Tepig tied to a post is on one side, transitioning to Ash hugging a crying Chimchar.
Summary Over the course of the Pokémon anime, there are many elements which fans may find a bit... familiar. One of the biggest examples of this has to do with Ash's Fire-type Pokémon, as there's a concerning pattern that emerges relating to the unusual way that Ash obtains his Fire-type starter Pokémon.
It may come as little surprise, then, that the creators of the anime decided to come back to this well when it came time for Ash to receive Fire-type starters in the future. In Pokémon Black and White, the anime pulled out the same trick again for Ash's Tepig. Ash's Tepig once belonged to a trainer named Shamus, who left it tied to a post after it lost in battle. Tepig's mouth was tied shut so it wasn't able to eat, and Ash ended up catching it and taking it in as one of his Pokémon as well.
While reusing ideas might strike viewers as "lazy," Chimchar's journey proves that an idea can be used again and still given an original spin, and that just because an idea has been done before doesn't mean that it can't be done better on a second try. The Pokémon anime has managed to perfect the tragic origin of Ash's Fire-types, giving these Pokémon more depth than almost any other.
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