>>56019749>CharizardTyphlosion took advantage of Charizard's success, the game put all its (same type) competitors at the end of the game, and gave a free pokemon that was better than its main counterpart.
>trashnimeNobody cares about anime seasons when the starter pokemon doesn't reach its last form.
>regional replacementWhen they try to "replace" Lucario with a new furrymon, it doesn't harm its popularity, but rather helps it become more even more popular, and that's what happened with Typhlosion.