One of the reasons I've tried to stay away from this thread all day. If there's one thing this latest Gen has taught me it's not to look for patterns. Now that more time has passed, however, I don't think Zoroark has become the icon for this Gen now that it's possibly coming to a close.I still think we should all wait on the next Pokemon before actually saying anything, Star is right that we are jumping the gun a little too soon. If the next Pokemon has an appealing design that is not yet another Lucario/Zoroark, then it has potential to be a new icon for the series.
EDIT: Seems someone summed some of it up for me:
Glad to hear. About Zoroark, it never caught on as a mascot like Lucario and the latter ended up keeping a spotlight on it even during Gen 5. I think it speaks volumes when in the anime, the Unova League conclusion is coming down to an "epic" match between Ash's Pikachu and a freshly-evolved Lucario (with many calling a win for Lucario since Ash will never win a League). Not to mention the Black2/White2 trailer showing off Lucario a lot and making it a favorite to use for those games' run.
It's actually Lucario's continued prominence that has me thinking that Lucario still has a decent shot at remaining on the roster in Smash 4.
My thoughts exactly. I just hope that Sakurai is as wise with the fandom as I hope he is.http://www.rpi.edu/dept/chem-eng/WWW/faculty/plawsky/Comsol%20Modules/Drain/drain.jpg
Thank you.I'm just throwing this out there, but does every Pokemon gen need a playable rep???
I mean isn't that the reason for the pokeball?