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>Guzma and Ash are the only characters who have some sort of rivalry with Kukui/Royal Mask, so only they could have an interesting battle against him
>Despite this, Ash is battling Guzma in the semi-finals
>The final battle is pretty much confirmed to be Ash vs Gladion
>Ash has battled Gladion 3 times already, lost all of them. Normally, Ash defeats his main rival during the pokémon league, but now it's the final battle of the league, so he'll definitely lose, meaning this will be the first series where Ash never defeated his main rival
OH NO NO NO NO NO