Worst Pokemon Anime Cliches

1Ash loses the league

Ash loses the league


2"We are blasting off agaaain!!"

"We are blasting off agaaain!!"


3Pikachu beats everybody

Pikachu beats everybody


4Romantic subplots

Romantic subplots


5Every main character has a starter Pokemon

Every main character has a starter Pokemon


6Fire starters that Ash gets have been mistreated/ have a dark story/past revolved around them

Fire starters that Ash gets have been mistreated/ have a dark story/past revolved around them


7Beach episodes


8Ash is stupid in this season!

Ash is stupid in this season!


9One of the main characters gets a Pikachu clone

One of the main characters gets a Pikachu clone


10Main characters has an absent father


11Ash and co befriend a cute mythical/legendary Pokemon

Ash and co befriend a cute mythical/legendary Pokemon


12Ash never catches a legendary Pokemon


13No beach episode for Serena


14Female leads/companions love to shop

Female leads/companions love to shop


15We're off with a new blast


16Female companion based on girl protagonist; male companion based on a gym leader of some sort


17Always a stupid girl protagonist


18Contest related goals


19"It's Team Rocket!"


20Team Rocket constantly showing up and wasting Ash's time and the episode time.


21Some Pokémon get hardly any screen time over other Pokémon like Charizard and Greninja


22Ash is always 10


23Team Rocket Taking Over Pokemon Social Media Accounts

Team Rocket Taking Over Pokemon Social Media Accounts


24Ash doesn't kiss Dawn


25Subplots that get brought up and then abandoned


26Ash is dragged into movie plots


27Ash doesn't actually earn most of his battles