An insight through a now-deleted Reddit post from July 10 potentially expressed saltiness over Pikachu and Charizard always being in a final Tournament or League Battle, opening up a discussion as to who are the real stars of the Pokémon anime series.
League Battles within the Pokémon anime series are full of pinnacle moments, from Ash facing off against Paul at the Lily of the Valley Conference to Ashe verse Gary at the Silver Conference. The trainers often lead the storyline as the Pokémon provide the action. In a deleted post from a Reddit user earlier today, it was pointed out that staple Pokémon like Pikachu and Charizard are always in the final Tournament/League Battle, causing some in the community to question whether it’s the Pokémon or the Trainers, who are the real stars of the Pokémon anime series.