>>19524917>Misty kept him in check Except Misty wasn't around in Hoenn or Sinnoh, when Ash was at his peak.
>Ash becomes a mentor for a new trainer, May, in AG series>Gets progressively better which is shown in Battle Frontier arc >Is at the top of his game in Sinnoh league, even defeating a a Darkrai no one had been able to defeat previously as well as a Latios >Then becomes a shitty trainer whom loses to someone who just got his starter>Loses to someone who brought 5 Pokemon to a 6v6 and thought he was in another region Clearly what was the constant in his success was
Brock. No he takes on that role with Clemont.
