List of character ages

This is a list of characters and their confirmed ages across the Pokémon franchise.
==In the core series games==
===Kanto===
* and are 11 years old as Generation I, and 14 years old as of Generation II.
** Red's age is mentioned, and Blue is said to be the same age as him, in the player's story from the Japanese and English manuals of the Generation I games (except their ages are not mentioned in the English manual of Pokémon Yellow).
**: "You are an 11-year-old boy living with your mother. Your rival lives next door to you. [...] He sees you as his rival because you are the same age and height."
* Primo is 27 years old as of .
** His age is mentioned in the Japanese song "Teach Me, Poké Dude!" from the Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen: Super Music Collection.
===Johto===
* , , , and are about the same age.
** The in Cianwood City appears to describe Silver as a "guy about your age with piercing eyes and long hair". This quote is said regardless of who is the current player character.
* Pryce is over 50 years old.
** The Gym guide states that Pryce has trained Pokémon for "some 50 years".
* Maximo is 30 years old as of .
** Maximo's age is not directly stated, but his twin brother Primo was 27 years old in , set three years earlier before HeartGold and SoulSilver.
===Hoenn===
* Several character ages are mentioned in the from Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire:
** and are 12 years old. Brendan's age is mentioned if the player is female, and May's age is mentioned if the player is male.
** Wally is 10 years old.
** Professor Birch is 35 years old.
** Professor Cozmo is 40 years old.
** Mr. Stone is 52 years old.
** Captain Stern is 57 years old.
** Mr. Briney is 72 years old.
* Steven Stone is 25 years old. 
** He mentions his age in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire:
**: "My father is... Well, let me just say that I have been his son for 25 years, and sometimes even I am not sure I understand him fully."
* Aarune is 25 years old. 
** He mentions his age in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire:
**: "The name's Aarune. Put'er there. Unova-born and twenty-five years old."
* Tabitha is 27 years old.
** He mentions his age only in Alpha Sapphire:
**: "Hey! I, Tabitha, have only just turned 27! How old do you think I am?! I shall never forgive you!"
* Hannibal, found on in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, is 54 years old. In the French version, he first claims to be 50 years old and then corrects it to 54.
* Battle Maison characters from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire:
** Bunnie pretends to be an adult, but she is 7 years old in the English, Japanese, and Korean versions, 13 years old in the German and Italian versions, or 15 years old in the Spanish version. Conversely, she is 45 years old in the French version, where she is pretending to be younger instead.
** Elysia is 39 years old.
** Farida is 44 years old.
** Rufous is 88 years old.
===Sinnoh===
* Professor Rowan is 60 years old.
** He mentions his age to the player:
**: "When you walked up Route 201 with your Pokémon, what did you feel? I've lived for 60 long years. Even now, I get a thrill when I'm with a Pokémon."
* Cyrus is 27 years old.
** His age is mentioned by Looker in :
**: "...Whew. So, that was Cyrus, the boss of the Team Galactic. Quite the performance, no? Mesmerizing for one of only 27 years old.
===Unova===
* , , Cheren, and Bianca are 14 years old as of , and 16 years old as of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.
** Their ages are mentioned in an interview with Junichi Masuda and Takao Unno.【BW/BW2】ファンミーティング情報のまとめ blue skY
** Hilda and Hilbert were originally designed to be 16 in Black and White.Twitter | マツミや @matsumiyan
* N is 20 years old as of .
** His age is mentioned in interviews.「ポケモン ブラック２ ホワイト２」のファンミーティングで、「N」や「チェレン」の年齢、怒ったNのイラストなどの設定資料が公開 (Japanese)Pash Monthly, May 2013, interview with Episode N director (archive of tweeted scan, Japanese)
* A character in the Battle Subway is 14 years old. She has the same age in Pokémon Black and White as well as in Black 2 and White 2, despite the timeskip between the games.
** "If you've made it this far, that means you've won 14 in a row. What a fluke! Fourteen is how old I am! Ha ha ha..."
* Queen Bellelba (fictional character portrayed by Sabrina) is going to be 108 years old in the current year, as of her appearance in the Mystery Doors of the Magical Land Series from the Pokéstar Studios in .
