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In the anime, How come Ash never won a championship until Sun&Moon?

quaxlyisus
quaxlyisus Member Posts: 28
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Ash must've been on a bad track because he lost in Kanto, Johto, Unova, you get it.

Go never caught the whole national pokedex, And in Sw/sh (anime) Hop never existed.

Be amazed by childrens existential crisis.

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  • PokimonFa935577
    PokimonFa935577 Member Posts: 28
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    I believe that he won and fought in Pokémon battles from Kanto to Kalos. It didn't took long until he became champion. Ash made new friends while he was on a journey to become Champion.

  • UnovanZorua
    UnovanZorua Member Posts: 2,211 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    You see, there's something called "plot armour."

    Meaning he has to lose at the last moment until they make as much money as they can or get tired. And then he starts all over again, a ton of people watch the new series, and a ton of money is made, he loses at the last moment, everything repeats. There's no in-canon reason for him to be so bad after three regions.

    They did seem to get tired after doing it for 7 generations, though. Now we can watch a different person go on a different journey.

  • Eminginjo
    Eminginjo Member Posts: 22
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    maybe they want the fans to keep watching the series until ash won

  • Ravenclawed1234
    Ravenclawed1234 Member Posts: 790 ✭✭✭✭
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    Hop was at the masters 8 tournament

  • Istiyaq
    Istiyaq Member Posts: 52
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    I Wanna be the Very best, Like no one ever was

    To Catch them is my real test

    To train them is my Cause

  • Charmandi320
    Charmandi320 Member Posts: 10
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    i know orange island Leyte doesn’t really count but still that’s there

  • Sindiris
    Sindiris Member Posts: 11
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    IMHO, they didn't want to be Ash to be some mary sue character, which I appreciate. Also more relatable. Not everyone is going to be a master, but millions still play.