Top 10 Pokemon Fights That Are Surprisingly Violent

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When did this anime get an r-rating? Join Ashley as we look over the shockingly violent moments from the Pokemon anime

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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most shockingly brutal

00:10Pokémon brawls.

00:1410.

00:17Primarina's Serenade gets cut short

00:20Even for a leader of Team Skull, Guzma's performance in the Alola Pokémon League is

00:25just plain cruel.

00:27Lana's no pushover by any means, but her Primarina couldn't even utter a single note

00:32before Golisopod's throat chop put it on an extended vocal rest.

00:43Primarina squeezes away, only to be plucked back up by its tail and assaulted by a wave

00:49of poison jabs.

00:51At a certain point, all Lana can do is tell her Pokémon to run.

00:55Primarina doesn't get very far, but the fact that Lana was that scared in a formal

01:00league match speaks volumes.

01:02There's no Z-move in all of Pokémon that could have stopped this match from being an

01:07absolute beatdown.

01:139.

01:14Serperior's Squeeze

01:16Another league match, another Pokémon battle that turns into a full-on horror film.

01:21Here, Ash is squaring off against his slimy Unovan rival, Trip, so naturally, he uses

01:27Pikachu.

01:29The issue is that Trip uses his starter too, and Serperior doesn't understand mercy.

01:38Poor Pikachu is caught in a rap so intense, his head nearly pops clean off.

01:43Thunderbolts don't work, cries for help don't work, Ash simply has to watch his oldest partner

01:49suffocate right before his eyes.

01:57Thankfully, the Pallet Town prodigy brings it back with a thrifty strategy involving

02:02Irontail and Electro Ball.

02:04But there's no forgetting Ash and Pikachu's journey almost ended right then and there.

02:158.

02:16A Grizzly Rumble

02:17Ultra Beasts have nothing on Bewear.

02:20Taking the concept of overprotective mama bears to new, uppercutting heights, the fluffy

02:25Pokémon steps right into the ring to defend Team Rocket.

02:29Firmosa gets the first hit on the chin, but not even its superior speed could protect

02:38it from Bewear's final skyward punch.

02:41It's a dazzling display of viciousness that you don't often see in Pokémon, let alone

02:46against a freaking Ultra Beast.

02:53Bewear runs off before finishing the job, but either way, the message is loud and clear.

02:59Unless you like being on the wrong end of a knockout, do not, under any circumstances,

03:04poke the bear.

03:097.

03:10Throwdown

03:11Brace yourselves.

03:13There's no flamethrowers, ice beams, or thunderbolts to be found here.

03:17In the finals of the Clubsplosion tournament, it's down to two fighting types, and they

03:22prefer to duke it out with their fists alone.

03:27What follows is a one-on-one so brutal, it'll make you silently wonder, this is still Pokémon,

03:33right?

03:34You know, the family-friendly anime trying to appeal to kids?

03:40This match could have fooled us.

03:41The moves here are straight out of an MMA fight.

03:44Even worse, neither side is willing to tap, leading to an ever-increasing back-and-forth

03:49that just never lets up.

03:51By the time Throw finally faints, it almost comes as a relief.

03:586.

04:00Clash of the Charizards

04:02Longtime Poké fans know the fight between Ash and Richie well.

04:06Charizard comes out and refuses to listen to its trainer, giving Richie an automatic

04:12win.

04:13However, Ash's Charizard isn't quite as peaceful in this other version.

04:20Here, Ash and Richie's rivalry really heats up more than we could ever imagine.

04:25Although, if you don't want to see Pokémon bleed, you're better off just skipping this

04:30chapter altogether.

04:31Yeah, the electric tale of Pikachu manga really goes there.

04:36This version of events makes sure you know that the Indigo League is a fight to the finish

04:41in every sense of the phrase.

04:435.

04:44Lucario and Garchomp duke it out

04:47No one ever expected the semifinals of the Masters 8 to be easy, especially considering

04:53Ash is up against Cynthia's ace, Garchomp.

04:56Still, even with the necessary context, this climactic duel is just something else.

05:02It's clear Lucario and Garchomp are at their absolute limit, but does that stop them from

05:07beating the ever-loving snot out of each other?

05:10Of course not.

05:11The two punch each other silly with a series of downright wince-inducing blows.

05:18They punch and punch, and when they're done that, they start over.

05:22Every headshot and counter is a nail-biter guaranteed to keep your blood pumping until

05:27the very end.

05:334.

05:39The Death of Mew

05:40There's no mirage here.

05:42This 10th anniversary special actually kills off a Mew.

05:46When the conniving Dr. Young creates a mirage version of Mewtwo, it shows off its power

05:51by attacking its counterpart with a twin-fisted solar beam.

06:01Mew doesn't faint or flee, or get recalled into a Pokeball.

06:05It literally dissolves into data.

06:08It may have just been a mirage clone, but seeing a fully conscious Mew let out a death

06:12cry is still something we'll never forget.

06:18On the bright side, its remaining data played a pivotal role in shutting down Mewtwo for

06:23good.

06:24It's the only silver lining keeping this special from being a complete downer.

06:303.

06:33Mega Lucario's Mega Rampage

06:35Even the craziest Pokemon matches keep it between, well, the Pokemon.

06:40Not Korrina's Mega Lucario, though.

06:47Overwhelmed with its new power, it disobeyed its trainer and nearly flattened Pikachu into

06:52a pancake.

06:53Ash, of course, steps in to call off the match, but Mega Lucario isn't satisfied, and tries

06:59to send him and Pikachu all the way back to Lavender Town's Pokemon Tower.

07:08It's one thing to see a Pokemon get a bit bloodthirsty in the ring, and another to have

07:13it nearly end a trainer's life.

07:15And a good thing another Lucario was there to put an end to things, or, well, you get

07:20the idea.

07:222.

07:25Clone Chaos

07:26Back when Pokemon was still about catching them all, Mewtwo appeared and shook things

07:31up with a squad of super-powered variants.

07:34Then, as if seeing Charizard, Venusaur, and Blastoise systematically lose to their clones

07:39wasn't bad enough, Mewtwo had a whole army of copycats waiting in the wings.

07:45And just like the others, these guys didn't come to play around.

07:49The ensuing fight is genuinely difficult to sit through.

07:52You've got Psyduck in a slapfest, Gyarados going for the jugular, Ninetales snarling,

07:58and so many more.

08:06Say what you will about his methods, but Mewtwo ensured Pokemon's first movie was memorable,

08:12and that's putting it lightly.

08:341.

08:35Kanto Starter Smackdown

08:38You may be thinking, at their adorable base stage, how bad could a spar between a Charmander

08:43and a Squirtle really be?

08:45Well, Pokemon Origins took that scepticism as a challenge, and delivered an eye-opening

08:52display of Pocket Monster carnage.

08:58And in its first episode, no less, Charmander's just having a good time, but Blue Squirtle

09:04is there to win.

09:08It sprays the Fire-type down, lunges on top of its prey, and then bites until Red has

09:14no choice but to forfeit the whole match.

09:18You can't really blame him.

09:22Charmander's cries are so haunting, it's a surprise he ever wanted out of his Pokeball

09:27again.

09:28Moral of the story?

09:29Don't underestimate Blue.

09:32What's the craziest Pokemon fight you've ever seen?

09:35Let us know in those comments below.

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