Other mistake: When Ash, Misty, and Brock are worried about the cyclone approaching, the edges of Meowth's ears are mistakenly colored tan instead of black. (00:20:08)
Hanecco's Jealousy! Battle in Big Prairie!! - S3-E21
Continuity mistake: When Ash says, "There's a couple of Gloom over there!" Pikachu's mouth is open, but in the next shot, it is closed. Also, Misty is not smiling, but in the next shot, she is. (00:01:29)
Character mistake: When first showing the tournament from the front, a sign misspells Pokémon Number One as "Pokemon Number One." (00:07:46)
Pokemon, I Choose You! - S1-E1
Continuity mistake: When Gary is first talking to his crowd, there is a woman with blue-green hair, a pink dress, and a yellow apron to the left, but in the next shot, she is replaced by a boy in a green shirt with brown hair and without an apron. (00:05:11)
Fushigidane and Fushigidane! Regaining the Monster Balls!! - S7-E34
Other mistake: The English title card misspells Poké Balls as "Pokéballs." (00:02:41)
The Fourth Round Rumble - S1-E77
Character mistake: When a poster for the Pokémon League is seen, it misspells it as "Pokemon League." (00:20:22)
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)
Tentacool and Tentacruel - S1-E19
Revealing mistake: When Brock says, "Ah! Zubat!" his neck is not fully colored in. (00:15:50)
Who Gets to Keep Togepi? - S1-E48
Character mistake: At the beginning of the episode, the sign on the Pokémon Center misspells Pokémon Center as "Pokemon Center." (00:01:13)
Alola! The Starting Island, the Starter Pokémon!! - S20-E1
Continuity mistake: After Ash tells Delia what he did at the beach, Delia's bracelet disappears. This also happens after the flashback of Ash receiving the Egg. (00:03:00 - 00:03:51)
Flower Power - S3-E6
Continuity mistake: After Bailey tells Ash and his friends to come to her workout tomorrow, Ash's hat turns completely red. (00:14:05)
The School of Hard Knocks - S1-E9
Continuity mistake: After the title card, Ash and Misty have their bags on, but as the shot progresses, they will occasionally disappear. (00:02:03 - 00:02:58)
A New Land! A New Adventure!! - S6-E1
Revealing mistake: In the English dub, during the "Who's That Pokémon?" segment, part of Lanturn's tailfin is cut off. (00:11:39)
The Startling Yamirami! - S6-E29
Continuity mistake: When Ash and his friends eat the sandwiches, May's white skirt turns red like her shirt. (00:01:06)
Fierce Fighting! Jungle Battle at the Battle Palace!! - S9-E19
Continuity mistake: When Team Rocket falls into their trap, Mime Jr.'s left arm changes from pink to blue. (00:11:47)
In the Knicker of Time! - S6-E5
Continuity mistake: After Nicholai introduces himself, the bottom of Max's shirt changes from green to yellow. (00:04:43)
The Startling Yamirami! - S6-E29
Continuity mistake: When Corphish slices a root, one of its pincers turns completely red. This also happens shortly after when it slices the sandwiches. (00:00:36 - 00:00:58)
In the Knicker of Time! - S6-E5
Continuity mistake: When Nicholai notices that May and Max are wearing shorts, Max's brown shorts turn blue like Nicholai's. (00:04:13)
Wataru and the Red Gyarados! - S5-E26
Continuity mistake: When Ash and his friends are scared by the Red Gyarados, Misty's bag disappears. (00:01:11)
Other mistake: In the English dub, in the Executive Production section of the credits, TV Tokyo is misspelt as "TV Tokoyo." Additionally, from "Fear Factor Phony" to "Time Warp Heals All Wounds," The Pokémon Company is misspelt as "The Pokemon Company," lacking the accent over the "e." (00:20:46)
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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