Ash Ketchum: Difference between revisions

Ash's close bond for his Pokémon family has him fearing of losing them or having them leave him, as shown in ''[[AG089|A Scare to Remember!]]'' when he almost lost Pikachu when he temporally had amnesia, and sided with Team Rocket, and in ''[[XY116|The Synchronizing Test!]]'' when he had a nightmare, after he passed out during a battle with his close friend and rival [[Alain]], that {{AP|Greninja}} was leaveing him. Although he fears losing his Pokémon family the most, Ash does also fear losing his close friends and loved ones, as he doesn't want them to put themselves endanger. In the {{DL|List of XY series episodes|XYZ series}}, Ash's fears was his biggest week point in perfecting the Ash-Greninja form, although he wasn't aware of it until close to the end of ''[[XY120|All Hail the Ice Battlefield!]]'' when Gym Leader [[Wulfric]] hinted him as to why he was having trouble in perfecting the form. Ash went through a state of depression when he realize how far he let his fears get the better of him and for not doing something about the problem sooner, and even felt guilty for letting Greninja get hurt that badly during the battle. Shown In ''[[XY122|the next episode]]'', Ash nearly lost himself if not for {{an|Serena}} reminding him of who he is and when he rediscover his reason as to why he wanted to become a Pokémon Trainer. Ash even perfected the Ash-Greninja form when he let go of his fear and synchronize his feelings with Greninja. Also, Ash does worry for his Pokémon safety as he would risk everything to keep them safe from danger, something that Team Flare's leader [[Lysandre]] used to his advantage by using Pikachu and his Kalos Pokémon, although Greninja was also part of the their plans, as hostages to assure that he would cooperate with him.

Physically Ash is in very good shape, especially for someone 10 years of age. He has constantly been shown to have a lot of stamina, walking miles upon miles through all kinds of environments, while journeying between towns on his journey. He also has huge endurance, as seen when he took powerful attacks from various Pokémon head on and then recovering quite quickly. Furthermore, Ash has demonstrated himself to be a bit acrobatic, occasionally being able to keep up with {{an|Iris}}, who virtually grew up swinging and jumping through treetops. Ash has occasionally displayed great reflexes, being able to dodge attacks or catch falling objects out of the blue, and even being able to save himself, or others, in the last second during perilous situations. What's more, Ash has exhibited tremendous will power, as seen when he took attacks for long periods of time and keeps advancing, which also drives his "never give up" attitude when it comes to Pokémon battles.

Ash is also quite dense when it comes to matters of the opposite sex, more specifically in the field of [[Shipping|romance]]. Throughout the series, Ash has only displayed open interest in a [[Giselle|female]] only [[EP009|once]], and nothing came out of it. Though some girls in the series have actually shown obvious (and subtle) affection towards him, Ash meets it with nearly unfailing obtuseness, which some characters have also noticed. Even when it involves other people's romance, Ash is usually oblivious until someone points it out to him. A few times when it came to a matter of Pokémon love, with a male who's experiencing difficulty in gaining the attention of a female, while his friends will mainly give advice in improving the male's looks or charm, Ash's advice is simply to be stronger. Despite this, however, it is shown on several occasions that Ash does seem to understand the concept of marriage, most notably in ''[[SM055|The Professors' New Adventure]]'', when he got excited by the news of {{an|Professor Kukui}} and [[Professor Burnet]]'s engagement, and subsequently worked with his classmates to organize a big wedding ceremony for them.

Early on, Ash originally trained not to further himself but instead to catch more Pokémon than Gary, a feat that he never accomplished. Ash later slowed his pace, which allowed him to focus on the individual traits of each Pokémon. At the [[Silver Conference]], with great humility and maturity, Ash finally won a battle against his old rival, signifying a great milestone in his history as a Trainer. His maturity has also increased in his dealings with Pokémon. This was shown when {{AP|a Mankey|Primeape}} stole his {{AP|hat}} in ''[[EP025|Primeape Goes Bananas]]'', he screamed and yelled at it, even climbing trees just to get his hat back, but when an {{AP|Aipom}} did the same in ''[[AG179|Slaking Kong]]'', he stated merely that he would feel strange without a hat. When Aipom stole his hat again in ''[[DP009|Setting the World on its Buneary!]]'', however, while she was under his ownership, he chased after her in the same manner as before.