Ash Ketchum Becomes A FATHER In The NEW Pokemon Anime?

Ash Ketchum Becomes A FATHER In The NEW Pokemon Anime?
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[@AuraZora]

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[@AuraZora]

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[@jasmiero.sanchez3437]

I think the mum is serena

[@suhanahanafi1802]

totally your right both of them pick a starter thats strong to water type like father like daughter

[@jaymeemangulabnan7495]

I think Serena will really be Ash's wife because the Pokemon of Ash's daughter looks like Fennekin

[@calebglasscock7392]

I think Ash having a kid who turns out to be the new main protagonist is a great idea I just hope she makes a good first impression she has a big family legacy to continue.

[@AuraZora]

Most definitely! I think they do go for it all they have to do is execute it right especially in that first episode so we can feel that Ash Ketchum Vibe and I think people will love her

[@calebglasscock7392]

@@AuraZora The biggest problem here is that after Ash became the World Champion everyone is going to expect way too much of this new main hero if she loses just once all Liko will get from the Pokemon fanbase is hatred and negativity.

[@AuraZora]

@@calebglasscock7392Legit that's the thing, it's very hard to fill in the footsteps of what Ash has achieved and second to that there's the chance of Liko losing etc which is normal for beginning trainer however the community will easily forget that and just trash the show and the MC without giving it a chance. So yeah there really is a lot of goods and bads for this one

[@calebglasscock7392]

@@AuraZora We just have to wait and see how the Scarlet and Violet series plays out as someone who saw the entire Pokemon anime from the very beginning I am honestly excited for what this new character has to show us.

[@eljordinio7647]

Yeah. Goh clearly didn't

[@Is_This_Really_Necessary]

Another reason why Serena is a likely choice is because she actually had a crush on Ash and was one of the few characters who actually kissed him.

[@SkyeFH]

It was a one sided crush though

[@speedupslowdown358]

Yeah sereana makes the most sense every other poke girl had more of a friendship with ash then anything close to a girlfriend

[@nidhimishra9007]

But misty has to 🥰

[@HyperLapras]

I mean if dialga was real I think so

[@shemzlove490]

@@SkyeFH you never actually get that answer

[@stevencardona4559]

Possibility: Riko could find Koraidon or Miraidon, travel back to the past, and meet up with Ash, so while she's the main character, Ash would be there as well. Also throughout the series, they could give glimpses as to who Riko's parents are (mainly her father).

[@cookieking465]

Oooh I like this

[@juvenileygo]

What i want in gen 10: two starting choice, old and kid. One can play the dad/mom, the other the kids. Could be true if ash does become the dad in the anime. PS: shoutout to all the dad-gamers

[@badboysupreme291]

I was gonna comment this and I agree, but I think maybe there could be an episode where she temporarily travels back to the last and meets up with ash as oppossed to them staying in the last the whole time

[@AnonymousEnigma19]

Let's not and say we did, because what if she accidentally with Ash go back in time further and Ash ends up being his own father? I'm okay with Pokemon having the ability to travel through time such as Celebi and Dialga, not to mention that one time a Rotom fused with an elevator to become a time machine for Ash and co back during the days of X and Y, but a time machine kind of pushes hence why I'm not in a real rush to get Scarlet and/or violet.

[@cyzo]

this is straight up boruto arc lol

[@samuelspagnoli7326]

Having Ash simply drop off the face of the earth is definitely a bad move so I do believe his character will be brought back but as much as I like the idea of Ash being a dad I do not think this will be the case If it where me I’d have Ash return as a teenager first and maybe act as a kind of elder brother guiding mentor type figure to the new protagonist This leaves Ash’s story open ended but still has him playing a crucial role

[@prehistoriccreator9600]

So Mr mime and ash's mom right? Little sister maybe

[@brantjustilian3791]

Yeah, first develop the new characters first. I could see Nico being a smart one, which would be very different from Ash. While Roy can be the fearless one, that always pushes Nico in the anime. Which will most likely be an episodic anime mix with the filler episodes, and three other plot lines from the scarlet and violet games.

[@mathewrivard1447]

I can agree with that if they make ash and Serena return together as teenagers and maybe a ring 💍 on each other's fingers lol 😂❤

[@gar10gaming60]

Even if they age Ash up, it won't be a problem to bring Ash back. Say, they age Ash by 30 years. In that case, they have a 30 year blank on Ash's life which they can fill any way the want. So, they could just go back to showing more of Ash's adventures between the time skipped in the next generation

[@ChubbyGroudonXD]

Another idea that they could do is pull a beyblade, I mean they can have ash in the background as the strongest trainer, and they can still have a different main character in the story, similar to the beyblade burst turbo series with valt and aiger.

[@rebelvlogs595]

Pickachu better be evolved into zapakchu a new form

[@Drax_was_here]

They could probably make ash a professor

[@vlatepes1901]

They aren't going to age him up in 11 fucking episodes god damn use your fucking braincells

[@Ratiomakesanimations]

@@rebelvlogs595 no because Pikachu would then have 4 evolved states. Pichu to Pikachu and Pikachu to Raichu.

[@michaelsullivan8465]

I think aging ash up would be great because so many people who started to grow up with ash are now older as well. It also allows the newer generation to grow up with their own character and will hopefully have the same impact as ash did with us.

[@fataxolotlpie1998]

Love that opinion mate

[@jaye4157]

To be honest I really want them to make ash the dad but not reveal the mother, keeping with the only knowing one parent thing. Plus the boruto thing doesn't really apply as in naruto, naruto became this character with such op shit in his corner any "threat" wouldn't really be one and if it was boruto wouldn't really be able to do anything. With pokemon it's not a problem if Pikachu is anything to go by. Still fingers crossed for who the girls dad is.

[@stukadive8779]

Probably not the same impact, because us the old fans have the "nostalgia" factor as well when thinking of the anime.

[@AuraZora]

Yeah most definitely, couldn't have been said better! Now that most of us older making Ash with us is pretty much best option they can do with Ash if they intented to bring him back and having the new generation Liko is great for new fans to have their own Ash Ketchum!

[@AuraZora]

@@fataxolotlpie1998Same here!

