>>53788155>acting as if there isn't any plot to Pokémon is stupidPokemon has as much as plot as Doraemon and Sazae-san had.
>Ash reached a point where they could no longer realistically have him struggle in most battles without nerfing him even worse than they did in BWWrong again.
Ash needed three gimmick to beat Leon and there is no guaranty he can defeat Leon again. Not to mention Cythia never used her Mega Garchomp against Ash ether. His win against Steven also seem controversial since he needed Z-move to beat him.
Also its stupid that you think Ash should only battle champion tier trainer like Leon. Truth is that there are still trainer that I want Ash to defeat even if they are the weakest trainer in the world such as Alain, Cameron. AJ, Drew, Kenny, Tobias, Palmer, Amethio and many more. Also its even stupider that you think Ash has to struggle in every fight. In fact Ash oneshoting Amethio's Ceruledge with his Pikachu would be more enjoyable than Ash struggling against him like Friede.
Furthermore Pokemon trainer does not have super power since its their pokemon that does the fighting so the pokemon trainer strength depends on his team. If Ash goes to challenge Brassius with a roaming forn Gimmighoul than he is struggle and might actually lose even if he is the world champion.