Hey guys, HDvee here. Now as you are all aware,
Ash’s Pikachu has been through a handful
of battles, some that he has easily won, and
some where he has been beaten badly, but after
twenty years of being on our tv screens, you
wouldn’t really expect anything else. Within
the Pokemon anime though, death does occur,
and our favourite little yellow mouse Pokemon
has come close to it on a number of occasions.
With that being said, today’s video takes
a look at 5 times Ash’s Pikachu nearly died.
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Starting things off and claiming the number
five spot in today’s top five video is a
scene taken from the episode titled, the tower
of terror. Ash meets the three ghost Pokemon
Gastly, Haunter and Gengar, who try to make
Ash laugh, but it does not work. The Pokémon
are clearly upset as they sink into the floor.
Ash and Pikachu jump after them to stop them,
but they miss, Ash crashing into the floor.
The rattle drops a chandelier on top of them,
knocking them out. Pikachu lights the chandelier
with electricity. The Ghost Pokémon applaud
at the show, but when the chandelier loses
electricity, Gengar taps them as Haunter goes
up to them and pulls ghost forms of Ash and
Pikachu out. They wake up and are shocked
at seeing their bodies on the ground. The
Ghost Pokémon take Ash and Pikachu to the
top of the tower. Outside, they admire the
view as Ash sees Misty and Brock waiting.
Ash listens in on the conversation as Misty
mentions that he is taking too long, wanting
to go in and check on him. Ash speaks as Misty
looks behind her, hearing Ash’s voice. Ash
pulls Misty into the air before dropping her,
Brock catching her. Misty gets up and runs
into the tower, Brock following, while Ash
and Pikachu fly with the Ghost Pokémon. Pikachu
technically died in this scene, but because
he came back to life after only a few minutes,
it pretty much counts as nearly dying. To
be honest, this scene doesn’t exactly make
the most sense, having that huge chandelier
drop on you when you’re a ten year old boy
and a small mouse would definitely send you
to the shadow realm but as we all know, for
some reason the main characters in the Pokemon
anime seem to have resurrection powers, or
maybe it would just be a bit weird to show
these guys actually dying on screen to a young
audience, either way, Ash and Pikachu technically
nearly died in this scene, even though they
did die, which is why it claims the number
five spot in today’s video.
Claiming the number four spot in today’s
top five video is a scene taken from the episode,
Electric shock showdown. Listening to Surge's
taunts, Pikachu decides that he is ready to
fight Raichu. Lieutenant Surge accepts Ash's
challenge and the battle promptly begins.
Both Pokémon begin with a Thunder Shock attack,
but Raichu's is significantly stronger and
does far more damage to Pikachu than Pikachu
deals to Raichu. Brock realizes that Pikachu
simply cannot stand up to Raichu's more powerful
attacks and recommends that Ash withdraw Pikachu.
However, when Ash tells Pikachu to return,
he refuses and charges again at Raichu. The
resulting trade-off between Pikachu and his
adversary leaves Pikachu severely damaged
by a Mega Punch and Mega Kick from Raichu.
Later, at the Pokémon Center, Pikachu awakens,
and Ash is relieved that he is all right.
Pikachu, however, is upset to have been beaten
so badly by Raichu. Getting so badly beaten
and ending up in hospital made Pikachu pretty
close to death, but luckily recovered and
as we all know, went back and defeated Raichu
to win Ash the thunder badge from lieutenant
surge. This is definitely one of my more favourite
episodes of the Pokemon anime, just simply
because it shows how powerful Ash’s Pikachu
actually is, yeah it may have been beaten
to a pulp by Surge’s Raichu, but at the
end of the day Pikachu was like nah pal, i’m
not having that, get that thunder stone away
from me and let me take this dude on again
and i’ll show him that pika power that i’m
made of. Either way, Pikachu definitely nearly
died in this scene which is why it claims
the number four spot in today’s top five
video.
