>>24571818>>24571831Ok, I just realized. Serena would fucking hate this if he just got all sad and gave up, others would too, it is literally nothing like Ash to do that.
But if getting outshined yet again would be a bit hard to take especially since he was able to casually crap on Shota with ease before, if he lost the sight of what is important, his Greninja would hate it too and so would the rest of his Pokemons. Aspiring to be the best is a thing but the bond you have with your Pokemon is and always will be the most important thing to a trainer.