What is up with Ash's Pikachu!? | Pokémon Theory 

To add salt into the wound, if that Snivy never battled before, and if exp shares or rare candies don’t exist in the anime, that Snivy was level 1.

3:57 Ash literally made a low-budget zapdos

Pikachu's only weakness is plot devices

New theory? Ash dumps the old pikachu after each region after having it breeded

Pikachu lost the battles personally to bring down Ashes ego every region?

I didn't like Pikachu in B&W for one good reason...it forgot Volt Tackle for Electro Ball, even though Volt Tackle took down Regice and Latios and Electro Ball couldn't take down a newly evolved Lucario...no offense of course.

I know how Snivy won against Pikachu. Victini helped Snivy cheat **Sloppy rimshot**

Oh you wanna know why pikachu's lvl resets and his intelligence resets too is because He is idiotic enough to forget to save the game

Maybe Arceus was like oh god no he is to op level one right now everytime ash moved to a new region

What about the Ho-oh theory, which basically states that when Ash saw Ho-oh at the end of the first episode, it gave him eternal happiness as it says in the Ruby, Sapphire, Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire dex entries. This "Eternal Happiness" theory goes on to suggest that Ash's effective wish was to go on an adventure with Pikachu, and it didn't let him fall into a Saitama situation with Pikachu getting too powerful. Ergo, the level reset is simply part of Ash's eternal happiness, as it lets him have the joy of battling opponents without being so strong that the fight isn't enjoyable.

*takes down legendary* *gets beaten by lvl 5 snivy* POKÉMON LOGIC 101

Remember, froakie was returned by many trainers in x and y, so the same could’ve happened to snivy. Plus, trips snivy could’ve decided it did not want to evolve in the hands of an unworthy trainer, but it thinks Tripp’s worthy. Same thing that happened to froakie

1:03 Wtf?! +53 Special Attack +48 Speed

It may be a pet goldfish type scenario. You know, kid is careless, cheap carnival goldfish dies, mom replaces fish before kid notices. What if Pikachu getting sick is just because Ash is careless? Pikachu dies, Pokemon center contacts mom, mom sends new Pikachu to keep from crushing her baby's spirit. Professor Oak is in on it too, training the replacements so nobody notices a change in personality or failure to recognize old friends.

To be honest, starter Pokemon aren't always level 5 in the anime. Remember in Hoenn when Ash and Max had to take care of the starter trio but Torchic evolved into Combusken after beating the other unevolved starters? Yeah. So for all I know that Snivy could have been level 98 and was holding an ever stone this entire time and all Trip did was find two rare candies

I can imagine tobias watching ash and trips battles and him cringing at the end.

Pikachu was drunk during his fight with the Snivy. He's got a real problem, man.

Simple theory. Atrophy theory. When Ash takes a hiatus between each season, he and his pokemon are not training causing them to be out of shape. And much like muscle memory, they get their exp back and quickly as they get back in the groove of things.

Maybe Trip has a mew, used transform, and beat ash

In back of Ash's mind: "Did I remember to give Pikachu that Eviolite before the battle?"

I have a perfect explanation. Ash is actually Kaiba in disguise, so he can screw the rules and has money.

3:55 Swellow evolved into Swellow BREAK!!!

Trip's snivy was probably just a mew In disguise...

My theory is that the pikachu loses when ash get overconfident.

Pikachu has Samus Aran syndrome

Here is a theory for Ash's Pikachu: When Ash sends a lv100 pikachu against a lv5 snivy, you would expect pikachu to win, because pikachu is 95 levels higher than snivy, however, that isnt the case. Instead, when Ash goes in a battle with a trainer, all pokémon are set to lv50, like how people do online battles in the real world. Meaning, Ash's pikachu and Trip's snivy are actually lv50 each. That is why pikachu didn't knock out snivy, but the other way around. Also the reason why pikachu could take down legendary pokémon. Also why pikachu lost to a bellsprout. Did I blow any minds yet?

*beats a latios* *dies to a level 5 snivy*

1:00 Mewtwo's spAtk raises 53 points when leveling up. Seems legit.

I FIGURED IT OUT! Ash saw Ho-oh, so he can have eternal happiness, right? And Ash wants to have challenges, right? So his Pikachu must be powered down at least every region, so Ash can have a challenge, instead of strolling through the region. That's also why he never becomes the champion.

Dont forget Pikachu used to be obese

Pikachu: *Beats Latios* Also Pikachu: *Loses to a level 5 snivy that's never battled before*

the explanation is "Dumb Writers "

What if after not battling for a long time his level resets. Like Training in real life. or Maybe it's the affect it has on Pokemon constantly out of their PokeBalls.

