How Old is Ash Ketchum?

[@dorkdude]

Ash has seen Jirachi twice. Jirachi only appears every 1000 years. That means he is the age you say plus 2000 years.

[@tandues_orbis3182]

DorkDude lol

[@kirbz6784]

Hey look he’s */2016/*

[@roonaloo885]

@@Rafy530 hes immortal

[@Rafy530]

@@roonaloo885 so

[@Rafy530]

ash is really a tardigrade

[@abstractawt]

I feel like Ash just accidentally ate an everstone once.

[@Mr.Ok-]

True

[@ckspirals4050]

I agree

[@I_like_big_men]

Hmm

[@MrQinchen]

Pineapples yep

[@kaibai2636]

Like rowlet

[@modestalchemist]

ash is and will always be 10 years old. when misty is 80 and on her death bed, ash will still be 10. she'll gesture him close and whisper in his ear "you still owe me a bike"

[@MySpyxFamily]

Your comment is hilarious! "You still owe me a bike." xD

[@EpicVoidGaming16]

he owes 3 girls a bike XD

[@modestalchemist]

he really needs to get his own bike at this point.

[@theamazingpancake2489]

Nintendo has a bike fetish

[@SyniahCache]

lol

[@axisdearthur6620]

The Immortal 10 years old will always be 10 years old

[@nebulous5]

oh god

[@NotActuallyHim]

@@xxlemonkiaxx610 aren’t people 13 allowed to join youtube?

[@xxlemonkiaxx610]

@Yeetos Cheetos Does anyone follow that rule tho?

[@NotActuallyHim]

@@xxlemonkiaxx610 why did you delete your comment

[@xxlemonkiaxx610]

Oops I didn’t mean to lol

[@youexpectedausernamebutitw4578]

Every time ash evolved, his mother pressed B.

[@thecommentato4]

Yes

[@herroemmanuelgabucay949]

w h i c h B?

[@thecommentato4]

@@herroemmanuelgabucay949 *_B E N I S_*

[@wonjest23]

Makes sense to me

[@thomas779]

hey 🅱️eter

[@dragostoader8633]

21 years and still watch pokemon...

[@MandJTV]

Me too!

[@mattatk92]

23 and stil watch. ir brings me back to childhood and makes me happy

[@kevinchen7475]

#youremybestfriend #inaworldwemustdefend

[@a.nahari380]

+Dragos Toader 26

[@zacmumford8486]

+Nathan Reese 7

[@CarlJohnsonTheCJ]

What if the blast from the battle between Mew and Mewtwo that turned Ash into a stone has stopped aging him for the last like 20 years?

[@1AceTM]

Carl Johnson weird flex, but ok (dead meme)

[@DrakoNotDraco]

@@1AceTM uh

[@rahul10fps80]

Good point

[@Herobrine100x]

Or arceus decided to make ash stay 10 years old when he became a trainer.

[@ginobinoy4998]

@@Herobrine100x Do you mean ho - oh

[@Saffronmoon-sv2es]

Can’t believe you have been doing this for over a decade now. I remember discovering you in 2016 as an eleven year old and binging you content. Now as an “adult” and seeing all you have done for me and the community, you have my respect for that!

[@Ani-qb4fl]

oh my god same here

[@faijanibrahim4505]

US

[@dylanyang5511]

Ash probably feed on the souls of young girls, that's why every season he switches partners

[@gamingslimeytvanoni6476]

YES YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS...

[@ProtoMekka]

no if you watch pokemon the girls go on their own path

[@unoki99]

Or are they? dot dot dot

[@mariejordan5277]

+易靜風 Shit man u're right u can never know

[@EpicVoidGaming16]

um considering may came back in d/p and dawn returned in b/w for best wishes then yes they do

[@blastoisesurvivorpokemon3693]

Ash Ketchum Old is Kanto.10 Johto.11 Hoenn.12 Sinnoh.13 Unova.14 Kalos.15 Alola.16

[@adienmike1839]

And... sword and shield is a thing

[@JsaoCosmo]

Adien Mike so 17.

[@willgarnett2568]

Alola. 10 again

[@titanpixel5269]

😱 he don't look 16

[@Ceonbe]

No. He's like 8 years old in Alola

[@cassidymarie3302]

When you watch this but then realize it was made 3 years ago ._.

[@jaimorjaria2547]

yeah

[@rainbowroseboy3140]

ikr

[@pandagemuk5518]

yeeeaaaahhhhhh your right

[@Aaravos]

Oh didn't even notice XD

[@sarahbalatbat8842]

Ikr

[@thatFinn_]

Now ash looks like 6 years old pokemon journeys

[@pikathemimikyu6655]

Espessially in Alola 😵

[@-theguiltycormorant-1043]

Welcome to Gen 12, The Ausie region! Ash looks like an...an unborn feetus???!

[@Fakaa45]

@@pikathemimikyu6655 lol did you even watch the sun and moon series

[@pikathemimikyu6655]

@@Fakaa45 I did, actually. What's your point?

[@ninjapirate123]

Absolutely

[@Physionic]

You did a great job on this video - well done!

[@MandJTV]

+Omni Focus Fitness thank you so much! :)

[@xxballonboy4768]

wow you made this 3 years ago just wow

[@laurelprice4547]

Dermatologists must hate him

[@Mina_Angel]

UltraMarioBrothers joke went over ppl's head don't forget KZbin comments are about as Under aged as Ash.

