With how it has been going so far, I think that the continuity stuff will be kept ambiguous for the first year or so of Horizons unless someone mentions Ash. And this doesn't even have to be by name. It could just be something like "the new monarch."
Based on that, I think that, they'll...
In terms of merch, maybe.
In terms of the anime we might get a few episodes in Kalos later this year, as Horizons follows the Journeys formula of travelling around the world. However, I think that we won't see former companions until HZ is halfway over (just like JN) and Ash until HZ is in its...
It's also not helpful that the XY/ Serena/ Amour fanbase is rather quiet atm. It really feels like that part of the fandom is in some sort of hibernation. That's why the extremely vocal group of antis feels bigger than it actually is.
On the other hand those people are showing themselves and it...
This hopefully means that the ultra copelords on r/amourshipping will now stop with the Liko is related to Ash nonsense.
On a sidenote, this should also mean the end of the timeskip theories.
With how bad it's been this year, my blocklist might actually surpass 500 in the next few months lmao
The regional bird just makes so much sense as the first capture for a new trainer like Liko.
I can totally see Roy catching an electric type Pokemon like Tadbulb too.
I'm surprised that Nidothing's identity is going to be revealed this early. I thought that they would keep this a secret for at least a few more months.
It doesn't necessarily has to be in Paldea as it could happen anywhere around the world, but Paldea remains the most likely place for this. I do think that Liko and Roy meeting Ash won't happen until late 2024/ early 2025.
Eevee strikes me more as a Pokemon that would be caught by Friede as he already has a Charizard and a Pikachu. The only alternative to Friede that I can think of would be Gurumin.
I also doubt that Liko and Roy will get full Paldea teams as Horizons follows the Journeys formula of travelling...