>>47205557>I just feel like Goh getting jealous feels kind of forced?Nah he's a autist. As it stands he only had one friend to his knowledge till Ash came along. His idea of friendships/relationships was so fragile he thought being angry quickly destroyed his friendship with Ash. It's also obvious he's very attached to Koharu given how he loves showing off to her and speaks proudly of her in multiple episodes. Also the Celebi episode further gave us some reasoning into his insecurity with potential friendships, pair that with very far end of his masculine mindset of "People over Items" and you have a socially awkward dork.
>>47205666Agreed devil trips but I would probably disagree with the Koharu remark. I think like in real life even if you have a female friend growing up you tend to relate more to friends of the same gender as there is so much more to relate to in terms of mindsets. It also helps that Ash is slightly autistic about something himself in a realm like Mons like you said.