[Pokémon]Aimez-vous un perdant ou un gagnant????

Since the late 1990s, Ash Ketchum has been training Pocket Monsters. And with a decade plus under his belt (sixteen years, actually), you'd think he'd be pretty good. You'd be wrong.

In Pokémon League play, in which trainers have their Pocket Monsters battle, it always seems like he's losing. Well, that's because he is. And that's part of the appeal.
On this week's episode of anime Pokémon: Best Wishes!, a teaser for next's week program shows Ash's Pokémon, Pikachu, once again losing. This time, it's to Lucario in the Unova Pokémon League.

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The subtitle says that Pikachu was "knocked out" and "Lucario wins!" So that probably puts Ash's record in Pokémon league play somewhere between awful and terrible. But there's an important reason for Ash Ketchum's losing streak: Who wants to watch someone win all the time? It would get boring.
What's more, while the Pokémon anime does have its share of fans, its target audience is Japanese children. That means there is a steady flow of new viewers as children get old enough to watch the long running show. Thus, the show's producers need to keep the characters somewhat static.
Yes, Ash Ketchum loses. A lot. If his league record is anything to go by, he's not a very good trainer. But he is an underdog. And who doesn't like an underdog? Jerks, that's who.
Has Ash ever won the Pokemon League in The Anime? [The Pokemon Database]
Why does ash ketchum always lose? [Yahoo! Answers]
またリーグ戦で敗退　１６年目もポケモンマスターになれず [2ch via はちま起稿]

The Pokémon Origins anime special offered a reminder of one thing: Ash is a pretty lousy Pokémon trainer. If only he could reach his true potential! Eh, he can't.
Note: This post contains spoilers.
If you've followed the Pokémon anime, you'll know that Ash (or "Satoshi" as he's called in Japan) isn't exactly the best trainer. In the Pokémon League, the kid seems like he's always losing—that's because he is.

Granted, this is part of the character's appeal!
In the Pokémon Origins anime, however, the trainer known as Red came in, and kicked ass. In the Origins special, which was divided into four episodes that all debuted last night in Japan, Red did way more in one hour than Ash has done in over sixteen years.
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Here's a comparison, courtesy one Japanese Twitter user:
SPOILERS
In the Pokémon Origins special, Red destroyed Team Rocket, became the Pokemon League Champion, and captured Mewtwo. Ash, however, still hasn't completely destroyed Team Rocket, hasn't become the Pokemon League Champ, and, as seen in Pokémon movies, wasn't able to keep Mewtwo in captivity.
It's not like Red is like the anti-Ash or something, it's just that Ash is a bit crap.