The Pokmon fandom has been rocked by a huge number of revelations that have come about as a result of the leak of internal Game Freak data that occurred on October 13, 2024. While one might expect this information to be strictly about the games, a surprising amount of information about the anime series was also released, including a discussion about Ash’s future with the franchise.
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