pokemon
Originated from Japan, of course. Is a widely popular video game and card game, and also a long-running cartoon.
The cartoon has been airing for over a decade and is very predictable. Every episode is the same plot, or so it seems. Here is a breakdown.
-Show opens with Ash and his posse or varying members walking along, planning where they are going next or talking about an upcoming battle/competition.
-A new and mysterious pokemon appears, causing Ash to blow his load and prepare to battle and capture it.
-Cue the appearance of
the pokemon's owner, usually a cute female
trainer that Brock , Ash’s buddy, immediately falls for and is naturally rejected, probably cause she is freaked out by his lack of eyes.
-the team and the new female trainer friend continue on, by no coincidence they are usually headed to the same town/city as each other or entering the same competition. (Ash and this trainer inevitably end up being matched up against each other during this competition at some point, if this is the case. The episode is ended with this revelation in these cases.)
-Cue our first look at
team Rocket, the main
bumbling and inept rivals of the group. They are usually in the process of
hatching a hair brain scheme to make money at this point. They then spot Ash and Co., who they refer to as “the
twerps”, and their plan switches to a plan to catch Ash’s
pikachu. (and the trainer friends pokemon, if it is a particularly rare or valuable one). Sometimes, the plan involves
Team Rocket disguising themselves in some lame getups, that even an idiot could tell its them. But Ash and Co get fooled. EVERY. TIME.
-Cut to a
pokemon center, where ash and co. are stuffing their
gourds and then go to bed. If it’s the night before a big competition, you get a scene with Ash deep in thought first, with pikachu babbling incoherently.
-Cut to the next day, the group are either in some random field, or in a stadium preparing to battle. And here’s Team Rocket! They do their rather cool
spiel then bring out some ridiculous contraption that they use to snatch pikachu and any other nearby pokemon, and then make their
getaway. Ash is usually dumbfounded at first, then proceeds to give chase.
-You then see Team Rocket, who, for some unknown reason, have stopped to rest in the middle of a getaway. They usually use the line "the twerps will never find us here". Right. Little do they know, Ash has
dispatched one of his flying pokemon and said pokemon has located TR and is watching them during their discussion. The pokemon hastily makes its return to Ash.
-We go back to team Rocket, who a re
chillaxing, when all of a sudden, here’s Ash and company! Then we usually get a dumfounded reaction from T.R., wondering how they’ve been found. Normally, a small
pokemon battle breaks out with Ash and Brock battling Team Rocket and their inept and usually shitty pokemon. During the battle
Pikachu is freed in some fashion and returns to Ash.
-We then get Ash
sicking pikachu on Team Rocket, usually with a
thunderbolt. Team Rocket are sent
blasting off with their “We’re blasting off again!” line.
-Then we have group celebrating their “victory”
-Finally, we go to a scene with the group and their female friend standing together. It’s usually sunset, and they are preparing to go their separate ways and doing the good-byes and good
lucks to each other. We then see Ash and company walking from the back on heading for their next adventure.
Rinse,
Lather, Repeat. Just get it outta here already! (or at least change it)
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