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Let's go down this shit point by point:
>chose his starter to honor his father vs. got pikachu because he was late
Yes, getting one of the three Pokemon guaranteed to everyone when your competition was only one other dude is really impressive. Meanwhile, Ash formed an unbreakable bond quickly with his partner despite a rocky start.
>filled up a Pokedex vs. got one that was already filled
You are comparing two different storytelling devices. One is designed to fill a goal/gameplay completion requirement, the other is to serve as a fucking guidebook to the universe the character lives in. Which, in the end, fits better with the fact that this is a universe people have been living in for fucking years where they're part of everyday life; the games emphasize the mystery of Pokemon while the Anime they're all known quantities
>caught 150 Pokemon + legendaries verses hasn't caught them all in Kanto and moves on to different regions
Ash's goal was never to catch 150 Pokemon, that was only in the dub, and even then, dropped after the early episodes. At least Ash continues to bond with his partners instead of focusing on only one to the detriment of everyone else, who just sit and fill up Pokedex boxes. Red only fucking cares about his Charizard; he didn't even evolve his spearow and needed to catch Fearow later. Does that sound like someone who fucking cares about his Pokemon and gives them all equal attention?
>Lost to his rival once, it never happened again vs. Ash defeated Gary once, it never happened again
It's a fucking video game, you're designed to win. That being said, Origins goes out of its way to treat Blue like a joke past the first episode, so this is nothing worth bragging about in that context either. Ash has also had numerous rivals who he has gone through different situations with besides one recurring asshole.
