>>50383060Not really. Alain at least had prior interactions with Ash and battled him twice prior to the league. He already lost to Alain so this pattern dictates that he should've beaten Alain in the League, but he didn't. You can't say he was like Tobias who was literally created to cuck Ash. Unlike Tobias, Ash already had a history with Alain and he was set up as a proper rival.
