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Home » Ash’s Dad Gets Shaded For Not Showing Up in Pokemon

Ash’s Dad Gets Shaded For Not Showing Up in Pokemon

By Janiene LerioDecember 30, 2022

After 25 years of watching Ash Ketchum work his way through the regions, Pokemon is now saying farewell to him, and the latest episode made sure to highlight a missing piece of the puzzle by taking a jab at Ash’s father in a new anime special! Although Ash has traveled around the Pokemon world in a variety of episodes over the past 25 years, there are several major features of his existence that remain constant. Ash never grows old, he constantly travels with Pikachu, and his father is always absent.

Even when Pokemon began exploring  Ash from the start in an alternate take on the anime’s world, such as the new Pokemon: The Distant Blue Sky anime special that just aired worldwide, these things remained. In fact, the special ends up teasing fans about Ash maybe seeing his father for the first time in a long time, but it’s all a ruse. When Ash tries to meet up with his father, his father leaves before he arrives.

Check out some of the reactions of the fans to Ash’s dad:

Ash was really supposed to meet his dad in today's special, but by the time he arrives at the Pokémon Center, he's already left. However, his dad left him a gift – a hat from the Original Series.#anipoke #アニポケ #Pokemon pic.twitter.com/NwXJ5ky0e6

— 🧢🏆 Annet 🏆🧢 (@Akilvers) December 23, 2022

Ladies, Gentlemen and Non-binaries, we may have a winner! Ash's Dad may be the worst dad in fiction! He couldn't wait like, 5 minutes to see his own son that he hasn't seen in like 30 years?! Wow! Just…Wow!

— Tommy Dignan (@Dignan92) December 23, 2022

I don't want to hear Goku is a bad parent again https://t.co/RXacttoZdO

— The Donbozo (@KGR12354) December 24, 2022
HAD to include it, it’s hilarious.

In Pokemon: The Distant Blue Sky we see Ash coming to Pallet Town to begin a new adventure, and his mother summons him to the Pokemon Center. She explains that Ash’s father is also in town to meet him, which is a thrilling possibility for both fans (and Ash). However, when Ash arrives at the Pokemon Center near the end of the special, his mother confesses that his father had to leave long before he arrived. Outside of the fact that he needed to depart, no particular reason is mentioned.

It’s clearly aimed at Ash’s father, who couldn’t wait a few minutes to see his son face-to-face, but it’s also a hilarious jab at a long-running gag in the game. And his father isn’t all awful; he was able to get Ash a new (but vintage) hat that fans would know from the beginning of the series.

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A Romance and Slice-of-Life Anime enthusiast who's currently hyper-fixated on One Piece may not be ideal in a perfect world, but it's the best description that describes me! I have been writing for as long as I can remember and being able to combine writing with another one of my hobbies is such a joy.

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