Things I like about the SW&SH Champion match 1 he recognizes u dealt with eternatus 2 mentions that it'll be a match to remember 3 dramatic Cape fling 4 awesome climax 5 Dramatic Hat fling followed by congrats to the player I just feel like leon really makes u feel like u achieved a great thing by winning
13:00 watching that losing animation for the first time was amazing. So much emotion, yet Leon accepts his loss in an instant. Truly fitting of champion mentality.
I spent most of the game overleveled so after Eternatus I just went for the battle and found myself facing him with level 56-58 mons, his Haxorus was OHKOing most of my team. Before him, I think the last time I got rekt by a Champion was either Steven or Cynthia.
@@ericcominetto9348 it suprised me again in the rematch even though i should have expected it. There he is also almost 10 levels above the others (68-70)
Nope. I spoiled myself that Eternatus was Lvl 60 so I overleved my team for it and waited to sweep Leon as I did in USUM when after beating Ultra Necrozma, everything else is 10-20 levels behind. To my surprise, Leon's Pokémon and mine were in the same average so the battle was intense and just made it stupidly hard by not using Dynamax.
Things to know about Leon's Team: If you chose Scorbunny he will have a Mr. Rime. If you chose Inteleon he will have a Rhyperioir. If you chose Grookey he will have a Seismetoad.
Leon is definitely one of the greatest champions we’ve gotten. He actually has a role in the story and even is involved in the major conflict fight of the game with Eternatus until he’s defeated. Even his various teams are honestly really good. The only champion that might be better is Cynthia because her team is incredible. Leon is definitely a close second
@@lightninggaming016 since when? lmao her team might be better but his pokemon are just stronger in general he's meant to be the unbeatable world champion that's literally his whole thing
He's a type of guy who trid to catch Eternatus on 1st turn with a Pokeball and feel completely defeated when it broke free... This makes me think that he has never caught a Pokemon before and that all of his Pokemon were passed down from his parents
@@KevinEontrainer381 then his parents are really shitty to hop. "Here Leon have a fire breathing lizard that comes from another region. Oh Hop, you can have a sheep we caught outside"
"My time as Champion is over... But what a Champion time it's been! Thank you for the greatest battle I've ever had!" The fight against him was pretty easy but idc what anyone says, this line of dialogue made me love Leon!
Butcher For me, it was easy until his Charizard nearly wiped my whole team. Note I barely did any raids, so I played the game normally. The rest of his team is child’s play.
He wipped half of my team just because I was doing a no Dynamax run against the Elite 4. Holy crap if it wasn't for Toxtricity's toxic, I would have lost.
It was in this fight that I realized Leon calling Hop his "biggest fan" wasn't figurative. Hop literally imitates a lot of his moves and even the way to throw the Dynamax Ball. This kid is a hardcore fan. It will be a shame that I have to crush his idol for the personal reason that I will not allow Charizard to be the Champions' main Pokémon in Galar favoring the Kanto Pandering.
well... Galar has more gen 5 pandering imo, it's by far the most plentiful Pokemon from past regions in this games dex, and has multiple galarian forms too
@@roberto...4885 Only one or two Unova Pokémon have galarian forms and none of them got an evolution. Compared to Farfetch´d evolving to Sirfetch´d and Mr. Mime evolving into Mr. Rime. It gives a lot of Unova but not enough. Most Gigantamax are Kantonian an Galarian Pokémon. KKanto Pandering still exists and Leon must pay the price for having a Charizard as main.
@@kellyjohana516 I never said Kanto pandering doesn't exist. Also, ever heard of runerigus? That's an evolution. Galarian darumaka and darmanitan? Stunfisk?
That tearful look play with intelleon from Leon was actually big brain He shot the corviknight, saw a second snipe shot wouldn't kill but knew that brave bird probably would kill so he tearful looked to survive the brave bird and then killed the corviknight afterwards due to Recoil putting it in snipe shot range
Kukui has a line about Solgaleo/Lunala if you have it in your party just outside the League. And of course, the secret additional part of the cutscene with Tapu Koko.
I just battled Leon. I have never felt such excitement and thrill in a battle before. I even held back when my Dragapult went against Inteleon and it bit me in the ass when Charizard started wiping the floor with Corviknight and Duraludon afterwards. My favorite Champion theme, my favorite battle, and possibly even my favorite Champion. Thank you, Leon, for this unforgettable Champion time.
I ruined the fun by doing a bunch of raid battles and getting exp candies. Then I showed up with my lvl 100 Cinderace and Pyro Ball almost every single Pokemon of his
Dragapulp wiped out my Coalossal and my Rillaboom, Haxorus wiped out my Corvikinght, and Charizard my Haterenne and Tyranitar. It was Lapras vs Charizard at the ebd
@@acrylicd0lls The love disappeared for me because there's too much love. Two megas and the only other starter in Sw/Sh. We get it, he's popular, there are dozens of other great pokemon though.
You guys are hypocrites eevee get all the evolving types nobody say anything but when the fan favorite get another it’s a problem and it don’t take a smart person to know Charizard the most popular Pokémon will bring more people in for money
@@carguy1697 that's because it's eevee's whole thing lmao?? I mean sure, if gamefreak made Charizard the Pokemon that can adapt to any climate or condition or whatever, noone would care, but it's not, it's just an overrated starter lmao
This was just a full on fun Champion battle. It is debatable in the fandom whether this was a hard battle or not, but honestly I’ve never had so much fun facing a Champion since Cynthia. He’s a cool dude who loves what he does, and expresses sheer joy training Pokémon. I can’t do anything but love and respect Leon.
The gigantamax causes that and thats what i dont like and hope they fix it for future games but in all honesty whats next? More megas? Dynamax seems like just this region... maybe gen 9 will be pokemon fusions lol
He really seems like the least cool champion to me. When we’ve had champs like Cynthia, Steven, Alder, and technically Kukui, I feel like there’s a bar that Leon just doesn’t come close to.
@@darkmoon2503 Well for me he is the embodiment of a champion. A guy that has a lot of responsibility and want to take all of the region’s problems because his the strongest trainer there. Unlike other champion who just gave you all the problem there is
You know, his speech right before the final battle really sounds final boss worthy. So glad he is not actually the Big Bad like so many of us thought he would be, but that would be a speech worthy of one in any other game series.
