>>51560026>Learned stuff he doesn't used or remembersHe learned about the principles of Alola Manalo during the Necrozma arc which meant living together and sharing together which were pivotal in resolving that arc,and something that can be broadly applied to the show at large
>He only knows his classmates, Kukui, Burnet, anyone from Battles and food locations.>Only remimisces about his Aroran Family>He only knows this fuckton of people and if I don't count those you have no point>Teaming upIndeed, it emphasizes the Alola Manalo ideology by showing how characters that follow it succeeded
>A fucking mess to view over as an judgeImo, it really isn't that hard to judge, it's just battle until you lose and there are 16 left standing, and when a significant amount gets got it becomes a lot easier to see and judge.
>A human could get a fucking hyper beam or Flamethrower shot in their backThey would literally just walk it off, the worst thing that could happen is their clothes would get ruined
>More competent trainers got filtered by ganging upIf they did get "filtered" then that just means that they weren't as competent as they appeared
>Gets backed up by the shitshow like Faba vs AshIrrelevant to the battle royal argument.
>but who else did that shit?Pretty ballsy to move the goalposts so blatantly, IMO
>Gym Battles were good to highlight the hurdles in the way of a trainerLmao, and in how many leagues do we genuinely know how strong a character Ash is fighting is based on their on-screen feats and power that was established? The Alola league works by actual shonen tournament standards of having characters we relatively know the power levels of and throwing them against one another to build a narrative out of seeing characters we know and understand facing obstacles in their way.And all of this is, In my opinion, much more engaging than Ash wins against a couple of randos, if that, wins against an established rival,if that,then loses to another random,if that
