The primary protagonist for the first twenty-five seasons of the Pokémon anime series, Ash Ketchum functions throughout the series on a floating timeline and functionally being eternally ten years old throughout. Presentation wise, Ash is fairly typical of most Shonen oriented protagonists, fairly brave but also not very bright. Paired off with his first Pokémon, Pikachu, who he received from Professor Samuel Oak he quickly begins pursuing his dream of becoming a Pokémon Master.