-All of Ash's Traveling Companions (Brock technically, Dawn, Iris, Clemont, Bonnie, Serena, Alola gang ✔️)
-Tracey (i know he counts in the one above but he's always forgotten about so... Plus he's definitely in my top 5 wanted returns)
-Primeape (Surprisingly, also in top 5 wanted returns)
-Pidgeot
-Goodra
-Greninja ✔️
-Butterfree
-Ambipom
-Primeape
-Lapras
-Naganadel
-Squirtle
-Nebby
-Larvitar
-Alder
-The Champions ✔️
-All of Ash's main rivals (Alain, Paul, & Gary✔️)
-Especially Sawyer
-Alexa
-Viola
-Tobias
-Scott
-Agatha
-Flint✔️ (should have appeared in the Ash vs Volkner episode tbh)
-All of Ash's Pokemon that haven't already returned
-Sanpei
-Barry
-Bianca
-Brandon
-Noland
-Palmer
-An Unimportant Character Of The Day because that'd be some random continuity
-Hoopa (M18)
-Volcanion & Magearna (M19)
-Kimia
-Literally just Nebel Plateau and the Azoth Kingdom as a whole, i fricking love that movie
-Squishy & Z2
-Tapu Koko
-Nini
-Miette
-Shauna, Trevor, & Tierno
-Old TRio Pokemon, released or not (other than the alolan ones, who already returned :)
-especially Gourgeist & Inkay
-jesus I'm such a sucker for the XY anime
-At least one non traveling companion gym leader (or trial captain) per region (excluding Sinnoh bc Volkner)
-Cheryl & Gardenia
-The Orange Islands as a whole.
-EPISODE SET IN THE ORANGE ISLANDS PLEASE
-Prof. Sycamore
-Tate & Lisa (Def not influenced by Lisa being one of my favorite Sync Pairs in Pokemon Masters...)
-Literally just everyone, boom whole list.
-Like can every single character return? I know that's the most unlikely thing of all.

-Ho-oh after the PWC, whether Ash wins or loses
WHY DID HO-OH NOT SHOW UP AFTER ASH WON THE ALOLA LEAGUE? IT DEFINITELY SHOULD HAVE BECAUSE ASH TOOK A MAJOR STEP TOWARDS BECOMING A POKEMON MASTER
very high key upset about it