Pokemon 20th Anniversary - Ash and Pikachu

I was going to post this on April 1st for the Pokemon anime’s 20th anniversary, but I didn’t manage to finish it on time. Late is always better than never though, so there we go.

I tried to draw Ash as he would look if he actually aged in the past 20 years instead of remaining 10 forever (frankly I’m still in denial about it). I don’t think I quite managed 30 though. I considered adding a goatee or something but I find Ash would look goofy with facial hair. So I did what I could. At least he definitely doesn’t look 10! For the outfit, I was influenced by Ash’s outfits throughout the years, elements from Red’s clothing, and more than a bit of Sir Aaron from movie 8 (I still wish they did more with Ash’s Aura powers).

...I would imagine he would’ve actually won a league or two at this point. If he’s not Champion like four times over by age 30 it would be so sad. LET ASH WIN.