>>50880208The best part is that we know that if Diantha loses to Leon and Cynthia loses to Ash, it's because of plot. It couldn't have been otherwise.
But there is no real plot reason for Lance to lose to Diantha. It serves no purpose. It could very well have been the other way around. The only thing it does is to establish Lance as a shitter. Probably even a bigger shitter than Alain since Alain had to lose for plot reasons.
