Overthinking time, let's do it. It's nothing and no longer novel for the series, but playing DP on release I like that Cyrus's head was so far up his ass that he refused to cede the "moral victory" after you beat him. He asks you whatever you were trying to "prove"- when a more properly melodramatic kid's villain would put words in your mouth- but you're a stupid kid, you have nothing TO teach him.
>>39782131A funny side effect of Alola's not having a typical Pokemon League is that any fan story casting it in a bad light can now chose to have at least one region that doesn't operate that way.
>>39783474I could agree that for Wally it was more about self-actualizing than anything- "Hey, I'm on my own, I'm raising Pokemon, I'm winning gym battles, look at what I can DO!" Navigating the journey was the big step, the destination can be wherever.