If she appears, it's for a good while, while usually I'd say she's not coming back, but not this time. Why? Because when they entered Sinnoh, they started the show over, a whole new generation of kids who don't know anything about pokemon. Plus, she has the most reason to be back, she works hard everyday doing shows and gym battles, she needs a rest, plus, there's Ash, Who she beat in a battle twice, and was as dumb as Son Goku when she last saw him, but no shipping references since 4kids left the picture (4kids sucks, but pokemon is the one good thing they ever helped with, plus it's pokemon. POKEMON. The cash cow of the decade, if Misty came back, they would make alot of money from us fans that stopped watching the show after the 5/1 season, as we would come back to watch the show JUST for her, and this is the whole world, that's alot of money. Lastly, she already came back once, however, in Sinnoh, both the rival and the female showed up, and there was another reason but I forgot what it was...