>>49124724>Red is canonically the strongest trainer in the world. >Has to dismiss every time he ever appears in the series to make it seem llike this is even remotely the case>The Kanto part of the game is noncanon in GSCHGSSThis old nugget is a nice cope.
Red lost to Gold much like how Cynthia lost to Hilbert.
Also, if the "Kanto part" is non-canon, that makes Mount Silver Red non-canon too, and his legendary status as a trainer goes out the window because all of his legendary status comes from his later appearances- the same place where he loses.