Watching Ash’s World Champions match and OH my god. That breathless moment of anticipation where everyone’s waiting to see if Pikachu will push through. All of Ash’s companions either there in person or watching the feed through television or their phones. Pikachu fighting SO hard to stay conscious and eventually falling flat, only to look up and see all of the faces of the Pokemon friends he’s made throughout his journey with Ash. All of Ash’s Pokemon surrounding Pikachu and giving him encouragement. And Ash himself joining the fray, giving Pikachu the ultimate power to keep going, showing the true bond they have, the trust they have in each other, the most raw and unfiltered belief and courage Ash has in Pikachu to fight until the very end…and Pikachu standing up. All of that power surging through his veins and Ash cheering him on and the two of them gearing up to launch one final attack, their last gambit, and the original Pokemon opening theme playing, and Ash and Leon shouting, and then blackness. And we see Pikachu’s POV waking up in the Pokemon Center afterward, and you think OH MAN I guess this means he lost, but then we find out NO HE WON THEY WON!! Pikachu won with Ash by his side and Ash won with Pikachu by his side and of course that’s important but the most important thing to Ash has always, ALWAYS been Pikachu, so of course he’ll dash out of there to make sure his buddy is okay after that helluva fight, and then they’ll celebrate their victory together, look at how far they’ve come, look at how much they’ve GROWN, all of their training and adventures and battles have lead them to this victory, to this point, and it feels amazing, especially since they did it together. Pikachu watched Ash achieve his dream of becoming a Pokemon Master and they did it TOGETHER and what more could you ever ask for, really
