>>55863411>Unova: You couldn't pay me to PRETEND to care about Best Wishes so I'll just assume his Top 8 was deserved.The final gym battle Ash has before the league in Unova is a 3v6 vs Roxie. He loses half his team to her first pokemon: a Koffing. He ultimately ends up winning the battle because he lucks out with paralysis stopping her Garbodor's attempted finishing move so his only remaining mon Pikachu can land a last ditch hit
It can be argued that BW Ash did not deserve to even be in the league.