For Leon and Disntha I think we might get Gym Leaders/Elite from the two regionsSpeculations (only including those who have yet to appear in flesh in JN):
Iris vs. Cynthia: Cilan, Alder, Trip, Virgil, Prof. Juniper
Ash vs. Steven: May, Max, Norman, Caroline, Morrison, Prof. Birch, Brandon
Leon vs. Diantha: None
Ash vs. Cynthia: Barry, Palmer, Tobias, Conway
Ash vs. Leon: This would be a cameo fiesta
Most likely I think he willi can't help but wonder if Ritchie's going to be seen again during Ash's match.
Well, Gary doesn't really need a cameo, since he is part of the ongoing Project Mew plot anyway.I guess since Gary is Goh’s official rival he can’t watch the tournament bleh.
What are you talking about?.. He’s the only confirmed cameo at the lab so far. You all pay more attention to leaks then real info, lol.Tracey may be the only companion not to get a cameo of any type. He hasn’t been seen in years and seems to be forgotten about at this point. He hasn’t even been seen at Oak’s lab and he’s an assistant there!
the 1st dream crusherWow never expected Ritchie of all people.
I did not hear about that.I thought it was confirmed by the previews for masters 8 that he’d be making a cameo along with Ash’s mom and Oak?
I think it has more to do with Clair not being related to Lance in the anime, she was just trained by him. Strange omission regardless since they literally both come from the same town.A bit frustrating that we didn't get Lance's actual cousin watching the fight, but everyone in the M8 needs to have some people from their region watching, and Ritchie and the Johtrio were easy fits to make for single stills. In fact that may be why we didn't see Clair - she's not as important as Mairin, so we don't need to see her twice, for the initial showing and the reaction shot to Lance losing.
The first rounds sounds like a good spot to get all the lesser rivals and affiliates out of the way in general. Though, since Iris is going to lose, Cilan may need to be a necessary addition to the first round roundup alongside potentially Tracey when it's Ash's turn. If Lisia is still palling around with her, Serena may be here for a first round too. And sadly May and Max may have to make silent cameos here too to clear that up and avoid voicework complications.
Iris - Cilan, Georgia, Drayden and the Dragon Elder.
Cynthia - Conway, Barry, Flint, Nando, her grandmother, maybe Tobias, maybe Angie?
Steven - Wallace, Lisia
Ash - May, Max, Tracey, his three remaining league busters that have yet to show, maybe Serena, maybe Virgil?