I can barely handle this Li Shang version of Ash Ketchum. Heck, I can barely handle most of this parody of Mulan's iconic song, 'Make a Man Out Of You.' It's just too good.
EsquirebobAnimations packs this video with a ton of clever references to Pokémon, and the process involved with training Pokémon—all in the hopes of somehow turning Gatomon from Digimon into a worthwhile fighter.
Here are the lyrics, in case you want to follow along:
Let's get down to grinding
To defeat, our foes
Did they send me tailows
When I need, Ho-ohs
You're the weakest team I've leveled up
And since I haven't caught Mewtwo
Mister i'll make a mon out of you
Tranquills in the forest
E-X-P, we crave
Once we find the center
We are sure to save
Could use candies so we'd stand a chance,
But ive only got a few
Somehow I'll make a mon
Out of you.
How does it know dragon breathe
It's a level seven goomy
Boy that Tentacool's Whirpool is sure to win
We're gonna get rolled out to death
Hope she doesn't sweep right through me
Now I really wish that I knew Rapid Spin!
*CHORUS*
POKE-MON
You must use swift on a Double Teamer
POKE-MON
With all the force of the great Suicune
POKE-MON
With all the STRENGTH of Electivire
Mysterious as the dark caves of Mt. moon
*/CHORUS*
Rocket hideout puzzles
That we'll need, to solve
Heed my every order
And you might evolve
You're unsuited for the HM04
So pack up, go in BOX 2
How could I make a mon
Out of you
(repeat chorus)
(repeat chorus)
Here's the original song, for comparison's sake:
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