matt0044
Well-Known Member
Whether it be concepts from past sagas that were never fully developed or game elements that could've been interesting to see animated, the Pokemon Anime has a lot of moments where there could've been something great but it seems like the plans fell through or they never thought of it to begin with.
I'll start by pondering this: what if N had be in Trip's place as Ash's main rival right out the gate?
The more I think about it, the more it become apparent that this was the biggest missed opportunity in the Anime ever.
For one thing, N could easily be the antagonistic rival to Ash like Paul was but in a different way considering how he’s a Trainer who’s been around. He’d meet Ash like Trip would’ve at the Juniper Laboratory to get a starter and commence his cover as a Pokémon Trainer for Team Plasma's ultimate endgame.
However, when Pikachu returns to Ash and gets all chummy with the humans, N would be intrigued by this apparent bond and accept a challenge to battle Ash. Perhaps he later sees Zekrom's second appearance too.
Pikachu would lose and prompt N to tell off Ash for how he let his friend battle without realizing that he wasn’t feeling well. And that's just episode one.
Even if Team Plasma still had limited appearances, N would still be an effective rival on par with Paul if they played their cards right. Maybe they'd team up when Team Rocket butts in and find they have more in common than they'd like to admit.
That's it for me. I'm sure you guys have a lot of other thoughts on this.
I'll start by pondering this: what if N had be in Trip's place as Ash's main rival right out the gate?
The more I think about it, the more it become apparent that this was the biggest missed opportunity in the Anime ever.
For one thing, N could easily be the antagonistic rival to Ash like Paul was but in a different way considering how he’s a Trainer who’s been around. He’d meet Ash like Trip would’ve at the Juniper Laboratory to get a starter and commence his cover as a Pokémon Trainer for Team Plasma's ultimate endgame.
However, when Pikachu returns to Ash and gets all chummy with the humans, N would be intrigued by this apparent bond and accept a challenge to battle Ash. Perhaps he later sees Zekrom's second appearance too.
Pikachu would lose and prompt N to tell off Ash for how he let his friend battle without realizing that he wasn’t feeling well. And that's just episode one.
Even if Team Plasma still had limited appearances, N would still be an effective rival on par with Paul if they played their cards right. Maybe they'd team up when Team Rocket butts in and find they have more in common than they'd like to admit.
That's it for me. I'm sure you guys have a lot of other thoughts on this.