"Aiming for super effective hits is a sure fire way to claim victory" Gee, I didn't realize that throughout the entire game, thanks for telling me gamefreak else I might've never figured out this vital information
Hop: Haha! Looks like your Pokemon is weak to my cramorants aerial ace! I guess I win this matchup! Me and golisopod: *laughs in rock slide and shell bell*
@@johndevanwayne4272 well the art director this gen made alot of generation 5 pokemon and started working for the mainline games in black and white, they also made shadow lugia
Most champions in the series happily accept defeat. -Lance said that he wasn't angry that he lost, but happy that he fought the new champion -Cynthia is happy to witness the birth of a new chapion -Kukui wasn't the champion per se, but he was happy to see the first champion Alola ever got -Don't remember the exact Diantha dialogue, but she does enjoyed her battle -Alder and Iris, being Alder and Iris both enjoyed their battles as well. Only Blue is angry that he lost (though he still praise your skill before the battle and says that his Rival should be good enough to keep him sharp)
I just love Leon. He became my favorite champion the moment I saw him cause of how much personality he gave off. Also, while he may be the Champion of the Galar Pokemon League, the game and other supplementary material makes it clear that he's basically sick of the position after holding onto it for so long and genuinely wants someone to beat him and take his place. Part of his cool guy routine is just him faking it cause he needs to be a "hero" to the masses as their Champion, and it's noted that after losing the title that he's actually a lot more energetic now that he's not really bound by the responsibility of being one anymore. On that note, when he does finally lose as shown above, I like how Leon is shown to be frustrated over the fact which shows he initially can't quite accept the idea of losing despite wanting it which gives him an added level of complexity. It makes sense that after winning for so long that the idea of losing starts to feel alien. I also really like how he's a central figure in Hop's character arc (wherein Hop learns to grow out of his shadow and be his own man) and is generally quite active in protecting Galar from any threats that come along.
I love how in the beginning, not everybody is cheering for you, some of them are cheering for Leon. I also like how they notice you caught a legendary rather than not noticing you have a literal god in your party.
Nah I think this new stuff is better but I wish when they gigantamaxed they had the designs of mega evolving instead. So instead of this new looking charizard it would gigantamax into a charizard that looks like either charizard x or y
Of course megas were better. What would you like, certain pokemons who gained completely new looks, pokedex entries, and look cool to fight with, or normal pokemons who's jpeg image was just enlarged and pasted behind their trainers instead of front.
@@kamashinn Just think about it this way: "You had to cheat or glitch the game in order to fight and catch Arceus" You had to manipulate "reality" in order to catch god
@italkcrab fair point, but I honestly still don't think it would make sense to catch a deity with power over literal reality and creator of possibly every Pokémon
Ahhh, I remember sturuggling on this fight so much on my first playthrough of Shield, mostly because his Dragapult and Charizard were so annoying to have to deal with. When I finally beat him it was the best feeling ever
The overarching theme of Sword and Shield seems to be passing on the torch to the new generation, and that comes full circle in this final battle. We see how Leon first became a champion when he was only 10 and had a Charmander as his starter. Raihan was his old rival, Sonia's predecessor was the professor he grew up with, and now, here he is, using Pokemon in ways that would make the folks at Smogon crack a smile. And here you come to topple him and take up the mantle of the new champion of the Galar region, thus completing the circle.
I love how Leon's reaction to being beaten is at first anger, that HE the UNBEATABLE champion just lost, but then he throws that aside and celebrates the fact that he just got beaten, and gets the honor of passing on the title of champion.
Gushing about this fucking fight Can i talk about how good leon is as a champion Like holy shit leon feels like a breath of fresh air In previous versions champions always had this air of untouchableness, like they were too good to appear in public Diamond/Pearl/Platinum remedied this by having Cynthia appear and help with Giratina and all that but Leon? Leon holy fuck dude Leon feels like a real fucking person He always wanted someone to beat him He had the title unbeatable champion because he had a strong strong team And I'm even saying all this because I feel like there's this rush when youre really good at something and someone new comes along and basically wipes the floor with you and youre really excited because someone can finally stand up to you Thats what leon felt when he was dethroned and uncrowned- literally, look at the shape of his hat He finally uncrowns himself and gladly, GLADLY passes on the title of champion to you And then when he congratulates you, he literally says "Wanna fuck around and find out? I fucked around and found out" Ugh, FUCK
Well I mean sure it's a remix of the hall of fame but like all other champions had so much better themes and they brought more hype like for an example Stevens themes sounds so good when it got remixed because of all the hype
I just did this battle last night but I had to see it again, it's so damn good. I have never experienced as much emotion in a Pokemon game as I did during this battle.
This would totally be improved if they had voice acting. Pokémon is one of those series that I think has reached the point where voice acting would be a great fit for it
13:48 This smile... I will protect this smile.... I will fight you for this smile...you will not hurt this smile.... For you see.. There are some things in life worth protecting. Some things worth living for... Some things worth dying for... A smile like this can thaw the iciest of hearts, dispel the darkest of evils,And win the mightiest of wars! This smile will be the thing that pulls us from the depths of despair and lead us to the path of salvation! WARS WILL BE FOUGHT PEOPLE WILL BE SAVED AND CIVILZIATIONS WILL PROSPER BECAUSE OF THIS SMILE! SO I SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO SHEILD THIS SMILE FROM ALL HARM THAT MAY COME TO IT! ALL DANGERS IT MAY POSSIBLY FACE AND GIVE MY LIFE FOR IT!
@@kieranpearson5096 Oh, the excuse used of "So many languages?" Yeah, as if they would even reach that level of effort when most games developed in Japan offer only English and Japanese voice options. Keep defending Game Freak so foolishly.
Naa they simply dont give a single shit, every game which is slightly known has english voice acting except pokemon which is pretty sad if you consider their unlimited amount of money.
