>>51135952Nu Ash has dropped all of his character traits besides waku waku so no. And while you can say Ash and Cynthia have a history of mutual respect and admiration, it is by no means equal to the level of care and attention Ash and Paul's relationship got. Not to mention Ash's current team is really underdeveloped compared to other teams he's had in the past. Considering all of that, Ash Vs Cynthia won't surpass Ash Vs Paul and probably nothing will BUT the fight still has everything to become the best fight in JN and if done properly become one of the top battles in the Pokémon Anime. I'm talking Top 5 together with
>1. Ash Vs Paul>2. Ash Vs Kukui >3. Ash Vs Gary>4. Ash Vs Shota 