>>27626574Some of the biggest issues I have with ash are that he shows no progression. Why does he have a box full of pokemon, yet travels to a new region with only Pikachu? What is with that self imposed rule? Why is his Pikachi able to compete with the 8th gym leader of Unova, but gets stomped by the first gym leader of Kalos? Isnt pikachu basicaly a veteran by now its been in literally hundreds of battles. Why the fuck does Ash view Roxie's Koffing with confusion. He used to battle a Koffing EVERY DAY.
With different characters there will be different nuances, even if they all fulfill the goofy, energetic idiot trope (Ash didnt even fit this trope in the beginning of the anime). But at least with a new protagonist we wont wonder why this little has had no progression despite having traveled to 5 regions and battled multiple champion level trainers, legendary pokemon, and having beaten nearly every gym leader.
