Such glorious salt

Alain whupped Ash's butt because he uses a Charizard

Makes sense, because

1) We know how bullshit Charizard are (funny how we wank Ash's Charizard, yet when another comes along, we nerf it into the ground)

2) It had a type disadvantage; Ash never stood a chance (for example, his Talonflame lost to an Abomasnow, the Pokémon Talonflame literally has every advantage over, and in this same fight, Pikachu took out two pokémon he should've gotten completely destroyed by)

3) Alain had higher stakes resting on this fight (Go watch the Mega Evolution Specials)

4) Alain has been with his Charizard for years, whereas Ash has only had his Greninja for, what, a few months?

5) Why do people think anything would change after 20 years of the same thing?

6) The episodes were written by the same people who gave us Cameron and Tobias