>>20570178Thing is they didn't do this with Ash/Dawn which was just as popular (if not moreso) than Ash/Serena. Nor Ash/Misty, which was a thing in OI.
Having relationship charts saying she has special feelings for him/in love with him, having posters of just them together (clearly intended to be more romanc-y), and putting "Becoming Satoshi's bride...Kyaaa! This is embarrassing!" as a quiz option is fucking weird.