REAL Name: Alex Ash Ketchum (that's right! In one episode, Ash's mom calls him ALEX! And if you need written proof you can look at the second TV show comic published in Nintendo Power because it's a tad difficult to accidentally type Ash as Alex, so it ain't no typo!)
Japanese Name: Satoshi Sekai
Age: 10
Japanese Age: 14
Likes: Pokemon and anything partaining to Pokemon
Hates: Gary, Team Rocket, and losing
Hobbies: Playing with his Pokemon, getting lost in forests, being an idiot, showing off
Dream: To be the world's greatest Pokemon Master
Persona: Ash is an annoying, hyperactive, 10-year-old who loves his Pokemon and wants more than anything to one day become the world's greatest Pokemon master. His best friends in the whole wide world are Misty, Brock, Tracey, and Pikachu. They go EVERYWHERE together. Ash seems to make friends everywhere he goes, from Varidian to Pummelo to Goldenrod City to the middle of nowhere. He seems to be a very likable guy, despite his setback of being completely dense.