a good trainer but an Elite 4 member? Most definitly not. I'm a Dawn fan so I would have loved to see her get in the top 4 but being honest she is not one of the four strongest Ash's companions. But Brock definitly IS. Honestly I feel like Clemont being before Brock is kinda illogical even if I see where it comes from. But yeah to me Brock and May should definitly switch positions.
The video was really good and I loved how everything you said was justified!
If we're to count Leon as a rival, which let's be honest he kinda was, then we know who would be at the top in terms of strength
@@eljordinio7647 Deflection, one of the weakest tactics of a troll. Your parents failed you.
If we're to count Leon or Daint as not a rival, which let's be honest he kinda was not, then we know who would be at the top in terms of friendship, not strength, it has flaws.
If we're to count Gary as a rival, which let's be honest he kinda was, then we know who would be at the top in terms of friendship and also willpower. Elljorindin7647 is a idiocy.
@@ElJodinro1353-xl5bm how pathetic
My list of Ash's companions and rivals in Alola ranked from weakest to strongest.
1. Gladion
2. Kiawe
3. Hau
4. Lana
5. Acerola
6. Sophocles
7. Mallow
8. Lillie
It just feels sad that the anime never gave Max a proper Pokémon team.
And he never will. Ash is 10 and he's younger so unless he gets to be 10 he can't become a Pokemon trainer and that will never happen since they don't age. Big oof
In the anime, ralts promised to max that when he's 10 they will reunite with each other which means Max's pokemon in the future is a Gardevoir/galade. If he trains ralts and evolve her unlike ash's Bulbasaur and squirtle.
Just like Bonnie and zygarde, max gets the same treatment when he gets Gardevoir/ galade
Misty is easily the second strongest I don't see goh or may defeating her in battle to be honest.
Yeah this videos creator is so irrational child tbh
@irksomejoker7773 misty is constantly battling other trainers in sun in moon misty said not a single challenger was able to defeat her. Not to mention she defeated ash at the end of journeys.
@@brandonbailey7686 yes yes
Yes I agree. I do not see Goh defeating any of companions besides Tracey and Alola gangs minus Kiawe because they were not competitive battlers. I can see XY Serena not being able to beat Goh either but after her reapperance in JN and appearing to be much stronger and popular I can see her winning. Goh is more into catching than battling and his battles mostly involved wild pokemon, getting help from others, or battling at most mediocre trainers. He does not have a chance against real challenging opponents. Even Cilan's Pansage can beat his Cinderace.
The fact no one talks about how Chloe’s eevee is basically using the move copycat whenever it sees a move
Go is ranked second strongest companion of Ash
Me: Trying not to laugh knowing it's gonna piss everyone off 🤐😂
I mean it's true, he fought legendries along side ash, and his cinderace is pretty equal to ash's lucario in terms of power.
Me: fuming 😤
@@eljordinio7647 🤣🫵
@@rocky_danger_buff5845 But he never really beat any legendaries on his own and most of them were losses. Plus he mostly battled wild pokemon. And no, cinderace is not equal to champion level lucario
@@jetguy128 I said that they were "pretty" equal in terms of strength, as when they fought along side each other there power and endurance seemed to be pretty even.
Honestly despite the facts, it felt like Goh’s entire journey was more plot armor than him attaining that strength. Imo while he is strong, he didn’t earn his stripes like everyone else and honestly in my eyes isn’t allowed to be on this list.
Agree with everything except Goh, he is weaker than May n Misty actually. Little battle experience, the project mew arc was useless and most of his battles or captures were handed over to him on a platter.
Big time
He was nothing more than a walking advertisement to promote Pokémon Go.
If this tier list kept all of today's rankings but was published maybe about 5 years ago, I could picture the Outrage from the community over Iris taking the top spot being able to KO Cynthia's Mega-Garchomp.
If she became champ at the end of black and white tho, might not be as much outrage
9:28 YOOO IM THERE
there's nothing i would change from the list except the fact that brock is elite four level he deserves more
I've always thought about this, and regardless of I look at things, it's clear that Iris is the strongest companion and I am not complaining. Though big oof that Clemont almost made it to the B tier
Iris deserves it, she is such a lovable character, tbh even when I watched BW i loved her sassy personality, I can understand why others may dislike her but to me she was that one chill friend 😂
@@Ditto.007 iris is more chill than misty💀 I don't get the love for misty yet
Honestly some people just can't see a S tier waifu if it hit them in the face. Iris is the QUEEN👑
@@Alexgodofwar5662 as someone who's never watched the original series, i think it's the chemistry she had with both Ash and Brock. Not to mention considering she was the first, any other pokegirl companion that has the same roasting-the-firetype out of each other chemistry with Ash people would think abt Misty first
She's a champion. It's hard to argue with that
Glad to be on ash’s team and his strongest companion’s team
That thumbnail 🥵🥵
I feel like Lana is easily the 3rd strongest trainer of Ash's Alolan classmates, behind Kiawe and Ash himself. She actually focused on training her Primarina more that the other Alolan girls did their pokemon.
Kiawe is easily above Dawn and Clemont, Clemont battle E4 but he got destroyed easily while Kiawe put close fight against one of Alola champion ace despite having huge disadvantage, Dawn doesn't really have big feats tbh.
Kiawe also put great fight against one of Ash's major rival.
I will put Kiawe above May as well, she tied with Sceptile in contest battle where she has huge advantage over Ash, Sceptile beating Darkrai happened 4 seasons later where he was more powerful.
