“Good morning, Ash, my big 12 year old son, ready to become a Pokemon master!”
“Out you go into the world, alone, just you and an electric mouse!”
3 weeks later
“Hi mom! I’m with a girl and we’re hanging with this dude in his 30’s named Brock who’s totally not a pervert, and a terrorist organization has made me their main enemy.”
“Good morning, Ash, my big 12 year old son, ready to become a Pokemon master!”
“Out you go into the world, alone, just you and an electric mouse!”
“Hi mom! I’m with a girl and we’re hanging with this dude in his 30’s named Brock who’s totally not a pervert, and a terrorist organization has made me their main enemy.”
“That’s nice, honey!”
Brock is 15.
Ash was actually only 10 when he was sent out to enjoy a world of animal bloodsport. He is always 10, no matter how many years pass.