Theory #2: The gym leaders in all this?

A/N: Because we all have the right to ask questions, more than a few have asked, "If Red is Ash's father, and he DID go through all the gym leaders, explain their ages…" and so forth and whatnot. And, after explaining it to them, I thought this needed its own chapter… so, my one shot is now multiple chapters.

(Again, you are all Free to debate this, just be kind.)

Brock was probably fourteen when he became a Gym leader, and battled a ten year old Red. His father left when he was young – as it was explained in the anime – to go on a journey of his own. He had to take care of the family and Gym, becoming a young gym leader. (The soul reason it's difficult to debate this is because Misty is Twelve, and is considered a Gym leader.) A few years go by, and he's close to maybe 26 or 28. Not so farfetched all things considering... since Brock falls for anyone 18 to 28 years old.

Misty was named after her mom who died in childbirth, (The child being misty) this is why the Misty in the game looks older ...considering her mother was a water-type trainer… Ever wonder why Misty's so into water Pokémon while her sisters don't really care? So this is why she is later on to be the gym leader. Also, if they want a carbon copy of the REAL misty in the show... then they would've made her look like she was in the games.

Lt. Surge says nothing about any war to Ash in the show, because it is all over and done with. People have finally moved on, whereas in the games, it was all relatively new. Even Red probably knew about the war, but wasn't born until after it had ended. So, this brings the theory that while on Red's journey, the hype was coming down.

Erika is older in the anime than she was in the game so, she fits in well with the theory.

Koga, Sabrina, and Blaine don't really matter since their parts were relatively small in both the games and anime, and Blaine was much older and unimpressed in the anime... probably because Ash was nothing like his father Red. :)

And Giovanni? Well, in the anime Giovanni used Mewtwo against Gary, right? But not in the games. My Theory, is that Red DID capture Mewtwo but released it afterwards, not wanting something like that around to cause attention (being a champion was already too much stress). Giovanni found Mewtwo for himself, and secretly trained him until the day a trainer strong enough could face him... after his humiliating defeat by Red. :)

I hope this helps a bit. Like I said, feel free to debate it. :)