Almighty Zard
He has returned.
Would’ve made sense at an extent while also likely making people rage that Ash could get another fully evolved Fire starter lmao.
I wouldn't have minded since Ash has never gone with only the fire starter before, but at this point i'd rather he just not get any of them and focus on more interesting capture options.
speaking of which I know that people consider Chandelure/Volcarona/Heatran as possible fire replacement options for Ash.
without going into the starters, who would you considering for water and grass replacements?
not saying he can't get them, but I've noticed that fire seems to diverge from the starters, with the exception of Psycho choosing Blaziken but I know people don't like that idea (I don't mind)