Foolishly choosing his Butterfree of all options to try and weaken it, Ash was easily rebuffed by the seed Pokémon, to the surprise and shock of everyone—most notably, Pikachu.

Pikachu is the face of the Pokémon anime, and many of the best episodes center around the iconic electric rodent.

It’d be Snivy. You can’t go wrong with a good grass-type Pokémon early in the game. Not only does Snivy have both great defence and attack skills, but she is also as cute as Pikachu.

Ash might be gone, but Pokemon’s iconic mascot Pikachu is here to stay. Kind of. Ash and Pikachu are leaving the Pokemon anime after decades spent as its main protagonists, and we now have our first ...