Anyone else think the show originally intended the Kanto starters to be split between the trio?

[Jeal]

Honestly I think Charmander would have been wasted on Brock. Due to him not battling as much as Ash it might not have even evolved.

Evolution in the anime are not about as much a pokémon battled, if the writers want, they will evolve a Pokémon with only one battle.

 

[PineapplePizza]

Maybe there was something for Brock/Charmander since he was the one who saved it but I didn't really see anything between Misty and Squirtle (except for Misty's water connection)

Was probably better it turned out the way it did though

Honestly, my thinking was there was plans to divide the starters up between the 3 and the decision to just give Ash all of the starters to advertise them better was made when Charmander the Stray Pokemon was already in production which is the last minute “You should take it Ash” felt so tacked on and last minute assuming this theory is true at all I just figured the plan was scrapped before they got to story boarding Here Comes the Squirtle Squad which is why the episode didnt feel like it was aiming to give Misty Squirtle the way the previous episode did with Brock and Charmander.


The only reason I think Squirtle may have beem at least considered for Misty is that it would make sense if Brock got Charmander it would be off kiltered for Ash to just get 2 of the 3 and the water starter fits Misty perfectly

 

[Spider-Phoenix]

The only correction I would make with the Damian episode would be to have Ash bond and worry about Charmander

And they kinda of did your proposed collection in the I Choose You movie. Ash tends and takes care of that Charmander nearly all by himself (Sorrel only helped with the medicine and tips)

Evolution in the anime are not about as much a pokémon battled, if the writers want, they will evolve a Pokémon with only one battle.

Ash's Noibat/Noivern comes to my mind.

 

[Shadao]

No. I believe Satoshi was going to get them all from the very beginning. The producers choose Pikachu for a reason. They believe that if Ash were to get an official starter like in the games, it would create a particular bias for players who picked that starter and alienated the other two. Hence why Pikachu was the starter because it was a Pokémon that everyone could have.

As such, a distribution of the Kanto starters among Ash, Brock, and Misty defeats the whole point. Obviously, whatever Ash has will have primary focus over his companions’ Pokémon. And really, all three Kanto starters represent OS Ash’s character in some way that makes them compatible with him.

Bulbasaur’s stubbornness and willingness to protect others.

Charmander’s status as a runt who has hidden potential that people underestimate.

And Squirtle’s carefree attitude and mischievous personality.

All of them are perfect for Ash in their own way. I can’t really see them with anyone but Ash.

 

[Redstar45]

I can't help wonder if blue would travel with Ash and brock not misty has red & green had programs at start and shudö had stayed fateful to the classic pocket monsters game stuff during production of the pocket monsters.

@shoz999 I thinking that Satoshi/Ash might still going to get charmander as it is fit him and i think that his own bulbasaur fit blue if she is anything like her Pokesup counterpart as his move pool could definitely useful for her thief lifestyle and Shigur/Gary might get Satoshi/Ash's squirtle as he is a jerky like his own game counterpart.

 

[RedJirachi]

Not the original series. But I do think they may have considered it for Gen 2. With Gen 1, I think they felt the starters would be the most popular and marketable representatives for their types. If they did plan on splitting them up, Squirtle would go to Misty and Bulbasaur would go to Brock I think. As for their type replacements, I could see Ash getting Oddish(it's similar, a common Grass Pokemon you can expect to get) and either his canonical Krabby or Slowpoke

If Gen 2 had the plan of the trio getting a starter each, Misty would probably get Totodile and I'd have Brock get Cyndaquil. Ash's starter types, I'd see them being Houndor(it would serve as a good introduction for the new Dark type) and Marill(one of the featured new Pokemon) or Wooper

 

[Kintaro]

Misty getting Totodile was even set up in the episode, lol. They should have just let her get it.

 

[Pokegirl Fan~]

Misty getting Totodile was even set up in the episode, lol. They should have just let her get it.

Misty getting Totodile was such a missed opportunity

 

[PineapplePizza]

and Bulbasaur would go to Brock I think.

Considering Charmander the Stray Pokemon focused on BROCK being concerned with Charmander I’m not sure why you would think that

 

[Redstar45]

That shouldn't be thing as writer-director wanted Ash have Charzard as shuďõ-san make it big deal out of it in the Pokemon the animation novelization

 

[AznKei]

I would also say that the starters in Kanto were less ambiguous than the recent starters. I mean right now, they designed the Fennekin and Popplio lines for girls, and they thought it would be odd for Ash to have them.

 

[Redstar45]

He got a snivy as female starter and beyleaf anyone ?

 

[AznKei]

He got a snivy as female starter and beyleaf anyone ?

I'm talking about their designs. Even if Ash's Snivy & Bayleaf are female, their designs don't scream female until the writers confirmed them, unlike Primarina which is a freaking mermaid.

 

[Jeal]

I'm talking about their designs. Even if Ash's Snivy & Bayleaf are female, their designs don't scream female until the writers confirmed them, unlike Primarina which is a freaking mermaid.

Bayleaf looks very feminine to me. Chikorita even more.

 

[ash&charizardfan]

He got a snivy as female starter and beyleaf anyone ?

I think snivy's personality totally suited ash's not to mention its battle style as well.

 

[ash&charizardfan]

Misty getting Totodile was such a missed opportunity

At least totodile took part in the league and one gym battle, he would have been regressed just like popplio, mudkip and chespin, it was a gag pokemon maybe that early in the series writers didn't know how to handle the gag pokemon becaue the later gag pokemon like piplup and oshowatt were far more valuable both in battles/contests and in focus too. Still just like i said starters should be reserved to ash or pokegirls with active goals and she is not one of them, writers just dont know how to handle type based goal.

 

[Jeal]

At least totodile took part in the league and one gym battle, he would have been regressed just like popplio, mudkip and chespin, it was a gag pokemon maybe that early in the series writers didn't know how to handle the gag pokemon becaue the later gag pokemon like piplup and oshowatt were far more valuable both in battles/contests and in focus too. Still just like i said starters should be reserved to ash or pokegirls with active goals and she is not one of them, writers just dont know how to handle type based goal.

Not just type based goals, all goals with no tournament. The anime could learn something from One Piece. Instead of using terms such as '' x type master '', which is very vague, use '' best x-type user in the world''. Rivals with the same goal, a final oponent(the best x type user in the region), maybe a rival who despises the type loved by the protagonist.