Okay, so for the next few minutes we'll be talking about these two:

Okay...deep breaths.

So, why is it, that this guy:

Gets the cool new bonding thing woth Ash, but the one who has been with him since I don't know....FOREVER, gets no love?

Now hear me out for a minute. I love Greninja. He's arguably the best water starter we've had, period. I mean that Protein ability...broken on him but who cares right? Also just...look at his shiny!

LOOK AT IT!!!!

Buuuut I'm not here to talk about him.

Let's focus on this guy right here:

So, let's take a look at something. Pikachu has been with Ash since day one. I mean, we all remember this:

Yes, for those who have not seen the very first season, Pikachu hated Ash in their first meeting until this happened:

Anyway, Pikachu and Ash are inseparable. They laugh together, cry together and even...

Die together? Wait...what?

Moving on! So, Pikachu has a multitude of impressive achievements and some dissappointing failures...

Y-Yeah, let's not talk about that one.

Pikachu has pulled through in many situations, including taking down a legendary or two. I mean...

Remember this guy? Yes, the one belonging to Brandon. Paul couldn't beat any of the Regis with any of his Pokémon and yet:

HE wins against Regice.

Let's rewind shall we? Remember the Orange League? You know the: #onlyleagueashhaseverwonever

Remember this?

That epic monent where Pikachu takes down that beast of a Dragonite and Ash claims victory? Yeah, we all remember that. Now let's fast forward to battling Tobias. While it didn't last long because of bull crap like this:

Tell me how Darkrai stays in after taking a SUPER EFFECTIVE MEGAHORN! Tell me how!? Anyway, that aside, this did happen:

Pikachu tied with Latios.

So, I guess what I'm trying to say is, why didn't they do the whole bonding thing with Pikachu? It would have made sense considering the crap they've been through. Was it because Pikachu got...

Okay, maybe he got too much attention...

But still! Pikachu could have gotten a boost to be more useful now. I'm not a Pikachu fan, though I do like the little rodent, but he is the mascot of the franchise and could have been given an upgrade. Eh, at least he can do this: