>>54420173>Do you think she was a good companion, or is she overrated and only well-liked for nostalgia?While not the worst character ever, it's pretty fucking obvious she only has the fanbase she has for being not only the first Pokegirl companion, but also the ONLY Pokegirl companion as far as those westerners that only dropped Pokemon after Pokemania are concerned.
Beyond that, she's a relatively uncomplicated collection of various 90s anime girl cliches that was added to the show for fanservice and "having a girl on the cast will make girls more likely to watch the show, even if she doesn't actually DO all that much" reasons. Not being created with any kind of development or plotlines in mind made the character suffer pretty badly as the show kept running for year after year and the writers were never able to really figure out what the hell to do with her. Writing her out and replacing her with a new girl they actually could make plans for from day 1 was clearly the right way to go.
It's also hilarious to see how many westfags praise her as some kind of feminist icon or whatever considering how many fanservice shots she got and how much the camera focuses on her legs in general.
tldr she's fine. Overrated and lacking in direction, and largely treated as nostalgiabait nowadays, but not a complete disaster.