[@davidparker2206]

Jessica Hunter I can't tell if I don't understand the joke, or it's just not funny to me.

[@VaninatorGamer]

Jessica Hunter He must use Proactive!

[@gamefool6915]

+Kira Highwind pokeporn. gotta fuck em all

[@clairegeary9227]

+GameFool I saw this drinking grape juice...My computer almost got covered in grape juice

[@hottopiccowboy]

when i first watched pokemon i thought it was ash ketchup

[@noahlawrence7757]

It was

[@hottopiccowboy]

Noah Lawrence like the ketchup you put on your fries

[@sheepstea9583]

Same So I always said ya better Ketchup. But now I guess ya better ketchum all!

[@hottopiccowboy]

Jacob Hixon YAS 0-0

[@charlesss4909]

Ketchum all

[@necrozma4029]

Yeah I'm here in 2021, and looking back on his old videos, I realized how much Michael's channel has grown, and at this point I'm just so proud of him.

[@thetntman9007]

Hello friendo

[@funkygerbil]

That's pretty old for a bottle of ketchup.

[@argeliaestrada3726]

True

[@AzureMoonYT]

He he he, ha ha ha! So funny!😂

[@cadethecrustycreature]

Ash ketchup

[@ThatDrumGuy9]

Tom Ato anyone remember that from the first season ever

[@kyleshea384]

So Ash is Peter Pan...

[@ryanbeet9217]

😊😊😊😊

[@Snowpeagaming]

Nyeeeeeass

[@adeadmeme5628]

Lol

[@rejectedenterprise5101]

Kyle Shea Yes, and pokemon world is Never NEver Land

[@abeanesprout]

Kyle Shea you got that right

[@bobjustbob2063]

And then Sun and Moon came out and made him EVEN YOUNGER.

[@Sakiko23]

I agree. Looks to be around 8 in that. Even slightly before that he looked younger. Before the Unova season his eyes were no more than slits which made him look older (in my opinion). Then they made his eyes bigger with colour which somehow made him look younger... That's how I see it anyway.

[@zinjaz]

I guess that was before??

[@entropyjk186]

Yeah, I'm trying to think of a theory of why he looks younger (as both Mallow and Lillie are taller than him) however in the first episode of the SM anime, He gets run over bu Tauros and then states "I'm used to it, I've caught a few Tauros myself" So theory debunked.

[@pinkiepie9922]

Faking right m8

[@Masterlegodude]

He looks younger because of the artists that have taken over for this new series, but it's stated in the game that you have to be at least *11* years old to take on Alola's island challenge So after all these years, Ash may have aged at least once, _if_ they're considering that to be canon in the anime

[@smugmegumin864]

What if he was dreaming and at the end of the anime is him waking up and starting his journey

[@ArushAgarwal796]

@Jar In A Bottle actually Pokémon would have been a very dark show if you read takeshi shudos beliefs and ideas

[@mr.samishi3248]

If that was the case, I would feel like my whole life was a lie.

[@MidnightFallz]

Ash: Takes more than 1 year to complete a region Us: 45 minutes later welp let's wait for the next game

[@dalliannemarie7785]

Pokemon223 Pichu lel

[@soewithanumber]

Accept for Gold and Silver, that'd be an hour and 30 mins, because there are two regions

[@kittyunivlogs9910]

Pokemon223 Pichu xD lol it only took me 20 minutes in black and white AND on Sun and Moon 😅

[@MariWakocha]

Us: Travel a region in 20 min Also us: Walking 20 min only to get to bus station

[@azucenaarellanoquintero6513]

MariWakoWill pcha

[@tobybourne4955]

Happy 5 years from posting this!

[@isabellalavande3259]

Toby Bourne now 6

[@reanneelliott8672]

now its been about 6 years...

[@NarutoUzumaki-mr3ks]

I'm confused this is 6 yr old video but shows kalos ash

[@alec4747]

Happy 6th

[@momomon7662]

6

[@freezr2]

he's fucking 16 right now. and im 16. this is life.

[@Keyhhroxa]

Hell yeah

[@freezr2]

YorTz Kiske lolz

[@cupcakechild710]

Holland Rawlings but he is in a 10 years old life and body \(0.0)/

[@freezr2]

epic pie yeah ik.

[@JoeySpesh]

any chance we can get an updated version of this? i remember watching years ago and i’d love to see how old ash would actually be in pokémon journeys

[@minhalyounus9239]

I bet he will be atleast 20

[@disc123_yt4]

See game theory’s how old is ash Ketchum

[@ezraora4549]

Nah in pokemon journeys a reporter said "these 10 year olds"

[@JoeySpesh]

@@ezraora4549 yeah but i’m saying imagine how old ash would be in journeys if he aged normally. i think he’d probably be anywhere between 24 and 32 or something

[@jeffreygao3956]

That same Game Theory denouncing Mario in favor of Bowser, grossly underestimated Sonic’s speed, and got COUNTLESS things wrong about knights, vikings, and samurai? No thanks!

[@HanaShoib]

Actually, Ash is Peter Pan

[@petramatkovic4122]

i tought that too lel

[@DrLin-ct8tj]

What!