Kiawe is good but he is probably next strongest after Iris, Dawn, May, and Misty. Also he is a lot stronger than Goh. Goh may have strong pokemon but he is mostly a catcher that he can't really utilize their abilities to their fullest; he mostly battled wild pokemon and not trainers.
@@jetguy128 Kiawe feats put him above than Dawn and possibly May too, like he beat Gladion's Lycanroc and put decent fight against legendary Silvally, has very close fight against one Ash's ace Lycanroc with 4x type disadvantage, that's much stronger feat than what Dawn shown.
@@inamdaryasin Dawn has participated in a lot of contest battles and devised many strategies like spinning, swallowing ice shard, sky attack+peck combo etc. And she is getting stronger with each contest experiences. She is stronger than both Kiawe and Gladion.
@@jetguy128 bruh Gladion is way above any Ash's companions except Iris, he tied/beat SM Pikachu who can solo May and Dawn's entire team and you're seriously comparing her with Gladion? When he also defeated mythical pokemon and barely lose to Lycanroc.
Kiawe is someone who trained hard or even battle with Ash everyday to get stronger, he was already strong trainer before SM even started.
Tracey. We already know his Scyther is average, but what about Venomoth and Marill? Are they average?
I'd have put Serena in the above average slot. she held her own against members of Team Flare. Brock & Misty should be in the Elite 4 slot together.
Ok xy fanboy
Team flare grunts are child's play
Everything fun and game until boney pulls out that zygarde complete 😂😂
I think May is less strong than she is in here. Just because she has Blaziken it doesnt mean she knows how to use it. She literally froze during Sceptile battle and gave orders late. Other than Blaziken her team isnt strong as Dawns. Dawn has better battling career aside contest
I disagree, what makes May so special is her ability to stay composed even in the most demanding battles which is a skill she gained overtime. May definitely knows how to use her blaziken, otherwise she would not have defeated a literal absol and tied with a pokemon that was able to defeat a Darkrai. Moreover, she was able to defeat Zoe because she used beautifly, and had she used a more skilled Pokemon against Dawn, im sorry but Dawn would not have stood a chance
@@haadgill1081 Sceptile was a trashbag in Hoenn season. In Battle Frontier he slowly recovered. Hes beaten darkrai in sinnoh league victors. like 2 seasons later. So Sceptile wasnt at his prime when he fought Blaziken yet almost won it because how May struggled to give commands to it.
Before everything of this video really started, I told myself Iris has to be very top somewhere. She's was the only one other than Ash to compete in the World Championship. I was indeed right, no. 1 is her place. She earn her way there.
Honestly, I always love May's Pokemon contest more than Dawn. Idk if that's because it was first introduce into Hoenn, but i do like May personality more than Dawn. She is also a tough one compare to Ash's other female companions. Wish we could see more of Misty though. She is always the favorite female companion of all.
This listing though is great and rather accurate. You should do Team Rockets pokemon team companions as a ranking. Which team they did have best winning results and all or so minus all their losses which is what they're known for other than trying to steal Pikachu.
I really wish May got to return back for more episodes, she showed a lot of protential. I know her VA had some health issues to not return but man, they could have recast her right?
I am staying hopeful. I need my girl to come back. I need to see my boy mega blaziken. Man hopes high. Loved that girl.
I think I read somewhere that in Japan, where the show "originally" aired, it is very disrespectful to recast a VA unless the VA has passed away. If it's correct, then that means that since the VA didn't die from the health issues, they cannot recast her.
You put Dawn in the B tier without acknowledging she is the Sinnoh champion in the alternate dimension from Journeys. She clearly has the potential if she wanted to battle.
EDIT: I still agree with the placement though. Just thought it was worth noting.
May only lost to Dawn because of plot
Dawn defeating may also felt like plot armor for me, on the other hand i understand dawn needed a win to get her confidence back.
Which is true
I know Sophocles is strong but, how is he stronger than Lana?
Goh being on top is awesome
Depends
@@eljordinio7647 well I understand the “controversy” around Goh but I really like him you gotta admit he’s pretty strong
@@comics4556 he got bodied by most legendaries and most of his fights weren't even official. His strongest opponent was probably Ileana and that's it
@@eljordinio7647 legendaries are powerful so it’s not a surprise and maybe some of his fights are weren’t official but still he a decently strong trainer compared to some of the other companions in this list
he cought 2 legendaries but he littelary lost almost all of the fights mentioned on the video, he beat ileana but the legendaries stomped him
dawn was way more strategic and into battles than may thats why she beat her despite the lack of experience back then
And brock is just stronger than any companion except iris he got both the knowledge skills and strategies
Dawn's strategies were even used by ash on the master 8 tournament and even by leon lol
1 Iris
2 brock
3 misty
4 dawn
5 may
6 clemont
7 goh (he might have legendaries but he sucks as a trainer)
8 kiawe
9 cilan
10 lana
goh has overpowered pokemons but as a trainer nah he isnt that strong or competend he got stomped by the legendaries even though his team was so strong, i have defeated legendaries with far worse teams i once accidentally one shotted an entei with a 32 lvl crocodil if not lower in the gen 2 game (fuck i wanted to cutch it 😭) and goh has all this strong pokemons and still lost so many times
Indeed. He mostly battled wild pokemon, not trainers. He is at least stronger than Cilan, Serena, and Alola Gang minus Kiawe.
Pretty much accurate
Sophocles is 100% the 2nd best Alola Companion his vikabolt Cooked And deserved to win ghe final 8 because he had a huge advantage and Was Holding powerful potential and technically he has 3 pokemon