By now it’s no secret that thePokemonanime plans to move on from Ash as its main character in the next season, and they have already named the two main characters as Liko and Roy. With the current season counting down Ash’s final episodes,Pokemonhas introduced four more characters who will take part in its next season.
ThePokemonanime started in 1997 as an adaptation of thepopular game series, introducing Ash Ketchum, a young boy with the dream of becoming a Pokemon master. For many seasons he struggled to accomplish this, seemingly getting ever closer and more experienced as a trainer but never quite getting there. But now, he is slated to compete in the Master Eight Tournament, which has already been revealed to culminate in Ash’s victory over the formerly undefeated Leon. With such an accomplishment under his belt, it’s time for some new characters to take the spotlight. Enter Liko and Roy.
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As previously stated, the next season of the anime will chronicle the adventures of Liko and Roy in thenewest region introduced to the franchise, Paldea. Along with the main characters, an adult figure named Professor Friede and his partner Pokemon Captain Pikachu has already been previously introduced. In the recent trailers, four new characters who call themselves the Rising Volteckers and appear to call Friede their leader have been introduced.
The four characters, just like Liko, Roy, and Friede, all appear to come with their own partner Pokemon. The names of these mysterious new trainers and their Pokemon are Ayane and Metagross, Kenta and Rockruff, Kei and Chansey, and Ikkyu with seemingly no partner. Of course, as is expected with Liko and Roy, the names of many if not all of these characters will be altered or changed completely for the English dub when the time comes.
While Ash’s traveling partners changed from generation to generation, the main villains of thePokemonanime over the years have remainedJessie, James, and Meowth of Team Rocket, who are likely also departing from the series alongside their adversary, so. The introduction of these four new characters does raise the question of whether they will be enemies or allies of Liko and Roy, or perhaps even somewhere in the middle, as many anime series often like to do with their characters.
