Some people like to make fan theories to explain shit.
but sometimes people just try to be edgy.
yes, i absolutely am butthurt about this. it sucks.
Have you ever noticed that the pacing, tone, and story development of Pokémon changes after Ash is hit by lightning in the early episodes? How Ash and his world are relatively normal until after that incident? I have a theory.
No, I have not. Of course the start of the first episode wouldn't have as much bullshit going on as the rest of the show.
The accident with the bike put Ash into a coma. Days later, he was found and hurried to the hospital and treated with heavy medications. This is why Team Rocket became less menacing. The medication took effect and stabilized his coma dreams so that, instead of being terrifying, they became idyllic. They allowed him to live out his Pokémon Master fantasies.
It begins. Team Rocket did not become 'less menacing' in any way that I can see, and also, how would being in a coma be so similar to the real world, to the point that it is pretty much identical?
After the beginning episodes, the series is the result of Ash’s subconscious mind fulfilling his desires as well as attempting to escape reality. Should Ash realize he’s in a coma, he would wake up and suffer brain damage, so he must take down all of his mental barriers one by one.
I'm not an expert or anything, but I am pretty sure that is in no way how comas work. How would someone suffer brain damage from learning that they are dreaming? Lucid dreams are a very real thing. Also, none of that means that he must 'take down his mental barriers'.
If he can do that, he can come to grips with who he is and escape his coma. Further evidence comes from the realization that even though his journeys take him vast distances, he never usually travels by bike due to having developed a phobia of them.
Ignoring the first part (because it is utter gibberish), maybe he just enjoys walking places. Maybe it is easier to find Pokémon he hasn't caught if he isn't riding a bike very fast. Or, maybe he is a bit put off by bicycles because of the incident. Doesn't mean he's in a coma.
The coma and fantasy explains why he never changes much, physically. It explains the worldwide socialism, as he thought up a safe system of government that would run smoothly and keep the world going, allowing his adventures to work like they do.
Maybe he doesn't change much physically so the show's main character can be the same as it's target audience, and having a 30 year old be the protagonist would be fucking stupid? And what 10 year old has opinions about governmental and economic systems? In what way is the Pokémon world socialist?
It also explains how a child can go off on his own into a world full of dangerous and untamed animals. In addition, it explains why every town has the same police officer and every Pokémon Centre has the same nurse.
He was doing that before the incident. Nothing changed before/after. Why would the show make 5 000 different character designs for nurses and police officers instead of using the same one?
Joy and Jenny he knew from his hometown and they act as a safety net or anchor, allowing him to feel safe no matter where he goes. They represent stability. The professors represent Ash’s ideals, which is why Gary became a professor.
There was no Joy or Jenny in Pallet Town (I am pretty sure) and people in comas can't fucking represent emotions. This is not Undertale. Gary did not become a professor, what the fuck.