Do you believe the original trio will ever be reunited in Pokemon?

[Cybersai]

As we know, the original trio was never reunited AT ALL after the Johto saga, not even for a single episode. Whenever Misty appeared in AG, May and Max were always there, so rather than seeing an original trio reunion...it would up being a group of 5.

So technically speaking, Misty was never "alone" with Ash and Brock again. And now that Brock is gone and out of the show too, what do you think the chances are of BOTH Misty/Brock returning to the cast at the same time?

I'd say none. While its certainly possible those two will appear again if the show ever comes to an end, the writers will most likely have all the other main characters there too, just to give one final sendoff to everyone.

I for one never believed the original trio would ever get back together, even when early Hoenn was airing for the first time. It was obvious even back then that the show was moving in a new direction, and Brock staying at the time really had nothing to do with Misty. And now with Iris and Cilan in the show, it proves the writers would rather introduce new characters with somewhat similar traits to Misty/Brock, rather than actually use old characters.

In a manner of speaking, I feel the BW trio pretty much drives the point home that the original trio won't be reunited, far more than any of the other groups did. If Misty or Brock are ever seen again in the same episode together, you can bet most likely May, Dawn, Iris and Cilan are there too...and this is assuming the show actually ends someday.

So no, I never believed the original trio would be reunited even after they split up after Johto. What about you? Do you think otherwise?

 

[Johnny Boy]

It would be nice to see. But it's extremely unlikely.

 

[Miar]

They wrote Misty out of a flashback in mid-DP. I think if she returned, the first question in newer fans' heads would probably be "Who's that girl?". Even newer ones would ask the same about Brock.

 

[Cybersai]

They wrote Misty out of a flashback in mid-DP. I think if she returned, the first question in newer fans' heads would probably be "Who's that girl?". Even newer ones would ask the same about Brock.

You mean the flashback to Jasmine's Gym? Brock wasn't shown in that flashback either.

 

[Miar]

I actually meant the episode about the Thunderstone that flashed back to the one with Surge in it.
But yeah, that too.

 

[Cybersai]

I actually meant the episode about the Thunderstone that flashed back to the one with Surge in it.
But yeah, that too.

Was Brock shown in that flashback? I can't recall, I think they just showed Ash and Pikachu, same as the Jasmine flashback.

 

[pharaohyami5000]

They did reveal Brock (in his original outfit at that time, too) from that Pikachu VS Raichu flashback. I don't recall Misty present there though.

 

[Flynn]

She wasn't in the flashback because she wasn't there in the original scene:

Spoiler

But no, she'll never be a part of the main cast again; she's doomed to Masara episodes for the rest of her life.

 

[Likeitornot.]

Unfortunately, no because, being blunt and cruel, the anime is initially for advertising the games. Why bring two characters of the original game when there's not even a remake of that original game coming out? It would seem misleading. And you shouldn't make too many remakes of the same game, so they'll probably make remakes of the other games, and keep going on with new games. RBY is probably not going to have another remake; they'll be busy with the newer games, and remakes of RSE, DP, BW, and whatever's next.
Also, due to the fact Misty had her cameo, and I have a feeling that the Ex-Companions of Ash have only cameos in the series just after it. (I have a feeling that Misty isn't going to appear in BW like she didn't in DP.) Brock will have his, but Misty won't be there; she already had her cameo. Also, they both had a lot of screentime, in comparsion to other protagonists- Misty, had 273 episodes before she left, and a few cameos, and she was in the special episodes. (May, 192 episodes before she left, had about 4 consecutive episodes in D/P, and no specials in comparsion.)
Brock has been in 12 seasons, had special episodes in two different seasons (before AG and after DP) and will have the BW cameo.
So, unless Misty is going to be there for Brock's cameos, which is very unlikely, no.
Even if they meet during Specials- Ash wouldn't be there, that's the reason of them; revolving around the other protagonists' lives without him.

