{"id":225093,"date":"2021-03-27T17:00:18","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T17:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/ash-ketchum-true-villain-pokemon-anime\/"},"modified":"2021-03-27T17:00:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T17:00:18","slug":"10-times-ash-ketchum-was-the-true-villain-of-the-pokemon-anime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/03\/27\/10-times-ash-ketchum-was-the-true-villain-of-the-pokemon-anime\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Times Ash Ketchum Was The True Villain Of The Pokemon Anime"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Although Team Rocket are often the ones causing chaos<\/a> in the Pokemon<\/em><\/a> anime, their actions are usually pretty harmless and serve more as the show’s comic relief<\/a> than anything else. There is, however,\u00a0one character on the show whose antics are incredibly harmful to both the people and Pokemon who inhabit its whimsical world. Ash Ketchum.<\/p>\n

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Though many of his misdemeanors can be chalked down to his immaturity<\/a>, some of the young trainer’s actions go far beyond “kids will be kids.” Throughout the series, he has done some truly terrible things and while he often shows remorse later on, the fact that he continues to mistreat those around him suggests that they’re little more than\u00a0Krokorok tears.<\/p>\n

10 <\/span>He Mistreated Pikachu<\/h2>\n
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After\u00a0sleeping in on the morning of his\u00a0tenth birthday, Ash arrives at Professor Oak’s lab far too late to get the Squirtle that he’d been dreaming of<\/a>. He’s so late, in fact, that Oak’s all out of Charmanders and Bulbasaurs too; forcing Ash to reluctantly accept his now famous Pikachu instead<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It’s understandable that Ash is a little annoyed about the situation and Pikachu’s stubbornness certainly doesn’t help either, but neither of these things excuses the way that Ash treats his new Poke-pal<\/a>. After tying a rope around the Pokemon’s waist, he drags Pikachu kicking and screaming into a confrontation with some Spearows which ultimately leads to the Pokemon getting seriously injured.<\/p>\n

9 <\/span>He Threw Rocks At Birds<\/h2>\n
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Given how badly it had been treated, it’s little wonder that Pikachu wasn’t ready to risk its life in battle for its ungrateful new master. Rather than leave the Spearow be like a normal person would though, Ash instead decides to take matters into his own hands. Well. Matters and a few rocks too.<\/p>\n

Throwing stones at birds is sadly not the worst thing that Ash ever does in the anime, but it’s a pretty shocking way to kick off the entire series. Thankfully, karmic justice is swiftly delivered as a flock of Spearows swoops in and attacks the terrible trainer. Most people would learn a lesson from this, but not Ash<\/a>.<\/p>\n

8 <\/span>He Captured Wild Pokemon<\/h2>\n
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Catching and battling Pokemon may be an integral part of the series’ lore, but this shouldn’t automatically make it morally acceptable. With that in mind, taking a Pokemon from its natural habitat and forcing it into a tiny ball shouldn’t get a free pass. It gets worse though.<\/p>\n

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Sometimes, a Pokemon resists capture and it’s at this point that Ash uses one of his already enslaved creatures to beat the poor thing into submission. Perhaps over time, some of them grow to like or at least accept his ownership of them, but that some of them were never given a real choice in the first place seems incredibly cruel.<\/p>\n

7 <\/span>He Abandoned His Pidgeot In The Wild<\/h2>\n
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Some time on from Ash’s fateful encounter with the flock of Spearows in the anime’s first episode, he runs into one of them again while on a return trip to Pallet Town<\/a>. In the time since their first meeting, however, it has evolved into\u00a0a mighty Fearow and definitely hasn’t forgotten about its ill treatment at Ash’s hands.<\/p>\n

To avoid another mass pecking, Ash calls out his Pidgeotto to fight it off and, after evolving into a Pidgeot<\/a>, it manages to do just that. Rather than rewarding his Pokemon though, the young trainer instead orders it to stay in the forest in case the Fearow ever returns. Despite his promise to come back for it someday, it has remained in Viridian Forest for more than two decades now; just waiting for its master to return.<\/p>\n

6 <\/span>He Left Many Of His Pokemon In Storage For An Eternity<\/h2>\n
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While Ash’s treatment of Pidgeot might seem pretty terrible, it’s nothing when compared to how he treats some of the other Pokemon that he no longer has a use for. Just ask one of the many Pokemon that the young trainer has left in storage<\/a> for seasons at a time.<\/p>\n

