“I don’t feel like Charizard gets enough love”
There are two reasons to not say this to a Pokémon fan. 1. You’d be wrong. 2. One of the notable effects of Gen I nostalgia and The Pokémon Company’s willingness to play into it is that it’s bred some resentment from folks who love anything that’s come after those original Game Boy games. As the series mascot, Pikachu is inevitably going to be repeatedly featured with new forms, significant anime appearances, and is going to be catchable in most games. But there’s a strong sentiment that Charizard, the iconic fire starter from the first generation, is featured too heavily. He gets two mega forms, has a gigantamax form, and his original card is still one of the highest-value pieces of Pokémon merchandise. But now that Pokémon games no longer feature every Pokémon, some feel that the not-dragon is taking up a seat at the table for other starters from later generations.
