>>22165886It wasn't and ash himself admitted it wasn't a real victory. It was still better than red winning just because he had way more pokemon than the leader
>>22165890>Just like in the games, yeah. Or is it a problem now?just because it happens in the games doesn't mean it should happen in the anime. If both trainers use the same amount of pokemon, then the victory seems more legit
>Red also actually beat Brock and Giovanni, which Ash didnt properly do.Even if he had to battle Jessie and James in the last gym, they were still using Giovanni's powerful pokemon and he beat them without losing a single pokemon
>And there also was important character development in both of those battles, so they are more meaningful than most of Ash's.red's only character development happened in the first episode where he learned that pokemon are more than just tools used for battles and about types, but types stopped mattering after the first episode
ash protecting pikachu in the first episode was just as good
