>>48183987>Sophocles was winning most of the match against Kaki while she was losing the entire time against GuzmaWhat battle were you watching? In the entire thing he scored 3 hits and even then, Kiawe’s Charizard no sold Sophocles’ Z-move and had a counter for him. Plus how well someone does against one person isn’t relevant towards how someone else does against someone else
>Conveniently forgets that almost everyone had Z-MovesAnd in most matches, the Z-moves not only weren’t the deciding factor but most got no sold or countered
>Yet he beat Jessie when he got seriousAnd that’s an accomplishment how? She’s 1/2 of Team Rocket, the gag villains who get beaten on a weekly basis like it’s their job. She’s not exactly a strong battler. And on top of that, she wasn’t even battling seriously since James was supposed to throw the match
>It was no different from the XY except that the battles weren’t rushed garbageYou’re comparing mostly 1 on 1 battles with 3 on 3 and full battles. Even with them skipping earlier rounds, there’s a world of difference with individual battles