The Pokémon Anime Moment That Will Haunt Us All Forever

And I know ten seconds doesn’t seem like a long time, but screaming seconds are like dog years—they last forever.

But Charmander gets battered and then Blue orders Squirtle to use its “Bite” attack and deliver what would become the coup de grace.

Red’s Charmander is totally outmatched against Blue’s Squirtle, not because Charmander is a weak Pokémon but because Red just isn’t very good at battling.