>>56604878Honestly, since there's no exact proof of what League Ash would've won had Yuyama been able to be overruled from the start, OSfags, AGfags, DPfags, BWfags, and XYfags can probably all claim it was going to be them, though obviously BWfags have the weakest claim imo. The timeline attributed to Ishihara in 2022 (20 years and 10 years, respectively) seems to suggest the Johto League and the Sinnoh League as the top candidates, and XYfags have a valid claim to believe they were actively screwed by Yuyama specifically, against the wishes of all the other staff, and that the backlash was the straw that broke the camel's back and forced TPC's hand to overrule Yuyama in SM. As for AGfags, they don't line up with the Ishihara timeline despite what some claim, and it'd definitely be weird to dump Misty after OS only to then end Ash's journey just one series later with Brock, May, and Max, so despite the Battle Frontier sounding like a consolation prize in retrospect, I don't think the Hoenn League was one that would've made sense having Ash win, or having that much staff lobbying for him to win it. Just my two cents.
