Your Favourite Plotholes [Pokemon]

[Magmar]

I'm not up to par with the latest anime... I haven't watched it with any companions* beyond Misty, Brock, and Tracey. I looked up Iris and I'm glad they finally have a protagonist who is of color, hell yeah for diverse heroes. But still, what's up with that Pikachu? "Oh hell yeah, Pikachu just destroyed 8 gyms, took out Team Rocket, and plowed through most of the elite four BUT THAT LEVEL 2 PATRAT IS SO STRONG"

*companions: I watch too much Doctor Who!

Wouldn't it make more sense to retire Ash and his Pikachu? The older fans would understand and most people age out of the Pokemon anime fandom because the anime itself doesn't mature with the audience, so younger generations of Pokemon fans come to the anime every year...

Oh! Mikael! I'm thinking about writing a fanfiction. =) Researching the genre a bit more now because I think I have a fun idea, something unique and it'll help me write about something that isn't my thesis LOL.

[Blademaster]

I'm not up to par with the latest anime... I haven't watched it with any companions* beyond Misty, Brock, and Tracey. I looked up Iris and I'm glad they finally have a protagonist who is of color, hell yeah for diverse heroes.

Um... Brock...?

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Brock is a stereotype of funny Kansai region Japanese with darker skin color. Maybe.

[precita]

Of all the main girls, Dawn was designed to look the most Japanese. Her straight hair and skirt represent Japanese schoolgirls, as we as her girly personality.

Misty and May always looked Americanized to me. Misty with orange hair, and May as a brunette with larger boobs.

Iris of course has darker skin.