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This is more like the fans ruined it for you, not the anime.
Well I'd say it's 50/50 since the anime made it a lot worse by shilling Lucario throughout DP and XY. Their constant need to give Lucario endless amounts of hype is what led many fans to predict that Ash had a chance to get a Lucario back then, which only made matters worse.
And honestly, I do seriously wonder why the writers never went through with giving Ash a Lucario given how popular the species is.