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=== | ===Why I think {{p|Pikachu}} should not be the mascot=== | ||
[[Pokémon]] is a huge franchise, not only a [[Pokémon anime|TV show]]. If there was no Pokémon that can represent every branch, then the mascot should at least represent the [[core series]] games because that's where the franchise started. Pikachu doesn’t represent them very well, except for [[Pokémon Yellow Version]]. Pikachu only became important when the [[Pokémon anime]] started airing. The first episode was aired on April Fools day, so Pikachu’s status as mascot was probably just some kind of prank. | |||
* The mascot of ''Mario'' is Mario. The mascot of ''The Legend of Zelda'' is Link. The mascot of ''Kirby'' is Kirby. In case you don’t see a pattern, the mascots for all these games are one of their playable characters. However, [[Red (game)|Red]] has no superpowers, so it would make more sense for the mascot to be a Pokémon. The closest that a Pokémon could ever get to being a playable character would probably be the [[starter Pokémon]], since they’re both titular and obtained at the beginning of each game. Thus, I think it would make sense if all three [[Kanto]] starters could be mascots. Of course, they’d have to be roughly balanced in terms of both usefulness and popularity. | * The mascot of ''Mario'' is Mario. The mascot of ''The Legend of Zelda'' is Link. The mascot of ''Kirby'' is Kirby. In case you don’t see a pattern, the mascots for all these games are one of their playable characters. However, [[Red (game)|Red]] has no superpowers, so it would make more sense for the mascot to be a Pokémon. The closest that a Pokémon could ever get to being a playable character would probably be the [[starter Pokémon]], since they’re both titular and obtained at the beginning of each game. Thus, I think it would make sense if all three [[Kanto]] starters could be mascots. Of course, they’d have to be roughly balanced in terms of both usefulness and popularity. | ||