>>52166830I kinda get it. A full sweep against Ash would seem too much. But having Ash's fresh JN team take on Red and holding their own is too farfetch'd.
Maybe if Ash witnessed Red demolishing the other Champions and called upon his ace reserves just for Red, he'd have the justification to stand his ground for a bit. But if Ash wouldn't call upon his ace reserves out of pride, then he'd deserve the full sweep just like Leon deserved to lose after acting all cocky and fighting suboptimally.
>>52166836Ash beating a few nerfed champions does not make up for his decades of defeat and humiliation, especially not compared to Red's perfect record(which only player characters are capable of dirtying)