[@Stilts_The_Cat]

Honestly I think Liko is just going to end up being a big fan of ash’s Pokémon battling career. Ash is the world champion now so it’s not unlikely that she just bought a hair clip that looked like the symbol on ash’s hat.

[@AuraZora]

Yeah I could see this being the case as well there's very high chance they do this instead

[@DapperDino-bd4tb]

My main problem with aging up ash is they also have to age up other Pokémon characters which means we probably couldn’t have cameos from other major characters without them looking completely different aswell but if they do age him I’d like to see ash have some of his Pokémon that never managed to evolve in their evolved state

[@ChristDynasty]

For God so loved the world that he sent his begotten Son that whomsoever believes in him shall not perish but haver everlasting life.

[@husklordMusic]

Pikachu is a Raichu finally 🤣

[@husklordMusic]

@@ChristDynasty also what?

[@dragongames6332]

@@husklordMusic likely not

[@revelryinthedark]

Funny thing is my mom wants to see pikachu as raichu, as much as I love raichu I wanna see an old pikachu again

[@HNUmaker]

If she is Ash and Serena’s daughter then I hope the writers don’t go the Boruto route.

[@miniguppy]

Lol😂 yeah

[@anas_ana2.030]

Aw hell naw

[@pokegameing5885]

Ohhh

[@raf6029]

This. This is all I ask

[@kaatyaynimishra8566]

What is Boruto route? It's been a while I watched Pokemon

[@Neis999]

If down the line, the show does hint at the new protagonist being Ash's kid, they could do a time travel storyline on the side, much like what they did with Professor Oak in the 4th movie with both Ash and the new protagonist meeting up with each other. That way, there'd be a confirmation with some hints from their interactions and Ash would be there as more of a deuteragonist instead.

[@dragontamer626]

Not forgetting Leeko’s necklace. Looks kind of like a thunder stone… maybe a homage to her Dad’s best Pokemon companion.

[@PastelPinkChaos]

I'm also thinking the same thinks but on one of the episodes, the Team Rocket take the stone and think about selling it

[@percival2188]

Father sounds great, but it would be nice if Ash was a mentor figure. Mainly cause one, if he becomes a father, it most likely means that most of his pokemon will be in pallet, a fair distance from his home. Two it would be kinda weird if we jumped straight to Asha and Serena married already. Would be better if we see them occasionally for team-ups, rival battles and mentorship. With lots of armorshipping when Serena breaks through that dense skull of Ash

[@IsmaelSantos-iy4xi]

A good father is also a good mentor, as part of your role as father is to guide your child to develop into the best person he or she can be.

[@spruceforester3038]

I agree we could have a few episodes devoted to the progression of Ash and Serena's relationship going from old friends to lovers and so on

[@prehistoriccreator9600]

Maybe kinds like how Cynthia was in Black and White(from what I remember)? Kinda like a goal to beat and reach but also a mentor that checks in

[@hottom3rd]

But its implied in the final stages/episodes of ash in the anime that he likely has the "pokemon box" which allows instant xfer of pkmn

[@savevsdeath]

Nah. I want Ash to be grown up, off rip. He's been 11 since I was 11. Let him be a man.

[@warwolfneo6003]

I think the closest we got to having ash aged up was the art style in X and Y that made him look more mature around his mid to early teens, which I found cool personally. I guess they dont need to offically make some character aged up as the art style and characters emotional complex made them seem more mature as well.

[@KikoDoesAnythingYT]

then sun and moon came

[@AuraZora]

@@KikoDoesAnythingYTLmaoo

[@AuraZora]

Indeed that's very true, I think most of us can agree XY was the best artstyle due to Ash looking older more maturer many fans who left the anime after DP decided to comeback because it seemed like Ash had finally aged. If they choose to truly age up Ash I think a lot of the older fanbase would be so happy!

[@eljordinio7647]

That's the kind of ash we needed. A mature one

[@ChristDynasty]

For God so loved the world that he sent his begotten Son that whomsoever believes in him shall not perish but haver everlasting life.

[@aizen6496]

Personally what I feel will happen is that instead of ash being the father, he'll be like a mentor figure and during this time he'll age up by like 2-3 years and will be dating with serena. This can solve having the mc having to live up to ash but deciding what she wants to be as a trainer and also allows ash to have more future appearances but along with this, allows us to see a more mature ash.

[@davidanderson9967]

Can't wait for the child to be bothered to find out who her mother is, and ash starts dry heaving at our guesses about who the mother is. Turns out he just found another trainer that charizard is enamored by and listens to intently

[@jameslambert5198]

If it did happen, I see Pikachu or a new Pichu being given to the daughter. I just don't see Pikachu outright retiring

[@radicalred474]

I want pikachu to have a shiny Pokémon so he meets an Alohan pikachu and has two children very powerful and unique. One is a girl and one a boy make a pink pikachu and maybe an orange or golden color pikachu.

[@Justrun7989]

@@radicalred474 idk if that would work given how Pokémon work in game

[@salimwali4663]

@@Justrun7989 well tbf games =|= anime

[@toastappreciator2691]

@@Justrun7989 anime isn’t connected d to games really, I mean look at lily and her mother in sun and moon, completely different if I remember correctly

[@AuraZora]

I can see that happening, I think maybe Ash would give Pikachu to his daughter kinda as a way to look over her being this strong battler but it also means Pikachu can lose which makes sense

[@heroicgangster9981]

I'm more on the side that Riko should just look up to the champion Ash. However, I hope there is a twist to the structure of her show. I would like Riko to be written as a pokemon fanatic like Ash in the beginning that wants to be a champion but incorporate the Treasure Hunt of Scarlet and Violet into her character. I want the school to be part of Riko's lifestyle to make her have a different journey than Ash's, her trying to choose what kind of person that she wants to be every single day. Maybe figuring out her own path into the way of becoming a Pokemon master.

[@antasmaxgenoforsmash5434]

With that shiny Rayquaza in the trailer i doubt they're going to stay in Paldea so idk about that treasure hunt

[@crystaldavies901]

@@antasmaxgenoforsmash5434 We haven't seen the expansion for SV yet so don't count out Rayquaza in Paldea just yet.

