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.
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.
agree it would be dope imagine liko hearing a rumor by some random character or someones ahses family *"do you know the strongest trainer in history dissapeared there was no sigthings of him anywhere but there is a rumor that he is wearing a red royal cape with over 100 badges stamped on his cape and is currently traveling with a ho-oh and his bestfriend pikachu"*
@@giansalutan dragonite is given since its his pokemon but it would make ash more badass and legendary if he is travelling with the same ho oh he met in season 1 episode 1
@@MouseBasket I think ash will always keep pikachu as a pikachu. He can specialize with electric types, with pikachu being his ace. That pikachu has so much experience, he beats out any other good electric types. The anime donesnt work like the games
a world champion as a gym leader is bad idea i really want ash to end up like red where travels alone and character design detail i would like to see is ash having a red royal cape with all the badges he has
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
@@jonathanflanagan1504 Liko:No, I'm here to complete my journey... It took me a long time to get here... To, to even find my goal! But now I'm sure... I'm going to be a pokemon master! I don't care about being number 1! I just wanna be friends with all pokemon! Beating you... Will prove I have the strength to do it! Ash: y'know... Pokemon Master, bein number 1? Things ain't always so Black and White... I guess you could say me and my Pokémon, we're proof of that. Isn't that right buddy? *He looks over at Pikachu* but as long as your heart knows what you're doing is right, then *smiles widely* let's have an incredible battle! *Ash's dream team emerges from their Pokeballs*
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.
@@HouseLyranderthe pokemon Special/Adventures manga is the exact same. Every arc is set in a region and has a different protagonist. Overall, the manga is more mature and the quality of the story and battles is a lot better than the anime. I encourage you to read it if you are interested
@@MrZahsome Naruto has 720 episodes in total. 520 if you remove the fillers, as well as 11 movies. And all of these are part of the same overarching story. Pokémon has *1253 episodes,* and *23* movies. And every time a new installment of the series airs, it's a completely new story with barely any connections to the previous ones, other than Team Rocket, the existence of Pokémon and, you guessed it, Ash. And maybe a few cameos or mentions. You *cannot* compare these two. They're fundamentally different.
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.
naw, original dragonball and dbz were a good example of a shònen anime doing a timeskip and introducing new generations but keeping the focus on the original main character
@@TonyAlexander-on4syyou’re bringing up Boruto when it’s literally one of the most HATED anime and manga in all history besides from SAO. And this is coming from someone who actually thinks it’s ok. And with JoJo the only protagonist that had a parent of a previous protagonist was Josuke and Joylne, with their parents not even having that big of a role in the part (besides from Joylne’s mission to save Jotaro).
@@variangaming8559 bro forgot about giorno and josuke (although the parents aren't a big role they are still continuing the story of the anime as one of the joestars)
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.
@@christophermichaelclarence6003 Or Ash is already a 36 year old Grown Ass Man who just looks small and young because he is Japanese. Imagine an angry Cynthia at the Masters 8 wanting to kill Ash for knocking her up the other night. Bombshell dropped rofl.
I'd love it if they keep him 10 in this series, then in the next one, Liko time skipped and met ash again, and He's still 10. It'd kinda confirm the strange reality warp of a wish he made to ho-oh in season 1 🤔
Ash will return in the future which he'll still be 10 Years old so deal with it because they will not allow Ash to age until the Main Pokemon Series comes to the End!?
Or a small story arc where Ash travels with Liko & Roy for a short time. Like what Lyra, Alexa, Todd Snap & Ritchie all did. Each of those characters traveled with Ash's group for a short time & left.
Oh please Ash won't be in Pokémon Horizons Series at all which I believe in that because there's no reason for Ash to even be in his series either! Don't even mention the Champion Rank tournament either because if Ash was in the tournament Ash would easily beat everyone which that wouldn't be fair to the other characters which Ash's character would be once again the Superior Character then everyone else! That's one way to ruin New Characters in a New Series! That's why Ash shouldn't never be in this Series!
@@leahschaffer7646 Okay but that completely discredits Ash's journey. He earned the title of World Champion, as well as title of Alola's Champion. He earned those titles. He deserves to have the spotlight during those moments, similar to Leon when he was undefeated. Making Ash similar to Red though would be a good way to do things. Have him disappear and be rumored as a legendary trainer at the very very end.
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.
Some leakers have actually hinted that HZ might be set in AU, hence if Satoshi will reappear it will be from M20 continuity. Also, the biggest hint so far was when Amethio said of Friede's Pikachu "Are you toying with me?" meaning he is not aware of Satoshi's Pikachu defeating Dande.
Or maybe that’s his dad and her mom is ashes and they can be siblings without knowing it and that clip is to show her unknown relationship with ash cause his dad got him a hat with the same logo so maybe
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.
I agree. its far more reasonable for a person different from Ash or his lineage to be a trainer and it also signifies how the next generation can move on by leaving the previous generation.
I have a thought its mentioned in a horizojs episode that lico had a thing for adventure just like her grand father add this to the fact that lico has similarities to ash makes ash being her grandfather make sense
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.
Maybe they’ll keep AU Ash around for the movies, to carry on OG Ash’s legacy. After all, AU Ash switched out his hat for the original hat in The Distant Blue Sky. I feel like there has to be a reason they made that special, so maybe that’s it. We’ll know when and if they eventually make another movie.
@@tyanajones8399 he is right, the director already confirmed ash will appear in the anime as forever 10 year old, even he doesn't appear soon he will return as a guest or support character but he is no longer the mc of the series.
I think likos mum will be similar to ash dad get’s mentioned from time to time but never shows up like not being able to be at home when likos there and not answering the phone when Freddie tried to call her
What the heck Liko's Mother is a Teacher which she has confirmed that herself in episode 11! Liko's Mother also hired Professor Friede to protect Liko as well!
I think that it would be cool if they did what the pokemon adventures manga did when adapting yellow. Basically Ash(subbing for red) would be missing and Pikachu is here and trying to find ash. Although this would probably take too much attention away from the main story it would be cool to see (at least to me)
@@Magicwaterzwell, when Ash started his journey in Kanto only 151 Pokèmon existed and oak confirmed it in one episode but then suddendly Galar Pokèmon and other regions ones started appearing in Kanto just when Ash discovered a new region ahah, and the other regions always existed apparently and suddendly Oak had students and friends all over the world and even visited Unova in the past ahah .
Now, this is entirely dependent on how far into the anime we get in Pokemon Horizons from ash's adventures in the Galor region but I put forth the professor Ash Ketchum took on Professor Oak's role as the grandfather of our main characters rival since last race at Roy is actually pitched in the marketing that I've seen personally as being the main character so what if Alex is either the Sun or son-in-law of Ash Ketchum
If anything the bigger question is who's Liko's mom. Like her dad has just been like 'okay go travel' even though it's the mom that asked for her daughter? Like kinda sus that she just like isn't involved.
i think its a huge huge huge missed opportunity if ash isnt in this anime, or isnt even mentioned. since its pokemon she has to at least fight him or meet him one, right?
Ash will be the Dumbledore in this saga. If he really became what he desired... I'm foreseeing an epic gathering of pokemon all around the world just to pay their respects and honor this great boy, who gave us all not only one of the best adventures for more than 20 years, but also made possible for several generations to connect and talk about him and his world. I expect Arceus to assist at that event as the head honcho of them all, followed by Mew Mewtwo and all the rest behind, from normal, to legendaries, and make Ho-Ho the one who takes Ash to heaven, because that the only place he is going to be.
