Why did Brock get replaced by Tracey?

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 ...
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Why did they replace Brock?

As it happens, the actual reason for Brock's departure was fear from the localisation team that Brock might be perceived as racist by American audiences. One of Brock's most notable features are his eyes (or lack thereof), a feature which the showrunners were worried could be interpreted as a sort of racist stereotype.
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Why did they replace Brock and Misty?

It was just an advertisement plot for the new games. They needed to put May in to advertise Ruby and Sapphire and they were afraid of writing Brock out because they did it before.
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Is Brock a racist Pokémon?

The creators of the show felt that Brock's design might be perceived as racist outside of Japan, so they replaced him with a more obviously white character. This change ended up having the opposite effect, as fans were furious that the beloved Brock was dropped from the show.
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What happened to Tracey in Pokémon?

But when the arc wrapped up proper back in the main anime and our heroes returned to Kanto, Tracey decided to stay in Pallet Town as Professor Oak's new assistant.
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The Curious Reason Brock Was Temporarily Written Out of Pokémon (Favourite Pokémon Characters)



How old is Brock in the anime?

Brock is a 15-year-old Pokémon Doctor in training, the former Pewter City Gym Leader and the ladies' man. In his earliest appearances, Brock has dreams of being the world's best Pokémon Breeder but later changed his dream to become a Pokémon Doctor.
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What happened to Brock's vulpix?

During the Princess Festival in Princess vs. Princess, Brock lent Vulpix to Misty for the Queen of the Princess Festival as she wanted a more balanced team. It was seen defeating a Tangela with Flamethrower en route to the final. However, it was defeated easily by Jessie's Lickitung's tongue attack.
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What happened to Brock's Onix?

The dubious task of polishing Brock's Onix fell to Ash, who attempted to shorten his chore through use of his Totodile's Water Gun, which caused Onix to panic and earned Ash a reprimand from Misty. It was captured by Team Rocket, but was rescued by the arrival of Brock, Golbat and Pineco.
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Is Brock Japanese or black?

No, he's not black. XD. He's Japanese.
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Why did may leave Pokémon?

At the end of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, she left to compete with Drew, Harley, and Solidad in the Johto region, aiming to find her own battling style. The decision to stop traveling with Ash was an important one for May's character.
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Did Ash pay Misty back for her bike?

Ash is pleased Misty got her bike back, but she gets angry and runs off. Brock feels she wanted to continue to travel with him and Ash. Misty is sad, as Ash does not care if they have to split up.
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Who does Misty marry in Pokémon?

Ash defeats Rudy in battle, and before they all depart, Rudy asks Misty to stay on the Island with him. She refuses, and continues her journey with Ash. That is what happened in the English dub. In the original Japanese version of the episode, Rudy asked the 1o year old Misty to marry him.
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Why is Brock's eyes always closed?

It's coding for him being Korean, rather than Japanese. Because he's got X-Men style hyperbeam eyes. That he's actually blind. Because his tiny pupils are sensitive to light.
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Why did Misty leave Ash?

The reason Misty had to leave Ash's side was that her sisters, leaders of the Cerulean Gym, were going on an around-the-world trip. They had long since given up making trainers earn their badges, preferring to use the gym for perming their water aerobics shows.
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Will Brock ever return to Pokemon?

Brock will be making an appearance in the four-part Pokemon Journeys Arceus special. When it comes to the Pokemon anime, one of the most popular and well-known characters is Brock, the former Pewter City Gym leader that joined Ash, Misty, and Pikachu on their journey from Kanto to Sinnoh in the Pokemon anime.
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What happened to Brock's Geodude?

In The Punchy Pokémon, Brock entered Geodude in the P1 Grand Prix. It lost in the first round to Giant's Hitmonlee which was used by Team Rocket.
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Does Misty psyduck ever evolve?

This Pokémon has not evolved.
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How did Brock and Misty get mega stones?

They got it from prof. Oak. All mega stones are present in every region its proof is Steve mega meta gross also a huge mega stone is present in hoenn hence it was also present in other region like Kanto just they are very rare so it was difficult to find them.
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Does Brock's Onix evolve?

When Brock returned to Pewter City, he discovered that his Onix had evolved into Steelix as he grips his trainer as a reunion and Brock recognizes him and became mostly pleased to his younger brother, Forrest for taking care of his Pokémon and letting his Onix to evolve.
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Does Brock's Croagunk evolve?

This Pokémon has not evolved.
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How old is Ash in XYZ?

If the 10 months and 10 days refer to Delia's pregnancy, the anime begins when Ash is on his 10 year lifespawn, and so at the end of XYZ he's 15 years old and a half (almost 16).
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Why is meowth the only talking Pokémon?

So Meowth decided to make himself as human as he could. He learned to walk on two legs by watching people practice at a local dance academy, which also just so happened to offer pronunciation lessons. Over time, and with a little help from a picture book, he learned to sound out words.
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Who does Brock marry in Pokémon?

A relationship many fans still support today is Brock and Pike Queen Lucy. Not only did Brock win over the affection of a Frontier Brain because he resembled one of her favorite Pokémon, but Lucy loved Brock so much that she decided to battle Ash as a favor for Brock, despite her building being closed that day.
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