** Queen Bellelba mentions her age as part of her dialogue in the Strange Ending version of the 3rd episode ("Open a Door"), only if the player is male:
**: "Even though my beauty is overwhelming, I'm going to be 108 years old this year."
===Kalos===
* AZ is over 3,000 years old.
* Emma is 16 years old.
** Her age is mentioned on Xerosic's "Expansion Suit Field Trials: Secret Records":
**: "The subject’s name is Emma. She is a healthy girl, 16 years of age."
* April, the host of the TV show , is 30 years old:
*: "He's taken very good care of these gigantic scissors and used them for 30 years. I've used this body for 30 years, and it's started showing its age..."
* Adele, found in the Battle Chateau, is 70 years old:
*: "Ohoho... It's been 70 years since I came squalling into this world. It has been a long journey to this day."
* Jocelyne, found in the Battle Maison, is 4 years old:
*: "I am four years old! I will do my best!" (before the battle)
*: "I'm four years old! I did my best!" (after the battle)
===Alola===
* , , Hau, and Lillie are at least 11 years old in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Pokémon Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon. The player can be no older than 14 years old.
** When asked by Wicke, Hau says that he is 11, which is the minimum age to enter the Island Challenge:
** The player can respond with either "Yeah, I am" or "How'd you know?".
**: "Yeah, I took the first chance I had to join in the island challenge once I turned 11!"
** Elio and Selene are able to pay 1,000 to get into the Kantonian Gym, which is only allowed for children under 15 years old. They are also to buy Z-Noodles in Seafolk Village for 500, which is only allowed for people under 20 years old.
** Hau and Lillie are the same age as the player character, according to both the Pokémon Sun and Moon and Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon websites:
**: "Hau is a Pokémon-loving young boy with a big appetite! He's the same age as your character."Official Pokémon Sun and Moon website (archived)
**: "Lillie is a mysterious girl who assists the professor. This young girl is about the same age as your character, and she's working as Professor Kukui’s assistant for personal reasons."
**: "Hau is a boy who becomes your friend as soon as you move to Alola. He’s the same age as you. Hau is known to be a laid-back guy, but through the island challenge, he will come to terms with his reasons for participating in Pokémon battles."
**: "Lillie is a girl about your age. She’s acting as Professor Kukui’s assistant for her own reasons. After experiencing many things during her adventures with you, Lillie will discover a new side of herself."Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Website (archived) "Lillie is a girl about your age."
* The Trial Captains (Ilima, Lana, Kiawe, Mallow, Sophocles, Acerola, and Mina) as well as David are at least 11 years old and at most 19 years old in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon.
** According to Hala, the children of Alola embark upon the island challenge once they turn 11:
**: "The island challenge Kukui spoke of... It is a journey to overcome your own limitations, as you travel to the far corners of Alola and meet with others along the path. It is the great adventure that children in the Alola region embark upon, along with their Pokémon, once they reach 11 years of age!"
** According to Mallow, Trial Captains move on from that position once they turn 20:
**: "I mean, we have to move on from being captains when we turn 20 anyway."
** According to Kiawe, Hiker David is being considered as Kiawe's replacement after he leaves his position.
** Molayne gave his position to Sophocles, implying that he is at least 20.
** Mina is 13–15 years old in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
*** Her age is mentioned in .
* Lusamine is over 40 years old in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon.
** When Hau reveals that he thinks she's not much older than him, she responds:
**: "Oh, you sweet boy! I'm already over 40!"
*The Pokémon Sun and Moon guidebook translates a piece of Gladion's concept art as "gotta express that middle-school arrogance and being emo"
===Galar===
* Sonia and Leon assert that they are adults and the player character ( or ) and Hop are kids, but their actual ages are not otherwise known.
** After the strange earthquake in Hammerlocke, Sonia tells the player:
**: "I'm really looking forward to seeing you compete in the Finals. So you should leave the investigation on the quaking to the adults."
** After losing his Champion title, Leon says to the crowd: 
**: "It's time we adults started working on improving the here and now, for the sake of all that's to come!"
** When the player and Hop come to help Leon on the Tower Summit, Leon tells them:
**: "Thanks, Hop. And you, <player>. You two really have grown tremendously! But no need for you kids to worry."
* Melony is at least 30 years old as of Pokémon Sword and Shield.
