>>33456011This is some kind of mantra people like to repeat? He's from Pallet Town, started his journey together/is childhood friends with Professor Oak's grandson, he beats the gyms in the order you're supposed to do in the games, special version of Gen I adapted to his route, influenced the media so much Pikachu became his signature Pokémon in almost every media over the starters and he even is just a palette swap of original Red design.
And if you count the few changes, nobody in the earlier anime was 100% like their game counterparts. They just became 1:1 copies by the time Hoenn rolled in. And that's was the time when Satoshi/Ash became a stand in for every male protagonist too. The same goes for Misty, Brock, and practically every gym leader.
