Phosphene
Formerly SpinyShell
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If this character really is a boy then they are going to have to reveal a new female character later. They need a girl on the main cast otherwise young girl fans will exit the series and Pokemon will gain the image that it's only for boys, something I don't think that the staff members want.
Looks like Pokemon is going to suffer without a female main character.
They're basically alienating half their audience. I don't think that they would want Pokemon to be seen as something that only boys should like, although they're doing a good job at that.
horrible business mistake that will cost them in the end, as young girls tune out and once people start saying that Pokemon is only for boys it would be harder for girls to get into the franchise. I don't think that Pokemon can survive appealing to just one gender.
That wouldn't save them from the inevitable decline of Pokemon's female fanbase.
I know this thread has kinda passed the topic, but I highly doubt the lack of a female traveling companion will lead to this doom and gloom decline where girls become alienated with Pokémon, and the franchise turns into a male-only thing where it is difficult or impossible for girls to enter. Like, I can see some people growing alienated, but not so much that the Pokémon’s female fanbase will just evaporate.