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Ash’s return is extremely likely as familiar characters frequently turn up in the Pokémon world — like Ash’s infamous rival Gary Oak (James Carter Cathcart), his dear friends Misty (Rachael Lillis/Michele Knotz) and Brock (Eric Stuart), and even Team Rocket, who fans also believe will eventually rejoin the series. In Ash’s final scene, he strolls through a gorgeous park with cherry blossoms while the nostalgic adventure theme plays. He arrives at a fork in the road and has to choose a new path, though some believe it leads to Paldea.
Reddit user u/randomboy2004 thinks the final scene pointed Ash to an airport that will fly him to the new region. “Plot twist: The stick point to the airport that is booking to Paldea,” they wrote. This could definitely be a possibility as one of the series’ directors, Kunihiko Yuyama, even hinted that Ash may be featured again. Others feel the same way, like u/hepgiu who referenced a familiar marketing tactic: “Oh, I’ve been saying for a while that this new season with a new protagonist ordeal smells like a New Coke stunt to me.”
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Some fans think Ash will show up regardless of the success of the new series, including u/ContinuumGuy who said, “Even if it doesn’t underperform I bet Ash shows up every now and then.” A select few even suggested that the upcoming show should chart a new path without Ash, such as u/TwilightVulpine who pointed out, “Frankly I’d hate if that happened. It would mean they would rather feed kids the same slop forever than take a risk on something new.”
Though it would be refreshing to have a brand new start, it seems very likely that we haven’t seen the last of Ash Ketchum.
