Awesome team! Insanely powerful and would definitely get the job done. Only change I'd make is switching out Naganadel for Torracat. I know Naganadel would be better in terms of type/coverage, but I just love the story between Ash's Torracat and Kukui's Incineroar so much that I'd choose that instead 😆 I've always been a sucker for a good story above everything else haha
ash vs kukui is my favorite battle ever with ash vs sawyer being second then ash vs leon. ash ve leon was peak but this is peak and very personal to me. sm taught me sometimes change can be nice sometimes and nothings perfect, to be patient and if someone gives me a hard time for having a different opinion to ignore it. And i too had a bad first impression with the art style and the constant facial expresssions.
It’s always a great day when Blaze uploads, as well as always a good feeling hearing that opening theme, especially when it’s a been a little while since I’ve last heard it. Awesome video as always! Perfect choices for a team as well! I honestly wouldn’t change a single member. Only thing I would tweak with a little bit is some of Ash’s Pokémon’s movesets. I respect the fact that you’re using moves we know Ash’s Pokémon already have, but personally, if Ash were to use these Pokémon against Professor Kukui, I bet even Ash would tweak his moveset just a little bit. -For Hawlucha, since we’ve seen it helping Buizel spar with Lucario before the Masters’ 8 tournament, it’s safe to assume Hawlucha might spar with Buizel to train. I can picture Buizel teaching Hawlucha Ice Punch 🤜🏻🧊 for Flying type coverage 🪽 while they were training. It’d come in handy against Braviary. -As for Gliscor, although I can picture Ash keeping moves like Fire Fang for Ice, Grass, and Steel type coverage, Stone Edge for addition Ice type coverage, as well as Fire and Flying coverage, I can personally see Ash teaching Gliscor Aerial Ace for Flying STAB. We know Ash loves to use Aerial Ace, and Ash teaching it to Gliscor could allow it to potentially take down Venusaur, Lucario, hit Braviary with a direct attack, or even home in close enough against said Pokémon to follow up with a direct and practically unavoidable hit with either Fire Fang to take down Venusaur and/or Lucario, and Stone Edge in close quarters of Braviary. On top of that, Ash could take a page out of Paul’s book, and teach Gliscor Guillotine ⚔️☠️ I know, that emoji got dark 😅 But unlike Paul, who’d probably lure his opponents in, letting them get close in, bringing them into his literally death trap 🪤 Ash would probably take a more offensive approach, teaching it Aerial Ace to home in close, and use Guillotine with the homing accuracy of Aerial Ace, so it’ll be practically unavoidable. But I think Ash would save that technique/combo for when he feels the time is right. But…since Ash didn’t expect Tapu Koko to come in, I imagine he may use that combo before Tapo Koko arrives. And if he does, Ash’s chances in executing Guillotine in succession have decreased. -Also, I love the addition of Ash’s Staraptor! Many would probably argue Swellow should’ve been included instead, since it has the better track record. But personally, I actually think Staraptor’s a fantastic choice to use against Kukui! Staraptor’s ability being Intimidate (at least, I think that’s Ash’s Staraptor’s ability) would come in handy, and so would Staraptor’s Close Combat 👊 Could be a great counter for Incineroar’s Darkest Lariat, and with Staraptor’s Intimidate reducing its opponent’s physical Attack, it might even deal some real strain on those arms of Incineroar’s! Even if it doesn’t take Incineroar out, Ash could always switch out Staraptor to either rest and replenish its defence from using Close Combat. Or if Staraptor had taken a fair amount of damage from using Brave Bird, Ash could potentially teach Staraptor Endeavour! Endeavour would be handy in reducing Kukui’s Pokémon’s stamina to the same amount as Staraptor’s. Although admittedly, I don’t remember if Ash has much experience with the move, or the Staraptor species using it. But I digress. Even without it, I can think of other ways Ash could utilize Staraptor’s abilities. I can even picture Staraptor clashing with Lucario, and even returning its own Aura Sphere back at it! Either with Aerial Ace against the Aura Sphere whilst homing in towards Lucario, or if Lucario uses another attack to try and counter the Aura Sphere, Ash could turn the Aerial Ace into a powerful Brave Bird for full power! A Quick Attack and Aerial Ace combo would go a long way too. Truth be told, Kukui could’ve been the perfect opponent/opportunity for Staraptor to shine against! Great video as always, and great choice of a team for Ash against Kukui! Like I said, I wouldn’t change a single Pokémon.