[@userplaneting9355]

+Dr. Lin he's joking

[@SirBottle]

dun dun dun

[@donotscantheqrcode8700]

Then Pikachu is Tinker Bell?

[@ItsABassDammit]

The anime for X and Y doesn't help at all, they just made him look older so now it's more of a mindfuck.

[@lotorres2090]

True

[@chaos_medic2802]

As if it wasn't a mindfuck already when his voice changed...

[@lotorres2090]

Kris Mercuur agreed it went from Veronica Taylor to Sarah

[@JokerKAnimations]

I think the last episode should be about Ash's 11th birthday. He should invite all his previous traveling partners, pokemon, rivals and even Jessie, James and Meowth. Then Ho-Oh should appear one more time and the episode should end with everyone smiling while staring at Ho-Oh.

[@danielnaumov7974]

In your dreams maybe the writers wouldnt even attempt to do that.

[@JokerKAnimations]

Yeah, Pokemon never dying off, new pokemon that get less and less creative and more and more difficult to pronounce, Ash always being ten, and the original creator passing away.

[@JoseCruz-wl5gr]

update pokemon xy the writters says ash is 14 now

[@danielnaumov7974]

When did they say that? which episode or show me some evidence.

[@PeterPressley]

THATS DARK AF

[@corvo_und6]

How old is Ash in 2020... *10 years old*

[@dejeanmoreno1699]

Lucas Hype o

[@orange-dm8fx]

Nah ash is 11+ because you need to be eleven to enter the alolan league

[@Miraidon1008]

@@orange-dm8fx so people that are born in alola has to leave alola ? Humans are weird the kids start with there adventure there on 11 years old its said in pokemon moon and sun it has Nothing to do with you must be 11 to Enter this Region its a free Land for everyone

[@orange-dm8fx]

@@Miraidon1008 I'm not talking about alola, I'm talking about the alolan league

[@Miraidon1008]

@@orange-dm8fx the league can be entered by everyone that is a trainer

[@TheIndieGamesNL]

the akward moment you just realize that they mean ''catch them'' with ketchum

[@TheIndieGamesNL]

Well english isn't my mother toung, so i couldn't speak it very well when i was nine

[@Shade878]

What 10 year old starts travelling around the fuckin world that young anyway?

[@keegangustafson9098]

Ash ketchum

[@Lelouchxzero1]

10 year olds who can control very dangerous creatures.

[@thejohncena1532]

UMM DORA THE DAMN EXPLORER

[@BowserStrange]

John Cena Stewie (Lois Griffin reminds Marge Simpson) Griffin

[@Keshaire]

Obviously not you.

[@drivenofftheedge2585]

the coma theroy fricking ruins my childhood

[@momoirorabbit5137]

Driven Off The Edge That's too bad.

[@drivenofftheedge2585]

Sayuri Lapis it is cauee it ruined it before its even finished

[@DukeOfSummerset]

The coma theory is false the Ho-oh theory is the one that is true

[@pearlstubetubechannel2476]

+Pokepuff Eeveeluions same

[@heyitsbrandon2445]

Yup

[@DaBannyGaming]

Then all the other people in the anime haven’t grown too.

[@gurrrl-7071]

You just realised Ash is the ONLY one that has a last name...

[@gurrrl-7071]

I mean the MAIN people that were in a full season..

[@gurrrl-7071]

True....

[@gurrrl-7071]

..?

[@gurrrl-7071]

Ok... Well I meant in the English.

[@Sascha053]

Not true, Brock's last name is Obama Brock Obama

[@alex63241]

anybody else here above 20 and still love pokemon?

[@Dominicdemon167]

I can't believe I just read that to your voice and tone.

[@Omar_E11]

Dominicdemon167 TROLLOOOLOLOLLOLOL

[@jasonluong1114]

OHHHHH SNAP THIS VID JUST HIT 10,000,000 VIEWS!! CONGRATS MICHAEL!!

[@sufiansufian7289]

BobJeff2169 yeah you're right!

[@Vortex_Now]

This is how I imaged Ash Kanto - 10 Johto - 10.5 Hoenn - 11 Sinnoh - 11.5 Unova - 12 Kalos- 12.5 So it's pretty much gonna be this way because he looks like he's getting older anywa- *Sun&Moon* OH MY GOODNESS!!!

[@shalizey1007]

and galar too

[@goldxperiencerequiem]

when he turned 13 he turned into Benjamin Button

[@SuperSymbiote1]

Sounds Acc...Master Journeys. WTH?

[@captainplaceholder4482]

Kanto alone acknowledges more than a year passed. Pokemon has weird logic.

[@stoptheohiomemes]

Yeah

[@themagicalfox6]

Not gonna lie, I'd really like to see Pokemon grow the main characters up..And have a new generation of kids going on new adventures :/ Ashe would be a gym leader I bet

[@MandJTV]

Yeah, I feel like a TV version of the manga would be really cool to watch

[@Onhil]

MandJTV Pokevids That would be a gory show if I'm correct about it's reputation

[@777Albatross]

***** i agree after misty left pokemon went downhill and when brock left it was a wrap although i did like cilan

[@ocachisu]

Naw he'd be Pokémon master! :D

[@LiamAnthony_]

ocachisu How do you define a 'Pokemon Master' as a job though? Sounds like he's just trying to avoid any responsibillities as a grown up "I'm a Pokemon Master! I can't have a job! Pokemon is my job!"

