Casey hails from Goldenrod City—the Pokémon world's answer to Osaka—which tracks with her Kansai dialect in the original Japanese. She's obsessed with the Electabuzz baseball team, a clear parallel to the real Hanshin Tigers. The connection runs deeper than just aesthetics: both Electabuzz and tigers are striped, and the Tigers are famous for their devoted fanbase, which matches Casey's own passionate support.
Early on, fans often compared Casey to a young Ash, and there's a reason for it. Both had that novice trainer energy. But their approaches diverge pretty quickly—they train differently and gravitationally pull toward different kinds of Pokémon.
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