History AwesomeBosses / Pokemon

** [[spoiler:Xurkitree]] symbolizes a massive DifficultySpike in comparison to the last two: with an insane Special Attack stat (which is further boosted by its aura), Electric Terrain to further boost its attacks, Power Whip to punish people that brought Ground types (because it was pretty obvious what type it is), and due to its Sp. Atk, possibly the most devastating Discharge in the game. This thing can OneHitKill nearly anything, even if it resists Discharge, which makes it all the more amazing to sic it on your opponents after the fight.

** Ghetsis and more specifically, his HYDREIGON. That meta-gaming jerk has a mid-50s Hydreigon [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard (the game mechanics have it evolving at 64)]], plus it's loaded down with SURF, FIRE BLAST, FOCUS BLAST, and... Dragon Pulse?... Anyway, so yeah. It'll just about oneshot ANYTHING it can line up a type weakness against. So your list of types to fight it with are slim. Best option is a PURE Fighting-type, as it is a Dark / Dragon. Barring that, a Water-type with Ice moves (Samurott and/or Jellicent) works, too.

* Also in ''Ultra'', [[spoiler: there's a BaitAndSwitch where you're led to believe you'll be battling Kukui again, but instead he steps aside and ''Hau'' challenges you instead. Unlike in the originals, he has a full team of 6--he swapped his Komala for a far more formidable Tauros(meaning he conquered his implied fear of it from earlier in the game) and added a ''[[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons Noivern]]''--and instead of his starter holding the generic type-based Z-Crystal, it will be holding the species-exclusive one. His team is also pushing level ''70'', making him the strongest trainer in the game apart from you. His strategy might not be much to write home about compared to Kukui's Stealth Rocks+Whirlwind combo, but it's awesome to see how far Hau has come alongside you.]]

* The Pokémon League is a massive step up from the previous entries. It's not just that the Elite Four are [[spoiler: people you've met and battled throughout your journey]]. It's not just that [[spoiler:after defeating them, you get to face off against Professor Kukui himself]]. It's not just about the fantastic battle music. The biggest thing is that [[spoiler:by doing this, you are officially recognized as the first Alola League Champion. Kukui wasn't the champion, oh no; he was your first challenger for the title, and every time you enter the League, a new trainer shows up to try and take the title from you. For once in the series, '''you''' get to be the FinalBoss that other trainers aspire to overcome - which also means that the Champion's battle theme is ''your ThemeMusicPowerUp''.]] How does it feel? ''Pretty darn awesome.'' And [[spoiler: Professor Kukui's]] team is one of the first genuinelly decent teams an NPC has ever had, even setting up [[ThatOneAttack Stealth Rock]] right at the start to limit your switches.

* ''Ultra''[='=]s post-game arc features [[spoiler: '''every villanous team leader from every previous generation''' in a massive BossRush. They're all from universes where their goals were successful [[ForWantOfANail because the Player Character didn't exist to stop them]], and they all have their game's respective box legendaries at their disposal.[[note]]Ghetsis and Lysandre's legendaries differ depending on which version you're playing; if you're playing Ultra Sun, they'll have Zekrom and Xerneas, respectively. If you're playing Ultra Moon, they'll have Reshiram and Yvetal. Archie and Maxie, on the other hand, aren't version dependent--you fight both, but they're from the original Ruby and Sapphire, so sadly no Primal forms.[[/note]] Not epic enough? ''Giovanni can Mega-Evolve his Mewtwo.'']]

* ''Ultra's'' post-game arc features [[spoiler: '''every villanous team leader from every previous generation''' in a massive BossRush. They're all from universes where their goals were successful [[ForWantOfANail because the Player Character didn't exist to stop them]], and they all have their game's respective box legendaries at their disposal.[[note]]Ghetsis and Lysandre's legendaries differ depending on which version you're playing; if you're playing Ultra Sun, they'll have Zekrom and Xerneas, respectively. If you're playing Ultra Moon, they'll have Reshiram and Yvetal. Archie and Maxie, on the other hand, aren't version dependent--you fight both, but they're from the original Ruby and Sapphire, so sadly no Primal forms.[[/note]] Not epic enough? '''''Giovanni can Mega-Evolve his Mewtwo.''''']]

