Hello, I'm an expert in the field of animation and character development. When discussing the age of characters from animated series, it's important to note that their ages can sometimes be ambiguous or change over time to suit the narrative.

In the case of Ash Ketchum from the Pokémon series, he is initially introduced as a 10-year-old boy from Pallet Town. Over the years, the show has continued to follow his journey, but his age has not been updated to reflect the passage of time in a realistic manner. This is a common practice in long-running children's series to maintain the target demographic. Therefore, regardless of the number of seasons or years that have passed in the real world, Ash remains 10 years old within the context of the Pokémon universe.

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> Several trainers visibly younger than Ash, have already obtained their first Pok��mon (Including Trevor and Scottie, in recent episodes of XY), but, as you know, it is NOT possible to receive the first Pok��mon from a Professor or affiliates BEFORE having turned 10 years old.read more >>