Bit late on this, but just wanted to say a quick goodbye to Ash Ketchum.

Pokémon was a huge influence on me and it was the first anime I ever saw and in a small period in my life when I stopped watching it (for reasons I don't remember right now, could have been that stupid moment kids get when they think their too old for cartoons or something like that), and he was there when I came back to the franchise, like an old friend greeting me back into a place I didn't realize I missed.

It is understandable that Ash retired, given the setting and idea of Scarlet and Violet they couldn't really adapt it with Ash at the helm, given that not only is he already a champion, but also already graduated a Pokemon Trainer School.

So...Goodbye Ash, and thank you for all the memories you gave me.