Continuity mistake: When Oswald begins testing the joystick, there is a button that is green, but in the next shot, it is blue. (00:16:10)
Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the episode, Brock's black belt turns green. (00:01:15)
Continuity mistake: When Brock says, "Looks like a greenhouse," he is holding the straps of his rucksack, but in the next shot, he is not. (00:04:08)
Continuity mistake: When Ash is walking to the torchbearer, the people in the background change. (00:03:32)
Continuity mistake: When Ash agrees to the fact that this is his first time at a Pokémon League, the front part of his hat does not go past the visor, but in the next shot, it does. (00:02:39)
Continuity mistake: When Brock mentions that Ash has to win on the rock, grass, water, and ice fields to compete at the Indigo Stadium, a staff member of the Pokémon League is not smiling, but in the next shot, she is. (00:03:07)
Continuity mistake: When Professor Oak and Delia are first seen watching Ash's first battle at the Indigo Plateau Conference, Delia has a person to the left of her, and her hands are in her lap, but in the next shot, she does not have a person to the left of her, and her hands are clasped together. Also, she and Professor Oak are smiling, but in the next shot, they are not. (00:11:46)
Continuity mistake: When the Officer Jennys say that the news reporters are Team Rocket, Meowth's disguise disappears. (00:12:31)
Continuity mistake: When the power goes out in the lift, Delia's shirt changes from yellow to blue. (00:04:30)
Continuity mistake: When Ash brings Pikachu to allow Ritchie to power the elevator, his right jacket strip goes from being absent to being present. (00:05:02)
Continuity mistake: When the elevator doors open to the first floor, the part of the elevator indicating where it is has its background grey, but in the next shot, it is black. (00:05:31)
Continuity mistake: When Ash is excited to see Ritchie when they are in the crowd next to the van, the people around Ash change. (00:06:41)
Continuity mistake: When the phone rings, it is six centimetres away from the lamp, but in the next shot, it is fourteen centimetres away. Also, the cabinet is three centimetres away from the top of the planks directly above it, but in the next shot, it is six centimetres away. (00:04:34)
Continuity mistake: When Ash and friends are after Assunta wins, a man in a blue shirt has his left hand raised, but in the next shot, it is not. (00:08:33)
Continuity mistake: When Pikachu agrees after Professor Oak says, "That's the spirit!" he is on one tile, but in the next shot, he is on two. (00:11:08)
Continuity mistake: When Misty says that she and her friends have to go to Valencia Island, her bag disappears. This also happens at the end of the episode. (00:14:48 - 00:20:53)
Continuity mistake: When the computer in Professor Oak's laboratory turns on, there are no lights or moulding, but in the next shot, there are. Also, the raised ceiling's limits to the left and right cannot be seen, but in the next shot, they can. Additionally, three panels are on the screen, but in the next shot, there are five. (00:06:29)
Continuity mistake: When Professor Oak asks, "Are you there already?" there are lights and moulding on the screen, but in the next shot, there are not. (00:06:31)
Continuity mistake: When Misty tells Ash that they should take a break, her bag disappears. This also happens when she says that they may be on a deserted island. (00:02:28)
Continuity mistake: When Ash allows Misty to have a break, there is no tree in front of the tree behind Ash that is closest to him, but in the next shot, there is. Also, Ash's head is turned, but in the next shot, it is not. (00:02:35)
Answer: There are a lot of fan theories around this, but the most common theme is that Pikachu had another trainer before Prof. Oak, who gave him to Ash. Pikachu didn't appreciate being handed over.
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