YMMV / Pokemon S 25 E 25 Curtain Up Fight The Fights

• Catharsis Factor: For those still bitter about Ash's loss in the Kalos League, or how invincible Alain had previously been portrayed as, seeing Alain get humiliatingly crushed by Leon (who didn’t even need to Dynamax to defeat Alain's Mega Charizard X) can be quite pleasing.
• Take That, Scrappy!: A subtle example — this episode reveals that Cynthia is still Champion of Sinnoh, meaning that Tobias and his two Legendaries failed to defeat her after beating Ash.