Coming in at the halfway point in today’s
top five video is a scene taken from the movie,
Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction. Ash
and his friends are relieved that Yveltal
had left. However, Pikachu then begins to
lose its strength. Ash tries to ask Pikachu
what is wrong, but then Pikachu suddenly begins
to steadily turn into stone, much to everyone's
dismay, and Clemont realizes Pikachu was barely
struck at the edge of its tail by Oblivion
Wing. They all grieve over Pikachu, but then
Xerneas steps in and uses Geomancy, restoring
Pikachu, the thieves, Team Rocket, and the
Carbink to life, as well as restoring the
entire Allearth Forest back to its original
state. As it does so, however, it begins to
transform into a tree. Dace then tells everyone
that Xerneas has chosen to slumber here to
protect the balance of nature. Serena, Bonnie,
and Diancie worry that this may mean the death
of Xerneas, however, Xerneas then communicates
through Diancie via its Fairy Aura, telling
her that it is not dying-but rather that this
is the promise of life, and the beginning
of hope. Think what you may think, but I think
this is definitely a throwback to the very
first Pokemon Movie when between the battle
of Mewtwo and Mew they create a psychic blast,
Ash runs in the middle of it trying to stop
the fighting, gets hit and then begins to
turn to stone. Pikachu of course runs over
electrocuting the young Pokemon trainer in
order to wake him up and then starts crying
when he’s unsuccessful. This time, it’s
Pikachu’s turn to be turned to stone and
you can see how heartbroken Ash is seeing
his starter Pokemon get taken right before
his eyes. It’s a really sad scene, but definitely
shows the bond between Ash and Pikachu, but
of course as we all know, Pikachu nearly dies
in this scene which is why it takes the number
three spot in today’s top five video.
Coming in at the number two spot is the episode
titled, Pika and Goliath. Before he can get
to Pastoria City, Ash has to battle a slang-talking
Trainer named Sho. Sho wants to collect a
Pikachu evolution set and he already has Raichu
and Pichu, so he has his eye on Ash's Pikachu—but
Ash isn't about to trade. Instead, they have
a battle: Sho's Raichu vs. Ash's Pikachu.
Raichu isn't afraid to go head-to-head with
Pikachu, and it also knows Hyper Beam, a move
that Pikachu can't learn unless it evolves.
Before Pikachu could say anything, it passed
out in Ash's arms. Pikachu was immediately
taken to a Pokémon Center, where it was hooked
up to a electrocardiogram to check its pulse
and heart rate. Team Rocket is seen outside,
looking into the hospital room sadly as Pikachu's
health began to deteriorate. Upon having flashbacks
of its life, Pikachu's pulse and heart rates
begin to plummet, and Nurse Joy used a defibrillator
and Chansey set it for 200 volts. It was ineffective,
so Nurse Joy told Chansey to set it for 300
volts instead. After three more tries, Pikachu's
heart and pulse rates began to go back to
normal, much to everyone's relief.
Finishing things off and claiming the number
one spot in today’s top five video is taken
from the very first episode of the pokemon
anime titled, i choose you. In the process
of trying to capture a wild Pidgey, Ash accidentally
angers a flock of Spearow. While running away
from the Spearow, Pikachu is grievously injured
due to many vicious attacks from the flock.
After being fished out of a pond by Misty,
Ash takes her bicycle so he can get away from
the pursuing Spearow, an effort that is hampered
by a raging thunderstorm. Eventually, Ash
is left with no other choice but to stand
in front of his injured Pokémon and defend
him from the Spearow. This selfless act convinces
Pikachu to help Ash, and so Pikachu leaps
over his Trainer’s shoulder and uses the
lightning from the storm to defeat all of
the Spearow simultaneously. However, Pikachu’s
attack also hits the girl’s bicycle, destroying
it. As Ash and a barely conscious Pikachu
get ready to continue to Viridian City, Ash
sees a shimmering golden Pokémon flying overhead
in the aftermath of the storm. Wondering what
it could be, as the Pokédex is unable to
identify the Pokémon, Ash and Pikachu make
their way to Viridian City and Ash wonders
what will lie ahead of him on his journey.
This scene takes the number one spot because
Ash nearly got his Pikachu killed after literally
one episode, which doesn’t exactly scream
Pokemon master, but nevertheless, this episode
takes the number one spot in today’s top
five video.
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