I don't think Ash gets Grookey. Having a current generation starter on his team, limits the amount of slots he can rotate with if he gets more than 5 Pokemon. We basically don't see Dragonite and Gengar all that often already, because Riolu is a thing and the Riolu line is more than likely gonna...
You can use that argument for the majority of his typings (Before Journeys, he had 5 fighting types, he doesn't need more of them and now he has 7 - Fighting is the typing he has the most of after Flying (With 7 - 8 if we count Primeape) while he has 10 flying types - 12 if we count Butterfree...
I don't think color is a factor, since it has happened in the past.
Sinnoh: Kanto: Squirtle and Lapras
Johto: Bulbasaur and Chikorita, Totodile and Heracross
Hoenn: Didn't share a color pattern
Sinnoh: Gliscor and Gible (Granted, they weren't on the team at the same time, but he still got...
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