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How old are the gym leaders and Elites?

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I've always wondered about the ages of certain gym leaders. Would anyone care to tell me what they think the ages of the gym leaders are?
 
Brock: Has to be late teens at best.
Misty: A few years older than Ash/Red
Lt. Surge: 30s
Erika: Early 20s, perhaps
Koga: 40s or 50s.
Janine: 20s
Sabrina: 20s
Blaine: 70s
Giovanni: 40s
Blue/Gary: Same as Red/Ash, about 12 or so.
Falkner: A few years older than Red/Ash.
Bugsy: About the same age as Red/Ash, maybe younger.
Whitney: 20s
Morty: 20s
Chuck: 30s or 40s
Jasmine: 20s
Pryce: 70s
Clair: Early 30s.
Roxanne: 20s
Brawly: 20s
Wattson: 60s or 70s
Flannery: 20s
Norman: 30s or 40s
Winona: 20s
Tate & Liza: 7 or so.
Wallace: 20s or 30s
Juan: 30s or 40s

I can't get the numbers exact, but that is what they look to me.
 
Brock - 15. I once thought it said so in one of the official artbooks or something, but then none of the major "Japan experts" (Murg, Dogasu, etc.) could confirm it. It still sticks in my mind, though.
Brock's parents - 50's. They look kinda old-ish.
Brock's brother - 10, the usual starting age for a pokemon trainer.
Misty - 10. Same age as Ash.
Misty's sisters - 18-ish. They live on their own, so they're probably adults.
Lt. Surg - He's probably pretty old by now. He's a war veteran, right? Of course, it depends on what the last war was in the Pokemon World...
Sabrina - Twentysomething.
Erica - Same as above.
Koga - I'd say in his 50's or 60's. He looks kinda old to me.
Blaine - 70's.
Giovanni - 30's.
Lorelei/ Prima - Late 20's.
Bruno - 35.
Agatha - 50. Same age as Professor Oak.
Lance - Late 20's.
 
Clair: Early 30s.
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WTF!? O_o if she were THAT old, I'd say so. I think she's 17 but she could be in her early twenties. But thirty O_O, a little farfeched, I mean that's twice my age and older than all my siblings.
I think Whitney's at least thirteen, oldest sixteen. The Sensational Sisters have got to be like sixteen.
Flannery: 14 or something, she seems too young to be even 18
Winona: 15-20
Touki: 18, I just know it!
Sabrina: 16
Steven: twenty one
that's MY bit
 
Brock: mid/late teens
Misty: mid teens
Lt. Surge: late 30's
Erika: early 20's
Koga: mid 40's
Janine: early/mid teens
Sabrina: mid 20's
Blaine: 60's
Giovanni: late 30's/early 40's

Lorelei: late 20's/early 30's
Bruno: late 30's
Agatha: around Oak's age (or older; she does hold the record of oldest E4 member)
Lance: early 30's

Falkner: late teens
Bugsy: 11-12
Whitney: mid teens
Morty: early 20's
Chuck: early/mid 30's
Jasmine: late teens
Pryce: early 70's
Clair: late 20's

Will: late teens/early 20's
Karen: mid/late 20's

Roxanne: late teens/early 20's
Brawly: late teens
Wattson: early 60's
Flannery: late teens
Norman: late 30's
Winona: early/mid 20's
Tate & Liza: 11-12
Wallace: mid 20's
Juan: late 30's

Sydney: late 20's
Phoebe: mid/late teens
Glacia: early 30's
Drake: late 50's
Steven: mid/late 20's
 
Brock: late teens
Flint: late 40's
Forrest: nine
Misty: around 12
Daisy/Lily/Violet: late teens
Lt. Surge: late 30's
Erika: late teens
Koga: mid 40's
Janine: early/mid teens
Sabrina: late 20's
Blaine: 60's
Giovanni: early 40's

Lorelei: late 20's
Bruno: late 30's
Agatha: 60's
Lance: mid 30's

Falkner: late teens
Bugsy: 11-12
Whitney: mid teens
Morty: early 20's
Chuck: early/mid 30's
Jasmine: late teens
Pryce: early 70's
Clair: late 20's

Will: late teens/early 20's
Karen: mid/late 20's

Roxanne: late teens/early 20's
Brawly: late teens
Wattson: late 40's
Flannery: late teens
Norman: late 30's
Winona: early/mid 20's
Tate & Liza: 11-12
Wallace: mid 20's
Juan: late 30's

Sydney: late 20's
Phoebe: mid/late teens
Glacia: early 30's
Drake: 50's
Steven: mid/late 20's
 
I'd always assumed Lorelei was in her early to mid-30s, same as Bruno. Agatha is in her 60s. Bruno is in his early to mid-30s. Most of the Gym Leaders are in their late teens to early 20s, with Misty and Bugsy being among the youngest.
 
I only gave that number because Clair seems to look like a very mature woman to me. Far older than me. It is slightly a stretch, though. She would have to be late 20s to 30 on the dot.
 
My opinions about ages of Pokemon Gym Leaders (it's based on the games NOT ON ANIME!!!!!)

