Ash's Japanese voice actor, Rica Matsumoto, once weighed in on Ash's romantic prospects, but the answer is likely to ...

Ash has been the central figure of the Pokémon anime since there’s been a Pokémon anime. He was born as Satoshi, named after the creator of Pokémon, Satoshi Tajiri, in April 1997.

A close-up shot confirms the figure is Ash’s old Butterfree, and they are still wearing their ascot. And of course, they are flying high with Pink Butterfree after all this time.