Isn't it obvious? Each region is stronger than the last. Unova starters were level 300

8:05 i love how you show Alder also fainted with the other pokemon when you say how Pikachu could 1 shot everything

I know why Snivy won. Pikachu just fought a extremely strong Pokémon and had barley any PP on any moves and some of its HP was taken away. Therefore, easier to defeat.

My theory: Ash's Pikachu is the victim of Ash seeing Ho-Oh in episode 1. Seeing a Ho-Oh is said to give the person eternal happiness. Ash's idea of eternal happiness means traveling the world and challenging, but not outright winning, the Pokemon League since if he becomes a Pokemon Master his journey is over. So every time Ash fails, he leaves behind most of his Pokemon in Oak's lab and travels to the next region to begin his adventure anew. Always traveling, always getting new Pokemon and making new friends and always having fun in the chase. Only problem is Ash insists on taking Pikachu with him, so Ho-Oh somehow makes Pikachu's power reset when Ash enters a new region so Ash's Pikachu doesn't one shot everything and take the fun and challenge out of Ash's adventures.

My theory about pikachu's fluctuating capabilities has to do with possible health problems. Pikachu could well have an incurable health condition (something similar to fibromyalgia or MS) that causes him to have good days and then really really crappy days. There are health issues that can make you literally unable to see to your daily needs one day then you seem pretty much fine the next. If pikachu has something like that then it could easily explain why he can own ass one day then get steam rolled himself the next, along with why he seems to be much more susceptible to illness than other pokemon seem to be. After all, he has needed care due to fever a good number of times in the anime while it very rarely happens to any other pokemon.

or someone replaces his pikachu during the trip to a new region

Love your outlook on pokemon,I've been like binging your content for about a week,its like the only thing that I can get interested in on RU-vid.

Hey who knows, Pikachu's dad might have been holding a light ball?

But in Kalos and in Alola, Pikachu didn't get sick.

My theory - Pikachu uses up all of its electricity during the Pokemon League, and when they start a new region, Pikachu doesn't have any extra energy.

What about this theory? Maybe the kid lied about it being Snivy's first battle? To gain an advantage through deception..

8:16 to 8:23 laughed my ass off! xD

What the hell? Mewtwo gains 53 special attack at lv 71?

Trip's snivy was a zoroark in disguise .LMAO

As Jessie said when Team Rocket tried to capture Hypno and Drowzee: *"We have to fill a half hour."*

My theory: Snivy has to be at least lvl 16 if it can learn leaf tornado

Professor Oak: Ash, I, am your father. *PokeStar Wars Credits*

Theory: Pikachu that you see at the start of every season is the baby breed of its previous version. You can call it PikaCloneTheory

Bruh, I LIVE for your little animation skits...! XD

If his pikachu resets his level every region, wouldn't Pikachus moves be reset as well?

Pikachu is extremely powerful (And probably level 100 or damn close) As to his power "Fluctuations" I have a possible senario. Living things (I dont mean ACTUAL plants) use extremely small amounts of electricity to move about. Now Pikachu is essentially a very big Battery. If Pikachu wen't into his ball he would conserve his energy but because he refuses to he is constantly draining power and only really fully recharges at poke centers. As for the getting ill part, Well old fashioned batteries would get worse if you over charged them, Pikachu's body can deal with other pokemons electric attacks (It doesn't make him sick) And slow charging electric (Like when Ash powered up Pikachue to beat Brock witch also upped Pikachu's power capacity making his attacks hit much harder) However sudden high voltage from man made generators ect basically overload and short Pikachu out (making him Ill) And when he recovers his power capacity is reset NOT his level. He still know's all his moves but doesn't pack enough punch upon a new region to deliver. (It takes half the season for Pikachu to get back to full Toasting ability) Reason being if you look at Ash's other pokemon (Charizard in perticular) His power NEVER wanes from appearance to appearance. And Pikachu always seem's to have a VERY large amount of clout just after a poke centre visit (Even just being in its proximity seems to do this) However Pikachu always starts to dip in power after a short while without a pokecentre visit.

"I want to be a pokemon master!" Said ash -me- then why do you let you pokemon go? or not use your good pokemon?

What u do is very funny and it very reasonable it so correct ...Keep it up ...

ONE PUNCH PIKACHU

Love ur vids man

I like the level resets theory. In addition the "sickness" Pikachu gets could be something like having cancer in that you're body becomes weaker as you fight off the illness and then Pikachu has to train to return to his Physical fitness (after he's cured) so he can win battles again.

In pikachus defence, there was some funky biz with zecrom before the snivy floor wipe

I just figured Ash was shit and forgot to visit the pokemon center all the time.

