There is a couple of things I find interesting about the summary for Serena's episode. We all know there is a somewhat strong possibility this is the episode of her -temporary?- farewell. I know it's just a summary but 1. It doesn't mention
Palermo at all, and we know Serena is going to call her once she is satisfied with her journey, so if Palermo is not mentioned at all on the episode, it's a point towards Serena appearing later. 2. We know Kalos Queen is one of Serena's dreams but this summary explicitly states that Serena's dream is to make everyone smile, this means she is no longer tied to the Kalos region, basically she can go around the worldAlolato perform and make people happy.
Just my opinion.
This has been an opinion I've had for a long time, so here me out. Serena doesn't need to be Kalos Queen. She wants it, but it is only a part of an overall big goal. Let's look at Ash for comparison, Ash is a Pokemon trainer with the goal of being a Pokemon master. It's a very open-ended goal as we don't know what it entails, however it doesn't restrict Ash to one region. In each region, he sets a goal that helps him progress to his overall goal, but him falling short doesn't really cause too much of a confliction. The same goes for Serena. She is a Pokemon performer with the goal of making people smile, thus giving back to people. Thus while in Kalos, she targeted becoming Kalos Queen because it gave her a goal that would also help her progress in her overall achievement. However, she is not bound to one region. Part of making everyone smile means that she can't stay in just Kalos. Her goal would require traveling through many regions and discovering new techniques and pokemon, similar to Ash's journey of becoming a Pokemon master. Ultimately, they are not bound by the regions they travel to, but instead use them as growth and then move on to the next step, the next challenge. Kalos Queen and Kalos league champ were the regional targets, but Pokemon master and making people smile are the real goals that take loads of time to make happen.
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