Hmm,not sure but taking into account what Palmer said there could be battle frontier afterall,thoiugh it wil be in Sinnoh(oh well,and i hoped they would visit Johto again).
Anyway considering new game is on horizont the whole BF would be probably rushed and shortened but i wouldnt mind,having Ash challenge frontier brains second time around.
They should of had Misty co-star with Ash in gyms, to further her goal.
Now that you mentioned it it would b cool seeing Misty taking on Frontier Brains or at least some of them,and it would definitely help to improve her skills as trainer bringing her closer toward her ultimate goal.
There are many ways to incorporate her in show again,but sadly some people around here cant stand even the thought of having her back and how good this would be.
Misty's goal is to be a Water Pokemon Master, and by staying at the Gym, she'll never achieve it.
Glad to see someone around here with common sense.i explained this numerous times already but sometimes i get impression like im talking to a brick wall.
I love her Gym, it's my favorite Gym, however, Misty deserves Elite Four status before the series ends, which I hope is never.
Due to fact that some E4 are called masters of certain types(like Prima who is ice master or Lance who is dragon one),having her becoming E4 would if not achieve bring her very close toward her goal of water master,which is one of strongest trainers of said type in world.
However,perhaps it would be best to stop discussing about her,because i can already predict bashing from some people,causing this thread to escalate into something else.