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I know this is a fake outrage thread, but it is pretty funny there really are autists out there who have been raging for nearly a decade and a half of their lives over Misty being gone since 2002, and not appearing in an episode at all since 2005.
Even aside from the fact the anime largely reboots itself every gen now, Misty even when she was around was so short-lived. The anime was only 5 years old when Misty left, which really puts in perspective how early into the show she was dropped.