To be honest, Ash got treated like crap in this Episode. I think Mallow and Lana and even Kiawe got treated better but that's just me. I think it was a missed opportunity in that I thought Mallow and especially Lana should have entered the Tournament and it would have been interesting had Lana and Ilima met in the final round as opposed to that guy with the Mienshao. Could have had Lana win it to give her some character development by demonstrating that when she gets into her competitive zone, she's nearly impossible to beat.