Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Pokémon anime will soon change forever when Ash leaves as the protagonist of the show, so to honor him, I thought we would talk about everyone else instead! Ash has had a lot of friends, sidekicks, whatever you want to call them, but they're not all on equal footing, so let's see which one of them when taken to the most extreme could be considered one of the "Very Best" Pokémon trainers, like no one ever was!
The Pokémon anime will soon change forever when Ash leaves as the protagonist of the show, so to honor him, I thought we would talk about everyone else instead! Ash has had a lot of friends, sidekicks, whatever you want to call them, but they're not all on equal footing, so let's see which one of them when taken to the most extreme could be considered one of the "Very Best" Pokémon trainers, like no one ever was!
