>>37508881>IndigoHe would have won if his Charizard was trained correctly but it's also objective fact that he would have won with his other pokemon. So I would say this is TECHNICALLY Ash's failure but in reality it's blatantly an asspulled loss thanks to Team Rocket.
>SilverThis is Ash's best loss. He lost against a trainer that's clearly several years his senior that came from a foreign region using foreign pokemon. It creates the perfect excuse for Ash to travel to Hoenn to learn more and makes complete sense in-universe.
It helps that Ash is implied to have caused Harrison to lose his match by crippling his team.
>Ever GrandeI don't even remember this shit. If I recall he lost to a guy who was basically a complete equal to him and that dude went on to win the whole thing...so it's overall fair and makes Ash look competent anyways.
>Lily of the ValleyThis was fucking BULLSHIT. Sinnoh Ash and Paul are objectively among the most powerful trainers in the entire fucking series and their battle is STILL the best in the entire show. They had to ASSPULL NOT ONE BUT TWO FUCKING LEGENDARIES TO JUSTIFY ASH LOSING! WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK WHO IS THIS KEK AND WHY HAVE WE NEVER HEARD OF HIS STUPID ASS BEFORE
>Vertress ConferenceI...Can we just never speak of Unova?
>Lumiose ConferenceThis was bullshit because it was lazy. A weaker Ash-Greninja was capable of stalemating with Alain's Charizard X and it's extremely clear that they couldn't even find a reason to justify Ash losing so many pokemon in the battle so they just had a fucking Bisharp spam guillotine and take out a third of his team.
Pikachu held up perfectly considering he shat all over a Tyranitar, tanked and defeated a Metagross and forced Alain's Charizard into kneeling.
Noivern losing is sensible considering it went against an Ice-type and was still an inexperienced baby.
Hawlucha had an asspull loss.
Talonflame, Goodra and Greninja were nerfed to shit to bullshit the loss.