I love Grimmsnarl's whip action. Sucker-punch never looked so natural and sweet! Damn,, hope he gets Power-whip as good coverage to take care of those physically bulky water-grounds
Some of the audience cheers for Leon. Others cheer for Pokeli. In the end, Pokeli wins the match. So, this is what Leon's team will have. I'll have to remember that when I get this game. I also love how during the battles, the opponents actually talk to you. Reminds me of how Diamond and Pearl, Heartgold and Soulsilver, Black and White, and Black 2 and White 2 use to have opponents talk during battle, but this game is those games combined into one.
This fight was honestly perfect. The crowd, the anticipation, the battle itself. Leon isn't too challenging, but not too easy. My level 75 Heatmor got wiped out instantly and it felt amazing. Then, it ended with him and that Charizard, 15 health on the last hit. Hell. Yeah.
I made my Dragapult hold back by using Bite on Inteleon so it would kill her since she was starting to sweep. Charizard made me regret that decision so badly. Took out two of my team members like nothing until it was him against my Cinderace.
(This is a text from my Pokemon SwSh/Rising of the shield hero crossover fanfic that involves Victor being the Shield hero in Naofumi’s place. Right when Myne betrays Victor and Trash threatens him to end him as the king, and Victor’s answer is: “King? Yeah, right...” “I know someone who is far more kingly than you...” “Fighting him is an honor” “Fighting *you* however...” “Couldn’t even be considered a simple exercise!”
His Mr. Rime is the bane of my existence. That little shit kept spamming freeze-dry and almost killing my Wailord, I had to waste so many turns healing the damn thing
I wasn't using healing items nor was I switching. And though I had my Dragapult use weak moves like Bite on purpose to his Inteleon would kill it, his Charizard instantly made me regret it by sweeping my Corviknight and Duraludon like they were dust.
Yes! For some reason my dumb brain actually thought Haxorus was Dragon-steel so I sent out Cinderace instead. Then he started to sweep me. I didn't lose, but it was pretty close, for sure.
Sandvich Collector #TF2 for life i'm trash tier at this game and the first time i lost (it was level three battle tower, to leon of all things) i was fucking wrecked lmao so its understandable
Playing through Shield again recently really made me appreciate Leon so much more. Unlike other games, he takes on the bad guys so YOU can continue to focus on collecting the gym badges to face him. He genuinely wanted you to be strong enough to give him a run for his money. Once you beat him, you can clearly see his frustration and his pride take a massive blow, especially for losing for the first time ever?, but immediately after accepts his loss and remains professional as he crowns the next Galar champion. Leon is one of the best champions we've ever gotten in my eyes, even if his battle for some was a little easy.
There’s always something satisfying when you deal the final blow it’s like excitement and relief mixed I got so many flashbacks of the beginning of the game I love Pokémon
EWOODJ I just used Obstagoon and used obsruct to lower its defence and one shot it with night slash, rest of the battle was really difficult though, and winning was really satisfying
It depends becuase I've seen fights where aegislash alternates between king shield and an attack and battles where aegislash just attacks and essentially commits suicide But yeah they kinda need to fix the AI on that one it's inconsistent
That's because when the opponent is dynamaxed, all damaging moves change from their normal animations to a single animation with a splash effect that represents the move's type. That means aerial ace, bounce and brave bird look the same when used on a dynamaxed pokemon and result in a light blue splash effect with some feathers. Distant kingdom has objectively covered many such flaws in Sword and Shield, so I'd request you to look his channel up.
It only looks like that against if you use a regular pokemon against a gigantamax pokemon, if it's two regular pokemon then the animation for it is more in line with what you would expect.
I honestly think if they put a little voice acting i think the characters would be more enjoyable, maybe its just me getting older that it's harder to read what the character is saying while in a battle lol
Given how everyone criticizes Piers' introduction scene, I think most people agree that SwSh should have had voice acting in some capacity, even if only for cinematics.
Things I like about the SW&SH Champion match
1 he recognizes u dealt with eternatus
2 mentions that it'll be a match to remember
3 dramatic Cape fling
4 awesome climax
5 Dramatic Hat fling followed by congrats to the player
I just feel like leon really makes u feel like u achieved a great thing by winning
6: He actually has max overgrowth on charizard to counter your water type
@@EvelEyee it also knows a rock type move
@@arthur_here2741 Yeah, but it doesn't help it's weaknesses
Leon is the coolest.
@@Levy122 That's ur opinion, what if he/she thinks the opposite
Did you just name your Golisopod after ya boy Guzma?
Here take my like
Sir PunsAlot Same reason I liked. Also I love that Pokémon .
Nice profile pic prinny
Sir PunsAlot Guzma was actually one of the more we’ll-written characters from last generation, so yeah, I’m pretty happy he got a shout-out here too!
TheResilient5689 Indeed!
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13:00 watching that losing animation for the first time was amazing. So much emotion, yet Leon accepts his loss in an instant. Truly fitting of champion mentality.
Everybody Gangsta Til Your Little Brother’s Friend Takes Your Job
Vegito Instinct his whole life career
He took his bosses job though so it works out as he is the new chairman
finally the main character show emotions
cof cof Omega Ruby/ Alpha Saphire cof cof
@Merciless Freak in ultra sun and moon we have emotion when we encounter the first ultra beast
@Merciless Freak They actually frowned when fighting Archie and Maxie.
@@darkfiend76 Nope
WHO THE FUCK CARES?!
Too bad they wont let us custom the way we throw our pokeballs with styles.
so true, in a game like this can improve that feature
That feature is already gone from the previous game? That's a shame.
Imagine throwing a dynamax Pokeball with a finger
DAMN BOYY is
Yeah, like in Pokemon Brick Bronze. They let you put custom themes on pokemon when you threw your pokeball. Sad how Nintendo banned it.
1:28 That cape throw animation makes me emotional. What a champion.
1:21 I bet one of these sponsors is Raid Shadow Legends
Leon is a gamer confirmed.
@@esteban8471 lmao
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Esteban Maysonet he doesnt like battles :O
Watching Leon have a breakdown of sorts while he shields his face with his hat physically hurts me.
I was looking for this comment. It did hurt.
To be fair you literally Just ended his entire career lol
You did hand him the first defeat in his reign as Champion, maybe forever.
