I don't think that matters. Kantonian trainers are infamous for being intense... getting to the top of a League like that is nothing to sneeze at.

[ though he's adamant about Galar's league being the best in the world, he knows enough about how the others work to appreciate what sort of trainers they churn out. there might be a day where he ends up facing one, after all!

ah... but that's the million pokédollar question, isn't it? he almost starts talking about Leon, but stops himself - he has to give the new kid her due diligence. ]

Well, we got ourselves a new Champion pretty recently - young, but she definitely earned it. Her predecessor, though... [ he chuckles. ] Yeah, we're friends. He's my rival, actually.