The day we never thought we'd see has come: Ash Ketchum and Pikachu are retiring from Pokémon. We are heartbroken. LegsFrank's tribute to the beloved characters for beastobsessed:
has changed hands in the entire history of the original series.
that the Pokémon anime would air the episode we’ve waited decades for. Ash Ketchum would accomplish his goal of earning the title of best Pokémon trainer in the world. He would defeat the reigning World Champion in a tough battle. No one was stronger than him; the Pokémon training powers-that-be said so.
Even if Ash does deserve to hang up his hat and take a good, long nap after all this time, I’m still shocked by the news that he is doing that for good. For both fans of the series and the greater public, Ash and Pikachu practicallyPokémon. There is nothing special about Pikachu as a creature outside of being very cute and Ash’s partner Pokémon, a decision madeBut Pikachu’s little mug adorns every kind of merch ever made and has helped boost the franchise into.
But Ash and Pikachu were defining figures of my childhood—and indeed, much of my life. I spent every Saturday morning from ages 4 to 12 watching. I have played nearly every Pokémon game ever released. I have an obscene amount of Pokémon items in my very adult apartment. I once waited in line in the cold for six hours outside of—a store I’ve been going to since it was the Pokémon Center, back in 2001—to buy a special shirt for the franchise’s 20th anniversary.
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