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Well there's that interview saying the original plans were to show all non-Ash matches as still montages, but Tomioka's ideas for the battles made them change plans. In that sense, I'm still glad we got to see a fully animated battle. As to why they even considered to skim through the matches...

Because I personally care more about portrayal than track records, she may be a Champion but I don't think they've been given her proper focus regarding that. I would've been okay with her selfie scene if it wasn't almost the one character-driven moment she got in the whole episode. The other...

What a... lackluster battle, I think? It had decent choreography and really good animation at some points, but I feel like it lacked a lot of oomph. Maybe Rillaboom and Alan's Pokémon didn't last long enough to get the sensation they're really tough (which they really should be at this stage). I...