>>46456624That is called circumstantial evidence. We wouldnt need to have this discussion if the people trolling "canon" discussion just accepted Satoshi Tajiris statement from the manga in the first place. This was actually written into the coverpages of the first releases of the manga. Pic related should be a checkmate.
People saying the manga isnt canon are just being obtuse and saying "muh games" or "muh anime" because its something they grew up with and have the fondest connections with. Not any objective reasons.