[@immortalgamer3960]

This sounds kinda neat, I think I might actually watch the series again with my kids if Ash got aged up. I started watching Pokemon when I was around 10, my oldest is now 6, so it would feel very much like the series passing the torch to the next generation the same time I am. I think they'd get a fair few OG fans back like that. Also, when it comes to eye colour, (as you've said with other things in your video) it's more of an art direction choice. My wife and eye both have brown eyes and our kids all have blue. That sounds strange, but since we both have the recessive blue eye gene, it's only a 1/4 ^3 chance. (1/64). So, uncommon for sure with multiple kids, but certainly not that rare for a single kid to be different. Again, that's IRL, I know that animie tends to make it really obvious who's parents are who's unless its supposed to be a big mystery or something.6

[@lumina_sky4647]

there was a thing I saw a while back saying that Ash could have done all he did in just 2 years. there was an episode where they celebrated his 11th birthday if I am remembering correctly. This is mostly because you do get a couple episodes that show the events of just 1 day. so it's not a crazy concept that these past 25 years for us was just 2 years for Ash. And I do love the idea that Ash went home, found a girlfriend, grew up, got married, moved a few times, and had a daughter. And there has been a popular trope these days with bringing back old shows but the story following the lives of the original casts' children (Boy Meets World coming back as Girl Meets World as an example). This also helps the new and old generations connect.

[@shindenxxxx]

Doesn't matter if Ash will grow older or not. If they're gonna make a new protagonist, they must show the same dedication to the new one. Don't let the new character get overshadowed by the former main character like what happened with Dragon Ball Z and Boruto. Let Riko's character development totally shine so that she will be accepted by the fans without any comparison.

[@AuraZora]

Exactly! I think that's thing here Liko's development and time to shine is the main focus for the new anime! this should be stressed enough and hopefully the community will understand that or Pokemon will turn into another Boruto

[@wayneb6583]

Dragonball Z? You mean that Gohan was clearly set to become the protagonist and just didn't?

[@shindenxxxx]

@@wayneb6583 that's right. Because the fan base didn't want Goku to just disappear from the series so they scrap the idea of Gohan being the new protagonist.

[@wayneb6583]

@@shindenxxxx Maybe they'll access the multiverse and it can all be retconned. 🤣 Gohan is a much more interesting character. Goku fights and eats.

[@jacobranoco6662]

@@wayneb6583 but goku is more powerful a full blooded saiyin

[@southernbandit93]

I’m not mad at Dawn being the mother because she resembles Dawn the most out of all of them. Even though the original OG Pokémon fans want Ash and Misty like it was originally intended to be

[@VorxDargo]

If the voice actress has a say she wants Ash and May to be a thing since she voiced both. This is her own words.

[@VorxDargo]

@@EvanPlays ....Everyone already knows this, that is just what the actress said..

[@rainydays1911]

Out of all girls, Dawn was the only one who went to support Ash in person at the Championships so it only makes sense 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@AuraZora]

@@rainydays1911Indeed indeed it only makes sense

[@AuraZora]

Yeah Ash and Misty was the intended before but times have definitely changed. I think Dawn would be a very good option for both new and old gens!

[@Cobra-yo7fx]

Nice video! Thank god this video and this channel appeared in my home section! You seriously have a lot of potential my friend! I wish you great amounts of happiness and success! :)

[@jexerkyleadefuin2729]

6:43 actually no... For the most of Ash's journey he was this kid who couldn't win A championship title in majority of the region he been on. The only win he had gotten was in the Alola region. So it's not a big of a stretch the his daughter would see the same struggles plus the pressure of being the daughter of a champion. Possibly Ash is also a Gym leader so... More pressure like May had with her dad Norman. So her story would be interesting since we all had this pressure to succeed past our parent's success. How she copes and makes real friends would be a struggle.

[@charg1nmalaz0r51]

ash won a league in the orange league didnt he? why doesnt anyone remember that lol

[@g1sart843]

@@charg1nmalaz0r51 Yeah orange league he won that

[@andrewthepika]

My personal theory: Riko/Liko (either name is acceptable, there is no L in Japanese so they use an R sound instead) is NOT Ash’s daughter. She is a fan who was inspired by Ash defending his title as Monarch for the past few years and wanted to beat him, similar to how Ash wanted to beat Leon in Journeys. During Riko’s journey with Roy, we might see a teenage/young adult Ash (approximately 16-20 years old) NOT a 40 year old father. (Although I do think Ash would be with Serena)

[@fxzy1385]

agreed

[@AdeeSesh]

This seems to be more realistic

[@SS25039]

I WANT THIS

[@itzneverme7961]

I’d absolutely love it if this is the case, more so than ash being her father

[@btsforever479]

Exactly

[@Lolzkun0]

Maybe Ash would more like an uncle that spends time with the new protagonist, mentoring her. Meanwhile, her parents are off on vacation or something and may be revealed in a future episode as people Ash met on his journey. Or can just do the same as they did with Ash’s dad and not reveal her parents either the entire time.

[@BuckBlaziken]

I like how if she is indeed Ash’s daughter that she also looks a lot like ALL of the female companions Ash has had, meaning the mother a mystery and up to fan’s head canon to decide. At least I hope that’s what it is. She looks like her design takes a bit from Misty, May, Dawn, Iris, Serena, Lily, and even Mallow to make it’s a true mystery who the mother is.

[@centipede1654]

If ash did marry someone I have a feeling it won’t be any of the past characters or the recent ones so I most likely think it’s someone we haven’t seen just a new character

[@skurvay3429]

Don't count Misty out just yet, you seem to forget that even though we've never seen her Parents, she still has Three Older Sisters, one Blonde, one Red-Head, and one with Blue Hair, so even though Misty may have Orange Hair, it's still possible that Liko could have inherited the Blue in her Hair from Misty's side of the Family, because if Misty's Parents have anything to due with the Multiple Colors of their Daughters' Hairs, including the fact that Violet's Hair is Blue, then Liko having Blue in her Hair may be because Misty is her Mom.

