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Why doesn't Ash uses any of the Pokemon he caught in previous regions, apart
from Pikachu? We only seem him use Charizard in Best Wishes and a few examples
in Diamond & Pearl (only so far though because XY&Z haven't finished). I get
how he wants to start fresh with each new region and use new Pokemon to beat
the league (to make it more adventurous), but is there a specific reason for
why he doesn't use them?


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Why doesn't Ash use his old Pokemon?


From producers point of view, Ash using new Pokémon means that those Pokemon
got time to shine. Sure they can have Ash use his old pokemon, but there are 2
problem with this. First is there will be less time for new pokemon to show
their skills which translates to less time for them to attract people to buy
their merchandise. Second is that if the old pokemon lose to the new pokemon,
old fans would get upset.This was the case with Kamen Rider tokusatsu series
where fans of Kamen Rider Kabuto would get upset at Kamen Rider Decade (the
character and the series) due to Kabuto losing to Decade.

From Ash's point of view, he collects the pokemon. In battle there is always
the risk of his pokemon getting injured or worse killed. Sure he can just go
back to the previous area to catch it again. But this will cost money and
time. Using new pokemon that live in the region he is in means that supposed
that the pokemon got killed in combat he can capture another with less time
and money spent.


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From S05E275 ("Gotta Catch Ya Later!", second to last episode of _Master
Quest_ )

> _Ash_ : Professor! I've decided to start a new journey too, and only take
> Pikachu with me. I want it to be just like the first time I left Pallet
> Town."
>
> _Pikachu_ : Pikan~~
>
> ...
>
> _Tracy_ : And you can count on me to take care of your Pokemon for you!
>
> _Ash_ : Really? Thanks a lot, Tracy.

Ash wants to experience the thrill of discovering the wonderful world of
Pokemon all over again- a feeling he knows he won't experience if he only
relies on his old Pokemon. He remembers how much he loved the experience of
being introduced to a whole new realm, and how he had to work at leveling his
Pokemon and growing with them to be able to eventually win the Orange League
Championship. He decides to leave his Pokemon so he is forced to level native
Pokemon, knowing he will grow as a person during this process. He leaves his
Pokemon at Professor Oak's Laboratory because he knows they'll be well taken
care of.

Throughout the Pokemon series, Ash only ever brings Pikachu with him to each
new region, as Pikachu is his best friend and they are inseparable. The are
two execptions to this rule: the Johto region, due to behind-the-scenes
expectations (Pokemon was originally only going to have Gen I and Gen II), and
_Diamond & Pearl_, where Aipom sneaked aboard the boat Ash took to the Sinnoh
region.


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