User blog comment:YoungOtakuNerd/Request for Some Appreciation/@comment-1272757-20120918020251

I think the main problem isn't Ash, but the writers; they keep hitting a "cosmic reset button" when it comes to his skills and competency, as well as his Pokémon. The Pokémon part, believable. But for pete's sake, the kid's become a globe-trotter before he's hit puberty! Let him show the experience to reflect that!