@@alexanderchi8139 they are attractive, Japanese anime make them like this on purpose, thats why they only use WHITE girls and Asian males. They are genius.
I feel like Ash will return in Pokemon Horizons maybe in the final episode of Pokemon Horizons when there is a big final battle and a disaster/Chaos happens. Ash will return and I think he will be much older and he will have his own Pokemon Team which will consists of all his pokemon throughout his journeys. I bet Greninja will be in his team and he will bond with him and have a Legendary Battle and also Pikachu as well.
As someone who used to ship Ash with Misty back in the day, after all that has been said and done, I can say with full confidence that Ash and Serena would be the most meaningful couple. May was nice but the two of them were friends at best, same for Dawn. Ash and Iris didn't get along at times so that was DOA. Lana, cute I guess, but nope. Serena has legitimate love, and Ash did reciprocate at times even though it didn't seem like it. Ash and Misty had crushes on each other at best, and they both handled it poorly.
Honestly, I'd be happy if it went either way On one hand, it would be cool if we get to see an older, more experienced Ash with wild stories and wisdom for a new trainer, one he sees a lot of himself in On the other hand, it would be really cool if Ash came back the same age, and they actually addressed that he hasn't aged in a long time, like finding an old photo from Alola or smth and Ash is mysterious about it :)
Hear me out. The year 2032 rolls around. Pokemon releases another adventure called Ash's final adventures where Ash Ketchum comes back in his late 30s or 40s, is a pokemon professor and has to collect his final pokemon of them all. Named Arceus. He had.caught all the rest on his years and years of collecting pokemon. Professor Oak has passed away, thus leaving the future of pokemon in the hands of protagonist Ash Ketchum.
Or is it possible that Alex is also ash's father and Liko is Ash's sister? Since we never seen Ash's dad in the anime and we'll most likely won't be seeing Liko's mother in the show.
the way i would want to see it is a moment sort of like red on mount moon. you gotta have a moment where she confronts an adult ash (between 16 -25) and have an epic battle between them. you can make it like ash is depressed because he doesnt know what to do after winning the pokemon league and he is traveling around the world to find strong opponents to battle. or something similar to that
the whole point of the ending of Ash's story was that he was to eternally stay young, naive and always starting new adventures so bringing him back as a adult having wrapped up his adventuring would go directly against that. The ending of the original series reminded me heavily of the ending of Calvin and Hobbes in what it aimed to accomplish. His character never truly aged for a reason in the anime and bringing him back older would go against the fundamental intentions of his character. I couldn't see him ever being brought back just on such. I feel like the biggest question now is how previous gen/region characters are to be handled under the idea that aging up said characters could inadvertently put age on Ash. It then comes into question if the writers care to said extent or if any precautions of such cases has already been thought through if they are to ever be brought back or up to any extent
I don’t think Ash is actually being canceled Here’s why people Kept saying that he would be canceled for as long as you can remember and plus on the end of Pokémon journeys he’s so battling maybe he’ll take go’s Roll and catch every single Pokémon because he is already the world champion he also can just have a cameo in horizons
WAIT A SECOND MAYBE ASH’S MUM AND LIKO’S DAD USED TO BE INNA RELATIONSHIP BUT THEY SPLIT UP AMD LIKO WENT WITH HER DAD AND ASH WENT WITH HIS MUM BECAUSE THE HAIR CLIP THAT LIKI WEARS IS THE SAME SYMBOL AS ASH’S ORIGINAL CAP just a yheory
@@hustinyano.a I prefer a new protag than using a old and milked protag for a 100 years straight it gets very repetitive if a new character protag does not take over. Its the main reason why switching to a new protag can give new narratives to the franchise its main reason why "American people masturbate to nostalgia" and unable to accept change just look at anime's like Gundam anime Franchise, Digimon anime Franchise, and Yugioh Anime Franchise all these anime's franchise's swapping to new protags to explore new concepts. Japanese medias love moving to new concepts and new protags to further the world of their anime franchise's. its the main reason why characters like "Son Goku" of Dragon Ball Super get stupider since the writers have to milk Son Goku's god awful progression to no where with out a true end to his character its why having a main character exists for 5,000 episodes is a very stupid idea since there progression is based on the writers to make up fights and plots with out the main character having a true end. anime and manga fanboys want their favorite anime and manga characters to be in limbo without end Forever. A main characters story has to end and people have to move on its reality but the truth hurts.
Man people just can't let Ash go. After so many years of saying they need to move on. Then when they do finally move on. It's the idiots who are fans of pokemon who can't move on. Not everything is about Ash. Get over it and move on. Ash is gone and won't be showing up. Plus he won't be showing up as a adult. The guy is literally still 10 years old. In every pokemon series he has never aged at all. What makes anyone really sit there and think he would be a adult and had married someone and had a kid. Ash lives and breath pokemon. His whole life is pokemon. Stop making theories on a character that is gone. When the fan base can finally move on then Ash truly can rest.
Look Ash holds a special place in all hearts the way Liko can never compare. Yes, I like the new MC ‘cuz uh y’know simp-syndrome. I definitely want Ash to comeback. But I’m just gonna stick with the notion that he never will until he does. It’s safer for my sanity that way. 🤣🤣🤣
Really crackshot theory here but hear me out. Ash and Liko are brother and sister. We never see Ash's father and we don't know who Liko's mom is yet. There's probably a million things I'm overlooking here, but it's an idea.
Alright... One Single Question... Why on EARTH would Delia want to meet up with him if he had a child with another woman around the same time as Ash...? Japan doesn't do this "Oh it's cool, love is just casual, I'm happy casually with my ex-husband because it just didn't work out..." Bullshit we have to deal with here in the west...
@@AnthonyGladbach But who said Liko's Dad cheated Ash and Liko could be Twins and Liko's Dad had to move to Paldea it could be like the Parent Trap but Pokemon
Rules of anime and RPG’s no one tells you about, the girls always have a family, the men have half or a broken family, or a mysterious backstory that’s not easily explained as to why one of the parents is missing
That rule not aways apply to rpgs, Examples - Valkyrie profile : The girl was supposed to be sold into slavery by her own family, died by inhaling poison while on the run and reincarnated as a valkyrie woth broken memories to be used by a tyranical god. Final fantasy tactics : Ramza would have actually a gpod life with his family if he was less idealistic and more self-centered, while his family was diafunctional, it was more disfunctional to outsiders and servants than to their own kind.
Liko's Mother is a Teacher which Liko just confirmed that in episode 11! Liko's Father Alex is a Painter which he works at home! Roy's parents are unknown!
In this case, it was just simple to not have a dad show up. Like I think they just could not come up with any story for it. They said he exists though.
I can just see Liko coming to the Pokemon League and the champion battle comes up without spoilers and you see Ash’s feet step up and Pikachu’s tail twitch from the side of the screen. “So, you like battlin’ too huh?” In a slightly deeper Ash voice, and it pans up to his whole body and he asks her a question about her journey in a more mature tone and he does the hat turn with a “then let’s battle!” Screen black, she lost, and the episode ends with Ash introducing his pokemon to Liko and her talking about her next adventure and how she’ll beat him one day. And maybe Ash will make a couple cameos throughout like Cynthia but they don’t battle for another season or two.
Can't people just accept that Liko and Ash are NOT related and move on with their lives lmao ? Like that's just kinda sad the writers said MANY times they're not related yet people still make up dumb theories in every character they see...
