Meanwhile in a parallel universe where Ash won the Kalos League:
Yeah!!! On August 18 2016 we finally saw Ash taking the first massive step towards becoming a Pokémon Master by winning a regional league! Too bad that the Kalos champions’ League had to be cancelled due to the TF incident though they might let Ash do it at some point in the future. The Pokémon of prophecy Ash-Greninja slayed the mighty flaming dragon to close out the
battle of generations, but let's not forget that this was only possible because of the crucial damage that Pikachu, who was the true MVP of that battle as 1 would expect from Ash's most trusted Pokémon, had previously caused. I can still remember the tears of joy trickling down my face as the announcer declared Ash victor of the Kalos League with Ash immediately falling down on his back and my heart skipping a beat as he clenched his fist in triumph towards the sky with an image of all his major companions appearing at that moment. This was truly a joyous day where our childhoods were fulfilled and I'll remember it for as long as I live
!!!! All Hail Ash the victor!!!!!
......................
If SM and the next gen anime don’t let Ash finally win a league conference then I’m just going to pretend he won the Kalos League (and they made it
very easy to do so) and move on (I’ll just headcanon that he trains up his Pokémon for an eventual champions’ league run in Kanto).