>>32027727>>32027715And yeah, Alain and Ash had nothing going on characterwise. He wasn't a good rival, he was just another cockblock like Tobias. Sure he was more fleshed out in and of himself, but none of that played into their rivalry. And at least against Tobias Ash went down in a blaze of glory, doing better than anyone else did, using his B team, and would have even won if he sent his mons out in a different order, based on Tobias's comments. He was the only one to beat his Darkrai, whereas no one ended up beating Zard. He just went down like a fool against Alain.