Granted, it’s safe to assume that the Professors and trainers who are holding onto the Pokemon take care of their basic needs. What they cannot do, however, is provide the affection from their master that many of these creatures so desperately crave. Even in the rare instances when Ash does draft one of them into his team, it’s usually only an episode or two before they’re straight back in storage.<\/p>\n

5 <\/span>He\u00a0Pushed Bayleaf Away For Loving Him Too Much<\/h2>\n
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Given how badly Ash treats his Pokemon, it’s a little surprising\u00a0that so many of them grow to like him during their\u00a0forced imprisonment. One Pokemon that loved Ash from the very beginning was his little Chikorita, who constantly pounced on him like a puppy to show its affection. Unfortunately, however, puppies usually get bigger.<\/p>\n

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While Ash tolerated Chikorita while the Pokemon was small, he quickly grew tired of it after it evolved into a Bayleef and told the poor Pokemon to stay away from him. As one might expect, she didn’t take too well to his verbal assault and, after bursting into tears, decided to run away from the terrible trainer rather than take any more of his abuse.<\/p>\n

4 <\/span>He Wore Blackface To Infiltrate A Colony Of Passimians<\/h2>\n
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Considering the controversy that was caused by the original design of Jynx<\/a>, it’s\u00a0somewhat surprising that the episode\u00a0Touchdown of Friendship<\/em> ever saw the light of day. In many countries outside of Japan, in fact, it never did, and there’s a very good reason for that.<\/p>\n

In the episode, Ash attempts to infiltrate a group of Passimians by dressing up like one of the Pokemon.\u00a0He goes way too far though when he decides to paint his face black to better blend in. Western broadcasters were less than impressed and the episode became the anime’s fifth to be banned in the States<\/a> due to its inclusion of blackface.<\/p>\n

3 <\/span>He Ordered Pikachu To Use Lethal Force Against Humans<\/h2>\n
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Unlike in civilized society, the world of Pokemon seems to have very little issue with\u00a0pitting two animals against each other in battle. It does, however, seem to draw the line at using Pokemon to attack humans<\/a>. This doesn’t stop Ash from doing so\u00a0on countless occasions though.<\/p>\n

Team Rocket tend to be his usual victims<\/a> and he’s set many different Pokemon on them over the years. It’s pretty amazing\u00a0that they have survived his repeated assaults, especially considering Pikachu\u00a0can unleash thousands of volts of electricity at a time<\/a>. Ash is lucky that Team Rocket were never killed, not only because it would likely lead to Pikachu being put down, but also because of the murder charges he would no doubt be facing.<\/p>\n

2 <\/span>He\u00a0Risked The Lives Of His Pokemon On Multiple Occasions<\/h2>\n
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That it took Ash more than two decades to become a Pokemon champion says a lot about his skill as a trainer. Time and time again he has demonstrated a complete lack of knowledge as to how Pokemon battles work and whilst this may have delayed him from achieving his dream, it is his Pokemon that are the true victims of his ignorance.<\/p>\n

Whether it be the time that he pulled out a caterpillar to fight a bird or when he ordered Pikachu to take on Brock’s Onix<\/a>, it typically leads to his Pokemon picking up serious injuries. If he truly cared about dream or his team, he’d take the time to learn about their strengths and weaknesses and stop throwing them into such dangerous situations.<\/p>\n

1 <\/span>He Traded Butterfree And Aipom Away When He got Bored Of Them<\/h2>\n
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Ask any pet owner and they will\u00a0all but certainly say\u00a0that the thought of trading away one of their fury friends<\/a> is one that would never cross their mind. Sadly, however, this just isn’t the mindset of Ash Ketchum, who seems to jump at the\u00a0opportunity\u00a0to upgrade one of his Pokemon whenever it presents itself.<\/p>\n

It’s bad enough that he has already taken them away from their homes and loved ones\u00a0and forced them into battle, but to then discard them like pieces of used tissue paper is truly despicable. In truth, Butterfree and Aipom both deserved better than Ash anyway, although the former was sadly returned to him\u00a0near the end of\u00a0the episode; only to be released just a few weeks later.<\/p>\n

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