[@chrls5559]

doesn't make sense for misty to comeback to be honest, but Ash's canon love interest is that one blonde girl with the red hat.

[@lxerull]

Misty has Brock 😂

[@skurvay3429]

@@chrls5559 I makes perfect sense, Misty was with Ash since he First Started his Pokemon Journey, and the two became close through so much together, what they have is Way more Special than what Serena could offer, plus of all of Ash's Travel Companions, Misty was the only one that seems to have Mutual Feelings with Ash when it comes to a Possible Romantic Relationship between the two of them, Pokeshipping 4-Eva'.

[@howitzzer3591]

@@skurvay3429 PREACH!!!!!!!!!!!!! no offence to other shippings but pokeshipping will always rule supreme in my heart

[@elle_editz]

@@chrls5559 bro the blonde girl with the red hat is Serena 💀💀

[@rivpixel3988]

I believe that Ash being the father of this new female protagonist is very VERY possible, but it all depends on how the anime presents her in the first couple of episodes. That'll be the main determiner whether she grows on us or not. In further explanation, there hasn't been any other character quite like ash due to his very persistent and special personality, and his unique catching style and effect on the people around him. I recon it'll all boil down to whether the anime can make this new protagonist shine ash's personality here and there.

[@andrewwashburn6080]

nah she should have her own personality pokemon has been good at creating characters so i wouldnt worry.

[@rivpixel3988]

@@andrewwashburn6080 I would like to see Pokemon create a personality for her that is unique to HER. But when you think about it most of the community will give a pass to most things Pokemon could make her personality. So I'm really just eager to see WHAT they choose.

[@Cdicapo112]

Excellent video

[@MrChonkachu]

Very well put together! 🙏🏻 I genuinely hope this is what the future holds for us!

[@Cross576]

Look its quite sad ash left, i just hope newer audiences can appreciate and accept the new main protagonist, for me I would definitely give Riko a chance to breath and shine

[@eljordinio7647]

As long as neither of them ends up anything like the scourge of the anime that is goh who just collects Pokemon, I'm fine with these two

[@liamrouen915]

@@eljordinio7647dang bro you mad at the guy who is trying to catch them all

[@padawanty1042]

@@eljordinio7647 yo don’t hate on goh like that, he wasn’t the best companion that ash had but he wasn’t nearly at all as bad as most people say

[@eljordinio7647]

@@padawanty1042 anyone who causes this level of controversy and backlash shouldn't be defended or praised. He deserves all the hate he gets, if not worse

[@eljordinio7647]

@@liamrouen915 something that can never and will never be done in the anime so people shouldn't waste their time trying. It's mostly impossible in the games as it is and the fact that most of his captures were cheap and just became collectors items doesn't help his case

[@snuuzzyy]

The thing that ruined Boruto is the fact that people expected him to be on par with his father off the bat. They held the bar way too high. It's the same thing here. Ash slowly matured as a trainer throughout all of his adventures. Despite Ash's many recent victories, he'd lose all the time back then, because he just wasn't yet cut out for being a champion. However, this could be a great thing to happen in the anime, even if this new generation turns out shitty. Take Best Wishes, for example; although it ended up being very bad, it paved a clear path for the XY anime. Also, just because Ash isn't the main character anymore, doesn't mean he'll take after his dad and we'll never see him again. Regardless, switching protagonists in a story is a very big thing, so it's going to take time getting used to. All in all, I think it's great to have high hopes for the new anime, but don't go giving your hopes up.

[@Crybaby-Media]

People don’t seem to understand that what makes a character based story great. Is character growth. Of course they need to start from a lower point, so they can grow to become better

[@justquarters4898]

Things have gotten out of hand your name got me here thinking your the daily silk song news guy😂

[@Blu3Kat]

aside from Liko the new main protag tho, theres a 2nd character shown, Roy, a kid who looks like Kiawe & his family with the red poofs on the hairline also his eyes are kinda red, however none of the sun & moon's really had red eyes but recently Ash has been reuniting with everyone & Iris' eyes are a lil pink so maybe they meet up thru Ash & if thats true then that could confirm the possibility of Liko being Ash's kid

[@dapplesong7142]

We haven't met Ash's father in the anime, so maybe she's Ash's cousin on his fathers side or even his sister. It would make sense as to why she has the hairpin and the creators of the show could say Ash had inspired her to start her own journey after becoming the world's strongest trainer

[@deadpoolf1]

Dawn did have bright blue eyes during Diamond and pearl series but was recently changed in the anime series to make her look closer to her game counterpart.

[@matthewwhitted4641]

But the eyes don't matter that much, I mean Riko didn't have blond hair like Serena and Dawn does belong to Ash.

[@A_I_R24-._]

The haircolor changed too

[@matthewwhitted4641]

@@A_I_R24-._ On who?

[@A_I_R24-._]

@@matthewwhitted4641 Dawn had a stale Grayish blue haircolor in pokemon journeys

[@matthewwhitted4641]

@@A_I_R24-._ Yeah but still blue and it would make more since if it's Dawn

[@Tiarity]

I do hope it will be Misty. She had songs about Ash (He drives me crazy) and in the anime there should be another ending, where she and Ash have a child, which had completely pink hair, so blue hair would not be so unreasonable, if you include Ash's hair, besides one of her sisters also has blue hair.

[@user-if3zw6lv1o]

I also hope it will be misty. She was the first girl in the pokemon series. I think she (if she is the mother's daughter) going to ride with the bike with her daughter. She going back to cerulean city and do something with the three sisters.

[@franji4998]

Ash's black hair + Serena's blue eyes = no brainer... I wouldn't mind at all if Ash finally aged, would love to see him return to give advice to his daughter when she needs it creating a nice father/daughter moment if this is the route Gamefreak decides to take.

[@nikkonikkoshite]

no, it honestly isn't a "no brainer". that isn't how hair and eye color work.

[@franji4998]

@@nikkonikkoshite Maybe that's not how it works but it's an ANIME what we are talking about, besides, Ash and Serena already kissed so she still got the lead against the other girls, and if you think I'm a Amour-shipper, let me tell you I am not. Hopefully Nintendo will surprise everybody with some wildcard, who knows...

