>>58196708They seem to like him, especially the people that organize the events. He might have a huge fanbase, but he seems to know his place. At most he will talk about how he hates a pokemon here and there, but he never directly shits on gamefreak or incites them to do anything. Even that one worlds tournament where he had to play an extra round at the last minute, he smoothed over it as much as he could. He knows not to bite the hand that feeds him. After all, GF and Nintendo are known for frivolous ban reasons, especially in the Asia region.