>>31702968>Trip is not one of BW's many flaws.And stopped reading there.
But just to cover this
>Their plan was to have Ash beat Trip in the end after losing to him so many times, showing Ash's strengthThats literally what Paul was. Moreover, Paul was designed to be a perfect foil for Ash, both had the exact same experience, having traveled Kanto, Sinnoh and Johto, and Paul's methords were completely opposite of Paul's.
Moreover, factor in Chimchar, a Pokemon with potential that Paul was just unable to bring out.
Repeating that with Trip was terrible because multiple reasons. He, unlike Paul, was a complete rookie. And only won their first battle because Pikachu was super nerfed for it. Moreover, it was harder to take him seriously because he loses a lot. His wins over Ash, but loses in both Club battles.