[@splash6267]

I think it could work really well, having ash be the father opens alot of story potential espescially of Rico tries too live up too her father’s shadow and expectations and learns she cant. Its a very relatable plot for alot of young viewers as someone who grew up with alot of expectations myself and couldnt live up too them i would love too see Rico discover her own journey, maybe she tries too catch them all herself, maybe she wants too challenge every gym leader ever, maybe too become good enough too challenge her dad someday, or maybe she could be a contest master, or something else. She has alot of potential.

[@alio6359]

I don't like father son or father daughter stories, it always gives the viewers alot of expectations and if not met it becomes a big let down like Naruto and Boruto.

[@AuraZora]

100% Agree with you here, story wise having Ash be Liko's father allows for such a wide and broad story it even lets there be a lot of depth in the relationship between Liko and Ash and Liko's own individual character development as she tries to surpass her father but realises she's can't do that like you said. I think it would make for interesting story and do what Boruto couldn't

[@splash6267]

@@AuraZora right? I would love too see that and watch where it goes, ive been here since gen 1 as much as i love Ash he is getting tiresome for me and would love too see a kid of his continue the legacy.

[@ClefairyFairySnowflake]

I think it's possible that Ash could be Lilo's father. But I guess we'll have to wait and see what ends up happening.

[@EDV8ZR1]

Yeah this is making me feel old. The logo on his hat meant league champ it was a combined letter L & C. Generation 1 series 1 episode it was referenced in it.

[@EDV8ZR1]

A good Video bro. 👍👍

[@riverdreams9510]

4:38 this part where Serena wore a hairclip on her bangs is also similar

[@UndeadSlayer35]

It would be cool to have 2 timelines where one would be Ash Ketchum aging and becomes a father and a second where Ash Ketchum continues as is. It could be very interesting seeing both stories tbh

[@Epsilon-01]

In regard to the complaints about Liko being Ash's daughter, I have a few solutions, first, it could be that she could be an incredibly talented trainer because her father was one of the greatest(like no one ever was), but still have some faults, for instance, her failing isn't a big deal, the greatest had to fail hundreds of times to get where they are, to use an example from the XY series, after his first defeat at the hand of the ice gym leader (I forget his name), Ash went all glum and got a scolding by Serena, after that he understood better the answer to the question I will now ask: Why. Do. We. Fall? To rise up greater than before. Cyrus the Great, King of Kings, didn't conquer Persia by sitting around twiddling his thumbs. He seized his throne and is remembered greatly for it. Second, Ash doesn't have to lose his relevance entirely, they could pull a Delia Ketchum and have him occasionally pop up to check on Liko, or have flashbacks to him training her in the ways of being a pokemon trainer. Those are just a few ways I could see this pulled off in a good way and I'd like to see this actually be what happens, but I won't hold my breath, I'm not putting all my chips down yet.

[@captainblue5096]

Cyrus didn’t conquer Persia by twiddling his thumbs, but with some red chains and dragons who could split time and space. Unfortunately Giratina had other plans

[@TheZhafran]

Ash has been a 10 years old for 23 years if he acctualy grows up im gonna be so happy

[@BGZ__10]

4:37 says that Serena appeared twice in Pokemon Journeys, I know episode 15 of Ultimate Journeys but what about the second one? What episode is that? Please answer.

[@queeny5613]

My gut is that they won’t Liko will be. A fan of some description and ash inspired her and he gave her the pin lime a strive for her dreams

[@AuraZora]

I can see that for that for sure, even having anything to do with Ash Ketchum and the start of her Journey would be amazing for the fans

[@spookykatelyn2161]

I can see that she is just a fan of ash and is going on a Pokemon journey

[@user-fq1y7b8td]

Yep. Don't think she could be Ash's daughter.

[@grawman67]

I'm curious if they'll make him a dad or not. I do think the issue with that is that some fans will get upset no matter who the mom is. Personally, I want them to not show what happens with Ash or have him as a mentor or legendary figure in this series. If they do make Ash Riko's dad, I can personally only see Misty or Serena as her mom. Not to say May or Dawn or whoever else couldn't be. Just that we saw May had a love interest and the others never showed interest besides Misty and Serena. They have to know that whatever they do will really affect whether longtime fans are pleased or not. It's a big transition and they have to nail it

[@inkynewt]

Make Goh the "mom" tbh. Trans men exist and it would be a great bi coming out moment for both of them.

[@Requiem8040]

@@inkynewt lmao nah fuck outta here with that

[@inkynewt]

@Adam Harris I don't think I will. Best ship is Ash/Goh, change my mind.

[@celer974]

what's your problem? either way ash and Serena or however you spell it kissed in the x/y series

[@user-pc4jj3dd1p]

@@inkynewt wtf

[@MayaThestar_]

Has anyone ever thought of the possibility that Riko died her understeak blue? And she was born with black hair

[@jondebeer6863]

6:58 Are we, though? Ash always had this huge reset every generation, where he went from being a top trainer in the old region to the guy with the lvl 5 starter and a downgraded pikachu in the new region. The big difference between pokemon and something like Boruto is that pokemon battling is mostly a sport, while the Naruto stories are about war, so they aren't at all comparable. If Ash retires as an active trainer or if he goes for a spot in the elite fou/becomes a gym leader, that's all perfectly fine. It's something most elite trainers did when they got older anyway.

[@TheGamerninja15]

Originally, the anime wanted Ash to have a daughter with Misty before Amourshipping was cannon. So since there is a cannon shipping in the anime it makes perfect sense for the anime to go back to their original idea, giving Ash a daughter.

[@pizzara889]

Ash and Serena is not Canon

[@matteochianello684]

As much as I liked the idea, the writers at the time confirmed that that child wasn't Ash's daughter and that woman wasn't Misty. And I think they will never end Ash's journey with a daughter as every shippers will rage if one girl wins and the others are left in the dust. I think that's why Serena had so little in Journey. Pokemon isn't a romance anime, it's always been platonic. The kiss put the writers in a corner, where they know that an extended reunion between Ash and Serena means addressing the kiss and they don't want that, as XY was likely the outlier of the anime.

