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Since 1997, the beloved Pokemon anime has followed the adventures of Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town as he traveled with friends across Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and various other regions on a quest to catch ’em all and be the very best – like no one ever was.
Unfortunately for Ash (and the hundreds of thousands of viewers that invested themselves in his journey for so long) the guy is a bit of a putz. While the kid has had his moments as a trainer, every few seasons we’ll see him make it back to the Pokemon League, only to get completely slapped down.
A couple of losses here and there made sense initially, but after over two decades, the fans are getting pretty tired of investing in Ash when it’s clear he’s going to lose again because it’s what the story demands, for some reason.
His most recent loss at the Pokemon League was perhaps the cruelest of all, as it genuinely looked like he was all set to take the crown for the very first time. We now know that didn’t happen, and Ash headed to the Alola region to start again.
As someone who stopped watching the anime round about the time Ash got to Hoenn, I’m really not that bothered… but I can see how die-hard fans could be upset after having the possibility of a Pokemon League win dangled in front of them for so long like a particularly juicy carrot.
Fortunately, it’s looking like we won’t have to worry about the adventures of Ash the perpetually 11 year old boy much longer, as current reports suggest the next Pokemon series after the current Sun/Moon run will be a full reboot.
As reported by Serebii.net, the new series, which is being officially unveiled on September 29, will simply be called Pocket Monsters. It’ll also apparently take place across all existing regions instead of simply focusing on one for the entirety of the run.
While there’s no direct confirmation that this is a full reboot, various fans have pointed out that the anime hasn’t been called Pocket Monsters since the original 1997 run, which heavily implies some kind of fresh start, at least.
Nintendo Soup also pointed out that the font used in the logo announcing the new series is the same logo used for the 20th and 21st Pokemon movies, which were also reboots. Whether this is an intentional move or a mere coincidence remains to be seen.
What exactly this means for Ash and Pikachu remains to be seen, but after over 20 years, it might be nice to end the current run by finally giving the kid from Pallet Town the win he’s been building towards for so long before starting fresh with a new group of characters.
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Yeddong
GuestYES I KNOW, I'M VERY EXCITED! 
they better make it right this time
They should make it like the manga and have protagonists from the games
But it will probably just be Ash’s punkass
But it will probably just be Ash’s punkass
I haven't even started watching Sun & Moon yet 
Zent
NuguBye Bye Butterfree again, with a different Pokemon.
It’s time for Ash to retire.
I’ll keep an eye on it
I’ll keep an eye on it
Seeing how the past few movies are basically reboots/alternate timelines, I expected this.
I don't mind Satoshi though, I just hope they make it like the X&Y anime or make Ash more like Red. They got it right with X&Y, he had a good team and the star of the show wasn't Pikachu for once. Things went downhill with the Sun & Moon anime however.
We'll see what happens I guess.
I don't mind Satoshi though, I just hope they make it like the X&Y anime or make Ash more like Red. They got it right with X&Y, he had a good team and the star of the show wasn't Pikachu for once. Things went downhill with the Sun & Moon anime however.
We'll see what happens I guess.
