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Holy crap, Ash Ketchum is only going to be in 11 more episodes of Pokémon. Isn't it crazy that for Pokémon fans in late generation alpha to early generation beta, Ash won't have ever been the main character they knew, and Pikachu might not even be the mascot anymore?
That's so weird to me!! The moment a kid says "Who's Ash Ketchum?" I'm going to feel old as shit.
So, the new protagonists will be Riko and Roy, it seems. Those two better be cool or I'll go on change.org to sign a petition The Pokémon Company will ignore.