Why did Squirtle and Bulbasaur not evolve?

One Reddit user theorized that the reason Bulbasaur and Squirtle chose not to evolve is because of Charizard. As a Charmander, it was clear to see that they were friends -- the episode "Island of the Giant Pokémon" is given as an example of this friendship.
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Why did Ash's Squirtle not evolve?

Ash originally wanted a Squirtle to be his starter Pokémon, but Professor Oak told him it was taken by a Trainer who was not late. Squirtle is the only member of Ash's original team of six (Pikachu, Butterfree, Pidgeot, Bulbasaur, Charizard, and itself) that has neither evolved nor ever explicitly refused to evolve.
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Why does Ash not evolve his Pokémon?

Oshawott was with Ash for most of his journey in Unova, yet it just never evolved. It was a vital member of Ash's team during the Black and White seasons, though he admittedly acted like a coward sometimes when he thought he couldn't win a fight. It's possible it was his own cowardness that prevented him from evolving.
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Does Ash Ketchum Squirtle evolve?

This Pokémon has not evolved. Squirtle was the fifth Pokémon Ash caught in the Kanto Region and his sixth overall.
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Why can't I evolve my Bulbasaur?

1 Answer. You have the Shedinja-Costume Bulbasaur. Shedinja-costumed Bulbasaur cannot evolve. It was a Fall Event Pokémon, like Yamask-Costumed Squirtle, Cubone-Costumed Charmander, and Mimikyu-Costumed Pikachu.
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Did Ash evolve his Bulbasaur?

This Pokémon has not evolved. Ash's Bulbasaur (Japanese: サトシのフシギダネ Satoshi's Fushigidane) was the third Pokémon that Ash caught in the Kanto region, and his fourth overall.
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Why hasn't Ash's Bulbasaur evolved?

He no longer obeys Ash, even going so far as to physically harm him. I believe that after seeing this, both Squirtle and Bulbasaur were traumatized, believing that evolution would completely change them, and possibly cause them to hate their friends and trainer.
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Did Ash's Pikachu evolve?

After Pikachu's defeat in his battle against Lt. Surge's and his Raichu, he was given a choice to evolve but refused so he can prove he's strong without evolving.
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Did Ash Gible evolve?

Gible is so far Ash's only Dragon-type Pokémon that has yet to evolve.
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Does Ash's oshawott evolve?

This Pokémon has not evolved. Ash's Oshawott (Japanese: サトシのミジュマル Satoshi's Mijumaru) was the second Pokémon that Ash obtained in the Unova region, and his thirty-fifth overall.
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Why does Pikachu hate Raichu?

As it turns out, the reason behind Pikachu's aversion has nothing to do with him hating Raichu. It all comes down to Pikachu's stubborn instance of becoming stronger the most natural way. "My Pikachu wants to get stronger as a Pikachu. Sorry, that's how it is.
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Can Pokémon devolve?

Unlike any other media, Pokémon are capable of devolving just as easily as they evolve in Pokémon Pocket Monsters.
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Why does Pikachu not go in a Pokeball?

Because pikachu love to stay with freedom. So....stays outside not in pokeball. Basically any answer similar to Pikachu like to stay out of pokeball to be with Ash can be ruled out. Pikachu insisted to stay out of its pokeball when it hated Ash.
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Why did Charizard not obey Ash?

Therefore, Ash's Charmander did suffer, from abandonment issues and probably didn't, initially, trust Ash and, when he later evolved, into Charmeleon and Charizard, he knew Ash was inexperienced, as a Trainer and lack of Gym Badges and is, therefore, why he disobeyed him.
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Why did Ash get rid of Charizard?

Ash didn't want to leave Charizard, but he just wanted what was best for Charizard and went through with it. In The Spell of the Unown, after watching footage of Ash running after Entei, who'd kidnapped his mother, Charizard left the Valley to head straight for Greenfield.
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Does Ash ever get Butterfree back?

Ash's Butterfree is seen again in Clefairy Tale battling a wild Onix and in Haunting My Dreams battling the Black Fog, but he is not used again after that. He may have been released like he was in the anime, however, no scenes implying this are shown in the manga.
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Did Ash's Cyndaquil evolve?

Ash's Cyndaquil evolves into Quilava and learns Eruption.
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Why does Ash's Rowlet ever evolve?

It was already obvious that Ash's Rowlet was never going to evolve, but it got an Everstone and beat Hau's Dartrix in today's episode, so not only will Rowlet not evolve, it literally can't because of the Everstone it swallowed.
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Does Ash have a lucario?

Ash's Lucario (Japanese: サトシのルカリオ Satoshi's Lucario) was the third Pokémon that Ash caught in Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and his fifty-fifth overall.
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Why is Meowth the only talking Pokémon?

So Meowth decided to make himself as human as he could. He learned to walk on two legs by watching people practice at a local dance academy, which also just so happened to offer pronunciation lessons. Over time, and with a little help from a picture book, he learned to sound out words.
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Is Ash in a coma?

It states that the main character, Ash Ketchum, is actually in a coma, and all the other episodes of the Pokémon anime after episode 1 are all dreams while he's in a coma.
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Does Ash's scraggy evolve?

Scraggy is the only Pokémon Ash hatched from an Egg that hasn't evolved. Scraggy is the only Pokémon that Ash used in Unova that is not a member of a three-stage evolutionary line.
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Did Ash's Bayleef evolve?

Bayleef is Ash's only Grass-type Pokémon to evolve only once. All his other Grass types have either evolved twice or not evolved at all.
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Does Ash's Buizel evolve?

This Pokémon has not evolved. Ash's Buizel (Japanese: サトシのブイゼル Satoshi's Buoysel) is the third Pokémon that Dawn caught in the Sinnoh region, and her fourth overall.
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