What are the most overused phrases in the anime?

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For me, they are:

"Dig it!" (Meowth; various)

"Team Rocket's/We're blasting off again!" (TR; various. Blasting off itself got old, they could at least mix it up once in a while.)

"I'm so psyched!" (Ash; various)

"___, use ___, let's go!" (Anyone; various. I really don't know why they don't just simply use "Attack" anymore.)

"They're (TR) a bunch of bad guys who steal other people's Pokemon!" (Ash; various.)

"It's Team Rocket!" (All; various)

"O'course!" (Ash or Meowth; various)

"Kay." (Ash; various)

"Let 'er rip!" (Ash; various Battle Frontier episodes. I think 3+ times is too much for such an uncommon phrase.)
 
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Only ones I can think of at the moment
"You see?" - Used by various characters in DP to fill extra lip movements at the end of sentences.

"You're such a kid" Iris
 
"Team Rocket's/We're blasting off again!" (TR; various. Blasting off itself got old, they could at least mix it up once in a while.)
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Huh? If I recall correctly, they quite often used a variant of it...in fact I'm pretty sure the straight version of the phrase wasn't used as much as the various other versions of it.
 
"Ya see/Ya know" are quite big contenders too.

They did use variation in "...Blasting off again!", but not often enough to where it doesn't get old.
 
Cilan calling himself a [insert hobby here] connoisseur. Partially 'cause I don't like the word "connoisseur."

Can we include words/phrases that got overused in just one ep? If so, then Ash's "good buddies" line from the Cottonee rip-off of "Bye Bye Butterfree."
 
I'll also include anyone calling anyone by the wrong name multiple times. (I'm looking at you, Lyra. And Alder. And anyone who's ever interacted with Stephan.)
 
Someone says something and Ash repeats it in a curious voice:

"It's called the Jewel of Life"
"The Jewel of Life?"
"Yes, it is said that..."
 
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