>>46676828But Tobias was a LITERAL WHO with a Gameshark team.
Alain had two years on the show with at least one win over Ash previously. And eventually admitted that Ash was his [moral] superior despite losing the gold. The actual message of that fight is that Ash could lose with a straight face, move on with his life and continue to keep his head up. As was the case in Gen 5, where he cheers for Cameron to succeed despite losing to him.