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>In an interview with former Pokémon anime director and storyboard artist Masamitsu Hidaka, he stated his own reason why Tracey was created and why he replaced Brock. He revealed that the true reason they replaced Brock is because there was a chance that Americans would view Brock as a racist stereotype because of his eyes. So they created a "tall, white, Anglo-looking character to replace him, just to be on the safe side."
Tracie hate thread
