>>35155207James
>has never been capable of winning any league>no formal training>can barely control the pokemon he had to struggle to catch>fails to keep any long term companionsJames
>has a stronger bond with his pokemon than any main character>doesn't need to battle to catch pokemon, they love him so much they offer themselves to him>incredibly loaded and can afford the best training the world has to offer>makes life long friendshipsWhy isn't the show about Jessie and James quitting Team Rocket, Jessie going back to nursing school, and Ash becoming James's apprentice in both pokemon battling and drag? Considering every pokemon professor, gym leader, and pokemon trainer of high status keeps going on and on about how the most important thing is the bond between trainer and pokemon wouldn't that mean that James, out of all the recurring characters, has the highest potential to be a pokemon master?