>>49596071Although it seems like a shitty episode to me, the truth is that they are creating an analogy with Leon and Ash, of how there is no secret to being a champion, just go out and have fun with your pokemon, it is something that Ash has been doing most of of time and ends up paying off, just remember the training with Rockruff.
If there is something they could take advantage of this episode, it is foreshadowing.