This implies Ash would actually have aged, as far as I recall he's still 10, maybe 11 according to a Pikachu short

Have Mr. Mime tell him.

Ash's Mom doesn't have the heart to tell him , That Mr.Mime is his step dad...

That would make sense considering ash was such a shitty trainer.

Maybe Ash's mom should tell him that he's not going win a Pokemon League using a team of unevolved starters. Lol

Well would you?

“We try to teach kids the basics before we send them off into the world of Pokémon, but death is pretty heavy for a 10 year old,” Oak explained. “So we just make sure they get to Lavender Town at some point and figure out the rest on their own.”

oh that's why he lost so easily to a starter snivy back in gen 5 anime

wait what