>>50386899Ash's biggest rival this season is Leon, as were Gary, Trip, Paul, Sawyer...And in the end the anime team presented a new character to take Ash's victory. Harrison, Tobias, Alain, Cameron...
This time this character is Iris.
It's strange that she returned to the anime as a champion in place of Alder, even though it's been so little time since Best Wishes
Just as it was strange that she reappeared and reached top 8, even though she had already appeared and lost to Ash. Why put her back in masters 8 instead of a new character? Why the insistence?
I believe this is all because the writing team has something in mind for her
