>>50508584>the main character is loved by everyone, is respected by everyoneAsh has always been loved and respected by everyone. Ash bickering with Misty/May/Dawn is just a different flavour of love. The only time it's been any different is with Gary and Paul, and you don't need a dick head rival to have a good story.
>focuses on winning the entire series and then winsAsh spent many episodes focusing on other things through out the series, just like he always does, attending Serena's performances, helping people in wacky hijinks, all of that. And yes, after a character spends an entire series training desperately to win, and is at the top of his game, and gone through hardship, and perfected his abilities, it would have been MASSIVELY SATISFYING if he actually won in the end. This is the opinion held by everyone besides inane contrarians like you.
>>50508604>What effort did Alain accomplish for Lysandre to give him free Mega Stone and Keystone? Literally ignoring "consequences" in my post huh? You're so obviously bad faith it's pathetic.
>Which is basically your headcanon.It's not a headcanon it's an opinion, just like your opinion that everything outside the last minute change ISN'T justified.
>>50508631how autistic do you have to be to treat this story like Alain being the strongest like some material fact and not something written at the whims of the author. Do you not understand the POINT of the story is the feelings of the readers?
