So who will Ash's rival be in SM?

>>31676952
>Alain is the only one Ash never defeats

That's why Alain is the best

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Contrary to popular belief, Alan wasn't actually Ash's main rival in the XY series. That title belongs to Shota.

>gary is the only of ash's rivals to have a game counterpart
Really makes you think

>>31677051
>I can't defeat Ash

What did he mean by this?

>>31676952
>only 2/5 were not assholes

>>31677053
Nah.
>inb4 muh patterns

>>31677053
They were both rivals. Alain is just better than Ash

>>31677091
Alan was the Tobias of the series.

>>31677107
Tobias came out of nowhere. Alain was there the entire time

>>31677118
He wasn't, though. Ash didn't meet Alan until XY&Z 15ish.

>>31677118
He was even introduced earlier than Shota.
Alan is the main rival, like it or not.

>>31677136
That's wrong tho

>>31677154
I'm pretty sure the first ME special was long before Shota's first appearance.

>>31677177
Shota was his rival long before Alain was introduced to the main series

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>>31676952
gladion and hau

gladion chuuni kid with funny moments but serious business

hau literally ash 2.0

>>31677202
Which is not relevant considering the XY director himself said that Alan was always supposed to be part of the main series, but his development would have been more difficult and that's why the ME specials exist.
And this is the same interview that talks a lot about Alan, yet doesn't say a thing about Shota.