so why doesn't pikachu not like the pokeball?

[ThEcHaMpIoNoFsApPhIrE]

is he clostrophobic like in that one parody?
i mean seriously, if robot chicken is correct, wouldn't pikachu want the pokeball? i know that sounds perverted, but then this generation of people (excluding me) is perverted, right?
so why doesn't he like it??? and whats in a pokeball?

[Dark Turtwig]

It's called he likes hanging out with Ash. It's been mentioned in sevral episodes of the anime.

[ThEcHaMpIoNoFsApPhIrE]

oh.. i don't watch the anime :oops:
ok thanx

[Ah Beng I the Pikabeng]

is he clostrophobic like in that one parody?
i mean seriously, if robot chicken is correct, wouldn't pikachu want the pokeball? i know that sounds perverted, but then this generation of people (excluding me) is perverted, right?
so why doesn't he like it??? and whats in a pokeball?

Who's robot chicken?

Anyway, I think a Pokeball is a result of 4 or 5-dimensional technology. Since Pokemon have actual minds (anyone want to refute that?), they have personalities. Some are just - and you typed wrongly; it's - claustrophobic.

EDIT: Oh, and the topic is wrong - it's 2 negatives (doesn't and not), which makes a positive, so you're asking why Pikachu likes the Pokeball when it doesn't in the first place.

It's called he likes hanging out with Ash. It's been mentioned in sevral episodes of the anime.

Then why, when Pikachu was unhappy with Ash at the beginning, did it hate the Pokeball?

[inyi]

Pikachu cannot breat inside the Pokeball. ash didnt clean it up it has lots of pupu. LOL

[Peace Buyer]

I say its cramp, stuffy,small y do u think piduck pop out of its pokeball in all the old episodes?

[ThEcHaMpIoNoFsApPhIrE]

im srry the subject is wrong and that i was tired when i was typing!!:rolleyes:
cramped and stuffy... even though they are small balls of light? lol interesting.

[Ah Beng I the Pikabeng]

im srry the subject is wrong and that i was tired when i was typing!!:rolleyes:
cramped and stuffy... even though they are small balls of light? lol interesting.

Get more rest. And make the initiative to change the title.

Anyway, Pokeballs do seem claustrophobic. But to save the world/galaxy/universe(s)/whatever, Pikachu will need to get inside, to sacrifice its freedom for a while. At least, that's what I think.

[AshMistyMayfan]

It's called he likes hanging out with Ash. It's been mentioned in sevral episodes of the anime.

Well said

Leave the professional analogy to Dr. Frasier Crane if he studied Pokemon. Sheesh!:rolleyes:

[Ah Beng I the Pikabeng]

Well said

Leave the professional analogy to Dr. Frasier Crane if he studied Pokemon. Sheesh!:rolleyes:

Like I said, this doesn't explain why it hated the Pokeball at the start when it disliked Ash.

[sealboyno1]

Well... Pikachu prefers to be free rather than to be cooped up inside a pokeball. I reckon he prefers freedom. Oh and AshMistyMayfan, it's nice to know that someone still likes the comedy of Fraiser. XD

[Ah Beng I the Pikabeng]

Well... Pikachu prefers to be free rather than to be cooped up inside a pokeball. I reckon he prefers freedom. Oh and AshMistyMayfan, it's nice to know that someone still likes the comedy of Fraiser. XD

Oh? And how does it make use of its freedom when it's knocked out? (Examples: against Lt Surge's Raichu in the 14th episode in the original series and Tyson's Meowth in the 131st episode in the AG series)

[SaixPuppy]

hes ash's best friend. probly thats the reason.

[Ah Beng I the Pikabeng]

hes ash's best friend. probly thats the reason.

But at the start, it disliked Ash and even then it stayed outside...

[SilvErGlitz]

But at the start, it disliked Ash and even then it stayed outside...

Pikachu doesn't like the pokeball because he is stubborn. He doesn't want to do it and nobody can make him. He does it just to make you mad xD

In the very first ep he WAS in a pokeball, he just refused to go back.

