With Gary gone Ash needed a new rival and met Paul. Paul may be Ash’s meanest rival, but is by no means the strongest…..or is he? Paul has a lot of incredibly strong fighters at his disposal. Notable fighters at his disposal include Electaviper, Aggron, Drapion, Magmortor, and Nidoking. Of course when it comes to strong pokemon Ash has also caught quite a couple during his journeys. Pikachu, Infernape, and of course, Charizard. Paul is pretty strong and actually competes with Ash. In terms of Pokemon he’d possibly be ahead of Ash, but Ash has many more than Paul, so even though most of them are weaker they still win in the end. Paul was a worthy adversary. Ash wins.