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They seem to really want Gou to become popular judging by the comment on wanting to avoid making him annoying and trying to get his first episode to go viral with the "Pikachu backstory" thing, so maybe they're worried a third companion would take time from him? That might even be why the TRio has limited screen time so far.I didn't want to add more wood to the fire since I realize that criticizing certain characters can lead to arguments but what the heck, I do think that Koharu's role is weird and out of character of the writing staff. The reason being that this whole time certain comments from the anime staff (as well as my own judgments from viewing the series for so long) had led me to believe that having at least one girl in the cast per saga as 'eye candy' (Masamitsu Hidaka's words not mine so please don't get offended) was a necessary evil and I accepted it because it's such a minor thing and if you ignore Mr. Hidaka's comment and focus on the positives that each female cast member brings to the show, you can learn to appreciate each female cast member...
But Koharu is like the anti-pokegirl. I know that she was booked as a supporting character instead of a main pokegirl, but that part itself is so weird. I mean why demote her like that? What's wrong with the usual 3-person cast model that was used before in most previous sagas? How does only having Ash and Go in the main cast while Koharu kinda dawdles in the background for a few seconds in most episodes do any good? Was there a new study that the producers conducted that revealed that kids don't want girls in the main cast? Idk what's happening but I'm genuinely stumped when it comes to Koharu. :s
That's just a random guess, because I can't figure out any other reason Koharu or another girl isn't traveling with them (yet).