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* I always wondered why Pikachu never seems to grow in power, until I read this very page and realized something. Pikachu can't get any more powerful, because he can't evolve. Because he never evolved, he never learned better moves, and never got the stat boost becoming a Raichu would give him. Because of his/Ash's lack of foresight in his third (?) gym battle, Pikachu can be defeated by many lower level Pokémon (for example, Cress' Panpour, a ''water'' type, early on in ''Best Wishes'') and is probably lucky to have ever defeated anything better than him.
* In ''Best Wishes'', Team Rocket start off as promoted elite agents wearing black versions of their usual attire and taking orders directly from Giovanni, who was now wearing a black military-stile uniform. As of episode 25, Giovanni became too busy to oversee their missions, so they demoted themselves and switched back to their familiar white uniforms. Who are they working for now? Dr Zager, a guy in a ''white'' lab coat. It fits the ''Black and White'' theme!
* Here's a subtle one - Tepig's [["Well Done, Son" Guy]] tendencies {{spoiler|prior to his evolution}}. While it's understandable that he's have low self-esteem after an abandonment by a previous trainer, having it so bad that even Lenora points out he tries 'really'' hard for Ash stands out (and he's upset when he ties with a Vanillite, even though he battled well). Then come the episode we finally meet his former trainer - who as it turns out, claimed to have left Tepig behind because he felt it would be better for a weak Pokémon to not be forced to battle (hint: he's lying). Suddenly it makes sense - while Ash would never ditch a Pokémon friend even if they had a losing streak, Tepig ''does not believe such a thing exists''. It takes confronting his trainer on the truth to invigorate his self-esteem.
 
 
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