 

[pokemon fan 132]

In my opinion while unlikely original trio has some small chance of seeing light of the day again for final season or something.
As its been already established writers rather want to promote games with new characters rather than reusing older ones not showing intention of changing it barring few exceptions ,but when pokemon anime comes close to an end its needed to take in account how that changes situation a lot with following formula not anymore standing on its way allowing writers to have more liberty in what way they would want to conclude long lasting series like pokemon.

Original trio of Ash,Misty and Brock is extremely popular to this day being group which started pokemon series becoming iconic and most recognizable trio in this show.Having them reunited for one last adventure would be nice way to wrap up long lasting show like pokemon ending it with group which started everything with things coming full circle bringing spirit of older days providing better finality.
This would also provide opportunity to see writers tying up some loose ends going for them being given some character development and provide better finality.

Not to mention this could prove to be good business move with purpose of going beyond current target audience trying to attract more of older fans toward this show which would in end bring more viewers increasing TV ratings with final product out of it being more money.
Many older fans which don't watch this show for one reason or another and veteran gamers could be wiling to return back to pokemon in case original trio with who thy grew up gets reunited to renew their appeal for show being nice little throwback to past and reminder to their childhood memories while providing to target audience opportunity to get know better trio with who everything began growing to like them just as much as we did.

Out of all groups only real demand from what i noticed is for original trio being reunited which is rather huge being counted in thousands so its natural to expect how this move would bring certain portion of them back to this show.
Reason is probably because original trio left biggest impact on fandom becoming most iconic sand recognizable group worldwide.Don't know about others but most people i met associate pokemon with Ash,Misty and Brock.

For last few episodes all of Ash previous companions(like May,Dawn,Iris etc) should be gathered to be there for big finale but before that in my opinion reuniting original group would serve as nice throwback to past making sense to reunite original group of characters which started everything when pokemon was still in cradle going for one final adventure with things coming to full circle adding for better impact.

My final thoughts:
If writers were ever to decide reuniting first group of characters its pretty obvious how it wouldn't happen in middle of series to avoid clashing with proper promotion of new games making sense only to do it when show comes to an end for continuity purposes and to emphasize better on writers intention of anime going back to its roots.
Many shows do that when they are coming close to end to leave better and longer lasting impression so i wouldn't discard this out as entirely impossible.

Since pokemon is still far from end its obvious why idea of Ash original companions being reunited never came in consideration among writers not making much sense to do it in middle of series completely defeating purpose and impact their reintroduction could achieve if it was saved for very end.

They wrote Misty out of a flashback in mid-DP. I think if she returned, the first question in newer fans' heads would probably be "Who's that girl?". Even newer ones would ask the same about Brock.

I don't think small kids not knowing about Misty or Brock is representing any problem in case of return.When writers brought back other older characters like Gary,Jessibele,Jasmine or May in DP small kids didn't know about them either but as it can b noticed they didn't had any problems with that.

If they returned it would be enough to explain it in few sentences who she is and why she returned clearing up any possible misunderstanding.
As for those who wants to get more info there are always older series to watch.

Beside thanks to reruns of older seasons on TV stations like Boomerang,pokemon smash or cartoon network,internet,DVds and older relatives today kids might know already about Misty,May,Brock etc and past sagas.

But no, she'll never be a part of the main cast again; she's doomed to Masara episodes for the rest of her life.

While i agree how its not very likely i still don''t think this should be claimed as fact because we cant know for sure in what way writer would want to conclude this show.

When you think about it Misty was replaced in such a way that she could return at any point if writers ever decided to do it having already things on which they could just pick upon doing continuation of her story.She wasn't fleshed out enough as character having many things unanswered never receiving closure like goal to become water pokemon master which was left unexplored for most part providing lot of unused material to follow up on it).,having untapped potential to do more with her pokemon team,to expand more on back story(like what happened with parents,from where fear from bugs originates etc),developing her more as trainer.It would be also interesting to see how she would interact with new characters and work now days as part of group.

Before people go on rampage keep in mind im not one of those who is fooling myself how this is going to happen any time soon,im just saying how its doable with writers having liberty to bring her back or any older character for that matter if they wished to do so.

