>>13930022Season 1 is sort of weird when you look at the constant shifting of standards and ideas that came later.
>OH SHIT THIS POKEMON IS SOOOOO WEIRD AND MYSTERIOUS AND NOBODY HAS EVER SEEN IT BEFORE>except Lance. And every dragon gym leader ever. And Iris. And PROFESSOR OAK.Nevermind the more fantastic/"childish" elements that just kind of got swept under the rug. Like how Ash met the -actual- Santa Claus. Twice.
