>>44859318Episode 10 to 24 is one of the most solid runs in a continuous ongoing anime PERIOD.
Episode 10 is Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village and immediately launches into catching Charmander and then Squirtle next.
This is immediately followed by Mystery at the Lighthouse.
Which then leads into Ash vs Lt. Surge
And then the entire St. Anne trilogy of the Rocket Plot, the capsizing, and the island of giant Pokemon
Which is followed up by Tentacool and Tentacruel and the Ghost of Maiden's peak
Then you get to Bye Bye Butterfree
Then the Sabrina Trilogy
Then Ash catches Primeape
This isn't to say things fall apart after this either but the pure concentrated fire that takes place during these 14 episodes is unmatched by never ending animes and certainly unmatched by the rest of the Pokemon anime.
>Muh pity badgesPokemon's anime was not, has not, and never will be a shonen, cope. It's campy 80s-90s fun like Urusei Yatsura and Sailor Moon with a blend of action on the side and it's EXCELLENT as that. The English dub under 4kids even does an amazing job of translating this spirit into English.
Even fucking Orange Islands and Johto are infinitely more enjoyable than anything else that comes after it because of Shudo and 4kids' cast. Cope you miserable little zoomies.
