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Who's the best Paldean gym leader?🔥
The MC of RIP herself, Ryme
Tulip.
Larry & Iono Can't decide which one
Larry & Brassius
Ma boy Larry
Pokemon protagonists that aren't face blind? I'm shooketh
Ok.
@@Planetmango48 ok.
What do you mean that the random blue haired person and burgundy haired person are the bad guys that also have the same hair but in disguise? It’s such an amazing twist that isn’t used every single episode!
It's the fact that pretty much the exact same formula worked for 25+ years that gets me every time
Who's the best gym leader? Larry!! Because he works full time. He is a gym leader. He is a member of the elite four. Plus as a 37 year old full time worker, he is the most relatable to me. 😅
Larry is a gem! Sometimes I wish he was a bit LESS relatable to me haha.
The moment I saw Larry in the Op, I knew it's was gonna be hype. Thay entire episode is gonna be a treat.
And his name is Larry. That's the most important part.
7 1/2 years since we've had a gym battle Jesus Christ who wrote this
Pokemon horizons has a different script writing team, that’s why the pacing and story telling feels so different from the other series.
@@melodylai2397thank you!
2:09: Liko: " - so, uhh, please expel them" is crazy 🤣🤣🤣🤣
not all pokemon trainers are sheltered rich kids who used manners all the time. Which is why Liko gets the boot and the axe.
I’m so happy the kids picked up right from the start that it was Onyx and Sango. So they know they might be in danger but they will be cautious around them. As for gym leader..it’s Larry xD i wonder who in the trio will be assigned to fight him haha.
I love that Horizons is taking its second part to improve on some stuff that the beginning was lacking. Liko and Roy can learn to hold their own and gym leaders aren’t getting ignored again. I’m also glad that Ann is actually getting some more screen time
I'm just most happy Dot and Cassiopenny are interacting
😂 casseopenny 😂 I'm dying
They're very similar in personality so im excited to see how it'll play out, especially if they're gonna adapt the starfell street storyline
Since penny works for the pokemon league. I think that Horizons is after the events of Scarlet and Violet. This is the first time that the games are canon in the anime. We know that Penny and Dot are going to interact thanks to the opening. So I hope there's a chance Liko will interact with the Gen 9 main protagonist who probably has her/his own terapagos from area zero
So much for meeting the region's professor(s).
I dont think we can consider the game as cannon to the anime But so far, it might work!
@@ohmaplaymaker I meant more the events of Scarlet and violet. I think ash still exists in the anime but I don't think ash was the one who saved the region and collected all the gym badges
If anything Roy would most likely bond with Nemona and if we’re lucky Arven will make a surprise appearance and Liko would most likely talk with him the most.
awww shoot, no professor turo and sada for us then
I mean if you're as dense as Ash, you should worry.
In his defense. Man got his brain fried by countless thunderbolts.
@@hyperjank5129 Fair enough I guess
The problem is that it's not just Ash, but Misty, Brock, Tracey, May, Max, Iris, Cilan, Clemont, Serena, Bonnie, Goh, Chloé, and the entire Alola cast too.
@@zimonzieclown1633 Yeah but most of these were there temporarily. Ash has been constantly dense for more than 20 years.
Given how much of a shift this Season is from the first, I wonder if the next Season will also be something different. This series is definitely even more of a shakeup than it seemed and I'm happy about the unpredictability.
Generation 9 is the first generation where many female characters looks like male and male characters looks like female. Eg:- Penny, Gursha (before the official confirmation many guys were simping over him).
Rika as well
I’ve really enjoyed Pokémon Horizons so far. It feels fresh in a way I didn’t expect.
Sango is really popupar even in Japan. I mean, if she so evil, why she so cute? Also she is voiced by Ikue Ootani. The voice of Pikachu. That also adds up to her popularity.
Here we go again with people saying they’ll face every gym leader when the episode explicitly said that each person gets a single gym leader for both the basic and implementation tests. For all 8 gym leaders to get spotlight, there would have to be a minimum of 8 Terastal course students with absolutely no overlap in gym leaders assigned. The only way I see this happening would be for every Explorers admin to be taking the test alongside the main trio and Anne. Considering that Amethio already received Terastal from Hamber, it would be superfluous to take the course. And this is, again, assuming no gym leader overlap.
