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You have a point, since season 1 they have been making that group trend so I bet theyll return to that in Gen 8 since the current generation has too many characters but the argument with that is Ash isnt current traveling now.
Now for the 4th member in the next generation whether they return to...
I don't mind Brock but its just he already travelled with Ash for 4 generations,more than 600 episodes. Clemont would be nice to return since he has Clembot to run his gym.
Well I just got the idea that Gary traveling with Ash from that "leak" that also has Serena traveling with and I thought why not give Gary a chance lol
There was a sort of leak before SM aired that Ash's traveling companions would be Serena and Gary but given the fact that Serena is in Hoenn so that would be impossible, that leaves the thought that she might eventually return in Generation 8 instead.
I want Serena back in the anime but I think the ending of XYZ pretty much concluded it all that she might not return, if she does itll be just for a few episodes. If she does return somehow they make her as Ash's permanent traveling companion which I know its impossible to happen but nothings...
Pokemon has already done the thing where they did not model the main female character from the game, I am talking about Iris, one can argue that Iris is also in the game but shes not a protagonist and Hilda didnt appear in the Pokemon BW series also if Im correct.