>>13528346no, because gold and nate aren't red, whereas ash actually is red, just from another universe
there are many reds in the pokemon multiverse and they all seem to be exceptional trainers
all of them except for ash whose best and pretty much only skill is actually his luck
boulder badge? accidental sprinklers that went off
cascade badge? sisters didn't even want to fight and he had to battle misty, another beginner
thunder badge? pikachu was faster than raichu. how?
mother
fucking
spearow
that lucky thunder bolt during the storm that hit pikachu gave it that extra boost to kill all those spearow and in turn, get all those speed EVs, not to mention experience
rainbow badge? he saved a gloom and was gifted the badge
marsh badge? he got his asked kicked, found a haunter didn't. fucking. catch. it. went back to sabrina and the wild haunter mad her laugh and she gave him the badge
volcano? charizard decided to listen to the the little faggot
earth badge? he fought jessie and james
the only pallet town trainers that made it back were ash and gary
gary was smart
ash was lucky
