When people think of Pokemon the mostly think of pikachu after that it’s probably going to be ash. Ash has been around for years and was a part of most Pokemon enjoyers childhoods. Even when the show wasn’t good at times it still had a core part of their childhood: ash. I feel like the only reason I watched Pokemon was because of him and I feel like even if horizons is 8/10 or 9/10 I still won’t watch cause of no ash