>>49902032>he had a longer fight with Cynthia but even than he was barely a match for herNice headcanon.
>newbie like MarnieWhere is it stated Marnie is a newbie? You're really reaching to discredit the whole PWC just because you don't like it.
>It just means that Lance participated on PWC before CynthiaThis is headcanon again. You seem to be under the impression that none of the masters 8 would battle each other. Even if they can't beat Leon, why wouldn't they want a higher rank.
>Furthermore there is nothing that suggest Lance is still ranked 2.see, you keep doing this. Lance was rank 2, while we don't know if he's still rank 2, there's no reason to believe he isn't.
>He/She is the champion, he/she will be relevant to the game.Like Diantha? Like Cynthia in D/P? Past champions were barely relevant to the plot/game. Leon is the first time gamefreak tried to shove and shill a champion to our face.