Guys, it's happening. Ash is coming to a Pokémon game as an actual character. Send help, Pokémon fans around the world are hyperventilating.
Listen, I know that Ash was in Pokémon Puzzle League, but that just doesn't count. I want a fully fledged 3D model of my all-time favorite anime character (don't come for me, he was my childhood crush, okay?).
I know I wasn't the only one who wanted this. Fans have been asking for a game that features Ash for years, and now it seems like our time has finally come... at least in a way.
The game we're talking about is Pokémon Masters Ex. Ahead of their next big update, code hit social media and anime fans as well as techies took a closer look and found what we've all been hoping for. Ash Ketchum is coming to Pokémon Masters Ex!
I'll say it loud and clear once again. For the first time in all these 25 years, Ash Ketchum/Satoshi appears in the game not as an easter egg, hint, letter, OT or JPG in an arcade machine, but as an OFFICIAL LEGIT REAL 3D _GAME_ MODEL! #anipoke # #PMEXSpoiler pic.twitter.com/iIpizvgmCY
— Annet (@Akilvers) June 28, 2022
I'm kinda sad that it's "only" in Pokémon Masters Ex, a mobile game, and not something like the upcoming Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. I feel like with a model like in the picture above, he'd fit in there just fine.
Maybe one day we'll receive an actual game for the Switch or Switch 2 (if that's even what it'll be called) where we will be able to play or play with Ash Ketchum. Or how about a dating sim? Alright, I think I'm taking this a little too far right now.
For all you mobile fans out there, congratulations, you got yourself an Ash.