The entire point of Ash's character was how he was a nobody, he wasn't related to anyone important. Which makes sense with how Ash's first rival was Gary, Professor Oak's Grandson. He was a nobody, but through hardships, he never gave up and learned from his lessons. It might have taken a while, but Ash was able to become the very best like no one ever was, because he never gave up, learned from his mistakes, and kept on training to be the best he can. The whole point of Ash Ketchum, was that anyone could be the best with enough effort. To have Liko be related to Ash at all, would completely ruin the message that Ash sent. So I can say I understand why they want it to happen. It will not happen, and is probably better of not happening. Besides, if Ash does come back, it would make more sense for him to be the Leon of the next series, not the parents
The creators of the anime literally said that Ash will always remain 10 and that even if he does return he will be 10. Also he has been the main character for 20+ years I think Ash can take a break
i love how her hair piece has the kanto logo people think her and ash have some connection and there could never be a chance it is a brand and or logo for kanto
I would've hated to see Ash be Liko's father. Ash didn't have any hint of romantic interest in any of the girls on the show, it would've been super forced. I really like the idea of her looking up to Ash as a trainer.
That's where the plot is we don't know about in Pokemon Horizon, "what year is it?" like is this anime take place 5-10 years after Ash became Pokemon Masters? Think about it, why Ash want to have a family so soon after he became the Pokemon Master, but his journey to be the "greatest" is a very long journey.
Excuse me but Ash's goal is nothing but a joke to me now because that's no way that Ash is going to meet all the Pokémon in the entire Pokemon World which is a impossible Goal to achieve so hopefully Ash changes his goal to become a Fire Type Pokemon Master instead! 😢👌
Excuse me but Pokémon Horizons Series has to take place just a few months after Ash become World Champion which Ash doesn't deserve to be World Champion because he clearly has no respect for that title besides Ash besides confirmed that he didn't really want to become World Champion in Pokémon Aim to Be a Pokemon Master episode 11!
@@leahschaffer7646it is possible to meet every pokemon in the world unlike meeting every person in the world You can just go to the internet But fr it is possible You've seen 10 year olds catch a God It's not that far fetched
@@leahschaffer7646and being a champion isn't much of a bother At best you can get publicity but you'll mostly just go on another Journey if you wanted to or settle down and wait till the next tournament
Ash is 10, confirmed by producers. (I wouldn’t say creators because Satoshi Tajiri is/was the creator). I swear the amount of fans that don’t do research is painful to witness. Side note: If he’s coming back to the anime and he’s forever 10, then this story takes place either the same time as the original or just after.
Ash will get a Girlfriend at the end of the Main Pokemon Series kay which Ash girlfriend was already Hinted on which would indeed be Serena which was confirmed by the writers years ago! We don't know when the Main Pokemon Series will end either!? 🤷👌
@@leahschaffer7646ime to burst bubbles, the producers said Ash will forever be 10. Time to do some homework for you me thinks. And before you say “but the writers said so”… Yeah I don’t think that matters when it’s the producers call.
If the Pokemon Company really wanted to tear at our heartstrings....Liko and Roy along with maybe Penny, Nemona and Arven encounter Ash and Pikachu down in Area Zero as Robots. AI Ash is the Final Battle instead of Sada or Turo and what had happened was Ash and Pikachu "died" in that territorial struggle along with the Professors. The Professors in secret had made AI copies of themselves as well as AI Copies of The Heroes protecting The Koraidon/Miraidon of AZ. Liko tgen goes back or forward in time to where Ash and Pikachu were truly sent and rescues them if still alive(Possible Gen 9 DLC Spoilers of the Professors' here) or they truly died in that struggle as the Pokemon Company's final Goodbye to Ketchum and if this actually happens then we are all gonna feel sad.
I was extremely pissed when I found out that Pokemon didn't allow us to have an older Ash I thought instead of Asher's father ghosting him every time can get a more active father who actually spend time with his daughter
The fact is everyone will feel the same way as I do since I start watching this new series I feel like something big is missing on the dish and that is ash its like a dish without proper salt and spices
Ash has been the protagonist of Pokemon for 25 years and has finally become the very best like no one ever was, which puts him in a very special place in my heart as Pokemon was the very first anime I ever watched so the fact that Ash will no longer be the protagonist of Pokemon makes me really sad but at the same time I understand since Ash has become a Champion, I would've liked it better if they continued the series of Ash becoming a Pokemon Master but unfortunately, they brought in a new pair of protagonists to take over. To be honest, I have mixed feelings about this since I've watched this anime since I was a kid so the thought of Ash not being the protagonist and will no longer be appearing in the series anymore is still sad to me.
@@Tylersingh2003 I prefer a new protag than using a old and milked protag for a 100 years straight it gets very repetitive if a new character protag does not take over. Its the main reason why switching to a new protag can give new narratives to the franchise its the main reason why "American people masturbate to nostalgia" and unable to accept change just look at anime's like Gundam anime Franchise, Digimon anime Franchise, and Yugioh Anime Franchise all these anime's franchise's swapping to new protags to explore new concepts. Japanese medias love moving to new concepts and new protags to further the world of their anime franchise's. its the main reason why characters like "Son Goku" of Dragon Ball Super get stupider since the writers have to milk Son Goku's god awful progression to no where with out a true end to his character its why having a main character exists for 5,000 episodes is a very stupid idea since there progression is based on the writers to make up fights and plots with out the main character having a true end. anime and manga fanboys want their favorite anime and manga characters to be in limbo without end Forever. A main characters story has to end and people have to move on its reality but the truth hurts.
I prefer a new protag than using a old and milked protag for a 100 years straight it gets very repetitive if a new character protag does not take over. Its the main reason why switching to a new protag can give new narratives to the franchise its the main reason why "American people masturbate to nostalgia" and unable to accept change just look at anime's like Gundam anime Franchise, Digimon anime Franchise, and Yugioh Anime Franchise all these anime's franchise's swapping to new protags to explore new concepts. Japanese medias love moving to new concepts and new protags to further the world of their anime franchise's. its the main reason why characters like "Son Goku" of Dragon Ball Super get stupider since the writers have to milk Son Goku's god awful progression to no where with out a true end to his character its why having a main character exists for 5,000 episodes is a very stupid idea since there progression is based on the writers to make up fights and plots with out the main character having a true end. anime and manga fanboys want their favorite anime and manga characters to be in limbo without end Forever. A main characters story has to end and people have to move on its reality but the truth hurts.
I came up with my own theory. Both ash and her and siblings and that their parents had a falling out once the 2 were infants. It would explain where ash’s dad was during the time and that the 2 look related.
Let’s be honest here if Ash did grow up then all the characters in the show would have to grow up and that would be bad for marketing for when a remake of a past generation happens
I just thought of this but what if Liko is ash's sister? They never showed ash's dad(besides Mr Mime) in the anime nor Liko's mom. In the journeys episode where Ash was supposed to meet his dad it never showed his dad because Ash was late. What if it was Alex. Ash's mom could have divorced Alex and he could have just taken his daughter and moved overseas. That could explain the hair clip resembling the og symbol on Ash's hat.
Ash is still 10 or maybe 13 on Mt. Silver. Liko will climb that Mountain eventually to face him...In the meantime let us all move on from Ash Ketchum and try to enjoy this new story as well as it's characters for what it is. It's already off to a better start than the OG Pokemon series and Liko is a much more interesting Character than Ash started out as lol. That kid who would use Thunderbolt on Ground type Pokemon or who would Use Harden vs Harden in a Metapod Battle. I really wish Pokemon told The Adventures Red Manga which is the literal and official story of Pocket Monsters...and we saw The Corrupt Kanto Gym Leaders/Team Rocket Members as well as the Genocidal Elite Four and The Pokemon Association whom was a part of The Government. But I get it...a kids show and they couldn't but in the 90s?! I'd say it would of been fine just toned down a lil bit.
