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Given Ash-Greninja's popularity, he'll be back sooner or later. Charizard, Brock and Misty can testify that. And so does Jigglypuff.

I believe that the advertisement said something about a new adventure and meeting new friends while also taking us back to Kanto and the start of Ash's journey. Additionally, the trailer also gave us a clear shot of Ash's new hat with a new symbol. One that was noticeable enough for people to...

The purpose of M20 was to reintroduce Ash and Pikachu's origin story to younger audiences. However, due to how expansive the Pokémon universe is right now, as well as the history of countless missed opportunities, I believe the producers thought it would be easier to tell the Ho-Oh plot without...

The 20th movie is its own continuity. It should have been clear by the fact that Ash has a different hat and is accompanied by different people. What I like about it is the fact that it opened a doorway for alternate continuities.

Other than Matori and a few Easter Eggs involving lures, no. That's what makes Brock and Misty's return all the more surprising.

Oh I know that. When it comes to theories, I cannot do anything more than give an opinion and offer an argument as to why this theory may be true, as I know there is a chance it may be wrong. For me, this theory was a perfect time for me to go over why I felt SM was doing poorly with the...

To be fair, no one expected Brock and Misty to make a cameo, let alone return at all for two episodes. I will say that the return of these two icons is an improvement in continuity progress considering that SM didn't try to connect itself to XY like all the other series. Personally, I felt...

If the XY&Z ending was any indication, they would try to keep each series independent rather than connecting them via continuity bridge.

You can justify any characterization shift just like any inconsistency between each episode. Ash was tired after DP and decides to spend the vacation in Unova with his mother and Professor Oak. The Unova League and its array of Pokémon was a bonus, hence why he was not at his A game. He was...

Any plot hole can be explained away, even if it's something like Jessie and James about to be eaten by Aerodactyl. Likewise, so can inconsistency between DP and BW or XY and SM. I'm just simply providing some examples of inconsistency in vein of this post:

That was one example. There is also the fact that the early episodes implied that there are only 8 Gym Badges until Gary Oak retconned them with 10. And there's Mewtwo on Bill's giant door. A town with no Poké Center but conveniently has a hospital that doesn't open on weekends. Misty...

Gary had 45 Pokémon in Episode 13. He then had 30 Pokémon in Episode 25. Either Oak has gone senile, Gary released 15 of them, or Episode 13 and Episode 25 take place in different universes.

Considering we had tons of Naruto, One Piece, and Dragon Ball Z movies that are non-canon to the main series, I think it's safe to assume they don't think this AU is connected to the TV series. After all, unless the creator states otherwise, anime movies are most likely non-canon to begin with...

There's a difference between Mythology Gag and a Continuity Nod. If we be looking for continuity, the Tauros and Giovanni's Secretary is a starter. But something like Team Rocket having lures of their original Pokémon is not a continuity nod. It's a mythology gag unless explicitly stated...

I thought you were referring to XY-SM (or there lack of) continuity bridge. Sorry about that. Then again, Giovanni seems awfully confident in the TRio's ability to handle Alola.

What promotion? They were asked to return to Giovanni after supposedly defeating Team Flare. Giovanni never mentioned about them being assigned to an unknown region, nor did he have a new design at the last minute. Then there's the fact that the beginning of the SM series makes no attempt to...

When I say continuity bridge, I refer to how both series interconnect with one another. Dogasu puts it best: There was no foreshadowing of Ash going to Unova except the Team Rocket promotion.

If there is a direct connection between each series, then no. And I've already made several points about the continuity bridge. OS leads to AG through Hoenn Alone! and Get the Show on the Road! AG leads to DP through Home is Where the Start Is! and Following A Maiden's Voyage! DP to BW didn't...

Easter Eggs. Unless it's a direct reference to a previous event, it has little meaning. The Tauros reference, as small as it is, is still a better indication of continuity than that.

I believe they are referring to a tweet made by Rica Matsumoto in regards to Ash's new appearance in SM. From what I recall, she said somewhere along the lines that although Ash looks much different in the new anime, he is still the same Ash in spirit. Some took it as proof that it's the same...