>>35116689It could actually happen as it would be a good turning point for the anime.
>XY brought Ash to the finals of the Kalos League>SM has Ash in a long term training arc after obtaining a Z-Ring - his possible long term gimmick>Returns to Kanto to win his first League, retreading old gyms that have been upgraded completely from OSSM is just a series to prolong Ashs win a bit further so that they can plan out the future after Ash wins. If they make him fall to lower ranks in a league or make him lose again in the finals the blow back will be worse then anything thats happened before since we know Ash can win at any time and the only thing thats stopping that from happening is the studio and executives.
There are tons of set ups over the past few series for an Ash win.
>Has Synchro Greninja>Has Z-Moves>Has a matureself - XY>Has a mature but expressive kid self that retained his past saga battling abilities - SM>End game love interest establishedAll they have to do is pull the trigger and doing it in Kanto where Ashs mom can come watch the League would be the perfect place to do it.
