"Strong Pkemon. Weak Pokemon. That is only the selfish perception of people. Truly skilled trainers should try to win with their favorites."
I hate that quote so darn much.
Strength is not an illusion. Anyone with eyes and a brain can see how laughably unbalanced Pokemon is as a game. That's not selfishness. That's just a fact.
You can try to win with your favorites, but that's only going to work ingame, where the game is designed to be so easy and thoughtless, a 6 year old can beat it by just pressing the A button enough times. Of course anyone can win with their favorites there.
Funny how Karen only says that after losing. Beforehand, she says "Dark Pokemon are so strong!" What was that again about a "selfish perception"?
Also there's this one NPC in the Battle Chateau of ORAS that says the exact opposite.
You know, the Battle Chateau. The area in postgame exclusive to Trainers STRONGER than the Elite Four. I'd say someone clearly above the Elite Four has a better idea of what they're talking about.