May was Ash’s new companion in Ruby and Sapphire's Hoenn, and also the first traveling partner who had less experience than he did. That put Ash in the mentor’s seat for once, helping to guide ...

while being much less filler-dense than either the original series or Ruby and Sapphire. One aspect which was critical was how Ash was portrayed. With so much experience under his belt by this ...

It’d be Snivy. You can’t go wrong with a good grass-type Pokémon early in the game. Not only does Snivy have both great defence and attack skills, but she is also as cute as Pikachu.