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Honestly, Wally would be the biggest missed opportunity of the anime because I have a bias towards the guy. The boy has a more protagonist-type backstory than the actual protagonist of this anime.
While we’re on the topic of characters missing from the anime, why not Benga? His characterization is rather flat in the game, but he did become head of essentially Unova’s Battle Frontier equivalent not called the Battle Subway.
He would be either an interesting rival for Ash, perhaps an even more interesting foil for Ash than Cameron who is the cesspool of Ash’s worst traits. Plus, putting him in the position of rival could lead to some interesting anime-exclusive characterization choices like trying to usurp Alder’s title. It certainly beats having Trip.
While we’re on the topic of characters missing from the anime, why not Benga? His characterization is rather flat in the game, but he did become head of essentially Unova’s Battle Frontier equivalent not called the Battle Subway.
He would be either an interesting rival for Ash, perhaps an even more interesting foil for Ash than Cameron who is the cesspool of Ash’s worst traits. Plus, putting him in the position of rival could lead to some interesting anime-exclusive characterization choices like trying to usurp Alder’s title. It certainly beats having Trip.