Really intense and amazing match, the first time the PWC felt like a difficult and big event what with the crowd and the battle being televized worldwide, and how much Ash had to switch up after being overwhelmed now that Volkner is not restricted by Gym rules.
Would have been 10/10 if:
- More strategies were used instead of outright brute force, only Volkner was using his Hex-Paralyze combo with Electric Terrain.
- Gengar hadn't been made a fall guy again after ages of neglect, even if Lucario managed to shine and get 2 scores under its belt.
- Pikachu hadn't become the star of the show just for the sake of showing the Z-Move and Motor Drive being countered (this was pure bs, I'll wait on subs though).
- Rank climb wasn't rushed, 99 to 64 is TOO much, even for the potential 5 battles teased back in JN065.
Oh hey, Cynthia's back.