>>51467630>despite never claiming she was or being put on that pedestal to begin withThere's two Cynthia camps.
>Cynthiafags see her as the strongest due to how badly she walloped them, then came back in BDSP and hadn't lost a beat; even taking Red's old throne as top trainer.>Cynthia fans recognize she was never the outright strongest in any game (including BDSP) and has a penchant for launching prodigies.As a member of the latter for the most part, I can see how this is confusing. Then again I fully expect Ash/Leon to be a reverse sweep at least to 5-5, which would not look too good for him either.
I do see Cynthia favored against Leon 6v6, though he can still beat her and does so 1v1. 