The man just lost to a 12 year old child who began his journey like five hours ago. Think we'd all have some sort of breakdown 😂😂
I mean to lose a 10 year streak is gonna hurt no matter what. He recovered tho
Be honest: did anyone expect Leon's team to be 60+? I didn't and I did not want to overlevel. But that sure did me a fright
I spent most of the game overleveled so after Eternatus I just went for the battle and found myself facing him with level 56-58 mons, his Haxorus was OHKOing most of my team.
Before him, I think the last time I got rekt by a Champion was either Steven or Cynthia.
@@ericcominetto9348 it suprised me again in the rematch even though i should have expected it. There he is also almost 10 levels above the others (68-70)
Nope. I spoiled myself that Eternatus was Lvl 60 so I overleved my team for it and waited to sweep Leon as I did in USUM when after beating Ultra Necrozma, everything else is 10-20 levels behind. To my surprise, Leon's Pokémon and mine were in the same average so the battle was intense and just made it stupidly hard by not using Dynamax.
@@ericcominetto9348 Thank God I wasn't the only one who lost to Leon first try. His Dragapult wrecked me.
Mucrush
Yes i pretty much expected him to be
Things to know about Leon's Team:
If you chose Scorbunny he will have a Mr. Rime.
If you chose Inteleon he will have a Rhyperioir.
If you chose Grookey he will have a Seismetoad.
Jay Almerol so he likes being 4X weak I’m assuming...
@@yooooooooooooooo696 probably
Jay Almerol the fact that you said inteleon instead of sobble and the rest there pre eveloution names is funny 😂
Good thing Ma boi was in Leon's Rillaboom Team
@@naqibsyahrin9625 Why not Frosmoth to complete his Quad weak Squad
if you pick scorbunny, Leon uses Inteleon. inteLEON
Lmfao
Seems I made the right choice
Hop, Scorbunny. Think about it.
Lmao wtf
Goes to show that Scorbunny is the canonical pick.
Leon is definitely one of the greatest champions we’ve gotten. He actually has a role in the story and even is involved in the major conflict fight of the game with Eternatus until he’s defeated. Even his various teams are honestly really good. The only champion that might be better is Cynthia because her team is incredible. Leon is definitely a close second
But Lance is a Dracula :(
leon is ranked #1 in the anime so in lore he's stronger than Cynthia
@@siglematic3092 in the games Cynthia is the strongest champion.
@@lightninggaming016 since when? lmao her team might be better but his pokemon are just stronger in general he's meant to be the unbeatable world champion that's literally his whole thing
@@siglematic3092 Lol tell that to the final rematch Cynthia team in BDSP.
For an "undefeated" champion Leon doesn't know how to use aegislash and sends out a dragon type against a fairy type.
He's a type of guy who trid to catch Eternatus on 1st turn with a Pokeball and feel completely defeated when it broke free... This makes me think that he has never caught a Pokemon before and that all of his Pokemon were passed down from his parents
Kevin Eontrainer that’s extremely believable
@@KevinEontrainer381 then his parents are really shitty to hop. "Here Leon have a fire breathing lizard that comes from another region. Oh Hop, you can have a sheep we caught outside"
@@KevinEontrainer381 Try actually paying attention. Leon literally said his team had already worn it down.
@@KevinEontrainer381 bruh the ball exploded
I just noticed that Leon will have a praise dialogue when you add eternatus on your party before battling him.
Yoo I didn’t even add eternatus on my team. Still beat him, but it would’ve been nice to get the extra praise lol
I didn't read it as praise lol, I kind of read it like he was sad kinda? I mean you brought the Pokémon who is the embodiment of his failure, LOL.
@@_xlampix1439 ya definitely wasn’t praise
@@_xlampix1439 yea it was more like
"oh.. you added eternatus to your team...."
"My time as Champion is over... But what a Champion time it's been! Thank you for the greatest battle I've ever had!"
The fight against him was pretty easy but idc what anyone says, this line of dialogue made me love Leon!
Butcher For me, it was easy until his Charizard nearly wiped my whole team. Note I barely did any raids, so I played the game normally. The rest of his team is child’s play.
I only had trouble with Haxorus but creamed the rest of his team
If you play the game in switch mode. But if it is in set. He's hard aa fuck
@@chromedukuro1044 I agree. People that play in switch mode and overlevel doesn't have the right to claim something is easy.
@@avgx28 People: "game is easy af" but plays with switch, use items, overlvl, use camp and curry, etc lol
I underestimated that Charizard.
It used Max Overgrow on my Dreadnaw...
I Just used sniper with inteleon no dynamax.... *instakill*
He wipped half of my team just because I was doing a no Dynamax run against the Elite 4. Holy crap if it wasn't for Toxtricity's toxic, I would have lost.
I used Boltund because Charizard is weak to Electric types. 2 shot kill
I swept with Eternatus
Espeon804 Oof
It was in this fight that I realized Leon calling Hop his "biggest fan" wasn't figurative. Hop literally imitates a lot of his moves and even the way to throw the Dynamax Ball. This kid is a hardcore fan.
It will be a shame that I have to crush his idol for the personal reason that I will not allow Charizard to be the Champions' main Pokémon in Galar favoring the Kanto Pandering.
well... Galar has more gen 5 pandering imo, it's by far the most plentiful Pokemon from past regions in this games dex, and has multiple galarian forms too
@@roberto...4885 Only one or two Unova Pokémon have galarian forms and none of them got an evolution. Compared to Farfetch´d evolving to Sirfetch´d and Mr. Mime evolving into Mr. Rime. It gives a lot of Unova but not enough. Most Gigantamax are Kantonian an Galarian Pokémon. KKanto Pandering still exists and Leon must pay the price for having a Charizard as main.
@@kellyjohana516 I never said Kanto pandering doesn't exist. Also, ever heard of runerigus? That's an evolution. Galarian darumaka and darmanitan? Stunfisk?
Yeah except Hop almost trips whilst throwing it
@@mythic1617 His legs are too weak for that jump with a Dynamax Ball tho.
It's heartbreaking not to see mixeli's signature battle bond greninja
X2 :""""""""""v
I know right
is it truly lmao
Scorbunny makes up for it😌
How in the fuck is that racist?
