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Masters 8 Expectations:
>The most powerful trainers in the world.
>6 on 6 battles, using all the iconic and powerful pokemon each champion has raised.
>Match-ups that have narrative weight and build-up.
>Settling the score for some characters, showing development.
Masters 8 Reality:
>3 on 3 battles, sorry need the extra episodes for contests and other shit nobody cares about.
>Alain not even facing Ash, thrown in as fodder to try and appease XY fags who are still mad about Ash's loss.
>Ends up making them angrier.
>All first round matchups have no real narrative weight, with the exception of arguably Iris vs Cynthia.
>The ABSOLUTE state of Lance. Not even that he lost, but that he turned off his fucking brain for the battle.
>Oh, but Diantha won! That could be cool, she's underappreciated-
>Oh, she gets off-screened next episode.
>Pikachu defeating Mega Metagross with HALF a Z-Move and Iron Tail.
>No reserves at all, not even in small doses as to not usurp the new team (Like one reserve and two journey mons, etc).
THE ABSOLUTE STATE.
