>>54302695The Chuuni Executive had to nerf Pikachu because otherwise Pikachu would have carried every battle even harder, and then everyone would know Ash was a bad trainer who relied on Pikachu to win everything. Everyone would know it was PIKACHU who won, and not The Loser from Pallet. So the Chuuni Executive nerfed PikaGOD to make his self insert Ash look cooler.
Ash isn't a strong trainer like Red. Ash is nothing without his Pikachu and cheats. Deep down, even the Chuuni Executive knew this, which is why Pikachu is the only pokemon Ash never heartlessly left behind and abandoned.
