It’s funny. You could actually make a similar argument as to why Dragon Ball Z is so beloved among Latino (and, in my experience, particularly Mexican) men of a certain age. Everyone I know has memories of watching this show growing up. It was one of the few cartoons you could watch without cable because it was…

Oh, I wouldn’t say this is that .....

I dunno, I liked the ending. The way it was framed, it seemed to me like that was how Ash’s mind was interpreting Pikachu’s words, not that Pikachu could actually speak english. Pikachu does go right back to normal poke-speak immediately afterward too.