User blog comment:Trainer Micah/Pokemon UltraSun/UltraMoon prediction's 4 Anime/@comment-5037384-20170806013847/@comment-26573805-20170806041646

There would need to be a case where Satoshi runs into the Pokémon as a major plot point, battle them in the end and catch them, that's usually the case. Satoshi catches Pokémon in the anime very slower than anyone playing the games would, so that would only appear to be reserved for "special" episodes in the plot where he catches one.