>>32618552>The games have a League.No, they don't. You make one. By being strong enough to win and defend it. Both of which Ash is incapable of. And the league was created with Kukui's help, who had already experienced a League firsthand and knew how it worked. He had shown interest in it since the very beginning of the game.
Now, Kukui is a fucking teacher. He has shown absolutely zero interest in Leagues, and no real past with Leagues. On top of that, one of the Elite 4's, Acerola, is likely not going to appear, the same way Ilima didn't, being just a Trail Captain. If she was going to appear, she would be in the school with everyone, as she is also the same age as them, so that's one hint towards that.
Another Elite 4, Hala, has already got his shit handed to him by Ash with only two NFE Pokemon. He isn't going to make a great challenge, even if he has a hidden team, which he doesn't. The proof of that is that he was shown training with only his Crabrawler and Hariyama, and Kukui mentioned Hala was going all out against Ash. Consider he hasn't shown any hint of having another team, and his current team is the only one shown, you have absolutely zero reason to believe has another team, and a couple reasons to believe he doesn't.
Lastly, the League has been mentioned in every season in the very beginning. That's what Ash aims towards, every time. This time, there's been zero focus on being the "very best". That hasn't even come up. And you have zero reason to believe it will.
