Heh, when I think about, keeping and aging Ash would be some shit.
Imagine this, an older Ash, in his mid-late 20s, hell, I'd even take his mid-late teens, (and dating/married to Serena, because Serena is the best girl, screw everyone who disagrees) training a new batch of aspiring Pokemon trainers in the Galar region, one of those trainers being the new protagonist of the Sword/Shield anime; And just to put the cherry on top of that sundae, Pikachu, after 22 years, FINALLY evolved into Raichu.
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