>>48022963>the only reason Ash won the Alola League is so they could give up on making compelling storylines and fully transition to a soulless slice-of-life cashgrab>he's technically a Master now that he's a regional Champion, no fanfare, no need for additional development, just have him hobo around with a new sidekick doing whatever>No ambition, no thoughts, head empty, living his best life at the cost of whatever dregs of personality he kept after SinnohWhen was the last time Ash Ketchum caught a Pokémon without asking for its fucking PERMISSION? (Unova IIRC, a decade ago) What happened to "to catch them is my real test"? When I saw this fraud beat a Galarian Farfetch'd in a battle, take it to a Center, then ASK it to join him, I knew that Ash Ketchum was dead.
