>>39529257The element of surprise wasn't even anything important when Ash used the same team against Paul anyway. The element of surprise comes with how Ash used the Pokemon.
>He kept switching his mons over and over during that Conway match and it's not easy to get close to Dusknoir in Trick Room and get Gible Draco Meteor his ass.He basically killed the element of surprise you're talking about by showing his entire line up, it's not changing that Ash basically unga bungaed which was what took Conway by surprise.
>Because Ash forced Nando's Kricketune to fight Heracross mano-a-mano because of that Sleep Talk.Again, it's not changing that the unga bunga happened and beforehand Armaldo and Quilava were basically also unga bungaing.
>None of them is as tough as Tobias nor forced Ash to use his reserves.They were just as tough and probably tougher considering all the bullshit Alain went through. Ash having to use reserves was because he chose to stubbornly use the same Pokemon that he used at the lake. The reserves weren't actually doing much all things considered and seeing as his Kalos team could still continue, you could even argue that his Sinnoh team doesn't have the stamina for constant bouts.
Ash in Sinnoh was good but in Kalos he was at a higher level because the power level was also higher.
