The plot wouldn't have happened and Gladion and Lillie wouldn't have even been born because there's no way this fat ugly hick son of a bitch would have gotten Lusamine interested.

You can say "bro he's a nice guy *tips fedora*" but that's a load of horseshit, you do not get a 10/10 smoking hot rich babe hopping on your dick because you opened the door for her one time, that is peak anime bullshit.