{"id":185651,"date":"2021-02-04T19:26:44","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T19:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/5-episodes-pokemon-anime-will-break-heart\/"},"modified":"2021-02-04T19:26:44","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T19:26:44","slug":"5-episodes-of-the-pokemon-anime-that-will-break-your-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/02\/04\/5-episodes-of-the-pokemon-anime-that-will-break-your-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Episodes Of The Pok\u00e9mon Anime That Will Break Your Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Since premiering in Japan on April 1, 1997, over 1139 episodes have aired as part of the official Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> anime<\/a>. Following Ash Ketchum on his never-ending quest<\/a> to catch-em-all and become a Pok\u00e9mon Master, the series has followed this plucky 10-year-old and his myriad of companions as they\u2019ve traveled to numerous regions and had a tonne of adventures<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Whilst the majority of these adventures are fun and exciting, such as battling against Gyms or meeting Legendary Pok\u00e9mon<\/a>, a select few are rather sad. Indeed, despite the show being ostensibly made for children, a few episodes have ventured into dark territory, offering some depressing themes and heart-breaking events. Although it would take too long to highlight every sad episode (there have been over 1100 regular episodes \u2013 there are likely hundreds of sad ones), here are a few that are truly a cut above the rest, bound to make even the most hardened Pok\u00e9mon master shed a tear.<\/p>\n

Related: The 10 Best Pokemon From The Human-Like Egg Group, Ranked<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The 21st<\/sup> episode of the first season, Bye Bye Butterfree<\/em> first aired in Japan on August 19, 1997 and in the United States on October 5, 1998, and it likely the cause of many a childhood trauma. Often pointed to as one of the saddest episodes in all of anime, not just Pok\u00e9mon, Bye Bye Butterfree<\/em> offers an interesting premise: despite wanting to catch them all, can Ash say goodbye?<\/p>\n

The episode begins with Ash and the gang noticing a large flock of Butterfree on the horizon \u2013 turns out, this is part of this breed of Pok\u00e9mon\u2019s \u201cseason of love celebration\u201d, in which they find a mate. Ash sends out his Butterfree to mingle, and they promptly fall in love with a pink Butterfree<\/a>. After an episode\u2019s worth of hijinks (including the requisite interference from Team Rocket<\/a>), Butterfree eventually decides to leave to mate with this Pink alternate, meaning he has to say goodbye to Ash. With a teary farewell, Ash sets his Butterfree free, watching as the first wild Pok\u00e9mon he ever caught flies away into the sunset; tear-jerking stuff.<\/p>\n

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Another tear-inducing classic from the original series, Charmander \u2013 The Stray Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> is the 11th<\/sup> episode of the anime and was first aired in Japan on June 10, 1997 and in the United States on September 22, 1998. Although the series so far featured trainers who loved and cared for their Pok\u00e9mon, this episode showed what happened when this wasn\u2019t the case.<\/p>\n

On their way to Vermillion City, the gang discover an adorable Charmander sitting on a rock<\/a>. Ash tries to catch this rare Pok\u00e9mon, but is stopped when it\u2019s revealed that Charmander belongs to someone else; he\u2019s waiting for a trainer named Damian. However, when Damian arrives, it\u2019s revealed that he purposefully abandoned Charmander due to it being \u201cso weak.\u201d However, a dutiful Pok\u00e9mon, Charmander refuses to relent waiting, even when being attacked by a group of Spearow or almost killed in the rain. Eventually, with Pikachu\u2019s help, Charmander sees the error of his ways, rejects Damian, and joins the much-kinder Ash, eventually evolving into Charizard<\/a> and becoming the powerhouse of the 10-year-old\u2019s team.<\/p>\n

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Also known as Pok\u00e9mon: The First Movie<\/em>, Mewtwo Strikes Back<\/em> was the first feature-length film set in-canon with the Pok\u00e9mon anime. Debuting in Japanese theatres on July 18, 1998, and then making its way to North American theatres on November 12, 1999, the film was a critical and commercial success\u2026 although was also a bit of a tear-jerker as well.<\/p>\n

In the movie, Ash and co are invited by a mysterious letter to visit a mansion on a distant isle \u2013 when they get there, they discover they were invited by the bitter and maniacal Mewtwo<\/a>; a failed attempt to clone the Legendary Pok\u00e9mon Mew. Engaging in battle with the assembled trainers, Mewtwo sends out cloned Pok\u00e9mon<\/a>, who quickly get the upper-hand on the gang. During the battle, in an attempt to save Pikachu from an attack, Ash is turned to stone. Shocked that his best friend and loving trainer is seemingly dead, Pikachu begins to cry: an earnest show of emotion that is soon copied by every Pok\u00e9mon present. Magically, through these tears, Ash is brought back to life, and Mewtwo (moved by this show of emotion) resolves to work with trainers instead.<\/p>\n

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From the XY<\/em> era of the Pok\u00e9mon series<\/a>, Seeking Shelter from the Storm<\/em> is the 813th<\/sup> episode of the Pok\u00e9mon anime, first airing in\u00a0Japan on January 30, 2014 and in the United States on April 19, 2014. As established, the Pok\u00e9mon anime is primarily made for children, so rarely deals with themes of loss (or, if they do, the trainers\/Pok\u00e9mon are quickly bought back to life). For this sad episode, this was not the case.<\/p>\n

Due to a thunderstorm, Ash and the gang seek shelter from the weather in a mansion. Initially thinking this abandoned house is haunted due to loud cries and ominous goings-on, they soon discover that it\u2019s just the Pok\u00e9mon Espurr biding time. Turns out, Espurr used to be best friends with the old lady who lived there ever since she was a child, but now the octogenarian had gone missing. Unfortunately, it is revealed that the old lady had died, leaving Espurr waiting for no one. In a moving final scene, Espurr joins the old lady\u2019s granddaughter as they drive to put a flower on the lady\u2019s grave \u2013 a poetic image, especially for a Pok\u00e9mon episode.<\/p>\n

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Set in the Diamond and Pearl<\/em> era of the anime<\/a>, Glory Blaze!<\/em> is the 517th<\/sup> episode, and it\u2019s more upsetting than sad. First airing in Japan on October 18, 2007 and in the United States on February 1, 2008, the episode reveals the lengths some trainers will go to win a Pok\u00e9mon battle.<\/p>\n

The episode begins with Ash and team entering in the Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition, and Ash is paired with Paul; a rival trainer who uses a Chimchar. Through the tag battles he and Paul fight together, Ash notices that Paul is increasingly tough on his Chimchar, being verbally abusive and demanding that the Pok\u00e9mon doesn\u2019t dodge attacks and instead allows itself to be hit.<\/p>\n

Spying on Paul one evening, Ash discovers that the trainer routinely lets all his other Pok\u00e9mon attack Chimchar as \u2018practice,\u2019 in an attempt to trigger Chimchar\u2019s Blaze ability<\/a> (it boosts a fire Pok\u00e9mon\u2019s attacks when it\u2019s at low health). Disgusted by what he sees, Ash confronts Paul, and Chimchar joins Ash instead, eventually evolving into an Infernape and beating Paul in battle. While not sad, per se, the episode is a depressing and upsetting reminder that, even in the fun world of the Pok\u00e9mon anime, some trainers really do take it too far.<\/p>\n

More: Pokemon: 10 Forgotten Characters That Need To Come Back\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n

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