>>37324199>retire ashThat can't happen. That will not happen. That chance was discarded at the end of Gen 6 when they made him lose the league once again.
The anime will forever follow Ash and Pikachu. There are no plans whatsoever to do otherwise. The franchise will die before anything else happens.
So choose, a cameo, or her joining Ash in her adventures as a cross gen long term companion from Gen 8 onwards (in both cases they reinforce their relationship), or her never showing up or being mentioned again.
