EVERY Ash Ketchum Gym Battle Reviewed in 10 Words or Less

I liked Kogas decision after Team Rocket were defeated. He was like I'm not making that mistake Misty's sisters and Erica did. Defeating Team Rocket doesn't earn you your badge. Defeating me does.

Honestly, Pikachu's face when Ash-sole was 'thinking' about his strategy was a perfect reflection of everyone watching that episode

Ash in Unova is the reason of everyone making fun of gen 5. If you play the games it’s a WHOLE other story

Ash might be an idiot in Unova, but he at least earned his badges, unlike 50% of his Kanto badges

I don't know if I can agree with putting Ash VS Brock on the worst list because, in my opinion, it was a perfect way to start the series with a protagonist like Ash. The thing I love about Ash, and the early episodes of Pokemon, is he is not your typical Shounen protagonist. He isn't some genius or prodigy who is immediately amazing at Pokemon; he is actually rather below average. The fact that battle was so quick is what makes it work so well for me. So many anime are desperate to show off the abilities of their protagonist they make the first few battles a complete cakewalk. The expectation for the viewer would have been to have Ash win the battle easily to show how amazing he is, and why we as the viewer should root for him. Not only did that not happen, but he lost so badly the match was over before it even began. Ash was extremely overconfident in the early episodes of Pokemon, and he needed this as a wake-up call. The Gym Leaders are some of the strongest trainers in the region, and he believed he would just walk in and win the battle with little effort. It would be like if I started playing Basketball for a week, and expected to go one-on-one with Seth Curry and win easily. It may not have been the most thrilling battle, but for what it was trying to get across, I think it did its job perfectly. Of course, that's just my opinion and I completely respect that you saw the match differently. Awesome video nonetheless, and I completely agree that Ash VS Elesa was the worst gym battle.

G-gym Battles? The ancient ceremonies from the before times!

Olympia was probably my favorite gym battle too, since it showed Ash’s strategic mind, using Olympia’s Future Sight against her.

“Yeah, Giovanni would’ve been too op for Ash.” I can agree with this. Because ironically Giovanni is the leader of TR and he may have been working on Mewtwo? I could be wrong

Don't forget that Ash vs. Maylene is the only time when a Gym battle has ended in a tie!

So basically... Kanto: Sucked Johto: Decent Hoenn: Decent Sinnoh: Awesome Unova: I'm pretty sure we all know the deal with this one Kalos: F**KING AWESOME

Ash didn't deserve half of his kanto badges He didnt fully beat brock and misty Rainbow badge was given to him for saving erika's gloom He didn't even battle sabrina And team rocket wasn't even the leader of viridian city gym His only true wins was against Lt. Surge Koga Blaine So it made sense that he lost the indigo league he didn't prove his skill as a trainer by beating the gym leaders

DP: Pokemon trying to act like Dragon ball. XYZ: Pokemon trying to act like naruto.

Holy Hell, I never knew Ash had to rematch so many Gym leaders... Welp, time to go back and watch the entire series from Kanto to Sinnoh.

Kanto: Decent Johto: Good Hoenn: Great Sinnoh: Really Good Unova: .... Kalos: AWESOME! Alola: It’s alright Galar: Idk yet but ash looks great!

The battle with Wulfric makes the one with Alian all the more aggravating.

My favorite is Wattson Literally how gym fights in the games go.

Sinnoh and Kalos had the best battles :v And Unova... Wanna a Cookie? 😅

It would've been easier if Team Rocket didn't interrupt the battle

"He wins this battle in the end though, but at what cost? MY SANITY?" I laughed so hard

Glad to see some love for Olympia. That was probably my favorite gym battle as well. It had everything. Great action, actual strategy and stunning visuals.