Why didn't Ash release Charizard?


Why doesn't Ash release Charizard even though it is his worst pokemon? You
might ask for instances which I prove as follows:

  1. Because of Charizard, Ash lost the Indigo League.
  2. Charizard was not able to defeat Dragonite when a small Pokémon like Pikachu did in Indigo League.
  3. Charizard was not able to defeat Tad's Poliwrath.
  4. Because of Charizard again, Ash lost against Harrison in the final round.
  5. In the banned episode _The Mandarin Island Miss Match_ , because of Charizard releasing flame all around Ash, his reputation in front of Prima decreased.
  6. Ash's Charizard wasn't even able to defeat Chikorita even though Chikorita was tired in _The Chikorita Rescue_.
  7. Charizard, despite being so huge, was not even able to lift Ash.

I think these points are enough to conclude that Charizard is one of Ash's
worst Pokémon, if not _the_ words. I know Ash is also a bad trainer, but
shouldn't Charizard perform well because it is very strong and Ash saved its
life as a Charmander?

**Why doesn't Ash release Charizard if it is so bad?** Why did he leave him
for training instead? Shouldn't he have completely eliminated it from his
team?




The premise of your question is flawed. Ash does not release Pokémon due to
their weakness. In fact, in _Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl_ , we can clearly see
that Ash is opposed to this practice. His rival in that series, Paul, does
follow this practice of releasing Pokémon he deems weak, and Ash vehemently
disagrees with him about it. Ash believes in bringing out the strength in his
Pokémon. To make a point of this, Ash even takes one of the Pokémon Paul
releases, Chimchar, and uses it to help him defeat Paul in the Sinnoh League.

When Ash releases Pokémon, he always has the well-being of his Pokémon in
mind, not his own. For instance, he releases Butterfree so that it can find a
mate and migrate. He also considers where they are needed: for instance,
Squirtle joins a fire-fighting squad and Bulbasaur looks after the Pokémon at
Professor Oak's place.

Ash considers his Pokémon his friends, and he won't release them just because
they're weak. He will, however, send them to train with Liza in Charicific
Valley for an indefinite period of time.

Though I have to say, your premise about Charizard being incredibly weak is
also incorrect. A few embarrassing losses do not make a Pokémon incredibly
weak in the Pokémon anime. Ash's Pikachu has lost to a starter Pokémon (Snivy)
in _Black and White_. And Charizard has some impressive wins, including
against Gary's Blastoise and against an Articuno in the Battle Factory. The
anime's battle system is more chaotic and contradictory than the games, so we
can't just take one battle and use that exclusively. And Charizard is
considered by many to be one of Ash's strongest Pokémon.

I used Bulbapedia on some points, but I do remember some of this stuff:
<https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ash%27s_Charizard>




The premise of your question is flawed. Ash does not release Pokémon due to
their weakness. In fact, in _Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl_ , we can clearly see
that Ash is opposed to this practice. His rival in that series, Paul, does
follow this practice of releasing Pokémon he deems weak, and Ash vehemently
disagrees with him about it. Ash believes in bringing out the strength in his
Pokémon. To make a point of this, Ash even takes one of the Pokémon Paul
releases, Chimchar, and uses it to help him defeat Paul in the Sinnoh League.

When Ash releases Pokémon, he always has the well-being of his Pokémon in
mind, not his own. For instance, he releases Butterfree so that it can find a
mate and migrate. He also considers where they are needed: for instance,
Squirtle joins a fire-fighting squad and Bulbasaur looks after the Pokémon at
Professor Oak's place.

Ash considers his Pokémon his friends, and he won't release them just because
they're weak. He will, however, send them to train with Liza in Charicific
Valley for an indefinite period of time.

Though I have to say, your premise about Charizard being incredibly weak is
also incorrect. A few embarrassing losses do not make a Pokémon incredibly
weak in the Pokémon anime. Ash's Pikachu has lost to a starter Pokémon (Snivy)
in _Black and White_. And Charizard has some impressive wins, including
against Gary's Blastoise and against an Articuno in the Battle Factory. The
anime's battle system is more chaotic and contradictory than the games, so we
can't just take one battle and use that exclusively. And Charizard is
considered by many to be one of Ash's strongest Pokémon.

I used Bulbapedia on some points, but I do remember some of this stuff:
<https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ash%27s_Charizard>