Anybody else realize that the Test they're on for School involves going to the Gyms to earn the Badges ? That's because the Gyms are Based through the Pokemon League which most likely FUNDS the Academy so in that fact that means the Academy itself is part of the League That's why the Games don't let us Change out of the School uniform for the most part. It's because the Uniform is League Certification
In the games Nemona gives you a Tera Orb but briefly mentions a special class on Terastilization, that if passed, you'd earn your own Tera Orb, however it could only be taken by ''outstanding'' students, that's how she said it at least. I'm still not sure what EXACTLY she meant by that (though I have a few guesses) because the requirements weren't specified. It's likely not the same as in the anime, where it seems like just another generic training program that appears to be open to everyone, unlike in the games.
it might have been a class on its own but nemona just vouch for the mc so we can skip that class entirely im assuming cause nemona cant wait that long for the mc to pass that class to get thier own terra orb.
no way you just glanced over how popular IVE really are and how crazy the fact is that they actually got them to sing the opening at all the collabs that Pokémon has managed to reel in ever since their 25th anniversary onwards is absolutely INSANE
5:07 "more like a shoujo anime" *shows fruits basket* Me: okay, a little dark but good show. *shows scums wish* Me: isn't that a crazy dark josei?? is that what comes to your mind when you think shoujo?
I’m so happy that they took this route for the show. When it first came out I was not a fan of how different it was from the previous series but knowing that gym battles are coming makes me want to see it. Also, Grusha is the best gym leader because he’s beautiful and actually gave me a run for my money.
I'm glad Horizons is charting its own course and mixing up the traditional formulas. This is what the Pokemon anime has been needing for a long while. It's a massive shame Ash never went out on top after Gen 4 or Gen 6 and was retired sooner, this refresh should have happened a long time ago. Now if only the games followed suit, Legends Arceus was a massive step in the right direction even if Scarlet/Violet were a bit of a letdown.
No Ash retiring earlier would be devastating, right in the middle of his character arc and development? And also, the anime has been changing and doing new things for a long time
Pokemom Horizon will be the Answer an Actual Anime!
4:37 Oh yeah,you’re right. I didn’t notice that lol
Liko is an exchange student in naranja academy and in the beginning she was part of an indigo school, so maybe the creators of the series don't want to make an excuse for her transfer just to enter naranja academy and ditch the indigo academy.
I don’t get why they didn’t have her enter Naranja Academy from the beginning.
@@Starberry7 maybe the they want the character Liko herself to try and explore other regions other than paldea or to just get away from home. This is just my speculation.
2:44 I actually like it. Writers nowadays only COMPLETELY copy paste the design of the game characters which will be bland and feels unthinkable if you think about it. Even though it is heavily based on latest games and to be easily recognized by kids,I believe they should “remodel” them a bit…just a little bit just like what they did in Indigo League to add more presentation to the anime. This happens in an alternate universe than the one in the games anyway.😌 Yes,it might end up being worse but there’s also a chance that they’ll look better in their “remade outfit”. Maybe that’s just me.
Thank you very much on your deeper explanation of Rika character charusharu. They have also teased Paldea Pokemon League story arc in this episode.
Going the shoujo route is probably the best idea the directors could have taken.
Shoujo route for Pokemon is the worst idea ever. And absolute perversion because Liko simply exist.
@@kingbladerZed No. Most the seiyuu are female so... this is the way.
@@Raul_27 not on my watch it won't.
@@kingbladerZed Cry me a river.
@@kingbladerZedyour opinion
2:34 They'll just name him Jelly-Filled Donut
I just wish Roy got his shit beat in more just to show how much of a Strength gap there is. Like it ain't possible to make a dent to Raquaza with only feucoco but cerlulegde just couldn't compete?
I love how Horizons is doing SO many things right. Journeys was comfy for me, a fun weekly pasttime. But Horizons leaves me just about as excited for whats to come like back when I was a little kid, excited to see what was next on Ash's adventure. Honestly never thought I'd say that about the Pokémon anime lol, since as an adult I only ever really considered it a fun past time with fun characters here and there, but Horizons really is just a genuinely good show.
Sounds like I need to catch up on Horizons 😅
I think you'll enjoy all the new Pokemon to talk about, Professor! 😀
These are some of the most interesting antagonists we’ve had in a LONG TIME. (Those who specifically refer to themselves as a team/evil organization)
Technically the last gym battle we got was Clembot vs Alvin
wasnt that almost a decade ago?