People need to stop with ash. Stop trying to fit him in. We don't need ash to make the new characters amazing. And like matpat has said. Anyone can become Great. They don't need to be related to the world champion. People, just accept the new series..
Ikr if they throw him in everyone will just pay attention to him all the time as if she's not the main character. Even if he was her dad he's not gonna be a big character. At this point you're kind of ruining it for yourselves not enjoying the series because you're too busy looking for ash every second. Back then people were tired of ash now all of a sudden they want him back which doesn't make sense.
@@ladyriethegoldendelmo5441What the heck Liko's character won't ruin the Series sheesh! 🙄 The only reason for Ash to return in the future is for the next World Coronation Series and Master Tournament which is the only reason for Ash to return longer than any of his other Traveling Companies!
@@user-kl6kv7ii5s I guess not everyone can expect Ash from leaving the Series which is heartbreaking for the ones that grew up watching Ash and Pikachu on TV from the very beginning of his Journey which we'll never see him reach his goal either! 😞 👌
I had a theory that Nemona is Ash's Daughter. Let me list 3: She loves to Battle(Just like Ash) Skin Tone(Almost like Ash and Maybe Serena combine) She has Black Hair(Just like Ash)
wait, did he just say if pokemon Horizons fails, then we might get ash back in the series and continue the adventures if that's the case? i hate pokemon Horizons 🤣
Won't happen either because they removed Ash for a certain reason which they'll only bring him back for the Huge Event like the next World Coronation Series and Master Tournament which will return in the future!
I’m glad she’s her own character and not related to him for a few reasons such as a true fresh start and another to annoy the hell out of the shippers lmao
Totally true and I agree with ya because it can get very annoying to think that Ash is older and has a family which basically isn't going to happen until the Main Pokemon Series Ends! The Writers already Hinted on the Main Pokemon Series ending which is the only way for Ash and Serena to become a couple because it's obvious that it's clearly inappropriate for a 10 Year old to date which means that Ash and all the other characters will eventually age in the Main Series Final!
The thumbnail was fan made, false alarm everyone
Goddamn it…
Thank God. Now I won't watch the video. Thank you 💖
Ye now I won't watch the season
thank you for helping us not waste time
Oh my...
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.
However he will still look the same, Rainbow Feather moment
Knowing Pokemon that man is still 12
Forgetting May has an dad
I prefer him being 15 or something.
@@noone5451 nah still 10
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.
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
agree it would be dope imagine liko hearing a rumor by some random character or someones ahses family *"do you know the strongest trainer in history dissapeared there was no sigthings of him anywhere but there is a rumor that he is wearing a red royal cape with over 100 badges stamped on his cape and is currently traveling with a ho-oh and his bestfriend pikachu"*
@@genesisz3419not ho-oh.. A DRAGONITE
@@giansalutanno a CHARIZARD
Noob!!! A dragonite!!!
@@giansalutan dragonite is given since its his pokemon but it would make ash more badass and legendary if he is travelling with the same ho oh he met in season 1 episode 1
We need an older ash as a stronger, older version of himself. I think he would make a great gym leader.
I actually had an idea on what his gym would be, Namely, we do not see pikachu until his final Pokémon, when he pulls out Raichu,
@@MouseBasket I think ash will always keep pikachu as a pikachu. He can specialize with electric types, with pikachu being his ace. That pikachu has so much experience, he beats out any other good electric types. The anime donesnt work like the games
@@ChiSoxEdits that’s a good point
a world champion as a gym leader is bad idea i really want ash to end up like red where travels alone and character design detail i would like to see is ash having a red royal cape with all the badges he has
Haven't watched pokemon since diamond and pearl
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
"So you wanna be a master of pokemon, to be the very best like no one ever was..."
"Tell me, do you have the skills... to be number 1?"
All im sayin is i aint waiting another 25 yrs to see that happen
@@jonathanflanagan1504
Liko:No, I'm here to complete my journey... It took me a long time to get here... To, to even find my goal! But now I'm sure... I'm going to be a pokemon master! I don't care about being number 1! I just wanna be friends with all pokemon! Beating you... Will prove I have the strength to do it!
Ash: y'know... Pokemon Master, bein number 1? Things ain't always so Black and White... I guess you could say me and my Pokémon, we're proof of that. Isn't that right buddy? *He looks over at Pikachu* but as long as your heart knows what you're doing is right, then *smiles widely* let's have an incredible battle! *Ash's dream team emerges from their Pokeballs*
I’d faint
@@jonathanflanagan1504 choosing to read that in classic ash voice >.>
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.
JoJo probably did it best by having a new cast for each series, bit having members of the old cast still come back as mentor characters.
@@HouseLyranderthe pokemon Special/Adventures manga is the exact same. Every arc is set in a region and has a different protagonist. Overall, the manga is more mature and the quality of the story and battles is a lot better than the anime. I encourage you to read it if you are interested
Lmao it's like people don't know what a main character is suppose to be 🤣 so I guess Naruto should have let Naruto go before Shippuden too right?
It sounds like a good idea in theory, but did you see what happened to Naruto? Lolol
@@MrZahsome Naruto has 720 episodes in total. 520 if you remove the fillers, as well as 11 movies. And all of these are part of the same overarching story.
Pokémon has *1253 episodes,* and *23* movies. And every time a new installment of the series airs, it's a completely new story with barely any connections to the previous ones, other than Team Rocket, the existence of Pokémon and, you guessed it, Ash. And maybe a few cameos or mentions.
You *cannot* compare these two. They're fundamentally different.
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.
naw, original dragonball and dbz were a good example of a shònen anime doing a timeskip and introducing new generations but keeping the focus on the original main character
That's not true you can very much make a story with the previous protagonist son or daughter or any relative look dab, boruto, or jojo
@@TonyAlexander-on4syyou’re bringing up Boruto when it’s literally one of the most HATED anime and manga in all history besides from SAO. And this is coming from someone who actually thinks it’s ok. And with JoJo the only protagonist that had a parent of a previous protagonist was Josuke and Joylne, with their parents not even having that big of a role in the part (besides from Joylne’s mission to save Jotaro).
She better not win
@@variangaming8559 bro forgot about giorno and josuke (although the parents aren't a big role they are still continuing the story of the anime as one of the joestars)
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.
I have a theory. Ash has been in a coma since the very First Generation. This is all a dream.
How original.
@@christophermichaelclarence6003 Or Ash is already a 36 year old Grown Ass Man who just looks small and young because he is Japanese. Imagine an angry Cynthia at the Masters 8 wanting to kill Ash for knocking her up the other night. Bombshell dropped rofl.
I'd love it if they keep him 10 in this series, then in the next one, Liko time skipped and met ash again, and He's still 10. It'd kinda confirm the strange reality warp of a wish he made to ho-oh in season 1 🤔
@@veevendetta3448 what the fuck man
Ash's original hat is a special edition Pokémon league model.
It's basically just Olympics merch.
Ash better return as a 25 year old champion
ASH REMAINS 10 FOREVER ♾️ OR HE COULD BE AT LEAST 11 or 13
Ash will return in the future which he'll still be 10 Years old so deal with it because they will not allow Ash to age until the Main Pokemon Series comes to the End!?
@@leahschaffer7646 OK I LIKE IT WHEN ASH IS 10
@@leahschaffer7646 JESSIE AND JAMES ARE LIKE 25
@@leahschaffer7646 POKEMON ANIME WILL NEVER END NOT EVEN OTHER ANIME SERIES
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.
