return of previous characters?

[absol_trainer]

ok, i heard something about this a LONG time ago, but never heard a follow up because it was debatable.

The japanese VA of Misty announced a while back she would be appearing in an upcoming episode... However it was speculated that she may have just been appearing in the Mirage Pokemon episode. I havent seen her in an episode, and havent heard of her appearing on another one...

But, I do believe that Misty will appear again... Afterall she was the original girl and she always returns. So what I was wondering is:

When do you think we will see another Misty appearance in the anime?
And will it be the normal plot, or will it be in a special episode?

And:
Will May and Max reappear in the anime?
Or, will the reappear in the special episodes?

Finally:
As the main characters have done, will these characters return with updated outfits?

 

[Cybersai]

For the gazllionth time, Misty's VA hosted two 10th anniversary specials that aired in Japan back in March or April. When her VA said that she would be making a second appearance soon, it was the second 10th anniversary special they aired back in April which I think happened a week or two after the first one. These didn't have any animation but were just the narration of the character of various aspects of the series.

As for appearances in the series, we have no idea when any of the older characters will be shown again. For all we know, none of them may make any appearances until Sinnoh ends. We have no clue.

 

[XD375]

Misty...WIN!

With a new outfit? ...WIN!

I'd also love to see Max back, and I'd like to see May make a cameo too...

Five years from now, you'll all be crying for Dawn, so please, make the most of your time with her...

Also, I do not consider Misty a "main girl character" on the same level as May or Dawn...I kinda consider her to be at about the same level as Brock, she, as much as a Misty fan like I would usually not admit...didn't really do much.

 

[Dr. Peppa]

If I could only see one main charachter return it would have to be May. And I know I won't be crying for Dawn later, I hate her.

 

[absol_trainer]

i dont hate dawn, but i dont like her as much as may

i remember watching the end of hoenn in the japanese anime and i was like... HOLY CRAP MAY IS GONE!!! and i was glued to the computer the thursday after that checking to see if misty was going to return in battle frontier.

and, by the time battle frontier was ending i knew may wasnt going to be staying... it was a very sad time for me.

lol

that asside though, i regard misty as an original character, and i know she will make an appearance every saga. but may and max... i was just wondering because i dont know if we will see them again. (plus, the two are seperated right now anyway).

 

[Snake Bandage]

Misty...WIN!Five years from now, you'll all be crying for Dawn, so please, make the most of your time with her...

Speak for yourself. I, for one, dislike Dawn and will be quite happy the moment she and all the rival characters introduced in D/P will be gone. They're all either extremely annoying or painfully dull, as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Cybersai]

i remember watching the end of hoenn in the japanese anime and i was like... HOLY CRAP MAY IS GONE!!! and i was glued to the computer the thursday after that checking to see if misty was going to return in battle frontier.

The thing is when Hoenn was ending we knew that group was going to be reunited for Battle Frontier because Movie 8 was right around the corner and featured the same AG cast. That's also how we knew that Misty wasn't going to stick around since she wasn't featured in the movie advertisements.

I found it absolutely hilarious how when Hoenn ended they broke up the group only to reunite all of them just a single episode later. Ash was barely apart from May/Max when Hoenn ended since they both returned within half an episode. Kinda pointless to split them up but reunite them so fast.

Then during Battle Frontier, I always found it odd why the writers never made an ep where the gang visit the Cerulean Gym. Considering they were in Kanto, and they actually went back to the Pewter Gym, you'd think they'd make an episode where they visit Cerulean but they didn't do that. Aside from the lure near the end, the writers pretty much avoided showing Misty altogether for the duration of AG, not even showing her in the last ep at Pallet before Ash went to Sinnoh!

I don't think we'll see any of them pop up in mid-Sinnoh, although I could be wrong, but so far it doesn't seem like the writers are interested.

 

[absol_trainer]

I don't think we'll see any of them pop up in mid-Sinnoh, although I could be wrong, but so far it doesn't seem like the writers are interested.

