>>38640026Nah, Ash will always put his friends first, so while he might hesitate for a split second, he'd pick making Serena happy over a league, and just conclude that there will always be another league, but there's only one Serena. By contrast, however, Serena would never want him to give up on becoming a Pokémon Master, because it's part of why she loves him, so he wouldn't. As
>>38639843 said, in the end, neither would be forced to sacrifice anything because they'll both get everything they want, together.