And unfortunately for Ash, sometimes the only way to learn is the hard way. There are four classes: Normal, Great, Ultra, and Master. Trainers go up and down in class depending on their ranking, which is determined by how many battles they win or lose.
Ash entered the series and got off to a good start, but hit a bump in the road when he lost 2 consecutive matches. The first of the two losses came against a male Trainer whose Octillery defeated Riolu with Octazooka. Ash again chose Riolu to go up against a female Trainer whose Tentacruel outmatched it, sending him down a class from Great to Normal. Ash battled friendly rival Tyson in a match to see who would progress to the final four of the Hoenn League. At the end of a long battle, it all came down to Ash's Pikachu and Tyson's Meowth.
Going on stats, one would think that Pikachu was the favorite, even if this Meowth was a lot stronger than the blundering Team Rocket Meowth. Unova wasn't a particularly good region for Ash.
Unfezant was defeated and a weakened Pikachu recalled. He put up a good fight but was ultimately defeated, despite Ash's numbers advantage. In a one-on-one battle, Ash sent out Pikachu while Gary chose Eevee. While competing in the Hoenn League, Ash attempts to get to the final four when he clashes with his friend Tyson.
Ultimately, the match comes down to Ash's Pikachu versus Tyson's Meowth. Can you guess who Team Rocket's Meowth is rooting for? Ash is getting so thoroughly thrashed that even Team Rocket starts to feel bad for him. The tide seems to be turning when Ash's Sceptile finally hands Darkrai its first loss, but the pressure increases when Tobias unleashes Latios.
Latios handily defeats Ash's Sceptile and Swellow, which only serves to increase Ash's vigor when he sends in Pikachu to stage an amazing comeback! Ash goes up against his rival Cameron in the Unova League quarterfinals. Not even remotely worried, Ash sends Boldore into the fray. There's a good back and forth between the two Trainers as Cameron proceeds to send Ferrothorn, Samurott, and Swanna into battle.
Ash counters with Oshawott, Pignite, Pikachu, and Unfezant. The clash reaches its climax with a battle between Cameron's Riolu and Ash's Snivy. Most fans, myself included, believe Ash would have won this League had Tobias not provided a cheap defeat; Ash was the only Trainer in the tournament to vanquish a single creature on Tobias's team. Truly a disappointing end for the Sinnoh quest. In his Black and White experiences, Ash again resets his team to only Pikachu and travels with his most annoying companions yet: Cilan and Iris.
One lackluster adventure later, he collects the eight needed badges, enters the League, beats rival Trip, and faces his friend Cameron. By the way, Cameron's an idiot, accidentally bringing five Pokemon to a 6 on 6 match and repeatedly smacking himself with his headband to decide which Pokemon to use. The fight proceeds with things going a little too conveniently for Cameron. Here's the rundown:. Yes, Riolu's evolution increased its power, but the entire encounter felt stilted.
This emotion magnifies when we see Cameron lose his next match against Virgil with Lucario performing far more poorly. By this point, many fans had abandoned the anime after a string of poor English dubs, new voice actors, and ridiculous League losses; this match didn't help matters. Some had hope that Ash would mix his old team with his new for the tournament after all, Charizard returned for a bit earlier in the season but no such luck.
Could the next season chronicling the X and Y games redeem the show? Credit where it's due: this season put effort into showcasing Alain's power prior to the League, and we finally saw Ash make it to the finals. In his latest League match as of this writing at the Lumiose Conference, Ash narrowly loses to Alain, ironically to a Charizard. The battle is better-scripted than prior encounters; no single Pokemon demonstrates too much power.
No doubt about it, Alain is a skilled Trainer, but it still hurt seeing Ash so close only to lose to a Mega Pokemon. Yes, Ash's Greninja has a strange Ash-Greninja form that may increase its power, but not to the degree Mega Evolution does, costing Ash the match and the title. Though we were once again subjected to a League loss after having Ash edge painfully close to victory, X and Y threw him some bones and was superior to Black and White.
Trust me, Serena, Clement, and Bonnie are much less annoying than the two previous buffoons. As frustrating as it is to watch Ash lose time after time to justify his further adventures, we can at least find some diamonds in the rough. Ash may be often be down, but he's never out, and we can always hope that maybe, just maybe, next time he'll prevail. Update: Ash finally won a tournament, the Alola League, and it only took the year old 22 years.
Wait a minute Answer: The Sun and Moon series have definitely departed from the traditional formula, so it's possible this could be the last Ash Ketchum journey. Answer: Ash's team has gotten more evolve-happy over the years, but evolution is still much rarer in the anime than the games. This helps Pokemon place the focus on the most popular monsters when they finally do evolve, like Charizard or Greninja. Answer: He's been gradually getting better he earned second in X and Y's league , but I still doubt it.
Prove me wrong, Pokemon International! Answer: Charmander began as a loyal comrade, but after evolving into Charmeleon, it got arrogant and believed Ash wasn't a skilled enough Trainer to wield it.
After Charizard took a significant wound against Poliwrath and Ash stayed up all night trying to heal it, it finally gained respect for its Trainer and began obeying commands. Answer: Team Plasma, although in the anime, Team Rocket also appears in a much more serious rendition compared to their past goofiness. Answer: Way back in the original anime, Pikachu wanted to prove against Lt. Surge's Raichu that evolutions aren't always superior.
In video game terms, Raichu undoubtedly has better stats, but in the anime, Pikachu might be a bit faster. Answer: Possibly, but I doubt it.
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