>>50753732When you play the games you’re a 10 year old fucking nobody who beats his way through the Pokémon league in 30 hours of game time. At the time do you think other champions who have held that title for an extended period of time look at you like you’re in their league? No they wouldn’t, ash is just that. A child who has traveled 8 regions, used every single game gimmick, has caught a mythical, a UB, and is currently one the top 8 trainers in the anime.
Saying he doesnt deserve to be up there with the other masters 8 because you couldn’t self insert into a character that has existed for over 20 years is a personal problem, say what you want about Alola, he’s still the recognized champion of a league that exists in the games which was the original goal post that was set up by fans to talk shit about. On top of that he beat the battle frontier, obtained all 8 badges from 6 different regions, and is casually beating former champions and elite 4 members.
