Who is Ashs father?
No one knows for sure. He was mentioned in Episode 102 (Pokemon Emergency!), by Delia (“Your father will be so proud!”), but he is never mentioned again, or ever seen on the show. It is possible that he could have passed away when Ash was young, or he could simply be one of those characters you never see (like Niles’s ex-wife on Fraiser). Several rumors on the internet suggested that his father was Giovanni (Leader of Team Rocket; Delia dated him when they were young) or Drake (the Orange Crew Supreme Champion), but they turned out to be false. Another possibility could be Prof. Hale (Pokemon: Spell of the Unown), since he and Delia knew each other around the time Ash was born. Japanese producers of the show have mentioned that Ash’s father would be revealed in Season Five, but with Season Six underway, no solution has been offered. We may never know Ash’s father’s true identity.
