Maybe this might make more sense to post on the fanwork thread, but I've been thinking about it, and AG Ash feels like just the right mixture of gentle and brash for the character, and if I were to write a fanfic with him, I'd probably base him off this version.

People always complain that he was too much of a nice guy in latter gens, and let's be real, OS Ash is a punching bag (more specifically, he's Shudo's personal punching bag).

While AG Ash had his shitty moments, I feel like his intelligence and pride were balanced in such a way that it was believable. Like when Max pissed him off at the start of the series and logically, Ash enjoyed when he was getting his ass kicked by Torchic.

Nice enough to treat others with respect, but also sufficiently tough to not let jerks disrespect him and get away with it.