[@matthewwhitted4641]

There's 2 major shippings, Amourshipping and Pearlshipping, 2 who are at war. But you are right about Misty.

[@AuraZora]

@@matthewwhitted4641Yes that is correct!

[@AuraZora]

Yes I've heard about this, she is the girl from the movies which people assume is their daughter so potentially they will decide to do it now

[@Dracnoral1987]

I think letting Ash be like Red and just become a mythical person instead of aging him up would be better...plus I like the theory that after the first movie, he can no longer age or ages like the Green Mile. It's tragic but he would be alive to see any new Pokémon or even become a researcher. I think both the new characters look more like Goh between eye color and appearance. Though I haven't watched Journeys to know what his story is.

[@caseunkadios286]

The only person I can think of that became immortal is AZ.

[@Poketopper1234]

I like the grown Ash Ketchum in your photo

[@daltonhawbaker1166]

Continuing pokemons tradition of naming professors after trees. You could have professor ash 🤷‍♂️. Also rikos necklace could be Pikachus thunderstone.

[@ayxanqasanov6338]

So far i think she is not her daughter and just a fan,but i will like if she is Ash's daughter if there is good battle between her and her's family.If they go in that route i feel like it can work if they don't reveal she is Ash's daughter very late in story with very subtle teases to it,so that liko can establish herself as own new original character.

[@tomkarate1]

AuraZora, there are several negatives that you missed. If they make Liko ash's daughter then the writers will have to age all the characters in the show by 20 years. This will make bringing back old characters very messy as they will often have to write 20 years of progression for each character. Secondly, why would ash's daughter start in Paldea? It is more likely that Liko is a big fan of ash. It would be cool if the first episode starts off with Liko watching the masters 8 battle bw ash and leon on her laptop similar to how the first episode of the original series opened with ash watching a battle bw Bruno and a trainer on his tv in his bedroom. Anyway, love the video man

[@dancemadboy1213]

I think riko is ash's daughter. The reason she starts in paldea is because ash and serena moved to kalos and has a child, Riko and then they go on holiday to paldea where they decide to inroll Riko in the Academy and choose there first partner pokemon and choose to journey in paldea. What do yku think?

[@vlatepes1901]

Thank you finally somebody with some fucking braincells nobody apparently watched any of the damn anime if they did they'd would have known ashes journey hasn't been 25 years there's a time dilation the night and day cycle doesn't add up to 25 years he's still 10 it even stated that even iris is still 10 and it even stated in the anime that he's not a master after beating Leon plus he's going on a long journey he won't be back in Kanto for a long time which means he's going to paldea which idk why people don't seem to understand that the world coronations is only about 6 regions yet paldea exists they didn't show up in the fight we all know pokemon is based on our world which means 195 countries and on top of it clearly states on the pokemon company website the last episodes is just a colab of ashes journey so far to show thanks to all the fans throughout the pokemon history.

[@Diamond_2403]

Writing 20 years of progression for each character shouldn't be a problem. There's plenty of shows and animes with a long time skip and they have to explain what the characters were doing during the skip.

[@vlatepes1901]

@@Diamond_2403 um yeah it would be a god damn problem it's called poor story arc one none of the fucking characters aged in the entire story two ash never found a girlfriend why because he's still 10 fucking years old again learn to watch the fucking anime and read! Lastly ash's journey is not 25 years old not even close all the episodes don't add up to 25 years the night and day cycle don't add up to 25 years and again go and actually watch the fucking anime and go to the actual pokemon company website!

[@TheOmegazerox]

It would just work to keep it quiet about her origion parents and such. Make her a huge Ash champion fan or just a completeley unrelated charecter. I imagine some of Ash's traits will be added by the riters making it somewhat easyer to keep fans of the show happy and such. Whatever direction they take I'm just interedted in a new focus charecter for pokemon.

[@run2cat4run]

Been hoping this like forever

[@zerplergon]

thought of something what if we get an aged up ash and wife partner ,and ash is nico's dad ,she could have a whole advencture (thinking about pokemon scarlet and violet ,with paradox forms (which have a time travel like feel) nico time travels and meets her dad in a random field ,just after he became pokemon master for her final battle to end her adventure(of coarse pikachu isn't there at that moment it having wandered off to play with some of ash's other pokemon) ,of coarse she doesn't realise who he is only after pikachu returns and jumps on his shoulder ,and he gives the classic ash smile ,after which the time travel situation occurs just as ash gets distracted by a pokemon in a bush ,while a surprised pikachu sees nico goes back to current time in a flash of light as she waves good bye ,only for ash to turn around after the fact ,to say looking around confused wait where'ed she go I didn't even catch her name while pikachu trys to explain what happened ,but ash not quite understanding , scene skips to current time nico returns home and older pikachu wanders over for a head scratch and then jumps up onto her shoulder as she walks in and closes the door behind her ,while you hear older ash and his wife chatting about stuff thats recently been going on like brook's brother (who owns the pewter gym) getting married or misty catching a kyogere

[@darkknight5541]

She doesn't have to be his daughter, but it would certainly help smooth over the transition.

[@radicalred474]

Honestly I want them to make Ash grown. And also I want to see him find out that Goh and his sister are Ash’s brother and sister. And that Goh’s father is his father. This would add character development and context into his life. Then we can revisit all of Ash’s past friends maybe a new team that consists of Misty and Brock’s kids and Ash can be married to Either Dawn or Serena either choice is ok cause their both perfect for him. And what I think would be cool is to start off this new series is Ash and his daughter at his childhood home training with their Pokémon. And after a couple of good episodes he can say well it’s almost your birthday and professor Gary will be waiting for you to receive your first official Pokémon or you can register your Pichu as your official Pokémon.

[@HiggsDD]

After Ash is Champion he is immediately 25 years older XD

[@bacd-nn2lg]

This aged really well in just 2 months.