[@Rebecca-ne1ls]

Hey, at least we don't have to see the Ash Ketchum puberty special episode

[@qwertytime3677]

O_o

[@Luhmero]

No. the true question is; how old is PIKACHU?

[@MandJTV]

my GOD

[@crob3545]

OMG

[@mattat3847]

The true true question is how professor oak shoved pikachu into a pokeball

[@Luhmero]

matty amicaterra answer: how does he know whats inside of a pokeball the first time

[@whathec1794]

+matty amicaterra Ikr xD

[@kellyfremlin4051]

"The writers wouldn't put in something that dark." Me" sabrina, N, dark chateau and ghost girl flashbacks" shivers.

[@tetragaming6332]

ash has gotten taller as the series went on, so maybe this signifies he's aging.

[@tetragaming6332]

aminoapps.com/page/pokemon/6267585/ash-ketchum-is-aging-theory

[@LazyCreepypasta]

maybe he was born with dwarfism?

[@NobleHPC]

+AJgamersOnline 😂😂😂😂

[@nicolefrye28]

maybe he evolved :D

[@themindflayer5952]

He evolved into Ash Mayonnaise! xD

[@sambal1994]

"Brock is supposed to be ash's repressed sexuality" lmao

[@ATK1734]

My math was off by just a little...the way I figured it, if it takes Ash a year to traverse each region (excluding a few months off the Sevii/Orange Islands and the Decalor Islands) he would be around 17-18...hey, at least I was close

[@MasterQuestMaster]

Your math was off because you assumed more things than he did. That's a common problem when doing math stuff :D

[@ATK1734]

Amen to that

[@therespooponmylips8461]

ZephyrFlarePaladin34 so ash is 18 and serena is like 10 or 12 and she likes him

[@SosukeAizenXL]

ASAP Danny she were roughly the same age as Ash during the flashbacks of their past. So Serena would be the same age as Ash currently

[@therespooponmylips8461]

so theyre midgets?

[@fastninja5561]

If Ash is still ten then he lived in an iceberg

[@xenox4459]

Answer is simple 10

[@subhaan6201]

TheGreaterBoys ii

[@blastoisesurvivorpokemon3693]

16 Years Old Now

[@amyschildgamerlive4519]

SSeAs0nsChaNgE PokemonB.O.A nope still 10

[@spaceocto4805]

Still 10

[@spaceocto4805]

YAS HE IS 10

[@MandyMister]

The Coma Theory is quite interesting.

[@MandJTV]

New video up tomorrow morning! And don't forget to ask me questions on my Ask Me Anything video, if you haven't! /watch?v=NCCZ8p6tgEU&list=UUSAYHSNaY5_UEol4_frPurg

[@IllegalRaft]

I am currently 11 turning 12 in a couple of months but I have watched the show since the age of 6 and I have love the show ever since and it will remain in a place in my heart for the rest of my life

[@timojohn9773]

Wait. I am seventeen and 6 feet 3 inches (dammit imperial system). So this would mean I am as Big as a Dragonite? Man, they would call me a Giant. EDIT: Looked it up in metric, I am smaller than Dragonite. But still i would be motherf***ing big compared to the rest there.

[@badichu1915]

In the 1st movie ash turns to stone but then reived by crying pokemon, maybe the stone stopped him from ageing?

[@timojohn9773]

bady boy What about Brock?

[@timojohn9773]

***** I talked about the Rocks stoped his aging thing. As I remember, Brock wasn't rocking anything

[@tealwashablemarker8886]

I really want an updated version of this wow

[@haydenfrost2692]

I have my own theory. He is Asian and therefore Forever Young, also he's too lazy to update his Pokémon license

[@haydenfrost2692]

Thank you

[@haydenfrost2692]

Aw thanks

[@toukoswife4942]

lol

[@dmspectacular4065]

that explains why im 14 and i still look like an 8 year old. Thanks Asia!

[@KiyanPocket]

I'm asian and that does not explain why I already have a growing stubble on 7 th Grade and was more mature about the world than everyone else was.

[@ashketchum9059]

its not my fault I look so young.

[@pareedpa8716]

*OH HELL NO*

[@aidan1714]

you look younger now than you used to.... what happened to the savage, cool, death defying, battling with fully evolved, girl lover you?

[@adriannazeigler180]

Are u my trainer cough I mean pika pika

[@Megadeth7811]

Gary was here. Ash is a loser.

[@fearglitchdragon7237]

@@Megadeth7811 BOO!!!!!!

[@thesynergy2]

I still get sad when I remember Brock and Misty leaving the show. That was my childhood

[@omgnette]

i left after weezing and arbok left.

[@feotm]

NorthyDoxy i left after Ash' Charizard left.

[@HarriWasHere]

I didn't realize how old this vid was until I saw 2010 on the chart at the end

[@ichmagreis69]

maybe he ate an everstone

[@Aaaaa-zn7gd]

ichmagreis69 true true

[@belibisganas]

XD GOOD ONE

[@shannabadders40]

Nice one! 😂😂😂

[@topcatninjahousepetsdigian9336]

+ichmagreis69 EVERTONE?"