First, the "what is this the Indigo saga" comment had me lol 😂🤣! Second, this video was lit to watch! My team for this battle would be Pikachu, Kingler, Infernape, Staraptor, Rowlet, and Lycanroc!
Technically Ash went into the battle only knowing about Incineroar, Braviary and Lucario so he'd only prep for them while picking his team while just taking diversity into account for the rest My team is Pikachu obviously and for Braviary Lycanroc for Incineroar and Braviary Torrcat for Incineroar rivalry and Lucario Hawlucha for Incineroar and Lucario and for a wrestling Pokémon Showdown Buizel for Incineroar, Ice Punch for Braviary and Lucario rematch plus Water type diversity Krookodile for Incineroar, Lucario and Braviary coverage moves and general strength Honorable Mentions: Naganadel for Ash to use his last Alolan mon at least once in the League and for type advantage, resistance or coverage for Incineroar, Lucario and Braviary since has Thunderbolt Muk just because would be cool to see a Kantonian form in Alola battle
I'm sticking with Ash's Alolan team against Kukui, and here is what I think the anime should have planned for the Alola League, including episode lengths and specials moments for every main character listed down below. First Round - 1v1 (Top 16) Ash vs. Ilima - Winner: Ash Guzma vs. Samson - Winner: Guzma Mallow vs. Lana - Winner: Lana Hau vs. Sophocles - Winner: Hau Kahili vs. Faba - Winner: Faba Mina vs. Acerola - Winner: Acerola Kiawe vs. Ryuki - Winner: Kiawe Lillie vs. Gladion - Winner: Gladion Quarterfinals - 2v2 (Top 8) Gladion vs. Faba - Winner: Gladion Kiawe vs. Lana - Winner: Kiawe Guzma vs. Acerola - Winner: Guzma Ash vs. Hau - Winner: Ash Semifinals - 3v3 (Top 4) Kiawe vs. Gladion - Winner: Gladion Ash vs. Guzma - Winner: Ash Finals - Full Battle (Top 2) Ash vs. Gladion - Winner: Ash Episode 1: Opening Ceremony Episode 2: Preliminaries (Battle Royal 151) Episode 3: First Round #1 (Ash vs. Ilima, Guzma vs. Samson, Mallow vs. Lana) Episode 4: First Round #2 (Hau vs. Sophocles, Kahili vs. Faba, Mina vs. Acerola) Episode 5: First Round #3 (Kiawe vs. Ryuki, Lillie vs. Gladion) Episode 6: Quarterfinals #1 (Gladion vs. Faba, Kiawe vs. Lana/Part 1) Episode 7: Quarterfinals #2 (Kiawe vs. Lana/Part 2, Guzma vs. Acerola) Episode 8: Quarterfinals #3 (Ash vs. Hau) Episode 9: Semifinals #1 (Kiawe vs. Gladion) Episode 10: Semifinals #2 (Ash vs. Guzma/Part 1) Episode 11: Semifinals #3 (Ash vs. Guzma/Part 2) Episode 12: Guzzlord Invasion/Part 1 Episode 13: Guzzlord Invasion/Part 2 Episode 14: Finals #1 (Ash vs. Gladion/Part 1) Episode 15: Finals #2 (Ash vs. Gladion/Part 2) Episode 16: Finals #3 (Ash vs. Gladion/Part 3) Episode 17: Masked Royal Backstory Episode 18: Exhibition Match #1 (Ash vs. Kukui/Part 1) Episode 19: Exhibition Match #2 (Ash vs. Kukui/Part 2) Episode 20: Exhibition Match #3 (Ash vs. Kukui/Part 3) Special Moments 1. Mallow perfecting her Z-Move and emotionally gifted by Lana. 2. Sophocles taking on Hau without holding back. 3. Lillie showing her progress as a trainer and making her family proud. 4. Kiawe and Lana respecting each other about their goals. 5. Hau being praised by Hala for giving his all against Ash. 6. Kiawe forming a new rivalry with Gladion. 7. Guzma reconciling with Kukui and apologizing for his past actions. 8. Poipole returning as Naganadel and fending off the Guzzlord Invasion. 9. Meltan evolving into Melmetal during in the finals. 10. Ash defeating Gladion and earning his first ever league victory. 11. Torracat defeating Incineroar and evolving into Incineroar itself. 12. Pikachu defeating Tapu Koko in the exhibition match.
