>>42635085This doesn't really mean shit.
>Kanto/JohtoLance is the second strongest trainer in the entire world (since Leon is definitely winning) and is an Elite Four. This means NOBODY has ever beaten Lance in the history of Kanto/Johto, and there is no champion for either region. Anyone who beats Agatha will lose to Lance.
>StevenHis Mega Metagross can tussle with Primals and he is at least Diantha-level
>AlderDidn't watch BW.
>DianthaShe shitstomps Wikstrom, one of the E4, with her Gardevoir. Gardevoir is weak to Steel-Types, which Wikstrom specialises in.
>AshAsh's pokemon were generally shitting on Kukui's team, with only Kukui's Incineroar being a true threat. Kukui needed Tapu Koko, and Pikachu surpassed Tapu and shat on its Guardian of Alola.
Considering Alain = Malva = Ash, and Pikachu sure as hell isn't weaker than Base Greninja, I'm pretty sure XY-SM-PM Ash is E4-level.
>OverallLance is unbeatable in Kanto and Johto. Steven is on the same level as Diantha. Diantha shits on her E4 with a type disadvantage and Ash stomped the strongest trainer in Alola. Virtually every champion in the anime is depicted as being far stronger than the second strongest of their region.
The fact that Cynthia lost two pokemon against Flint, when DP Ash's Pikachu could tank several blows from his Infernape, is either a terrible anti-feat for Cynthia or makes Flint potentially one of the strongest E4 trainers in the entire anime.
