{"id":1084662,"date":"2026-01-23T22:21:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T22:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=503760"},"modified":"2026-01-23T22:21:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T22:21:08","slug":"pokemons-ash-ketchum-is-actually-ridiculously-strong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/pokemons-ash-ketchum-is-actually-ridiculously-strong\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon&#8217;s Ash Ketchum is actually ridiculously strong"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ash Ketchum holding Pikachu, they\u2019re smiling at each other.\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pokemons-ash-ketchum-is-actually-ridiculously-strong.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Ash Ketchum, the 10-year-old who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/pokemon\/23517302\/pokemon-ash-ketchum-retired-protagonist-anime-game\">led the Pok\u00e9mon franchise for many years<\/a>, proves time and again that he is actually <em>extremely<\/em> strong (not just for his age) by holding various Pok\u00e9mon throughout the series. And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/PowerScaling\/comments\/1cnys6k\/how_strong_is_ash\/\">people noticed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">One of those people is Trevor Wagner, a fitness content creator and self-proclaimed gamer dude who decided to put Ash\u2019s strength to the test. To do so, Wagner pulled images of Ash holding various Pok\u00e9mon in the series, then researched their estimated weight before trying to recreate and lift that same weight (in the same way) himself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">In the video, titled \u201cSeeing if I am as strong as Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town,\u201d Wagner starts off with Pikachu, Ash\u2019s ride or die, who weighs in at 13 pounds. Things quickly get out of hand when Ash overhead presses a Latias, which weighs in around 88 pounds. Wagner\u2019s video ends with Ash throwing Mewtwo, which weighs approximately 269 pounds, overhead with one arm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Honestly, Wagner\u2019s caption for the video says it all: \u201cWhy is ash so strong \ud83d\ude2d\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">To watch how Wagner fairs, watch the video in its entirety below.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DC-ZEXZSQAa\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DC-ZEXZSQAa\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DC-ZEXZSQAa\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Trevor Wagner (@trevor_wagner_)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">As it turns out, very few people are as strong as the perpetually 10-year-old Pok\u00e9mon trainer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/culture\/503760\/pokemon-ash-ketchum-ridiculously-strong\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ash Ketchum, the 10-year-old who led the Pok\u00e9mon franchise for many years, proves time and again that he is actually extremely strong (not just for his age) by holding various Pok\u00e9mon throughout the series. And people noticed. One of those people is Trevor Wagner, a fitness content creator and self-proclaimed gamer dude who decided to put Ash\u2019s strength to the test. To do so, Wagner pulled images of Ash holding various Pok\u00e9mon in the series, then researched their estimated weight before trying to recreate and lift that same weight (in the same way) himself. In the video, titled \u201cSeeing if I am as strong as Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town,\u201d Wagner starts off with Pikachu, Ash\u2019s ride or die, who weighs in at 13 pounds.&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/pokemons-ash-ketchum-is-actually-ridiculously-strong\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1084663,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1084662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pok\u00e9mon&#8217;s Ash Ketchum is actually ridiculously strong | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ash Ketchum, the 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