I find this to be one of Ash's more memorable ace Pokemon for a few reasons; it's quadruped and not a jobmon. It's not a starter Pokemon. It played a huge role in Ash winning a league.

I'm only a casual follower of the anime but from what I understand it has been referenced in at least 1 of the Journeys ops/eds and Ash has visited it a few times. I hope it returns for the Master's Eight battles. I think it's one of Ash's best Pokemon and should be part of this.