Why Most of Ash's Pokémon at Professor Oak's Laboratory Were Cut in the Sun & Moon Anime Series

[Thomas Wiencek]

I know that some of Ash's Pokémon at Professor Oak's Laboratory and in training, that have appeared in the Sun & Moon episode "Alola, Kanto!" include Bulbasaur, Charizard (only in a Ash's flashback), Squirtle (along with the Squirtle Squad), Muk (the one that have appeared in the only later Sun & Moon episode "Show Me the Metal!"), a herd of thirty Tauros, Totodile and Corphish, while most of Pokémon cut in the Sun & Moon anime series include, Kingler, Primeape, Snorlax, Heracross, Bayleef, Quilava, Noctowl, Donphan, Swellow, Sceptile, Torkoal, Glalie, Staraptor, Torterra, Infernape, Buizel, Gliscor, Gible, Unfezant, Oshawott, Pignite, Snivy, Scraggy, Leavanny, Palpitoad, Boldore, Krookodile, Talonflame, Hawlucha and Noivern, even though I have thought that Ash was very well without Mega Evolve Charizard, Heracross, Sceptile and Glalie with Charizardite X and Y, Heracronite, Sceptilite and Glalite, respectively, evening including for the first time due to dramatic effect and so that the Pokémon anime staff writers wouldn't want Ash to become too powerful a Pokémon Trainer like that. So other than those shown in the only two Sun & Moon episodes "Alola, Kanto!" and "Show Me the Metal!", why do you think the Pokémon anime staff writers cut most of Ash's Pokémon at Professor Oak's Laboratory and in training? Please let me know, thanks.