History StatusQuoIsGod / AnimeAndManga

* In ''Manga/CaseClosed'', Ran will start to suspect Conan is actually Shinichi, only for him to throw off her suspicions. Also, Shinichi is no closer to finding out more about the shady organization that turned him into a child and turning back to normal again than he was almost two decades ago in real time when the manga first came out.

** Of course, it's highly unlikely that they -- or anyone -- is going to find the legendary treasure One Piece, assuming that it ''is'' a treasure ([[http://www.onepiecepodcast.com/2014/07/27/oda-reveals-what-the-one-piece-isnt/ and WordOfGod confirmed it IS a physical reward, not something like "the growth on your heart" or the bonds]]). As a MacGuffin that drives the entire plot of the series, Gold Roger's treasure will likely not be seen until the finale.

*** Jessie, James, and Meowth will never make a permanent HeelFaceTurn, even though [[CutLexLuthorACheck they'd be better off that way]] [[PunchClockVillain and aren't even really evil.]] One has to wonder how many times the writers will [[CryingWolf recycle a plot about Team Rocket splitting up only to get back together by the end of the episode]]. They did have a split up that lasted for several episodes in ''Black and White'', with Meowth even being with Ash's group for a while. [[spoiler:Though Meowth was acting as TheMole.]] ''Journeys'' would ultimately [[spoiler:make one more splitting happen at the end of the third-to-last episode of the series, which focused extensively on them]].

** Even if Ash and Pikachu part with their travelling companions at the end of each arc, they will NEVER truly get rid of Jessie, James, and Meowth. [[{{Determinator}} The three Team Rocket agents are so determined to take Pikachu from Ash in order to give him to Giovanni, that they will forever follow Ash everywhere he goes]]. At the same time, the three can never succeed in stealing any Pokémon with the gadgets they use, if they do manage to grab Pokémon with any net, claw, whatever, the Pokémon will eventually break free, especially since they usually tend to get distracted by a victory feast long enough for Pokémon to escape unnoticed.
*** Jessie, James, and Meowth will never make a permanent HeelFaceTurn, even though [[CutLexLuthorACheck they'd be better off that way]] [[PunchClockVillain and aren't even really evil.]] One has to wonder how many times the writers will [[CryingWolf recycle a plot about Team Rocket splitting up only to get back together by the end of the episode]]. They did have a split up that lasted for several episodes in ''Black and White'', with Meowth even being with Ash's group for a while. [[spoiler:Though Meowth was acting as TheMole.]]

** Speaking of Team Rocket, EVERY. SINGLE. TEAM ROCKET. [[CryingWolf SPLITTING UP. EPISODE.]] One has to wonder how many times the writers will recycle a plot about Team Rocket splitting up only to get back together by the end of the episode. They did have a split up that lasted for several episodes in ''Black and White'', with Meowth even being with Ash's group for a while. [[spoiler:Though Meowth was acting as TheMole.]]

*** Jessie, James, and Meowth will never make a permanent HeelFaceTurn, even though [[CutLexLuthorACheck they'd be better off that way and aren't even really evil.]]

** Ash will never win a League arc based on the main series's regions. According to WordOfGod, the anime will never truly end until Ash becomes a Pokémon Master. To the anime itself, this apparently means winning the regional Pokémon League tournament in order to earn the right to challenge the Elite Four and Champion, and because of this Ash ''is'' going to lose at some point in the tourney, [[YankTheDogsChain no matter how much of an edge he has]]. [[CurbStompBattle Painfully enforced]] in the Sinnoh League, where Ash was bested by Tobias and his [[OlympusMons Darkrai and Latios]]. The fact that Ash put a better dent in his team than the person Tobias faced next implied that Ash would have won the whole tournament if it weren't for the [[DiabolusExMachina poorly-established man]]. Also among the most ridiculous is Cameron in Unova, a [[TheDitz ditzy]] trainer who's made many an EpicFail and yet still manages to pull a win against Ash by way of his Riolu [[TookALevelInBadass evolving into Lucario partway through the fight]]. It happens ''again'' in the Kalos League (despite the creators naming the episode [[NeverTrustATitle "Kalos League Victory! Ash's Ultimate Battle!"]])[[note]]Which is still correct usage of the word. It means "final", and it certainly was his last one in that League. [[/note]], but this time Ash lost by way of [[NewRulesAsThePlotDemands the anime ignoring]] the [[ElementalRockPaperScissors basic function of Pokémon battles]]. [[ThrowTheDogABone Finally subverted when he won the Alola League,]] but as the region doesn't ''have'' an Elite Four or Champion in the anime it apparently doesn't count towards becoming a Master.

** Walking Pokémon never evolve. Piplup refuses out of {{pride}}, Snowy because GrowingUpSucks, and Rowlet because using an Everstone is the only way to use Seed Bomb.

** Ash will hits the ResetButton whenever he finds out about a new region, ditching the Big Three of the last in favor of the next. Also Pikachu always defeats Legendary and Mythical Pokémon, then loses to Level 5 starters at the start of the next region.

** Ash never catches an Eevee, either; the one that was [[NeverTrustATrailer hyped to join Ash]] ended up caught by Lana instead. This is due to certain Pokemon games, mainly ''VideoGame/PokemonYellow'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndEevee'', which position Eevee as a mascot opposite from Pikachu, which is also seen in the ''Journeys'' anime when another Eevee becomes Chloe's first Pokemon.