>>49009079A few years ago I introduced my young cousin to Pokemon. I gave him my old DS, a copy of Platinum and my old Pokedex book that only went up to Gen 4.
A few days later he's drawing pictures of Charizard. The book didn't emphasize any Pokemon above the rest. Charizard wasn't even on the cover. And obv wasn't in the game he was playing. Charizard just appeals to a lot of young boys. It's that simple.