Continuity mistake: When Ash is excited to see Ritchie when they are in the crowd next to the van, the people around Ash change. (00:06:41)
Continuity mistake: When the elevator doors open to the first floor, the part of the elevator indicating where it is has its background grey, but in the next shot, it is black. (00:05:31)
Continuity mistake: When Ash brings Pikachu to allow Ritchie to power the elevator, his right jacket strip goes from being absent to being present. (00:05:02)
Revealing mistake: When Ash and Ritchie fly out of the van, they are layered behind it. (00:19:03)
Continuity mistake: When the power goes out in the lift, Delia's shirt changes from yellow to blue. (00:04:30)
Revealing mistake: When Ash and Ritchie put their Poké Balls in the bag, Ritchie's right hand passes through it. (00:07:27)
Factual error: When the power in the lift goes out, all of the lights turn off. However, in real life, some of these lights would remain on for emergency lighting. (00:04:28)
Factual error: When the lift starts working again, the cables on one side of the lift are being pulled downward while the ones on the other side remain in place. However, lifts are pulley systems; if one end is pulled down, the other end is pulled up. (00:05:24)
Answer: There are a lot of fan theories around this, but the most common theme is that Pikachu had another trainer before Prof. Oak, who gave him to Ash. Pikachu didn't appreciate being handed over.
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