Hey Champion Blaze I have an honest question now it a friend made video but for Zactoshi with his sword and shield series do you think Ash’s Galar Pokemon Team are better than his Journeys Pokémon Team? I’m actually very curious
Hey Champion Blaze if you get requested, maybe you could come up with a different Team for Ash when he face against Leon which was a big Miss opportunity in the anime
Awesome team! Insanely powerful and would definitely get the job done. Only change I'd make is switching out Naganadel for Torracat. I know Naganadel would be better in terms of type/coverage, but I just love the story between Ash's Torracat and Kukui's Incineroar so much that I'd choose that instead 😆 I've always been a sucker for a good story above everything else haha
Thank you so much for watching bro!! And yeah, it was hard to remove Torracat but I get what you’re saying 🧐
ash vs kukui is my favorite battle ever with ash vs sawyer being second then ash vs leon. ash ve leon was peak but this is peak and very personal to me. sm taught me sometimes change can be nice sometimes and nothings perfect, to be patient and if someone gives me a hard time for having a different opinion to ignore it. And i too had a bad first impression with the art style and the constant facial expresssions.
Love the ranking and sentiment here
It’s always a great day when Blaze uploads, as well as always a good feeling hearing that opening theme, especially when it’s a been a little while since I’ve last heard it.
Awesome video as always! Perfect choices for a team as well! I honestly wouldn’t change a single member.
Only thing I would tweak with a little bit is some of Ash’s Pokémon’s movesets. I respect the fact that you’re using moves we know Ash’s Pokémon already have, but personally, if Ash were to use these Pokémon against Professor Kukui, I bet even Ash would tweak his moveset just a little bit.
-For Hawlucha, since we’ve seen it helping Buizel spar with Lucario before the Masters’ 8 tournament, it’s safe to assume Hawlucha might spar with Buizel to train. I can picture Buizel teaching Hawlucha Ice Punch 🤜🏻🧊 for Flying type coverage 🪽 while they were training. It’d come in handy against Braviary.
-As for Gliscor, although I can picture Ash keeping moves like Fire Fang for Ice, Grass, and Steel type coverage, Stone Edge for addition Ice type coverage, as well as Fire and Flying coverage, I can personally see Ash teaching Gliscor Aerial Ace for Flying STAB.
We know Ash loves to use Aerial Ace, and Ash teaching it to Gliscor could allow it to potentially take down Venusaur, Lucario, hit Braviary with a direct attack, or even home in close enough against said Pokémon to follow up with a direct and practically unavoidable hit with either Fire Fang to take down Venusaur and/or Lucario, and Stone Edge in close quarters of Braviary.
On top of that, Ash could take a page out of Paul’s book, and teach Gliscor Guillotine ⚔️☠️ I know, that emoji got dark 😅 But unlike Paul, who’d probably lure his opponents in, letting them get close in, bringing them into his literally death trap 🪤 Ash would probably take a more offensive approach, teaching it Aerial Ace to home in close, and use Guillotine with the homing accuracy of Aerial Ace, so it’ll be practically unavoidable. But I think Ash would save that technique/combo for when he feels the time is right. But…since Ash didn’t expect Tapu Koko to come in, I imagine he may use that combo before Tapo Koko arrives. And if he does, Ash’s chances in executing Guillotine in succession have decreased.