Oh wow, the ad I got for this was Pokémon go, *legendary Pokémon are here!*

"There isn't going to be a time where Pikachu is sweeping through his opponents like they're nothing" Sawyer: Hold my beer.

Pikachu got shocked with heavy amouts of electricity in the first episode of black and white, that electricity distracted the powers of the attack or something like that... Or pikachu’s level resets so that new little kids can have the enjoyment that you had When you were smaller instead of pikachu defeating every Pokémon he battles

2:00 but what if in the Pokemon universe, the games exist too and he is talking about the game?

could it actually be a different pikachu in each region? like, each new pikachu was bred from the last one? this would explain volt tackle AND the leveling inconsistencies.

Great video

One punch man: sees a very dangerous thing* Also him: “I guess I’ll go.”

My theory on ashes pikachu is that the level resets, but not because of the electricity. All pokemon have to reset their level when they go to a new region, this prevents a trainer from sweeping through all the regions leagues with a team of level 100 pokemon. This is possible because the pokemon trainers battle with are not actually real pokemon. Pokeballs do not store animals, they store data. When you catch a pokemon with a pokeball what actually happens is the pokeball scans the pokemon and makes a copy of it, personality and all. When the catch fails it is because the pokemon did not stay in the ball long enough for the scan to be complete, and this broke the ball. Ultra balls and such have a better chance of holding the pokemon longer giving the scan more time to complete. This is why organizations like PETA don't flip their shit about pokemon battles, in essence these kids are fighting with robots. AI robots that can learn things, but still robots. It also explains why you can store pokemon in PC, and why you need a special machine to trade pokemon. The pokeball is programmed to you, and you keep your same pokeball. The data is transferred. Because pokemon data can be messed with at customs they reset every pokemon to level 5 but leave their moveset alone because thunder from a level 5 pikachu is still not gonna be super powerful. And TMs are expensive, and trainers would whine and... too much hassle. That's my theory. ^_^

if i remember the episode correctly, those boys spitting out pokemon game facts had a unique training regiment that involved what we know as the pokemon games acting as simulators in the anime world, and the pokemon they used were facility property. well trained, but not experienced in trainer pokemon communication. if i also remember correctly, when ash and friends show up, they pwn the students and "teach" that battles in their world are less about "levels, moves and type advantages" as the games would have us believe but more about trainer pokemon trust, respect, and imagination. to me, the episode was more of a game cameo, showing that levels may still not exist, but the students use the label of levels which is abstract in their world to judge a pokemon's strength instead of trainer bonds, innovative ideas, and true battle experience. Proof of leveling working differently can be seen multiple times throughout the anime's history. in the sinnoh region when battling the fighting type gym leader, buizel "levels up" and learns a new move while an opposing pokemon is still standing. Other instances include pokemon evolving in battle as either a mind trick or as pokemon's drive to succeed. in both events, it would not be plausible in game. you dont gain experience or level up until an opposing pokemon is defeated, preventing a pokemon from learning a new move while an opposing pokemon is out, only learning it between pokemon. evolution cannot happen mid battle in game, even if you level up to the appropriate level mid battle. the evolution doesnt start until the entire battle has finished.

Victinni was helping snivy is one of my theorys (battle specific)

New game whenever he says “Tripp’s Snivy” take a shot

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Well this is my theory: Parallel Universes. Before you yell at me please listen... We saw in the XY series that Ash and pikachu ended up in an alternate dimension. There could be many ways to play this... either he truly did die in the movies or it just swaps between them. Like so this theory is shown!

"They're not going to have the battles be 2 seconds long..." Tobias: HOLD MY DARKRAI

Maybe pikachu was going easy on snivy I mean there are some clear signs that hes not going all out in some episodes

Pikachu doesn't battle for the sake of plowing through Pokemon he like to test them and then he gets caught underestimating them. (Not my own theory but one I believe is the best answer)

Maybe Pikachu's health was low

It's probably because of how confident or how tense/focused pikachu is

2:27 Olympia “Used Her Strongest Pair” On Ash Which Suggests That She Used Different Pokemon On Different Trainers

Pikachu's level: 600 ARE YOU SERIOUS THAT THEY WERE DEFEATED BY A LEVEL 5 SNIVY!?

I think there's no reason to further think about pokemon and its logical laws ... since it has none. I am watching the anime from ground up right now, im at episode 103 and you know how much BULLLSHIT is happening there? They bend the univers so they can tell the plot they want to.

