The Path to the Pokémon League! (008)

[Caseydia]

I can't stand AJ. Even until this day. He came off as so arrogant. I wonder if he ever became a champion or pokemon master yet. Probably not.

[pacman000]

I didn't see this episode when it first ran; I saw it years later on video. Not a bad episode. Really, it's one of those episodes where I can say "So that's why I watched this!."

Did they play this one very much? I can see why they wouldn't; leaving it out wouldn't harm the overall story, and it could be misconstrued as promoting animal abuse.

[BurningSociety12345543210]

AJ was an idiot. Writers, if you're going to portray Ash as the bad guy, at least do it right. Another badly done episode. 6/10

[Demon Kitsune Yoko Kurama]

The episode was always blah to me. I didn't like how Ash was too confident, which resulted in his lost. Well, it goes to show you, things can blow up in your face. But, it was kind of funny when AJ's Pokemon refused to go with Ash.

[AhTreyYou]

I wish AJ would of showed up in the Indigo League or would of at least showed up again

[MattySadler]

Loved A.J. man, his training seemed brutal but then you also saw the love and care he showed his Pokemon (their won personal Pokemon food, etc) you warmed to him. His Sandshrew was bad ***, wonder how strong it'd be now, years on. Good episode to highlight Ash's development as a character as well. The writers nailed the childish, arrogant and cocky side of his character which would've built up after his early success.

A.J., like Samurai and Giselle, was a character I really hoped to see again.