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If this doesn't confirm Lucario's position as the secondary mascot of the franchise, I don't know what does.
>if this overly popular fighting type for a first time pokemon fighting game isn't confirmed as the secondary mascot of the franchise then i'll suck everyone's dick.
Pikachu's the "cute" mascot. Lucario and Charizard are the "cool" mascots. Mewtwo and Charizard are the "OG" mascots. I don't think this is news to anyone, OP. There's a biweekly thread bitching about Lucario's supposed "forced popularity" so it must be common knowledge.
>>24829982
LITERALLY WHO THE FUCK CARES IF ITS THEIR SECONDARY MASCOT
>b-but muh pandering
SERIOUSLY, FUCK OFF WITH THIS
WE FUCKING UNDERSTAND THAT LUCARIO IS POPULAR. STOP ACTING SO FUCKING SURPRISED
>>24830047
>common knowledge
On /vp/, that is.
>>24830056
>the incredibles
lucario exists to pull in the furry demographic
everyone knows furries have tons of money
>>24830115
>>24829982
Looks like the Pikachu vs Mega Lucario battle from the anime.
>>24830075
>korra
![250px-688Binacle[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/1aMbExs.png "250px-688Binacle[1].png")
>>24829982
>9/11
So bad that some faggots used legendaries (as Latios and Latias) and then my little bro has no chance.
>>24830145
Sorry wrong thread
>>24830140
not getting the meme
>>24830151
Delete it then, you plebian.
>>24830154
How?
>>24830157
Wipe the cum out of your eyes and stop being so fucking helpless
Remember when piplup was a thi-ng?
>>24830284
considering how hard it dropped after gen 4 he was more forced than Lucario ever was
>>24830047
I was going to post just about Mewtwo, but I think you are rightt. Also, thinking about the Smash Bros., Purin is fucking popular on Japan, and Greninja is the new generation kids' Charizard.
>>24830284
Remember when Togepi was a thing?
>>24830486
Greninja gets a lot of coverage right now, but time will tell if he's got the appeal to be evergreen. This isn't the first time they pushed a Water type hard, a lot of people forget that Piplup was forced as fuck during gen 4 and never caught on.
>>24830537
Was it really? I don't remember them forcing it more than the other starters
Could someone explain me what do they gain by forcing certain mons? How does Lucario being popular make them money? Because I fucking dont understand.
>>24831525
It standardizes the promotion material so you know kids want greninja more in Smash rather than adding all 3 starters.
>>24831525
They aren't forcing it. Lucario gets more exposure because he's popular, not the other way around.
Featuring him in a movie ahead of Gen 4 is probably the only time they ever "shilled" Lucario.
>>24831525
It's basic marketing sense. Something that's hip or popular will most likely catch consumers' eyes or interests.
Know why Geno didn't end up getting in any smash title? Nobody knows who he is outside of people who tried to make him a forced meme.
Lucario's the real deal, despite how /vp/ might eventually bend your mind to think otherwise.
>>24829982
Neat, looks kinda similar to the battle in the anime.
>>24831525
It's self sustaining marketing system.
They push him>people respond positively>They push him more>he gets more popular and people buy their merchandise of him>They create more stuff with him and know it will sell since people like him>He gets more and more popular.
They only have start the ball rolling and depending on the reaction it's all easy from there, it can fail sometimes though. Hey remember Zoroark? Me neither.
>>24830056
whos the gush gobbler
>>24831564
>DP Demo
>>24830486
Jigglypuff hasn't been a top popular mon in Japan for almost 10 years if polls are anything to go by.
>>24831883
DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND WATCH BIG HERO 6.
AS FOR THE TOPIC AT HAND, THEY WERE OBVIOUSLY GOING TO PUT A FIGHTING-TYPE POKÉMON ON THE COVER OF A FIGHTING GAME.
>>24829982
Most popular Fighting-type Pokemon is in the cover of a Fighting game alongside the mascot. What a surprise.
>>24830486
Jigglypuff has been all but forgotten by everything except Smash. She barely gets any cards or merchandise, and on all the soundtracks, Meloetta has taken over for music. The only bone she's been thrown in years since Smash is fairy typing.
>>24830145
there's literally a fucking delete button
>>24832166
This. I love Machamp to death, but there was no way they'd put her on the cover. It was either Lucario or Blaziken and it's not a fucking surprise they chose auradoge.
