It’s literally a list based on their preferences though? And not by strength?
Yeah, this is honestly the reason why unlike most people I can't really hate Unfezant so much as feel sheer, unbridled pity for her. After two consecutive instances of Ash's regional bird Pokemon recieving the focus and good treatment that other Pokemon got by default, going back to the OS-era of bird neglect was awful. And it doesn't help that I actually do kinda like Unfezant as a species, so seeing it done so dirty in the show was annoying. There's also the fact that Unfezant isn't actually as bland as people claim she is, she just got her personality phased out because of a lack of screentime, something that Palpitoad and Boldore suffered from as well (though Palpitoad arguably had it even worse than Unfezant in that regard, since his personality disappeared literally right after he was caught). But the absolute biggest middle finger towards Unfezant was the poor bird being turned into a jobber against Cameron's Riolu because the writers really wanted to hammer it into viewers how amazing and powerful this particular Riolu was (I suppose because humiliating Bianca's Emboar didn't make that clear enough, apparently), so look at how it trounces a fully-evolved Flying-type.
Yeah, a big problem with trying to do a rotating team is that the writers tried that out in an era where Ash got all three starters, which obviously have to get a lot of screentime for marketing reasons due to being the faces of their Generartion, meaning they'll hardly ever not be in Ash's team. Scraggy meanwhile wasn't just the cute, marketable baby, but him being shoved into the spotlight might have also been influenced by the other marketable baby of the group: Axew. Axew was a very weak Pokemon, meaning he was difficult to train up, but having Scraggy being a fellow baby with comparable power made him the ideal sparring partner for Axew, so of course Scraggy had to frequently stay on the team, since he was the only one that could help Axew grow (making it all the more frustrating that Axew's development was botched as badly as it was, tbh). And Pikachu is obviously never going to not be on Ash's team, since he's Ash's main partner. This means that in practice there was only one slot in Ash's party for the rest of Ash's Pokemon to share, resulting in most of them having pitiful screentime, underdeveloped personalities, and being the designated fall guys of the team. Leavanny and Krookodile somehow managed to fare better than the rest, but I think it's worth mentioning that the latter was somewhat of a late capture, meaning a good chunk of his development was done as a wild Pokemon.
Going on a slighlt tangent, it pains me a little cuz I really thought that Journeys would be the perfect series to have a rotation team again. Not being anchored in a single region, meant that theoretically speaking Ash could have any Pokemon on his team, maybe even bringing some of his reserves back...
I know I should wait until Journeys is over before giving a veredict on Ash's team, but as of now I feel like it might have been better if Ash's only new captures in Journeys were Lucario and Sirfetch'd (aka, the only two who actually have gotten any development) and Ash simply called his reserves for any PWC matches against experienced/powerful opponents like Korrina. Yes, I know it might sound harsh to deprive Ash of his first Ghost-type, but what even is the point if it's barely even going to do anything? At least Ash's reserves only popping out for the occasional battle would be justified by the fact that most have already received ample development and screentime. And heck, Ash calling back on reserves could also help give the more neglected ones another chance to shine. It'd be the epitome of having your cake and actually getting to eat it. Instead we're getting the worst of both worlds: Ash's past Pokemon don't get to appear aside from the occasional flashback, and his current team isn't getting the proper focus it deserves.
Let’s not kid ourselves, they would probably only bring back the Kanto mons and a few fan favorites.
I didn’t rank them by power.
As a Fletchling, I remember it being rather animated. Though, it was mostly small moments, so I would say it had the most personality in its debut episode: it yawned as it LITERALLY WAITED for Ash and the gang to find him, laughed at the group repeatedly throughout the episode, and once caught seemed rather apologetic. A sliver of this reappears again during A Not So Flying Start!(I think that's what the episode is called...) where he wants to battle against the Fletchinder, but is refused to the point where its in the dumps throughout the entire episode. Also, two things it shares with the majority of Ash's pokemon: loyalty and determination. Hope that helps.
I hope TPCi/Nintendo filled a phat lawsuit.Sorry for randomly changing the subject, but I just saw THIS for the first time, and like....???!!! Help??? I'm still hung up on the Ash and Pikachu dialogue???!!! Like WHAT??? What on EARTH were those people thinking? And again, back on Ash and Pikachu-have they done NO RESEARCH WHATSOEVER like aghdajkhgrjksnfviorwead fhriueah-I can't.
Yeah, that sums it up.
Yeah that was stupid in PETA's game Ash says he does not care about Pikachu meanwhile he risked his life to save it.Sorry for randomly changing the subject, but I just saw THIS for the first time, and like....???!!! Help??? I'm still hung up on the Ash and Pikachu dialogue???!!! Like WHAT??? What on EARTH were those people thinking? And again, back on Ash and Pikachu-have they done NO RESEARCH WHATSOEVER like aghdajkhgrjksnfviorwead fhriueah-I can't.
Honestly, I genuinely hate PETA. They're an organization that is supposed to fight for animal rights, but they put too much time and effort in into pushing their beliefs through trashing video games set in fictional worlds by warping and twisting them into something horrible. Like what do you even have to gain from doing this? I honestly hope they got sued for this. Every time there' a new Pokemon game they pretty much gotta cry Pokemon bad.Sorry for randomly changing the subject, but I just saw THIS for the first time, and like....???!!! Help??? I'm still hung up on the Ash and Pikachu dialogue???!!! Like WHAT??? What on EARTH were those people thinking? And again, back on Ash and Pikachu-have they done NO RESEARCH WHATSOEVER like aghdajkhgrjksnfviorwead fhriueah-I can't.
Pikachu is Ash's BFF he juumed off a building to save Pikachu. How the f does he not care?Right??? Like this is said by ASH FREAKING KETCHUM...to FREAKING PIKACHU: "I don’t hate you. I just don’t care. Have I ever shown an inkling of concern about you one way or the other?" "I never asked you if you wanted to battle other Pokemon or wanted to leave your Pokeball to stretch your legs. You’ve always just been a tool to me." "The only thing that matters to me is that I make a lot of money in the Pokemon entertainment industry. I don’t want you messing with the minds of children."
WOW.
UR SO RIGHT PETA.
LOOK AT THIS SOULLESS MONSTER.
HE WOULD DEFINITELY ABUSE POKEMON.
EVEN THO HE REFUSED TO GIVE AWAY PIKACHU FOR AN OVERFLOWING CHEST OF ACTUAL GOLD UR SO RIGHT
GUYS STOP DOUBTING PETA THEY'RE JUST SAVING THE POOR DEFENSELESS POKEMON FROM ASH AND OTHER TRAINERS.
LOOK HOW MISERABLE THEY ALL ARE.
THEY ARE BEING TORTURED.
PETA WAS RIGHT THESE POOR POKEMON!!!
Sorry for randomly changing the subject, but I just saw THIS for the first time, and like....???!!! Help??? I'm still hung up on the Ash and Pikachu dialogue???!!! Like WHAT??? What on EARTH were those people thinking? And again, back on Ash and Pikachu-have they done NO RESEARCH WHATSOEVER like aghdajkhgrjksnfviorwead fhriueah-I can't.