That tearful look play with intelleon from Leon was actually big brain
He shot the corviknight, saw a second snipe shot wouldn't kill but knew that brave bird probably would kill so he tearful looked to survive the brave bird and then killed the corviknight afterwards due to Recoil putting it in snipe shot range
0:50 I always thought it was weird when I was younger that the elite 4 never acknowledged the fact that I had caught Lugia or mewtwo or any legendary.
Lmao yeah
In fairness, Eternatus is a forced catch. It's the same as in Black and White, where N would acknowledge that you had the dragon.
Molly Renata
Yes but Eternatus doesn’t need to be in your party when you fight Leon, so them specifically adding that optional line is nice, at least
Kukui has a line about Solgaleo/Lunala if you have it in your party just outside the League. And of course, the secret additional part of the cutscene with Tapu Koko.
really happy he acknowleges you caught a legendary
Ngl this is like the best feeling in the game. Seeing how happy the MC gets and the crowd all watching you take him down
I just battled Leon. I have never felt such excitement and thrill in a battle before. I even held back when my Dragapult went against Inteleon and it bit me in the ass when Charizard started wiping the floor with Corviknight and Duraludon afterwards. My favorite Champion theme, my favorite battle, and possibly even my favorite Champion.
Thank you, Leon, for this unforgettable Champion time.
I know right!? Haxorous fainted most team members
I ruined the fun by doing a bunch of raid battles and getting exp candies.
Then I showed up with my lvl 100 Cinderace and Pyro Ball almost every single Pokemon of his
Dragapulp wiped out my Coalossal and my Rillaboom, Haxorus wiped out my Corvikinght, and Charizard my Haterenne and Tyranitar. It was Lapras vs Charizard at the ebd
i just pyro balled my thru and then refilled the pyro ball lolol
@@delbut12 this is why you should choose cinderace :)
Also what is dragapulp
Still remember how Cynthia got her own badass theme?
Leon only got the remixed version of the Hall of Fame theme
Kevin Eontrainer yeah
every champion had its own music
Why caps?
I did on Til
Leon should have gotten chairmen rose team
Nobody:
Introvert kid getting ready to say "here" during attendance: 1:17
I feel called out
Top Tier meme
Underrated comment is underrated
Leon’s Charizard is surprisingly well-trained, it has two hard hitting STAB moves and great coverage
The Trainers im paldea can learn a thing or 2 about that
@@JM-fr5geand so could literally everyone in Galar aside from the water lady.
These games made me realize that I've slowly grown to unironically dislike Charizard since gen 6
Don’t we all
Same here my love for him disappeared all the sudden it’s sad
@@acrylicd0lls The love disappeared for me because there's too much love. Two megas and the only other starter in Sw/Sh. We get it, he's popular, there are dozens of other great pokemon though.
You guys are hypocrites eevee get all the evolving types nobody say anything but when the fan favorite get another it’s a problem and it don’t take a smart person to know Charizard the most popular Pokémon will bring more people in for money
@@carguy1697 that's because it's eevee's whole thing lmao??
I mean sure, if gamefreak made Charizard the Pokemon that can adapt to any climate or condition or whatever, noone would care, but it's not, it's just an overrated starter lmao
Who else chose not to use Eternatus? Because let's be real that thing is not fair
Me. Using that is basically cheating.
I only used a legendary for a rival battle against hop, used the shield legendary after he caught the sword one.
DaBonkinator yeah I used it vs Hop because it was fitting, then put my Manectric back in my team after I beat him
DaBonkinator same. it was thematic! fucked me over though since i have shield lmao
Me. I didn't want to use a legendary for this battle
This was just a full on fun Champion battle. It is debatable in the fandom whether this was a hard battle or not, but honestly I’ve never had so much fun facing a Champion since Cynthia. He’s a cool dude who loves what he does, and expresses sheer joy training Pokémon. I can’t do anything but love and respect Leon.
Cynthia makes your balls feel like it's getting compressed by a grinder while Leon is just kicking an infant child
Leon looks like kukui mixed with Iris
Nasir Winfrey wait whos iris
@@drmontakapronoobshe's the girl ash traveled with in the black and white anime, and the bw2 champion
Iris after transition in her 30s.
@@Kain_Highwind_ lol.
Nasir Winfrey oh that iris i completely forgot lmao
Leon: I'm the champion of Galar.
MC: I'm about to end this guys entire career
honestly though
Idk Gjj what’s mc
Actually, when you think about it, that's extremely true.
Literally.
Guy who earned his fame VS Mary Sue frfr
Enjoy! ;)
I miss Your Greninja ash :"""""""""v
Does corviknight have a pre evolution
@@maxtheguy2322 yes
@Pikan thx
@@maxtheguy2322 np
The fact that charizard is in the game and gets a new form while the other starters are crying on the sidelines outside of the game.
actually, in a datamine, they are in the game! along with several other legendaries and mythicals, including meltan + melmetal
@@inonedn typhlosion? nope
@@akuma930 Yup
@@akuma930 Only Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and the Alolan starters were found in the datamine
My favourit pokémon charizard
10:55 Cinderace jumps to the sky
11:07 Cinderace teleports to the ground and does a normal kick
*High quality animations*
The gigantamax causes that and thats what i dont like and hope they fix it for future games but in all honesty whats next? More megas? Dynamax seems like just this region... maybe gen 9 will be pokemon fusions lol
Daridon248 That’s how it is for Dynamax battles, the rest of the game is animated fine. In fact, Pyro Ball for example is excellently animated
@@Unison23 Pyro Ball is well animated cause is a exclusive move. The rest of the average animations are basically trash
@@Symplokiano have you seen hyper beam?
@@nikraa77 Have you seen the rest of the animations?
Leon is unironically the only reason I'm still considering buying the game despite it's flaws. How could they make a single guy so cool?
He really seems like the least cool champion to me. When we’ve had champs like Cynthia, Steven, Alder, and technically Kukui, I feel like there’s a bar that Leon just doesn’t come close to.
He sucks. Third worst champion.
@Unknown He's pretty much digging his own grave, but all so he can have the battle of the ages.
@@darkmoon2503 Well for me he is the embodiment of a champion. A guy that has a lot of responsibility and want to take all of the region’s problems because his the strongest trainer there. Unlike other champion who just gave you all the problem there is
@@xiao6043 eww
You know, his speech right before the final battle really sounds final boss worthy. So glad he is not actually the Big Bad like so many of us thought he would be, but that would be a speech worthy of one in any other game series.
