Screenwriter Of Pokémon: The First Movie To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

Kinda shocked he didn't get it sooner. Then again, I was one of the kids who wasn't upset Ash 'died' and was more unhappy that he came back :/

As morbid as that sounds.

From what I’ve heard about the Japanese version, it’s actually really good. Mewtwo has an existential crisis of sorts and it’s actually philosophical.

Which makes the whole “fighting is wrong” message 4kids shoved down our throats even worse in hindsight. But at least we got a Minnesota Vikings reference

Sad Takeshi stopped writing for the anime when he did. The series seriously declined in quality after he had left.

@Kalmaro I was sad. OG Ash was fantastic, but after Takeshi stopped writing for the series Ash had taken such a wrong turn in his character. Now he's just an unbelievably nice goodie two shoes.

@patbacknitro18 OG Ash solved all problems by throwing pikachu at it, then asking if pikachu works against that type later.

Mind you, it's a kids show so Ash isn't supposed to be batman but still, he was always kinda goody.

For me, it was all about Brock. I just liked him a lot.

I loved this film as a child and still enjoy it as an adult. It's a lovely kids film with a wonderful message - simple, sure, but it's a kids movie and they are allowed to be simple.

But hey, on the internet in 2019 it's not popular to like things. Only to hate them.

Regardless this is the first movie I recall asking to see in theaters. My parents took me to a couple others when I was younger, but they picked them. This one I asked to see. The theater I saw it at doesn't exist anymore, it was closed and demolished during the 2008 recession years later.

@Kalmaro Ash was "Kindof" goodie, but that was after progressing as a character. When he first met Pikachu he treated him like an object and not his partner. Ash ruined Mistys Bike and was completely unsympathetic about it. Ash was willing to cheat Brock in order to win, and so on. OG Ash was rude, lazy, mean tempered, and in a way it was perfect. It helped Ash grow as a character, and the more touching moments felt genuine. Like when Ash was trapped in the Ice cave and he wanted all his pokemon to stay inside their pokeballs so they wouldn't freeze to death like him, but they all came out anyways and risked freezing with him. If Ash had been a saint goodie two shoes that moment wouldn't have been as impactful, it truly showed how much Ash had progressed as a character from day 1.

@patbacknitro18 Does he? I thought he initially refused to accept the gym badge from Brock because he got an unfair advantage in the battle and it wouldn't be legitimate?

@Euler At first Ash was going to tell Pikachu to finish Onix, but then Ash said that his conscience was weighing him down and he couldn't go through with it, only to realize it was Brocks siblings climbing on him and begging him not to hurt Onix anymore. Brock told them to leave, so it would have been a legitimate win on Ash's part. But Ash ended up forfeiting since he saw how much they cared for Brock and Onix, and winning that way would not have gotten him any closer to being a Pokemon Master.

@patbacknitro18 I dunno, in the what, first episode with Ash and the army of fearrow, doesn't he basically sacrifice himself and try to get pikachu to save itself? He's kinda always had a big heart for Pokémon.

Though he does focus on more straight fighting now instead of gimmicks like abusing the sprinkler system, haha.

Though pikachu kinda IS a gimmick by now as it's strength tends to fluctuate depending on the situation.

@Kalmaro Ash sacrificed himself for Pikachu after he saw him getting severely hurt. Ash also felt like it was his fault since he threw a rock at the first Sparrow, but they went after Pikachu instead. But before then Ash was treating Pikachu like an object, telling Pikachu he had to obey him as his master. Ash risking his life to protect Pikachu was a good start for his character. But again he was still lazy, mean tempered, etc. Funny enough Ash's laziness is what made him lose the first Pokemon Leauge. And how Ash lost the first leauge is by far the most genius way to make him lose. And don't get me started on how Ash reacted to it. He wasn't mad, he wasn't sad, he was just depressed. He wasn't lashing out on anyone else, he fully blammed himself and just wanted to be alone and sulk. That was fantastically done as well.

@patbacknitro18 supposed I can't argue with that,. There's no denying that he's changed over the years and matured some. Which is odd as he doesn't age.

Thats kinda why is disliked how they did him winning in sun/moon. Unless they are trying to say he matured so much that winning no longer matters.

@Kalmaro Sun and Moons win just didn't feel like a proper win after all Ash has been through. While I wasn't a huge fan of the X and Y anime, I honestly think that should have been where Ash won.

@patbacknitro18 he deserved the win in X and Y. Nevermind his team being strong, they made sure to give them all a backstory and showed off how his starter was basically OP as soon as it rwached its last stage all due to friendship.

Alas, his plot armor just wasn't strong enough

@KitChan Why wasn't that released in the US? Everyone in the West reacted positively to the CGI in that remake. They're already releasing the DVD. Really wanna check it out

@Kalmaro gimmick, huh?
Cough Cough Volt Tackle

@patbacknitro18 @Kalmaro Guys, stop beating around the bush and look at it from two points. If you're AGAINST the Sun/Moon win then you have the Plot Armour Z-Move to blame as well as Ash's out of region Mythical Pokemon Meltan (which I'm pretty sure evolved mid-fight). If you're WITH Ash's win in Sun/Moon then you have one giant piece of support. Gladion is still using Clone god Type: Null/Silvally. That would be tough for anything even Pikachu. I also just remembered the Alolan League actually allowed incomplete teams and the last fight with Ash & Gladion was a 3-man fight.

@Reigestugatensho What I don't like about the win the most is his attitude. He finally became a league champion and he treats it like it's just Tuesday.