Ash Ketchum has had a variety of Pokemon in his long-winded career, including his famous Pikachu. Ash may be known for his troublesome Pikachu, who didn't hesitate to electrocute him constantly in the first season, but what about his other Pokemon? New viewers of the show may not know or remember how much trouble Ash's Charizard was when he first got him.
Ash's Charizard is known for being disobedient when he first got him, but did the Pokemon even start out that way? Charizard's journey is a long and wild ride through fun and hardships. Ash and Charizard are an amazing team nowadays but let's take a look at how these fiery hotheads worked together in the beginning.
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When Ash and his friends first find Charmander, it’s in the middle of nowhere somewhere outside Vermillion city. Charmander is on top of a large rock and not in good shape. They try to capture the Charmander to bring him to the nearest Pokemon center, but the Pokemon refuses. Pikachu explains to Ash that Charmander is waiting for his trainer to come back. Hoping that the trainer comes back soon, they leave, with Charmander crying softly as they walk away — it’s heartbreaking but not as heartbreaking as what happens later on.
Further down the trail, it starts to thunderstorm, and they happen on a Pokemon Center. There, they overhear Damian, Charmander’s trainer, talking about how he left his Charmander out on a rock. He shows no remorse when Brock tells him Charmander will die if he doesn’t go back out and save it. When Damian refuses, Ash and his friends go out themselves to save Charmander, who’s barely hanging on. Ash and Brock use their own jackets to make sure Charmander stays alive. Ash and friends
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