>>53049125It highlights how inconsistent Ash is written, you mean. It shows Ash has learned almost nothing after 25 years about becoming a better a battler. Paul/Gary would've chewed his ass out for not going with a clear type advantage. Type advantage isn't everything, but it's still important.
>>53049135Ash being an idiot uses a Pokemon that hasn't battled in who knows how long because of how fucked time operates in the Pokemon world, rather than Pikachu, the one with a type advantage and plenty of battling experience. For a guy that's won the OI, BF, and PWC, he could be beaten by some random no-name on the side of the road any day of the week because the writing is just that terrible and inconsistent.
