>>50810079You could honestly make that case for all of trainers inside victory road. They are trainers on their way to fight the league, but have to battle you because your eyes meet or whatever code of honor trainers respect when fighting each other.
This guy is found in challenger’s cave, a post game area, so you could argue he won and is furthering his training here. His team is stronger than the unovan elite when you, the player, first meet them so it’s not an unlikely headcannon
