>>39755436>Yajima Confirmed1.- It was vague about that and mentioned that they "might" not that they will and that it was according to a personal interpretation.
2.- He's not the current director so his word Is useless now
3.- If you take his word as an ultimate proof even when he isn't directing the main anime, that means that Shudo's word still holds value since they used his script in the latest movie, meaning that Ash and Pikachu will kill each other and that a T-rex can stomp all the Pokémon in Kanto and Johto.