Video: Check Out Ash And Pikachu In The New Pokémon Anime Series

The important question is did Ash finally turn 11 years old?

Nope. Check for the coma theory. I personally love it.

POKEMANS GOTTA CONTAIN EACH AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL SPECIES! POKEMANS!!

@Yoshinator : You'll just have to tune in to the next 20 seasons (and 1000 episodes) to find out!

Certainly an interesting timing to introduce a character who wants to catch 'em all.

There's never just been two, I'm sure they will reveal a third character before long. Also, I see they opted to keep the art style similar to Sun & Moon
EDIT: Also, what do you mean the new character wants to catch em all? Does that mean Ash finally gave up?

Tired of people saying the same thing about him aging, it's just like most all other cartoons the characters don't age, for example the Simpsons, family guy, adventure time.

I like this design for Ash more than the previous one. SM has great animation but Ash’s face was definitely one of my main gripes with him last series

@ALinkttPresent
I don't think Ash ever said he wanted to catch them all. He wants to become a "Pokemon master", whatever that entails.
@playstation_king
Finn from Adventure Time aged during the show, though.

@Verg ah sorry your right he starts 12 and ends 17, not much appearance change though so maybe the same for Ash, he might just look like that but actually be in his late 20's lol

I guess Ash is immortal

It looks like they have cleaned up the art style a bit. It actually might be worth a look.

@LexMeat I do have a different theory. Ash actually died in episode one, and he has been replaced with a new clone each start of a new series.

It does feel, when pointed out, that one might say it leans more on XY, the other might say it still retains SuMo... But both are correct here. The art style feels like a blend.

Makes sense to keep using Ash since the series is starting over, he has to win those Pokemon Leagues he didn't win during the last 20 years.

Hopefully Ash gets a Lucario during Sinnoh, I think LZ agrees with that >: 3

@playstation_king Last time we heard about his age iirc, was in BW where they stated he was 10 years old.

Hmm maybe they are scared to make him older, I think if he was a grown man they might lose watchers

@mrmememan maybe when he was revived in the first movie he's been immortal since or just a living corpse

Retire Ash already.. He's won a Pokemon League, let him go.

@Yoshinator
Ash is a surname. One guy just had a child in every region that has a Pikachu.

People in Pokemon don’t age like we do. They evolve.

That’s my theory anyway.

@playstation_king You really shouldn't come up with excuses to the big problems the Pokémon anime has.

That, and The Simpsons and Family Guy are shows that need to end just like Pokémon (Adventure Time has already ended I believe).

@Xaessya Per tradition, every boy wears a red cap and blue outfit to honor the Hero of Pokémon, and are each gifted a Pikachu at 10 years of age.
It’s The Legend of Zelda all over again.

This was a grand opportunity to retire Satoshi and find a new protagonist, or set of protagonists, for the new series, but I see that won't be happening.

Oh well. New game still looks fun.

"GuYs AsH Is LeAvInG ThE PoKeMoN AnImE!"

pokemon fans are absolute cancer.

@Ralizah funny when he is returning

Theories with Ash's age (outside of the coma one) never explain or address why everyone else in his life (his mom, Professor Oak, Brock and Misty) hasn't aged as well. Maybe we are just supposed to believe the series takes place within a very short period of time

@playstation_king bruh, finn ages. his voice matures, he matures. simpsons and family guy are just random episodes without a ongoing plot where characters can grow

If they don’t have officer Jenny dressed as a London bobby something has gone wrong.

I also assume nurse joy will be on 20-a-day due to NHS cuts.

@Yoshinator such a strong question my good sir -he never ages lol

Well this threw me off, but than again..after x, and y than the major crunching they did with this series..-not surprised anymore if i come to think about it.

"It will of course star the very best trainer Ash Ketchum and will once again see him travel all around the Pokémon world."

Oh so it's still gonna suck. Good to know.

Yeah, I just read there was a new series on the way and figured they may finally let go of Ash and bring in new characters that could have been journeying at the same time, making it start to make sense and give it some new life. It seems I wasn't alone. Alas, I probably won't bother checking it out.

Couldn't we have had... literally anyone else?

Bart Simpson has been an 10 year-old kid for 30 years.

Ash Ketchum ain't got nothing on him.

@Aerona Don't get made because you desperately believed in a leak so obviously fake xD

@Link-Hero What are you talking about? It was never meant to end with Gold and Silver. Heck, the Johto Pokemon League revealed Blaziken at the very end. On top of that, the season also ended on a cliffhanger as Pikachu got lost and wound up in Hoenn.

@-Green- I actually liked Ash's style in sun/moon, if only because he finally got expressions. There's no denying that everyone showed waaaay more range of emotion in S/M verses other stuff.

It wasn't the prettiest style but it was interesting seeing them try something new. New Ash looks a bit better though.

@Link-Hero I agree with you. Kids in cartoons just don't age. Look at the Peanuts gang for example.

@Tempestryke It depends on the cartoon. Some cartoons don't age there characters, but some do. Avatar the Last Airbender aged its characters, Samurai Jack aged its characters, even Ed Edd n Eddy ended up aging its characters by a year.

@patbacknitro18 Your right!

@Link-Hero Yes that was his idea for how it would end, but that doesn't mean it was meant to end at Gold and Silver. Pokemon had become massively popular at the time, with the anime helping so much that Pokemon Yellow took several elements from the anime. It was obvious that the anime was going to go on for a long time. But of course he started thinking of ways the series could end once it had run its course. That doesn't mean the series was planned to end, it just means he was thinking of ways to end it incase the anime did end up going out of production.

@westman98 Bart is 10. Lisa is 8.

@EVIL-C
Whoops, you are right.

None of them beats Maggie - she's been a toddler for 30 years.

@westman98 We just need a cartoon where a character is perpetually pregnant. 😋

@EVIL-C Family Guy lol. Bonnie was Pregnant for like 10 years.

@patbacknitro18 Nah I'm only vaguely aware of the leak. I think they should have replaced Ash in the GS days and I've been saying so for nearly as long.

A new person to catch em all huh?

Guess this ISN'T based on Sword and Shield lmao

@patbacknitro18 Ah, thank you. I never really watched it.

Visiting many different regions in one season? Color me excited for the first time in years. The concept sounds pretty nostalgic!

At the end of the day each Pokemon generation captures a new generation of fans (kids) and so the cartoon continues to use the same aged character over and over.

I watch it with my kids but I wouldn’t bother if I had none. This isn’t a show aimed at a simultaneous adult fan base beyond a few in jokes like team rocket.

@Kalmaro I liked the animation and how expressive it was too, just felt that Ash’s design in particular was a bit off. I didn’t like how his eyes and mouth looked

I kinda like the idea of Ash just having one traveling companion who is also a trainer with the same goals of catching them all and becoming a Pokemon master.

@-Green- That's fair, he looked a little umm... round? Hard to explain.

Wait really ash again I thought there done of them sense he won the aloa place..

@GAMER1984dude You shouldn't joke about a very serious and very deadly disease. Be polite and considerate when commenting on this website.

@Kalmaro reminded me of a Jigglypuff every time I looked at him LOL!