[[AC:Generation VII: [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Sun and Moon]]]] and [[VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon]]

[[AC:Generation VII: [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Sun and Moon]]]]
* The climax of the game. After using the Sun/Moon Flute at the Altar of the Sunne/Moone, [[spoiler:Nebby of all things jumps out of Lillie's bag, flies up and ''evolves into the mascot legendary!'']] This is the first time an [[spoiler:evolving legendary has been introduced,]] and of course, you get to fight and capture them right after. Their battle is fairly easy, but after that buildup, it's still amazing.

* The climax of the Team Flare arc. First, the mascot legendary battles. As with Zekrom and Reshiram, it respawns if it faints and forces you to catch it, but in the middle of doing so, you get thrown into an outstanding battle scene, with Xerneas in what looks like a rainbow-ish field, and Yveltal in ''outer space'', with their [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8-ltfbTA2c absolutely mind blowingly awesome battle theme]] to throw on it. Then you fight Team Flare's boss, Lysandre, for the final time, with his Doc Ock-style robotic limbs on his back, on ''[[AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield the sun]]''. He's no BW Ghetsis in terms of difficulty, but it's still pretty sick, not to mention you can use your newly acquired legendary to [[CurbStompBattle kick his butt]].

* ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeon'': The battle against [[spoiler:Primal Dialga]] and the preceding cutscenes in ''[[VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness]]'' were epic. No arguments.
** Although you might not appreciate it that much after [[spoiler:Primal Dialga wipes out your whole team with Roar of Time.]]

** If you want an awesome moment, in Colosseum try [[spoiler: Evice]]. Not just for the amazing music, but for the fact that when you work out just how well your key Pokémon fit against his ([[spoiler: Entei beats Scizor, Suicune beats Salamence, Raikou beats Slowking, Espeon beats Machamp, Umbreon walls Slaking to death]]) you realise you've truly mastered the game.

* Mewtwo. [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Generation I]]. You've gone through the Pokémon League, tackled Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres, proved once and for all that you're better than [[TheRival Blue]], and now you're at the end of Cerulean Cave. There you see it before you: a single solitary Pokémon. You remember the journal entries from Cinnabar Mansion: the scientists finding Mew and cloning it to make Mewtwo, who proceeded to escape and destroy the laboratory/mansion. This is Mewtwo. Level 70. And you can catch it. The only way to ruin that fight is to use the Master Ball, in which case it's an AnticlimaxBoss.

* The post-game battles against the [[spoilers:Ultra Beasts]] are amazing, partially because they're under a permanent stat buff, go unnamed when first met and have monstrous stats in one or two regards. It's even better when you finally catch the things that have been giving you trouble for most of the game and [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge sic them on every Pokemon in the area.]]

** [[spoiler:Xurkitree]] symbolizes a massive DifficultySpike in comparison to the last 2: with an insane Special Attack stat (which is further boosted by its aura), Electric Terrain to further boost its attacks, Power Whip to punish people that brought Ground types (because it was pretty obvious what type it is), and due to its Sp. Atk, possibly the most devastating Discharge in the game. This thing can OneHitKill nearly anything, even if it resists Discharge, which makes it all the more amazing to sic it on your opponents after the fight.

** All of these pale to the 5th one though: [[spoiler:Guzzlord.]] The thing has an insane amount of HP, good defenses, and a monumental Attack stat meaning it can tank everything you throw at it while dishing out near instant-death attacks like they're nothing. Combine this with its menacing appearance and you have a monster many RPGs would be begging to have as a FinalBoss.

** The BonusBoss Arceus, found in one of the special missions, is just full of awesome. While he's not necessarily hard, Arceus will not hold back in flaunting its godlike powers, [[BeamSpam spamming all manner of laser beams that sweep the field in various patterns]], firing waves of yellow energy blasts, causing purple lasers to erupt from the ground, and even ''calling down a rain of meteors from above.''

* ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeon'': The battle against [[spoiler:Primal Dialga]] and the preceding cutscenes in ''[[VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness]]'' were epic win. No arguments.

* Benga, Alder's grandson also from ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'' is a pretty awesome fight as well. You battle him at the top of the [[BonusDungeon Black Tower/White Treehollow]] which gives the battle with him a unique background. Getting to him is a long and arduous trek through extremely high leveled trainers with very limited chances to heal. When you finally do reach him, he comes flying at you with three extremely powerful Pokemon with good hold items that are even higher leveled than Iris'. One of them (depending on the version) is even a [[OlympusMons Latios or Latias]]! Finally, during the battle, him and his grandpa's [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic heroic and triumphant theme]] is blasting in the background, giving the fight an incredible feeling of grandeur.

