Board Thread:Anime/@comment-6312663-20170102224631/@comment-1031724-20170727182706

I don't know, and I agree with everything. He should be 30 right now. There's a theory that Ho-oh gave him eternal youth.

And no show should ever go on for that long unless it does continuity reboots. Over 950 episodes now. Even Dragonball Z knew where to stop at 276 (291 going by the uncut), it's the longest completed anime I know, more so than Yu-Gi-Oh, Inuyasha, or the original Naruto (Shippuden is still ongoing last I checked)

And, it hasn't been as fun since after Johto, except for some select epic episodes by Atsuhiro Tomioka (the J and Cyrus episodes, Giovanni's return in Black and White, and the Lysandre arc, all of which even KILLED the villains except Giovanni). Some might attribute it to Misty leaving, but maybe she should be thankful to not be in the later seasons (except for some Advanced Generation appearances). Though I heard Charizard eventually returned