>>54521603This friend
>>54521716 got it - Pokemon's mythos and power level is pretty low in comparison to most other monster collecting franchises. What Ash is supposed to do when Yugi will use Egyptian black magic to summon literal Gods or Danny Shit will summon giant space dragon from different dimension/planet/whateva or fucking Tyson from Beyblades will spin his goddamn Beyblade so damn hard that it transforms into a fucking storm-blasting Dragon?
Put nigga against Medarots if you want have discussion. There's still some minor bs in later parts of anime but iirc it was pretty grounded.