-Also, I love the addition of Ash’s Staraptor! Many would probably argue Swellow should’ve been included instead, since it has the better track record. But personally, I actually think Staraptor’s a fantastic choice to use against Kukui! Staraptor’s ability being Intimidate (at least, I think that’s Ash’s Staraptor’s ability) would come in handy, and so would Staraptor’s Close Combat 👊 Could be a great counter for Incineroar’s Darkest Lariat, and with Staraptor’s Intimidate reducing its opponent’s physical Attack, it might even deal some real strain on those arms of Incineroar’s! Even if it doesn’t take Incineroar out, Ash could always switch out Staraptor to either rest and replenish its defence from using Close Combat. Or if Staraptor had taken a fair amount of damage from using Brave Bird, Ash could potentially teach Staraptor Endeavour! Endeavour would be handy in reducing Kukui’s Pokémon’s stamina to the same amount as Staraptor’s. Although admittedly, I don’t remember if Ash has much experience with the move, or the Staraptor species using it. But I digress. Even without it, I can think of other ways Ash could utilize Staraptor’s abilities.
I can even picture Staraptor clashing with Lucario, and even returning its own Aura Sphere back at it! Either with Aerial Ace against the Aura Sphere whilst homing in towards Lucario, or if Lucario uses another attack to try and counter the Aura Sphere, Ash could turn the Aerial Ace into a powerful Brave Bird for full power! A Quick Attack and Aerial Ace combo would go a long way too.
Truth be told, Kukui could’ve been the perfect opponent/opportunity for Staraptor to shine against!
Great video as always, and great choice of a team for Ash against Kukui! Like I said, I wouldn’t change a single Pokémon.
Great video blaze! Also I love the Pokémon you selected for this battle, I can’t wait for the next video of this series these are great.
Thanks so much!! Next installment will be in November!
Pokémon that Ash should use against Professor Kukui
Pikachu
Torracat/Incineroar
Sceptile
Krookodile
Heracross
Snrorlax
First, the "what is this the Indigo saga" comment had me lol 😂🤣! Second, this video was lit to watch! My team for this battle would be Pikachu, Kingler, Infernape, Staraptor, Rowlet, and Lycanroc!
Thanks haha!😂 and great team!!
@@ChampionBlaze thanks so much 😀!!!
Awesome! I really like the team options. 👍🤩
Thanks a lot!😁
@@ChampionBlaze your welcome bro! 👍😎
Technically Ash went into the battle only knowing about Incineroar, Braviary and Lucario so he'd only prep for them while picking his team while just taking diversity into account for the rest
My team is
Pikachu obviously and for Braviary
Lycanroc for Incineroar and Braviary
Torrcat for Incineroar rivalry and Lucario
Hawlucha for Incineroar and Lucario and for a wrestling Pokémon Showdown
Buizel for Incineroar, Ice Punch for Braviary and Lucario rematch plus Water type diversity
Krookodile for Incineroar, Lucario and Braviary coverage moves and general strength
Honorable Mentions:
Naganadel for Ash to use his last Alolan mon at least once in the League and for type advantage, resistance or coverage for Incineroar, Lucario and Braviary since has Thunderbolt
Muk just because would be cool to see a Kantonian form in Alola battle
BUIZEL!!👏🏽👏🏽
infernape and pikachu beating Them all
lets the others cheer of Them in the back
I'm sticking with Ash's Alolan team against Kukui, and here is what I think the anime should have planned for the Alola League, including episode lengths and specials moments for every main character listed down below.
