>>50724696>still listed in official sites> still have merch>anime director still mention it in name (as you can see in the pic) in the very last interview>still in the home app from the get-go, unlike the costume Pikachu and other shit>have a unique model>the ability is programmed in home>tcg card is still useable>in fucking SMASH>manga had that form>even pokespe manga had a mention with battle bondIt's a fucking 100b$ franchise. They won't retcon a popular form of one of japan's most favorite and popular pokemon.
They can't retcon it without people noticing and screaming at them. Also, unlike this hellhole, Ash-Greninja is massively popular in nipland and IS popular in the west, just having some vocal minority haters.