Ash Ketchum has officially hit peak incompetence. In Episode 13 of The Pokémon Snapshot, our favorite ten-year-old gets lost for the sixth consecutive time, picks a fight with a sixteen-inch river crab using a literal stick, and stands in absolute shock when he discovers standard game-box limits exist. Plus, Jeff and Tyler review world-renowned researcher Bill—a man who willingly cosplays as an extinct fossil but can't identify a giant Dragonite standing right in front of his

A street gang of tiny turtles wearing sunglasses, an unhinged retail experience involving real-world firearms, and Meowth gaslighting Team Rocket into becoming his literal household pets. Join Jeff and Tyler for a hilarious retrospective of Pokémon Episode 12 as Ash survives a rain of bombs, saves a turtle, and finally completes his collection of the three classic Kanto starters!

It’s a story of loyalty, betrayal, and a very flammable tail. This week on The Pokémon Snapshot, we review the heartbreaking journey of a stray Charmander waiting patiently on a rock for a trainer who never intended to return. We’re diving deep into the anime’s classic emotional storytelling, questioning the ethics of abandonment in the Pokémon world, and watching Ash finally grow his team with the fire-type partner he’s always wanted.

Pack your bags and watch your step! In Episode 10 of The Pokémon Snapshot, we trek deep into the wilderness to meet Kanto’s number-one starter. Along the way, Tyler and Jeff dodge booby traps, uncover a dark theory about a "murder cabin" in the woods, and watch Ash completely ignore type advantages to catch a fiercely protective Bulbasaur.

Ash Ketchum survives a Clefairy cult only to get absolutely roasted by Gary Oak! Read our hilarious recap and review of Pokémon Episode 6: "Clefairy and the Moonstone."

Welcome back to The Pokémon Snapshot blog, your ultimate digital companion to our chronological journey through the Pokémon anime! Today, we are diving into Episode 3 of the anime: "Ash Catches a Pokémon" (or, as it was originally titled in Japan when it aired on April 15, 1997, simply "I Caught a Pokémon!"). It only took three episodes, but Ash is finally going to live up to the franchise's catchphrase. Let's hit play. The First Catch (and the Anxiety of the Wobble) The epis