>>13859444In fairness, most Pokegirls are (usually) drawn in a way that absolutely does not make them look 10-12. Even the official artwork for trainers like Serena and Misty don't look particularly young and arguably could be older than the typically assumed. The trainers in Black/White were actually confirmed to be older than the usual ones.
You can argue that it doesn't matter with anime, but I think there's a pretty big difference between the typical Pokegirl and the girl in the OP picture.