[@belibisganas]

you know in pokemon havelike these stone there is 1. firestone 2.thunder stone 3. waterstone and 4. everstone everstonecan make pokemon stay in teir form forever but those are not only the stone in pokemon there is stil lmore

[@mistyaqua]

They could have made a lot of money if they had aged Ash and made it a more mature show for the aging viewers, and simultaneously kept the younger show with a new hero.

[@kristofize]

Or if they stoped with forcing team rocket in every damn episode. They were never interesting and only became more and more annoying. I felt that team aqua and team magma were, besides giovanni, the first real antagonists (Gary was a rival thus technically not an antagonist).

[@youxinask2639]

Or another theory is. The world of Pokémon is an entire new world, developing at an entirely new pace than Earth. This explains why their planet looks different than Earth. It could mean their suns, stars, planets, solar systems, or even galaxies could vary. This could also affect how humans and Pokemon developed over their years journeying. 6 years in our time could be 6 months for Ash. Reverse dog years maybe. This could mean that they said a 'year' in our time Ash has traveled, meaning a month has gone by in Ash's timespan. This would all vary upon their special human and Pokemon evolution expansions over generations. Or you could just blame Dialga. Roar of Time my toilet...

[@landon2219]

it doesn't explain why he's the only one that doesn't age. there are old men and misty ages in a recent episode.

[@youxinask2639]

+Landon Repp Technically it does explain that. They have just lived more of 'their' years. Like I said, a month could be a year in our time depending on their distance from their sun. Those old men, maybe 70, would be 840 years old in our time. Plus in my theory, it all varies on their millenniums of evolution, human and pokemon that have shifted their growth spans. Either way. This theory allows Shippers to have no regrets.

[@landon2219]

Misty still ages at the correct rate. She's shown as a twenty-something year old woman in one episode.

[@raineaine2560]

+Landon Repp She is?? What episode was this?

[@CosmicPegasus]

A year is a complete orbit around a star or another celestial object. Other astronomical bodies' years are compared to earth in "earth years". True. A year on Pluto is over 200 earth years. Good luck ever celebrating your birthday on THAT planet. So Ash could just be farther away from the Sun in their universe. Or dialga and palkia are at it again.

[@Melodyy202]

Wow. The fact he has been doing this for years is just amazing watching him grow was amazing :)

[@kseverens]

Pokémon is a kids show. Meanwhile 24 year olds are catching pokemon with their phone ;)

[@kaiyikaii8661]

haha relatable

[@Charuid]

Something wrong with that?

[@kseverens]

+Chadagun. I hope not, because I am one of those people :P

[@Charuid]

Kristian Severens Exactly ;)

[@FrejaFridjof]

I've even met people in their 30's catching them :D

[@hokage1997]

I think They should make a series with red instead of ash. Then later red meets up with Ethan. Than they both meet up with Brendan. Then they meet up with Lucas. Then hilbert. Then nate. I think it would be kinda cool.

[@kiddysquid]

Pokemon Origins. There ya go, RED.

[@hokage1997]

Blamhammer but its only 4 episodes, and they cut out major moments, like all the gym battles and the elite 4 battles.

[@Mina_Angel]

hokage1997 Think its cause no one cares about Red, these kids grew up with Ash not Red.

[@WindBlade139]

hokage1997 There's a manga...

[@hokage1997]

***** lol i know

[@MastermindRidendo]

Awkward moment when all of Ash's friends become 18 and legal and he's still 10 :P

[@shakirashipslied9721]

***** Upupupupupupupupupupupupupupupupu

[@fatmabavuk2234]

**Looks at title** 10!!!

[@ashketchum1829]

*DING DING DING* That’s right!

[@riybtl1]

No in his teens. His voice got deeper and his height is 165cm

[@ashketchum1829]

Riley Butler • 10 years ago Different voice actor. Not puberty

[@riybtl1]

I know but still it makes sense

[@lemonoid7793]

So you screamed at the top of your lungs

[@AY-ue8lj]

That part when he say "WITH MATH" makes me laugh so loud LOL

[@MandJTV]

+Geekyyy Yu :D

[@averagedude3672]

ya

[@aaliywoodjgamer5181]

Same!!!

[@ooferz3256]

Same

[@charlesmartin9889]

This comment has been removed for receiving too many thumbs up.

[@jeremymaldonado3184]

Lol

[@scusatemacambiocanzone1680]

Lol

[@KimiNoNiichan]

Tell us the real reason why you are still 10!

[@charlesmartin9889]

Chanchai Vue Because logic. Screw it.

[@igneeldoragonairou5231]

Oh rrrrrrrrrreally?