@@argy7526 late 2016
Thank you for the amazing content
Reliving my favorite ash journey all over again
I think the many female characters is make up for there being no main female character in journeys
I’m really curious how they’ll add Arven into the series. He’s the only base game companion absent. I wonder if they’ll adapt the Area Zero storyline.
Finally, is time to see epic battles of our girl Liko and Roy😱😱😱😅💚👩🏻👍
No fighting.
@user-iu6zf4oy4g they will be challenges for them😁😁👍
6:08 - Yeah, and next you'll be telling me that they're covertly turning Horizons into the next Metarex Saga.
I have a HUGE sweet tooth, and as soon as I saw Katy she became my favorite Gym Leader ever. (I never had a fave gym leader before.) The antennae-theming on her hat is adorbs, and I can't wait to see how she whips Liko into place. (she sure looks menacing in that preview...)
I really liked how they added the gym badges into the anime i played the games when i was allowed screen time that was around dinner time till bed time at 8 pm so i was not really allowed to have much time with after school activities
A part of me does hope that the trio; Liko, Roy and Dot have a full pokemon team of 6 each.
I hope it too
I don’t care whatever Likos team is, I just want her to have a Charcadet soon to be an Armorouge
@@liamtherobot9656 I also hope she catches an armarouge
7:46 if Rika is from Johto, then her ace Clodsire is even cuter! She might have seen Paldean Wooper, was reminded of home, and delighted by it's different evolution! Edit: typo
I'm very happy with the focus and variety on Horizons female charecters. We don't get that many good female charecters in a pokemon series, most of them are pretty much the same lol
Bro what? Have you ever seen a pokemon series before???
@@natalimoinaHe is right
@@antonioislami6379 not at all
I'm glad Ann came back, it means we get to see Oshawott line more✨
Imagine if they give Ann hisuian samurott
@@antonioislami6379 that would be the best case scenario, it hasn't even been shown in the anime, not even once iirc
it's like Tom Ato(Ash), Ann Chovy (Misty), and Caesar Salad(Brock) from season 1 of the original anime
I just hope the Rising Volt Tacklers don't disappear permanently from the series. Unfortunately, Pokemon has a habit of doing this. Mind you, I heard somewhere that this might have been partially influenced by Nadia and the Secret of Blue Water, so it's possible that we might see an upgraded airship later. Then again, maybe this is MLP-inspired too, and Roy is supposed to be Spike.
i hope that onigiri will become jelly donut in the dub, for what i believe are obvious reasons. maybe i'm just a dreamer but hey it could be possible! Anne always seemed important. I'm suspecting a bit of a love story going on considering she was always framed as an important friend to Liko without much on-screen established connection
I hope they do justice for ma boi Arven, i would like to see his and mabosstif's story
Hm, I see, how very interesting, I hope they make this Arc count and that it does well.
Story telling and character development was never easy. Horizons is trying their best.
To be honest I glad that liko Roy and dot are traveling around paldea because since journeys ash and goh were just going back and forth in galar but i miss the gym challenge in the amine but glad doing the challenge in gym
Roy you are in wrong verse
The “lady who should’ve been named card board” or whatever you said was very disrespectful … for 1 I think she’s very interesting . For 2 I’m starting to question why you just called her card board of all things & for 3 … WHAT makes her uninteresting?! Let it been a rogue guy acting the same way and you’d love him for being so dark and discreet….
WHAT makes her interesting though? She could be cool but we know nothing about her
@@supersayandarmanitan sometimes less is more & in my eyes, she displays that VERY well. She’s giving a soft yet hard contrast tone to her character. There’s a mystery there, hence why she uses a physic type.. she makes sense. The people who act as though they “need something now” are the problem. She’s written just fine. We’ll see and learn more about her soon, im betting money on it.
I too feel Chalce to be an interesting character. Like how calm she is and moreover, she is senior among all the admins. She has a backstory which we may get in the upcoming arc. Moreover, how Clavell trusted her with the Database was just intriguing. She is mysterious which arouses the interest.
But I'm not going to lie the new opening kind of sounds like a Japanese version of a English opening ngl
Its honestly pretty frustrating with how much the English dub on Netflix is behind. I really wish they just dropped it subbed because I feel like I'm missing out so much. Also I hope they don't drop the adult characters from the air ship completely because its nice seeing how adult characters interact in the world.
