You don't know that. It is very possible for it to happen. Anyway, Sawyer is pretty much confirm to win here since we seen him facing Ash later on. Hope Tierno puts in a good fight at least.
How is it "very possible"? It's NOT.
Shota will have them 3 confirmed moves and a fourth, unconfirmed move that we know the only two things it could be, so why the hell would it be Aerial Ace or Rock Slide...
Aerial Ace and Rock Slide are perfect counters for most of Ash's team. My current prediction for now is that Sawyer wins and moves on to face Alain but loses. Alain and Ash can face each other after the league and team flare plot.
This is the anime, where your type advantage means fecal matter if the writers want you to win.
Sawyer bet Ash last time, setting Ash up for a victory, and Alain literally entered just to fight Ash. The writers aren't so incompetent to set something so important up (and before I get the 'wahh Tierno' card, he was never treated as a serious threat/rival to Ash) and screw it up.
This is the anime, where your type advantage means fecal matter if the writers want you to win.
Sawyer bet Ash last time, setting Ash up for a victory, and Alain literally entered just to fight Ash. The writers aren't so incompetent to set something so important up (and before I get the 'wahh Tierno' card, he was never treated as a serious threat/rival to Ash) and screw it up.
I find it strange that they’re about to get into the semifinals this early into the League, during the preview of these episodes it shows for a few seconds in the middle of the clash between Pikachu and Clawitzer that the match of Ash vs Shōta could end up being a 3v3.
http://i.imgur.com/coWVdND.jpg
If it is a 6v6 the 3 remaining poké balls could be hidden and ‘rotate’ from under the screen during recalls or something like that.
It's already been established as a 6v6. Active Pokemon in large hexagon = Pikachu, three Poke Balls next to it indicate other Pokemon still useable, and there are two grey Poke Balls at the bottom of Ash's head indicating fainted Pokemon. And even if the grey Poke Balls didn't exist it'd be a 4v4 as they really shouldn't be doubling up on the same Pokemon with the active hexagon AND a Poke Ball.
Not to mention a 3v3 semi-final isn't how these things go.
My only hope for the league is if the third episode is Ash's Quarterfinal match and its Ash vs Astrid in a full battle. That would be literally the only redeeming quality that this league will have.
I did not just spend more than a 100 episodes, nearly 3 years, with Goodra, Noivern, Ash-Greninja, Hawlucha, and Talonflame, FOR THIS TO ONLY be about Ash battling Sawyer and Alain in this clearly obvious Sawyer/Alain Tournament. THAT IS NOT what the Kalos league should be about.
Despite what clearly will be at least better quality battles, win/lose, I think this will be tied with Unova for the worst league ever. So it's looking like: Hoenn (for quanity), Sinnoh (Quality), Johto, Kanto, Kalos/Unova, the only saving grace for the Kalos league is that at least we don't have a Cameron and based on logic, Ash is guaranteed to be runner up in this league.
COME ON full battle with Astrid, THIRD TITLE.
My only hope for the league is if the third episode is Ash's Quarterfinal match and its Ash vs Astrid in a full battle. That would be literally the only redeeming quality that this league will have.
I did not just spend more than a 100 episodes, nearly 3 years, with Goodra, Noivern, Ash-Greninja, Hawlucha, and Talonflame, FOR THIS TO ONLY be about Ash battling Sawyer and Alain in this clearly obvious Sawyer/Alain Tournament. THAT IS NOT what the Kalos league should be about.
Despite what clearly will be at least better quality battles, win/lose, I think this will be tied with Unova for the worst league ever. So it's looking like: Hoenn (for quanity), Sinnoh (Quality), Johto, Kanto, Kalos/Unova, the only saving grace for the Kalos league is that at least we don't have a Cameron and based on logic, Ash is guaranteed to be runner up in this league.
COME ON full battle with Astrid, THIRD TITLE.
Is it? Ash only gets to fight 2 important people.
I wouldn't say there is no last minute dream crushed just yet. They could reveal a Tobias like trainer in XYZ32
Is it? Ash only gets to fight 2 important people.