Shouldn't Ash's Pikachu be much stronger?

What’s going on in the series?He should be able to defeat Pokemon that are weak with just one shot only. He’s so powerful. What’s going on, he lost a battle to Trip’s Snivy which was a starter

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Well Pikachu should be strong considering how long Ash has had and trained him. But Ash also shouldn’t still be 10. Clearly the Pokémon anime has no regard for logic. Questioning how unreasonable aspects of the show are is ridiculous.

But to answer your question Pikachu isn’t super powerful because if Pikachu were much stronger than all of it’s competition, as it should logically be, then the show wouldn’t be very exciting.

Would you be entertained to watch Pikachu take down every enemy with a single move?

First thing you have to understand isthe anime and the games aren’t the same thing.The game’s logic does not apply in the Pokemon anime; think of it as an alternate version of the games. So why does Ash’s Pikachu lose to weak Pokemon? It’s all to keep the anime interesting.

Would the anime be interesting if Ash wrecked everything in his way with his Pikachu? I sure wouldn’t think so. They make Ash lose to make it interesting, and to add movite to Ash’s next fight. The fact Ash lost to Trip and not some random guy he meets is another strategic element added by the anime writers; Trip acts as Ash’s rival, and Trip beating him in the first fight will justify the rivalry and make it more appealing.

I’ve said many times before, the anime writers care more about their audience than how logical the show is for how similar it is to the games.