Yeah, lol. Why he didn't just let poor Lapras just swim around the islands they were on....especially that one where there was a desert. Why didn't they just go round? xD
I reckon he might even put Pikachu into its pokeball, if he takes his inevitable rematch with Paul seriously. He'll still use it, sadly, when I'd prefer him to use Snorlax/Infernape/Torterra/Charizard/Bayleef/Tauros - all 30 at the same time, lolSceptile or Staraptor....
But if Ash isn't the main character in Black and White, I have a feeling he will turn up, and he'll have Pikachu. I can see him walking off into the distance with Pikachu on his shoulder in the end.....then re-appearing and pwning the Black/White protaganist