Many of you out there know and love Pokémon the tv show. I did as well, once upon a time. A time when the neophyte Pokémon trainer, Ash, was a stubborn ten year old trying to make something of himself, and held high hopes to become Pokémon master. As I grew older so did the show and in turn Ash. The basic structure was simple. Ash, with his trusted first pokemon Pikachu, would find some trouble, maybe catch a pokemon (or somehow luckily “catch” one through a trial of love and devotion), make some friends, win a badge, and repeat. As repetitive as it seems, it worked. You learned to love the quirkiness of Pikachu and Ash’s stubborn and headstrong aspirations. He seemed relatable, funny, and real. I couldn’t wait to see how the show developed in my future years. But then I started to notice something. As the years passed Pokemon received more attention, and was becoming a global phenomenon. So to appease this new base, the producers toned the show down a little and added more emphasis on morals and such. Many inconsistencies started to show and so began the embers of my anger. And here we are now, my rant, I hope u enjoy!?! ;)

Ok so here we go (deep breath)........

Ash has got to stop being a little punk bitch, grow a beard, and take some damn Nootropics [Let me save you a trip to Google -- Nootropics, also referred to as smart drugs, memory enhancers, and cognitive enhancers, are drugs, supplements, nutraceuticals, and functional foods that are purported to improve mental functions such as cognition, memory, intelligence, motivation, attention, and concentration.] All his talk about love and caring, and the fucking asshole leaves his best fucking Pokémon to either train, protect, and other ridiculous fucking reasons. Don't get me wrong in the earlier seasons these ideas weren't bad. Oh he left Charizard to train, so he’s gonna be fucking beast later on when ash gets him back...right? Other than a few sparse episodes, Ash practically forgets he has one of the best damn Pokémon in the constantly continent adding world they live on. Even when Charizard did come back, it was depressing how little he had changed. He seemed almost weaker than his punk ass self from back in the day. Don't even get me started on Pidgeot ... I'll do it anyway.... WHAT THE FUCK!!! As a recap, Ash leaves Pidgeot, just before he goes off to the Orange Islands, to fend for a rag tag group of Pidgy's and Pidgeotto's. He says, and I quote, "we'll be back as soon as we get Professor Oak’s pokeball!" (See for yourself.) And so does he keep his promise? HELL NO! According to the box dvd set, they were going to bring back his pokemon in about 3-5 seasons later. 11... 11 seasons later and not so much as a, “hmm, I wonder how good old Pidgeot’s doing.” That aside, while Ash has seemed to mature, it also feels as if he has no more personality. He’s rarely the center of the episode anymore, stoically standing in the sidelines with Brock for WAY too long, and when he is, it’s always the same generic crap.

Coñaso !!!!

Yeh, I’m pissed at Pokemon right now. My only consolations are the games and the manga. And even with these, there are aspects in which I will get to in later rants.