Here is a possible summary:
The speaker is trying to figure out how old Ash Ketchum is in the Pokemon anime, based on various clues from the episodes, such as his birthday, the seasons, the holidays, and his Pokemon team. He starts by establishing that Ash is 10 years old when he leaves Pallet Town, and then traces his journey through Kanto, Orange Islands, Johto, and Hoenn. He uses details such as the ripeness of fruit, the school year in Japan, and some Pikachu shorts to determine how much time has passed. He concludes that Ash is 15 years old by the end of the Hoenn arc, but he still has more episodes to analyze. He asks the audience to guess Ash's final age and promises to continue the theory in another episode.
Here are some possible facts extracted from the text:
1. Ash Ketchum is a 10-year-old boy who wants to become a Pokemon master.
2. Ash starts his Pokemon journey on April 1st, after turning 10 years and 10 months old.
3. Ash's birthday is on May 22nd.
4. Ash has won 48 gym badges and competed in six regional leagues.
5. Ash's journey through Kanto took him one year and three months, making him 12 years old by the end of season 1.
6. Ash's journey through Johto took him nearly two years, making him 15 years old by the end of season 9.
7. The Pokemon anime is based on the video games, but has some differences in the timeline and the characters.
8. The Pokemon anime follows the Japanese school year, which starts on April 1st and ends on March 31st of the following year.
9. The Pokemon anime uses seasonal clues, such as holidays, weather, and fruit harvests, to indicate the passage of time.
10. The Pokemon anime also has some spin-off episodes and shorts that are not part of the main series, but can help determine the timeline.