What if it was genderbent? A 12-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl? I bet then everybody would be creeped out. And Misty looks older than 12.Isn't Misty only like 12?, which is why she wasn't the official gym leader in the anime.
How do those people earn money?Also it seems that kids are emancipated from their parents at age 10 or 11 in the Pokemonverse, hence Ash and Gary being able to go out and be official trainers without parental supervision and earn money.
Seems like they get prize money for winning battles. Ash and Brock don't seem supported by their parents and they got by fine.How do those people earn money?