What was point of them being there if they don't mean anything

So they could market the ability to fight characters people like.

gen one fanservice

Add fluff and nostalgia bait to the non-existent and bareboned as fuck post game

What was the point of them being in BW2? They shouldn't have bothered because they weren't relevant to the plot. They should have axed the entire idea of the world tournament because it's not relevant to the plot. Obviously.

At least colress and grimsley helped you, these buggers just battle you once, then battle tree and no more.

>>30294549
What was the point of putting Red in GSC? He had nothing to do with the plot.

They're former league champions, and a new league was just established in a very attractive vacation destination.

Worth checking out and enjoying life.

>>30294641
It is a trend I'd love Gamefreak to stop. I've come to expect it, but nearly every first pair in a gen has practically no post game. I think Gold and Silver might be the only exception, and even then the post game is still a neutured region, only included because somebody else actually knew how to program