Liko: (gasp) The world champion IS MY COUSIN!?
Her father looks like a person who'd fuse Liko with their family's Fidough. :D
I haven't seen the episode, but I have a feeling that his name is Shou and I can't explain why 🤔🤔
Heck nah!
Is that a...Full Metal Alchemist reference?
Never thought I'd encounter one.
Lol that’s funny! Can imagine it now “Ash… battle with me” 😂
@@kieranmoon6559 Your comment reminded me of Ashbsol from Legendarily Popular.
Let’s hope they decide to have a cameo appearance
Or a small story arc where Ash travels with Liko & Roy for a short time. Like what Lyra, Alexa, Todd Snap & Ritchie all did. Each of those characters traveled with Ash's group for a short time & left.
I think it’d be funny if he was the trainer that bars Liko at the very end of the championship like Alan or Tobias did to ash.
Oh please Ash won't be in Pokémon Horizons Series at all which I believe in that because there's no reason for Ash to even be in his series either!
Don't even mention the Champion Rank tournament either because if Ash was in the tournament Ash would easily beat everyone which that wouldn't be fair to the other characters which Ash's character would be once again the Superior Character then everyone else! That's one way to ruin New Characters in a New Series! That's why Ash shouldn't never be in this Series!
@@leahschaffer7646 Ok ya i think he still will most likely show up but may not actually battle anyone lol
@@leahschaffer7646 Okay but that completely discredits Ash's journey. He earned the title of World Champion, as well as title of Alola's Champion. He earned those titles. He deserves to have the spotlight during those moments, similar to Leon when he was undefeated. Making Ash similar to Red though would be a good way to do things. Have him disappear and be rumored as a legendary trainer at the very very end.
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.
Yes but Nemona is known as the champion in the anime right now.
@@L1gmasterdon't spoil it pls
I cannot beleve some people still in this "idea" which is the anime and games somehow merged even tho it's false in every way.
Some leakers have actually hinted that HZ might be set in AU, hence if Satoshi will reappear it will be from M20 continuity. Also, the biggest hint so far was when Amethio said of Friede's Pikachu "Are you toying with me?" meaning he is not aware of Satoshi's Pikachu defeating Dande.
Or maybe that’s his dad and her mom is ashes and they can be siblings without knowing it and that clip is to show her unknown relationship with ash cause his dad got him a hat with the same logo so maybe
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.
I agree.
its far more reasonable for a person different from Ash or his lineage to be a trainer and it also signifies how the next generation can move on by leaving the previous generation.
@@ramaneeshm is it right?
Yep
Thought it was game theory
Did they? Dragonball and Naruto are arguably more popular anime franchises.
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.
i would have guessed mallow would be 1 of them
Same.
It would’ve had to be dawn or serena bc of likos eyes being blue. The genetics of the other girls just wouldn’t make sense.
@@MegaMegajennifermallow would not make a bit of sense haha
@@rdizzle_2002 good point
I have a thought its mentioned in a horizojs episode that lico had a thing for adventure just like her grand father add this to the fact that lico has similarities to ash makes ash being her grandfather make sense
This was mentioned by licos mother
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.
Maybe they’ll keep AU Ash around for the movies, to carry on OG Ash’s legacy. After all, AU Ash switched out his hat for the original hat in The Distant Blue Sky. I feel like there has to be a reason they made that special, so maybe that’s it. We’ll know when and if they eventually make another movie.
0:49 what about Dawn?
what about the latias
What about Serena she kiss ash at the last ep
Even May kiss Ash but it was banned
That’s the same thing I said
What about lillie i havent seen ash meet her again
liko probably had the same hair clip as ash's hat because she was a fan of him
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
They confirmed that ash is gonna show up
@@review-a-itemchannel8036no he said probably never seen again.
@@tyanajones8399 he is gonna show up but not too soon like some die hard fanboys are thinking.
@@user-kl6kv7ii5s his said own personal opinion not a fact.
@@tyanajones8399 he is right, the director already confirmed ash will appear in the anime as forever 10 year old, even he doesn't appear soon he will return as a guest or support character but he is no longer the mc of the series.
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.
Only time Ash should appear is either in a anniversary episode, later season finale or potential movie
I think likos mum will be similar to ash dad get’s mentioned from time to time but never shows up like not being able to be at home when likos there and not answering the phone when Freddie tried to call her
What the heck Liko's Mother is a Teacher which she has confirmed that herself in episode 11!
Liko's Mother also hired Professor Friede to protect Liko as well!
@@leahschaffer7646 yeah I did this post before likos mum appearance was confirmed
Misty and Iris only seen to see Ash as a friend and so does Ash himself... Serena makes sense though...
I think that it would be cool if they did what the pokemon adventures manga did when adapting yellow. Basically Ash(subbing for red) would be missing and Pikachu is here and trying to find ash. Although this would probably take too much attention away from the main story it would be cool to see (at least to me)
Plot Twist: Horizons is actually a prequel and Liko is actually ashes grandmother who gives birth to ashes dad. Probably not but one could dream.
It is not because Rotom phones and online classes did not exist during Ash's start of his journey.
You mean, Prequel of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet?
Right. Cause somehow technology regressed somehow
Hell no
@@Magicwaterzwell, when Ash started his journey in Kanto only 151 Pokèmon existed and oak confirmed it in one episode but then suddendly Galar Pokèmon and other regions ones started appearing in Kanto just when Ash discovered a new region ahah, and the other regions always existed apparently and suddendly Oak had students and friends all over the world and even visited Unova in the past ahah .
I like that Liko's dad Alex is Wearing an Apron, it implies he's a Stay at home parent and really supports his Daughter
Now, this is entirely dependent on how far into the anime we get in Pokemon Horizons from ash's adventures in the Galor region but I put forth the professor Ash Ketchum took on Professor Oak's role as the grandfather of our main characters rival since last race at Roy is actually pitched in the marketing that I've seen personally as being the main character so what if Alex is either the Sun or son-in-law of Ash Ketchum
If anything the bigger question is who's Liko's mom.
Like her dad has just been like 'okay go travel' even though it's the mom that asked for her daughter?
Like kinda sus that she just like isn't involved.
Some random lady 😂
Maybe, Geeta
Liko's Mother is a Teacher which Liko confirmed that herself in episode 11 okay!
Where's Roy's parents at!?
she is a white american
I don’t really care about the likos dad situation, I just want official full body art of Serena (contest outfit) from Pokemon ultimate journeys.
That thumbnail brought a single tear to my eye.
i think its a huge huge huge missed opportunity if ash isnt in this anime, or isnt even mentioned. since its pokemon she has to at least fight him or meet him one, right?
Ash will be the Dumbledore in this saga. If he really became what he desired... I'm foreseeing an epic gathering of pokemon all around the world just to pay their respects and honor this great boy, who gave us all not only one of the best adventures for more than 20 years, but also made possible for several generations to connect and talk about him and his world.
I expect Arceus to assist at that event as the head honcho of them all, followed by Mew Mewtwo and all the rest behind, from normal, to legendaries, and make Ho-Ho the one who takes Ash to heaven, because that the only place he is going to be.
we got clickbaited guys
If ash returns, and considering a huge part of the fandom would ignore Liko for ash
Yep.
Liko is still a cool White Girl, Ash is still a cool Asian male. Both are cool and attractive in their own ways and have improved our lives
@@AbdulTheV1oggerwhat you mean by attractive?
