So did he actually lose to Lance or nah? I've seen people

>>30594988

Lance had like 3 Dragonites and spammed way more Full Restores. Of course he lost.

>>30594988
Yeah he lost to Lance.

>>30594988
it's not made explicitly clear in dialogue, since he just calls him really really tough
but i think it would've been mentioned if Kukui could have become kanto champ and declined

>>30594988
He literally built this entire league just because of said defeat

>>30595065

>goes to Kanto
>tries to become Champion
>gets BTFO
>goes back to Alola and builds his own Pokemon League instead
>makes himself "Champion" by default
>loses his very first battle to an 11 year old girl from Kanto

>>30595104
>girl

>>30595104
Didn't he say that he's not interested in becoming a champ but something align the line of creating a bigger dream for the kiddos of alola?

>>30595104
He didn't actually make himself champ though. The PC is the first champ, and Cuckui is the first challenger.