True, so true. Writers fail to understand benefit behind older character return increasing continuity, strengthening storyline, giving us for change experienced, badass more grown up characters which have history, skill and to extent fleshed out story and personalities going forward(more eventful to follow than rookie girls and boys starting with basics all over again). While attracting more of older fans toward anime. For example iu remember i enjoyed in Misty portrayal in Hoenn cameos being badass, toug and rebellious while having feminine and enthusiastic side to her teasing, being hotheaded and more understanding shocking everyone when kicking Hanson *** and Shedinja with Gyarados. Or in being competent taking care of Max and Pikachu helping him to restore bond with May. It would have been amazing if skilled girl like her with strong, quirky attitude joined Ash pushing her development and dreams to more challenging steps breaking new grounds in aim of mastering water pokemon, learning how to acceot and realize theiur true nature meeting and bonding with legendary one(something she dreamed of) and go through rigorous training, entering tournaments etc to try to become E4 member of water types(believe it or not E4 are marked as type masters in games).
Still hoping we will see her again, she deserves to return.
Speaking of Charizard im hoping Ash will use him for Kalos league and against Team Flare stopping their plans in harnessing mega evolution and pokemon for their twisted, generated by greed purposes. It would be amazing having Ash evolve his Charizard in mega form battling alternate mega form of Charizard(battle of century lol).
p.s. Yeah i used to watch DBZ, even GX. It was amazing series and my favorite characters were Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo and Gohan. Rivalry between Goku and Vegeta and peculiar, quite indelicate friendship was one of best things going there.