>>52986130>tree girlShe must have looked more like Koko or Stick from Sonic Boom and as the plot progressed she took on her champion appearance.
But I imagine that it would have been problematic due to racism in the eyes of the American audience, in which case Nadia's route would have been the best.
It's a shame, I think a full wild Iris, who spoke in the third person, got scared of technology, and tried to eat Pikachu would have been very cute, having as a growth arc adapting to the customs of her friends and starting a difficult relationship with Pikachu to evolve into a true friendship.