This is an amazing video I loved it :)
I think everybody’s cheering right now! i’m gonna get all my Homies, and watch this banger of a series! (If only I could watch the recent episodes and the ones that will come up)
Where can I watch the full series
It's about time they got to the meat of what ppl wanted to see. Maybe we can see Freed face Geeta in an exhibition match
It’s clear Ash needed to be replaced but I feel OLM waited too long to do so. He should have been replaced after Kalos. Plus I felt Ash never lost to Alain in the Kalos League, he got screwed. Somebody didn’t want him to win and I think it’s Professor Oak.
Nonsense you are a failure Anime
@@user-iu6zf4oy4g new Anime is a success
@@amineramdan2856That guy is just a simp
That would be poor writing. Ash only fully completed his character arc and development in Journeys. And he was completely out of character, not even really Ash in XY, so that's certainly not a good time.
@@natalimoina Ash had a weak character development especially in JN, XY Ash was the best
4:50 please don’t ever say that again, leave my innocent boy Roy out of these tropes 😅
About Rikas accent, I wouldn't be suprised if how like western dubs generally replace Japanese dialects with dialects from the language it's dubbed into, to stay true to the character sounding different from others, this might be the opposite case for Rika, not to show that she's from the Kansai-equivalent region of Johto (although it'd also kinda fit with her using the Paldean evolution of Wooper, Clodsire), but to show that she's from a different corner of Paldea, or perhaps even from a different spanish-speaking country altogether (although if that was their intention, I guess you could argue they would've made sure that accent stays intact in at the very least the Spanish translation of the games). On the flipside, I also don't think that every character from the Johto-games is written with a Kansai dialect, so you can't necessarily distinguish wether someone is from Johto or not just because they may not speak in dialect, so... I feel the reverse also shouldn't just automatically be true.
I dont see too many ppl covering this jawn
I wish pokemon horizons had better animation, since this is an arc all about battles hopefully we can get some good key animators for the fights
Even then, the school setting restricts the adventuring too much. The SV characters are not very sex dimorphic on the design, but Orio is still great. Māshu is a Kalos Gym Leader who also speaks in Kansai dialect, and even Shizui the Isshyu Gym Leader speaks in Kyuushyuu dialect. Pokémon is just fun when being Japanese it once was. I do enjoy some Pokémon-related videos.
i swear if someone fights geeta and she doesnt bring out kingambit the last
I never saw the Logo Meowth
(Officially) Confirmed gym battles: Liko vs. Katy Roy vs. Brassius (Rematch) Dot vs. Iono My gym battle match-up predictions: Ann vs. Kofu Dot vs. Larry (gym leader style) Liko vs. Ryme Liko vs. Tulip Roy vs. Grusha My Elite Four match-up predictions: Liko vs. Rika Dot vs. Poppy Ann vs. Larry (Elite Four style) Roy vs. Hassel My only Paldean champion prediction: Liko, Roy, and Dot (and possibly Ann) vs. Geeta
Just dreaming
@@user-iu6zf4oy4gWhat, people can't make theories?
Why kabu?
That in the Anime there is no killer the Anime writer is lying to you only no it is not true
@@antonioislami6379 Yes, they can!
What freaking surprised me is the fact that liko and her friends easily knew that sango and onyx were disguised, and YET! Ash and his friends easily fell over EVERY SINGLE dumb and obvious disguises of team rocket for 20 plus years of the anime!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Also I am happy that we are getting gym battles once again! I did enjoyed the kahunas from sun and moon and ash competing in the world championships, but I still missed seeing gym battles in the anime, so seeing liko, dot and Roy going on the journey to battle gym leaders is gonna be awesome! 😄
Anime Pokémon new failed meaning
Imagine that after Wulfric’s gym Battle which came out in i believe 2014 or 2016. Since then Ash hasn’t been the same. For 6 generations Ash did the usual stuff that i liked. 130 episodes or less of Ash going on a journey to do 8 gym battles and a Pokemon League at the end he did this from Kanto until Wulfric. After that it was all gone. I lost my interest in Ash’s journey cuz of that. Now im finally happy that they are doing this again. I hope it will be the same as Ash someday or if Ash will return.
Anime is not fighting
So you don't care about Ash and the story? Just gym battles?
What is better than Leko in fighting Pokémon
Very curious what they'll do with the Paradox Pokemon.
As for roy, Token male sidekick.
Cuz he's garbage and a shit copy pasta of Ass ketchum
I feel like Coral and Anne are siblings.......
Is this how I find on that IVE is singing the opening?
Does anyone know if any characters from previous seasons have shown up in Horizons, no matter how minor?