@@alexanderchi8139 they are attractive, Japanese anime make them like this on purpose, thats why they only use WHITE girls and Asian males. They are genius.
@@AbdulTheV1oggerPerds, what do you mean by Liko and Ash being "attractive"? 🤨
I feel like Ash will return in Pokemon Horizons maybe in the final episode of Pokemon Horizons when there is a big final battle and a disaster/Chaos happens. Ash will return and I think he will be much older and he will have his own Pokemon Team which will consists of all his pokemon throughout his journeys. I bet Greninja will be in his team and he will bond with him and have a Legendary Battle and also Pikachu as well.
As someone who used to ship Ash with Misty back in the day, after all that has been said and done, I can say with full confidence that Ash and Serena would be the most meaningful couple. May was nice but the two of them were friends at best, same for Dawn. Ash and Iris didn't get along at times so that was DOA. Lana, cute I guess, but nope. Serena has legitimate love, and Ash did reciprocate at times even though it didn't seem like it. Ash and Misty had crushes on each other at best, and they both handled it poorly.
Ash could still be her grandfather.
Honestly, I'd be happy if it went either way
On one hand, it would be cool if we get to see an older, more experienced Ash with wild stories and wisdom for a new trainer, one he sees a lot of himself in
On the other hand, it would be really cool if Ash came back the same age, and they actually addressed that he hasn't aged in a long time, like finding an old photo from Alola or smth and Ash is mysterious about it :)
Hear me out. The year 2032 rolls around. Pokemon releases another adventure called Ash's final adventures where Ash Ketchum comes back in his late 30s or 40s, is a pokemon professor and has to collect his final pokemon of them all. Named Arceus. He had.caught all the rest on his years and years of collecting pokemon. Professor Oak has passed away, thus leaving the future of pokemon in the hands of protagonist Ash Ketchum.
Finally a pokemon dad.
May has a dad
Liko isn't the first protagonist to have both living parents. The first protagonist to have both parents in the anime was May.
Norman: Am I a joke to you?
I could imagine seeing ash in the final arc like a big tournament with the worlds best trainer and ash is one of them.
Or is it possible that Alex is also ash's father and Liko is Ash's sister? Since we never seen Ash's dad in the anime and we'll most likely won't be seeing Liko's mother in the show.
That is a bit of a stretch. Distant relatives, maybe. Brother & Sister, probably not.
no.
Nope none of them!
Where's Roy's parents.
and depunk about not see Liko mom.
@KoroxasHeart yep debunked but it's always fun to theorize right?
the way i would want to see it is a moment sort of like red on mount moon. you gotta have a moment where she confronts an adult ash (between 16 -25) and have an epic battle between them. you can make it like ash is depressed because he doesnt know what to do after winning the pokemon league and he is traveling around the world to find strong opponents to battle. or something similar to that
they probably reserved ash for future big return
I agree. Somewhere along Liko & Roy's journey, they're both going to encounter Ash, who still hasn't aged a day.
the whole point of the ending of Ash's story was that he was to eternally stay young, naive and always starting new adventures so bringing him back as a adult having wrapped up his adventuring would go directly against that. The ending of the original series reminded me heavily of the ending of Calvin and Hobbes in what it aimed to accomplish. His character never truly aged for a reason in the anime and bringing him back older would go against the fundamental intentions of his character. I couldn't see him ever being brought back just on such.
I feel like the biggest question now is how previous gen/region characters are to be handled under the idea that aging up said characters could inadvertently put age on Ash. It then comes into question if the writers care to said extent or if any precautions of such cases has already been thought through if they are to ever be brought back or up to any extent
I don’t think Ash is actually being canceled Here’s why people Kept saying that he would be canceled for as long as you can remember and plus on the end of Pokémon journeys he’s so battling maybe he’ll take go’s Roll and catch every single Pokémon because he is already the world champion he also can just have a cameo in horizons
WAIT A SECOND MAYBE ASH’S MUM AND LIKO’S DAD USED TO BE INNA RELATIONSHIP BUT THEY SPLIT UP AMD LIKO WENT WITH HER DAD AND ASH WENT WITH HIS MUM BECAUSE THE HAIR CLIP THAT LIKI WEARS IS THE SAME SYMBOL AS ASH’S ORIGINAL CAP just a yheory
ngl I was hype about Ash being the father. Wouldve made for an easier and smoother transition to please the die hard Ash fans
It's gonna be like Boruto if that's the case.
I don't see why it would even help them "transition" lol
The fact that this show so far is way better than the old show is all they should need xD
@@hustinyano.a I prefer a new protag than using a old and milked protag for a 100 years straight it gets very repetitive if a new character protag does not take over. Its the main reason why switching to a new protag can give new narratives to the franchise its main reason why "American people masturbate to nostalgia" and unable to accept change just look at anime's like Gundam anime Franchise, Digimon anime Franchise, and Yugioh Anime Franchise all these anime's franchise's swapping to new protags to explore new concepts. Japanese medias love moving to new concepts and new protags to further the world of their anime franchise's. its the main reason why characters like "Son Goku" of Dragon Ball Super get stupider since the writers have to milk Son Goku's god awful progression to no where with out a true end to his character its why having a main character exists for 5,000 episodes is a very stupid idea since there progression is based on the writers to make up fights and plots with out the main character having a true end. anime and manga fanboys want their favorite anime and manga characters to be in limbo without end Forever. A main characters story has to end and people have to move on its reality but the truth hurts.
bruh Liko is a WHITE GIRL, Ash is a ASIAN/JAPANESE/ARAB man!! Sheesh some Americans can be so clueless?
Man people just can't let Ash go. After so many years of saying they need to move on. Then when they do finally move on. It's the idiots who are fans of pokemon who can't move on. Not everything is about Ash. Get over it and move on. Ash is gone and won't be showing up. Plus he won't be showing up as a adult. The guy is literally still 10 years old. In every pokemon series he has never aged at all. What makes anyone really sit there and think he would be a adult and had married someone and had a kid. Ash lives and breath pokemon. His whole life is pokemon. Stop making theories on a character that is gone. When the fan base can finally move on then Ash truly can rest.
Ash isn't liko's father,
Alex is father of liko.
Ash is leaving of pokemon anime series
and your point is? lmao
It's a fact
Not evidence
Look Ash holds a special place in all hearts the way Liko can never compare. Yes, I like the new MC ‘cuz uh y’know simp-syndrome. I definitely want Ash to comeback. But I’m just gonna stick with the notion that he never will until he does. It’s safer for my sanity that way. 🤣🤣🤣
Really crackshot theory here but hear me out. Ash and Liko are brother and sister. We never see Ash's father and we don't know who Liko's mom is yet. There's probably a million things I'm overlooking here, but it's an idea.
Alright... One Single Question... Why on EARTH would Delia want to meet up with him if he had a child with another woman around the same time as Ash...?
Japan doesn't do this "Oh it's cool, love is just casual, I'm happy casually with my ex-husband because it just didn't work out..." Bullshit we have to deal with here in the west...
@@AnthonyGladbach But who said Liko's Dad cheated Ash and Liko could be Twins and Liko's Dad had to move to Paldea it could be like the Parent Trap but Pokemon
@@AnthonyGladbach have you heard of JoJo before
@@AnthonyGladbach Divorce and each kept 1 kid?
Still wanna see Bonnies Pokémon journey with squishy fr
Now All Need is Liko's Mom to Show Up
Liko's Mother is a Teacher so she's basically busy during the day!
