I agree. Iris really blew him out of the water, but that’s fine. He is a humble Champion, and that helped put Iris over, which is sick considering she has fuckin’ dragons.
I wouldn’t say he’s underrated. The correct word to use would be underused. He isn’t that good of a champion honestly, wish he was more memorable and had a better story. I however do think that his encounter theme is very very underrated.
I really love Alder. He's so jovial and outgoing, yet he has years of wisdom to offer. Also, unless I'm mistaken, he's the only champion whose ace pokemon is part bug which was condemned as the worst type at the start of the series. Dude's got my respect for sure!
yeah, I actually tried to mix that way back then and it didn’t turn out too great. his Masters theme doesn’t really stay true to the original and doesn’t mix well at all. I can go back and try to mix it again but I can’t promise I can get it uploaded.