>>32245519Cuz he didn't care for the League until Ash mentioned that he'd be competing. He only wanted to battle Ash. Add to the fact that within those four specials the only Pokémon he was ever shown using or owning was Charizard. Him having a Metagross can easily be explained as getting it from Steven like in the games but other than that, all his other Pokémon came out of fucking nowhere and they were as strong or even stronger than Ash's Pokemon. His goal was to become the strongest Mega Pokémon Trainer but he didn't even face off against Diantha after winning. He got his title revoked and that was the end of that. What the fuck.
And there was a lot of hype towards Ash winning through the media released, promotions, and in-universe. He almost defeated the Champion, and she literally said that. And then Alola being Hawaii could have been a vacation spot for Ash to relax after winning the League. There were enough episodes to do an Elite Four arc, and we know they exist because Diantha fought Wikstrom, Alain fought Siebold, and Malva was a part of the plot and a strong trainer at that.
Fucking Alain man, XY&Z became Alain and Friends halfway through
