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* Tracey is the first and so far the only companion not to be based on an in-game character. | * Tracey is the first and so far the only companion not to be based on an in-game character. | ||
* Tracey is the only one of Ash's friends that owns Pokémon that has not battled against Ash. This may also be true for {{an|Serena}} but Ash did have a battle with her [[Mirror Serena|mirror self]] in ''[[XY037|The Cave of Mirrors!]]''. | * Tracey is the only one of Ash's friends that owns Pokémon that has not battled against Ash. This may also be true for {{an|Serena}} but Ash did have a battle with her [[Mirror Serena|mirror self]] in ''[[XY037|The Cave of Mirrors!]]''. | ||
* Tracey is the first of Ash's friends who isn't a [[Gym Leader]] or related to one | * Tracey is the first of Ash's friends who isn't a [[Gym Leader]] or related to one. | ||
===Interview with Hidaka about Tracey's creation=== | ===Interview with Hidaka about Tracey's creation=== | ||
There had been some debate between members of the fanbase in regards to why Tracey was created, as well as why he replaced Brock, and vice versa. In an [http://www.pokebeach.com/news/0708/second-pokemon-interview-with-masamitsu-hidaka-many-interesting-points interview] with former Pokémon anime director and storyboard artist [[Masamitsu Hidaka]], he stated his own reason why Tracey was created and why he replaced Brock. He (or rather, his translator) revealed that the true reason they replaced Brock is because, once they realized Pokémon was going to go global, there was a chance that Americans, if not anyone else outside of Japan, would view Brock as a racist stereotype because of his eyes (even though there wasn't an actual complaint yet). So they created a "tall, anglo-saxon looking person to be on the safe side". They later replaced him with Brock again once they realized that no one really cared as to what Brock looks like, and actually enjoyed his character.<!--This also may explain why Tracey was never included in [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]] manga.--> | There had been some debate between members of the fanbase in regards to why Tracey was created, as well as why he replaced Brock, and vice versa. In an [http://www.pokebeach.com/news/0708/second-pokemon-interview-with-masamitsu-hidaka-many-interesting-points interview] with former Pokémon anime director and storyboard artist [[Masamitsu Hidaka]], he stated his own reason why Tracey was created and why he replaced Brock. He (or rather, his translator) revealed that the true reason they replaced Brock is because, once they realized Pokémon was going to go global, there was a chance that Americans, if not anyone else outside of Japan, would view Brock as a racist stereotype because of his eyes (even though there wasn't an actual complaint yet). So they created a "tall, anglo-saxon looking person to be on the safe side". They later replaced him with Brock again once they realized that no one really cared as to what Brock looks like, and actually enjoyed his character.<!--This also may explain why Tracey was never included in [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]] manga.--> | ||