So Ash will no longer be the protagonist of the Pokémon anime...

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CaptainExplosion said:

KungKras said:

Finally!
I was eight when it started airing in Sweden and thought I would see him become champion after a season or two.

How wrong I was.... lol.

Writers just loved fucking with Ash. It took him almost 20 years, none of which he aged, to FINALLY be a champion.

Well, as soon as Ash started winning them it did leave them with less room to manoeuvre plot wise. Honestly, I thought it suited the over-arching narrative that he enters numerous tournaments and not winning to start with but gradually working his way up.