** In her Normal League Card, it is stated that she has been a Gym Leader since she was in her twenties.
* Opal is 88 years old as of Pokémon Sword and Shield.
** When she asks the player how old she is during her Gym Battle, if the player answers "88 years old", she says:
**: "Well, you're not wrong. But you could've been a little more sensitive."
* Mustard is over 50 years old.
** His Rare League Card was taken 50 years before the events of Pokémon Sword and Shield.
*Avery says that he is an adult.
**"My goodness, this is a thick one. Like a poor, lost Wooloo... It's up to me- as an elegant adult- to make sure they get the message."
===Hisui===
* and are around 15 years old.
** Cyllene says that the player looks around 15:
**: "Hmm. You look to be 15 or so. Quite old enough to work for your keep."
* Calaba is 99 years old as of Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
** Her age is mentioned by Volo.
**: "Miss Calaba is doing everything she can to regain the fragment, but at 99 years old... It's a bit hard for her to chase leads all over the place."
===Paldea===
* Dendra is 25 years old.
*: "My age? 25! My hobby? Working out! My...type?! Well... Strong and muscular Fighting types, of course!"
* Ryme and Tyme are over 53 years old. 
** According to "The Musician's Register" magazine in , Ryme started her rap career 40+ years ago after her Puppy Pokémon died when she was a teenager.
* Poppy is 9 years old, which she mentions in The Indigo Disk.
*: "I’m nine years old—that’s old enough to go to Naranja/Uva Academy if I wanted to!"
===Kitakami===
* Carmine is implied to consider herself to be a kid, but her actual age is not otherwise known.
** When Carmine refers to the village kids, she includes herself among them.
* Kieran is implied to be a teenager (despite his older sister considering herself to be a kid as stated above), but his actual age is not otherwise known in most language versions. In the French version of the games, he is explicitly 14 years-old.
** Carmine says that Kieran is going through "teen angst", implying that he is a teenager. In other languages, Carmine simply attributes his behavior to puberty or adolescence.
==In the side series games==
===Pokémon Colosseum===
* Wes is around 17 years old.
** His age was mentioned in an interview.「新しいことをしよう」でスペシャリストたちがぞくぞく集結 - Nintendo.co.jp
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
* Lear is a young adult.
** His age was confirmed in email correspondence with the support team.Email correspondence confirming Lear's age range
* In the English version, mentions that he is a teenager, therefore he should be 13–19 years old. However, in the Japanese version, he calls himself a (boy) instead. His age is not mentioned in the core series games.
*: "You look like you're itching to know more about me! In other words, you'd like to interpret my data. Is that correct? If so, feel free! Let's see. Um... Male, teenager... No, that's not the sort of data you want, is it?"
* AZ is over 3,000 years old, as stated in the core series games.
** In Pokémon Masters EX, AZ's age is mentioned by and .
* , based on her design from , mentions that she has reached adulthood, meaning she is at least 18 as of Generation V.
*: "As I moved into adulthood, I was able to control my emotions better and better."
* A female is 4 years old.
===Pokémon Snap===
* Todd Snap is 10 years old.
===Detective Pikachu series===
* Tim Goodman is 18 years old in , and 20 years old in Detective Pikachu Returns.
** His age in Detective Pikachu is stated on Nintendo of Europe's website.Detective Pikachu - Nintendo.co.uk
** Detective Pikachu Returns takes place two years after Tim and Pikachu solved the R case.
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
* , , , , , , Trip, Goh, Chloe, Sam, Alternate World Ash, and Alternate World Dawn are 10 years old.
** Ash's age was mentioned in the very first episode of the animated series, as well as the first episode of Pokémon the Series: Black & White.
** In the Japanese version of Ash Catches a Pokémon, Misty mentions that she is ten years old.
** Ash, Goh, and Chloe's character profiles (in Japanese) mentioned their ages as of Pokémon Journeys: The Series.アニメ「ポケットモンスター」 - Pokémon.co.tv (archived)
** At some points, it has been suggested that at least one year has passed since Ash started his Pokémon journey. However, those events did not affect Ash's age since he still remained 10 years old in the animated series episodes set after those events.
