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pjbasis posted...

When he said "pikachu, use thundershock!" and it killed a ground type

Or "Aim For The Horn." That's infamous.

On the reverse side, he expected his Palpitoad to solo Elesa, forgetting that she's a Gym Leader. Y'know, monotype trainers who compensate for their type's weaknesses, of which electric has only one. Hilarious how dumb he looked there.

But there are also good things, like him attempting to die for Pikachu in the first episode or spending all night trying to help Charizard thaw out. Or high comedy like Misty saying "You and I will be married some day, too, Ash." and him taking a moment to realize what that meant.

Original series was the best for Ash because he was very much a 10 y/o boy, and that made him more amusing and complex than who we have today. He learned a lot of lessons and grew a ton. He also never attempted to steal any Pokmon after getting denied by AJ and his Sandshrew, unlike Team Rocket, who never learns. Their best moments are when they're human, too, and Ash shows his best side when they agree to align against some other threat.