[@Mightymajin]

Even if Riku isn't Ash's daughter, I do want to see at the end of Ash's story being him grown up and sending his own child off on their own journey

[@ThatBarryYT]

It’s riko not Riku 😂 Riku is the johto Pokémon legendary 😂

[@DravoBS]

None of you are correct it’s Liko 😂

[@CardcaptorLiShowron]

And also no one is also correct. Liko isn’t Ash’s Daughter. Since it’s confirmed in episode 6. Although no one knew when this was posted, but I just had to join in lol

[@RaptorofRex07]

I don’t think aging up Ash limits him at all. If they do a time skip where is all grown up they can always go back to when he was 10.

[@KO-gu6wp]

it would be good if Ash Ketchum is a father, would be great to see him grow up as we have as fans from back in the day.

[@JackGamer45-vi2ni]

It’s kind of NOT amazing how Evil Paul went from Ash’s most bitter rival to ironically his biggest Jerk. He still unfrgbviael. Paul’s training was not exactly what Ash needed to prepare for the Masters 8. Not just getting his Pokémon fired up, but also actually prepared. They managed to not harness more of their flaws not strengths and learn new moves and skills thanks to their battle with him and the pressure he put on them. Some of those moves and abilities ultimately ended up as instrumental in Ash defeating certain Champions’ Pokémon. An Instagram post summed it up perfectly. Rivalry is your enemy, not and partnership in disguise.

[@Controlwomen1232-hj1ew]

okay.

[@TitanMag6767]

I think the take on Liko being Ash's daughter would be a good idea, but instead of trying to be the next champion battler like Ash, she aims to be the best coordinator as she follows her mom's footsteps. Kind of like a role reversal, the main protagonist is a coordinator and the companion is the battler.

[@kevinhanaway6109]

That makes no sense. There are no competitions in Paldea not within the game anyway.

[@zephyrias]

@@kevinhanaway6109 i rather the gal become a gym leader!

[@SageOfHeaven]

PLS NO. haha il be bored to death with no pokemon leagues.

[@nikkonikkoshite]

you run with the assumption of who her mother is. we don't know enough information to determine who it could be. eye color and hair color alone isn't enough.

[@eliyawaters9075]

I personally don't fancy the idea of Ash being father of the new mane character. I'm way too attached to Ash as a character so I would probably look forward to each episode with him on them instead of forming new attachment to Liko. I have enjoyed the Twilight Wings stories and I think it would be great to get a new point of view of the Pokémon world. I would even follow spin-off of Dawn, Serena, Iris, Bonnie, Mallow, Lillie or Chloe. Or a story of Pokémon researcher or photographer or pretty much anything. I look forward to this new series! Edit: Accidentally wrote Liko as Lilo 🤭

[@AuraZora]

I can agree this as well and like I said in my video I feel like it might more detrimental to the anime as a whole if Ash does become Liko's father most people would just watch the anime for the episodes with Ash and get annoyed when Ash doesn't appear in a episode! You have made some really good points that I agree with a lot Twlight Wings, Poke toons and Evolutions is the type of series i'm hopping for with this new anime all of those were really great. I want to give Liko a chance because i'm really excited for this brand new step of fresh air that is the new pokémon anime that doesn't feature Ash of course I am sadden but this day was going to come so yeah i'm looking forward to it as well :) 😂 First Riko, Liko and Lilo when we will it end xD (Jk it's all good i know haha)

[@Hollowmello1285]

@@AuraZora he could be his uncle or something

[@grammilosevic4144]

You could also look at the earrings and belt buckle symbol. They are the same symbol just rotated.

[@ballsmahoney2890]

nice! my boy finds a cloyster?!

[@spaded_blade1666]

I think this will be a cool, ideal situation. Spoiler w/ash just becoming a champion/monarch, it will be a cool story with his daughter trying to be follow in his footsteps. Maybe he's an OG champion in the elite 4 in addition to be consistently in the top 8 in the monarch tournament.

[@threehades9967]

I notice how over all these years, Ash has been 10 years old or something around 10, and there are kids so much younger than him that are able to pretty much talk for themselves.

[@achomlight3708]

Wow reproduction is so fast

[@datguy3581]

I'm down for it. Being a father could show a really interesting side to Ash's character. And while I don't really consider myself a shipper, I do think that Ash and Serena have a really well written dynamic.

[@nikkonikkoshite]

please, its the "childhood friends" trope. it seems like serena is chasing after him more than ashe genuinely being interested in serena. like the episode where serena showed up again, and ash literally ran passed her, not even noticing she was there. she had to literally call after him to get his attention, and his response was very "oh hey, didn't see you there, how are you? you good? good."

[@spookykatelyn2161]

I say they down side of the theory is that riko doesn't have ash signature z or lightingbolt cheek that he has that I can assume should be just as important to be for his children

[@gabster92]

My husband and I actually talked about this back in early November. We stayed up one night while watching the OG episodes again and mentioned that if a new character was brought up for Pokemon, it should be his son or daughter and we could see how his child starts their journey with him making appearances and have his child get the starter Pokemon he wanted from the very beginning or a similar pokemon to the one he wanted.

[@radityabagusanantachannel1196]

I really hope ash becomes a father in the new gen 9 anime and along the protagonist's journey, i hope ash and serena join in the adventure FOR SOME TIME. Like when the protagonist first goes out on the journey, ash and serena teaches the protagonist the basics of being a pokémon trainer.

[@arjunbaweja7755]

I will say that I hope that they don’t bring him up until the later part of the season, that way people don’t do the boruto and she will be able to have enough time to go through an arc

[@normalcrystal32]

What I would do in that situation on a writing point was to have them be a trainer or leader of the gym or something else that will be a way where he would be able to be introduced again in case flops

[@ShadowStar91]

Just as long as they keep the story constantly consistent for Riko, across the Scarlet & Violet anime with no going off track, then I'm more than down for the new protagonist. Also Pokémon should take a page (no pun intended lol) from the MMPR comic and make their own, detailing the events leading up to the Scarlet & Violet anime and in the next generation. Even after they've finished with Paldea region (after a reasonable time gap for the new anime to flourish), is do a season or two where the next generation meet up the protagonists of last era - Riko's parents included, also a couple of specials - if Riko is the child of Ash & Serena, that focuses on their family life. That's my thoughts on this.