Brock - late 20's
Misty - early 20's
Lt. Surge - mid 50's
Erika - mid 30's
Sabrina - late 20's
Koga - mid 50's
Janine - late 20's
Blaine - mid 70's
Giovanni - late 50's
Blue and Red - about 13
Lorelei - 30's
Bruno - mid 40's
Agatha - late 70's
Lance - mid 40's
Falkner - about 30
Bugsy - about 15
Whitney - about 18
Morty - mid 30's
Jasmine - late 20's
Chuck - mid 40's
Pryce - about 80
Clair - mid 30's
Will - mid 30's
Karen - about 40-50
Roxanne - mid 20's
Brawly - early 30's
Wattson - late 70's
Flannery - mid 20's
Norman - early 40's
Winona - mid 30's
Tate & Liza - about 14
Wallace - early 40's
Juan - late 50's
Sydney - mid 30's
Phoebe - mid 20's
Glacia - late 60's
Drake - mid 70's
Steven - mid 40's

average Gym Leader's age - about 41 years old.
 
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My opinions about ages of Pokemon Gym Leaders (it's based on the games NOT ON ANIME!!!!!)

Janine - late 20's
Karen - about 40-50
Wallace - early 40's
Glacia - late 60's
Steven - mid 40's

average Gym Leader's age - about 41 years old.
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o_O Forgive my incredulousness, but holy crap. If you're gonna go by the games, at least look at their official art ALONG with the sprites. Glacia doesn't even have a /wrinkle/. And Wallace is way too young-looking to be in his 40's, in either his sprite or art. Not to mention, Janine was about Red's age in FR/LG (child-size sprite), there is no way she could be in her late 20's three years later for the G/S/C series.

And people are allowed to have pale, pale hair. Karen ain't in her 40's or 50's. At least check out the image on her trainer card. x___x
 
My speculations:

Brock - 15-16 in the beginning of the anime and R/B/Y, 18-19 in G/S/C
Misty - 12 in the beginning of the anime and R/B/Y, 15 in G/S/C
Lt. Surge - In the show, he looks to be in his early to mid 30's... I'm assuming he's in his late 40's in the games, though.
Erika - Late 20's-early 30's
Sabrina - Early 20's
Koga - Mid to late 30's
Janine - 13 or so
Blaine - In the anime, he looks like he's in his 50's. In the game, he looks more like he's in his late 60's or early 70's.
Giovanni - Mid-40's
Lorelei/Prima - Early 30's
Bruno - Mid-30's
Agatha - Early 60's
Lance - Late 20's
Falkner - Early 20's
Bugsy - 11
Whitney - Early 20's
Morty - Mid-20's
Jasmine - Mid to late 20's
Chuck - Mid-30's to early 40's
Pryce - Early 70's
Clair - Late 20's
Will - Late 20's
Karen - Mid-20's
Roxanne - Early 30's
Brawly - Early to mid-20's
Wattson - Early 60's
Flannery - Late teens, anywhere between 17 and 20
Norman - Mid-30's
Winona - Late 20's to early 30's
Tate & Liza - 10
Wallace - Mid to late 20's
Juan - Early 40's
Sydney - Late 20's to early 30's
Phoebe - Early 20's
Glacia - Early 40's
Drake - Late 60's
Steven - Mid-20's

Anime-only:

Flint: Late 40's
Lola: Early to mid 40's
Forrest (not sure if he's a GL, but...): At least 10 by the time he receives Onix, Geodude and Crobat
Daisy, Lily and Violet: Late teens to early 20's
Aya: Late 20's
Sissy: Early 20's
Danny: Late 20's
Rudy: 14
Luana: Early 40's
Drake (Orange Islands): Early 30's
 
Actually Bugsy is probably just barely 10. So many people besides me have said so, so 11 is actually a little old.
Demon of Light, your anime age guesses are also mine ^_^ I guess I forgot about them.
 
For the Sinnoh gyms leaders, I'm thinking this:

Roark: early 20s
Gardenia: early 20s
Fantina: early 30s
Wake: early 40s
Maylene: 11/12
Byron: late 40s
Candice: late teens
Volkner: early 20s

Also, resurrection complete!
 
I used to go by Pokeani, until they said Lizabeth was 10 and Rebecca (LaRousse) was 20 X_x
 
Canonically Misty is 10. Pryce has been Pokemon training for around 50 years, putting him around 60.

I think those two are the youngest and oldest. If they aren't the range is still around there: around 10 to around 60.
 
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Dewgong Rain said:
I used to go by Pokeani, until they said Lizabeth was 10 and Rebecca (LaRousse) was 20 X_x
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lol, Lizabeth can't be ten, because Brock doesn't have affections for ten year old girls (and he clearly had them for Lizabeth). So she's probably about the same age of Brock. Rebecca does look about 18-20 tough.
 
I don't really know much about the gym leaders after Red/Blue because I can't remember them, but I'm pretty sure in the anime, Misty is supposed to be 12 and Brock is between the ages of 16 and 18.
 
mijzelffan said:
lol, Lizabeth can't be ten, because Brock doesn't have affections for ten year old girls (and he clearly had them for Lizabeth). So she's probably about the same age of Brock. Rebecca does look about 18-20 tough.
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