>>56666079Actually, once again the leaked documents reveal everything. GameFreak started getting directly involved with the anime in Pokemon Journeys. The previous anime staff who worked on the Ashnime for 25 years, even commission GameFreak to make the character designs for Ash and Goh.
They paid $11,040 for the designs, and then GameFreak made a pitch outline for them, which consisted of character info, game info to adapt, and the decision to bring back older characters