Pikachu has performance issues 😏😏😂😂😂

For the life of me I caannot remember how many times AuraGaurdian has mentioned Pikachu losing to Snivy

I think trips snivy is a mew in descise

you deserve more describers keep it up man

I think that you're right ! It will be such a pain to see how pikachu is running circles all over his opponents ! BUT My theory about why Pikachu losts in every new region is because he's let's say an animal for the Pokemon world ,right ? So, just like an animal who changes its natural habitat it's getting confused and it's triyng to get used to the new place. Take for example one fly in the room - At first It will not stop to bang it;s head on the window;s glass, just by trying to escape and run away. And by the time goes by ,the fly stops triyng to escape but learns where to hide until you put some food on the table or just open the window for the fly to fly away, right ?! So my theory is that Pikachu does NOT resets his levels, but when an pokemon (an animal) changes his habitat- in this case Pikachu goes away from Kanto, the pokemon is not prepared for the new challenges and new predators that this new habitat (region) has (It will be too hard for one Polar Bear to live in the desert ,right?) And may be that's why Pikachu is sick in the beginning of some new journey because of the nature changes. Also Charizard ! Why he's so strong against Battle frontier's Articuno in the Kanto region ? Two pokemon from the same region,and Charizard has type -advantage! Same against Iris's Dragonite - Pokemon from the same region. Just natural chemistry ! And as the episodes go by... Charizard has to face Dusclops ,a Hoenn region pokemon who's used to the Kanto climat and Kanto pokemon. And Charizard experiences the same type of lose as Pikachu's lost to Snivy and He's own lost in the battle against Blaziken in the Jotho league battles where Charizard has the type-advantage but only 2 or 3 battles in Jotho, while Blaziken ran all over the Jotho region's gym leaders. Same goes as Donphan's lost to Dusknoir and then a fucking Gible won against that SAME DUSKNOIR !!! Or remmember the time WHEN GROVYLE EVOLVED INTO SCEPTILE IN KANTO and lost all of its moves... He then get used to Kanto and became POWERHOUSE !!! Enough with the examples ! Back to the case ! So that's my theaory about Pikachu. He goes to another region ,he is not ready for the new pokemon and "nature" there, then he's getting used to it and becomes A BEAST !!! And after all writers are not so stupid to put a lvl 100 Pikachu against Trip, just because ONLY PIKACHU IS WITH ASH ALL THE TIME ! It will be too OP ! And by the way that's Why Charizard wasn't in the Jotho league journey because he and Pikachu will run all over Jotho's gyms and face a little challenge with the last gym ! And Nobody will EVER heard about that guy Cyndaquil etc. it's all jsut writen for Ash to be facing new challenges and so is Pikachu...Thank you ! Have a nice day and sorry for the bad eng. !

in unofficial multiple region games like glazed you get high level starters,or at least your rivals do,altough glazed is fanmade,ir's pretty interesting it's for gba if you're interested

I love you! You are so freaking hilarious!

Also to support the lvl reset theory... Maybe because pikachu is electrocuted he "wastes" energy. Like a car battery. If its running it wont use much electricity, but if you use electricity when its off it runs out faster. An in game example is when a pokemon uses for example a move like surf in battle it calls a tsunami, but in the field it lets you cross water. So since pikachu basicly cant use no field moves when he isnt battleing he wastes his power... I feel as if i put something that makes no sense but you get what i mean. He uses electricity out side of battle.

In respect to Snivy's first battle. You can level pokemon in the games without them actually battling. Its possible that Snivy to be fully EV trained, leveled through EXP Share, and fed rare candies. Same happens when I power level pokemon in the game through EXP Share. They are usually trained and maxed out before they actually participate in a trainer battle for the first time.

I don’t believe levels exist because that was when the anime was in early stages of development and they didn’t think of not having levels

9:17 lol *THE CHALLENGER WINS THE MATCH* *THE CHALLENGER WINS THE MATCH* *THE CHALLENGER WINS THE MATCH*

Bigger question is how hes been in so many pokemon league matches seen around the world and yet not a single person knows him. Sure he may not win but he has come close before and anyone studding up on pokemon battles is sure to of seen him a couple of times.

Or maybe Snivy is the great Lord Helix in disguise.

Theory: he gets a new pikachu every region

I KNOW PIKACHU IS THELEGEND27!!!1!1!!!

What if in the anime each regions Pokemon level is different? Like Sinnoh's 100 is Unovas 1

0:26 James used Revolver! It's a one-hit KO!

This is the most accurate video about Ash's Pikachu inconstancy. Anyway I think that he doesn't reset his level at the beginning of every region. In fact, I suggest he adapts his strenght according to the opponents. And that explains why he can't oneshot a common Meganium after he fought Leon's Charizard in the new serie. That could be influenced by the ability of Ash, linked with the aura. I thing his Riolu will have the same ability as Pikachu and maybe even Greninja had it (he damaged Diantha's Gardevoir... )