I remember good old days when it was Ash, Misty and Brock. Bickering between Ash and Misty but moments of mutual support and carting, Brock flirting over girls being like older supervisor which often bailed other two out from danger with his wisdom, talk about Ash, family and romance between Misty and Brock giving him encouragement to go forward brought lot of clever humor, banter and sharp dialogue into cast. Ah how i miss them knowing how to along with Ash bring true essence of adventure and close bond between friends on surface making pokemon truly enjoyable to watch. Original trio of Ash,Misty and Brock is extremely popular to this day being group which started pokemon series becoming iconic and most recognizable trio in this show.Having them reunited for one last adventure would be nice way to wrap up long lasting show like pokemon ending it with group which started everything with things coming full circle bringing spirit of older days providing better finality.
This would also provide opportunity to see writers tying up some loose ends going for them being given some character development and provide better finality.
I think this could also prove to be good business move with purpose of going beyond current target audience trying to attract more of older fans toward this show which would in end bring more viewers increasing TV ratings with final product out of it being more money.
Out of all groups only real demand from what i noticed is for original trio being reunited which is rather huge being counted in thousands so its natural to expect how this move would bring certain portion of them back to this show.
And Misty,Brock and Ash as trio could definitely deliver quality of entertainment as they already prove to be capable and liked because of it and building up on already existing friendship would bring new interesting dimension to it along with continuation of their stories being made.For a change it would be interesting to see rekindle of friendship between Ash and his previous traveling companions seeing them developed more with build up on their previous relationship serving like nice change of pace compared to rinse and repeat"Ash meets new people","become friend with them","after 4 years departs with them".
From story standpoint they also have reasons and potential to go on on more adventure as well with some things being left unanswered about Brock along with Misty never being given closure to story having untapped potential to do more with character. Since Misty goal of becoming water master requires traveling and entering some competitions(as Whirl Cup showed) with gym not being enough to learn some new things and if Brock becomes traveling doctor joining Ash to go on one last adventure advancing their goals in company of friends instead of doing it alone would make sense giving them justification behind joining cast again.
In end it depends on writers though.If they want to reunite original trio to develop them more and close down series in a way of things coming back full circle than i could see Ash,Misty and Brock being reunited once more.Otherwise most likely not,unfortunately.
If i would have to choose between them though i would rather have Misty back. Brock was in pokemon for majority of its run but Misty left long time ago not seeing her for very long period of time.
She had great character and personality,bringing healthy interactions and dynamic within group having strong presence within show.She had very wide range of emotions she expressed making her easy to relate to and genuinely emotional,being both temperament but also sweet in side having her girly moments being fun to see how she would fit within new group, restore friendship with Ash and how she would work in today anime format shaking things up with her unexpected come back.
As long run viewer i can without doubt say how Misty as character had potential be done more about her story and character.
Whether its her goal of becoming water pokemon master which was unexplored for most part,her backstory(not knowing many things like what happened with parents,why she prefers water type,why she fears bugs etc) being accompanied with several of her pokemon being left underdeveloped(Starmie, poor Horsea, Goldeen, Psyduck etc come to mind) leaving lot of untapped potential there which could be used to do more with her character.To add on,at that time Misty was insecure,inexperienced and fairly impatient having long way to go(and that journey still isn't over).
Unlike its case with Dawn, Brock or May we don't know even motives behind Misty desire to become water pokemon master and what influenced her to have preference for one type.We didn't see Misty overcoming her personal issues which stand on her way of becoming water pokemon master never coming to significant realization how to achieve her dreams either.
So yeah i would like to see
"tomboyish mermaid" comeback in pokemon series being curious of finding in what new, exciting directions writers would take her.
I don't think so...I love how new characters are introduced as the seasons progress, otherwise it feels dragged on. And sometimes the personalities can be overplayed or repetitive if they go on too long, but that's just my opinion. As much as I loved Brock and Misty, having brand new companions keeps the personalities fresh, not only the new characters themselves but how Ash and other characters react to them.
Sometimes that's true, though in case you are going to bring long absent characters(like Misty in this example) who was away of screen for sop long would bring breeze of fresh air and something new compared to new companion. In sense of receiving sequel of her story going through harder challenges with already firmed knowledge and established team, we could see revival of friendship between Ash and his old friends being already familiar with themselves allowing for evolution of their interaction coming in more lighthearted, joking and profound manner.
As such it would be refreshing for change to see characters we grew to like coming back with new life added to them through new outfits, change of style being updated, new pokemon, and new twists and plots to their storyline being taken in new/fresh directions , rather than going through another rehash of what we saw before.
Many long absent characters(like Misty as you mentioned) were away for so long that nowadays people would view them as "pseudo.new" finding refreshing to see continuation of their story being made.
Which would be imo more refreshing and enjoyable to follow for change than what we are getting now.
While my reasoning for my answer to this thread does not tie into my post, I'm still going to provide the short version. No, Misty and Brock should not come back. They had their time to shine, and shine they did if people are still begging for their return. But Pokémon is constantly changing and introducing new and exciting characters for the writers to work with and expand upon just in the games. Anime-only trainers will be introduced to expand the world even beyond that. Who has time for bringing back the older characters?
Beyond that though, Brock making a return is fairly likely given the probable expense of MamoMiya as Cilan and the apparent lack of important characters to fill the "responsible travelling companion" slot. It may be given to Alexa to break even more tradition, but who knows. Hopefully the stagnance of the character will be washed away upon a return.
So Brock could come back, but Misty shouldn't? Not sure if i understand reasoning behind this.
I say give new characters their part, while also keep older characters relevant doing continuation of their story.
Yes you could say how someone had its time, but does that mean it would be mistake to "extend such time" developing them more? Not really, especially if they don't receive sufficient amount of development in their own saga which sometime isn't enough with character requiring more time to be explored and have him accomplish something significant which would serve as testament to all labor put into it beforehand bringing him closer toward his dreams. Even so its always fresh and nice to see all time favorite return getting update going through new directions. Which would make fans become more loyal toward show respecting such gestures.
Way i look at it its real waste to drop potential they have to do more, instead of utilizing it in productive manner for their stories by having writers cleverly intertwine life paths of new and older companions exploring on their personalities and dynamic, have each other help put and give us refreshing threat by following those we grew to like improved, updated and ready to go on next step.