[@fluffyowlcat945]

How do you feel if they did age up Ash, made him a father, but not the father of the new protagonist? For me I’m fine with Ash being her father, I can picture her playing with her father’s Pikachu asking when she can become a Pokémon Trainer, now the question is story wise why she’s in Paldea and attending school at Naranja/Uva Academy?

[@thesilvertiger8106]

Am ganna miss ash and our iconic team rocket trio it wont be the same without them

[@elboritorres7499]

Poor Misty she couldn’t tell ash how she felt

[@p1ay3r26]

What if Roy is Goh’s kid-

[@AuraZora]

I can definitely see that 😳 there's a lot of similarities

[@adiak4]

Personally I don’t really want Liko to be ash’s daughter, I’d rather for the anime that Liko is an upcoming trainer with the end goal to beat the worlds number one trainer in battle, being ash. I think there are too many risks when it comes to time skips, and I completely agree with your point about the anime potentially flopping and Ash’s character being boxed off.

[@xpherion6571]

her pendant looks like it could be the thunder stone surge gave ash in season one too, given as a gift when she started her journey to become a trainer

[@miniverse2002]

It's clearly a gem seen inside Tera Orbs. Why it's a necklace and not inside an orb is another question.

[@xpherion6571]

@@miniverse2002 Thats why i think it may be a thunderstone as the gems in tera orbs are i believe one color but we haven't seen a terra orb that is open we wont know for shure untill the series starts, you may be right and it could just be that like ash didnt need a glove to use the mega stone she might not need the orb to focus the gem

[@emberskelly4524]

o.o still waiting for Ash to become a pokemon master at age 10...

[@AuraZora]

😂 I'm assuming that he will at the end of the final Ash series with it being called Pokémon Aim To Be A Pokémon Master

[@tiffanyeast43]

I have thought since the minute I saw these two they were the offspring of Ash/Serena and Goh/Chloe. Given that kalos shipping is considered cannon since Serena kissed him in that last episode. The male child's looks are identical to Goh except the tuff of red hair, which bears a striking resemblance to Chloe.

[@Rainbowskizzlez]

I hope that he is the father, anything for him to be connected with the new Pokémon series, it’s so sad that he’s actually leaving after all of these years.

[@PastelPinkChaos]

Same, I'm not ready to let go

[@Ron45M]

I’m crying rewatching it all from indigo league up to the final one 😢

[@ThatBarryYT]

@@Ron45M Omg your right🤧

[@sonicrock1133]

We will also remeber u ash and you will still be number one

[@lanzejaysuma06sumagaysay99]

I hope in gen9 that liko will follow up in his father foot step to becoming a champion and ash waiting for he's daughter to take his spot of being a champion of the pokemon league

[@Habibi_Shahid]

Honestly I don’t even want him to leave he has been apart of my childhood and I’m tearing up while writing this comment I’m definitely gonna miss him I actually have another theory that actually Liko is the daughter of other two protagonists that has come with Ash on his journey but I hope ash is there for the 9th gen anime

[@big_g2126]

I've been watching pokemon since I was 7 in 1998 when the show more or less started , and I feel it's time to let ash go already he's been around for 25 years he finally became world champion, and they are giving him 11 last episodes to finish his story on a great note, for all of us, so I hope he really ends up being riko's father, it'd be more amazing seeing him finally age than it was seeing him become world champion

[@EggzicleLIVE]

Pikachu could've became Captain Pikachu if you think of it, he's strong and Ash might probably be working with them.

[@Amamiya_Yuuka]

Ash to his kid: during my time you stay at 10 years old for many many years

[@husklordMusic]

It has to be Serena, the major reason I say this is because she is not only the most logical candidate, she not only has the closest appearance, she also has a past with Ash (Going back to Kanto when they were at that camp and Serena was saved by Ash.) Dawn and May are new to Ash around the time that he arrives in those regions. I also think Riko being the daughter of Ash, and also the fact that Serena is her mother, there are some things that can happen, I expect a lot from the anime since that seems to be Pokemon's major focus right now.

[@husklordMusic]

And then again, I understand the factor of the bad stuff, but I feel like the most logical route for the Gen 9 anime is that Ash is the father of Riko, and Serena is the mother of Riko. It just seems the most logical to me.

[@truearea53]

Yeah it’s gotta be. For Serena has been there for Ash plus she knows Ash in their childhood.

[@husklordMusic]

I also see this as a big point, especially since not only in XY does ash look more mature, he looks even more mature in Sun and Moon, and also in the entirety of the Journeys series, my point being, since Ash looks older, and also is more mature my theory has always been based off of his wish on Ho-oh, I thought that he wished he would stay 10 until he beat the pokemon league in some way, and when he finally did he would age to the proper age in a short span of time, and his body still matured to whatever age he was supposed to be around that time, I also don't think that pokemon necessarily crossed over a bunch of years (Since the company is 25 years old) No I think the anime goes over each region in a "short span" of time, sure the anime seems really long but we don't really see the 4 seasons all the time, unless the company is pulling a Stardew Valley on us, but I'm very doubtful of that, so when it comes down to Ash aging up, and potentially getting married to Serena, and also finally aging in a short span of time to where his age fits his body, he's a perfect candidate to be a father. I expect a lot from the pokemon corporation out of this anime, if Riko isn't Ash's daughter, fine by me, but it seems to me like the most story fitting based off of all that not only I have said, but also a lot of other people.

[@husklordMusic]

Wow that was way too long

[@marcoscabezolajr.8408]

@@truearea53 Dawn was always more of just Ash's friend, while Serena freaking kissed him.

[@lucascalise2213]

I think they could do something where they age up Ash to around 16 or 17 and give her some advice or have a training arc where Ash teaches her how to be a better trainer or give her advice

[@marcoscabezolajr.8408]

Ash is supposed to be way past 17 by now. He looked 18-21 in X and Y

[@thunderblade9251]

I think if the was Ash's Daughter she would have the same ideas as him. Trying to save Pokemon and not giving up till its over. Also i have a feeling he would help her and help her train her Pokemon in times like if she is almost at an utter loss of what to do and thinks of giving up.

[@andrewwashburn6080]

not going to toot my own horn too much but i predicted that ash was two to three regions from being retired back in black and white.