[Ah Beng I the Pikabeng]

Pikachu doesn't like the pokeball because he is stubborn. He doesn't want to do it and nobody can make him. He does it just to make you mad xD

In the very first ep he WAS in a pokeball, he just refused to go back.

I said it stayed outside. That doesn't mean it was never inside it. It means that it went outside and stayed there.

[pandaren_princess]

Pikachu doesn't like the pokeball because he is stubborn. He doesn't want to do it and nobody can make him. He does it just to make you mad xD

In the very first ep he WAS in a pokeball, he just refused to go back.
I pretty much agree with you except that Pikachu's gender is unknown(but I think its a girl.)Also 1 possible reason if its a female is that she has a crush on Ash(although it would be one-sided soul mate feelings by now) and she was playing hard-to-get in the first episode.

[Frozen Torchic]

It's not because he's stubborn or because he didn't like Ash. One reason he probably doesn't like the Pokeball because he had been cooped up in there is Professor Oak caught him. Some Pokemon just don't like Pokeballs, just like some Pokemon don't like evolving. Get over it. >.>

[Ah Beng I the Pikabeng]

I pretty much agree with you except that Pikachu's gender is unknown(but I think its a girl.)Also 1 possible reason if its a female is that she has a crush on Ash(although it would be one-sided soul mate feelings by now) and she was playing hard-to-get in the first episode.

Many people would find this hard to believe. And by "hard", I mean "very, very difficult".

It's not because he's stubborn or because he didn't like Ash. One reason he probably doesn't like the Pokeball because he had been cooped up in there is Professor Oak caught him. Some Pokemon just don't like Pokeballs, just like some Pokemon don't like evolving. Get over it. >.>

We all know that there're Pokemon who don't like Pokeballs. But Pokemon may very well have different reasons as to why they hate it. We're trying to find out exactly why Ash's Pikachu in this case hates the Pokeball.

[xskittycatx]

Maybe it just wants to roam free O_o
I mean, it IS used to running around in a forest I guess...
Really it depends on where it was caught.

[Frozen Torchic]

Maybe it just wants to roam free O_o
I mean, it IS used to running around in a forest I guess...
Really it depends on where it was caught.

That's the truth. It was probably inside Oak's Pokeball for awhile because nobody wanted a Pokemon that zapped them every too seconds, so it was probably happy to be out of the freakin' thing. >.>

[Ah Beng I the Pikabeng]

Maybe it just wants to roam free O_o
I mean, it IS used to running around in a forest I guess...
Really it depends on where it was caught.

When it disobeyed Ash at first it hardly ran around... I thought? I mean, it kept laughing at Ash's failure to catch a Pokemon...

That's the truth. It was probably inside Oak's Pokeball for awhile because nobody wanted a Pokemon that zapped them every too seconds, so it was probably happy to be out of the freakin' thing. >.>

Well, I bet Gary and the others didn't know about the Pikachu (after all, it was hidden because Oak said there were problems with it) until Ash showed it to them...

[Elite Dialga]

I pretty much agree with you except that Pikachu's gender is unknown(but I think its a girl.)Also 1 possible reason if its a female is that she has a crush on Ash(although it would be one-sided soul mate feelings by now) and she was playing hard-to-get in the first episode.

He is a male trust me...

[Ah Beng I the Pikabeng]

He is a male trust me...

Nobody has sufficient concrete proof yet. And by that, the concrete proof or proofs for "Ash's Pikachu is male" must far outweigh that/those for "Ash's Pikachu is female". Only then can we truly confirm its gender.

[Acer-V]

They've hinted at Pikachu's having really good noses. Maybe it smells funny. lol

[Ah Beng I the Pikabeng]

They've hinted at Pikachu's having really good noses. Maybe it smells funny. lol

It smells funny lol. You put the full stop at the wrong place.


And can we like, get back to the topic already?

[Josh]

Well, I'm going to raise the fact that Pokemon are dematerialised when they are recalled into the Poke Ball (most likely stored in some sort of buffer that stores their state). Dematerialising involves stripping an object down to electrons.

For the dematerialising theory, I'm going to use two sources: Stargate, and the movie, Timeline.

