Why did Ash leave Charizard behind?

Facing an emotional battle, Ash told Charizard that he did not want a weakling on his team and he would be fine without him, forcing Charizard to stay at the Valley to train and become more powerful.
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Why doesn t Ash use Charizard?

One reason is because he wanted to start off fresh. He wants to catch them all (even though he clearly doesn't) so in order to do that, he needs to send them to Professor Oak or someone else so that the remainding of his Pokémon is Pikachu.
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What episode does Ash leave Charizard?

Charizard's Burning Ambitions (Japanese: リザードンのたに!

Until We Meet Again!!) is the 134th episode of the Pokémon anime.
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Did Charizard return to Ash?

Charizard was reunited with Ash in Gathering the Gang of Four!, as it happily blows Ash and his Pikachu with its usual Flamethrower as a happy greeting.
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Is Charizard still Ash's Pokemon?

Despite traveling alongside Ash for the first 16 seasons of the anime, Charizard is left at Professor Oaks lab to make room for new companions. Charizard makes a handful of appearances in later seasons, but never returns as one of the primary Pokemon Ash uses when traveling new regions.
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The History of Ash's Charizard



Who abandoned Charmander?

Ash's Charmander originally belonged to a trainer named Damian, who believed it was weak and cruelly abandoned it, telling it to stay on a rocky outcrop until he "returned." The Pokémon was very loyal to its trainer and risked its life sitting in the rain, waiting for a trainer who'd never come back to it.
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Why did Ash release Squirtle?

Ash managed to convince the Squirtle Squad to free him and allow him to get a Super Potion for Pikachu, who was badly injured after an earlier encounter with a Goldeen.
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Who is Ash's strongest Pokemon?

We all know Ash Ketchum's strongest Pokemon is Pikachu.
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The Strongest Pokemon Currently In Ash Ketchum's Roster (Excluding Pikachu)
  1. 1 Lucario. What might be Ash's most highly-anticipated Pokemon ever has certainly been more than stellar.
  2. 2 Charizard. ...
  3. 3 Dracovish. ...
  4. 4 Dragonite. ...
  5. 5 Sceptile. ...
  6. 6 Sirfetch'd. ...
  7. 7 Infernape. ...
  8. 8 Gengar. ...
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Is Ash's Charizard bigger?

Charizard are usually 5'7" (1.7m) tall, but Ash's Charizard is taller than that, at about 7'00" (2.10m) tall. Oddly enough, it is shown in Charizard's Burning Ambition that Ash's Charizard is rather small when compared with the Charizard living in Charicific Valley.
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Will Charizard return to Ash in galar?

N calls the battle to an end, and observes that the two Pokémon have found real respect for each other. Ash asks if Charizard would like to rejoin him on his journey, and the answer is an enthusiastic yes! So, it's off once again to the White Ruins, but now with Charizard along, reunited with our heroes once again!
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Does Ash reunite with Pidgeot?

In Pokémon Yellow, HeartGold, and SoulSilver, it is possible to catch underleveled Pidgeotto in Viridian Forest, as a reference to Ash's Pidgeotto. Pidgeot is the only Pokémon Ash has released that he hasn't reunited with.
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Does Ash ever see butterfree again?

Ash reunites with Butterfree in the final episodes with Ash Ketchum!
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What is Ash's rarest Pokemon?

Instead, the rarest Pokémon Ash has ever caught is one that goes all the way back to Johto: Noctowl. In the episode "Fowl Play!" Ash encountered a very rare Pokémon, a shiny Noctowl.
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Who is stronger Ash Charizard or Alain Charizard?

With Ash being able to Mega Evolve Charizard addition to training with him and the Charicific Valley Ash can still beat Alain's Mega Charizard X and if Alain can rely less on Mega Evolution then he could, C.O.U.L.D. defeat Ash's Charizard and if Red were aware of abilities and ask Dr.
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Why doesn't Ash's Pikachu go in a Pokeball?

Pikachu was Ash's starter Pokemon, given to him by his former owner Professor Oak. Due to his lateness in receiving a Pokemon, Ash was stuck with Pikachu as opposed to selecting him. Pikachu proved to be a spunky little creature, electrocuting Ash and refusing to go inside the Poke balls he threw at him.
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Who defeated Ash Charizard?

Things finally changed though when Charizard was badly defeated by a Poliwrath and Ash dutifully nursed him back to health.
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Why is Ash's Pikachu special?

Ash's Pikachu Has Always Been Powerful

As seen in the first episode of the series, Ash's Pikachu used a thunderbolt powerful enough to defeat an entire army of Spearow. Although Spearow is weak against electric types, these Spearow were most likely at the same level as Ash's Pikachu was at the time.
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Does Ash ever see his old Pokemon again?

Now, around 22 years later, the trainer and his Pokemon reunited on the same beach in a tearful reunion on Pokemon Journeys episode 136. 25 years later, Ash Ketchum and his partner, Pikachu, ran their last race when they clinched the World Championship title in Pokemon Journeys.
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Who is the strongest rival of Ash?

Paul. Paul is a trainer from the Sinnoh region and is the most significant rival to Ash throughout the Diamond and Pearl era of the Pokémon anime.
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Who is fastest Pokémon of Ash?

6) Sceptile

One of Ash's fastest and most agile Pokemon so far, with strong plant-type moves to use against its opponents. Sceptile was the only one in Ash's match against Tobias to take down his Darkrai.
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What Legendary Pokemon has Ash?

Ho-Oh (Japanese: ホウオウ Houou) is a Legendary Pokémon that Ash has sighted at a few significant moments in his journey.
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How many Pokémon did Ash abandon?

Throughout his journey, Ash has caught and traveled with a variety of Pokemon that he's encountered in various regions. However, many of them he had to leave behind in some capacity. There are over 50 different Pokemon that Ash has travelled with in the Pokemon anime that are currently no longer with him.
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What starter did Ash originally want?

Ash originally wanted a Squirtle to be his starter Pokémon, but Professor Oak told him it was taken by another Trainer.
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Why did Ash leave lucario?

Due to Ash having Gigantamaxed his Gengar earlier in the match, he wasn't allowed to Mega Evolve Lucario.
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