>>48295893I agree with you, because it is stupid given the level of experience.
BUT, the writers are idiots and have done this many times; Ash vs May (At least Drew proved to be experienced and competent for normal battles), Ash vs Trip (A fucking rookie, it doesn't matter if the Pikachu was reset, in theory he is experienced and should have the experience to beat an opponent with tactics and tricks) and I'm sure there are many more moments like that in the series.
Now the other side of the coin, trainers like Leon, Cynthia, Lance, Volkner have trained since the same age as Ash and now you come to tell me that a boy in just "a year of travel" already has more experience than professionals, at least Volkner can argue that he left the sport for a while due to depression and has recently returned.
The journey of the chosen one makes sense in a video game, because it is a virtual avatar, so technically an "interdimensional god" is manipulating him and has absolute knowledge of that universe and uses it to its advantage (Legends tell that with only one finger can stop time or even end that universe just for pleasure) but adapting it to a story where the characters take their role seriously, well it is simply stupid, it is as if in our world a 10 year old boy tries to defeat Ronaldo or LeBron in a serious game of their respective specialties, yes, there are genius children, but these professionals are not only there because of their talent, but thanks to hard work and experience that is only gained with time.
In short, the anime is written as the director on duty wants. And if that director wants his fuckboi to be a level 999 supergomugomusaiyanmahogirl that's what will happen and there's nothing you can do.