
Originally Posted by
gotpika
Andddd there isn't a term that the Pokefandom has raped more than that one. Honestly, when did Mary-Sue in the manga/comic and animation fandom world become "character who I don't like?" The term at this point has lost its true meaning. Its been abused by everyone and their mother pretty much. I admit it isn't as bad as other fandoms, but I first really saw the term commonly referred to in-regard to Iris and, to a lesser extent, Cilan from Pokemon Anime. But then I really saw it a lot by going my in depth into the fanfiction world. And honestly literally every and any characters could score off-the-charts high on any sue test that was assigned to them. Sue-test are a load of bullcrap and honestly the term has become nothing but "character who I don't like" because judging from the reactions from the fanfiction community, other fandoms, and the Pokemon fandom, Mary-Sue is more of a term to rile of the fans of said character because the term itself is subjective as a whole.
I don't see how Yellow Caballero is a Mary-Sue. She's shown to struggle immensely during her journey, she starts off with a Rattata she didn't even catch on her own and a Dodrio, the only true viable battle on her team is Red's Pika for most of her Arc. She's hardly an expert at what she does, she has healing powers and understand Pokemon's thoughts? And? That's not what makes a character a sue. For example Yellow might be alright at battling, but everyone else is so much better or on the same level as her. Ash Ketchum, Goku, Luffy, and Superboy(From Young Justice) have little to zero flaws. But many others have shown to be on their level and they aren't these amazing unstoppable fighting machines. Yellow's powers don't make her a sue, but she does struggle, developed, and learned to work alongside her Pokemon and let them evolve for the sake of the future of Kanto, compared to back when she disliked seeing her Pokemon evolve.