>>30785696That's what I meant, he literally only saw Ho-Oh from a distance/caught by chance.
I mean, you have Ash help fucking Lugia and being saved by Lugia and yet, through all these years, you mean to tell me that despite Ash having indeed glimpsed and seen Ho-Oh, he never actually confronted/helped/talked with it once?
sorry if that sounds fishy but seriously, this is on Bulbapedia
>A Ho-Oh appeared to Ash at the end of the first episode, flying alongside a rainbow across the sky after the thunderstorm.>After competing in the Silver Conference, Ash saw Ho-Oh flying towards Hoenn. This encouraged him to get over his depression at his loss and continue his journey.>Ho-Oh was seen flying into the sunset at the end of Battling the Enemy Within!. This time, Brock, May, Max, Scott and Brandon saw Ho-Oh as well (on a slightly related note, this time, someone other than Ash managed to identify it first).>Minor appearances>A Ho-Oh appeared in a flashback during Pop Goes The Sneasel.>Ho-Oh had a cameo appearance in the openings of Jirachi: Wish Maker, Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, The Rise of Darkrai, Arceus and the Jewel of Life and Zoroark: Master of Illusions.>In Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, Mew also transformed into Ho-Oh.that's literally it
It's a legendary that always managed to having caught Ash's attention and yet, has never been approached by him because it's rare to even see him
and now we have a upcoming movie, of which happens to have Ho-Oh of all things in the poster
