Why did Ash get his old hat replaced (season 1-5 {Indigo - Master Quest)

[Jorah]

My favourite is the DP outfit, it makes him look older, I think

That my good sir, is being sigged. (Mah Gawd, you're so witty. xD)

Well, thanks XD

 

[SBaby]

Do you want the Anime reason, or the corporate reason?

In the Anime, he upgraded/changed his wardrobe because he was basically trying to 'start over', and it was meant to illustrate that he's going at it with a fresh slate (or a new identity if you go by the Comatose Ash Theory).

As far as the corporate reason (aka the real reason they probably did it), somewhere along the line, the writers probably wanted to reinvent Ash. The wardrobe change is presumably meant to symbolize this 'new Ash' as opposed to the old one (from Kanto and Jhoto). Coincidentally, he also got discreetly taller at about this time.

 

[A Pixy]

Do you want the Anime reason, or the corporate reason?

In the Anime, he upgraded/changed his wardrobe because he was basically trying to 'start over', and it was meant to illustrate that he's going at it with a fresh slate (or a new identity if you go by the Comatose Ash Theory).

As far as the corporate reason (aka the real reason they probably did it), somewhere along the line, the writers probably wanted to reinvent Ash. The wardrobe change is presumably meant to symbolize this 'new Ash' as opposed to the old one (from Kanto and Jhoto). Coincidentally, he also got discreetly taller at about this time.

I find that logical...

I like his new hat in clothes for Hoenn and Sinnoh but his old hat always had and always will have a special place in my heart as to when 4Kids didn't stink out loud, and when they didn't use edits to cover Japanese influence, but instead called it something else, and hoped that no one would know what they actually are. Seriously, I know that's a riceball 4Kids, don't call it a donut!