 

[Iteru]

Remember to stick to the topic of the original trio returning. This isn't "Could Misty return to the show" and so we don't need paragraphs about why she could or the positives it would bring. It's about both of them as a set.

As for my opinion, I don't think they will. In DP, the Misty lure was a small reference with nothing else to it and Brock's special after DP mainly focused on his family and reaffirmed that Forest was the Gym Leader at Pewter.
Because of the lack of focus on them once they were gone, I don't think the writers have much interest in these characters and so I don't think they will be reunited.

 

[Jukain]

I don't really think we'll ever see both Brock or Misty ever again, certainly not together. I don't really see a reason for just Ash and them to be grouped again other than for nostalgia reasons, especially if it involves leaving out other cast members to be wandering elsewhere. Return for the finale? If there is a finale, then maybe. In regards to the last league, even that is uncertain since we didn't even get to see Delia that I remember. (I could be mistaken about that) So evidently nothing is sacred and past characters being shown doesn't matter. I think it's better if we let the past stay in the past. Pokemon's 15th anniversary can still prove me wrong, if they even want to bother with it. (Red and Green's anniversary already passed, but Blue is still coming up)

 

[Cybersai]

But no, she'll never be a part of the main cast again; she's doomed to Masara episodes for the rest of her life.

Uh, why do people act like Pallet Town cameo's are a staple of Misty's character?

Misty was only ever at Pallet Town ONCE. She did not appear at Pallet at either the end of Battle Frontier or end of DP. Appearing once at the end of the Hoenn league is not a pattern, considering she didn't appear there at all the next two times.

I think the fact that even Tracey is being ignored now when HE was the Pallet Town cameo staple says a lot in itself.

 

[Almonds]

Maybe at the very last episode of Pokemon itself, but yeah, I'm not sure even about that.

 

[pokemon fan 132]

Speaking of reunion of first trio i dont think it would only because of nostalgia like some people say,because purpose behind their reunion would also be to develop Brock and Misty more tying up loose ends in their stories and introduce first group of traveling companions and chemistry they share to new generation of kids.

If there happen to be final season,reunion of original trio would not only allow to provide better sense of closure to series as a whole with things coming full circle with those who started it,but it would also make stronger connection to past and Ash hometown region from where his journey started with their reunion being done for continuity purposes.

Someone could ask why should Misty and Brock get priority over other groups,but point in here is not in who is more "special" but in what way would be best to wrap up long lasting show like pokemon .Like i said before imo it would make more sense to close down series with first Ash traveling companions forming group with who everything started adding for bigger impact.

Thats not to say how Max,May etc wouldnt get some focus too,because they would with writers giving them chance to shine prior to end,its just they wouldnt be in last season as main characters which would accompany Ash on final adventure in case writers decide to prepare end of this show in that way.

Their reunion could also attract more of older fans toward this show judging be demand for them being reunited out there with purpose being to reach beyond current demographic,increase ratings and act as reward for all fans who were part of this franchise contributing to its growing popularity.

We are talking in here about trio which made anime globally popular achieving iconic status and introducing to us world of pokemon.This is group with which older fans grew up with being always remembered as first faces and ones with who started everything when pokemon was at its peak of popularity.Among many people pokemon will always be associated with them leaving bigger impact than their successors did so its pretty much a given how some benefit their reunion could provide.

Given how 15 anniversary is being on its way covering up Blue games i could see both Misty and Brock coming back for it,and if older games gets remade again their return would hold marketing value behind it.
I could see perhaps Nintendo offering Fire Red and Leaf Green as possible downloaded GBA games for the 3DS.

Granted lack of focus for Misty and Brock who will likely end up in same boat could leave impression how writers simply dont have interest to invest more in those characters,but we can see with random returnes of Gary,Jessibelle or Jasmine in DP how it doesnt matter to them how long character is gone if they decide to do something with it establishing how they care about older characters as well.

