Top 10 Running Gags in the Pokemon Anime

The Top Ten
1 Team Rocket Attempting to Capture Pikachu

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!

2 Brock Flirting with Women

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.

3 Jigglypuff Singing and Putting Everyone to Sleep

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.

4 Psyduck Popping Out of Its Pokeball

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.

5 No Need to Worry

Dawn's signature catchphrase she uses during the Pokemon Sinnoh region saga.

6 Serena's Crush on Ash
7 Who's that Pokemon?
8 Clemont's Inventions Malfunctioning

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!

9 Ash and Misty Arguing
10 Iris Calling Ash a Kid
The Contenders
11 Pikachu Destroying the Bikes of Ash's Female Companions
12 The Future is Now Thanks to Science
13 Characters Mispronouncing Butch's Name

I guess you could say they BUTCHered it?
I apologize for nothing.

James: Come ON, Botch; do you want a piece of ME?!

14 Wobbuffet Pops Out of His Pokeball Randomly
15 Pikachu Always Using Thunderbolt
16 Bianca Bumping Into Ash

"Would you please stop doing that?!"

17 Tracey Drawing
18 "Jelly Donuts"
19 Team Rocket Getting Caught by Bewear

Sorry if some of you haven't watched the Alola series yet, but this is one of my favorites in Sun and Moon!

20 Meowth Having Fantasies About Giovanni
21 James Acting Stereotypically Gay
22 Clemont Having to Pull Bonnie Away from Proposing to Girls on His Behalf

Probably a remake of theBrock Flirting With Girls Running Gag, yet with a double helix spiral twist or something.

23 James's Victreebel Attempting to Eat Him
24 Meowth Giving Foot-Fetishistic Fan Service to the Show's Viewers
25 The Team Rocket Theme
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