>>47089363The problem with Gary is that they just tell us that he's a badass and we don't really get to see it until Ash comes back from the Orange Islands. He's always ahead of Ash, in terms of badges and catching pokemon but until Eevee kicks Pikachu ass like 115 episodes in. He's had some great development, but you could remove Ash from it mostly and not much would change, which is a shame because his personality was excellent.