Pokémon, like a fatal disease, will never truly go away. It’s like the grim spector of Death, always hovering, right behind you, no matter how far away from it you go. After all this time, people are still playing the games, watching the shows, and reminiscing about what has been. Maybe more of that last one though.
All of it started from the first iterations, Pokémon Red and Blue, and the original Pokémon anime. We fell in love with Pikachu, Brock, Ash, and of course Misty. One of the most prominent characters in the entire show, Misty was Ash’s boon companion, possible love interest, and one of the first gym leaders he would face. She was loud, proud, and occasionally mean. But sometimes “mean” didn’t quite cover it. Sometimes Misty went so far that even Team Rocket would go, “Yeesh.” In a world where Pokémon are routinely used as fighting machines for young children to get fame and glory, we shouldn’t be too surprised that even the most innocent-looking characters are responsible for some pretty terrible things.
Here are some of the most despicable things that Misty did, the stuff that makes her seem less a kid’s show character, and more of an HBO character…
