Pokemon

Pokemon (1998)

342 mistakes in season 1 - chronological order

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The Ninja Poke-Showdown - S1-E32

Factual error: When Venonat uses Stun Spore, Ash tells Bulbasaur to use Whirlwind. Bulbasaur just blows the powder away with his mouth, but he doesn't use the Whirlwind attack. He can't learn Whirlwind in any of the games, and what Whirlwind is supposed to do is to blow the opposing Pokemon away. Ash could have just as easily told Bulbasaur to blow it away, but he instead chose to tell him to use a move that he can't possibly learn. The only Pokemon that can learn Whirlwind are either Flying types or Bug types; i.e., Pokemon with wings (with the exception of Makuhita and Hariyama, which weren't introduced until generation III, and did not exist at the time this episode aired). In The School of Hard Knocks (Season 1, Episode 9), a character mentions information regarding a Pokemon's levels, attacks, and information which is taken straight out of the game, so it's very clear that Bulbasaur should not be able to use Whirlwind. [This is a result of mistranslation. In the original, Japanese version Ash orders Bulbasaur to "blow it away." He didn't say Whirlwind. Still a mistake in the English version.]

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The Battling Eevee Brothers - S1-E38

Continuity mistake: When Pikachu and Eevee are first talking, the beam closest to the screen is smaller than the others, but in the next shot, it is larger. Also, there is a tree to the left of Pikachu, but in the next shot, there is not. Additionally, Pikachu is next to the plate of food while Eevee is one centimetre away from it, but in the next shot, he is two centimetres away from it while Eevee is three centimetres away. (00:09:48)

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Trivia: Ash's original Japanese name, Satoshi, is a reference to Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of the Pokémon franchise.

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Answer: Yes it ran away because Layla hurt its feelings.

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