>>43813253Why do XYfags omit the fact that Ash made it to top 16 of the Indigo league (out of 256 participants) when he was a fucking rookie that didn't even earn all 8 badges in battle?
Just let that sink in for a minute. Ash scored higher than 240+ other trainers (all of which had 8 badges) even though he was a noob with a pity badge. Other participants had to be even more mediocre than him.
Leagues were never full of elite trainers. That was only in the final rounds.