[@TheRealTGCraft]

I have a theory! In the episode The Tower of Terror,Ash Ketchum kind of dies,same with pikachu,he even turns into a spirit and plays with the other ghost Pokemon,though he does go back into his body,maybe one of the ghost Pokemon used there psychic abilitys because they felt sorry for him that he died,and tricked is mind and pikachus mind into thinking they are still alive,and he cant age because there isn't a reason for it hes already dead.....But that is my theory,

[@TheAssholz]

That's a legitimate theory mate

[@wuttatota148]

That was the most awesome theory ever! And it's kinda sad

[@jasperjones1065]

Wow...just wow

[@thatonepersonyouknowtheone7781]

I love this 7 year old video, because it literally uses Ash is short as an argument and honestly, kids, follow your dreams, whether you succeed or not is 100% random chance

[@wesleyvl8572]

20 years i am 28 still play the game

[@perplexingplatypus8756]

Keep going

[@assassintwinat8]

I completely accept this. Don't care what the writers say. And if they want to keep the main protagonist the same age, CHANGE THE MAIN PROTAGONIST. Like, damn, it's not that hard. You can still keep Ash around and follow a lot of his travels

[@hanon623]

They experimented with Chronicles it didn't work as much hate as Ash gets new generations love him and the old have nothing better to do than keep watching him

[@assassintwinat8]

I loved chronicles, though. Ah, people are dumb. -pouts in a corner-

[@Geion]

hanon623 Chronicles?

[@ssjup81]

It's Japan. For the most part, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" is the mentality here (and even in some cases where if it is broke, don't fix it :-P ) Satoshi and Pikachu are the faces of this franchise. If they were going to change him, they should've done so when Gold/Silver came out and then they could've continued "changing" from there to match the protagonist of each game series. Satoshi is to Pokemon what Hulk Hogan is to wrestling. Even if you don't know a thing about Pokemon or wrestling, you know these two when you see them.

[@hanon623]

Ash as a character has grown rather well albeit slowly considering the timeframe. In the beginning he won the 1st 2nd 4th and 5th badge due to pity or situational events and needed to be coached through the league to succeed. Along with that after losing he pouted for a number of days and refused to even cheer his friend on initially. In the next region he tried early on to win using former glories namely Charizard, but looking at the league objectively he also had Bulbasaur and Squirtle put in more than their fair share of work as well. In short Ash no longer needed coaching but he did require strong players In the next region Ash notably went along with an entirely new party which went against his stance previously and showed that he's more willing to rely on his own trainer sense. This would be copied in regions to come notably in Unova where he raised 10 pokemon at once showing a major growth from when he could only manage 6 in Houen.

[@TheAdelaide9]

They should make him older!! Just like they did with Dora the explorer lol. But seriously it would kick ass.

[@heyy2582]

Right!!! :)

[@Audacity4822]

Honestly you bringing up Dora triggers me XD

[@TheAdelaide9]

+Super Silver 109 omg sorry xD

[@Audacity4822]

lol it's okay XD

[@juanmiguelalejandrino]

just use Fin instead of Dora.

[@crazydrawingandanimating8395]

There’s something I’ve notice that a lot of theorists, not you, haven’t accounted for in these ash age theories. The fact that no one else ages either! Think about it, every time a character reappears, they always look almost exactly the same as they did when they first appeared with a small redesign to fit the new series. Misty and Brock reappear in Sun and Moon, and despite a tiny clothing change for Brock, they look exactly the same besides the slight redesign (but that’s just the art style of the series). And look at ash’s mom! She appears in every series! And she looks nearly exactly the same! Everyone needs to start paying attention to everyone else’s ages as well!

[@DarkEclipse23]

Lei actually did age :0 Burnett went from not even pregnant to having birthed a some odd monthed baby from the end of Alola to Ash’s return to Alola in Journey’s.

[@davidmarcelo6739]

One does not simply catch them all.

[@deepkatara447]

wow 16

[@gigidyyy]

It is SO lame that he is still 10.. they could've had him age normally and replace the protagonist with a younger character and perhaps make Ash an experienced gym leader or traveler..

[@jesusmejia1389]

I assume ash is actually 1,000 years old because ash see jirachi in one of the first seasons , later on in Pokémon black ash see jirachi again , also is has been said that jirachi only comes out every 1,000 to 2,000 years

[@savanaarmer4163]

omg XD LOL

[@leviosaelm7876]

Soooo true!

[@Aidenkun64]

I like to imagine it like this. Kanto to Sinnoh: Everything you say in this section I believe. Unova: Ash is dumber in Unova than I was when I was his age so I'd like to imagine him being 10 where he's in a completely different universe. Also, the belongs Charizard to his mom, that's my headcanon at least. Kalos: Well Ash is actually smart now so I like to imagine him being 15-16. Hell, all of Ash's companions in the region act older as well, although I still believe that Kalos takes place in a separate universe to the other series. Alola: I think it's obvious that this one is in a separate timeline. It's pretty easy to believe he's 11 though.

[@italy5373]

I remember when I was 10 I thought Pokémon were real and that they were just an undiscovered species I: ... I also thought one day I would meet Ash...

[@asmolchild7122]

I always thought Pokemon were real and I have been playing since I was 5. Man those days were great my brother helped me but now I'm 12 and I have to play the game all by my self but I feel proud. I will always love Pokemon I even want to be buried with all my games. That might sound weird but I don't care.

[@italy5373]

*Wipes tear away* That was beautiful ;-;

[@RivLoveshine]

AnimeGamingGirl i want my home made TMNT poster buried with me. TURTLE POWER FOR LIFE! oh and VENUS POWER FOR LIFE! i made up Venus power

[@italy5373]

Nice c:

[@tiffy.stole.ur.cookie7832]

Italy I tried to believe that Pokemon exist and I failed... It's a total BUMMER, but I do my games... and research!

