>>46068388You go the Yugioh method where it's either a supr contrived and very particular method that fits solely for the current situation or you do everything in your power to make it seem like he somehow has a chanc of losing until his 3rd eye opens and activates his 5th dimensional brain and he pulls out another miraculous win just in time.
Battling is what Ash loves, but solely battling isn't the ky to being a Pokemon Master. It's why he said himself in this very season that it's not about bing the strongest battler or trainer, but something far more than that.