Sam is 25 years old, he is a part of a race called Pokémon shifters, they are a race of humans that can transform into Pokémon. They are born human, and after a while they can transform into thier Pokémon form then evolve through aging, which is their true form. he can transform into. the pokemon infernape, All of the Pokémon forms are humanoid and human shaped, but the rest of the form is completely Pokémon. Both poke shifters and normal humans coexist.