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I do hope people understand why Ash wore a Charmander t-shirt when he caught Gengar
Charmander being his first abandoned Pokemon, which in turn became one of Ash’s strongest Pokemon pic.twitter.com/8g3Q6pRgaU
— Peter Rossignol (@peterrossignol9) March 8, 2020
As you can see above, the fan Peter Rossignal noticed the easter egg and its very emotional context. Audiences thought it was cute when Ash appeared throughout the episode with a Charmander shirt on. After all, the Kanto starter is adorable, but the shirt took on a different meaning after fans learned how Gengar and Charmander are connected. In this episode, fans are informed that the Gengar haunting Ash is actually an abandoned Pokemon. He was ditched by his trainer some time ago, leaving Gengar to hang around the lab and act out for attention. Long ago, Ash rescued his first abandoned Pokemon, and it was none other than a Charmander. The adorable Pokemon was nearly killed in the rain, but the rescued monster ended up becoming one of Ash’s strongest players. Now, fans are hoping Gengar turns out to be the same, but they’ll have to watch the Ghost-type fight through all the tears in their eyes after noticing this touching tribute. What do you think about this sneaky reference? Let me know in the comments or hit me up on Twitter @MeganPetersCB to talk all things comics and anime!
