Why didn't he evolve pikachu?
>>68865320
Raichu's asshole is looser.
He doesn't wanna be like LT Surge, a PTSD stricken mess.
He thought Pikachu's personality might change and they wouldn't be bros anymore I guess.
Because pikachu is irrelevant now
https://youtu.be/XzA2yJiwsaQ
>>68865428
Wut
>>68865955
>do the same shit every episode
>show lasted for almost 20 years
is there another anime that has run longer than this shit with the same one-dimensional formula?
>>68866032
One piece maybe? Simpsons for cartoons obviously
I just hate that every time a new series starts they make pikachu a shitter
Pikachu with Light Ball is more powerful
>>68865320
Raichu isn't as cute and wouldn't have sold as many toys.
Conversely, in order to contrast with the plethora of cute mons on his team, they had charmander evolve all the way because charizard is "badass", so they could still sell a lot of toys.
It was more of a commercial than a television show desu
>>68866088
Raichu with life orb > Pikachu with light ball
>>68865511
He was right, look at charmender
>>68865955
Kek, did he die again? Also, when did it get such a high budget?
Because the implicit irony of the series is that although Ash wants to be "the best there ever was", it becomes apparent very quickly that he's the worst fucking trainer ever. No wonder that in nearly 20 seasons of pokemon he still struggles to beat the first gym.
>>68865320
because pikachu has higher speed stats duh.
>>68866317
Raichu has higher speed
test
>still watching Pokemon
>>68866373
No he doesn't. Raichu is a fat nigger. Pikachu specifically kicks Raichu's lard ass by being faster in one of the episodes.
Also Ash's Pikachu has hidden stats that makes his electricity stronger but I wouldn't expect a non-pokemon master to understand that.
>>68866429
>he says as he visits a Taiwanese stamp collecting imageboard
Goes on /a/.
Because it wouldn't technically be pikachu anymore. It would be a whole other Pokemon, he wouldn't be the same person/thing anymore they went over this on like the endish of the first season
Why doesn't pikachu digivolve to metalpikachu?
He's a devout christian
>>68866194
Ash saved his fucking life and protected him from the asshole who abandoned him in the first place, then the little shit evolves and doesn't give a fuck anymore. I would've uploaded the ungrateful prick to my PC and left him there.
>>68866064
they are all cartoons
>>68865320
Because Raichu isn't cute or familiar enough to be the mascot of the series.
Actually as a kid i've always prefered Raichu honestly
>>68865320
Because he is a faggot who doesn't wanna win
He has autism
Raichu's not as marketable.
If it was possible, they'd turn Pikachu into a pichu
>>68869362
raichu is a textbook example of overdesign
>>68869414
Too many colors, but at least its not a digimon.
But now Gamefreak is ripping off digimon when it comes to designs.
because not evolving actually makes the game a little bit challenging.
I thought it was assumed that most of the rules in the games don't apply to the anime.
Pikachu is a character, not a sprite with stats attached. You're not being profound by asking this question OP, just being an inept faggot as usual.
Why didn't he age?
Growing up and facing more mature challenges would have been GOAT.
I thought anime was supposed to have continuity, unlike say, The Simpsons?
>>68869710
Why can't a character grow? Conan got his Atlantean sword, why can't Pikachu grow?
>>68869799
cause raichu is a big ass rat with a menacing face, he's not marketable to little kids, gamefreak decided that decades ago
>>68865955
Shit, Japanese Ash (Satoshi, whatever) sounds like he's smoked too many cigarettes.
This looks nice though. The 3D environments and effects CGI really add to the animation.
>>68865320
Raichu sucks just as bad and sounds like an old lesbian.
>>68866512
Surge evolved his Pikachu too quickly, so it never learned speed moves.
>>68865955
why doesnt he just use hydro pump? fucking shit show
>>68870569
So? Give him some TMs
>>68870580
It seems like they're sticking to the game mechanics now (four moves each) which is pretty fucking boring.
USE CUT AGAIN THAT'LL BE EXCITING.
Take it to /a/.
>>68866032
Shin Chan
Case Closed
That other one
>>68865320
There was an episode on this and pikachu had the choice but decided not to and ash really didn't want him to evolve either
>>68870616
Surge was a big guy who thought size and strength was everything so the only TMs he taught it were shit like Mega Punch and Mega Kick. Thus Pikachu won with the now super cliche "I'm faster so I win".
>>68870744
>faster
and smaller
>>68865320
he's playing hardmode
Ash wants to keep pika's boipucci young and tight
>>68870744
He was like that just 4u
>>68867977
he did give a fuck, charizard just wanted to be the most powerful charizard in the world. Charicific Valley
this is canon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df3pLU9v54A
>>68867977
Never forget.
