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Hasn't anyone gotten it through their skulls yet that on a purely visible level, through what we see in the films and the series, the only people who have had any overt romantic affection for Ash have been Misty and Serena? And that at the same time Ash has shown no romantic affection towards anyone who isn't "a pretty girl" Character of the Day - and then it's as a plot device for that episode and only that?
There is no romance in the Pokemon anime. All shipping occurs mostly in the heads of shippers. It's barely relevant for discussion.