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I'm fine with most of Ash's teams. Most of my changes are minor.
Kanto- I probably would have not had him catch Krabby, Muk, Tauros, Lapras, or Primape. They really have never amounted to much. The rest of his team is fine. I would prefer if he didn't release Pidgeot because it never seemed necessary to me, and Snorlax could have just been added to his team after Butterfree's departure.
Sinnoh- Just my personal preference, I would have loved to see Ash with Chatot instead of Staraptor. I just love that parrot. I also would have left off Gible and just kept Gliscor. I never understood the point of adding Gible at the tail end of the series. Ash opted for Gliscor over Gible for the battle against Paul anyway, so...yeah. I might have evolved Buizel.
Unova-I'd make a lot of changes here. Much smaller team. Actually, I think I could make two teams for him. First version, he captures only the three starters, Krookodile and Boldore. No need for Leavanny since he had Snivy, no need for Scraggy since he'd have Krookodile (not that either were really utilized as dark types but still), and no need for Palpitoad with Oshawott. Unfezant was treated like crap anyway so, she can go.
2nd team option would be just Pignite, Leavanny, Palpitoad, Boldore, and Unfezant (treated properly) as captures. Instead of having all starters, he can take just Pignite and use the non-starter grass and water types he had (Snivy and Oshawott can go to Cilan and Iris respectively). Since Palpitoad is also ground-type, Krookodile can be replaced here. Scraggy is again unnecessary here since he only knew fighting-type moves (and headbutt) which Pignite covers, so he's still out. Honestly I never cared for Scraggy, so I don't mind removing him.
Kalos-Eh. I personally would not have given him Noivern. There's nothing he really added that Talonflame, Hawlucha, or Goodra couldn't do imo, plus he was captured super late. As for what would replace him, I could see a lot of additions actually. I personally like that he didn't have a grass-type here, so I think some other options could work. A male Meowstic, a fairy-type like Swirlix, or Aurorus even. If I had to pick one, I'd probably add Meowstic. Aurorus doesn't really add anything in terms of coverage, and Slurpuff was used by Sawyer so I'm hesitant to give Ash Swirlix.
Alola- I hated Ash's team here, so I'm doing a lot of changes. If Rowlet wasn't made annoying as f*ck, Ash can keep it. Otherwise, I'd replace it with Pikipek. Torracat would not evolve. Replace rock mutt with Mudsdale and add Passimian and Hakamo-o in place of Naganadel and Melmetal. I always thought Passimian looked good with Ash and never liked him getting mythicals and ultra beasts, but I'm fine with a Psuedo-legendary. He'd have two fighting-types, yeah, but they could just not give Hakamo-o any fighting moves. Or make one physical and the other a special attacker.
Journeys- Tbh, if it were up to me, Journeys would not exist and Ash would take a proper journey through Galar doing the gym challenge. His captures would be Intelleon, Corvinkight, Flapple, Sirfetch'd, and Dracovish.
So tldr
Kanto-Pikachu, Squirtle, Bulbasaur, Charizard, Pidgeot, Snorlax.
Johto- Same
Hoenn-Same
Sinnoh- Same but replace Staraptor with Chatot and no Gible.
Unova- Team 1: Pikachu, Oshawott, Pignite, Snivy, Krookodile, Boldore. Team 2: Pikachu, Pignite, Palpitoad, Leavanny, Unfezant, Boldore.
Kalos- Same but replace Noivern with Meowstic.
Alola- Pikachu, Rowlet/Toucannon, Torracat, Mudsdale, Passimian, Hakamo-o
Galar- Pikachu, Intelleon, Corviknight, Flapple, Sirfetch'd, Dracovish
Kanto- I probably would have not had him catch Krabby, Muk, Tauros, Lapras, or Primape. They really have never amounted to much. The rest of his team is fine. I would prefer if he didn't release Pidgeot because it never seemed necessary to me, and Snorlax could have just been added to his team after Butterfree's departure.
Sinnoh- Just my personal preference, I would have loved to see Ash with Chatot instead of Staraptor. I just love that parrot. I also would have left off Gible and just kept Gliscor. I never understood the point of adding Gible at the tail end of the series. Ash opted for Gliscor over Gible for the battle against Paul anyway, so...yeah. I might have evolved Buizel.
Unova-I'd make a lot of changes here. Much smaller team. Actually, I think I could make two teams for him. First version, he captures only the three starters, Krookodile and Boldore. No need for Leavanny since he had Snivy, no need for Scraggy since he'd have Krookodile (not that either were really utilized as dark types but still), and no need for Palpitoad with Oshawott. Unfezant was treated like crap anyway so, she can go.
2nd team option would be just Pignite, Leavanny, Palpitoad, Boldore, and Unfezant (treated properly) as captures. Instead of having all starters, he can take just Pignite and use the non-starter grass and water types he had (Snivy and Oshawott can go to Cilan and Iris respectively). Since Palpitoad is also ground-type, Krookodile can be replaced here. Scraggy is again unnecessary here since he only knew fighting-type moves (and headbutt) which Pignite covers, so he's still out. Honestly I never cared for Scraggy, so I don't mind removing him.
Kalos-Eh. I personally would not have given him Noivern. There's nothing he really added that Talonflame, Hawlucha, or Goodra couldn't do imo, plus he was captured super late. As for what would replace him, I could see a lot of additions actually. I personally like that he didn't have a grass-type here, so I think some other options could work. A male Meowstic, a fairy-type like Swirlix, or Aurorus even. If I had to pick one, I'd probably add Meowstic. Aurorus doesn't really add anything in terms of coverage, and Slurpuff was used by Sawyer so I'm hesitant to give Ash Swirlix.
Alola- I hated Ash's team here, so I'm doing a lot of changes. If Rowlet wasn't made annoying as f*ck, Ash can keep it. Otherwise, I'd replace it with Pikipek. Torracat would not evolve. Replace rock mutt with Mudsdale and add Passimian and Hakamo-o in place of Naganadel and Melmetal. I always thought Passimian looked good with Ash and never liked him getting mythicals and ultra beasts, but I'm fine with a Psuedo-legendary. He'd have two fighting-types, yeah, but they could just not give Hakamo-o any fighting moves. Or make one physical and the other a special attacker.
Journeys- Tbh, if it were up to me, Journeys would not exist and Ash would take a proper journey through Galar doing the gym challenge. His captures would be Intelleon, Corvinkight, Flapple, Sirfetch'd, and Dracovish.
So tldr
Kanto-Pikachu, Squirtle, Bulbasaur, Charizard, Pidgeot, Snorlax.
Johto- Same
Hoenn-Same
Sinnoh- Same but replace Staraptor with Chatot and no Gible.
Unova- Team 1: Pikachu, Oshawott, Pignite, Snivy, Krookodile, Boldore. Team 2: Pikachu, Pignite, Palpitoad, Leavanny, Unfezant, Boldore.
Kalos- Same but replace Noivern with Meowstic.
Alola- Pikachu, Rowlet/Toucannon, Torracat, Mudsdale, Passimian, Hakamo-o
Galar- Pikachu, Intelleon, Corviknight, Flapple, Sirfetch'd, Dracovish