>>51102664Only because of executive mandates that no longer exist. He mogged Alola and started mogging PM with a consistent win track record ever since Lucario evolved and he beat Bea as per Lucario's character arc. Now he's shitting all over literal Champions like Iris, Steven and Cynthia and is on his way to becoming the anime world's first or second most powerful trainer outright.
But since the outcome of this match doesn't dictate whether or not he'll get to battle Leon at the World Coronation Series Finals, I'd say it's an even 50/50 with a 100% likelihood of "the battle is offscreened and we'll never truly know the results".
