>>39444607>>39444674I wouldn't even call Alakazam an "ace" since it like all of his other Pokemon he's replaced before, and Blue is one of the few characters in this series to continuously change and rotate who he uses in his team.
Alakazam just happens to be the Pokemon he starts with in SM, and people figured "Red starts with Pikachu = ace, so Blue starts with Alakazam = ace" if I was a betting man, Alakazam was just picked at random for what he'd start off battle with in SM.
Outside of starters Pidgeot really was the only time he was given an ace during HGSS, so its pretty much the most obvious choice if they aren't going to give him a stater.
