Top 10 Running Gags in the Pokemon Anime
A running gag that never seems to die ever since the second episode Jessie, James and Meowth have been on life long mission to steal Pikachu and despite coming close on many occasions they always fail in the end.
They still do this? They're still on the show?
Team Rocket's blasting off again!
One of the longest running gags next to Team Rocket trying to capture Pikachu Brock would meet a beautiful girl or usually Officer Jenny or Nurse Joy as he goes gaga over them before being dragged away by either Misty, Max or Croagunk.
Jigglypuff shows up at random points in an episode and sings putting everyone to sleep then gets angry after seeing everyone asleep and uses a marker it took from Ash's bag and scribbles all over their faces.
After one of Misty's pokeball accidentally captures Psyduck it constantly makes a habit of popping out of its pokeball when ever Misty tries to call out another Pokemon and only on rare occasions does Psyduck actually becomes helpful.
Dawn's signature catchphrase she uses during the Pokemon Sinnoh region saga.
During the Kalos region saga Clemont would bring out one of his inventions showing it off to Ash, Serena and Bonnie before it abruptly malfunctions and explodes.
Wow, science is so amazing!
I guess you could say they BUTCHered it?
I apologize for nothing.
James: Come ON, Botch; do you want a piece of ME?!
"Would you please stop doing that?!"
Sorry if some of you haven't watched the Alola series yet, but this is one of my favorites in Sun and Moon!
Probably a remake of theBrock Flirting With Girls Running Gag, yet with a double helix spiral twist or something.