>>36209528Ash has always traveled with a character who's acted as the older sibling character to compliment Ash and the female lead.
>OS had Tracy and Brock>AG-DP had Brock>BW had Cilan>XY had ClemontOf the main Captains Mallow - who is 19 in the games, felt like a character who could fill the role of "wise/reliable" older sibling kind of character. I remember during XY I kind of wished that Alexa would potentially fill the role of the older character who travels around with Ash since it'd be neat to have a female fill the role instead of the traditional male character. If SM had been a travel around series Mallow is really the only Pokegirl who could fill that role. She has ties to Lillie, knows how to cook, knows most of the other captians - Lana, Kiawe and Olivia. She feels like she's made for that role.
Pic related should have happened with Lillie as a recurring character.