>>55170838>>55172531>>55172575>Women momentJokes aside, this is the basis of this crackship, to be honest Chloe was created to complement Goh's background as a childhood friend and probably love interest, ignoring any interaction with Ash or making her distant.
>>55170363Then the writers realized that the dynamic of this series didn't work without a female role, so they forced Chloe as the third protagonist in the last part of the series, but what happens? They realized that the interaction between the three of them would be very clumsy since for the most part Chloe was limited to being friends with Goh and was cold towards Ash, which would look bad on a heroine, what was their solution? make they interact more and as good friends, but the timing was so bad that it happened during the episodes in which Ash was publicly revealed as the champion of Alola, him entering the top 8 tournament, and him winning the world cup, as well. that their sudden and spontaneous friendship, instead of being seen as character growth, turned her into a fortune-seeker in the public eye.
>>55165989Although many are just following the joke, what we cannot deny is that couples like this exist in reality and whether we like it or not, they manage to work by complementing their interests, unlike the idealized romantic couple.