>>48571259>No, as red is actually stated to be differentBut they're both male MCs in Kanto, meaning they're the same.
>No he didn’tyes, he did, read
>>48571144>The delta episode implied the multiverseYes, which, as already addressed, means there's more than one universe in the setting.
>The term multiverse originated from a theory of many worlds, which states all possible universe and timelines do exist outside of ours.Irrelevant, as we're discussing not to mention bubble universe theory doesn't state this.
>In the context of Pokemon, the multiverse means every possible playthrough is technically canonsource?
>Why do you think Red always has four starters?To represent all players.
>The only way you can comprehend retcons and contradictions is through the multiverse.Not really, that's just youtubers poisoning your brain.
Retcons and contraditcions can also(and usually do) happen because of bad writing.
>>48571261Where was this said? Please quote the post.
>>48571266>Ethan and Lyra are the Johto male and female protagonists respectively.This only works as an argument if a region can only have one MC of the same gender, so is Chase Red then?
>They did not get official names until HGSSBut HGSS is not GSC, HGSS are remakes of GS. Anon said Lyra is the MC of GSC. I want a source on that.
>>48571274>The official source doesn't state they're from the same universe though>https://www.pokemon.jp/special/kowapoke/horrorspot/Yes, they have been used interchangeably. This means its irrelevant and only in ORAS/RSE(where it is explicitly stated in-game) is different.
