Summary
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Ash Ketchum's portrayal has varied from series to series, and recently sparked a heated debate as to which version of Sun & Moon or X & Y is the best.
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Twitter user MizukiAlola prefers Sun & Moon Ash, claiming it's more fun and a massive improvement in character over X & Y.
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Meanwhile, others believe that X & Y improved Ash's character more and that he is much more serious and relatable.
Pokemon has given us a lot of different Ash Ketchums over the years before letting him put his feet up, and while he's obviously the same character, his personality has been altered ever so slightly to fit the setting he's in. For example, he was much less mature during the Kanto days, which is understandable given that it was early in his journey. In stark contrast, his portrayal in the Diamond & Pearl anime is much more mature.
This has naturally led to many debates over the years as to which version of Ash Ketchum is the best, and one such debate erupted on social media earlier today. A Pokemon Twitter account called OOC_Unova asked fans to give them the most controversial opinions about the franchise that they had, and another user called MizukiAlola offered a heated take claiming that Sun & Moon's version of Ash Ketchum is better than X & Y.
Pokemon fans debate the best Ash Ketchum
If you ask a Pokemon fan which version of Ash Ketchum is the best, most of the time you'll get either Diamond & Pearl or X & Y. MizukiAlola goes against the grain by saying that Sun & Moon's Ash Ketchum is “fun and full of personality,” also saying it's a “huge improvement” on X & Y Ash Ketchum. That post managed to garner more than 18,000 likes, bringing the Anipoke fandom to the fore.
Strangely, with so many people trying to get their points across, there doesn't seem to be a consensus among fans. You have quite a few people who agree with the interpretation, like Kol_Lateral, who feels that Sun & Moon's art style is what turns so many people off, rather than the content of the series and Ash Ketchum himself. Many other people also claim that Ash had the best battles in Alola and that Ash actually “feels comfortable being himself” rather than in X & Y.
On the other hand, you also have people who claim that X & Y had a lot of character building for Ash, such as AvatarKyber, who refers to a clip of Ash confronting Team Leader Flare as “the best character Ash's interpersonal moment in the entire anime.” . Then you have a lot of people who prefer the more serious tone of X & Y (and less goofy Ash Ketchum), and that Ash became less relatable in Sun & Moon due to more anime tropes.
It's an argument that will never be settled, as everyone has their favorite anime series (and therefore their favorite Ash) for any number of reasons, whether it's nostalgia or just general taste. I think we can all agree that Sun & Moon and X & Y were both pretty important points for anime in general.
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