Do Ash and Serena Date?

Question

According to Serebii, a new episode called Ash and Serena's First Date! The Vow Tree and the Present! was revealed.
Will we only know once it comes out?

In a nutshell: Will Ash finally get a girlfriend after all these years?

Comments

Do they date or not?

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I gave secret the idea for this lol xD
or i think

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Nope
Saw serebii

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..... Serena is weird lol. She still remembers Ash even though all he did was help her with a gash on her knee and that was ages ago.. And then she goes all the way to find him... Stalky much? XD

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ash needs her. :)

Answer 1

Most likely, no!

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Here is a list of reasons as to why:

1. Pokémon is a children's TV show.
   It would be a bad idea to give the main character a girlfriend. It's obvious that Serena secretly likes Ash, but they have to keep it age appropriate.
2. Ash is oblivious.
   Ash is oblivious not just to people liking him, but also to the existence of romance itself, this has been a part of Ash's character all throughout the entirety of the show. It's a gag like "were blasting off again!", Brock in some way being punished for falling in love, and, dare I say it, Connoisseur time! They won't change Ash's character like that, it's not how TV works.
3. Ash is only 10 years old.
   There have been a lot of debates over the years, as to how old Ash really is, but the fact is in every season Ash is ten years old. It's just how the show works, there is no reason to have the main characters dating on a children's show.
4. Serena is replaceable.
   Serena will most likely be replaced by a new travelling companion after the X and Y series. It happens every few seasons, first there was Misty, then May, then Dawn, then Iris, so it's only a matter of time before Serena is replaced by a new travelling companion too. Also if Ash and Serena were to date and be in a relationship, how would they explain Serena's leave... a break up?

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As you can see it just doesn't work in the end, sorry to disappoint you. :(

Hope I helped.

Comments

Honestly, the "girl in the straw hat" thing is striking me as a manga reference (Yellow), who also has a crush on Red.

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sorry Sir Dan

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SirDan is bang on the money here - it won't happen, especially since he's the protagonist.

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it is Relict9's post. Sir Dan (thanks agian) edited it for me X(

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no i was thanking seriously for what you did. i guess i don't know the power of those weird little faces. sorry

Thank You Sir Dan :) :) and sorry PowerCordOfJustice :(

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Damn it GF give Ash a girlfriend, make the show 18+ and add drugs so people can actually watch it already! xD

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Hello to those  who  wrote the 4 points because those 1 of the 4  points that are highlighted above that are well explained aren`t.  The others I can explain why below:

1. Pokémon is a children TV show - You right above it`s not appropriate. Although if you look at Disney characters or movies or programmes they actually include romance such as Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow White, Frozen, Bugs Bunny and etc. They included romance even though it is aimed at children. Moreover, my 4 year old brother said to me the other day that after watching the first 10 episodes he said to me that he didn`t know the girl`s name (which is Serena) except he knows bonnie and clement and so he said that the girl is Ash`s Girlfriend. I was completely stunt.
3.  Ash is only 10 years old - Even though Ash is only ten there are young children around the globe younger than ten who are going out and think that they are teenagers/adults.
4.  Serena is replaceable - I totally disagree with this. The way how I see it is that Serena could be just like Brock going on long journey with Ash. In addition the writer will realise that it will be difficult to remove Serena due to the fact that we are seeing a relationship constantly developing.

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relict9: Serena is replaceable.....

Me:   :'''(

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Man, be optimistic, Ash has a shot with her right? lol

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serene is the female mascot. the female mascot is always replaced for the new one to get girls to play the game making more Money, Green, Cha-Ching. that is why serene will be replaced.

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For: Relict9

From: ninjaedwin9

I dont think you're a true pokemon fan but in pokemon movie 5 (pokemon heroes), bianca or latias (in biancas form) kissed ash in the cheek or mouth. Also in pokemon movie 2 (the power of one), ash was going to a island and when he arrived, I forgot her name but this girl said "this is our traditional welcome kiss" and kissed ash in the cheek.  So your first point is completely wrong. Your second point is wrong as he matured very much in the x and y series, like lets be completely honest, he acts more mature to serena than to any girl (ex. Iris, may and dawn) so your second point is wrong as well. Your third poing is wrong for you AND me since you have no evidence that he is still 10 in the x and y series but I dont have any evidence that he aged so yeah but still 10 year olds and younger could still have girlfriends. Fourth point is wrong since the x and y series is gonna be a saga like the best wishes series and other. This points are all wrong but third point has not been answered as theres no evidence if ash aged or is still 10. Thank you for reading this and understanding that ash and serena may become a couple. Also if you didn't know there is a upcoming episode on febuary 5th 2015 called "Ash and Serenas First Date! And in japan called "Satoshi's and Serena's First Date?! The Vow Tee and The Present! Again, thank you for reading this and understnding.

