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The ultimate problem with Iris being a Champion is because they did it so they would match with her B2W2 game version.
The problem being that Game!Iris becoming Champion in the sequel actually makes sense as opposed to Anime!Iris becoming one. In the games, Iris is already presented to us as a strong trainer that is said to be very promising (as stated by Drayden and the woman who trained her), and hey, she's the last Gym Leader in Pokémon White and is pretty strong there. So, when 2 years later she becomes the newest Champion, it doesn't feels forced or strange, as this level jump feels believable considering where we first saw her.
But in the anime however, she's not presented as the strong trainer she is in the game canon. She's almost bizarre to watch, because the anime constantly keeps on "reminding us" about how "strong" she "is" while both not showing it and actually showing her as being weak and untrained. Honestly, I don't buy that the Iris we saw at the end suddendly evolved in 3 series completely off-screen (JN's very own specialty) and is now a Champion.
Really, it all boils down to BW's shitty writing decisions.
The problem being that Game!Iris becoming Champion in the sequel actually makes sense as opposed to Anime!Iris becoming one. In the games, Iris is already presented to us as a strong trainer that is said to be very promising (as stated by Drayden and the woman who trained her), and hey, she's the last Gym Leader in Pokémon White and is pretty strong there. So, when 2 years later she becomes the newest Champion, it doesn't feels forced or strange, as this level jump feels believable considering where we first saw her.
But in the anime however, she's not presented as the strong trainer she is in the game canon. She's almost bizarre to watch, because the anime constantly keeps on "reminding us" about how "strong" she "is" while both not showing it and actually showing her as being weak and untrained. Honestly, I don't buy that the Iris we saw at the end suddendly evolved in 3 series completely off-screen (JN's very own specialty) and is now a Champion.
Really, it all boils down to BW's shitty writing decisions.