>>17204662Come to think of it, I never understood why they had to give the girls rather significant advantages over him to make a battle "interesting"?
Ash vs Misty: Battles her in a WATER BASED tournament.
Ash vs May: Battles her in a contest (something he's unfamliar with) and at a type disadvantage (Sceptile vs Blaziken).
Ash (Paul) vs Dawn (Conway): Had god-awful team work with Paul, which made them struggle.
Ash vs Iris: Pikachu vs Excadrill? Really writers? That's basically the writers saying "Yeah we want Iris to win!".
I have a feeling Serena will get some large advantage over him when they inevitably battle.