I don't know if this has been posted here already or not, but I just came across it today and decided it had to be shared here. It basically states that Ash, after being struck by lightning in one of the earlier episodes (although it doesn't state which), has fallen into a coma, and that all the events that transpire from beyond that point exist only in his subconscious. It's actually a well thought out and deep theory. Read it if you have the time.

http://cartoonoveranalyzations.com/2009/04/09/pokemon-explained/

Note: This is not the site where the article originally appeared. To be honest, I'm not sure where it originally appeared, as it's apparently been floating around the web for about a year. However, this was the only version I could find that had all the grammatical errors from the original corrected.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlVUXLBJg14

What better way to start your morning?

Disclaimer: If this quest is similar to any previously existing quests in any other Pokemon games, I apologize. The only ones I've played straight through are Blue, Sapphire, and Snap, and it wasn't in any of those. But I digress... here's the quest.

This quest will most likely have to be earlier in the game. Before you have time to teach any of your Pokemon 'Rock Smash' or 'Strength' can be at any point in the game.

You reach a clearing which has two exits. One leads to the next city/town/island that you need to go to. The other leads to a forest full of wild Pokemon. There's a single house in the clearing. You go inside and there's an old man in there, looking longingly at a picture of him in his youth with a Growlithe. You talk to him and he starts telling you how his Growlithe has been his best friend since he was a child but a few months ago, when they were out in the forest, they were attacked by an enraged Primeape. They tried to fight it, but it was too strong, so they ran and ended up getting separated (At this point in the quest you'd have the option to ask "Why didn't you keep your Growlithe in a Pokeball?", to which he'd respond "Foolish child. Would you confine YOUR best friend to a little ball all day?"). He made it back home, but has been worried about his friend ever since. He also informs you that, since Growlithe is his one and only Pokemon, he doesn't dare venture into that dangerous forest. You tell him that you'll go into the forest and find his Growlithe for him. He thanks you and, as your leaving his house, says "Wait, take this!", and hands you a ball. (At this point the game would say something along the lines of "You've received a Po-... Well, this is strange! You've never seen a ball quite like this before." Then the old man would notice your confused look and explain that it was Growlithe's favorite ball to play with, and that maybe she'd pick up the scent and come to you.)

You leave the old man's house and head into the forest. Here, you run into a few forest Pokemon (nothing too big though. Beedrills and such). Finally, you run into Growlithe. She attacks you out of fear. You pull out the ball the old man gave you and throw it. The game says something like "Growlithe is sniffing the ball cautiously...", then it informs you that she recognizes the scent, and the battle ends. At this point the game will say something to the effect of "Growlithe refuses to leave. It seems to be protecting something." You investigate and find a Poke-Egg (after this, Growlithe will follow behind you, like Pikachu did in Yellow, until you go back to the old man's house). You start to head out of the woods but, right before you exit, the wild Primeape that the old man told you about attacks you (it should be fairly strong, with MP about on par with where most people's strongest Pokemon would be at that point). You fight it and beat it, and exit the forest with Growlithe and the egg. You go back to the old man's house and return him his Pokemon. He thanks you, then says he has a gift for you. He gives you 100P and the Poke-Egg, and you continue on your journey.

Quest end.

http://www.therewillbebrawl.com

If you haven't watched or heard of this series, drop what you're doing and do it now. This was, hands down, the greatest thing to come out of the internet last year.

Synopsis

In a Dystopian Mushroom Kingdom, corruption and avarice reign supreme. Even the greatest heroes of the land have buckled beneath the overwhelming will of the amoral elite. When a series of grisly crimes pushes an unlikely champion to seek the truth, a mystery unfolds that could completely destroy everything he holds dear.

“There Will Be Brawl” is a non-profit web series designed as a dark, dramatic parody of the popular Super Smash Bros. Brawl video game for the Nintendo Wii. The Creators of the project are avid fans of Nintendo, and this series has been developed as an homage to the colorful characters of SSBB that we all know and love.