>>57986536Adult characters that are sexually attractive in a conventional sense like Clair, Lorelei, Olivia, etc. get little love in comparison to child/teen characters or whatever characters manage to get popular and are embellished in coomer art (Cynthia, Hex Trainer, etc.). Maybe it's just a nature of the franchise.
>>57986565 is more popular than Shelley, more guys are still more attracted to whatever female companion Ash had when they were 10 than Jessie, and grown adults still feel bullied by Clair but defend Zinnia for endangering a whole region.