Way late, but I think Games catching Morpeko has been a waste just to allow him to have an official pokemon. I think it was a nice catch for him, but when you can completely omit it from the anime and it change nothing at all well then.... I don't think it was needed. I feel like it was just a way to make Jessie, James and Meowth come up wtih dumb ideas because they have no money to afford food.
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Anyway, while we do not know if Pokemon will continue into Paldea or if Ash will make a return, I was just curious what you all thought would be great for Ash's team?
Journeys completely broke the 'normal' for anything related to the anime, thus hard to say if he will even catch in Paldean Pokemon. But think of it as if this was an old format where he did only catch new pokemon.
For me, I'd love to see Ash catch another herd of Tauros with all three different variants. We never got the episode in English so for many, they probably don't even know how Ash got them. So having a new herd to catch and having a 'safe for children' flashback would be amazing.
For starter... I was disappointed he didn't get a starter in Journeys for Galar. But this time... I kinda hope he doesn't. I don't think many people like any of the starters, which is the first time. And while Fuecoco was originally the most liked, I think Sprigatito has taken over. If he was to catch a starter, I'd like to get justice for what they did to Rowlet and have Ash catch Sprigatito and fully evolve it.
Lokix - I feel like this might be considered the regional bug and something Ash hasn't caught in a very long time and would love to see him catch it. It seems like a very Ash Pokemon.
Palafin - Honestly it is a very hated pokemon, but I think it matches Ash very well. I also feel like if it was in the anime, people would like it a bit more when actually seeing it in action. If Ash can't get a pokemon's fanbase up, there is no hope for it.
Baxcalibir or Cetitan - One of these I think would be amazing for Ash. Given he never got a Larvitar and Bax look very similar to one, I feel like it would be an amazing addition to his team. Cetitan I also think could be a good pokemon, but not as good as Bax. Not to mention Baxcalibir is based on Godzilla, so I think it would have a huge fanbase in Japan.
Charcadet/Evos - I think this would also be a good addition to his team, especially if it doesn't get Fuecoco. They are probably going to be the Lucario/Zoroark of the region and both would match him well.
Annihilape - I'd love to see them bring back Primeape now that we know they haven't forgotten and then let ti evolve.
Others;
Skiddo/Gogoat - I always thought Ash should have caught this pokemon in Kalos. Especially after not having a grass type on his team. I was really disappointed when he didn't catch it.
Bisharp - With its new evolution and how it evolves, I feel like it would also match Ash well. This is more of a bias opinion given that Bisharp is a favorite pokemon.
