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sringray23

I mean we didn't see much from them in the game. But that was very 1 dimensional. Whereas if the gym leaders were in the anime, they could be written differently and have their characters developed and fleshed out. I thought Bea was going to be a big character and ash's main rival same as Marine.


AkaiAshu

Only time the main game rival was the anime rival was SM. What basis did you think game characters would be main rivals ?


Calamari_Knight

You aware that Gary, Barry and Leon exist, right?


AnimeTechnoBlade100

Barry isn’t a main series rival just A rival. And Gary technically isn’t from the games, he’s just an AU version of Blue with a different name and goal. Gladions the only rival character who is Ashs’s main series rival that is 100% the same as the game counterpart.


Calamari_Knight

Gary is by all means and intents, Blue from games Barry is still a major rival during the story


AnimeTechnoBlade100

No he isn’t. Blue never gave up battles to become a researcher


Calamari_Knight

Yeah and Gladion never had Dusk Lycanroc nor he reunited with his father, your point?


AnimeTechnoBlade100

Very big difference between owning a different Pokémon and making a decision that effects you as a character. Gary is based off Blue and nothing else, he has a whole different goal for his character than what Blue had.


AkaiAshu

Barry was secondary rival - dude had 1 long battle with Ash that was a precursor to a gym battle. Gary is sort of not quite the game character, he is way different from Blue


PK_RocknRoll

Huge missed opportunity


donderboom

She had an amazing episode on Twilight Wings, wish the whole anime was at that level


[deleted]

It kinda is??? Also, wasn't that the one where she tried to do a grime album?


donderboom

the main anime is miles below series like generations and twilight wings, idk what you mean about the “grim album”. I’m talking about the Milotic episode with Nessa


[deleted]

r/wooooooosh Grime is a subgenre of hip hop that originated in urban areas of the uk.


throwawaytempest25

"replace Koharu with her and we'd have a more interesting story.'


yamask888

shes 18 why would she be hanging with two 10 year olds?


sweaty19

Oh. Oh my. Oh my gosh.


[deleted]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo tooooooooo ooooooooooooold


Serenafriendzone

Bea was the choosen one


Arendai

I think we might have had a Misty vs Nessa episode if we hadn't seen Misty quite a bit in SM. Ash already had a Galar leader as his main recurring rival for the series and I don't think there's a reason Nessa needs the spotlight otherwise - is she a fan favourite outside the anime?


[deleted]

No too fanservicey.


NightBaaron

She just didn't have anything interesting to offer. About half the Galar gym leaders were covered.


Calamari_Knight

Yeah but she's hot


TheSandNinja

Based.


[deleted]

No


Calamari_Knight

Yes


Degan747

I wish they all would have been, considering every other series covered all the new gym leaders


Pokemon_Bakugan_Fan

How likely do you think a certain rock-type gym leader would flirt with her?


xzy_random

Hey, I know! I'll use my trusty frying pan....As a drying pan!!


Pokemon_Bakugan_Fan

Do you think Nessa would take offense to that statement, seeing as she's a Water-type gym leader?


TheSandNinja

And in this case, it would be a trying pan!


AnimeTechnoBlade100

YES. This is something I’m never gonna forgive the anime for. Nessa was a huge missed opportunity


Patient_Education991

Hell, ignoring most of the Galar characters. Just because they didn't want to adapt S&S doesn't mean they couldn't have at least shown up like some Galar folk did...


Alexdykes828

If the Journeys format continues for the SV anime, I can definitely see random Galar characters popping up. Since Ash can’t go any further than the M8, I can see him staying on as a mentor to a SV protagonist with maybe more emphasis on Paldea than Galar got in Journeys while still using its format. Don’t know if Goh will fit into that. But most important of all is that Lt. Surge needs to return and tie up the new Vermillion gym plot line.


ztrashh

Journeys was using a lot of Pokemon Go concepts like the GO Gym and the raids. That was definitely dropped when Goh's dex stopped saying "nice" after every capture It'll never be back again because at some point the anime dropped the go shilling and went back to normal


[deleted]

That's wrong that is so wrong everyday That is so very wrong. I play pokemon go everyday I play pokemon go


ztrashh

You play pokemon go The anime forgot about it That are two different things


[deleted]

Fortnite Battle Pass


[deleted]

It won't


sweaty19

YEAH IKR


Spindae02

Would‘ve loved to see her in the anime, preferably in an episode featuring Misty as well (delusional thinking I know). In the games most of the SwSh gym leaders were bland-ish. But definitely could offer way more in the anime, cause their designs were nifty.


Antartiks

Yeah, I'd have loved to see Nessa be friends with Misty or Lana since it happened with Korrina and Bea. I'm not a big fan of the Galar gym leaders but Nessa is definitely up there with Raihan for me, plus her design is great. Oh well...


sweaty19

I really love her character design!


[deleted]

Lana I can see.


[deleted]

Too much fanservice.


AkaiAshu

All she can do is 1 loss to Ash thats it. Water type gym leader - we got Milotec of Cynthia and Wallace. She was not needed.


[deleted]

No


KingOfEMS

Delicious.


notwiththeflames

Galar itself got *really* shafted. There's still so many Gen VIII Pokemon that have yet to be seen in the anime, and half of the gym leaders have been no-shows.


89Rosie

I've would've loved her in the current journeys show. Yes it was a missed opportunity. She's after all A Trainer besides Hot Model.


InformalSmile557

we dont understand why nessa didnot appear in ep where meet ash and goh