Sceptilee
Well-Known Member
I understand where you're coming from, it's the same for me too. Pokemon in my childhood was always the anime, and to a letter extent the tcg that I stopped collecting a long time ago, since I didn't have a Nintendo console until the GBA much later. And Ash's journey was a big part of my school life all the way to college.
It's bittersweet but honestly, it's for the best. Ash achieved what he wanted and pulled off something none of us thought possible. After this peak, it could only have gone south and I think it's better to just get a new protagonist than keep Ash around when there's no stakes and could result in embarrassing losses when no one in Paldea probably comes close to Leon. It could also be a way to rekindle interest in the new generation who now get a series all to themselves rather than witnessing the latter years of Ash's journey. Just like Boruto is for Naruto, it's not the same as the original but I still enjoy it all the same although I watch it much more casually. It will probably be the same way for me here.
It's bittersweet but honestly, it's for the best. Ash achieved what he wanted and pulled off something none of us thought possible. After this peak, it could only have gone south and I think it's better to just get a new protagonist than keep Ash around when there's no stakes and could result in embarrassing losses when no one in Paldea probably comes close to Leon. It could also be a way to rekindle interest in the new generation who now get a series all to themselves rather than witnessing the latter years of Ash's journey. Just like Boruto is for Naruto, it's not the same as the original but I still enjoy it all the same although I watch it much more casually. It will probably be the same way for me here.