I think its possible Misty will show up mid-Sinnoh. Afterall, she did show up in the middle of Hoenn. I just cant think of a way they would work her in again (I would say Togekiss, but Misty released Togetic). And... theres not much more she could be worked into, unless by some crazy twist of fate Misty:

a) Reunited with Togetic offscreen, meets the gang in Sinnoh only to evolve Togetic and release it again
b) As Crasher Wake is water gym leader, maybe Misty will come see the match
c) Ash ends up battling the Elite 4 and Misty watches
d) Dawn dies in a coordination tragedy, May is too busy to return and Misty reluctantly agrees

 

[Cybersai]

I think its possible Misty will show up mid-Sinnoh. Afterall, she did show up in the middle of Hoenn.

Yeah, but that only happened because the writers wanted to resolve Togepi's storyline. This time Misty really doesn't have any lingering plot threads. Hmm.

a) Reunited with Togetic offscreen, meets the gang in Sinnoh only to evolve Togetic and release it again

Togetic is in another dimension, so I don't think Misty will be reunited with it. I'm certain that when Togekiss is in the anime it'll be debuted some other way.

b) As Crasher Wake is water gym leader, maybe Misty will come see the match

Juan was a water Gym leader in Sootopolis as well, and Misty didn't come to see that match. I doubt it'll be any different here.

c) Ash ends up battling the Elite 4 and Misty watches

People once speculated that Misty would show up in the Hoenn league to watch Ash in person, but that didn't happen. Then it was speculated she might show up in the Battle Pyramid to watch Ash beat Brandon, but that didn't happen either. It doesn't seem like the writers want Misty there during important matches.

d) Dawn dies in a coordination tragedy, May is too busy to return and Misty reluctantly agrees

 

[Yamato-san]

d) Dawn dies in a coordination tragedy, May is too busy to return and Misty reluctantly agrees

agrees to what? To fill in some group status quo of having a female/Coordinator (which Kasumi isn't and seemingly has no interests in ever being), essentially breaking the fourth wall? That sounds like something that'd happen in Pokemon: The Abridged Series (or at least it would if the 500 attempts that plague Youtube weren't complete shit).

 

[Cybersai]

Or Pokemon the fanfiction.

I always said that if there were ever two girls on a group, it would be the current gen girl and an older female. That's why Cheryl fit in so well with the gang, she was an older girl who didn't conflict with Dawn.

 

[Yamato-san]

that, and because it's fucking Momi-tan. ^^

 

[A Concerned Solomon]

Then during Battle Frontier, I always found it odd why the writers never made an ep where the gang visit the Cerulean Gym. Considering they were in Kanto, and they actually went back to the Pewter Gym, you'd think they'd make an episode where they visit Cerulean but they didn't do that.

To be fair, we all know this was done out of the writers' personal hatred of me, just like the departure of Jigglypuff.

 

[Cybersai]

Jigglypuff is one of the older running gags that I'd love to see return to the show. Considering I'm usually glad when older running gags get killed off, the fact that I want this one to actually return says a lot.

Sadly since Jiggly is an old Kanto Pokemon there's no reason to showcase it anymore, I just wish it had a real sendoff episode since the ep in Hoenn didn't really give it any good closure.

 

[A Concerned Solomon]

I'd love to see the Puff show up and ruin some contest at the dramatic breaking point, completely out of nowhere. It can't be an important one, that'd just be cruel, but it'd be nice to see once. I mean, there's a huge crowd!

 

[Nariel]

Yeah, if it jumped on and started singing... That would be so funny. Plus we'd get to see it and it's marker again. Also, it would be funny to see Dawn's reaction to getting her face colored.

 

[absol_trainer]

What if it appeared at the Trophy Garden? Jigglypuff show up in the garden on occasion if i'm not mistaken... And, as Backlot says: "Pokemon travel from far and wide to see my garden"