Quote Originally Posted by TaiLiu View Post
Right. But then I made an argument saying that I disagreed with that. They don't need a "Pokemon Master" gimmick to sell their merchandise. They can just keep on doing what they're doing: making new Pokemon and then making merchandise of some of the most popular.

I think you're right in saying that no Pokemon Masters exist. I also think Ash will never reach his vague goal of becoming one. But that's a way to continue the anime, not necessarily to sell merchandise.
The way you said it, that makes sense. I mean Gamefreak isn't going to end Pokemon anytime soon and I don't believe that 'Pokemon Master' exists in any way. They're going to create new Pokemon and new worlds to expand for so many years.