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Now we all know about Ash Ketchum, he travels around with his trusty Pikachu, catches Pokemon,
wins gym badges, meets Legendary Pokemon, doesn't age at all, you know, those kinds
of things.
However, at one point in his life, Ash Ketchum did actually age and he was once a child.
With that being said, today's video takes a look at the life of Ash Ketchum before becoming
a Pokemon Trainer, looking at what he was like to a child, all the way up to his education.
How do we find out all of this information though?
Seeing as the anime barely goes into it at all, well, Takeshi Shudo, creator of the Pokémon
anime, published in 1997 and in 1999 two books in which he revealed some of the greatest
secrets of the Pokémon anime.
These secrets hide many details about the characters of the animated series and also
clarify several inconsistencies in the episodes.
Do note though that the informations that Shudo reported in these books are not another
version of the anime, but informations that, for various reasons, Shudo could not explain
in the episodes.
Unfortunately, them being old books and being available only in the Japanese language, it
is extremely difficult to find the full translations.
However, after a thorough search on the internet, there are comprehensive summaries of the most
important information.
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Okay so starting things off, we have to go all the way back to the very beginning, before
Ash Ketchum was even born in fact, and that starts with Ash's parents.
Although Ash's life has always been very happy, his family situation doesn't exactly
look very good.
The reason for which Ash's parents are separated is that his father abandoned the family, leaving
a young 19-year old Delia alone.
As for Ash's grandparents, it is only known that Delia's father abandoned the family
to become a Pokémon trainer when she was little, while her mother died due to an illness
when Delia was pregnant with Ash.
In the whole story, the character who arises the most curiosity is the mysterious father
of Ash, but before talking about him, it's necessary to get to know Delia better.
Delia is Ash's mother.
The relationship between them is more like a relationship between brother and sister
than the one between a mother and child, because of the young age when Delia gave birth to
Ash.
She is an always-cheerful and full of energy woman.
Ash, indeed, inherited his naughty side from her.
She can also be very strict with her son, especially for what regards politeness.
Delia actually wanted to become a Pokémon trainer, but because of the inn and Ash's
birth she could never leave.
So she just studied Pokémon in Professor Oak's laboratory, where she met his friend
Spencer Hale as seen in the third movie.
As for Ash's father, he is a Pokémon Trainer currently traveling in a faraway land.
Delia knew him in her inn, when she was 18 and her mother was still alive.
He was a traveler and aspiring Pokémon Trainer.
The two fell in love and their relationship became rapidly stronger, so that within the
same year they got married.
When Ash was born, Delia was only 19 years old.
The man, however, left Pallet Town right after Ash's birth and never came back.
For this reason, Delia got very angry and promised herself to ignore Ash's father
even if he came back.
However, over the years, after her husband's disappearance, Delia received more than a
hundred proposals from other men but she refused them all, because she actually never wanted
to divorce from Ash's father.
When Ash was a child, he often asked about his father, he was always wondering what he
was doing and where he was, but Delia, obviously, wasn't able to answer to these questions,
so she just told Ash how exceptional his dad was as a trainer.
The writers of the Pokémon Anime promised to 4Kids that by the fifth season they would
introduce Ash's father, but as we all know, it's never happened.
So, that's pretty much everything to do with the birth of Ash Ketchum, now let's get
into his childhood.
Ash Ketchum was a very lively and naughty child, in fact, he loved playing around and
causing mischief.
Delia told him off when he caused too much trouble, but she never forced him to focus
on his studies.
Ash became rebellious for the first time around the age of three.
Ash attended maternal and primary school in Pallet Town, unlike Gary, who decided to attend
an elementary school in the nearby town.
Since he's a member of the Oak family, he didn't want to attend the small primary
school of Pallet Town.
Every day he had a two hour journey to get to and from school.
Ash could not stand Gary, but at the same time he didn't give too much weight to his
attitudes of superiority, because in a way he was sympathetic towards him.
On the other hand, with a father and grandfather who were complete failures, it's quite possible
that Gary thought that Ash was quite pitiable himself.
When bullies picked on Ash in maternal and elementary school, he'd get the teachers
or the bully's father to tell them off.
Or well, if the bully's father wouldn't tell them off, he'd make sure the teacher
did.
The problem of bullying was finally resolved by Delia, who talked to bullies' fathers
and urged them to solve their conjugal problems.
Having a happier family, bullies gradually stopped targeting Ash, who could devote himself
to his pranks again.
Ash always played alone while having fun with rather dangerous games like climbing trees
and descending from the hills on wooden boards.
He also loved fishing and hunting insects.
As for Professor Oak, Initially, Ash didn't know much about the man, he had only seen
him a few times, at night, while he used to go to the inn that his mother owned, in which
he went there just to eat pre-cooked meals while reading a book.
Ash didn't have chance to talk with the Professor just because in that moment, Ash
must have been sleeping.
As time passed he had the opportunity of knowing him better, because he's always been Delia's
close friend and Gary's grandfather.
The two families spent a lot of time together, also going to the Cinema.
Later on, Professor Oak organized a Pokémon Summer Camp, to which, obviously, Ash participated.
It is there where he meets Serena, a girl he meets again in the Kalos region.
Serena fell on the ground and hurt her knee, but then Ash intervened.
He tied a handkerchief and gently applied it to her knee and helped her to stand up,
accompanying her to the camp, from which she got lost.
The little girl was impressed by Ash's kindness and immediately had a crush on him, but unfortunately,
once the camp ended, she had no way of seeing him again.
Now that's all out of the way, let's get into what Ash Ketchum was like just before
heading out on his adventure.
In the Pokemon World, compulsory education ends at age 10.
After their 10th birthday, children are considered as adults.
The following April, after turning 10, Pokémon trainers can choose to continue with secondary
school or focus on something else, such as Pokémon training, starting a career or even
getting married!
Most of the males in the Pokémon World try to be a Pokemon trainer, and of course, most
of them utterly fail hard.
Then they just become incompetent adults.
This is why both Ash's father and grandfather left for a trip and is also why most of the
workers are female.
This is the book in which Takeshi Shudo revealed that Ash, on the day of his departure was
exactly 10 years, 10 months and 10 days old.
As mentioned before, Pokémon trainers left on April after their tenth birthday, so here
we see clearly the inconsistency in the first episode of the animated series in which it's
said that "Ash was leaving because he has just turned 10".
But at the same time, Gary and two other trainers also left.
Was it everyone's birthday, perhaps?
Obviously, the answer is no.
The writers have made a mistake.
But that's not all.
Since Ash's Journey started on April 1st, going 10 years, 10 months and 10 days back,
it is possible to determine the date of his birth: May 22nd.
So, on April 1st, Ash was almost 11.
During the 9th episode of the animated series it was made clear that two months have
passed since Ash's departure.
Here's the confirmation that he has been 10 years old only in the first 6-7 episodes
of the animated series.
The alarm clock shaped like a Voltorb that Ash uses as a Pokeball in the first episode
was actually donated to Ash by Delia for his tenth birthday.
Pokémon themed goods are always a best seller, so you can't get them in a small village
like Pallet Town.
Consequently to get that clock, Delia had to leave her busy schedule for three days
and go to a department store in the metropolis of Cerulean City, where she waited five hours
in line to buy it.
For Delia, that Voltorb clock held more significance than just a birthday present for her son:
it was an expression of motherly love for Ash to take on his journey.
His birthday was only a suitable opportunity to give it to him.
And there you have it, the history of Ash Ketchum.
As you can clearly see, this kid has been through a lot and hasn't exactly had the
easiest childhood, but his determination to become a great Pokemon trainer has always
been there.
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