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* So far, Tracey has had the longest physical appearance absence of any main character in the main series, with 736 episodes between ''[[DP001|Following A Maiden's Voyage!]]'' and [[JN118]]. | * So far, Tracey has had the longest physical appearance absence of any main character in the main series, with 736 episodes between ''[[DP001|Following A Maiden's Voyage!]]'' and [[JN118]]. | ||
** Despite appearing physically in ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', Tracey's last speaking role in the anime was in ''[[AG192|Home is Where the Start Is!]]''. | ** Despite appearing physically in ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', Tracey's last speaking role in the anime was in ''[[AG192|Home is Where the Start Is!]]''. | ||
*** This makes Tracey the only main character who has physically appeared in ''Pokémon Journeys: The Series'' to not have a speaking role. | |||
===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, white, Anglo-looking character to replace him, just 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, white, Anglo-looking character to replace him, just 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. | ||