In my opinion, I think ash would come up in one of the time travel warps where we’ll see a older ash or a descendent
Rules of anime and RPG’s no one tells you about, the girls always have a family, the men have half or a broken family, or a mysterious backstory that’s not easily explained as to why one of the parents is missing
You sure cause look at fruit basket the main character family wasn't complete and she's a girl.
Also what's RPG
That rule not aways apply to rpgs, Examples - Valkyrie profile : The girl was supposed to be sold into slavery by her own family, died by inhaling poison while on the run and reincarnated as a valkyrie woth broken memories to be used by a tyranical god.
Final fantasy tactics : Ramza would have actually a gpod life with his family if he was less idealistic and more self-centered, while his family was diafunctional, it was more disfunctional to outsiders and servants than to their own kind.
Liko's Mother is a Teacher which Liko just confirmed that in episode 11!
Liko's Father Alex is a Painter which he works at home!
Roy's parents are unknown!
In this case, it was just simple to not have a dad show up. Like I think they just could not come up with any story for it. They said he exists though.
Ash's dad had his own adventure finding the best milk in the world
Crazy how we never seen ash dad
I can just see Liko coming to the Pokemon League and the champion battle comes up without spoilers and you see Ash’s feet step up and Pikachu’s tail twitch from the side of the screen. “So, you like battlin’ too huh?” In a slightly deeper Ash voice, and it pans up to his whole body and he asks her a question about her journey in a more mature tone and he does the hat turn with a “then let’s battle!” Screen black, she lost, and the episode ends with Ash introducing his pokemon to Liko and her talking about her next adventure and how she’ll beat him one day. And maybe Ash will make a couple cameos throughout like Cynthia but they don’t battle for another season or two.
Can't people just accept that Liko and Ash are NOT related and move on with their lives lmao ? Like that's just kinda sad the writers said MANY times they're not related yet people still make up dumb theories in every character they see...
The entire point of Ash's character was how he was a nobody, he wasn't related to anyone important. Which makes sense with how Ash's first rival was Gary, Professor Oak's Grandson. He was a nobody, but through hardships, he never gave up and learned from his lessons. It might have taken a while, but Ash was able to become the very best like no one ever was, because he never gave up, learned from his mistakes, and kept on training to be the best he can. The whole point of Ash Ketchum, was that anyone could be the best with enough effort. To have Liko be related to Ash at all, would completely ruin the message that Ash sent. So I can say I understand why they want it to happen. It will not happen, and is probably better of not happening. Besides, if Ash does come back, it would make more sense for him to be the Leon of the next series, not the parents
The creators of the anime literally said that Ash will always remain 10 and that even if he does return he will be 10. Also he has been the main character for 20+ years I think Ash can take a break
ASH REMAINS 10 FOREVER ♾️ OR HE COULD BE AT LEAST 11 or 14
I LIKE IT WHEN ASH IS 10
@@Tylersingh2003 The creators said that Ash will always be 10 and the series will always be in mid-summer (i think) So yep! Ash is forever 10!
@@JakeArtist13 OK I LIKE IT WHEN ASH IS 10
Nah but what if Liko's Dad is Ash's Dad probably not but that would be a funny way to bring back Ash
i love how her hair piece has the kanto logo people think her and ash have some connection and there could never be a chance it is a brand and or logo for kanto
It would be cool if he was the champion she had to battle or a gym leader
I would like Ash to be 18 struggling with each region asking him to be their champion but not knowing what lies ahead since he feels hes done it all.
I would've hated to see Ash be Liko's father. Ash didn't have any hint of romantic interest in any of the girls on the show, it would've been super forced. I really like the idea of her looking up to Ash as a trainer.
That's where the plot is we don't know about in Pokemon Horizon, "what year is it?" like is this anime take place 5-10 years after Ash became Pokemon Masters? Think about it, why Ash want to have a family so soon after he became the Pokemon Master, but his journey to be the "greatest" is a very long journey.
Excuse me but Ash's goal is nothing but a joke to me now because that's no way that Ash is going to meet all the Pokémon in the entire Pokemon World which is a impossible Goal to achieve so hopefully Ash changes his goal to become a Fire Type Pokemon Master instead! 😢👌
Excuse me but Pokémon Horizons Series has to take place just a few months after Ash become World Champion which Ash doesn't deserve to be World Champion because he clearly has no respect for that title besides Ash besides confirmed that he didn't really want to become World Champion in Pokémon Aim to Be a Pokemon Master episode 11!
@@leahschaffer7646it is possible to meet every pokemon in the world unlike meeting every person in the world
You can just go to the internet
But fr it is possible
You've seen 10 year olds catch a God
It's not that far fetched
@@leahschaffer7646and being a champion isn't much of a bother
At best you can get publicity but you'll mostly just go on another Journey if you wanted to or settle down and wait till the next tournament
Ash is 10, confirmed by producers. (I wouldn’t say creators because Satoshi Tajiri is/was the creator).
I swear the amount of fans that don’t do research is painful to witness.
Side note: If he’s coming back to the anime and he’s forever 10, then this story takes place either the same time as the original or just after.
Why does everyone wants Ash to get a girlfriend, have kids or behing related to the new characters so bad ? Live the guy alone damn!
Ash will get a Girlfriend at the end of the Main Pokemon Series kay which Ash girlfriend was already Hinted on which would indeed be Serena which was confirmed by the writers years ago!
We don't know when the Main Pokemon Series will end either!? 🤷👌
@@leahschaffer7646facts.
@@leahschaffer7646ime to burst bubbles, the producers said Ash will forever be 10. Time to do some homework for you me thinks.
And before you say “but the writers said so”… Yeah I don’t think that matters when it’s the producers call.
Ash could be Roy's grandfather
If the Pokemon Company really wanted to tear at our heartstrings....Liko and Roy along with maybe Penny, Nemona and Arven encounter Ash and Pikachu down in Area Zero as Robots. AI Ash is the Final Battle instead of Sada or Turo and what had happened was Ash and Pikachu "died" in that territorial struggle along with the Professors. The Professors in secret had made AI copies of themselves as well as AI Copies of The Heroes protecting The Koraidon/Miraidon of AZ. Liko tgen goes back or forward in time to where Ash and Pikachu were truly sent and rescues them if still alive(Possible Gen 9 DLC Spoilers of the Professors' here) or they truly died in that struggle as the Pokemon Company's final Goodbye to Ketchum and if this actually happens then we are all gonna feel sad.
Liko is not actually Ashes daughter.
I was extremely pissed when I found out that Pokemon didn't allow us to have an older Ash I thought instead of Asher's father ghosting him every time can get a more active father who actually spend time with his daughter
I'm pretty sure the Ho-Oh sighting made Ash immortal, Just like our game protag from X/Y
It would be awsome to see ash as the world champ still, and the new main character want to work hard to eventually fighting him
The fact is everyone will feel the same way as I do since I start watching this new series I feel like something big is missing on the dish and that is ash its like a dish without proper salt and spices
I WANT ASH BACK 😭😭😢😢😭😭😢😢😢😭😭😭😢😢😭😭😢😢😢😭😭😢😭😢😢😢😢😢😢😭😭😭😢😢😭😭😭😭😭😢😭😭😭😭
Watch ash be like a wandering trainer that fights them and IS STILL THE SAME AGE
Ash has been the protagonist of Pokemon for 25 years and has finally become the very best like no one ever was, which puts him in a very special place in my heart as Pokemon was the very first anime I ever watched so the fact that Ash will no longer be the protagonist of Pokemon makes me really sad but at the same time I understand since Ash has become a Champion, I would've liked it better if they continued the series of Ash becoming a Pokemon Master but unfortunately, they brought in a new pair of protagonists to take over. To be honest, I have mixed feelings about this since I've watched this anime since I was a kid so the thought of Ash not being the protagonist and will no longer be appearing in the series anymore is still sad to me.
