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>far more individual appearances in the anime than the other two unova starters
>chosen for legends arceus
>gets to be let in SV early because of the above
>only old starter in Horizons besides number two shillmon Charizard to have even the slightest bit of relevance
>the main character of Horizons herself is modeled after it for no explained reason
it genuinely seems like they're trying to retroactively make it the obligatory shillmon of the unova starters despite being on equal footing with the other two for a long time
