They almost argued after their battle in SM, Brock was the one that stopped them.
Misty is not even the only person he's like this around, Iris is the same, and they also argued in her return in JN.
It's not like the show or Ash himself ever even had anything that needs closure. He pursued battling while trying to be Pokemon Master and became the strongest in the world, the show can end at any time.
This is just a quick epilogue to revisit the stuff that Journeys didn't have time to and...
90% of the game characters are completely different in the anime save for some shared traits, because it has never even tried to be a "faithful adaptation".
This becomes even more obvious when playing something like Masters, which fleshes out the characters more, but tries to stay close to...
Exactly, this is a summation of his journey, which is why every important part of it is coming back to pass the torch to his current team and friends. Whether you like it or not, it does fit with the narrative.
I love the lack of Galar pokemon. I'm tired of Ash catching the same predictable...
I really don't get why people are so upset about Ash not using reserves. Weren't you all complaining about the returning characters overshadowing this serie's new plot and characters for fanservice the entire run? Why is it that NOW you want Ash's old pokemon to overshadow his new ones for pure...
He was also described as "(region) Champion" in this very episode, and others have been described as "Champion of the (region) League" before, It doesn't really matter.
Daigo was also called "Hoenn Region Pokemon League Champion" in the second Mega Evolution Special.
Maybe "x region Champion" and "x league Champion" mean the same thing because Daigo and Shirona are both Champions of their respective region's Pokemon League, and the other name is just an...
Because leaving him with Oak would mean he's just another mon for Ash. Like Pikachu, he and Ash can't stay apart, not after a whole arc about them syncing up and deciding to grow stronger together.
But Greninja can't stay with Ash because of various reasons: He doesn't fit with every new...
Charizard and Infernape didn't promisse to always stay by Ash's side and get stronger together, nor can they sync with him to get a new form based on how close they are. They turned Greninja into "Pikachu 2.0", a mon that can't leave Ash's side due to their bond, but Greninja can't always stay...
Greninja getting Oaked makes as much sense as Pikachu getting Oaked. That's the whole reason why he had to go with Zygarde, it's just a way to keep him away from Ash for a reason that makes sense.
The current series, where Ash faces the strongest trainers in the world, had 6 out of his 8 main opponents so far be women. I don't know if you could say the anime handles female characters perfectly, but I don't think it's fair to say it "became regressive after BW" either.
Wasn't the topic about battles where Ash takes alot of punishment, then wins with a few hits?
And I don't have a problem with the Ramos battle, I actually agree with you on this. But today's battle was the same: There was a 2 episode built up for Meteor Assault and Dragon Rush. Drasna dominated...
XY had a couple of battles like this too, and people complained at the time, but nowadays those battles get nothing but praise.
Personally I don't mind the recent cases of this happening(Volkner, Drasna, and to a lesser extent Iris), because seeing Ash's opponents strategize so much only to...