20 Pokémon GIFs That'll Make You a Better Friend

As a new chapter in the Pokémon saga unfolds, we found ourselves getting nostalgic thinking about everything the franchise has taught us so far

Aside from less savory lessons one could learn from Pokémon — namely that it's okay to cage wild animals and train them to fight each other — the franchise's heartfelt tale of friendship has been hitting us right in our feels since 1996.

So, we rounded up the most important lessons about friendship that Ash, Brock, Misty and the rest of the Pokémon gang taught us

First things first, though: We recommend listening to the following tune while flipping through our gallery, above — because everything is better with the Pokémon theme song Read more...