Talk:Ash's Coma/@comment-30683041-20170519164304

Hey! Well, this theory exists in every fandom (in one form or another) actually especially those that has any fantasy elements in them. I mean who hasn't seen a Harry Potter meme/post/fanfic about Harry waking up at the Dursleys and realizing that none of the seven books happened? Or in more brutal version in a mental ward... Of course it has some logic in it - but the truth is, the anime simply became a whole lot more popular than they ever thought it would, and there is still demand for it after so many years, so its world is growing and growing, or it would be too repetitive. They could have just used new characters, but then many of the older fans those whose childhood was the original Pokémon would have just given up on the series. This way we are still interested if Ash will ever become the trainer he wants to be - you know, the very best like no one ever was ;) The same reason why Pikachu has never evolved - it is the symbol of Pokémon by now, it would be simply strange to people (even if it made sense). So, I won't say that it is completely wrong, because there are many strange things in the world of Pokémon, but most of them can easily be solved with a simpler solution - this is a show that has been running for twenty-odd years and by now Ash should be thirty, and instead of him his son should start his journey ;) But then again, I guess it could be considered a somewhat more 'canon' approach to the problem xD There are things I don't agree with even if we consider this 'canon' though. For example, I mean the whole falling off the bike thing and the lightning happens before he meets Team Rocket if I remember well. And some other canon information which was twisted so it fits the theory better... Still, in a way interesting!

Alicia :)