Here goes:
- He's regressed way too much in the BW Saga.
- He's stale, boring, and repetitive.
- He's still 10 years old after 15 years.
- The writers are disgracing his character by not allowing me to progress at this point.
- He has now regressed in rank at a League.
- He scans Pokemon he has seen numerous times over and over again.
- He never wins regional Pokemon Leagues.
- There is no such thing as being a Pokemon Master, because his happiness is to lose every 3-4 years, acts as if nothing happened, and reset!
- He sucks the life from different 10 year old girls in order to maintain his youthfulness. XD.
- His dub voice is unbearable to listen to for me in late BF until the end of DP. It's too deep, and does not sound like a 10 year old boy.
It's been unbearable for many dub fans since the start of BF (you'll know why).
- He has not gotten much further in his goal than when he started his journey.
- His Pikachu can beat a Dragonite, a Regice, and tie with a Latios, but can lose to an Eevee, Elekid, and a Lvl. 5 Snivy.
- He's no longer a likeable or somewhat genuine character. He's become a marketing tool.
- He's too stupid these days.
...Need I say more?...
Honestly, I think it's less Ash, and the fact that the older characters have been milked dry at this point. It's time for a change.
The writers need to either 1) bring all of the older characters back for a final, huge arc, where they all reach their goals, or 2) start off with a clean slate.
I did find it odd how he went from like skilled and a teen (yes I believe he was like 16 in DP and BW just regressed him in not just skill but age) I do think he seems better latter BW compared to the early bit
He's always been 10. That's never changed. The narrator only confirmed it in BW001.
The movie 3 short and Battle of the Badge dub statements were errors made by 4Kids (Battle of the Badge) and TPC JPN (movie 3 short Birthday), respectively.
None of the characters are any older than when they started out in Kanto. That's also why I still feel many of TPCi's dub voices do not fit the characters.