>>41564241In all fairness it makes sense story wise. Paldea is just a weak region as a whole. They rely on terrastilzation to make up for the fact that they're abhorrent when it comes to Pokemon battling. The road to champion is one that many take but very very few even get more than half their badges before giving up.
So you have this "champion" who doesn't even have to be strong because people rarely ever get to her and the rare instances they do (Nemona, you) she get stomped. Hell, it's why the REAL champion is Nemona, but she's also a joke for other reasons. It's funny how the dude who got a ragtag group of Pokemon in order to save his Mabosstiff is one of the harder challengers only because he trained to not be useless, rather than to win some award or to actually fully battle.