Ash's Return Isn't What Anyone Expected

The truth about Ash's return to The Pokemon Anime

#pokemon #anipoke #anime

[clorxiiq]

The fact that finally the protagonist has a dad... but that’s not Ash lol. I’m guessing that Ash will be in his early 20s and will still be searching for Pokémons.

[Dr_Mason_Dark]

The thumbnail was fan made, false alarm everyone

[RobertGriffith]

Would be cool to see Ash do something similar to Red, disappearing for years only to have an awesome climactic battle with the new protag Liko

[Haydrik_osity]

Something I want to say about Ash's original hat... that was a hat that Ash won in an event/sweepstakes thing. The logo is apparently the brand of the Pokemon League. It isn't some family symbol, it isn't special, and it isn't something that could only show up in the Ketchem lineage. It is a basic Pokemon League Hat that Ash won, and then never wore again.

[ChiSoxEdits]

We need an older ash as a stronger, older version of himself. I think he would make a great gym leader.

[paige]

This is the problem. They kept Ash around for so long that people are having a hard time letting go. They shouldn’t have kept him around for so long and gotten rid of him like that. It was a bad idea on the company. It would’ve been better if they actually let Ash age and made him a member of Liko’s family even if he’s not her dad he could’ve been a fun uncle or something that encouraged her to start her journey or something.

[Ryan.]

If their not going to make Ash a few years older then I would rather not see him at all. It's as if the writers see keeping Ash 10 years old forever as the funniest joke in the community when in reality it's incredibly frustrating.

[ramaneeshm]

It completely destroys the point of an entirely new character with a different upbringing if Ash does become Liko's father as the story would just become a continuation of the father's story. What I think would be more interesting is to see Liko battle Ash at the end of the show just as a surprise for long time fans as they both duke it out on the battlefield and see who the victor is or some other scenario might play out, we don't know.

[MrZahsome]

Man I hope the go the "Red route" with Ash and possibly have him appear as the final legendary trainer at the end of the series or something lol. That would be dope

[thelaughingman]

Alex: Oh Liko, I'd like you to meet your cousin.

Ash: Hey! It's good to see my dad's side of the family.

[dgeo]

Ash better return as a 25 year old champion

[farresalt]

Her father looks like a person who'd fuse Liko with their family's Fidough. :D

[amirhaiqal]

Thank you @FilmTheory for predicting this. MatPat already knew the importance of new and fresh blood. Not some sort of ONLY ONE FAMILY dominates Pokemon. ANYONE can be the Pokemon Master and Pokemon as well as Nintendo did a great job.

[ArianesDrawingPH]

My theory now:

- Pokemon Horizons was set some months (or years) before the Events of Pokemon SV. As you can see on Episode 10 (at preview) Nemona seems battling with Brassius to get her badge.

- Yep, Ash is back. However, in the 4th movie of Alternative Timeline Movie Series. (Actually the continuity from the Movie, I choose you)

- Maybe, Ash was traveling somewhere, off cam. Catching some new Pokemon, meet his rivals and more.

[AndrewHager]

0:48 Glad you didn’t mention Dawn being a possible life partner, I see her and Ash sharing more of a sibling dynamic with each other.

[NeroLordofChaos]

Ash's original hat is a special edition Pokémon league model.
It's basically just Olympics merch.

[liveandlearn]

It would be cool if we could continue following ash on his journey and focus on other characters their journeys every now and then as well. I love how they kept this open. It leaves a lot of possibilities.

[nathancruz]

Let’s hope they decide to have a cameo appearance

[Nifflernugget]

I just wanna see Ash one more time. I dont know how, I don’t know when, but I want to see Ash. Maybe battling Liko, I’d be happy with that.

[brycephil]

They 100% will not just never use ash but will probably only use him very rarely. It would be cool to finally see him in a game