>>27792666I kinda have to mention the fanbase. I used to be a die-hard fan of Lucario.
He used to be my absolute favorite Pokemon during the early months of Generation 4. I like his design, I used him on my team through multiple runs, and about his only 2 downsides in my opinion are that he could be taller (I think he's >5'), and that he could be less fragile. He was basically a signature Pokemon for me.
But then his fanbase showed up and I eventually dropped him out of fear of being associated with those people.
Currently I don't really appreciate how much he gets shoved down everyone's throats. I half expected to be given a free one early into ORAS's story. Just sorta exacerbates the issue which is the existence of his shitty fanbase.
I haven't used him on my team since generation 4, as a result. I want to like him, but I'm one to let a mass opinion sway my own.