Actually they withheld SM141's title because it spoiled the outcome of the Alolan League, and they did not want that to happen because they held a contest to predict the winner with an actual prize.
I think that the most likely old companions to return are Brock and Misty for nostalgia reasons and Dawn to promote Sinnoh remakes, which are likely to happen.
It would be harder for them to showcase the new Pokemon if Gou is the only one catching anything and Ash is stuck just using his reserves the entire time.
They don't have to, especially considering it would confuse younger fans and require them to bingewatch past episodes in order to understand what's going on. I don't see them ever doing that.
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