"Aiming for super effective hits is a sure fire way to claim victory"
Gee, I didn't realize that throughout the entire game, thanks for telling me gamefreak else I might've never figured out this vital information
Hop also constantly goes on about you being able to use super effective moves, probably got the advice from Leon.
I guess I know who to blame for Hop's praising my super effective attacks.
Except when your opponent is a tank with a counter move...
Hop: Haha! Looks like your Pokemon is weak to my cramorants aerial ace! I guess I win this matchup!
Me and golisopod: *laughs in rock slide and shell bell*
@@kellyjohana516 Hop has it from Leon
Leon has it from Mustard
When Leon did the head patting thing that Hop does I started to cry. He idolized him so much he copied his gestures.
Me too omg
A Golisopod named Guzma?
Works for me.
Also nice that the opponent provides commentary like in gen 5
Astro gen 4
@@manoftruth0935 gen 5 also had it
Is that why most of the gen 5 pokemon are in galar?
@@johndevanwayne4272 well the art director this gen made alot of generation 5 pokemon and started working for the mainline games in black and white, they also made shadow lugia
That snipe shot move looks cool
Inteleon used "Gun!"
@@shadowkingdom275 IS THAT A JOJO REFERENCE!!??
Rip Flar for his signature move Intelleon uses a gun
@@Rip_Flar7 What?! No! It was a reference to "Joker's standard special" which is called Gun!
It's a Smash Bros. Joke!
10:35 *CAAAAEEEEEESSAAARRRR*
JoJo's refference
11:27 is more accurate
Niceu, niceu!
This comment is cursed
IS THAT A JOJO REFERENCE
*ok but i actually l o v e how Leon admits his defeat*
Most champions in the series happily accept defeat.
-Lance said that he wasn't angry that he lost, but happy that he fought the new champion
-Cynthia is happy to witness the birth of a new chapion
-Kukui wasn't the champion per se, but he was happy to see the first champion Alola ever got
-Don't remember the exact Diantha dialogue, but she does enjoyed her battle
-Alder and Iris, being Alder and Iris both enjoyed their battles as well.
Only Blue is angry that he lost (though he still praise your skill before the battle and says that his Rival should be good enough to keep him sharp)
@@NeoArashi What about Steven?
@@ordinarylittlebastard3248 he likes player character
I love how the audience chanting to the music..
I hate it, sounds so god damn corny
@@Sklubayy yea thats kinda the point, bro.. the corniness..
Sklubayy that’s the point, have you not been to a soccer game? People chant all the time for their team
1:35
Mixeli: *Litteraly named his Pokemon after Guzma*
Guzma: Thanks kid!...
Me: *OF ALL THE NAMES MAN*
don't disrespect your overlord
Shut up
I just love Leon. He became my favorite champion the moment I saw him cause of how much personality he gave off. Also, while he may be the Champion of the Galar Pokemon League, the game and other supplementary material makes it clear that he's basically sick of the position after holding onto it for so long and genuinely wants someone to beat him and take his place. Part of his cool guy routine is just him faking it cause he needs to be a "hero" to the masses as their Champion, and it's noted that after losing the title that he's actually a lot more energetic now that he's not really bound by the responsibility of being one anymore.
On that note, when he does finally lose as shown above, I like how Leon is shown to be frustrated over the fact which shows he initially can't quite accept the idea of losing despite wanting it which gives him an added level of complexity. It makes sense that after winning for so long that the idea of losing starts to feel alien. I also really like how he's a central figure in Hop's character arc (wherein Hop learns to grow out of his shadow and be his own man) and is generally quite active in protecting Galar from any threats that come along.
It’s like they only gave some Pokémon animation that shows they’re alive
I mean, did you expect all the Pokemon to violently move or something.
@@j-rex229 i expected them to all receive the same amount of quality in animations because you know the game is about pokemon
@@Mrkpkilla Having a model that moves a lot =/= quality.
@@j-rex229 I expected high quality animations since half tha fex was cut for it but silly me for putting faith in Gamefrick again.
Joanosaurus having a static model nudge forward . WOW I guess this is fine
I really liked these gym battles with the crowd. It got me hyped.
I love that the music is a remix of the Hall Of Fame, I feel like it fits the whole “if anyone can beat him, it’s you” thing
I love how in the beginning, not everybody is cheering for you, some of them are cheering for Leon.
I also like how they notice you caught a legendary rather than not noticing you have a literal god in your party.
Oh man , is just me or megaevolutions it’s way better than this giga thing.
No most other people agree
true even z moves were better
Nah I think this new stuff is better but I wish when they gigantamaxed they had the designs of mega evolving instead. So instead of this new looking charizard it would gigantamax into a charizard that looks like either charizard x or y
Facts
Of course megas were better.
What would you like, certain pokemons who gained completely new looks, pokedex entries, and look cool to fight with,
or normal pokemons who's jpeg image was just enlarged and pasted behind their trainers instead of front.
I love his frustration at the end of the battle and its sudden change to happiness.
I just thought...
So, if Arceus was removed, does that mean God is dead in the Pokemon universe?
I mean, they yeeted Arceus in PMD Super’s plot, so...
trash meme Galar is just a godforsaken region
I mean being realistic here, catching literal God in a palm sized ball doesn't make much sense
@@kamashinn Just think about it this way:
"You had to cheat or glitch the game in order to fight and catch Arceus"
You had to manipulate "reality" in order to catch god
@italkcrab fair point, but I honestly still don't think it would make sense to catch a deity with power over literal reality and creator of possibly every Pokémon
13:01 Leon is just Terry Bogard's echo fighter
OKAY
Vinicius Alexandre Targino Nunes *proceeds to jab jab powerdunk*
You can't be champion unless you know how to spam full restores
Yep
Exactly what I did in my Pokemon sword nuzlocke. I had nothing effective against Inteleon.
Oh my God the character jumping of happiness! FINNALY the player express emotions!