[@BLIXSEM]

Ash is not 10 anymore because in indigo league after he gets his 7th badge (valcano badge), he goes back home and he says "I cant believe its been a year"

[@BLIXSEM]

Oh nevermind I didnt watch the whole video when I said this

[@milestailsprower1380]

Also in one episode team rocket says that they have been trying to catch Ash's pikachu for years

[@Metalders]

Well, I always assumed Ash was one of those people that doesn't get very tall as they age, so if he has 16-17 years old that would make sense.

[@yourallygod8261]

so midget ash :3

[@Metalders]

yourallygod gaming Nah, some people just don't grow up their bodies that much. Hormones, probably.

[@yourallygod8261]

Metalders yea ik im just saying he's an old person but is a midget :3 really thats what it is heh

[@Metalders]

yourallygod gaming I don't consider him a "midget", just a short person. Remember "Short Round" from Indiana Jones? :3

[@yourallygod8261]

Metalders i think i do

[@jorgem3373]

DUDEE, i didn’t know this video was yours, i saw this 7 years ago clueless that it was my favorite poke tuber 😧😧

[@craneface8529]

Pokémon GO is my reason for clicking this video :>

[@MandJTV]

+SlenderKatZ O_o that's awesome

[@craneface8529]

+MandJTV Pokevids I know right

[@jtaylor4817]

:)

[@ojosanchan4346]

Yep......

[@Booze714]

Sad just sad :-/

[@wjrainbow9797]

ho-oh theory makes a ton of sense

[@cipherfresh]

I agree

[@creativeusername2202]

+Dragon type shiny Lucario Ha ha Slow clap

[@enchantedpressie1159]

true but how ?

[@johnjohn-ct5di]

Agreed

[@edwardkehl7015]

Very true

[@Bee_Bug]

Ash's last name sounds like 'ketchup'

[@Twizmas]

They did that on perpers (sorry for my bad English)

[@williamtravell7463]

Yeah, his last name is Ketchem ( I think that's how it's spelt) which is a play on Catch 'em

[@mathiasholland3667]

Ass Ketchup, yup, that's what I have called him for years! Lol

[@TheMasterOptimus]

+William Travell Japanese love word play speed racer is a perfect example of that

[@pellarayellowamethyst4915]

I guess writers created his surname because of: "Gotta *catch 'em* all!" Ketchum - Catch 'em. I guess that's it, but maybe it's wrong. :D

[@Pixiesfairiedust]

My theory, every episode is one whole second in the Pokémon universe, every time they reference a year going by or time in general is just the characters attempting and failing to try and pretend like they know the time the audience experience. It makes sense to me but at the same time Ive been up since two days ago so honestly anything goes rn

[@RawrImHere]

One does not simply grow out of Pokémon. Unless you're in high school. :P

[@lync254]

i'm 24 and still play pokemon

[@danieljalderson]

puiyan tam A wild missingNO appeared!

[@shikutoai]

I'm almost 20 and I've played Pokémon religiously since I was 3. One does not simply grow out of Pokémon. Ever.

[@davidramtjarn7766]

Lync lol im 23 soon and still plays with my bigger brother that is 26 x) haha still playing pokemon battles agienst eachother

[@kamixakadio2441]

***** LOTR MEME!!!

[@Forslimjims]

Ash is AT LEAST 11.

[@shadowgaming32x12]

Im pretty sure ash is 1016 reason first watch the first movie of the advanced series (jirachi the wishmaker) then watch the episode when Jirachi appeares in the bw series.You'll remember that every 1000 years Jirachi wakes up from it's nap so that is why Ash is 1016

[@superp0t807]

Who's watching 10 years later?

[@dolly2415]

Yeah, Cartoon characters are not to supposed to age. Keeping it relevant for the "target audience". They should perhaps make a new Pokemon series with Ash actually being 16 for an older audience and Make it more badass XD

[@chewybacaking]

They made a miniseries for the older generation called Pokemon Origins, check it out.

[@dolly2415]

Thanks, ill do that :)

[@Bartholomule01]

Demi Morgan You are right. It's not even weird that Ash doesn't age in this show. For lots of shows, the characters are established and no matter how long the show goes on (given it is a cartoon and not live action where the aging would become apparent) the characters stay at about the same stage in life. The South Parks kids are always in fourth grade, Timmy is never too old for his fairy god parents, and the Rugrats remained babies for over a decade before they made a spin off of the show that portrayed them as middleschoolers etc. So, this idea isn't really that weird, it is something that is just simply done. Though I can see come concern with this particular show, when there is a corresponding source material (namely the manga) that does include him aging.

[@sonicradioetuf]

Bartholomule01 What is south park?

[@Bartholomule01]

michael sanderson South Park is a show on Comedy Central made by Matt Parker and Trey Stone. It is a show baed around a group of fourth grade friends and the little city they live in in Colorado. They generally makes episodes that deal with current events that express sometimes controversial opinions on these events through the lens of adult humor. Also, Matt and Trey made something else you may have heard of "The Book of Mormon" Broadway show.

[@RedEagle31Fr]

Ash didn't grew up,he just upgrade this outfit any year

[@Tweetybyured]

I think he is 10 because the creators probably wanted the kids to start from any season

[@123leyang321]

Nah, if that was the case, they'd not mention events from older seasons and even show characters from the generation before in the new generation.

