Hypothetically speaking, what if certain friends of Ash's did not leave when they did in the anime and were actually with him during certain sagas?
For example; What if Misty didn't have to return to Cerulean and had stayed with Ash when he challenged the Hoenn League and the Battle Frontier? What if May and Max had stayed with Ash when he to Sinnoh? What if Dawn was his female companion in Unova and not Iris? What else would have been different in those sagas?
And before any tries to pull the "then we would have (insert character's name here)" card, please remember that is a hypothetical question. So, please, bear with me on this one instead of just immediately try to shoot it down right from the beginning.
On a similar note; what if Team Rocket's days of tailing Ash ended after Johto? What if the main villainous teams of the following regions where the only villains that Ash and co. had to deal with? For example; what if the "turf war" between Teams Aqua and Magma was the only antagonistic problem Ash and his friends were dealing with in Hoenn?
For example; What if Misty didn't have to return to Cerulean and had stayed with Ash when he challenged the Hoenn League and the Battle Frontier? What if May and Max had stayed with Ash when he to Sinnoh? What if Dawn was his female companion in Unova and not Iris? What else would have been different in those sagas?
And before any tries to pull the "then we would have (insert character's name here)" card, please remember that is a hypothetical question. So, please, bear with me on this one instead of just immediately try to shoot it down right from the beginning.
On a similar note; what if Team Rocket's days of tailing Ash ended after Johto? What if the main villainous teams of the following regions where the only villains that Ash and co. had to deal with? For example; what if the "turf war" between Teams Aqua and Magma was the only antagonistic problem Ash and his friends were dealing with in Hoenn?