I wonder if Ash does indeed enter this tournament for the saga finale, what other old characters would they use (if any at all)? Leon and Raihan feel like a lock (though Raihan could be the penultimate fight before the tournament). I know they're apprehensive about using original old characters, but I think old game characters should be easily allowed because Lance is here. I hope Cynthia returns, and Alder too because he deserves to be in a better series lmao