In Stargate, the Gate, once activated, will dematerialise the object and then rematerialise it at the other Gate. It's revealed in the movie, and SG-1 that the first few trips through are rather uncomfortable, but it gets easier with every trip.

Timeline's matter transporter, on the other hand, is rather painful. Many of the characters wishing they were dead whenever they went throught the transporter. It is also revealed that each trip through the transporter will make your body more and more unstable.

In either situation, if Poke Balls are like this, I can see why Pikachu would want to stay out. First of all, having your body stripped down to the molecular level would probably be rather scary. Secondly, the first few trips may make the Pokemon feel uneasy.

But my physics knowledge (or lack of) probably doesn't apply in the Pokemon World, anyway.

[Ah Beng I the Pikabeng]

Well, I'm going to raise the fact that Pokemon are dematerialised when they are recalled into the Poke Ball (most likely stored in some sort of buffer that stores their state). Dematerialising involves stripping an object down to electrons.

For the dematerialising theory, I'm going to use two sources: Stargate, and the movie, Timeline.

In Stargate, the Gate, once activated, will dematerialise the object and then rematerialise it at the other Gate. It's revealed in the movie, and SG-1 that the first few trips through are rather uncomfortable, but it gets easier with every trip.

Timeline's matter transporter, on the other hand, is rather painful. Many of the characters wishing they were dead whenever they went throught the transporter. It is also revealed that each trip through the transporter will make your body more and more unstable.

In either situation, if Poke Balls are like this, I can see why Pikachu would want to stay out. First of all, having your body stripped down to the molecular level would probably be rather scary. Secondly, the first few trips may make the Pokemon feel uneasy.

But my physics knowledge (or lack of) probably doesn't apply in the Pokemon World, anyway.

Trust me. It doesn't apply for Pokemon. Poke Balls work differently. Totally differently.

[Josh]

If you know that they work differently, then I guess you won't mind explaining how.

[RocketMeowth]

Trust me. It doesn't apply for Pokemon. Poke Balls work differently. Totally differently.

How do you know? They're cartoon balls that achieve the literal impossible by taking a Pokemon 50 times their size and weight, and easily containing it! Unless you were the creator of the crazy insane device called the Pokeball, I'd suggest staying away from saying stuff like that.

Now I actually agree with the stargate version of your theory Doctor. It makes the most sense and it's also how I see it.

However the Timeline one I don't. If it was always painful I'm not sure why a Pokemon would willingly go back inside when called. They could easily dodge the red beam that digitizes them into a sort of stasis mode. I'm also against this one theory because if going inside the ball would only make their bodies more and more unstable, wouldn't something drastic have already occurred? Like organ failure or something? They're returned to them often. lol

=^^= Nya

[Josh]

Yeah, I know. I just felt I should list both sci-fi shows where I learned about dematerialisation. :P

[RocketMeowth]

Yeah, I know. I just felt I should list both sci-fi shows where I learned about dematerialisation. :P

lol, you telling that to me or to Beng?

=^^= Nya

[Josh]

You, since you're the one that shot down my theory. :P

[RocketMeowth]

I didn't shoot down both of them. lol

I agree with the Stargate one.

=^^= Nya

[Snake Bite]

He didnt like ash in the begining, so he did not go inside the pokeball to spite for. Ash stoped trying after pikachu started to like him. And now pikachu is just more comfortable in the open. He hasent been in a pokemball for years.

[Ah Beng I the Pikabeng]

If you know that they work differently, then I guess you won't mind explaining how.

How do you know? They're cartoon balls that achieve the literal impossible by taking a Pokemon 50 times their size and weight, and easily containing it! Unless you were the creator of the crazy insane device called the Pokeball, I'd suggest staying away from saying stuff like that.

Well... So be it. I'll explain.

