>>40093063Ash and Red have influenced each other though. Ash is Red's anime counterpart as they are the Pallet Town kid who are rivals with Oak's grandson. In Gen 1 artwork, Red's starter is Venusaur. The only reason why Red is shown to have Charizard and Pikachu as his main Pokemon in more recent media is because of the anime's popularity. Not to mention that Pokemon Yellow was inspired by the anime, and Red's GSC team comes from that game.
