>>12419596I mean sure, that's cute and all, but in Indigo League he had an edge that was sorely lacking in later seasons. He was a clueless, brash, naive idiot to be sure, but he was passionate and you could tell that he had the guts to become the champion. He was believable.
At a certain point his character just sort of hit a dead-end, where his naivete got old and his boastfulness was traded out for dull pure enthusiasm
Just to compare, look at the difference between him catching Caterpie way back in the beginning and catching Tepig.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZGCuvRUSOIhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPX-MfD9o2Y 