Do you think Liko and Roy are here to stay for years?

[janejane6178]

They will be replaced and that’s good given the awful design of that boy

 

[Cetra]

More importantly: Is it true that there will be more movies with Ash (as far as info is out now)?

 

[SerGoldenhandtheJust]

More importantly: Is it true that there will be more movies with Ash (as far as info is out now)?

No info on whether we'll even get Pokemon movies again
It isn't just the pandemic, the last few Pokemon movies have been flopping hard at the Japanese box office

 

[Cetra]

This sucks. I hate to think of the awesome noteworthy cameo of Ash that will might take another 10 years.

 

[IcySealeo]

I don’t think so. I think they’ll only be for the SV anime. They can fully develop characters & their arcs easily during an anime cycle, & since both aren’t who started the pokeani, they shouldn’t feel the need anymore to block their progress for nostalgia. And looking though BW-SM you can see a different main character would fit better than switching up Ash’s personality like they did. it’s unlikely they’ll hold it out for another season, & definitely not 25+ years. From what I can tell, it looks more character driven. They have better explained goals than “Pokemon Master” & I doubt they can make any Pokémon they get as marketable as Pikachu was, with their starters only being relevant for this series. So I think they’ll only have this time to shine.

No, their story arcs seem to pertain to the pendant and pokeball which is not a vague goal like pokemon master which would be harder to drag on for 20+ years

So, the Explorers' mission is to "unveil the mysteries of Pokemon and the world", Liko wants "to learn about the things I don't understand" and Roy wants "to challenge the Pokemon from the legends". These are very vague goals. In fact, every main character had a vague goal (Pokemon Master, Pokemon Breeder, Top Coordinator, and so on...), and it really ends whenever the writers feels like ending it.
If the writers want to keep Roy and Liko that can do that if they want - there will always be new legendary Pokemon, new mysteries and other things.

knowing that liko has sprigatito as her partner pokemon most likely not

I honestly really doubt it. They'd have saddled her with a Pikachu or Eevee if she was here to stay, and this same signifier was why it was clear Goh would be gone in three years as Cinderace would just be out of place.

Most likely not. It looks like that they're planning to introduce new protagonists with every new generation. It could happen if PM2023 is a massive success, but even then I think that it is unlikely, as neither of them has a Pikachu, Charizard (Friede has them) or Eevee (so far they haven't shown one, but it wouldn't surprise me if they introduce one later on).

Probably not considering their current Gen starters. They may switch again for Gen 10 and have someone with a Pikachu on the main cast.

Agreed they will be replaced when Gen 10 comes since their starters are Gen 9 pokemon

They can still keep it in future generations or just give them new starters. Unlike Ash and Pikachu, the main focus in this anime is Roy and Liko. As long as those Captain Pikachu and Charizard stick around, I don't think the writers will try to make Sprigatito or some other Pokemon the "next Pikachu", they know it will be impossible.

 

[Master Pikachu 11]

So, the Explorers' mission is to "unveil the mysteries of Pokemon and the world", Liko wants "to learn about the things I don't understand" and Roy wants "to challenge the Pokemon from the legends". These are very vague goals. In fact, every main character had a vague goal (Pokemon Master, Pokemon Breeder, Top Coordinator, and so on...), and it really ends whenever the writers feels like ending it.
If the writers want to keep Roy and Liko that can do that if they want - there will always be new legendary Pokemon, new mysteries and other things.






They can still keep it in future generations or just give them new starters. Unlike Ash and Pikachu, the main focus in this anime is Roy and Liko. As long as those Captain Pikachu and Charizard stick around, I don't think the writers will try to make Sprigatito or some other Pokemon the "next Pikachu", they know it will be impossible.

Every character that had a current Gen starter as their main starter was replaced the following series since both of the new protagonist have the current Gen starter as their main Pokémon tells me that they will be replace as well because you can’t just get give new starters when their first Pokémon is of the current Gen, it’s your main Pokémon you just move the main Pokémon from the spotlight for another Pokémon that’s why Pikachu stuck around with Ash all these years

 

[Pokegirl Fan~]

No and that's good. Keeping a character for 25 years is way too long.

 

[Bortgreen]

They always had a new cast each gen, especially after Brock left
The only staying parts were Ash and TR, but with these supposedly out...

 

[U.N. Owen]

I give them 3 years by virtue of having starters tied to Paldea. The moment they do that, they condemn them to one series.

 

[Mythical-Moonlight]

Judging by their Starters I'm gonna say No way

I really hope that hot professor is tho ~

 

[PsychoLogical]

nah, they were doomed as soon as they started with the Paldean starters.

 

[Cetra]

As if anybody would get the Ash treatment. They will never stay for too long until they get replaced.

 

[pardusco]

I'm so glad people are starting to wake up and realize that the Pokemon anime struggles at maintaining characters for long periods of time, and that they should be replaced every generation. This is awesome to see!

 

[Ignition]

This is reminding me of when people were like “Oh Goh is going to Paldea. His starter being Scorbunny totally isn’t a sign he’s here just for Gen 8!”

 

[pardusco]

This is reminding me of when people were like “Oh Goh is going to Paldea. His starter being Scorbunny totally isn’t a sign he’s here just for Gen 8!”

We all know the individual you're talking about lol

 

[Zoruagible]

Take a look at her partner, that's all you need to know

 

[TurboAceK]

I imagine it's going to be based on how they're received

If they do do well or even explode in popularity and viewership they'll be back for at least the next series

If they are poorly received or just not their standard then they might rotate them or introduce someone old to make it work better as Goh has Ash

 

[Ignition]

We all know the individual you're talking about lol

It’s fine to speculate and have hopes but nothing is funnier than people who swear they know what’s coming just to be wrong.

 

[lemoncatpower]

Ash and Pikachu are iconic due to how long they stayed relevant. I don't think they will replicate that and I don't think they want to either.

 

[solrocknroll]

FWIW if Liko and Roy are like massive smash successes, they’ll figure the starter issue out I imagine, but they’d have to be magically popular for that to happen. Rotating protagonists in and out definitely seems like the move.