>>36112709Nah, it's more like the anime just makes every pokemon that isn't a token antagonist(with some exceptions) cute for scenes that are more slice-of-life esque, like waking up in the morning. The ones with more focus just shift more when things get more serious.
>>36112656Except the Mudkip line got shafted in the anime compared to Treecko and Torchic. The best appearance Swampert had was one episode with Tucker and a one off episode. Hell, XY had Blaziken mask and Shota/Sawyer's Sceptile, but not a Swampert in sight.
