SerGoldenhandtheJust
Deluded Dreamer
Yes, but half of them were bad.
I don't count the battle royal, the first "real" battle was a joke battle against Faba, and the Hau battle lasted a good while for over an episode as a one-on-one. Not even the Sawyer battle induced fatigue that long because it did use a full team.
Yeah just because you don't count the battle royal doesn't mean it isn't included in ash battles. It had Pikachu showing its strength and defeating many Pokemon.
The faba battle was sure yeah a joke but also gave meltan a good win.
However for Hau's battles I'm tired of people saying it's bad coz of that one fakeout. And it was two episodes coz that first episode featured ash training rowlet and the second even had kiawe Sophocles action in the end. It wasn't stretched out lol.
Ash vs Guzma and Ash vs Gladion were great
And also it's your opinion that half of the battles were bad just like it's mine that they weren't. Stop treating it as a fact that they were objectively bad just coz u don't like them.
Alola league was definitely the way leagues should be done, showing proper matches