*** In the English version of The Battle of the Badge, Ash mentions that it has been a year since he visited Viridian City. However, this remark was not present in the Japanese version.
*** In Pikachu & Pichu, Ash and host a party to celebrate the anniversary of the day when Ash and first met.
*** It is implied that at least one year passed between A Goldenrod Opportunity and Best Wishes Until We Meet Again!, since it was stated in the former episode that the Magnet Train would take one year to be completed.
*Brock's siblings, , and Parker are less than 10 years old.
* Max is 7 years old.https://web.archive.org/web/20030222163120/http://www.shopro.co.jp/tv/program/pokemon_ag/chara.html
* is 15 years old.
** His age is mentioned in .
* Jessie and James are 25 years old as of The Power of One. However, Jessie later had a birthday sometime between The Bamboozling Forest! (the episode she catches ) and A Festival Trade! A Festival Farewell? (the episode she mentions only Pumpkaboo remembered her birthday), making her 26 years old as of XY.
** In the Japanese version of The Power of One, Jessie says that Ash and Misty are 10 years too young to get focused on romance while James adds that he and Jessie are 5 years older than that.
** In Filling the Light with Darkness!, 's aura causes all the adults to feel lazy and lethargic, with no effect on children and teenagers. This affects Jessie and James, confirming that they are adults.
** More details about Jessie:
*** The Birth of Mewtwo radio drama has a flashback twenty years before the present time, when Jessie was a young child. This indicates that Jessie is currently over 20 years old.
*** In The Ultimate Test, Jessie falsely claims to be a 17-year-old idol (in Japanese) or diva (in English) as part of her disguise.
* is 50 years old as of Celebi: The Voice of the Forest.
* Molly Hale is 5 years old.
* Flint is at least 20 years old.
* Shinobu is 100 years old.
* An old woman is 120 years old as of Plant It Now... Diglett Later.
===I Choose You! trilogy===
* is at least 10 years old, as of Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
:For the birthdays of Pokémon Adventures characters, see: Birthday → Pokémon Adventures.
====Main characters====
* , , and are 11 years old in the . They are 20 years old in their latest appearance from the .
* is 9 years old in her minor appearance from the . She is 11 years old when she first appears as a main character in the . She is 15 years old in her latest appearance from the .
* , , and are 11 years old in the . They are 17 years old in their latest appearance from the .
* is 11 years old in the , his birthday being at the start of this arc. He is 15 years old in his latest appearance from the .
* is 10 and then later 11 years old in the , her birthday being at the end of this arc. She is 15 years old in her latest appearance from the .
* is 11 years old in the . He is 14 years old in his latest appearance from the .
* , , and are 12 years old in the as well as the .
* , , , and are 14 years old in the , and then 16 years old in the .
* , , and Hugh are 12 years old in the .
* and are 12 years old in the .
* and are 11 years old in the .
====Other characters====
* Bill is 15 years old in the . 現在連載誌Screenshot from Mato's old website He is 24 years old in his latest appearance from the .
* Will is 17 years old and Karen is 20 years old in the . They are 22 years old and 25 years old, respectively, in their latest appearance from the .
* Carl is 26 years old and Sham is 23 years old in the .
* Leo is 9 years old in the , and then 11 years old in the .
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
* is 10 years old.
* is 12 years old in this manga, unlike the 10-year-old Misty from the animated series.
* Sabrina is 21 years old.
===Pokémon Zensho===
* and are 10 years old.
===Magical Pokémon Journey===
* Hazel and Coconut are 13 years old.
===Pokémon Horizon===
* is 12 years old.
* Tokio is 16 years old.
* Dulio is 23 years old.
* Meja is 56 years old.
===Pokémon Ranger: The Comic – Shadows of Almia===
* Kellyn and are 16 years old.
==In the novels==
===Pocket Monsters: The Animation===
* and are 10 years old.
* is 29 years old.
==In other media==
===Pack Your Pocket With Adventure===
* Madoka Akagi is 28 years old.
==References==
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