* The Pokémon League is a massive step up from the previous entries. It's not just that the Elite Four are [[spoiler: people you've met and battled throughout your journey]]. It's not just that [[spoiler:after defeating them, you get to face off against Professor Kukui himself]]. It's not just about the fantastic battle music. The biggest thing is that [[spoiler:by doing this, you are officially recognized as the first Alola League Champion. Kukui wasn't the champion, oh no; he was your first challenger for the title, and every time you enter the League, a new trainer shows up to try and take the title from you. For once in the series, '''you''' get to be the FinalBoss that other trainers aspire to overcome - which also means that the Champion's battle theme is ''your ThemeMusicPowerUp''.]] How does it feel? ''Pretty darn awesome.''
** And [spoiler: Professor Kukui's]] team is one of the first genuinelly decent teams an NPC has ever had, even setting up [[ThatOneAttack Stealth Rock]] right at the start to limit your switches.

** And [spoiler:Professor Kukui's]] team is one of the first genuinelly decent teams an NPC has ever had, even setting up [[ThatOneAttack Stealth Rock]] right at the start to limit your switches.

** And while Iris isn't a very prominent character in the story compared to most other Champions before her, special mention goes to her for being a {{Badass}} as somewhere around the age of the protagonists while rocking a team of dragon and monster themed Pokémon in a crazy battlefield. That is not something a typical player would likely expect for a Champion.

* The battle with Wally at Victory Road in ORAS. In the original games, he was just one last trainer before traversing Victory Road/challenging the Pokemon League. Here, he has his own epic battle music, the battleground is a field of red spider lilies and instead of Gardevoir, he's evolved his Raltz into a Gallade, and he can Mega Evolve it too. He gets even better in the Battle Maison, to the point where his team wouldn't look at all out of place in a pro-league tournament.

* The battle with Wally at Victory Road in ORAS. In the original games, he was just one last trainer before traversing Victory Road/challenging the Pokemon League. Here, he has his own epic battle music, the battleground is a field of roses and instead of Gardevoir, he's evolved his Raltz into a Gallade, and he can Mega Evolve it too. He gets even better in the Battle Maison, to the point where his team wouldn't look at all out of place in a pro-league tournament.

* ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeon'':
** The battle against [[spoiler:Primal Dialga]] and the preceding cutscenes in ''[[VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness]]'' were epic win. No arguments.
* In ''[[VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers PMD2]]'', [[spoiler:battles with Dusknoir seem to be magnets for Awesome Moments.... that is, if you're not busy having a HeroicBSOD from the plot developments.]] [[EnhancedRemake Explorers of Sky]] adds to this with the final secret mission. [[spoiler:[[FutureBadass Grovyle]], [[HeelFaceTurn Dusknoir]], and [[{{Tsundere}} Celebi]] versus Primal Dialga as they all slowly disappear due to the timestream repairing itself. It ends with all of them being revived by [[{{God}} Arceus]] and getting to see the first sunrise of their lives. A perfect end to Grovyle's story.]]
** ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonGatesToInfinity'':
*** The final boss is not a member of the Tao trio, or any of the Generation V Pokemon. It is [[EldritchAbomination the manifestation of all the hate, distrust, and despair of Pokemon the world over]], it can choke a Pokemon to death ''just by being in its presence'', and its attacks go [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm unnamed.]] The battle opens with you not being able to damage it at all, and afterward is when it really unfolds. And the second phase comes accompanied with [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGohnLbLz4A an absolutely phenomenal battle theme]]. And you proceed to beat it BY YOURSELF.
*** Another one is when you and your partner have been separated by [[TheBrute Toxicroak]] as he is pursuing you. When he corners you, you have to fight him ALONE, for the first time in the entire goddamn series.

** YMMV on that one. You can just one shot them with surf especially before Surf hurt your other pokemon.

* The Sinnoh Elite Four. Hell, the battle with Cynthia alone. You can't exploit type weaknesses against her Spiritomb, ''because it has no weakness''. Her team is the most balanced of any NPC EVER. A revenge killer, a special wall, a mixed wall, and a sweeper as well.

* The Sinnoh Elite Four. Hell, the battle with Cynthia alone. (You can't exploit type weaknesses against her Spiritomb, ''because it has no weakness''.) To clarify. Her team is the most balanced of any NPC EVER. A revenge killer, a special wall, a mixed wall, and a sweeper as well.

* The Sinnoh Elite Four. Hell, the battle with Cynthia alone. (You can't exploit type weaknesses against her Spiritomb, ''because it has no weakness''.)