'Mitsuru' going to debut in the anime

[Tepig in a BBQ]

According to my BBQ (Big Bang Questions) Sources, Mitsuru, the young, sick boy with the green hair is set to debut in the anime, but completely redesigned and he is going to be Haruka's rival in contests.

His name is also going to change, namely "Shū". They changed him to make him more appealing and less awkward.

His debut episode is ハルカにライバル！特訓ポケモンコンテスト！！ (A Rival For Haruka! Intensive Pokémon Contest Training!!).

Discuss.

 

[Karamazov]

Rivals should match the gender of the person they're rivaling. I mean honestly, can you imagine Ash with a female rival? Besides, Contests are such a girly thing.

I do not approve of this rival. I'm sure he'll be terrible.

 

[Likeitornot.]

Someone other than Ash is going to have a rival? Whoa, whoa, whoa. I think he'll be incredible, though.

 

[FANG-TAN]

It's as if they made an entirely original character.

 

[Peppermint Phoenix]

It feels like a waste to give her a contest rival since she's just going to give up on contests when she realizes how oppressing they are.