Firstly, creating a 4-dimensional space seems a lot easier than what Doc said. No, it is easier. And it brings with it lower risks. I mean, stripping down to electrons and being able to reconstruct it fully. There's going to be some risk somewhere. What if there was some error with the buffer and the poor Pokemon got disfigured or something. And nobody (sensible) would want that. Such risks don't come with a 4-dimensional space. The only ones would include an inability to get out of there, which I believe would be stuff that can be fixed easily. Secondly, if the first few trips were uncomfortable, why would Pokemon even be willing to go through them in the first place? I mean, the first few trips. Going 4D has not shown to carry such problems. And finally, where will the "other Gate" be?

He didnt like ash in the begining, so he did not go inside the pokeball to spite for. Ash stoped trying after pikachu started to like him. And now pikachu is just more comfortable in the open. He hasent been in a pokemball for years.

Most plausible answer I've ever seen so far. :D

[Kei Ochima]

i guess pikachu wants to just stay out and have fresh air. and also he wats to be with Ash the whole time.

[Josh]

Firstly, creating a 4-dimensional space seems a lot easier than what Doc said. No, it is easier. And it brings with it lower risks. I mean, stripping down to electrons and being able to reconstruct it fully. There's going to be some risk somewhere. What if there was some error with the buffer and the poor Pokemon got disfigured or something.

Hence why I used Timeline as one of my sources.

And nobody (sensible) would want that. Such risks don't come with a 4-dimensional space.

Such risks come with any kind of messing with the continuum like that.

The only ones would include an inability to get out of there, which I believe would be stuff that can be fixed easily. Secondly, if the first few trips were uncomfortable, why would Pokemon even be willing to go through them in the first place? I mean, the first few trips. Going 4D has not shown to carry such problems. And finally, where will the "other Gate" be?

1. Considering some of the issues in the anime that I would've thought easy to resolve, I wouldn't bank on an easy resolution.
2. I think it's obvious by now that Pokemon are tough little critters - Pikachu could've just been a wuss. It's like seeing a really strong man afraid of heights.
3. There is no "other Gate" that's why they were restored from the buffer at the same Poke Ball.

[Snake Bite]

Most plausible answer I've ever seen so far. :D

Thank you> ^_^ <

You just gota get into pikachus mind frame.:grin:

[Ah Beng I the Pikabeng]

Hence why I used Timeline as one of my sources.

Timeline was fail. And I was talking about Stargate.

Such risks come with any kind of messing with the continuum like that.

Definitely not disfiguring the Pokemon. More like being trapped there, which chances are have to do with problems with the mechanism, which can be fixed easily.

1. Considering some of the issues in the anime that I would've thought easy to resolve, I wouldn't bank on an easy resolution.

I was talking about problems with the mechanism. A few repairs, or in worse cases, an overhaul, should do the trick.

2. I think it's obvious by now that Pokemon are tough little critters - Pikachu could've just been a wuss. It's like seeing a really strong man afraid of heights.

Even so, they wouldn't have liked the first few trips. Poke Balls are for Pokemon liking all of it, not disliking the first few trips. If we make Poke Balls your way, they'll rather stay outside than go through them. Besides, have you heard of the Luxury Ball (R/S/E)? As its name suggests, it's totally comfortable, which means no such initial trips. And a 4D space would allow for comfort.

3. There is no "other Gate" that's why they were restored from the buffer at the same Poke Ball.

Then why did you mention it in the first place when there is absolutely nothing to do with it?

[Josh]

Definitely not disfiguring the Pokemon. More like being trapped there, which chances are have to do with problems with the mechanism, which can be fixed easily.

I'm sure there were problems that could have left Pokemon disfigured in proto-type Poke Balls.

Even so, they wouldn't have liked the first few trips. Poke Balls are for Pokemon liking all of it, not disliking the first few trips. If we make Poke Balls your way, they'll rather stay outside than go through them. Besides, have you heard of the Luxury Ball (R/S/E)? As its name suggests, it's totally comfortable, which means no such initial trips. And a 4D space would allow for comfort.

Has the Luxury Ball made an appearance in the anime? If not, anime =/= games.

Then why did you mention it in the first place when there is absolutely nothing to do with it?

I mentioned the other gate as part of the explanation, because some people may not have seen Stargate or the theory.

