No, I think he meant a full fledged spin-off, with a set plot and set characters, as opposed to the fun random stories that make up Chronicles. I agree that that will happen, but not the very last episode. Most spin-offs start when the series is only about halfway finished *recalls Buffy/Angel and Stargate SG-1/Atlantis* so, if they did come out with a spin-off of Pokemon, which will probably be better than the origibnal like with Yu-gi-oh and GX. However, back to business. There is no doubt in my mind that Ash and Richie are long lost brothers, and Richie better darn well be in Daimond and Pearl (the show, not the game. I got so mad when the Hoenn saga ended and Richie hadn't shown up, and the same with the end of Battle Frontier), but aside from my magic pikachu theory, which is a load of bull, I haven't the slightest idea of who Ash's father could possibly be. However, my vote goes for some really strong not met before trainer who will probably face against Ash in a climactic series finale that will determine which of them is to be called the greatest Pokemon Master ever. Oh, and just to clear things up, because I'm sick of this mistake popping up everywhere, if Oak was Ash's father (which I totally think is absurd), that would make Ash either Gary's uncle, or, much less likely, his father. And if you don't think it possible, just ask my aunt. She's only got 6 months on me.