GG NO RE

To take away the positives, this is the best league run Ash has had, by far. I remember people on the Bulbagarden forum debating if Ash would even reach the semis, especially after the atrocious outcome in the Vertress Conference (and BW, in general). Not to mention, Ash managed to get into the finals and almost beat Alain with just his Kalos team. In Sinnoh, he used his Pokemon from previous regions.

That isn't to say I agree with the outcome. I thought the way Ash lost was BS, especially after he inflicted quite a bit of damage to Charizard. But hey, one step backwards (BW arc), two steps forward (XY & XYZ arcs)

Damn, should have bet a few people on the forums for sig control or something.

lol nope.

no character development at all. he is still the usual loser and writers don't care about any of the characters. I mean they turned him into a kid again and made him shorter.

This may be the worst anime in the history of mankind at this point in terms of development and writing.

The biggest bullshit of the battle was just how much they hyped up that super mega Water Shuriken, but then all it does is make Charizard flinch. Like, what the actual fuck!? Even Aerial Ace and Cut had a much better effect, and they just showed the regular Water Shuriken (not even the double team powered one) countering Blast Burn. Just pure and utter nonsense.

Game logic doesn't 100% translate into anime logic, so you just have to take what happens in the anime as the rules for it. Greninja's Water Shuriken (which gets powered up in Ash-Greninja mode) has been shown to be OP many times, like in this very battle where base Water Shuriken neutralized Blast Burn.

Is he really more battle hungry though? Another thing that really makes this situation shitty is the fact that Ash doomed himself before the league even began by becoming friends with Alain. Ash wanting to battle him and telling him about the league is the only reason he even went, heck he doesn't even care about becoming champion or anything, he's just using it as an excuse to battle Ash. Just thinking about this is so fustrating.

You can't lol nope blatant facts. Don't see why one would even be in denial over this, a show can still be bad even if there is character development.

Ok so now that I've recovered from both my initial depression AND my utter rage and mental breakdown of his defeat, I'll stick around and see where the Team Flare arc goes and how the anime raps up as we head into Sun/Moon. Though I go in now, with my hopes and dreams of Ash being retired as the main protagonist due to finally achieving his dream of becoming a Pokemon Master and settling down with Serena, with a new protagonist taking over for Sun/Moon anime on life support.

Oh well, XY was a good series, let's not fret over things we pretty much knew was coming.

Pretty much. I watched it a lot as a kid, but every episode is basically just a copy of the previous one.
It's not a good anime. The games tell a much much better story.

I mean if we are being realistic his track record is really good. I mean we are just thinking this cuz he is the main protagonist of the franchise.