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* For several weeks, previews of the ''Best Wishes'' series's early episodes explicitly excluded [[Ash Ketchum]], with the hosts of [[Pokémon Sunday]] commenting on his absence. Ash did not appear on a pre-release poster, as well. This was likely to hide his redesign for greater surprise. | * For several weeks, previews of the ''Best Wishes'' series's early episodes explicitly excluded [[Ash Ketchum]], with the hosts of [[Pokémon Sunday]] commenting on his absence. Ash did not appear on a pre-release poster, as well. This was likely to hide his redesign for greater surprise. | ||
* Much like the original series, Ash's female companion debuts in the first episode of the series, but she is not introduced in full until the second, and Ash meets his male traveling companion in the fifth episode, when he leaves behind his Gym Leader duties to travel with Ash. Both of Ash's traveling companions are also Gym Leaders in {{game|Black and White|s}}. | * Much like the original series, Ash's female companion debuts in the first episode of the series, but she is not introduced in full until the second, and Ash meets his male traveling companion in the fifth episode, when he leaves behind his Gym Leader duties to travel with Ash. Both of Ash's traveling companions are also Gym Leaders in {{game|Black and White|s}}. | ||
* The first few episodes of this series share similar elements to the first few episodes of the original series, while there are many allusions to the original series present. | * The first few episodes of this series share similar elements to the first few episodes of the original series, while there are many allusions to the original series present. For example, this is the first series since the original to have it's title rebranded twice, becoming ''Best Wishes: Season 2'' and ''Best Wishes Season 2: Episode N'', similar to how the original ''Pocket Monsters'' became ''Pocket Monsters: Orange Islands'' and ''Pocket Monsters: Gold and Silver''. | ||
* ''Best Wishes'' is the first anime series that did not premiere on the same day its respective games were released since the original series. | * ''Best Wishes'' is the first anime series that did not premiere on the same day its respective games were released since the original series. | ||
* Ash catches the Unova starter Pokémon in reverse Pokédex order, obtaining {{AP|Oshawott}}, then {{AP|Tepig}}, and finally {{AP|Snivy}}. All previous times he has caught multiple starter Pokémon he has caught the {{type|Grass}} among them first, following up with the {{type|Fire}} in all regions but [[Hoenn]], and finally catching the {{type|Water}} among the group in [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]] only. | * Ash catches the Unova starter Pokémon in reverse Pokédex order, obtaining {{AP|Oshawott}}, then {{AP|Tepig}}, and finally {{AP|Snivy}}. All previous times he has caught multiple starter Pokémon he has caught the {{type|Grass}} among them first, following up with the {{type|Fire}} in all regions but [[Hoenn]], and finally catching the {{type|Water}} among the group in [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]] only. | ||