Sure I copied and pasted this from the previous Ash Ketchum related post on kotaku but that is besides the point. I still think it applies to the conversations being made here. Most people who make this argument haven’t watched the series since second gen usually. If I hadn’t seen anything after that I would agree…

Most people who make this argument haven’t watched the series since second gen usually. If I hadn’t seen anything after that I would agree with you. But Ash grows into a very competent trainer during the third gen episodes and onward. He starts implementing actual strategy into many of his battles and learns to think…