First Round - 1v1 (Top 16)
Ash vs. Ilima - Winner: Ash
Guzma vs. Samson - Winner: Guzma
Mallow vs. Lana - Winner: Lana
Hau vs. Sophocles - Winner: Hau
Kahili vs. Faba - Winner: Faba
Mina vs. Acerola - Winner: Acerola
Kiawe vs. Ryuki - Winner: Kiawe
Lillie vs. Gladion - Winner: Gladion
Quarterfinals - 2v2 (Top 8)
Gladion vs. Faba - Winner: Gladion
Kiawe vs. Lana - Winner: Kiawe
Guzma vs. Acerola - Winner: Guzma
Ash vs. Hau - Winner: Ash
Semifinals - 3v3 (Top 4)
Kiawe vs. Gladion - Winner: Gladion
Ash vs. Guzma - Winner: Ash
Finals - Full Battle (Top 2)
Ash vs. Gladion - Winner: Ash
Episode 1: Opening Ceremony
Episode 2: Preliminaries (Battle Royal 151)
Episode 3: First Round #1 (Ash vs. Ilima, Guzma vs. Samson, Mallow vs. Lana)
Episode 4: First Round #2 (Hau vs. Sophocles, Kahili vs. Faba, Mina vs. Acerola)
Episode 5: First Round #3 (Kiawe vs. Ryuki, Lillie vs. Gladion)
Episode 6: Quarterfinals #1 (Gladion vs. Faba, Kiawe vs. Lana/Part 1)
Episode 7: Quarterfinals #2 (Kiawe vs. Lana/Part 2, Guzma vs. Acerola)
Episode 8: Quarterfinals #3 (Ash vs. Hau)
Episode 9: Semifinals #1 (Kiawe vs. Gladion)
Episode 10: Semifinals #2 (Ash vs. Guzma/Part 1)
Episode 11: Semifinals #3 (Ash vs. Guzma/Part 2)
Episode 12: Guzzlord Invasion/Part 1
Episode 13: Guzzlord Invasion/Part 2
Episode 14: Finals #1 (Ash vs. Gladion/Part 1)
Episode 15: Finals #2 (Ash vs. Gladion/Part 2)
Episode 16: Finals #3 (Ash vs. Gladion/Part 3)
Episode 17: Masked Royal Backstory
Episode 18: Exhibition Match #1 (Ash vs. Kukui/Part 1)
Episode 19: Exhibition Match #2 (Ash vs. Kukui/Part 2)
Episode 20: Exhibition Match #3 (Ash vs. Kukui/Part 3)
Special Moments
1. Mallow perfecting her Z-Move and emotionally gifted by Lana.
2. Sophocles taking on Hau without holding back.
3. Lillie showing her progress as a trainer and making her family proud.
4. Kiawe and Lana respecting each other about their goals.
5. Hau being praised by Hala for giving his all against Ash.
6. Kiawe forming a new rivalry with Gladion.
7. Guzma reconciling with Kukui and apologizing for his past actions.
8. Poipole returning as Naganadel and fending off the Guzzlord Invasion.
9. Meltan evolving into Melmetal during in the finals.
10. Ash defeating Gladion and earning his first ever league victory.
11. Torracat defeating Incineroar and evolving into Incineroar itself.
12. Pikachu defeating Tapu Koko in the exhibition match.
Maybe somewhere down-the-line as Pokémon horizon continues we might see ash and kukui have a rematch...
If kukui used his last mon I would think it might have been one of his mons from the games
Hey Champion Blaze I have an honest question now it a friend made video but for Zactoshi with his sword and shield series do you think Ash’s Galar Pokemon Team are better than his Journeys Pokémon Team? I’m actually very curious
Zactoshi’s SWSH team is much better than Ash’s Journeys team. No contest.
@@ChampionBlaze I couldn’t agree more dude Ash’s Galar Team might be his best Pokémon Team
Easy Ash team: Pikachu, Infernape, Snorlax, Staraptor, Corphish, Noivern
Not adding Torracat is a crime
😅😅
Hey Champion Blaze if you get requested, maybe you could come up with a different Team for Ash when he face against Leon which was a big Miss opportunity in the anime
@@dominicboscaino5491 I’ve actually already made a best team for ash to beat Leon back in 2020 I believe.
So do you think that Ash Fully evolved his pokémon during the events of "journeys" and "horizons"?
I wonder what is the last pkmn of kukui
Accept lycanrock because we already have three lycanrock users so it wouldn't make sense to have a fourth one in the anime
Except