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Is there any doubt that these two are GFs sacred cows and are meant to be the strongest (apart from the Player)?
>the only two lvl 88 regular NPC pokemon in 25+ years of mainline
>entire DLC gets cucked by 87 just to keep it that way for a gen longer
>from Masters devs interview:
"The third anniversary not only includes Ash, but also Red and Cynthia. What was the reason for their inclusion? Nishizawa: Red and Cynthia were chosen because they are the two most impressive trainers in the Pokémon franchise. I wanted people to remember the moments where these strong trainers stood in your way on Mt. Silver and the Pokémon League."