Their tier within their groups. - Gary's the best (among...cheerleaders). - Ash is always second to [Pikachu/Gal ofthe Season]. - Misty's a third wheel* next to her sisters.
*And still hasn't gotten her first two reimbursed!
I don't know why, but everything about this image seems right to me. Maybe it's Red's clothes on Satoshi that give him an aura of win, maybe it's Kasumi's placement as a playable character stand-in , or maybe it's just Gary MOTHERFUCKING Oak again... But I really like this.