Pikachu's Goodbye (039)

[Some_Random_Person]

I held back tears when I first saw this episode. I remember thinking Pikachu would leave forever and wondering what the anime would be like without it. When I realised Pikachu refused to leave, I decided that Pikachu would NEVER leave Ash.

[squirtleboy12]

i start crying inmmediatly its sad i thought pika was gone for real

[Maestro Kinético]

I cried. F** good episode, I want to see more like this except those lame AG episodes were the Pokemon evolved randomnly (Ludicolo).

[Korobooshi Kojiro]

That episode ruled. The Mawille episode was classic.

This episode was subpar, imo. I found the episode where Pikachu lost his memory in AG superior, since Pikachu attacked Ash and all.

[Maestro Kinético]

Are you talking seriously? I mean, comparing a totally filler episode with an estupid way of evolving to this episode...

[SOS! Its Not Healthy..]

This episode made me cry the first time ever on the series, it was so sad. I thought Pikachu was going to stay at the forest, but no, and now look after 450 episodes and they are still together. But I was watching it out of sequence back then anyways. But this episode made me start liking Ash since I used to hate him at first.

[Opal Pikachu13]

This was pretty sad, I also seen the Japanese version of the episode as well, I thought Pikachu was going to end up staying in the forest. I'm glad it didn't though, Pokemon wouldn't be the same without Ash with Pikachu. But pretty good episode though. 8/10.

[WarthogDemon]

I am embarrassed to say this but . . . yeah, I cried at the end. I didn't see the whole episode of this one. Just the second half. But yep, I teared. >.>

Pikachu isn't even one of my favorites. He was way overrated (and still is; though not as much).

[bubblybubbly-bubba]

This episode was so sad!I really thought pikachu was leaving.

[trapinch100]

this epsisode made me cry it was so sad but it was happy in the end

-Trapinch100

[npdargy312]

i remeber thinking pikachu was really leaving:-P

[pochamalover]

extremly sad the music always makes it worse

[Green_Cat_Assassin]

*sniff* i cried when i saw this episode. i must have been 9 yo! goodness, the old episodes were soo much better

[Korobooshi Kojiro]

he old episodes were soo much better

Not really.

[crymetyme17]

ash shedded tears at the end when pikachu decided to stay with him

[queenofpokemon]

i thought he was leaving to, I cried a little, but now I cry more at sad animes, like on fullmetal, when hughs died {wwwwwwwwwaaaahhhhh
!!!!!}

[queenofpokemon]

i thought he was leaving to, I cried a little, but now I cry more at sad animes, like on fullmetal, when hughs died {wwwwwwwwwaaaahhhhh
!!!!!}

[queenofpokemon]

i thought he was leaving to, I cried a little, but now I cry more at sad animes, like on fullmetal, when hughs died {wwwwwwwwwaaaahhhhh
!!!!!}it was also sad when james left chimecho.{sniffel}

[Blazing Charmander]

A true Kanto classic. Although in terms of storyline, it is comparable to some filler episodes of late, the nostalgia value ranks it way higher. I must admit that I was one who was moved by this episode, but I was 8 at the time and didn't know the outcome of the episode.

One scene that reminds me of the good days is where Pikachu returns on the hill. The song playing ("I got a victory badge", I think) is very fitting to the scene, and I like the part of it where the camera focuses on Ash smiling at Pikachu with tearful eyes. Magical.

Just a note as well, that I've noticed that the scene from them eating supper at the campsite until TR blast off seems to have been drawn by a different animator than the rest of the episode (Shimura?). Anyone else noticed that?

[Anyone 4 Buttons?]

Having re-seen this episode the other day, I couldn't help thinking that this episode happened far too early into the series. If it was done now, or at least in the Advance era, Ash really would've been upset. But after only 39 episodes, I'm not so sure...

[Kataphrut]

I was 6 when I saw the ep, so you can imagine I was in tears.

[Walcott]

^Haha, I wish I saw this EP. I think that the more emotional EPs from the ver yfirst season are extremely phonominal with their storylines. They always make me, umm.. I'm not sure how to explain it, but they always get to me.

[Hooray4Homestar]

I was crying while watching this episode when I was younger. But, just a few days ago I watched it again, and it didn't seem that sad anymore.

[Missingno.Fan]

I cried when they played this episode.

[pokeguru]

This episode sucked big time. Just when Ash thought Pikachu would be better off in the forest.

This saddened me loke a tonna bricks! :'(