Ash Ketchum: Difference between revisions

After releasing Greninja, Ash and the gang headed back to Lumiose City to say their final goodbyes. On the day Ash left Kalos, he video called his mother, Delia and Professor Oak with Serena, Clemont and Bonnie. Before leaving for the airport, Professor Sycamore had arrived at Clemont's house with Alain and Mairin. They explained how they were going to Frost Cavern to help with Sycamore's research about Mega Evolution. Ash and Alain promised to battle again, and they went their separate paths. Soon after, Ash and the others headed to the airport. However, Dedenne got upset about having to part ways, so it ran off. The gang searched for Dedenne, and Bonnie calmed it down. Ash promised that he wouldn't lose in a battle against the two. The gang then said farewell to Serena, who had to catch her flight to Hoenn. After saying goodbye to her, Clemont asked Ash for a battle. In the battle, Clemont used Bunnelby and Ash sent out his Pikachu. No winner was ultimately shown. Ash was then seen on the airplane with Pikachu who rested on his lap. Looking out the window, he recalls the memories he had during his journey through the Kalos Region, from arriving at Kalos all the way to saying goodbye to Greninja. Finally, Ash had reached Pallet Town and went back to his house, calling out to his mother that he was home.

===Character===

In the beginning, Ash had a bit of an inferiority complex, as well as some form of personal pride, most likely stemming from his [[rival]]ry with {{Gary}}. As a result, he had some bad habits, such as shamelessly boasting of his own skill if he were ever on a winning streak, and becoming angered easily if he were personally insulted, as seen in ''[[EP008|The Path to the Pokémon League]]''. Ash used to complain about things that were perfectly legal, like [[Giselle]]'s {{p|Cubone}} using a bone in ''[[EP009|The School of Hard Knocks]]'', or [[Blaine]]'s use of the lava in ''[[EP059|Volcanic Panic]]''. He even locked himself up in his room and sulked after losing to [[Ritchie]], although this anger was not entirely unfounded as Team Rocket had worn out his Pokémon before the match began. He overcame his disappointment after seeing and listening to how Ritchie took his loss as a way to better himself as a Trainer in ''[[EP080|Friends to the End]]''. Fortunately, during his journey, Ash has gotten over this particular character trait and is now more accepting of criticism to his own skill, though he still gets upset if his Pokémon are insulted or degraded. This was the primary catalyst for Ash's bitter rivalry with [[Paul]] in the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}.

In most episodes of the anime, especially those during the {{DL|List of original series episodes|Johto League arc}}, Ash befriends someone who will influence him and cause him to strive to become a better Trainer. Although he is not a dependent individual, he is still young and has learned to make his way relying on his friends, particularly the maternal skills of Brock. The honor of "best friend" is usually reserved for Pikachu but Ash has come to see his closest human friends in the same light over time; using the term for Misty and {{an|Brock}} in ''[[EP273|Gotta Catch Ya Later!]]'' as well as {{an|May}} and [[Max]] in ''[[AG178|Battling the Enemy Within]]''.

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