>>68866265
>Also, when did it get such a high budget?
When the Pokemon Games started selling millions of copies with every single release. All that money Gamefreak makes has to go somewhere.
And you can only snort SO MUCH blow off a $30,000 hooker's ass before you get bored and just start dumping money into animation.
>>68866270
They should have followed a new trainer every season
>>68865320
he didn't need to
>>68873995
That not!Ash was the worst fucking character ever. I hated this cunt.
Fuck him.
Relevant.
>>68874501
and ritchie was never seen again after they saw Lugia in johto, nigga stole too much screen time from Ash nigger
>>68869710
>I thought it was assumed that most of the rules in the games don't apply to the anime.
True. If this wasn't the case, bullshit like this wouldn't have been allowed to happen.
>>68874676
The anime isn't that bad.
>>68873995
It's kind of Ash's fault for using a Pokemon he knows doesn't respect him at the fucking Pokemon League.
>>68874676
Pretty sure as soon as May showed up, everyone knew what the score is.
Anime fights for the kids, girls to keep the older fans going.
>>68874718
the hell
where is that 4th scene from senpai?
>>68874787
Pretty sure that's fake.
>>68874787
nip version, 4kids edited it out
Best toe cleavage. Best Pokegirl.
>leaves his primeape to train in a boxing circuit for god knows how many years
>still hasn't picked him up yet
His primeape must be the toughest fighting type mon in the world by now. Ash is pretty retarded.
>>68874922
>Pidgeot's been waiting with those Pidgeys for like 10 years and Ash will never go get it
>we will never know what the GS ball was
>webm related is what the anime has evolved into
>that Pancham breakdancing
Shit is so fucking cash.
>>68874922
Primeape probably had a long and fulfilling career and retired, settled down and is enjoying the rest of his life having completely forgotten about Ash.
>>68874859
>Best Pokegirl.
but the barefoot loli fighter exists
>>68874989
>tfw this retarded furshit has better animation that DragonBall Super
Pick two that you would.
>>68874922
holy shit
forgot about that
i'm curious if butterfree ever came back
>>68866194
>>68867977
actually, that's because ash wasn't charmander original trainer, so charmander grew quickly and like in the games, the "traded" pokemon stop obeying the trainer
>>68865320
Raichu didn't have the same level of Q rating as Pikachu.
>>68874787
I'm sure it's here somewhere.
http://gelbooru.com/index.php?page=post&s=list&tags=undressing+underboob
>>68875124
nice
guess i know what im doing tonight
>>68875046
28
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Isn't there a fucking whole BOARD for this pokémon doubts/trivia?
>>68875409no
Aside from pikachu, Ash evolves his pokemon now.
>>68875078
damn. that story arc of caterpi/butterfree was the saddest
caterpi all alone in the woods, no friends, possibly hungry
then a kid comes up and captures him, no fight, no clue
caterpi is loved by this kid
caterpi tries to make friends with the girl, but she recoils in disgust
but the kid doesn't
eventually evolves
then becomes a butterfree and fights his heart out for the kid
then later sees a cute butterfee, but she rejects him
at first
he proves himself
and wins her over
the kid lets him go
>>68875998
The earlier Pokemon show was unironically not that bad.
>>68875046
18 54 61
>>68873995
>>68874741
As a kid I always wondered why Ash never asked Oak for help with getting Charizard to obey him. After all Oaks is studying relationships between Pokemon and people
>>68876732
oak raped ash when he was a baby
>>68865320
Why this nigga got Z under he eyes
>>68873995
charizard rules, he never gave a fuck except when he was pushed to the limits or the situation was seriously fucked up..
i can't really remember a single episode but i can guess he fought for reals against mewtwo in the first movie, or against some strong opponent just to prove his strenght, because fuck ash he was a pussy
>>68877125
re-watch the first movie, it's on Youtube
and watch the Ash vs Blaine gym battle, it's fucking awesome
>>68876931
Is that canon?
>>68877880
It's heavily implied.
Ash would be 33 years old if this show was on an actual timeline
>>68878038
He is 33. He just hasn't woken up from his coma yet.
>>68878139
oh god shut the fuck up
>>68870569
>Lt.Surge fights through a war with his pokemon
>Beaten by a faggot yellow hamster and his dyke cock sucker
loving every laugh
>>68878161
>>68878213
>dyke cock sucker
>dyke
>cock sucker
>>68875012
Top 3 Pokegirls
>Cynthia
>Elesa
>Maylene
>>68875604
Aside from pikachu and hawlucha, you mean