Also, Pokemon isn't nessecerily the "happy world" the anime paints it to be - I'm sure there is some discomfort involved.

[Ah Beng I the Pikabeng]

I'm sure there were problems that could have left Pokemon disfigured in proto-type Poke Balls.

And what were they?

Has the Luxury Ball made an appearance in the anime? If not, anime =/= games.

But anime is not that different from games such that the Poke Ball mechanism is totally different, no?

I mentioned the other gate as part of the explanation, because some people may not have seen Stargate or the theory.

So you're saying, it is dematerialised and stored in that way until released? And you didn't explain everything; why is it that a Snorlax/Dragonite takes the same time to recall as say, a Caterpie/Weedle/etc?

Also, Pokemon isn't nessecerily the "happy world" the anime paints it to be - I'm sure there is some discomfort involved.

But we're talking about the anime itself!


And why was it that you didn't reply to all my points? D:

[Josh]

Okay, I'm not going to respond to all of those, I'm just going to make my closing argument:
It's a cartoon that doesn't have to make any sense at all, in regards to physics, and we're really arguing over nothing. :P

Besides, it was simply a theory, and it was the best thing next to "it doesn't like going in."

[Ah Beng I the Pikabeng]

Okay, I'm not going to respond to all of those, I'm just going to make my closing argument:
It's a cartoon that doesn't have to make any sense at all, in regards to physics, and we're really arguing over nothing. :P

Besides, it was simply a theory, and it was the best thing next to "it doesn't like going in."

Admit it. You lost.

We all know that it doesn't like going in. Why did you bring up the topic in the first place?

[Josh]

Admit it. You lost.

We all know that it doesn't like going in. Why did you bring up the topic in the first place?
No, because I didn't lose anything.

I posted to at least give some sort of theory as to why it doesn't like going in more than "it doesn't like going in". Like I said before, the Pokemon world isn't all sunshine and lollipops.

[Ah Beng I the Pikabeng]

No, because I didn't lose anything.

I posted to at least give some sort of theory as to why it doesn't like going in more than "it doesn't like going in". Like I said before, the Pokemon world isn't all sunshine and lollipops.

Well, that theory failed. Even if the Pokemon world isn't all sunshine and lollipops, the Poke Balls still have to be as risk-free as possible. In other words, it's best to have as much "sunshine and lollipops" as possible. Hence my theory makes more sense. :P

[Pokemon_Ron]

Well, that theory failed. Even if the Pokemon world isn't all sunshine and lollipops, the Poke Balls still have to be as risk-free as possible. In other words, it's best to have as much "sunshine and lollipops" as possible. Hence my theory makes more sense. :P
i say one of us trys to get inside of a pokeball....hmmm...lol...and im sure sometimes there is pretty freaky **** inside the pokeballs..but only sometimes

[Josh]

Well, that theory failed. Even if the Pokemon world isn't all sunshine and lollipops, the Poke Balls still have to be as risk-free as possible. In other words, it's best to have as much "sunshine and lollipops" as possible. Hence my theory makes more sense. :P
If they have to be as "risk free" as possible, then obviously my initial Stargate theory does make sense. Obviously you can't transport matter like that without some form of discomfort to living beings (even if there was some form of anesthetic so you don't feel any discomfort on your body, that would be weird).

The Stargate theory may have the flaw where it is uncomfortable the first few times, but it's not painful. And obviously some Pokemon are much tougher than others, which would allow them to withstand the Poke Ball happily.

[Ah Beng I the Pikabeng]

If they have to be as "risk free" as possible, then obviously my initial Stargate theory does make sense. Obviously you can't transport matter like that without some form of discomfort to living beings (even if there was some form of anesthetic so you don't feel any discomfort on your body, that would be weird).

Which means my 4D theory still makes more sense than your Stargate theory.

The Stargate theory may have the flaw where it is uncomfortable the first few times, but it's not painful. And obviously some Pokemon are much tougher than others, which would allow them to withstand the Poke Ball happily.

No matter how tough Pokemon are, they still won't like the first few trips, because they still feel the discomfort.

[Realityxxx]

Easy. He just wants to be free.