[@Tweetybyured]

123leyang321 Then the Creators were Lazy

[@bravefrontieraneil242]

lego man duh yea. look at the pokemon stunfisk for example

[@Tweetybyured]

Sam Van Tiel Lol

[@kevinglynn8645]

lego man and they brought back some old pokemon at the end of sinnoh league victors

[@spamtongspamton9900]

He is still 10, the entirety of the series takes place within one year-on the finale of the Pokemon anime, it will be canon that Ash now turned 11 _FEAR MY CORRECTNESS_

[@garvgupta3567]

nope as when he returns to viridan city he says it has been a year since he was last there

[@tooshady4287]

I would say he is about 5 million years old.

[@bl0ggsM4rbl00d]

I still don't get it. Even if Pokemon was supposed to be targeted at younger audiences, they could've just made him grow up as the audience did. Kids could still start from the start and as keep watching as they grew up. They just don't seem to want to change a winning formula, and while that may be the best idea, I think they overdid it here.

[@FawzanSiddiqui]

Exactly and there are plenty of kids shows where the characters grow up through the years

[@kevinzhang3313]

there are a lot where they dont either :P

[@FawzanSiddiqui]

+Kevin Zhang meh they can do what they want with the show

[@MarcusDarkstar]

Or introduce a new bloody character to focus on if its so important to have a 10 year old protagonist.... Like they did in the GAMES.

[@AdobadoFantastico]

I honestly think they lost some viewers because of this. It's basically guaranteeing that the character will lose the subconscious appeal he gains by being close to the viewer's age. I know I definitely stopped watching because I felt like I didn't relate to the character as I approached the age of ~12.

[@PeekatChu.]

Ash in coma? Ash get's enternal happiness just watching Ho-oh? Maybe Ash just has age cancer...?

[@KNEXS821]

or maybe its a cartoon..

[@pyre78]

SuperZorthax Or maybe he has a cartoon coma caused by cancer?

[@PeekatChu.]

Damn Pokemon logic's hurt my brain so much... CURSE YOU GAMEFREAK!!!

[@Sammy_The_Umbreon]

To do the Island Challanges in Alola, you HAVE to be 11 years. Theoretically, Ash should be 11 to do them. But that's just a random thought to think about.

[@skyrrmish6207]

A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts

[@gengarzilla1685]

That's in the games. It wasn't a thing in the anime. Separating different canons is important for theorymonning.

[@SonicSatamAnimations]

@@gengarzilla1685When we have no defined answer from the anime, we can use the games as a source instead. Does that not make sense?

[@LighteningXT9]

I never thought Ash looked 10. I thought he was 16 actually and just short.

[@victorcachat]

Wow. Those were 7 minutes of my life that I'll never get back

[@Ricterax]

Well those were 6 years of ash's life that he'll never get to live

[@Zarion106]

Having slightly older characters is more appealing to children. I wish Ash was at least 14, things would become much more interesting. Then again, I don't think the writers want any kind of romance or shipping, and when using female character in main roles that is exactly what will happen. The show is to sell the merchandise, nothing more. If you want real story, read the Adventures manga, which is actually very very good.

[@evanbao93]

I have to wonder about Serena then... considering I see more romantic hints from her than any other girl Ash travels before, and I'm not even trying half the time.

[@pokeguideable]

Evan Pan-Bao Misty? Im pretty sure that she liked ash before they left each other

[@evanbao93]

pokeguideable Even Misty didn't gave out that much obvious hints as Serena, and considering that Serena was introduced in a time when people believe that the main girl of the series will be replaced and her relationship with Ash is just friendship and nothing more (Misty being the exception for she is the first girl), it says something about Serena.

[@mikauanaki4866]

Ash would turn into a role-model, sweet.

[@Chaos_N]

You guys got it all wrong he’s playing on an emulator and has 16x speed on

[@lmao6234]

Good one haha

[@Airstrip1000M]

damn they walk for a year. large muscled legs???

[@philgunterjr4641]

Never skip dat derr leg day. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@awanderingartist2162]

dos thou even hoist

[@AImighty_Loaf]

I had leg day today.... feels gr8

[@JesusMorales-vw7kr]

@A Wandering Artist doth*, but you made me laugh.

[@DapperNurd]

Can't spell legendary without leg day ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@chibiXtrash]

I'm 31 and just got Pokemon Go. The people I met vary from 12 till in their thirties. So even if Ash was like 100 nobody gives a fuck. It's about playing the game!

[@talmageturpin1957]

Ok but it is a fun game what team are you

[@chibiXtrash]

tdog Team Mystic (blue).

[@chibiXtrash]

***** And 12 obviously.

[@bated_8247]

+☽ Sansa Baelish ☾ I'm Team Mystic because It's my favorite color and who doesn't like the The Chicken of Ice lol

[@itzzzsss]

vulgarly saying it correctly

[@bsinctone]

I would make another Series where Ash is 16 :) Pokemon start over!

[@FullDeMango]

Better an anime from the pokemon manga

[@Split340]

Why does Ash not age? In the first episode of the Anime, after Ash and Pikachu both almost get killed by the swarm of Spearows, Ho-Oh flies over their head. It is prophecized that anyone who sees Ho-Oh gets a wish granted and Ash's wish at that time was to stay a kid forever. Ty for the likes

[@kscott2655]

Tell me you didn't watch the video without telling me. 2:32