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To: ninjaedwin9
First if you EVER question me and my love of pokemon i will be forced to hurt you. i play the card game, and the video games, and watched ever episode of pokemon (except some of xy but that is out of my control) and seen all but the newest pokemon movie. i have watched the 3 part battle of Ash vs Paul to many times to count to the point of emulating Paul strategy in-game, etc. you are the fake, latias kissed ash on the cheek not mouth, plus it wasn't very big of a deal with the 50% chance it was a pokemon and movies follow slightly different rules then the anime. a kiss of greeting is not a regular kiss. First piont defended.

Second, ash isn't more mature. Misty, May, Dawn, and Iris were stubborn hotheads and fellow trainers, thus many arguments. Serene is not a hothead, has a crush on Ash, and isn't a real trainer Ash never has a reason to argue with her. so Serene, not Ash is more Mature.

Third point all persanol so agree to disagree.

Forth. Serene won't be replaced in one season but in 3-4, or when ever Ash goes to the gen 7 region, she will then do a guest appearance in a 4-5 episode story arc.

Ash Doesn't Date! however you have good points and I respect your view on the subject.

Relict9

p.s. did you steal that 9 at the end of your name from me? ;)

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To: Relict9

From:ninjaedwin9

Even if we are both wrong, I respect your points anyways and also ive created the name ninjaedwin9 when for my minecraft account when I was 9 years old. ;)

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To: Relic9 and Ninjaedwin9

XY episode 059 is called ash and serena's first date, this 'date' is nothing more than them going shopping in the mall for presents for their Pokemon, and only serena thinks it's a date, so I don't think that one counts as a date.

But what makes me curious is that it's called first date, will this mean that there will be more, maybe real ones.
We'll never know but they aren't dating (yet).

P.S. I watched the japanese episode

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Is this in English?! Please tell me! Don't taunt me!

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I would like to prove your third point wrong during the first pokemon leauge ash was in ash specifically says "I cant believe it has been a whole year since I started my journey" there for by the johto leauge (maybe even orange islands) ash is eleven since he started his journey on his tenth birthday or shortly afterwards and  for your first point some of the pokemon in the show fall in love in the first episode of battle frontier, wobafet falls in love with kirlia, piplup and oshawotte both fall in love with melowetta, and buneary has a crush on pikachue

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There are videos on YouTube that prove he is till ten, and seriously, it says in the first Unova episode, "home to this young man, ten year old Ash Ketchum."

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yes ash turn's 11, in johto, but they then reset him to 10 and never age him again, unfortunately

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THAT DOESNT MEAN ANYTHING!!! HE NEVER AGED!!! Please tell me someone else agrees with me!!

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Okay I guess that makes sense because of how they never aged Ash in the first place but if they did age Ash (doubt they will) he'll be 19 this year (2016 subtract 1997). What does oblivious mean by the way?

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how do you write in bold letters?

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Well first off, don't go asking it on an almost two year old question. Ask the chat if you want to know.

And to type bold letters, just put two asterisks around the word you want bolded in the answer box. Idk if it works for comments.

Answer 2

Though late on the draw I would like to provide a few conjectures to the list by relict9.
1) Though the demographic is mainly targeted to children, the detail could be to the dedicated fans of the anime which aired in 1997. The fans since then would at least be in their early 20s, but want to keep the little kid inside them. The romance could be a detail meant to attract the older demographic from the time the anime started.
2) Don't most males start off dense in a relationship where a girl makes the move? I'm sure they do, and I have experienced real life first hand
3) I'm sure some of us had a crush when we were ten before, and Serena is as well ten being the same age as Ash, so why not put it in the show? If anything it gives a sort of realism to the plot. (To be fair, though, it would be nice if the writers were consistent with. details like that)
4) Possibly, but there has been a somewhat kind of favoritism proposed to Serena, as opposed to the past female companions. Examples being:
- Neither Serena nor her bike were electrocuted by Pikachu
-She was invited into the party by Ash rather than insisting on tagging along
-Serena knew ash at a younger age
-Serena set out into looking for Ash without a goal for herself
The evidence could mean the writers may have something planned for Ash and Serena.

Comments

In the show you see ashes birthday and it goes through multiple seasons and it is proven the ash is actually 16 going into XY. So it is plausible that he could get a girlfriend.