Wednesdayz
Meowth fanatic
Oh wow, this had to be a first: one of Ash's first stage bird Pokemon actually won a battle. Ash's Fletchling was pure amazing here, meanwhile Pikachu goofed and paid the price lol.
Probably because most viewers assume that the anime is just like the games and think that unevolved Pokémon are automatically weak. Plus, there’s the fact that Viola’s a pushover in the games too (just like all of Kalos’s gym leaders), so everyone goes into this thinking her Surskit’s just as weak in the anime as it is in the gamesMy only thing is, why do people automatically assume that "Ugh, Surskit is one of the weakest Pokemon! How could Pikachu lose to that? *facepalm*". I mean, Viola is clearly older than Ash, therefore she's been Pokemon battling for much much longer than Ash has.
As a Gym Leader she's had battles with trainers of all different skill types, and has seen any number of different strategies. Why is it so hard to believe that her Surskit, even being a first stage evolution Pokemon, can have that much experience in battle. I mean, everyone expects Pikachu to be strong even though he's not evolved, so why can't Surskit be strong as well, considering Surskit's probably been battling a lot longer than Pikachu.
I wonder how they'd react to reading Pokespe and seeing Guile Hideout's Surskit or Pryce's Swinub in actionProbably because most viewers assume that the anime is just like the games and think that unevolved Pokémon are automatically weak. Plus, there’s the fact that Viola’s a pushover in the games too (just like all of Kalos’s gym leaders), so everyone goes into this thinking her Surskit’s just as weak in the anime as it is in the games