#the way their chemistry should work was so obvious literally misty spelled it out in the rivalry revival

[skyarly]

Imagine if Gary and Ash like, talked about pokemon. Gary stopped being a trainer because he loved learning about pokemon, YOU KNOW WHO ELSE LOVES LEARNING ABOUT POKEMON??? ASH!!!!!!!!!!!! He's so giddy about basically anything pokemon, can you imagine if Gary told Ash about whatever he's studying Ash would be so captivated. And likewise!! Ash has seen so much, he might even know more than Gary does. That moment in journeys where they ask each other what they were up to and they somehow manage to mutually dodge the question NO !!!! THEY WOULD TALK FOR 5 HOURS ABOUT THEIR ADVENTURES AND LIKE IT !!!!!! and goh would just have to put up with that