>>26462733>Because Ash fainted and the match was unfinishedI'm beginning to think all that fainting horseshit is really just Ash pushing Greninja more than it should and pressuring him too much on going even further despite him struggling. And the way how Ash just suddenly "disconnects" is because of a mixture of Greninja being overly tired and/or not actually being all that confident on Ash. The former makes some sort of sense because if Greninja is feeling in any way pressured or tired, Ash might as very well feel the exact same impacts Greninja goes through and that's why he can't brace it as well as Greninja does.
not sure if I'm making any sense, but the way Ash just keeps pushing Greninja to use Cut EVEN though Diantha's Gardevoir was already down and barely on her feet. He really just wanted to win at that point and was blind enough to ignore both Greninja and Diantha's Gardevoir well being. And he's very well aware of this and that's why the guilt's weighing him down this much.
