>>39659800>So one battle with Alain. Shota had 3.Ash also had one battle with Gary, are you gonna claim that Gary wasn't Ash's main rival?
>That's not what Gladion says.Words mean nothing, action and facts does.
The fact is that Gladion defeated Ash twice.
>It is the very end.Not very end since Ash didn't even won his eight gym.
>They immediately head to the league after the eighth gym. They does that all the time unless there was a Grand festival.
>Side rivals never faced Ash in the leagueConway, Nando, Hau etc etc faced Ash in the league even though they were side rival.
>Shota destroyed Ash before the league making him the main rivalBarry destroyed Ash before the league as well but that didn't made him the main rival.
>While Ash and Alain never finished a battle making him a side rival similar to Richie.Alain already won his first battle with Ash. Richie didn't even battle Ash before the league.
You again forcing headcanon instead of fact.
Even if Ash lose to Gladion, XY&Z still be the first series where Ash failed to surpass his main rival.
