>>53119676Ritchie and Tobias didn't cause Ash to be retired, the backlash from both or these guys was significant, but the outrage was nowhere near the magnitude of Alain's victory.
>>53119611Yes, that's why they had to bring Alain back in JN with the sole purpose of having him get trashed by Leon in the first round, they had to compensate for the PR disaster the Kalos League caused. Alain killed the Ash Ketchum losing the league trope, and, in turn, killed off Ash Ketchum years later.