Ahhh, I remember sturuggling on this fight so much on my first playthrough of Shield, mostly because his Dragapult and Charizard were so annoying to have to deal with. When I finally beat him it was the best feeling ever
The overarching theme of Sword and Shield seems to be passing on the torch to the new generation, and that comes full circle in this final battle. We see how Leon first became a champion when he was only 10 and had a Charmander as his starter. Raihan was his old rival, Sonia's predecessor was the professor he grew up with, and now, here he is, using Pokemon in ways that would make the folks at Smogon crack a smile.
And here you come to topple him and take up the mantle of the new champion of the Galar region, thus completing the circle.
I love how Leon's reaction to being beaten is at first anger, that HE the UNBEATABLE champion just lost, but then he throws that aside and celebrates the fact that he just got beaten, and gets the honor of passing on the title of champion.
I think it was more sadness and frustration than pure anger
“You don’t get to be champion of the Pokémon league without knowing how to spam full restores!!!!” -Lance
Gushing about this fucking fight
Can i talk about how good leon is as a champion
Like holy shit leon feels like a breath of fresh air
In previous versions champions always had this air of untouchableness, like they were too good to appear in public
Diamond/Pearl/Platinum remedied this by having Cynthia appear and help with Giratina and all that but Leon? Leon holy fuck dude
Leon feels like a real fucking person
He always wanted someone to beat him
He had the title unbeatable champion because he had a strong strong team
And I'm even saying all this because I feel like there's this rush when youre really good at something and someone new comes along and basically wipes the floor with you and youre really excited because someone can finally stand up to you
Thats what leon felt when he was dethroned and uncrowned- literally, look at the shape of his hat
He finally uncrowns himself and gladly, GLADLY passes on the title of champion to you
And then when he congratulates you, he literally says "Wanna fuck around and find out? I fucked around and found out"
Ugh, FUCK
Not to criticize the champion but it's theme doesn't sound that much exciting compared to all the other champion battles
I cant disagree
Its pretty terrible compared to Blue, Lance and Cynthia
Well I mean sure it's a remix of the hall of fame but like all other champions had so much better themes and they brought more hype like for an example Stevens themes sounds so good when it got remixed because of all the hype
But with this champion it just gives me another reason to not buy the game
It's great and unique.
but it kinda sucks because there is no champion vibe on his theme
I just did this battle last night but I had to see it again, it's so damn good. I have never experienced as much emotion in a Pokemon game as I did during this battle.
Holy shit snipe shot has dope animation
Have you seen pyro ball
Have you seen hyperbeam?
Have you seen No Retreat?
Have you seen double kick?
@@leohlaslish9660 that's obviously the best by far
This would totally be improved if they had voice acting. Pokémon is one of those series that I think has reached the point where voice acting would be a great fit for it
This is the kind of league I wanted, never really enjoy the idea of a elite four as much as an pokemon league.
13:48
This smile... I will protect this smile.... I will fight you for this smile...you will not hurt this smile....
For you see.. There are some things in life worth protecting. Some things worth living for... Some things worth dying for... A smile like this can thaw the iciest of hearts, dispel the darkest of evils,And win the mightiest of wars!
This smile will be the thing that pulls us from the depths of despair and lead us to the path of salvation! WARS WILL BE FOUGHT PEOPLE WILL BE SAVED AND CIVILZIATIONS WILL PROSPER BECAUSE OF THIS SMILE! SO I SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO SHEILD THIS SMILE FROM ALL HARM THAT MAY COME TO IT! ALL DANGERS IT MAY POSSIBLY FACE AND GIVE MY LIFE FOR IT!
Facts.
Ok
Couldn't they just add..... voice acting? At least for gym leaders/rival
That would require them to care and put effort in.
@@KazuyaIkeda00 no lol. They already explained why. But it would require you to use a little effort. Smh
No they can't
@@kieranpearson5096 Oh, the excuse used of "So many languages?"
Yeah, as if they would even reach that level of effort when most games developed in Japan offer only English and Japanese voice options.
Keep defending Game Freak so foolishly.
Naa they simply dont give a single shit, every game which is slightly known has english voice acting except pokemon which is pretty sad if you consider their unlimited amount of money.
Leon’s reign as champion: **exists**
Mixeli: *I’m about to end this man’s whole career*
I love Grimmsnarl's whip action. Sucker-punch never looked so natural and sweet!
Damn,, hope he gets Power-whip as good coverage to take care of those physically bulky water-grounds
Some of the audience cheers for Leon. Others cheer for Pokeli. In the end, Pokeli wins the match. So, this is what Leon's team will have. I'll have to remember that when I get this game. I also love how during the battles, the opponents actually talk to you. Reminds me of how Diamond and Pearl, Heartgold and Soulsilver, Black and White, and Black 2 and White 2 use to have opponents talk during battle, but this game is those games combined into one.
Ooh, I didn't know his dialogue changed when you had Eternatus in your party. That's really cool.
This fight was honestly perfect. The crowd, the anticipation, the battle itself. Leon isn't too challenging, but not too easy. My level 75 Heatmor got wiped out instantly and it felt amazing. Then, it ended with him and that Charizard, 15 health on the last hit.
Hell. Yeah.
I made my Dragapult hold back by using Bite on Inteleon so it would kill her since she was starting to sweep. Charizard made me regret that decision so badly. Took out two of my team members like nothing until it was him against my Cinderace.
The battle ended with my level 54 Dynamax Drednaw on 15 hp as my last Pokemon narrowly knocking Gigantamax Charizard
That Dragapult nearly swept my entire team, so it was a welcome surprise. My mon weren't weak to him, they just got outsped easily.
The dragapult swiped my whole team 😭
Wow. I pretty much swept his entire team with one Pokemon. You must be trash. 😂
I.. I just love how he tosses his cape off in style ❤️
(This is a text from my Pokemon SwSh/Rising of the shield hero crossover fanfic that involves Victor being the Shield hero in Naofumi’s place. Right when Myne betrays Victor and Trash threatens him to end him as the king, and Victor’s answer is:
“King? Yeah, right...”
“I know someone who is far more kingly than you...”
“Fighting him is an honor”
“Fighting *you* however...”
“Couldn’t even be considered a simple exercise!”
