>>44409483>It had an affinity for Pikachu’s electricity, that’s why it joined Ash’s team.And they bonded nonetheless. If it really didn't care about Ash, it wouldn't have stayed to assist him in the Kukui match.
>give genuine reasons for Ash capturing Pokémon.Sure, I'll give you a quick and easy one: Ash didn't have a complete team. He wasn't going to join the tournament with only five 'mons, just like he didn't do in every other region.
>Meltan and Poipole joining Ash was no different than any of the other Legendary Pokémon that follow Ash around for a little bit,Poipole is a creature from another dimension where its species is completely normal, exists in big numbers and isn't related to a prophecy or a bad guy's plan. There's nothing legendary about that.
>Charizard and Gliscor were left to train, Poipole was left to be with its friends.And Poipole wasn't allowed to train on its own because...? It's already been known that pokémon can train by themselves and be born with a certain strength, like Paul's Ursaring. How hard it is to grasp that Poipole became strong on its own?
>Melmetal did significant damage to Silvally and everyone acknowledged it.If flinging its arms around like Kermit counts as "damage" that is. Melmetal didn't win the fight, plain and simple. All the attacks that actually mattered to beat Silvally were by Pikachu, who already had a record beating creatures statistically stronger than him.
>A Pokémon trained by the current strongest trainer in the region? And I reiterate: Poipole also trained. Just because a creature is trained by someone considered the strongest doesn't mean they're invincible or that they can only be defeated by certain pokémon. By that logic, Ash-Greninja is a Mary Sue for standing toe-to-toe with Diantha's Gardevoir.
>Riolu hatched and immediately got its ass beat by every wild Pokémon it encountered. And it was still able to take their hits like no tomorrow despite them ganging up on it many times.