Reason why they dont reuse older characters has already been covered through various interviews with writers when it comes to promotion of new games prefrring to focus more on new ones along with introducing new "female or male fanservice"to audience going by mr.Hidaka words.

However with last season which would revolve mostly around wrapping up Ash and other characters bringing show to end key difference is that they wouldnt be restrained by advertizing games in best possible way having liberty to tweak things around to prepare show for most suitable finale and conclusion with purpose of leaving long lasting and better impact.

Many people would like this to happen and if last season happens i could see Ash,Misty and Brock being reunited serving as nice throwback in past reviving spirit of older days and providing better sense of conclusion to pokemon anime because of ending it with those who started everything.

Last season would be perfect opportunity to have first group reunited because it would hold significance and purpose behind it.

I think the fact that even Tracey is being ignored now when HE was the Pallet Town cameo staple says a lot in itself.

It doesnt say much really because it only happened once.Only reason why Tracey wasnt showed at Pallet town last time was simply because there wasnt enough time with Ash being at hom for only first half of episode heading immediately toward Unova.

Having Tracey showed for 10 minutes would serve no purpose at all explaining why writers ignored him this time around.

 

[Karpi]

When writers brought back other older characters like Gary,Jessibele,Jasmine or May in DP small kids didn't know about them either but as it can b noticed they didn't had any problems with that.

A lot of people seem to be of the "If Jessiebelle then anything" mindset... which does not apply any more because BW has done no such thing.

 

[MarshiyanMisutaa]

Sorry but I really give up to voting on your polls. None of these options are suited for what I think. I don't believe in a final saga for them, but I believe in their eventual reunion at some future point. I'm not undecided about this, and I don't think it should be in the end of the show...

Unfortunately, no because, being blunt and cruel, the anime is initially for advertising the games. Why bring two characters of the original game when there's not even a remake of that original game coming out?

I'm sure that somewhere in the future, there will be some sort of Kanto remakes, eventually...

 

[BugMite]

No, I don't see it happening.

The most we can hope for is to see her again when Ash returns to Pallet Town from time to time. But we may not even get those anymore.

 

[Cybersai]

Sorry but I really give up to voting on your polls. None of these options are suited for what I think. I don't believe in a final saga for them, but I believe in their eventual reunion at some future point. I'm not undecided about this, and I don't think it should be in the end of the show...

I'm sure that somewhere in the future, there will be some sort of Kanto remakes, eventually...

1. Even if there are Kanto remakes yet again, what makes you think they're going to use the original trio when they didn't back in Battle Frontier? Most likely the main girl of that generation will stay.

2. Its now been 9 years since Misty left the anime. That's nearly an entire decade, an entire generation of kids who have grown up watching the anime well after she left. At this point the original trio doesn't hold any real importance over any of the other groups.

3. Brock is now gone too, so as unlikely as it was for Misty to return while Brock was STILL HERE, the chance of both of them returning at the same time is pretty much very unlikely.

4. What would it accomplish? Its been a decade since the original series ended, the show has moved on and the "original trio" was only ever used for roughly 4 years, which is the same as all the other groups got.

 

[PokemonLotty]

I'd absolutely love it, if they made the last season the original trio, that would be fantastic and a bet tons of old viewers would tune in. Especially it would be great if we got a five year time skip when they travelled together, amazing. That would be my fangirling dream come true ^__^ Could I see it happening, to be candid, no. Do I see Misty and Brock ever making cameos again, definitely, that's quite possible. But, it wouldn't be those three alone. I could see Misty coming with Brock but the current cast members would also be there as in previous sagas. I definitely expect to see Misty and Brock again just not alone with Ash. They'll definitely at least get a brief cameo, even if it's a non-speaking role in the finale, there's no doubt in my mind that will happen. Even if they get like a small scene in the credits, they'll show. But...eh...the original gang together, again, a fantasy of mine that I pray becomes a reality but, highly unlikely. I have no doubts that Misty and Brock will reappear at some point and time just not them alone. I expect a lot agree with me.