With the Don Battle, Donamite, and the Junior Cup...each of these were four episodes long a piece and seemed significant enough a give rewards to their victors and be televised with a large audience present.
Yet with the Marine Cup tournament, the one in which the writers have Ash win, it's condensed into the first part of an episode that focuses another character (but shares the same number of contestants) and gives out no prizes. Why not just make it stand out more like the other ones, have the rivals participate...giving them much needed wins (Burundy beating Cilan and Georgia beating Iris), and maybe introduce a tournament only character like Montgomery who'd be the one to beat? Seems like a somewhat wasted chance.
Yet with the Marine Cup tournament, the one in which the writers have Ash win, it's condensed into the first part of an episode that focuses another character (but shares the same number of contestants) and gives out no prizes. Why not just make it stand out more like the other ones, have the rivals participate...giving them much needed wins (Burundy beating Cilan and Georgia beating Iris), and maybe introduce a tournament only character like Montgomery who'd be the one to beat? Seems like a somewhat wasted chance.
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