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>Trip deleted, Cheren serves as Ash's main rival instead
>Team Plasma's BW1 plot adopted
>N (with Reshiram) built up as a foil to Ash (with Zekrom) and Iris. He and Reshiram also encounter Iris and Axew
>Axew actually evolves on-screen and has well-paced development
>Ash makes it to the league finals against Cheren
>Right before he deals the final blow, Team Plasma stages their take over
>Cilan and his brothers revealed to be the Shadow Triad, reveals he traveled with Ash because he saw his potential as opposition to N, and trained him
>Ash has to fight Cilan and then N (with his dragon) and helps take down Plasma and shows them the error of his ways
>Ghetsis escapes
>After this, there's another arc where Ghetsis awakens Kyurem and attempts to take over the region
>Somehow manages to absorb N's dragon and transform
>Up to Ash and friends to beat the stuffing out of Ghetsis
>After that, series ends and everyone goes their separate ways, Cheren becomes a gym leader, Cilan and his brothers and N have a fresh start, etc. etc.
