>>20045520Charizard is the most popular, so yes, Game Freak/Nintendo is going to pour on the fanservice for it. There's nothing wrong with a little pandering sometimes.
On your other points though
>Smash never had Bulbasaur playable>It was Ivysaur, and so far it looks to have been removed entirely>Squirtle is in the same boatThat said it was a side effect of their decision the remove transforming/switching characters from the game to make it more tournament friendly. This is the result of nintendo giving into the demands of the fanbase more than anything.
Ivysaur and Squirtle *might* actually be playable in the game as unlockables however, since they did have a much more unique playstyle than any of the previous characters who were removed. This would skew the roster heavily in favor of pokemon, but I doubt anyone would actually complain.