Galar's curry merchant from Journeys reappears in Horizons, though there's not enough evidence of them being the exact same person
Kanto nurse joy
Pokémon horizons is literally so good. Best pokeanime
didnt ash go back to kanto region in pokemon sun and moon and battle brock and earned his gym badge? does that count lmao
5:26 so we gonna pretend like FFX-2 didn’t happen? It’s an all female cast.
I still find pokemon horizon kinda disappointing and to me it doesn't meet my expectation is just another school base anime that formula has been seen befor so yeah is just disappointing
Nice video charles
Why would they do it like that?? That's really dumb. It's bad enough they eradicated NAMES for the badges, but they got rid of needing all of them too?
3:43 Any clue about who she is?
Probably just a random person working there
I'm just hoping that they make the Gym Leaders challenging for our protagonists. I don't want each of them to walk in, and defeat the Leader with relative ease. The fact that we're getting three Gyms in a row, makes me believe that Liko, Roy, and Dot are going to be victorious, without much training.
Gym battles in anime were never made easy.Even falkner had a fully working team.
True...but, Ash normally had a pretty decent team to battle. Liko, Roy, and Dot don't really have that at this moment.
The thing I find funniest is that they're kinda insulting Roy considering he's the only one given a Gym Leader he doesn't have a type disadvantage against Bug beats Lico's Grass and Psychic types Electric beats Dot's Water type and resist Steel But Both of Roy's current team members have a type advantage over Grass But you mentioning it it would be funny if it turned into a harem for Roy carrying on Ash's Rizz
To be fair, Brassius’ ace Pokémon is a rock type even if he is a grass type specialist. So in a roundabout way, he’s got the same problem with type disadvantage considering that rock is strong against both fire and flying
Please make a video related to ash Ketchum return 🥺
Did you just compare Pokemon with Scum's wish 5:07
It is good
Currently watching xy series (cause its awesome!) but I think I'll give this a go
Wow.
The electric type ⚡ gym leader
Was skeptical about how this was gonna play out(Mainly due to hearing “Roy is the New Ash Ketchum, Pokemon can only be good if it’s the old formula” spammed down my throat on social media), but it’s starting to win me over, and looking Real promising Combining SV rep with its better handling of the “travel the world” concept, I would argue that Pokemon Horizons, is Pokemon Journeys…but Actually Good
Skill issue. Journeys was peak fiction
@@natalimoinaDefinitely no
@@natalimoina Didn’t Ask + Too Episodic + Ash’s Lucario’s Just a Ripoff Greninja
@@antonioislami6379 definitely yep
@@Mimicrophone who cares + you don't understand pokemon + greninja is terrible
I’ve seen a lot of Liko haters on deviantart. One of them said they didn’t even watch the show
Many of the people who hate liko and horizons in general they're just fans of Ash, they didn't even try to watch more than 3 episodes
wow
Were ash??
Gen 9 male protagonist should be in anime at least or female like dawn, serena, etc.
Rhyme
I’m a bit confused at the name Onyx because it sounds exactly like Onix. Ya know the Pokemon
Yeah, it's confusing, and definitely why they changed it to Sidian in the English version haha.
the biggest problem is the protagonists, they are all too nice and friendly, feels like all of them are the same character, with no contrast between them to keep things exciting, or make you care for them, having them being so sweet and innocent all the time really makes them feel boring and unrealistic.
This problem was actually there in Ash's era. But as for HZ, all the three share different personalities. Liko has a caring, affectionate and quite practical side. Roy has an upbeat, confident but remains a bit confused while battling. Dot has an introverted, not energetic side with a complete different personality for her alter ego. These characters are what is defining the show
@@AdityaChd2007-lm4cfHow is this a problem in Ash's era? Only looking at the characters for 2 seconds and you'll see how different they are
That actually makes them realistic lmao and Liko is improving especially in the new arc where she's gonna face gym leaders
@@natalimoina That's too sarcastic. If thats not the case, tell me the difference in the characters of Serena, May and Lillie or Brock, Cilan and Clemont. Next, what about Alain and Gladion. See, I am not complaining, I have been a great fan of Pokémon since I was seven. But I am just giving an opinion. These characters had great development but they started with very similar characters.
@@AnasBr-cj6gu Definitely, I was so happy seeing her so confident. It just shows how far she has come, defeating her friend and winning the attention of the Paldean League.
Roy father is zoro 🐲🤯🤯🤯