It’s even in the name:Pokemonis about Pokemon.
Pikachu, Charizard, Mewtwo.
Lucario, Greninja, Mimikyu.
From Valerie to Bede, here are the best Fairy-key in trainers in Pokemon!
But what about those weird human-looking characters?
You know, thehumans?There are hundreds throughout the games, and thousands across the incredibly long-running anime.
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Sophocles is the weak link of the gang, and ultimately, the weakest link on this list.
The Sun & Moon seasons were clearly pitched as an ensemble approach, but Sophocles never changes.
He’s tedious at the best of times and downright frustrating otherwise.
The writers may have intended to remind us, through Sophocles, that not everyone is an Ash-tier hero.
Some fear the unknown.
That’s totally fair, but it could have been conveyed through someone far less irritating.
It was a tough hill to climb, and Cilan completely flunked it.
Cilan’s entire shtick is food.
He’s a great chef, you see, and hey, that’s good.
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It comes in handy when the team is starving, to be sure.
But that doesn’t give Cilan a license to never shut up about it.
31Max
Pokemon is a show primarily written for children, and most of its main charactersarechildren.
Back on track, then.
We can forgive Max, May’s seven-year-old younger brother, for being immature.
He is, after all, seven.
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And a more believable seven than his sister’s ten.
That doesn’t mean we have to accept just how annoying this brat can get.
Refusing to accept his dad isn’t some deity is just another Tuesday for this kid.
Max never really progresses past this, even if the writers seem to insist otherwise.
30Lana
Lana is… fine.
File this one under flat.
29Clemont
Cilan failed to replace Brock, and Clemont didn’t pull it off, either.
28Mallow
It seems like Sun & Moon’s oversized posse is dropping practically one after another.
Perhaps they’re just so much better together than when considered separately?
Regardless, Mallow is another fairly ho-hum addition to the anime.
It’s kind of neat that Mallow balances her studies with helping out at her father’s restaurant.
That sounds great on paper, but in reality, Matori is a fairly mixed bag.
Sometimes, she’s great, with presence and cunning.
She’s also far too infrequent to leave a lasting impression.
26Bonnie
Bonnie is Clemont’s little sister.
Unlike Max, Bonnie has some semblance of sense to her.
24Iris
After Misty left at the end of Johto, May took over her role.
After May, it was Dawn.
And after Dawn, as Ash headed into Unova and the Best Wishes saga, it was this gal.