Bruh I single handedly crushed the hopes and dreams of Hop, Bede, and Marnie and ended the careers of Leon, Oleana, and Rose
His Mr. Rime is the bane of my existence. That little shit kept spamming freeze-dry and almost killing my Wailord, I had to waste so many turns healing the damn thing
Did anyone else have trouble with Leon or was it just me? I wasn’t expecting him to actually be strategic.
I wasn't using healing items nor was I switching. And though I had my Dragapult use weak moves like Bite on purpose to his Inteleon would kill it, his Charizard instantly made me regret it by sweeping my Corviknight and Duraludon like they were dust.
I genuinely suck at Pokémon games so it’s pretty common for me to always be defeated easily
It's not just you. Of all champion battles in the series, Leon is one of two champions I failed to beat on the 1st try (The other being Cynthia).
I had a bit of trouble with Leon, due to my team being a bit under level, but I manage to beat him.
Yes! For some reason my dumb brain actually thought Haxorus was Dragon-steel so I sent out Cinderace instead. Then he started to sweep me. I didn't lose, but it was pretty close, for sure.
Bruh, this bounce animation
For some reason all the move animations get fucked when used on giant Pokemon. Normally bounce looks alright.
@@jamiefenwick8359 Double Kick makes Cinderace actually kick!
It’s funny how hop and Leon both get angry after they lose
Well Hop and Leon are both trash so I hope they stay mad at themselves for sucking forever.
Sandvich Collector #TF2 for life i'm trash tier at this game and the first time i lost (it was level three battle tower, to leon of all things) i was fucking wrecked lmao
so its understandable
Playing through Shield again recently really made me appreciate Leon so much more. Unlike other games, he takes on the bad guys so YOU can continue to focus on collecting the gym badges to face him. He genuinely wanted you to be strong enough to give him a run for his money. Once you beat him, you can clearly see his frustration and his pride take a massive blow, especially for losing for the first time ever?, but immediately after accepts his loss and remains professional as he crowns the next Galar champion. Leon is one of the best champions we've ever gotten in my eyes, even if his battle for some was a little easy.
There’s always something satisfying when you deal the final blow it’s like excitement and relief mixed I got so many flashbacks of the beginning of the game I love Pokémon
Lmao that Freddie Mercury pose was uncalled for! XD Sword and Shield are better than i thought! Damn i really need a Switch!
I might trade my ps4 for one
@Moardn you can get the last 5 of those games on the Ps4...
@Moardn you got me there.
@Moardn can you play either god of war or spider man, on your switch ?? Pls stop showing switch supremacy, both consoles are good
Moardn don’t forget fire emblem 3 houses
Does anyone else find it adorable that Leon pats his head to get psyched up just like Hop? Or is that just me?
People in the background are looking thinner than pieces of paper
don't look at them too close, they see all
Leon : IM the undefeated champion , winning my championship since 11 and never been defeated before!!!!!!
Red : Cute
Cynthia: You're all adorable.
@@sandvichnavy2682 Youre Arceus Dialga,Palkia,Giratina 's trainer right, Luke? U must be a God for being Gods' trainer!!!!!
@@sandvichnavy2682 @Rose Son Goku
Nate n Hilbert : Ure cute, Beetch!!!!!!!
@@sandvichnavy2682 Cynthia: Why, thank you! (curtsies)
Lol, Leon and his team absolutely cleans the floor with Red.
Best finale in any pokemon game, such a good sendoff
In the anime he actually says his lines from the game. I need someone to put the voice clips over the gameplay plz
Amalgamite Kazooki Nintendo wouldn’t like that because mods.
Everyone is shouting and supporting you
It fills you with DETERMINATION
the fact that you perfectly synced his cape throw with the music made me pog lmfao
Leads out with agislash
Forgets stance change
Which is funny because other players were struggling against it. It depends on the Pokemon you bring out.
EWOODJ I just used Obstagoon and used obsruct to lower its defence and one shot it with night slash, rest of the battle was really difficult though, and winning was really satisfying
he was actually smart Golisopod would have been a KO because of the defense drop there was a speed tie
It depends becuase I've seen fights where aegislash alternates between king shield and an attack and battles where aegislash just attacks and essentially commits suicide
But yeah they kinda need to fix the AI on that one it's inconsistent
11:08 the animation for bounce is just DISGUSTING!
Could he not drop from the sky? Just appeared out of thing air and did a bad effect :|
The graphics and everything else is so laughably awful
Considering it's a Dynamaxed Pkmn maybe its normal for normal pkmn
oh my god who the fuck cares
It's due to being against a Dynamax pokémon. In other cases does the regular bounce animation
That's because when the opponent is dynamaxed, all damaging moves change from their normal animations to a single animation with a splash effect that represents the move's type.
That means aerial ace, bounce and brave bird look the same when used on a dynamaxed pokemon and result in a light blue splash effect with some feathers.
Distant kingdom has objectively covered many such flaws in Sword and Shield, so I'd request you to look his channel up.
Probably one of the most immersive champion fights
Honestly, I just came to watch this video because I have a huge crush on Leon.
Omg same
ME TOO
Lol
Watch him in the battle tower and look up his sygna suit
@@gwynzynoodles2553 😱 omg! Lol 😆
Best champion imo. Also your part of the elite squad for choosing cinderace
Just imagine a certain trainer from Pallet Town with this as his new battle theme. He's earned it.
13:03
I never thought that Terry Bogard was the champion of Galar...🤔
Okay!!!
Are you okay?? BUSTA WALF!
MC, after defeating him: *are you **-mad-** okay?*
Who?
11:09 was expecting something much different when it used bounce lol
Mrkpkilla same like flash stepping on charizard
It only looks like that against if you use a regular pokemon against a gigantamax pokemon, if it's two regular pokemon then the animation for it is more in line with what you would expect.
These starters remind me of blaziken, greninja and turtwig evo line
What I like about the fact that the music is a Hall of Fame remix is because Leon is the undefeatable champion. They know he'll win.
I honestly think if they put a little voice acting i think the characters would be more enjoyable, maybe its just me getting older that it's harder to read what the character is saying while in a battle lol
Agree...
Given how everyone criticizes Piers' introduction scene, I think most people agree that SwSh should have had voice acting in some capacity, even if only for cinematics.