THIS IS THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENED IN DRAGON BALL NARUTO BORUTO YUGIOH BEYBLADE AND DIGIMON
@@Tylersingh2003 I prefer a new protag than using a old and milked protag for a 100 years straight it gets very repetitive if a new character protag does not take over. Its the main reason why switching to a new protag can give new narratives to the franchise its the main reason why "American people masturbate to nostalgia" and unable to accept change just look at anime's like Gundam anime Franchise, Digimon anime Franchise, and Yugioh Anime Franchise all these anime's franchise's swapping to new protags to explore new concepts. Japanese medias love moving to new concepts and new protags to further the world of their anime franchise's. its the main reason why characters like "Son Goku" of Dragon Ball Super get stupider since the writers have to milk Son Goku's god awful progression to no where with out a true end to his character its why having a main character exists for 5,000 episodes is a very stupid idea since there progression is based on the writers to make up fights and plots with out the main character having a true end. anime and manga fanboys want their favorite anime and manga characters to be in limbo without end Forever. A main characters story has to end and people have to move on its reality but the truth hurts.
I prefer a new protag than using a old and milked protag for a 100 years straight it gets very repetitive if a new character protag does not take over. Its the main reason why switching to a new protag can give new narratives to the franchise its the main reason why "American people masturbate to nostalgia" and unable to accept change just look at anime's like Gundam anime Franchise, Digimon anime Franchise, and Yugioh Anime Franchise all these anime's franchise's swapping to new protags to explore new concepts. Japanese medias love moving to new concepts and new protags to further the world of their anime franchise's. its the main reason why characters like "Son Goku" of Dragon Ball Super get stupider since the writers have to milk Son Goku's god awful progression to no where with out a true end to his character its why having a main character exists for 5,000 episodes is a very stupid idea since there progression is based on the writers to make up fights and plots with out the main character having a true end. anime and manga fanboys want their favorite anime and manga characters to be in limbo without end Forever. A main characters story has to end and people have to move on its reality but the truth hurts.
@@1BadAssArchAngelvs14 NO WAY I LIKE NOSTALGIA
@@1BadAssArchAngelvs14 ASH WILL BE THE MAIN PROTAGONIST OR HE COULD BE A SIDE CHARACTER IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE ASH WILL BE IN EVERY GENERATION
I came up with my own theory. Both ash and her and siblings and that their parents had a falling out once the 2 were infants. It would explain where ash’s dad was during the time and that the 2 look related.
1:30 i really hope that he doesn't grow up
If your real pokemon fan you will cry because of his death😢
Let’s be honest here if Ash did grow up then all the characters in the show would have to grow up and that would be bad for marketing for when a remake of a past generation happens
They can have children that look like them. BOOM
ASH REMAINS 10 FOREVER ♾️ OR HE COULD BE AT LEAST 11 or 13
I LIKE IT WHEN ASH IS 10
@@Tylersingh2003they won't age him in case they want to give him a new series again in the future which they probably will
@@xenomorph733 OK ASH LOOK TALL IN XYZ
May be Alex is Ash dad and new main character is Ash's sister. Ash's dad and mom got separated due to some reason leave separately
I just thought of this but what if Liko is ash's sister? They never showed ash's dad(besides Mr Mime) in the anime nor Liko's mom. In the journeys episode where Ash was supposed to meet his dad it never showed his dad because Ash was late. What if it was Alex. Ash's mom could have divorced Alex and he could have just taken his daughter and moved overseas. That could explain the hair clip resembling the og symbol on Ash's hat.
You do realize the hair clip is the Indigo League symbol, right?
That is a really good theory actually.
I already knew since the first episode because she states that she had never been to the Kanto region before.
Ash is still 10 or maybe 13 on Mt. Silver. Liko will climb that Mountain eventually to face him...In the meantime let us all move on from Ash Ketchum and try to enjoy this new story as well as it's characters for what it is. It's already off to a better start than the OG Pokemon series and Liko is a much more interesting Character than Ash started out as lol. That kid who would use Thunderbolt on Ground type Pokemon or who would Use Harden vs Harden in a Metapod Battle. I really wish Pokemon told The Adventures Red Manga which is the literal and official story of Pocket Monsters...and we saw The Corrupt Kanto Gym Leaders/Team Rocket Members as well as the Genocidal Elite Four and The Pokemon Association whom was a part of The Government. But I get it...a kids show and they couldn't but in the 90s?! I'd say it would of been fine just toned down a lil bit.
What if ash is her brother and they were separated ash going with the mom and her with the dad?
People need to stop with ash. Stop trying to fit him in. We don't need ash to make the new characters amazing. And like matpat has said. Anyone can become Great. They don't need to be related to the world champion. People, just accept the new series..
Ikr if they throw him in everyone will just pay attention to him all the time as if she's not the main character. Even if he was her dad he's not gonna be a big character. At this point you're kind of ruining it for yourselves not enjoying the series because you're too busy looking for ash every second. Back then people were tired of ash now all of a sudden they want him back which doesn't make sense.
@@Pinkkittie5006 the only time if they bring ash. if she made the series much worst. but lets hope we dont cross that bridge yet
@@Pinkkittie5006 it hurts a lot what so called "fans" are doing on this current state.
@@ladyriethegoldendelmo5441What the heck Liko's character won't ruin the Series sheesh! 🙄
The only reason for Ash to return in the future is for the next World Coronation Series and Master Tournament which is the only reason for Ash to return longer than any of his other Traveling Companies!
@@user-kl6kv7ii5s I guess not everyone can expect Ash from leaving the Series which is heartbreaking for the ones that grew up watching Ash and Pikachu on TV from the very beginning of his Journey which we'll never see him reach his goal either! 😞 👌
What about may? I dont see iris with ash we never saw much of a crush coming from iris like we did the others. At least none that i remember
I wonder if Dawn could be Liko’s mom
What the heck Liko's Mother is confirmed to be a Teacher!
Yknow, Ash’s adventures being rebooted could start with that movie that had Gen 7 Pokémon in the Kanto region. Would be a great place to build off of.
I had a theory that Nemona is Ash's Daughter.
Let me list 3:
She loves to Battle(Just like Ash)
Skin Tone(Almost like Ash and Maybe Serena combine)
She has Black Hair(Just like Ash)
im happy ash is finally gone he hogged the spot light for waaaay too long
wait, did he just say if pokemon Horizons fails, then we might get ash back in the series and continue the adventures if that's the case? i hate pokemon Horizons 🤣
Won't happen either because they removed Ash for a certain reason which they'll only bring him back for the Huge Event like the next World Coronation Series and Master Tournament which will return in the future!
As a guy named Alex i am happy do be part of the pokemon anime, thanks goodbye
I’m glad she’s her own character and not related to him for a few reasons such as a true fresh start and another to annoy the hell out of the shippers lmao
Lol
Totally true and I agree with ya because it can get very annoying to think that Ash is older and has a family which basically isn't going to happen until the Main Pokemon Series Ends!
The Writers already Hinted on the Main Pokemon Series ending which is the only way for Ash and Serena to become a couple because it's obvious that it's clearly inappropriate for a 10 Year old to date which means that Ash and all the other characters will eventually age in the Main Series Final!
WAIT ASH AND LIKO ARE LONG LOST SIBLINGS